Hands on Review of the New Nokia e61





I was kind of looking forward to the SE P990i, but it turned out to be another fat pig like the P900i that I had. Now that I am using the new Nopkia e61, it is more like the slim P990i that I wanted without the camera. All I can say is that I really like the e61.

Here are the pros:
1 slim
2 great qwerty pad
(i dont like pulling out a stylus as it requires both hands)
3 bright colourful big screen with auto sensor light adjustment
4 good web browser
5 ability to create folders
6 easy to use whole phone as hard drive (plug and play with usb cable)
7 great standby 'today' home screen
8 flash player
9 able to project screen from phone
10 good bundle of business software, gps stuff


Some minor picky cons
1 s60 3rd edition not downward compatible
2 time screensaver black on black (what gives?)
3 poor built-in apps, but easily replaced by 3rd party vendors
a. clock -> handy clock (with workday alarms, auto lock)
b. music player -> lcg player (karaoke on the go!)
c. emailer -> profimail (attachments and all that jazz in a great gui)
4 320x240 dont fit most jar games


To complete a great device, get
1 worldmate - world time, weather, currency exchange
(got 3 years' subscription but dont think i will hand on e61 for that long already eyeing n95 :lol: )
2 handy expense - keeping track on-the-go
3 handy safe - vital info wherever u r
4 bibletogo - still the fastest and best (kjv diehard)
5 mobireader - got the complete bible suite (too much good stuff)
6 s60 3rd edition games (jar games dont cut it on e61)
a yacht
b gem magic aka bejewelled
c meteor aka breakout
d skyforce - great arcade shooter
e mau mau aka uno
d chess - tough fight on the expert level
e 3d mahjongg aka taipei
f zingles aka sudoku
g yacht aka yahtzee
h backgammon - a gentlemen's game
i hearts - more fun than a barrel of monkies
One final word... I must say that in spite of my rigid demands the nokia e61 continues to impress

it has only been a week since i've got it last night i create several folders installed scores of stuff and had the good sense to back it up on the card

in the morning, the e61 becomes really sluggish i started becoming impatient and pressed more buttons than i should.

eventually i had to turn it on and off and to my horror all my files returned to the installat. Folder!

well, i wasnt really to start moving all these files to its given folder ie if i could even recall where is what

then i remembered the backup did a speedy restore, the e61 asks to reboot - hey presto! Everything is back to its original folders

this is the first portable device besides the palm pda whose backup really works

now i'm a believer More on the e61 at my thread at seCentral http://secentral.net/forum/index.php?topic=13707.0