Let’s talk about what I do like about the phone for second I guess:

First off it was the first Blackberry smartphone that allowed you to connect to the internet using it as a modem with your laptop. It works pretty well. It’s faster than dial-up but certainly isn’t high speed. If you’re going to use it as a modem though you need a unlimited data transfer package which will set you back about $60/mth.

Secondly, I really like the speaker phone feature. Only 1/2 jokingly I’ll say that the speaker phone feature comes in handy because I can sit it down on the desk when I’m on hold waiting for Blackbery troubleshooting.

Now onto the numerous weaknesses:

My first complaint is that while it is smaller than a normal Blackberry, it’s not small enough to put in your pocket, but it’s not big enough to have a full keypad or a good screen to read email on.

Also the cell phone ringtones SUCK. You can’t get real music or anything of the sort, which is really annoying. I used to have “I’m too sexy” as my cell ringtone and it was awesome. Now I have like beep beep beeeeeep beep beep, not nearly as cool.

Anyway there are better options out there then this phone. I give it a 2 of 5. If you want a functional Blackberry get one. If you want a sleek phone with some cool features and the brand name get a Blackberry Pearl.

The Nokia e61 is a quality smartphone by one of the most advanced cellular companies on the market. The Nokia e61 combines power with functionality, certainly rivaling many phones of the Blackberry line. Generally with smart phones you’re faced with a trade off, but this phones is a solid all around choice.

It gives a surprisingly strong cell signal, which is an area that some phones built to really be a mobile office struggle. As you can see I’m impressed making is one of my better cellular reviews. One thing that probably adds to the apparent signal quality is the sound quality of the phone. It really is noticeable between this phone and some other models. For a great cell phone like this it’s really too bad that the speaker phone feature sucks.

Another weakness is the ring. It uses the same speaker as the speaker phone, and thus can be a little faint. I’m terriable at hearing my phone ring so it was  big inconvenience. Another thing I don’t like, which I have griped about before is how close and cramped the keypad is (all be it to accommodate the large screen). If you have trouble using a Blackberry 7130e then stay away from this phone for that reason alone.

The best feature of this phone is the huge 320×320 display. It makes everything to read and due to a smart design it even seems to work well in powersave mode with the backlight turned off.

I like this phone but don’t love it. Using it as a PDA it’s great, as for a cell phone less so but it’s still good. 4/5 a solid score.