Nokia Officially announces the Nokia E71 – World’s thinnest QWERTY Smartphone
June 17, 2008
We already knew *almost* every tiny detail about the Nokia E71 through all the leaked pictures and specifications, but now we finally have the official announcement. Yes, the Nokia E71 is here!
Here is the Official Nokia Press Release about the Nokia E71.
Nokia E71 is going to be released in 2 colours, Grey Steel and White Steel.
Nokia E71 Grey Steel
Nokia E71 White Steel
There are some great reviews by Mobile-Review and AllAboutSymbian.
Check out the views about Nokia E71 in Mobile-Review.com
And here is the complete review of Nokia E71 in AllAboutSymbian.com
This picture shows the Nokia E61i side-by-side with the White Steel version of E71. Personally I like the Grey Steel colour.
After reading both the articles I’m getting double-minded about moving to the E71. I absolutely love the large 2.8″ screen of the Nokia E61i, and just thinking of going to a 2.36″ screen is putting me off. Plus, the keyboard’s CTRL is now a Function, so it needs a click on the Fn to work, this isn’t such a big deal, but it’s something which I don’t like, as I use the Copy-Paste function on a regular basis. Maybe I just like the E61i too much to move to something else! 
Other than these small hiccups, everything else about the Nokia E71 is wonderful. It’s got S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, Built-In GPS, GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 802.11b/g, CPU 369 MHz, 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth, Micro USB port, support for Flash Lite 3.0 (means that you can now view YouTube videos in the Built-In S60 browser), VoIP, Music and Video Players, POP3/IMAP4/SMTP Email Support, and a long-lasting 1500mAh battery.
For more specifications of Nokia E71 click here forum.nokia.com/devices/E71
It’s still going to take some time till it is released in Pakistan. So for the time being, I’ll keep checking different reviews about it.
I’m actually looking forward to the Nokia 5800 ExpressMedia/Music phone because of the large touchscreen. I don’t know which one I’ll get. I’m torn between my love for large screen and a QWERTY keyboard. Choices, choices ! 
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1.
ese | July 4, 2008 at 10:09 am
the E71 is beautiful.
I still dont know how to use the copy paste function though.
2.
Moblogpk | July 4, 2008 at 11:25 am
@ese
Hi ese.
I hope you’re fine. Nice to see you here again. Yes, the Nokia E71 is absolutely beautiful, and to top that it’s getting excellent reviews. Everyone likes it.
Copy-Paste function works well in Notepad, SMS, Emails.
Use the UP-ARROW Key to select the text with your D-Pad.
Ctrl + C to copy
Ctrl + V to paste
Note: (UP-ARROW key is the second key from the left, bottom row.
Or the Second key from the right, bottom row)
To use Copy-Paste in the QuickOffice Word files:
Open the QuickWord document,
OPTIONS> “SWITCH TO EDITING MODE”
Select Text with the UP-ARROW key and D-Pad.
Press EDIT> EDIT> and you will see options saying “CUT” or “COPY”
Here is an excellent guide to using Shortcuts in the Nokia E61i
http://s60devices.com/2007/08/14/using-keypad-shortcuts-on-your-nokia-e61i-and-other-s60-devices/
Also check out this guide
http://www.e-series.org/archives/277
3.
ese | July 4, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hi there. oh i never left. believe me.
sent you email earlier. thanks for the info on the copy/paste function.
il try it just now.
4.
Moblogpk | July 4, 2008 at 6:21 pm
@ese
I’ll check up on the email. Enjoy using the shortcuts
5.
ese | July 8, 2008 at 2:22 pm
@moblogpk
will do thanks. did you get the email?
6.
Moblogpk | July 8, 2008 at 2:41 pm
@Ese
Was extremely busy. Sorry for the delay.
Yes, got it. Was just writing a reply to you right now.
7.
ese | July 9, 2008 at 10:53 am
@moblogpk
Got it thanks. sent you one right back
8.
Imran Dawood | July 16, 2008 at 9:52 am
But when it will be released in Pakistan
9.
Asim A. Ghafoor | July 18, 2008 at 11:15 am
It will be released in Pakistan by the end of this (July) month.
I am eagerly waiting for this excellent phone.
10.
Imran Dawood | July 18, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Can’t wait to have this phone.
11.
Moblogpk | July 19, 2008 at 8:05 pm
@Imran Dawood
@Asim A.Ghafoor
I checked with United Mobiles today, and they also said that Nokia E71 is expected to reach Pakistan by July-August 2008. So the wait is almost over.
12.
AhmadZai | July 20, 2008 at 11:05 am
please tell me about Nokia E61, E71, And E81 Prices please if any one know about these prices in pakistan please soon
13.
Moblogpk | July 21, 2008 at 4:04 am
@Ahmad Zai
Nokia E61i is available for Rs.26,000 – Rs.27,000, but stocks are limited, as the new Nokia E71 is just about to get released in Pakistan.
As Nokia E71 has still not been released in Pakistan, we don’t know the price. Wait for another 2-3 weeks for an expected retail price.
I have not seen any Nokia phone called E81.
14.
