The Nokia N71 is a 3G SmartPhone
in a clamshell format. Best thought of as an N70
but in clamshell design, the N71 has many good features, but comes
with a couple of health warnings too.
Let's start with the physical characteristics
first. It's a moderately attractive phone (for a SmartPhone!) and
will appeal to SmartPhone users looking for a clamshell format.
It's big though - transforming the N70 into a clamshell has added
weight and bulk to a design that was already heavy and bulky. Nokia
could have taken advantage of the clamshell form to improve the
keypad size, but it's really no better than the N70 keypad. This
means that you have a big phone that will be tricky for users with
large fingers - not an ideal combination. There's also a design
problem in that the keys tend to scratch the screen when the clam
is closed. We recommend that you invest in a screen protector if
you choose this phone.
Moving on to imaging, the main
display of the N71 is very good - large, high resolution and sharp
with good colours. No complaints there! The camera is 2 megapixels
and has a high zoom (20x) and a flash, but somehow it doesn't seem
to be as good as you'd expect from a camera with this specification.
Video calling is supported and video recording is pretty good with
a resolution of 352 x 288 pixels.
Support for music is excellent
and is definitely one of the strengths of the N71. The music player
supports playlists and produces high quality audio, especially using
the supplied stereo headset. You can easily transfer music from
a PC to the phone using Windows Media Player and USB drag-and-drop
functionality. The built-in memory is just 10 Mbytes, but a 128
Mbyte card is supplied in the sales package and this is expandable
to 2 Gbytes, providing ample storage for music. Visual Radio is
also supported.
Other good features include an
advanced web browser, which makes good use of the large screen and
3G internet connection. Email is supported and there's a viewer
for Word, PowerPoint & Excel attachments. Connectivity is via Bluetooth
1.2, USB 2.0 or infrared. Battery life is adequate.
Downsides are the usual for a Symbian
phone - a slow user interface and occasional freezing or software
errors. All things considered, the N71 is a good-enough SmartPhone
in a clamshell format, with good functionality and especially excellent
music capabilities, but with a number of problems that prevent it
from being an excellent phone.
Features of the Nokia N71 include:
Series 60 Symbian SmartPhone
2 megapixel camera with 20x
digital zoom and flash
VGA camera (0.3 megapixels)
with 2x digital zoom
Video recording (352 x 288 pixels,
15 frames per second)
Video and still image editors
Internal display: TFT, 262,144
colours, 320 x 240 pixels
External display: 65,536 colours,
96 x 68 pixels
Stereo music player MP3, WMA,
eAAC+, AAC+, MPEG-4, RealAudio Voice and other formats) with equaliser
Visual Radio
MP3 ringtones (64-voice polyphonic)
Messaging: SMS, MMS,
email (with support for attachments), Instant Messaging
Integrated handsfree speaker
Java & Symbian applications
Push to Talk
Speaker Independent Name Dialing
/ Voice commands
Voice recorder
Advanced contacts database
Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.2,
USB 2.0 (USB mass storage), Infrared
Memory: 10 Mbytes plus 128 Mbytes
miniSD memory card (expandable to 2 Gbytes)
WAP 2.0 web browser, GPRS,
EGPRS, 3G data transfer (384 kbps)
Triband plus 3G (GSM 900/1800/1900
and WCDMA 2100)
Size: 99 x 51 x 26 mm
Weight: 139 g
Talktime: 4 hours
Battery standby: up to 200 hours
Nokia N71 Consumer
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Average
rating from 58 reviews:
Reviewed by ashiq hussain from bahrain
on 1st Nov 2009
it a good phone bu problem coming in camera msg come camera hardware
failed Rating:
Reviewed by Satya from Prakash on
1st Aug 2008
This Phone is Good but its Design is too poor and out of fashion.
Rating:
Reviewed by Saazy from Malta on
13th Jun 2008
An excellent phone with great features Rating:
Reviewed by Rajmohit from India on
11th Dec 2007
Not happy. Barely an year, have been having issues with main camera.
