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Even today, you still see businessmen's knuckles turning white as they hang on to their beloved 6310 handsets.
Nokia tried to prize this Jurassic (OK, 2001) phone from their gnarled fingers with the simple and clean E50, but with limited success. Now it's the turn of the E51 to convince the suits to modernise.
Suited and booted
The E51 neatly steps into the well-built metallic shoes of its predecessor, but trades in the workmanlike design for a more stylish look. Sure, it still has an efficient business air about it, but its tapered and incredibly trim torso is rather dapper.
Matching the smooth look is a carnival of shortcuts, with dedicated keys for accessing a specific email account, contacts, Bluetooth, calendar and main menu. The soft keys are customisable and the standard Symbian standby screen details new messages, calendar and Wi-Fi status.
Compared to its straight-laced predecessor, the E51 is tooled up with the latest in connectivity: built-in Wi-Fi, the latest HSDPA download speeds and even that old dog, infrared. At top speed, web browsing is a treat. You could argue that the stunning but slightly small two-inch display isn't geared for full-fat internet viewing, but with the help of Nokia's Mini Map browsing technique, navigating around desktop-rendered web pages is a cakewalk.
You've got mail
Personal email accounts are a doddle to set up, but connecting to the office's exchange server or third-party push email solutions might require some IT savvy. If your emails arrive with attachments, the E51 is rigged with QuickOffice apps, PDF and ZIP readers, so you can view and edit documents on the hop.
The E51 is also primed for VoIP internet call action. Nokia offers its Gizmo solution, but more popular clients like Truphone and Fring are also compatible.
A marathon battery life is essential for most salarymen, but hammer the internet over Wi-Fi and the E51's stamina takes a severe hit. Otherwise, its juice will last for days.
A hidden fun side
The E51 isn't dressed solely for business – a 2MP camera, FM radio and music player mean fun is on the cards too. The fixed-focus snapper is pretty basic but tidy, while video is captured in reasonable QVGA quality.
The music player is particularly impressive, complete with equaliser enhancements and Stereo Bluetooth support. A microSD card slot under the battery will soak up all your multimedia gubbins.
The E51 offers the most compelling reason yet to finally send the 6310 to Gadget Museum. This is the best non-QWERTY business phone to ever grace the pin-stripe suit pocket.
Tech Specs
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Dedicated MP3 player software
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 115x46x12mm
- FM radio
- Yes
- Main camera resolution
- 2MP
- Memory card slots
- Yes
- Memory card type
- microSD
- Quad band
- Yes
- Screen resolution
- 240x320 pixels
- Screen size
- 2in
- Standby time
- 312hrs
- Supported music formats
- MP3, AAC, eACC+, WMA
- Talktime
- 4.4hrs
- Video resolution
- 320x240 pixels (QVGA)
- Weight
- 100g
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Xenon flash
- No
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beanbaguk
4 years ago
I've had the E51 since the end of January and have been pretty pleased with it so far. I've always been a Sony Ericsson user, however this time I decided to make a change and try out a Nokia for a change. The phone contains all the features you could possibly want including bluetooth, Wireless LAN, 3.5G, Infrared, and of course phone capabilities. Unfortunately it lacks GPS, but lets hope Nokia build it into the next E5x revision. The E51 also has a cracking 240x320 screen with 16.4 million colours allowing you to view your content in perfect colour. It's bright and the contrast shades are excellent. Absolutely superb. The phone is relatively easy to use. It took a while to get used to the new "space" position while SMS'ing compared to the SE, however navigation was simple as was installing new applications. The phone has however crashed on a couple of occasions resulting in having to remove the battery to get it going again. The S60 Yahoo! application was one key culprit, however it's not really needed so no big problems. The real clincher for this phone however was the wireless LAN capability with VoIP support. I make a lot of international calls and this really was the best way for me to wander around the house and call home as well as family abroad. Unfortunately the built in Nokia application didn't support my VoIP client so I ended up using Fring which was a better option anyway since it allowed me to connect to MSN, Skype, Yahoo or pretty much anything with voice capability. Fantastic piece of software and totally free. I've also managed to set-up my email services through the Blackberry client built into the phone. Excellent bit of software and it works perfectly and it's dead simple to set-up. The quality of the phone was more or less pretty good. I did have a problem with the battery cover being a little loose after a short while which I was told was not normal however it meant sending it away for repairs. I ended up just putting several layers of masking tape under the cover to give it a tight solid fit. I've also found the keys to be a little creaky at times but the sound seemed to wear off after some time. I've also added 2GB of microSD memory to my E51 which makes it a great music player on the go and doubles as a storage device. I've got about 10 albums loaded with my favourite tracks and the built in Nokia player is rather good, although the Windows Music Manager is a bit rubbish to say the least. You are better off just copying the tracks over or using Winamp. The sound quality is good although a little bassy with my AKG K324P earphones, and you will also have to buy a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. They are cheap on eBay for around £2 including postage. There are some more negatives to the phone unfortunately. The camera is a little poor, however I don't expect an amazing camera from a smartphone. What I really didn't like however is the fact that everything has a greenish tinge to it. This is a known issue and reported openly on the Nokia forums. Let's hope they sort that out shortly. Another issue is the battery life. Some people say it lasts for days, however I get 2 days at most out of my phone. I do have my Blackberry service on 15 hours a day, but it's still a pretty poor show. Not impressed but I have a charger both at home and work so it's not such a big deal. There is also the issue of the lack of charging through the mini USB port. This is BIG let down from the Nokia guys. I'm not sure what they were thinking here however my phone is connected to my work PC throughout the whole day and a charging option would have been ideal here. Nokia guys! If you are listening, take note! Add USB charging on your next E5x revision!!!! Overall I'd say the Nokia E51 is a great phone but needs a little refining to make it an outstanding piece of kit. I'm glad I chose Nokia for a change! :) 9/10