The Nokia E51 is the latest from the venerable E series, and an apt successor to the hugely popular E50 model, which it will eventually replace, and adds greater simplicity and faster access while maintaining the smartphone capabilities and stylish design. It follows the same smartphone path as Nokia’s famous slide phone, the E65. It has a 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom for quality images and video capture. The Nokia E51 is equipped with a new, dedicated blue tooth key, and is always ready for business; choose from push e-mail, web browsing or instant messaging; served through high speed 3.5G (HSDPA) or Wi-Fi technology.
Audio quality is comparable to other Nokia Nseries smartphones, and the supplied earphones are acceptable if not outstanding quality. With a 2.5mm socket for earphones, you’ll need an adapter if you want to upgrade to a better quality set that use a standard 3.5mm plug. Audio functionality comes in the shape of a music player and an FM radio. The stereo headset connects to the E51 via a 2.5mm jack and must be connected if you want to use the FM radio, as it contains the antenna.
Connectivity options include a mini-USB connector and 2.5mm audio jack. Connecting to the computer is very easy and quick via bluetooth as well as via WLAN. Instead of a bluetooth connection I prefer to connect using the data transfer cable when I use the PC suite because it doesn’t ask me every time for acces.
Users will be able to exchange instant messages with Yahoo, AOL, OMA 1.2, and MSN clients. Users can also watch various programs from channels like CNN and Sky News on the go as Telstra has included its Foxtel Mobile service on the E51. In addition, the E51 will also have a ‘dual-mode’ handset function that claims to deliver desk phone calling features such as extension dialing, hold, transfer and conferencing, all on a mobile device, the company says.