Anas Mahmood | July 22, 2008 at 7:57 am
why one should go for these branded and expensives sets
the same or even better one are available from china with quality of services.
ANAS MAHMOOD
anas1000@gmail.com
15.
Moblogpk | July 22, 2008 at 7:21 pm
@Anas Mahmood
There is no answer to the question “Why”. Everyone has different needs and requirements.
It’s great to have choices. More companies means more variety.
Just like you find Chinese-made phones fits the requirements for your use, the same way other people find that their needs are met by these other companies.
Enjoy your phone whatever it is
16.
AhmadZai | August 1, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Thank’s about to show me the price of E61 and E81 thank’s alot Moblogpk .
17.
Moblogpk | August 1, 2008 at 3:48 pm
@AhmadZai
Most welcome
By the way, as I mentioned before, currently there is not a single Nokia phone called the E81.
The current E-Series consists of E50, E51, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E66, E70, E71 and the E90.
18.
icha | September 24, 2008 at 4:12 am
nice and style phone,and great price gudluck nokia
19.
phillip arias | October 4, 2008 at 6:03 am
i just ordered this phone today, very excited on it arriving.
will i be disapointed?
and is the sound quality good?
20.
Moblogpk | October 4, 2008 at 9:58 am
@Phillip Arias
Hi! Congrats! It’s a great phone. No you will not be dissappointed at all.
The Nokia E71 just got “The Phone of the Year 2008″ Award, and all the reviews are raving about it. It’s an excellent set. I haven’t bought it, but have had the opportunity to use it for a while, and let me tell you, it’s fantastic.
21.
Rashid | October 5, 2008 at 5:01 pm
it’s fantatistic , about its sound quality , size etc
but i fear about CHINA , becauze if they lounch same pobil in market
22.
phillip arias | October 10, 2008 at 6:11 am
one more question, will i be able to run this phone on my mac?
23.
Moblogpk | October 10, 2008 at 11:22 am
@Phillip Arias
Yes you can use the Nnokia E71 with your Mac computer.
You can read about it here http://mobilepakistan.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/nokia-and-mac-softwares/
24.
Ese | November 11, 2008 at 5:02 pm
@moblogpk
hi there. my precious E61i is acting funny again. my emtube wont work, it searches for the videos alright and then it refuses to play the video . “cannot play file format”. so i try to download mobitubia and it tells me the certificate is expired or corrupt.
any ideas would be most wellcome.
oh before i forget , i did the darndest thing and deleted the original emtube i had. (oops)
25.
Moblogpk | November 12, 2008 at 12:38 am
@Ese
Hi there!
emTube isn’t working on my side either. For MobiTubia, simply change the date of your phone back to 2007 and try reinstalling.
I have also sent a detailed email to you.. LoL.. took me well over an hour just to write it.
I think it’ll help in fixing a few issues which you’ve been having. 
Write back if you don’t understand something or need more help.
Take care!
P/s: Remember to remove the charger from the Nokia E61i while following the tutorial!
26.
Ese | November 12, 2008 at 12:51 pm
@Moblogpk.
lol! thanks! will do.
27.
ESE | November 13, 2008 at 1:06 pm
YOU’RE A GENIUS!!!
The reset worked, my phone is back to normal, i put opera mini on it.
(still trying to figure out how to use it though.lol).
A big THANK YOU to you for all your help.
will let you know soon as my E71 arrives.
28.
ESE | November 13, 2008 at 1:11 pm
NB:
The MAC wireless keyboard!! oh my!!
29.
Moblogpk | November 13, 2008 at 8:06 pm
@Ese
I’m so glad that it worked for you. It’s a pleasure to be of some help.
lol@wireless keyboard.. Hehe.. yea I’m having fun playing games with it. Nothing beats playing games on a large TV screen sitting 6 feet away comfortably on a sofa.. My N82 is now my mini-video game console
30.
ESE | November 13, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Good for you! lol.
did you see the long dreary mail i sent you.
31.
Moblogpk | November 14, 2008 at 12:49 am
@Ese
Yes, just read your mail. Replied to it too. Hope you enjoy the little surprise
Have fun!
32.
ali reza | November 25, 2008 at 8:52 pm
what a wonderful site – for mobile phone enthusiasts as the lack of after sales support in this country otherwise is a joke -ive had the e71 since august and havent loved a nokia phone to this extent in a while especially since e51s build quality wasnt examplary. One problem has been a causing me slight nuisance though -as soon as the phone restarts it goes onto installing some software, i suppose and then gives a msg saying could not complete via the memory card try unstalling thru the phone or something and the lack of blackberry connect means you cant push your hotmail onto the e71.
I somehow ended up with the arabic keypad since i wasnt aware of the second version but cant complain aa it works great with the urdu to english dictionary. Would love it if someone could help with the installation issue. Thanks and keep uo the great work
33.
Moblogpk | November 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm
@Ali Reza
Thank a lot for the appreciation about my blog
About your woes with Warrenty, I’m quite surprised as I’ve never had any problems with Nokia’s Warrenty in Pakistan for over 10 years. I’ve always been given excellent services by the Authorised Nokia Dealers like “United Mobile“. Infact one of my family member had an issue with the screen of a Nokia phone and the whole phone was promptly replaced by United Mobile with no questions asked.
