Those of you tracking the availability of Nokia E51 have probably already seen the reports that the device now is available on eBay. Buy.com and other various outlets.
I received my own device, imported from Europe, yesterday. Rather to post one full review I will post about the device as I use it and discover what I like/dislike.
First up, the main keys.
It might seem trivial but I think the the redesign icons for the main one touch keys is huge! Replacing the application key with a "home" key makes the end user experience much better. Especially for new users. The new icons are also much cleaner and crisper than the previous icons but there is more to the new icons than meets the eye.
Behind the new icons is a new level of functionality - a distinction between short and long press of all of the four main keys.
Short Press:Takes you to Home Screen or Main Menu
Long Press: Displays list of open applications
Short Press: Takes you to the Contacts application
Long Press: Creates a new contact
Short Press: Opens the Calendar application
Long Press: Creates a new meeting entry
Short Press: Opens the default email inbox
Long Press: Creates a new email
OK, ok, ok, before some of you fire off a comment about it, let me say it myself.
Technically speaking these some of these "long press / short press" features are available in other Eseries devices. For an example a "long press" on the email key will create a new email. However, the cool thing with the Nokia E51 is that all four keys now have this dual functionality.
But what is even better is that it is a user definable function. You can set it up any way you want.
More posts about the cool new features of the Nokia E51 to come…
Stefan, per your question in the comment section - especially for you. Messaging key set up with the short cut to Gmail.
Can anyone who has got their Nokia E51 from T-Mobile tell me if the T-Mobile E51 has any E51 features turned off of unavailable?
I’ve always purchased unlocked phones before and always been PAYG but with T-Mobile offering the excellent Web ‘n’ Walk package in the UK with a £29.99 E51 (or free on the higher tarifs) it sounds like a good deal. I’d hate to buy into an 18-month contract only to find some of the good E51 bits have been removed by T-Mobile!
Thanks
Sprogz
i have bought new nokia e51. when i try to connect my phone to the computer in the usb mode, it gives message “data card is in use”. can some body help me sort this out.
Regards
My international messages are not getting sent. I wonder if that has anything to do with the setttings og E51?
Sprogz, just spotted your comment and although you may already have it answered. I’ve had the tmobile version since late december and none of the features appear to be disabled. Quickoffice is only a reading version and you need to upgrade if you want to be able to edit. GPS version on this needs upgrading if you want to use voice guidance and you need a GPS reciever. Hope this helps. Other than these small issues, for size, price, and looks the E51 is the best phone i’ve found!!
Well, typing this on my brand new e51. I can answer some of the questions above.
Yes it has a flight mode, it’s the ‘offline’ profile and disables the network. It looks like it also disables wifi though.
You can change the font size. Screen real estate isn’t missive obviously, so i select a pretty small font to use. Still deciding if i like browsing in landscape mode. Also note that different fonts may be used in different markets, so if you’re in a non western country but not using the local language then it may be worth getting a standard English firmware installed.
The sharp key is now used instead of a pencil key to copy and paste. I guess that would work best for left handed people as the thing is on the right side of the phone where you’d normally have your thumb on the D pad, but it’s okay.
Oh yes, the speed improvement from the new cpu is very welcome too! Funny how with computers everyone is focussed on cpu but never for phones..
Multimedia: music quality is good for me, though the specs say that a music phone like n82 should sound better. With standard mp3’s though i doubt you’d hear the difference. It does not come with a 2.5 to 3.5 jack adapter, but that doesn’t sound like something Radio Shack can’t solve quickly and cheaply..
Will post more observations soon.
Ok, more observations:
Wow.
Things that I expect to be hassle just keep working just like that.. Like:
- It new Gmail’s pop & smtp settings which I always forget (esp. the type of encryption they use.
- “Printers”.. .hmm wonder what that does.. O-kay.. define printer, our office main HP laserjet.. ok.. IP, I know that.. ‘Done’…. Print… It PRINTS, wirelessly to our office printer!! I’ve had more trouble doing that in Windows or Linux..!
- My wireless bluetooth keyboard……..that I bought a couple years ago… just works!! It’s supported by the phone without needing to install software. It talks you through pairing it, and it works!
Now the only thing that persists in being nasty is the Mail for Exchange stuff, with which in theory I should be able to connect to my company’s Exchange server and sync . . . This is just a bit weird, I made sure I downloaded the latest version (2.3) but it doesn’t seem very polished. Like it removed the existing Gmail account I set up, and when changing your password it then also losed a bunch of its settings which you then have to set up again. So the jury is still out on that one.
It’s not a make or break feature though, it syncs with Outlook just fine through the usual Sync after all.
when I’m connect my NokiaE51 to wireless it’s success for founding SSID access point in my office, but when I’m go to web browsing for web internet page, that display message about “no gateway reply“ what wrong with my setting and how to solve that problem thanks before.
Does it support the Gtalk And Yahoo messe in E51
Hey Buddy….
I want to install themes in my E51, but when I go to File Manager and to the Memory card section and press Install, then it gives error asking me to contact the supplier…could I help me in this?
Ok I am on my 3 rd one of these phones in 2 days as so far the first two have died with a white screen of death.
On my 3 rd one I have fanally installed Internet Radio from nokia using the the N95 1.02 version which works with all mp3 radio stations but will not work with any aac + stations which is wierd ?.
The lan connection kept cutting off until we had a nokia crash and now seems to hold its net connection, the blue tooth works in full quality prob as this one uses version 2 bluetooth so I can listen to mp3 stations with my bluetooth car radio.
Bugs…
poss white screen of death unless you get a good one lol
no normal headphone socket ?? why
pain up the butt to install as all you get is certificate error ???
“better than N95″ NO ?? the batt lasts longer but thats all.
Good cheap base entry for symbian phone but Nokia fix the bugs first please as this could be a good phone of you sort the Operating SYS out first.
Ok we got quick bluetooth button but most people are not worried about that thay are nore interested in the thing working properly ???
Cpu speed? quicker than what if it dont install and work properly ?? so the N95 says what it does on the box apart from the batt but it works almost 100 % stable E51 60% stable and the worst Nokia symbian that I have had so far.
Regards
hi,
how do i install a theme on my nokia E51?
PLEASE REPLY
Hey Buddy….
I want to install themes in my E51, but when I go to File Manager and to the Memory card section and press Install, then it gives certification error asking me to contact the supplier…could I help me in this?
how to install themes and apps in e51 i want to but i cant? I also changed my date.
and please help. Thanx!
I use my E51 with emoze (free push email) + gmail account for my email. To chat I use eBuddy (supports gTalk, Yahoo etc). The settings are easy.
Can anyone help? Will the E51 record both voices in phone conversation by simply pressing the voice record button on the handset or is more complicated than this?
i use nokia e51 but i don’t know to change font on icon
best regard :bopheak
If you get certificate error when attempting to install the program or themes on your S60 3rd Edition smart phone, it means that you haven enabled installation of unsigned SIS files. Go to Installations -> App. Manager, choose Options -> Settings and set Software installation to All and Online certif. check to Off.