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Nokia E51 Unlocked Smartphone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black Steel)
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Manufacturer: Nokia

List Price: $349.99
Our Price: $234.99
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Average Customer Rating: -

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Name: Serrn Herega
Location: Boston, MA
Date: 2008-03-05
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Good cell phone has to be a good PHONE first
Comment: It's a good, solid phone with a lot of features in there. I would say - price/content ratio is very good. But... It's already a second brand new Nokia phone I am returning (Before it was Nokia N95) for the same reason. The quality of sound during a conversation is very, very poor - a some sort of static noise, the voice itself is not clear at all - I had to ask to repeat last sentence several times during a conversation. Very frustrating. Second thing - volume control buttons and speech activation button located on the right side are very hard to click - especially taking into account that this phone is very slim - actually, I had to hold it with 2 hands to increase the volume or activate a voice calling feature. I was a huge fan of Nokia until two recent purchases of new Nokia phones - I am afraid this company went on a wrong path by chasing the longer list of additional cool features in a phone and lost the phone itself.


Name: Daniel M
Location:
Date: 2008-05-17
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Last Nokia for Another 5 years
Comment: I bought this Nokia thinking it has a great feature set and I will admit that on paper it does, however when you get to using it that the problems start.

Screen...
I have a Blackberry for work and had a SonyEricsson for personal use; they have been banging around in my pockets along with my keys for close to a year now without a single problem or scratch. After half a day in that same pocket with the blackberry and keys the Nokia's screen is already scratched. This of course means they skimped another $1 on the coating for the screen and we all know the result.

Features...
I chose this phone because I thought I'd be able to use it with Skype anywhere I had a wifi connection and sometimes I can, but for the most part the reception is shaky at best when and only when it connects correctly and doesn't kick me off the network. I also had my SE connected to my car (Audi A4) via Bluetooth with a great function that let me read my phonebook from my car nav screen. The Nokia can't do it!! This really upset me so I did some research and discovered that Nokia did not include the complete Bluetooth stack in the phone and will not update this in the future. One would think that adding another small bit of software to create a better product would be a good investment, but apparently Nokia thinks differently.

Battery Life...
The battery lasts for ages and I will admit they did a great job with it. There is one thing about charging the phone that I do have a gripe with. This phone cannot be charged via USB. It has the connector for mini USB, but its only for data, a separate plug is needed to charge the phone. This of course means carrying around more cables. yay.

Camera...
The SE w810i I had also had a 2megapixel camera, but it had things like Macro and Autofocus so even though this phone has a 2 megapixel camera good luck using it without any kind of options or functions. I tried taking a picture of text as I often did with the SE to save some time and the hassle of pen and paper, now I can't even do that because this phone can't focus.

Reception...
The reception is great BUT THIS PHONE IS NOT 3G!!!!!!! Yes it is 3G in EUROPE, but ATT uses the 1900 UMTS frequency in the USA for 3G so it will not work with 3G in the USA. Goodbye blazing fast speeds when there is no WIFI.

I had a Nokia a Long time ago and though it might be time to give it another try, but I think I'll wait another 5 years to try them again.



Name: Ruslan Lukyanovskiy
Location:
Date: 2008-11-14
Customer Rating: -

Summary: NOKIA E51
Comment: Purchased this phone from Amazon based mostly on excellent reviews.But, to my big supprise this phone turned out to be quite a disappointment. Here is why: my sim card contacts (I have T-Mobile)were not recognized by this phone. My other phones Sony Erricsson, Motorolas, even my son's Nokia 9300 never had this problem. What am I suppose to do now? Reenter my entire list of all contacts and I mean at least 40 entries. But, this not all, I tried to make few calls and quality of voice reception is much worse than with my old Sony Ericsson. The voice of another person is difficult to hear because it's immersed into some kind of background sound.Lastly, if you have little bigger than small hands to operate this phone would be very uncomfortable. The buttons are vey small and quite cramped. I am sending this phone back to Amazon and for now sticking with my old Sony Ericsson. I will probably buy newer Sony Ericsson or Samsung, but not Nokia.


Name: Robert Reale
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2008-06-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: This phone does not connect at 3G, ever. Firmware Software Problems, too.
Comment: There is another user who posted a review on here that says the phone is not 3G. The specs for the phone, both documented and on the box, show that this phone should connect at 3G in the USA. I live in Manhattan and have toured this phone all over the island and it has never connected at 3G, only Edge. Then I went to AT&T's site to find out what the 3G coverage was for Manhattan & it was 100%... so I don't know what's up with that.

There is also a problem with the firmware, having had 2 of these phones - the phone will reboot randomly. If you use a wired headset with the phone, be aware that you must buy a particular headset, the "HS-40" by nokia.


Name: Roberto Fonti
Location:
Date: 2008-12-12
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Dust in the screen!!
Comment: Also this phone from Nokia allows dust to enter in the screen. Just after a few weeks you have visible grains of dust in the lower part of the screen. Now, after months, it looks horrible. My previous phone, Nokia 6021, had the same problem. Stupid me to choose Nokia again.


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