The E71x was released  some months ago as an exclusive version of the classic E71 by AT&T. The E71x has some improvements over the old E71:  Feature Pack 2 was added together with a slightly improved keyboard made out of a more rubbery material than in the E71. The E71x is an interesting device, and here at the E71 and E71x blog we are bringing you the review, only this time it was written by someone who doesn’t have previous experiences with S60, in fact, not even smartphones.

But before the reading the review by the first-time-user, I have some things to say. First: I opened the device and turned it ON for the first time. What I saw was just horrible, AT&T did everything on their power to customize the E71x as much as they could; the result is a hideous interface together with useless AT&T apps, all the ”Nokia beauty” was removed,  not to mention that it looks pretty confusing and generally frustrating. But luckly for the noob reviewer, I know a thing or two about Nokia phones; I installed a very good looking theme by tehkseven and organized the menus more logically and user friendly, if I wouldn’t have done that, the noob reviewer would have been totally lost in a chaotic and very useless interface, courtesy of AT&T.

Unlike the E71x, the latest device in this series is exclusive to T-Mobile, as you can read in the Nokia E73 Blog.

This issue is a big concern over the E71x for first time users, the AT&T customization really brakes the phone. But that is all I can say about the E71x as the testing was made by my friend, Elias. Here are his thoughts:

To start off I would just like to say that I am not a Nokia fan boy and I don’t know much about phones but, compared to other phones I’ve had the E71x is by far among the best. It has lots of small features that make it very customizable. With all that said this phone is still not perfect, this phone definitely has flaws and one of them is big.

The great thing about this phone is the depth that any Nokia fan will be able to enjoy. There are literally thousands if not hundreds of thousands of applications that you can used to customize and personalize the phone to perfectly fit your preferences. For the rest of us who only use the internet, texting and calling features in the phone this is still a great phone. While the depth and customization is there you don’t have to take advantage of it, you can just use the regular features without the having to get too in-depth or to learn how to work the more advanced features that the phone has. One of the in-depth features is a listen feature for text messages. With just the knowledge that this feature exist, you should be able estimate the amount of applications and features that have been created to make the phone as easy to use as possible. Esthetically this phone is very beautiful; it has a steel frame which gives you a feeling of actually holding something that isn’t going to fall apart in 5 minutes while also being one of the thinnest smart phones available.

The phone wasn’t all good though, the flaws, while few, make a big impact in my opinion about the phone. The biggest flaw this phone has is the keyboard. When I got the phone I immediately noticed that the keys were really close together and that they are very small. These two things combined made it extremely hard to type a text message quickly. I would accidently type the wrong letter or two letters at the same time. The only time that I had no problem with the keys was when I was standing perfectly still and even then I had to use the very tip of my fingers in order to not mess up. If I walked around while typing I started to make mistakes and for those reading this that text while driving you should know that it will be impossible to do so without making lots of mistakes. You should also stop doing that since it is dangerous for you and others (my mandated public service announcement of the day). Some people have told me that you grow to get use to the small keyboard and that after a couple of days they no longer had a problem. I’m the exception to this rule, I had it for about 2 weeks and I still had problems writing a message without making mistakes the last day I had it. This phone really didn’t have any other large flaws, the other things I call “flaws” are just things that I’m not used to. Any person that has had any of the newer Nokia phones should be used to the things I call “flaws” already.

This is a great phone despite of its flaw and if you’re not a big on-the-go texter you should completely disregard everything I’ve said and buy it. It’s a great smart phone if its primary user is a business person. After rebate this phone cost only $99 with a 2 year contract. If you’re a business person whose main mode of communication is calling other people and you have AT&T you should go right now and get this phone, but if you’re not all these things this phone is still extremely good. If your main form of communication is texting, however, you should consider finding a more texting friendly phone

]]> http://nokia-e71.net/nokia-e71x-review-by-user-the-nokia-e71x-review/feed/ 1 http://nokia-e71.net/free-e71-and-e71x-themes-aviator-for-plane-fans/ http://nokia-e71.net/free-e71-and-e71x-themes-aviator-for-plane-fans/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:40:04 +0000 Edward Umana http://nokia-e71.net/?p=534 Sometimes when I browse new themes for my Nokia devices, specially the E71; it can happen two things. Either I don’t find what I was looking for and just install the most decent one, or I find exactly, and sometimes even more,  than what I was looking for. Well, today I found one of those themes that are more than I could ask for.

The theme comes from the genius themer, Tehkseven who keeps impressing and surprising the S60 fans with  his amazing S60 themes. And with his latest theme he has done it again, the name of the theme is aviator. This cool looking theme is inspired in planes as it name reveals. The theme has l0ts of cool features such as transparencies and of course 100SVG icons in three different styles that the user can choose from. Seven which is Tehsevens icon set with over 100 icons, then Ovi and the regular icons that already come with tthe Nokia E71. The theme is just amazing, the homescreen is even more amazing, and good news is that is totally free. To download the new Aviator theme just head to Tehks site, be careful to download the theme for Eseries devices: Aviator

But the big improvement was made on the Google Maps application, the new ”Layers” were added making Google Maps even better.  Layers shows users layers of information to the user, for example traffic&incident reports and points of interest. But definitively the coolest Layer is the Wikipedia one that gives you information about the place you are in at that moment. Not to mention you can create your own layers from your PC and then see them on your Nokia E71 using Google Maps.

Google Apps are awesome, but unfortunately they don’t let the users know when there is a new version. To update the apps you have to download them again by going to the mobile Google site and hitting ”more” than Maps, YouTUbe and Search by separate.

Via: E71Fans

I am currently using this theme on my E71 and I absolutely love it, the theme completely transforms the Nokia E71 into another device. To download the XM theme for your E71 for free just click here: E71 XP Theme

Via: SB Blog

I have been looking for ”newer” more modern looking themes for the E71, and I have found a very cool one. This is a free blue theme with touch icons for the Nokia E71, it is called ”XpressRockMusic” and looks just amazing.

To download the E71 XpressRockMusic with touch screen icons, just follow this link: Blue Touch Icons

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Genius themer Tehkseven did it again! Well, he designed a beautiful, beautiful theme for the Nokia E71 and E71x out there. He named the new Theme ”Qi”, pronunced ”Chi” which of course means something in Japanese. Well Qi,  is the active principle forming part of any living thing, and since of course your Nokia E71 or E71x is not a living thing, Qi will make it a living thing! That is thee whole concept behind the Qi theme, for your boring Nokia E71 to take life by installing the Qi and letting the Qi flow in your Nokia E71. The Qi theme has 3 different sets of icons to choose from, you can choose default style, you can also choose touch or Ovi Style, and finally Seven Style which are icons designed by Tehkseven himself. The Qi theme has relaxing tones of blue, and other cool features you will find while using the theme.

If you dare and are ready to let the Qi flow in your Nokia E71, or E71x, you can download the Qi for your E71 in Sensei’s Tehkseven dojo: Tehkseven Themes

The N97 theme looks very nice on the E71, it blends nicely with the phone and makes it look very moidern and cool. Well, I think I have spoken to much, to download them N97 theme for your Nokia E71 or E71x, just go to Mandeeps site and download for free: N97 Theme

YouTube is also a very nice addition to the E71′s entertainment options, anyone who used YouTube knows that it is lots of fun, and it gets even better when you  have it right on your E71!  You can download the free youtube software for the Nokia E71 and E71x by just downloading and installing it here: YouTube App For E71

Via: E71 Fanatics