Nokia have finally announced the Nokia E71 (above) and E66 (below), two business-oriented smartphones that have been talked about in the mobile phone world for what seems like an age. Replacing the Blackberry-like E70 and E65 respectively, the two phones are designed primarily for business use, and so come with such business-oriented features as one touch access to calendars, notes, todo lists, etc., plus email software that enables these phones to connect to any of over 1,600 email services provided by ISPs across the globe.
There's even built-in support for Microsoft Exchange, so your boss can get you no matter where you are at work.
The E71 is the more distinct of the two, featuring a full-QWERTY keyboard that makes text entry a breeze. In contrast, the E66 looks like a standard mobile phone, so data entry is going to be more difficult, but equally you have an arguably more stylish phone in your pocket. Other than the keyboard, the two phones are largely the same, except for one small feature: the E66 has an accelerometer, allowing you to block calls simply by turning the phone over onto its front. I like that - kind of like turning your back on the caller! Rude, but satisfying!
The E71 and E66 aren't just fusty old business phones, though. Nokia appreciate that your average smart-phone touting business-person doesn't just want a mobile email client, they want some multimedia fun too. So the new phones have been packed with enough multimedia features to make an N-Series blush. The E71, for example, comes with an MP3 player and 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as HSDPA, Wi-Fi, a-GPS and Nokia Maps. All this in a phone that's just 10mm thin - hugely impressive.
In other words, it's what a top-end phone came with last year, all packaged into a business phone that will cost around 350 Euros.
More details and pictures of the Nokia E71 and E66 after the jump.
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