Black and silver / red versions of E71 caught on camera
Well lookie here. Taking a page out of its own N95 book, Nokia appears to be mixing things up a bit by issuing some color refreshes for the E71. In comparing this to the N95, we mean users should get ready for things to get confusing. There’s no question the E71 is one of the sexiest and most desirable handsets to come out of Finland to date and as was the case with the uber-successful N95, Nokia looks to be going a bit overboard in terms of milking it for all it’s worth. In fact, our favorite Finns have gone above and beyond the call of duty this time. Two new color variants of the E71 made it into the wild recently at Nokia World and considering the E63 is basically an E71-lite (no HSDPA, no GPS, no volume keys / dedicated power button, 2 megapixel camera, plastic body, slightly modified keyboard), we’re now looking at no fewer than 12 different versions of the same phone:
- Silver E71-1
- Silver E71-2
- Silver E71-3
- Silver / Red E71 (unknown number of variants)
- Black E71 (unknown number of variants)
- Black E71x
- Red E63-1
- Red E63-2
- Red E63-3
- Blue E63-1
- Blue E63-2
- Blue E63-3
Did we miss anything? Hit the jump for a shot of the black E71.
Does this mean they’ll finally release the newest NAM firmware for all to consume? It still says I can’t update to the firmware that came out at the end of November.
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When in the world is at&t droppin that black and silver one???
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Don’t forget about the White E71-1, E71-2, and E71-3. That makes 15 total!!
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I like my silver E71-2 but I think the black one looks better.
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The “black” version sure looks like the gray that I have…
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When is AT&T getting this phone? We’ve seen the pictures of it branded and running AT&T software… every AT&T place I call tells me they have never heard of it.
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How do I get a red one that will work on Verizon?
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You don’t. Nokia doesn’t really dig CDMA. Last I checked, VZW only had 2 Nokia handsets, neither of which are smartphones. Nokia isn’t exactly enamored of the NA market for some reason, and definitely the very UN-european CDMA network that VZW and Sprint use. If you want an E-71, you are going to have to jump ship to AT&T or T-Mobile. Of course, as of right now, you will have to get an unlocked handset, which will set you back $442, according to http://www.nokiausa.com. And is it really worth it?
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This is like the Brad Pitt of smart phones.
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So I talked to our local area Nokia rep who was in my store touting the benefits of the 6650. yeah it’s a pretty cool phone at the price point it’s at. However I saw her own E71 peeking out of her purse pouch straining for attention. i asked when the E71 will be offered by att, and she made a quick covert glance at the phone (swear to god i read “GODDAMMIT” in her eyes) and began to tell me that nokia and att don’t really play well together in the “labs”. And that with the E71 being what it is, and with the E61/E62 fiasco with att (?) it’s probably not gonna happen. If it does it’ll be all att’d out with telenav, and yellowpages, and att music etc. etc. etc. Apparently Nokia doesn’t appreciate that kind of treatment to their phones. Sooooo yeah, gimme an N96 with a qwerty and I’m happy.
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of course I posted that last little bit after reading the random postings, and before I hit the jump to the e71x. Wow. Either my nokia rep is completely out of the loop or she’s a very devious trickster.
hmmmmmmmmm
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Someone find out when it’s coming! lol or I’ll just wait for a black NAM unlocked? not sure…. what about the N85… the only thing leaning me towards the E71 is the QWERTY
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What’s the difference between the -1, -2, and -3 models of each phone?
I’m guessing, according to most other Nokia models, the -1 has the two European 3G bands at the -3 has either one or both of the US 3G bands.
Help me out.
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e71-1 (HSDPA 900 / 2100 (EU variant))
e71-2 (HSDPA 850 / 1900 (US variant))
e71-3 (HSDPA 850 / 2100 (SA variant))
The E71-3 was launched in Brazil due to the available dualband network in the country. Australia has its own version as well though i don’t know the variant number.
@THE O.C Dude: LOL
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i think we are getting closer to a release of the nokia e71x since they have know made an official all black e71 which resembles at&t’s nokia e71x. and i am hearing a feruary 09 release.
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Ok, I am looking to replace my 3G iPhone with E71 but before I do that and pay $420 I have a question about the E-Mail on E71.
Will I be able to add my .Mac, Yahoo and Gmail accounts on the E71, and also will my messages automatically show up on my E71 as i receive them (like the case with iPhone) or I will need to constantly check my E71 to see if I have received new emails.
Thanks
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I want the Black version unlocked! not with AT&T. Even though I have ATT as my carrier, I would rather enjoy the freedom of unlocked E71 around the world, and the sexy appeal of black color.
First AT&T destroyed the marketing for IPhone, now they want E71.. wtf!
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adding to that - hw good the security features in it…..
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