E61i opening ceremony...

[chickenbackside]

Hi folks.

 

After a long wait, I finally got my E61i CE version. Here's the opening ceremony...

 

 

 

 

 

Nice blue corporate bag

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/NokiaBag.jpg

 

 

 

 

For a big phone, the packaging is quite small. Much smaller than say an N95. Kudos!

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iBox.jpg

 

 

 

 

What you see when you open the box

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/OpenBox.jpg

 

 

 

 

Contents in the box, clockwise from top left: stereo ear piece, software, E61i, 256MB micro SD, battery, manual, USB sync cable, charger, warranty card.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Contents.jpg

 

 

 

 

Front view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iFront.jpg

 

 

 

 

Left view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iLeft.jpg

 

 

 

 

Right view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iRight.jpg

 

 

 

 

Top view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iTop.jpg

 

 

 

 

Bottom view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iBottom.jpg

 

 

 

 

Back view

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/E61iBack.jpg

[chickenbackside]

Comparison with the E61

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Comparo1.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

You can see it's slightly slimmer

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Comparo2.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Nicer looking?

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Comparo3.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Main difference

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Comparo4.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

The new keypad is much better to use

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/KeyboardComparo.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Insert the SIM card

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/InsertSIM-1.jpg

 

 

 

 

Insert the battery

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/InsertBattery.jpg

 

 

 

 

And it's alive

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Alive-1.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer my stuff over

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Transfer1.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/guaykarchng/Transfer2.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will post more thoughts on it later...

 

 

 

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[KuKuBird]

hi, care to have a review like what u did for the e90?

 

good review for e90 ! thumbs up!

[chickenbackside]

Actually, the main differences between the E61i and the E90 are:

 

1) E61i has no GPS

2) E61i's screen is nowhere near as good as the E90's

3) You have to use QWERTY to input data, whereas on the E90, you have a full function alpha numeric T9 keypad if you choose

4) E61i has a 2MP camera while the E90 has a 3MP one

5) E90 form factor is bigger and chunkier and a lot heavier

 

Other than that, they are similar.

[KuKuBird]

I got myself the e61i, quite big le haha sms not used to it..

[hit.man]

hi chickenbackside,

did you use the e61 before? how do you find it? i'm thinking of getting it soon. though its kinda outdated but i need something without a camera and not as boring as those normal cheap non-camera phone...

[chickenbackside]

hi chickenbackside,

did you use the e61 before? how do you find it? i'm thinking of getting it soon. though its kinda outdated but i need something without a camera and not as boring as those normal cheap non-camera phone...

 

Hi friedfishz.

 

Yes, I've used the E61 before. It's pretty ok. If you get the earlier versions, you must install the SMS accelerator, otherwise, you will vomit blood SMS'ing on the phone. Other than that, it's fine.

 

Just that the E61i better. The finishing, the speed of the interface and the feel of the buttons are much improved. But if you must have a cameraless phone, this would be one of the top choices besides your usual Blackberry. Symbian platform means plenty of 3rd party software support.

 

One thing worth noting is that it is a tough phone. I dropped it dunno how many times, until the edges all kena chip off (chunks of metal actually fell off until can see the inside of the phone), and the phone is still working fine...

[hit.man]

Thanx for your feedback~! Yeah I was thinking about the Blackberry too but the value of the phone is not really good... trade-in can only get $50 max. I guess E61 should be the way to go for me...

Thanx once again~!

 

 

 

Hi friedfishz.

 

Yes, I've used the E61 before. It's pretty ok. If you get the earlier versions, you must install the SMS accelerator, otherwise, you will vomit blood SMS'ing on the phone. Other than that, it's fine.

 

Just that the E61i better. The finishing, the speed of the interface and the feel of the buttons are much improved. But if you must have a cameraless phone, this would be one of the top choices besides your usual Blackberry. Symbian platform means plenty of 3rd party software support.

 

One thing worth noting is that it is a tough phone. I dropped it dunno how many times, until the edges all kena chip off (chunks of metal actually fell off until can see the inside of the phone), and the phone is still working fine...