These days having issues like Phone restarting, SIM not registered...
very frustrated. Rating:
Reviewed by mujtaba from paskistan on
19th Oct 2007
its shape is big but brilliant to use..... Rating:
Reviewed by Tina from Sudan on
14th Sep 2007
Yo! ppl who are dissin dis phone, HOW DARE U?!! I formed a spiritula
connection with ma N71. I love it to death!! its amazing and if
u thnk it s a waste of time and money then u have no appreciation
for fine and RARE things! Rating:
Reviewed by shaiy A. from Sudan on
14th Sep 2007
with regards to the perveious problems, I think the N71 is an absolutly
brilliant phone. what can I say I LOVE IT!! I couldn't possibly
trade it for any other. what intrests me the most is the design
and not to mention the music player!! I haven't had any of the problems
I keep hearing about from other ppl. then again, when u have a phone
that kool its pretty easy to overlook the setbacks. I strongly recommend
it!! I've had it for almost 2 years now, droped it a dizzillion
times but its still in gr8 shape!! Rating:
Reviewed by Mercurius from Germany on
12th Sep 2007
Hmm... I got no problems at all it seems. I also use the phone quite
often as GPS navigator with a german navigation software. With additional
software I also can measure my car performance. All normal phone
functions are working quite without a fuss. I'm very satisfied with
it. Also the photo and video functions are really ok for a mobile
phone. The image quality is ok in the dark and quite good with day
light. Videos are with 15fps also ok. Rating:
Reviewed by Saravana from Malaysia on
2nd Aug 2007
this phone is really a waste of money,it will hang once u send a
sms a least for about 2 to 3 min. Rating:
Reviewed by S22 from UK on 26th
Jul 2007
For those people who have said 'dont diss this phone' and 'its excellent'
: I wonder what they're thinking after a few months of having it?
Dont read any other reviews, take it from me, its a great phone,when
it works - but it doesnt for long. Mine has spent most of the last
year in for repair.I paid £350 for it. Please, dont waste YOUR money
too. Rating:
Reviewed by zee from hong kong on
6th Jul 2007
a waste. an expensive and USELESS. Rating:
Reviewed by Ian from South Africa on
2nd Jul 2007
rubbish. after 6 months of having it the: camera does not work the
phone turns itself off saying 'phone needs to restart' A LOT, resulting
in missed calls symbian is rubbish, slow and crashes OFTEN it takes
long to start up battery life is poor another gripe is the general
stupidity of the software, for instance, if you close the clam before
a typed text has actually gone off it doesnt send it. anyway, its
not usable anymore and i have to get a new one. what a waste of
time and money. Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from England on
5th Jun 2007
The phone is OK for the first few months, but recently mine has
gone pear shaped. It freezes every time I send a text message, the
screen is scratched by the keys, the memory card is inserted properly,
but the phone still seems unable to recognise it. Because of all
of this, I am forced to buy a new phone- i will be choosing a cheaper
one, because in my experience the more expensive phones are the
ones that freeze and refuse to do simple tasks. Am very dissapointed,
especially as i paid over 200 pounds for it. Camera quality is still
amazing though, as is the video. However, that is still not enough
to save it i'm afraid because the basics just dont work. No wonder
Nokia have discontinued the handset. Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from Ireland on
22nd May 2007
attractive phone, but freezes a lot and talk time is very low wouldn't
recomand this phone.. highly priced with many problems Rating:
Reviewed by Khatey from New Zealand
on 22nd May 2007
I didnt really care about the scratches, I did not think that it
was the keypad that was causing the scratches, I thought it was
my earrings so I had to always take them off when I talk for long
hours...lolz... Problems.. cant play games.. it hangs... Luv texting
really..but it takes 60secs to 2 mins to actually send it..the phone
will actually hang till it sends then will go back to normal....
according to shops here, nokia is not making it anymore.. I have
that insert sim card problem over and over again... and also the
memory problem though nothing is really in my phone memory everything
is in the memory card.. Rating:
Reviewed by pepe from philippines on
9th May 2007
screen scratch due to keypad is not a biggie problem. what i dont
like is im having a hard time looking for applications for my phone.
