Review on Nokia E71 - u can watch cricket too..;-)

Well, ive just gifted myself a Nokia E71 (black).; thought i shd share my week old experience with ppl.

Rationale behind selecting E71:
Had been looking for a handy business phone with a few fun elements.

Shortlisted handsets:

Blackberry Bold (have always had a fancy for blackberry handsets)
Blackberry Curve
Nokia E75 (temtpting ads)
Nokia E71

BB Bold, i think is the complete handset although my boss has had battery problems with it off late. Plus i the price i think is a tad too xpensive for a phone.
Blackberry Curve lost on virtue of not having '3G' in it. too bad..

by the time i hit the store the choice was between Nokia E75 and E71 (my last choice initially). the first glimpse of E75 made my decision very simple. The finish of the phone was horrible and sliding the phone for landscape mode wasnt great. Finally got my hands on a black E71.

Review on E71:

I must say that ive been hooked on to it ever since i got my E71. very handy and sleek.
for someone who has migrated from N73, the querty keypad has been a revelation.quite a lot of features in the E71. infact the store guy activated the GPS (60-days free) while buying. happy to have an editable quickoffice (had a non-editable version on my N73).
got the phone synched to my old data and set the ball rolling....
configured 3 of my mail accounts (1 official). guess wat adding gmail and hotmail was as simple as just feedind my mail id and password..
one of the handy features is the Multiscanner, which can save business cards into your contacts with a single click of the visiting card. Expense is a good tool to track your spending pattern. for the mass u can watch your favourite cricket clippings in you tube at excellent video quality too (Real Player).

Cons:

-Camera not good enough (although it has a 3.2 megapixel camera)
-Music sound quality is average
-not many shortcuts as in my N73 (or probably i havent figured them out yet)
-battery is ok
-mail content (html) not as good as a blackberry

Pros:

-Xcellent design n killer looks
-Loaded with features which will be frequently used
-good mail client;easy to configure (especially for gmail/hotmail/yahoo)
-Nokia Maps and GPS (free 60 day license)
-Value for money

Verdict:

Some may wonder y i havent given a thought to Apple iPhone. have always believed that touch phones are for the fairer sex.plus don't have much time to spend on the zillion number of applications.

It has been a very satisfying experience using the Nokia E71. what more can ask for in a business phone costing jus 19K?

Any tips/suggestions/queries on E71 are most welcome..

P:S- this is my first blog using my E71...:-)