The MobileMinistryMagazine.com has gotten ahold of the E71 now, though unfortunately for them, it’s the Euro version, so no 3G goodness. The initial reactions post covers how small the device really is, while noting that the battery is a monstrous 1500mAh powerhouse.
Antoine handed his E71 over to a friend who’s used to the BlackBerry Curve, and the gut reaction from her was ’small yet powerful.’
Following up is his 2nd post, where he looks at the design, usage, and initial conclusions, after several days of usage. I couldn’t help but notice that Antoine used the term ‘impressive’ repeatedly, showing that Nokia has come from left field to hit the enterprise market head-on with the Nokia E71.
What do you think? Is the E71 just another Nokia, or could it do some real damage to the BlackBerry market share in the U.S. specifically?
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just wanted to let you know, the Euro E71 does in fact have 3G. not sure why you think it doesn’t. i have a spanish model which definately has 3G.
indeed, why shouldn’t the euro version not have 3g? In fact it’s the USA who’s lagging in 3g coverage. I do remember your guys in the states were betting havely on cdma or something. 3g networks are here in place since 1999/2000….
The Euro version has 3G, just not usable in the U.S., which is where Antoine is based, as well as myself.
@Daan, we didn’t really bet heavily, so much as two of the top four carriers chose CDMA, while the other 2 chose GSM/3G. Thus, neither can use the others’ networks. Also, thanks to the FCC, T-Mobile uses a different frequency of 3G than AT&T, who also uses a different frequency than the rest of the world.
Without blackberry connect support; the E71 is a cute phone; not a blackberry killer. Furthermore, without bb connect support, most of the “corporate” or “enterprise” folk who would like the device will not be able to use it within their blackberry environment for the same reason. Bye bye E71. . . came, seen, gone…
Nokia needs to rethink its stance related to bbc support within their E series devices.
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