ill bet its going to be fun if it is!! those who say n71 is not
good probably they dont know how to use it. Rating:
Reviewed by Alexander from Denmark on
1st May 2007
Great phone, with a HUGE problem, when you close it, it scratches
the screen!!!! If you buy it, you NEED to buy a screen protector
too! Rating:
Reviewed by Les from Wales on
1st Apr 2007
Whoever thought this phone was pants obviosly got it confused with
the 6822 - this phone has the best video and camera on the market
- its better than my digital camera which cost me £500. Don't diss
this phone - people who do obviously don't know the meaning of the
word quality and are jealous of relatives/friends who have this
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG from NIGERIA
on 13th Mar 2007
VERY GOOD AND ATTRACTIVE Rating:
Reviewed by karan from india on
1st Mar 2007
its cool.brilliant i love this phone much Rating:
Reviewed by dita from indonesia on
27th Feb 2007
it's nice clam shell model when i saw it first time. but it's very
difficult to find this phone in my country. then i got it, and i
found that the screen is very easy to crash, and it's not helped
by the use of the screen guard. Rating:
Reviewed by faeze from Iran on
26th Feb 2007
the only thing that I can say about it is COOL,VERY VERY COOL Rating:
Reviewed by Dillan from dere england
on 24th Feb 2007
this is pants never get it its a pice of junk Rating:
Reviewed by Steinar from Norway on
22nd Feb 2007
This Nokia N71 has been an everlasting disappointment. First the
connector for the USB cable broke after a few days. A new phone
was sent to me after 40 days of waiting! Bluetooth adapter for my
PC was bought to avoid cabling. Scratching problem was known and
proctection was put on the display. Now after 2 months the camera
has failed working. I will also mention that the browse button has
lost its paint and below is: plastic material. No aluminimum, to
make it last forever. Stay away from this model! Rating:
Reviewed by supreet from india on
4th Feb 2007
hey guys,this is a phone that isnt worth its cost.i purchased it
and found that a scratch is there on the phone screen on the very
first day.the software is very unstable and the phone blacks out
and hangs very often.though the music player is good but the camera
is not good when compared to other phones with 2mp.dnt purchase
it at any cost. Rating:
Reviewed by keny from englind on
4th Feb 2007
i had it for one day and it did not swich on RUBISH!DO NOT BIY Rating:
Reviewed by Jerry in Cincinnati from
U.S.A. on 29th Jan 2007
This phone does everything it's advertised to do but it has some
problems. The first one is a nagging error message related to the
memory data card. The phone periodically submits an error message
telling the user that they should "remove the memory card and press
ok" even when one is NOT trying to remove the card. I've tried all
suggestions trying to fix this to no avail. This leads to the second
issue. The latest version of the phone firmware corrupted some of
the functionality of voice dialing. Specifically, once I upgraded
the firmware, voice dialing was no longer possible with a Bluetooth
head/earphone. This was a major loss of an important feature for
those of us in America trying to call someone while driving, and
staying "hands free". Prior to the firmware update, it worked fine!
Other than these two annoying problems, the phone has everything
one could want, including the support of Internet Browsing in HTML
AND Wap. It also supports EDGE (important in USA) and 3G for those
not in U.S.A. The 3G now also enables the use of this phone in Japan. Rating:
Reviewed by S. zainal from Brunei on
17th Jan 2007
Its the WORSE mobile phone that I ever had. I thought getting this
model will make my life easier with many functions available in
it. Too bad its the opposite. My previous phone is much much better
and faster interms of sending messages. Ive been advising people
not to get this model. Im very disappointed with NOKIA especially
N71 model Rating:
Reviewed by Poowak from England on
16th Jan 2007
This phone is really good!!!!!! It has an excellent camera and video
and the mp3 is really good quality. Futhermore the battery last
ages and i rarely have to charge it! On the other reveiws they say
that they got a scratch on the screen - thats their fault for scratching
it! Don't diss this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Sameer from India on
6th Jan 2007
HAD DIS FOR ALMOST 9 MONTHS THE PROBLEM WHICH I FOUND D VERY NEXT
DAY SCRATCH ON D SCREEN . INVESTING MORE THAN 20000 BUGS N FACIN
SUCH A PROBLEM FROM THE START IS NOTHING BUT "SHAME ON NOKIA N THE
DESIGNER OF THE PHONE" IT WAS RIDICULOUS . NOKIA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING
SERIOUS EITHER TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM OR CHANGE THE HANDSETS AS
NOKIA ITALY HAS DONE . APART FROM THIS A FINE PHONE BT SERIOUSLY
NOT TO B PURCHASED PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by danny from usa on
6th Jan 2007
for those who don't need all the functions of the most expensive
cellphone but want a lot more functions than the cheapest or average
cellphone the nokia n71 delivers bigtime at a reasonable price.
the 2gb storage capacity is a big plus and will be more than adequate
for most people who want to have their photos and music with them.