Getting phones from Authorised Dealers is always best. I always pay more to get good Warrenty of either United Mobile, Advance Mobile or i2
The installation issue which you are having is because you must have installed some application on the Memory Card.
I ALWAYS advice to install application, themes and games in the PHONE MEMORY.
Keep the MEMORY CARD to store your Documents and Media files only…. NOT for installation.
Problem with installing softwares in the “Memory card” is that there are lots of hidden files which get installed in the “Memory Card”. When you start an application on the Phone, the Application has to start accessing the Memory Card, and it keeps going back and forth.
So if you ever change the “Memory Card”, or mistakenly delete some important folder, you will get errors like the one you have mentioned.
To fix this issue, you will either have to do a complete Reset of the phone and format the Memory Card. You will LOSE ALL DATA (All contacts, sms, mms, applications, documents, everything will be gone)
Or, try finding out which software is causing the problem, and do a reinstallation on the PHONE Memory. (This might not work)
So ALWAYS remember to do all installations in the PHONE MEMORY
About Push Email, whether you have “Blackberry Connect” or not, it makes no difference, as Free Hotmail does NOT allow emails to be pushed.
Blackberry supports Gmail, ISP-based, and organizations emails.
You can easily Push your Gmail mails to your phone through Nokia’s Beta Email free Push Service.
https://email.nokia.com/
And you can also use Emoze Free Push service
http://www.emoze.com
Or if you like, you can use Nokia’s Built-In IMAP email client
http://mobilepakistan.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/setting-gmail-imap-in-e61i/
34.
ali reza | November 25, 2008 at 10:35 pm
thanks for the prompt reply i did figure the issue was due to a broken installation on the memory card thus going to be careful in the future for now im gonna let it stay the way it is and then sync the data to the pc and reset the phone but im even having trouble with youtube as it goes cannot connect after i press on watch video things worked fine with the e51 but on this machine im having trouble with youtube and mobilink tv services your help is appreciated
35.
Ese | November 27, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Hi there.
Got a quick question for you.
How do i delete saved videos on mobitubia.
36.
Moblogpk | November 27, 2008 at 5:54 pm
@Ese
I also faced the same issue of deleting stuff from MobiTubia, but its very easy to fix. There are 2 ways you can do this:
Hi
Option 1:
Use emTube to view & delete the files.
Go to emTube> Saved Videos> Options> Scan drives for FLV Videos.
After the list of videos shows up, you will notice that the names of the files are gibberish. The only way to figure out which file you have to delete, will be to view the video & then delete them (That’s how I do it)
I’ve also noticed that emTube has better sound & video quality than Mobitubia, so having emTube installed is good for viewing .FLV files.
Option 2:
Go to File Manager, and search for the folder that you have saved the videos in. (I don’t like doing this, as the names are really weird and I can’t figure out which video I want to delete)
I wish emTube would start working again. It was the best application for YouTube.
37.
Ali reza | November 27, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Any help with youtube؟ it goes cannot connect connection timed out
38.
Moblogpk | November 27, 2008 at 11:04 pm
@Ali Reza
I cannot help if you do not provide any details. I usually replicate the problem and then try to find a solution. I have no idea what issue you are having right now.
Please mention as to which Application you are using to view YouTube and which options you have selected in the applicaton. If it was working before, than what changes have you made after which this problem started. Also mention if the Application is Installed in the Phone Memory or Memory Card, etc.
39.
Ese | November 28, 2008 at 6:01 pm
@Moblogpk
Hi.
It worked!. Thanks.
40.
Moblogpk | November 28, 2008 at 10:03 pm
@Ese
Most welcome
41.
Ali reza | November 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm
it never worked to begin with i just go to youtube.com search for a video and click on watch video it opens real player and goes connecting and gives a msg cannot connect connection timed out since ive bought the phone its been this way no changes made thanks
42.
Moblogpk | December 1, 2008 at 8:37 pm
@Ali Reza
Hi there!
I wrote a post about how to view YouTube videos on S60 3rd Edition FP1 & FP2 devices. Read it here
I hope it helps.
Take care & have a nice day!
43.
tedy_laros | December 4, 2008 at 7:48 pm
to direktur nokia cant tou give me once nokia E71 or e63…
bcauce i dont have money to buy the beautiful n smart phone…
please he he thanks to all
44.
Moblogpk | December 4, 2008 at 8:11 pm
@Tedy_laros
lol! I want a free one too .. hehe
45.
vivalova | January 4, 2009 at 11:08 am
Hi,
found your blog while goggling for info on this phone.
I am seriously thinking on getting one actually.
Thank you for share.
Have a nice day and hope not too late for New Year wish!
46.
lito | April 14, 2009 at 2:15 am
hi,
do u know how to put a password when reading an email since it automacally opens up. I use hotmail by the way not gmail.
47.
Dr Thaw Tar Aung | April 23, 2009 at 9:25 am
this is the one i have ever wanted in my hand. most of the accessories packed in a single unit.