example: my nokia n71 has 12 photos and more than 100 songs installed,
yet all that consumes only 20% of the 2gb sandisk minisd i've installed
which leaves lots of headroom for future additions. and the nokia
n71 has other fuctions such as a camera, video and other features
i have yet to explore. and lastly, with nokia being one of the sponsers
of college football nokia sugar bowl, that right there validates
nokia as perhaps the best reputable cellphone companies which is
enough said. Rating:
Reviewed by Orpheas from Cyprus on
24th Dec 2006
i put good because it has much good thinks but the model is not
nice. Rating:
Reviewed by john from UK on 23rd
Dec 2006
This phone is but ugly! I dont know what I was thinking by buying
it, but when I FINALLY, after a 2 month wait recieved it, i tried
to turn it on and it wouldn't, so I thought, OK maybe it's just
out of battery, plugged it in and NADA. straight back to Orange
and i now have the N70 ( i was a bit hesitant to get another Nseries
phone) but it is quite frankly BRILLIANT. Rating:
Reviewed by nicolette from South Africa
on 1st Nov 2006
This phone is the worst phone I have ever had. I bought 2. One for
me and one for my husband. My phone froze after 1 day. I took it
back and got refunded. After about 2 weeks my husbands phone froze
and did not want to switch on. Nokia replaced the "engine" and STILL
it freezes and blacks out. I have since bought a Samsung D900 and
boy, what a nice phone. Cant compare the two. I have spent in total
R7000 on a total RUBBISH phone. If anyone from NOKIA see this review....I
want my money back!! Rating:
Reviewed by Kuri from Japan on
28th Oct 2006
I use this phone in Japan, where it is known as the 804NK. And its
RUBBISH!!! We all know about the scratched screen problem, but the
problems just go on! My main problem was that the 11MB internal
phone memory would just fill up in about 2 weeks, even though I
had no data stored on it. I had to go to the shop every month to
reset it. As the memory fills up the phone moved at snails pace,
taking 2 minutes or so to send / receive a single message. I imagine
thats why it was quietly removed from the Vodafone catalogue over
here, but I was just told "thats the way it is" by the phone folks.
The camera is avaerage at best, and compared to a Sharp or Toshiba
its functionality is stone age. There is a small screen on the front
of the phone that serves zero purpose, I could go on and on. Never
again will I buy another Nokia. Horrible! If you live in Japan,
take my advice, buy Japanese. Rating:
Reviewed by mehdi ss from iran on
21st Oct 2006
as you now this phone has some problems.such as scratching of screen
with keypad and freezing of phone when you play the snakes,ok?!
but its design is realy atractiv and you cant see it in evryones
hand.quality of sound is realy nice.and the size of screen is biger
than most sonyericson and samsung phones.if you want attractive
phone with special futuers buy it but dont forget the screen protector
and uninstaling the snakes. Rating:
Reviewed by CH Farid from PAKISTAN on
17th Oct 2006
NOKIA N71 IS VERY GRAET MOBILE 2 MP CAMERA AND VIDOE CALLING Rating:
Reviewed by AMS from Oman on
10th Oct 2006
Im in love with this phone cuz when i first got it i wouldnt stop
bragging about it but as some of the others have noted that the
screen gets scratched when the phones snapped shut. Im still amazed
at the sound quality and the camera but wat surprised me the most
is how sturdy it is..i dropped it on marble floor and it was fine
whereas anyother flip phone might have shattered! For those of you
planning to buy a phone get the N71 if ur looking for something
rare! Rating:
Reviewed by mehdi sadaghian from iran
on 25th Sep 2006
the advantage is that you cant found nayone in your class thatwith
this phone,and quality of camera is nice i think design is better
than n90 and 91 buttttttttttttttttt.scratches are really annoying
.I cannot even play "SNAKES" just because my N71 hangs in approx.
1.5 minutes after I launch the gameand it appear sevral times so
i uninstall And then Its stuck, no keys would work, not even the
power key.finaly,the screen flickering when the text message that
i'm typing goes to the next line. 'this problems are shameful for
one off bigest mobile phones factories(nokia). Rating:
Reviewed by JOHN from S.A on
21st Sep 2006
This phone is goot and all, but Ive had this phone for three weeks
and it has completly bored me sometimes I feel like just throwing
the thing out the window. The phone is sexy and large at the same
time but I guess we all have different taste, don't appitse Me.For
people like to be kept entertained i would'nt recommend it at all.I
was a samsung user before i got this phone id prefer my old phone
to this thing and im stuck with this rubbish phone.The camera is
nonsense.You probably thinking, if this guy hates this phone so
much why is he givin it a 3 star rating, the answer is it's not
a bad phone it's just not my thing. for more info feel free to email
me on letladirams@yahoo.com peace Rating:
Reviewed by allan from canada on
6th Sep 2006
i had this N71 thing, for 2 months...but as far as i'm concerned
it has some design problems beside OUTSTANDING sound quality,2mp
camera..etc. for example: it's a little hard to open it with one
hand...when you close it hard, the keys SCRATCH the screen and it
can't be removed,only thing to do is to change the screen glass....also
the cover display is Low and no quite useful.....but when compared
to other flip-flopz i think after n93,n92,n90 it's the best..:X Rating:
Reviewed by dav from england on
2nd Sep 2006
its a wicked get it Rating:
Reviewed by christo from india on
1st Sep 2006
this is a good fone,has a good QVGA display,not as good a camera
as expected,the flip mechanism is good but it makes the fone look
kinda huge,sound quality not as good as in SE's W series.user interface
and connectivity options are pleasurable.overall a potent tool. Rating:
Reviewed by IMMANUEL from USA on
27th Aug 2006
TOTAL WICKED PHONE WITH HORNS Rating:
Reviewed by Anh Le from Australia on
25th Aug 2006
its a wicked fone, trust me buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Allan Wong from Singapore
on 25th Aug 2006
I have been using N71 for about 3 months. Pros: It's a good phone
and a great music player. I have downloaded about 300 songs into
slight over 700 magabites of my 1 Gig. miniSD card. The quality
of the playback is quite with clear treble and reasonably good bass
through the supplied pair of earphones. After continuous playing
of about 5 hours, the battery power just dropped just one notch.
I personally like the shell-clam design which automatically switches
on and off a call when the cover is opened and shut. Cons: There
is a design flaw. I am using a 3G Starhub sim card that is lightly
thinner than other telcos' sim cards' The slot through which the
sim card is inserted has a design flaw. The mechanism in the slot
is unable to secure the sim card tightly to the sim card reader
of the phone, hence after a while, the phone flashes "invalid sim
card" on its screen. Even the Nokia service station has not been
able to rectify this fault for long. Recently, I personally taped
a piece of thin cardboard to the back of the sim card before inserting
it into the sim card slot of the phone for a tight grip. The phone
has worked well since. Overall, I still think that N71 a good handphone
to own. Rating:
Reviewed by Nadeem Ahmad from Pakistan
on 16th Aug 2006
if you want to utilize your amount in purchasing good mobile & you
think that you have great tast than indeen n71 is best choice.you
can't amagin its qualities. Rating:
Reviewed by yanyan from Philippines
on 15th Aug 2006
This is a great phone... nice audio quality for mp3s, wide and clear
screen, clear camera pix, and it has almost all of the features
everyone would want for a smartphone(3G, edge, quickoffice application,
radio, bluetooth and IR, etc)! I really recommend n71 to all new
phone seekers! Rating:
Reviewed by Surajit Patnaik from India
on 14th Aug 2006
this is an amazing fone Rating:
Reviewed by Sina from Iran on
8th Aug 2006
Its The Best Phone I Have Ever Had...Fast And Easy To Use,Also Good
Camera... Rating:
Reviewed by Deema from K.S.A on
29th Jul 2006
I baught this phone yesterday and it's the best phone ever! BUY
IT NOW!!! Rating:
Reviewed by John from Philippinnes on
25th Jul 2006
N71 is also a good phone but i prefer N70 for its camera cover.I
don't like Fliptop Cellphones Rating:
Reviewed by RUDRA from INDIA on
20th Jul 2006
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE BEEN USING THIS PHONE, BUT I M REALLY
SORRY TO SAY IT ISNT UPTO THE STANDARDS.... CAMERA ISNT HALF AS
GOOD AS ITS COMPATARIOT SE.... BATTERY STANDBY IS POOR... NOKIA
BE CAREFUL U R LOSING OUT ON CUSTOMERS....BOTH D PHONES I HAVE ARE
OF NOKIA...AND YET I AM NOT SATISFIED WID D BOTH....9500 AND N71..HORRIBLE...I
AM JUST LOOKING FOR SUM1 TO SELL MY PH OFF...VERY CHEAPLY..ANY1
IN INDIA CAN CONTACT...IT TOOK A LOT OF D OLD REPUTATION TO GIVE
DIS PH A 2STAR...ODER WISE WUD HAVE GIVEN 1 Rating:
Reviewed by Fritz from Philippines on
18th Jul 2006
I had this phone for 2 weeks and I LOVE IT!!!!!! The sound quality
is soooooooooo great compared to other nokia phones. The camera
is also great!!!!! The design of the phone is also nice!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rab from England on
18th Jun 2006
Bought this phone today. Easy to use, battery life is oustanding,
and overall very impressed.Well done Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from Cyprus on
4th Jun 2006
Lovely phone but it keeps turning off when i have it my pocket.A
reset was needed few times and i only have it for a week Rating:
Reviewed by Ricci from Philippines on
10th May 2006
I had this fone for 2 days and it's awesome!...For me, this is the
ultimate flip phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Hector from UK on
6th Mar 2006
i had this phone for a day but i fell in love with it it is a great
design.To NOKIA good job Rating:
