Nokia E71 Vs Nokia E63

[d0ndela]

Hi

I want to buy a mobile phone that can do more than call, text and take pictures. I need it specifically to be able to have access to email 24/7 no matter where I am.

I have heard nothing but good stuff about the E71 from Nokia, but when using the comparison function on the Nokia website, I only see a difference in the megapixels for the camera (I couldn't care less), and then there is a thing called HSDPA which I don't know what is, but I'm guessing I cannot use it in Thailand anyway since it looks like it's a sort of network even newer 3G, and we aren't even at 3G yet out here?

So can anyone give me a reason to spend 4,000 baht more on the E71, and not just buy the E63?

[MJo]

If the only difference is HSPA (which you can consider as 3.5G what comes to data speeds) and you use it only in Thailand then the E63 will do the job for now.

However, 3G and HSPA might be here end of next year. You never know when the government will issue lisences. If it happens early next year as the latest guess is then HSPA will be usable in Bangkok within few months and rest of the country within a year or two.

But then again a year from now and E71 propably has better alternatives for HSPA data....

[nikster]

Even if they introduce HSPA in Thailand, if you are buying this only for Email then GPRS is just fine. It's slow but fast enough for email for sure.

3G has been promised for ages, and it seems to move ahead, but at such slow speeds that it's impossible to tell when it will actually run in the LOS.

[Gary A]

By the time 3G is usable here in Thailand, your phone will be obsolete anyways. Wait until/if 3G is usable then buy a new phone.

[canopus1969]

Why not just buy the new version - E72 and be done with it ?

[MJo]

Latest reports in local media (not sure if i'm allowed to mention the name here anymore) indicates that the licence auction is proceeding again. They have set reserve pricing and are about to auction 4 licences in the end of the year which means the networks could be launched in late 2010.

Let's hope they will really stick to their schedule this time around...

[khunjake]

E63 is bigger, clunkier, feels cheap, case made of tempered plastic...

E71 is smaller, smoother, easier to handle, feels more solid, case made of metal...

[petedk]

I thought of buying E63 but the battery life is lower than E71.

If you need it for messaging then I think the screen is clearer on the E71.

I don't use the camera but I do use MP3 and I've read that the sound quality in the E63 is poor.

Now I'm waiting to see the E72 which has really good specs ... faster processor and bigger memory and better camera.

I've heard of a price of around 16000 baht making it double as expensive as E63. If that's too much I would rather pay 4000 baht more for the E71 then buy the E63.

[aidenai]

The E63 has a colored plastic shell versus the E71's metal one. The front is a metallic-finish, whilst the back cover is a soft-touch finish – both attract far few fingerprints than the E71's.

The E63 is nearly identical in dimensions to the E71 except for the depth – the E63 is around 1.5 times the depth of the E71.

The E63 has a 3.5mm jack on top versus the E71's 2.5mm jack on the side. This appears to be the first E-series to have a standard headphone socket – something normally saved for N-series.

• The E63 has no side buttons for volume or voice recording. It's also missing the E71's IR window.
  
• The E63 has a revised keyboard layout, adding a '/' button on the lower row, shortening the space bar.
  
• The E63 appears to have a slightly smaller dimension screen although it is the same 320 by 240 pixels as the E71.
  
• The E63 lacks internal GPS.
  
• The E63 does not support HSDPA data.
  
• The E63 has the same 110 meg internal memory, but is shipped without an additional memory card (although a slot to add one is present).
  
• The E63 has a 2MP camera versus the E71's 3.2MP and has a fixed focus.
  
• The E63 adds a flashlight function that allows the camera's LED flash to be used as a torch.
  
• The E63 lacks the E71's faux-leather slip case.
  

And here's the key business features still present in the E63:

• WiFi
  
• 3G (there had been some rumours this was 2G only)
  
• Microsoft Exchange sync via MailForExchange
  
• Expandable memory
  
• Fast operation and stable S60 3rd Edition FP1 OS
  
• Pre-installed QuickOffice
  
• E-series security and encryption functions
  
• Huge 1500mAh battery
  

http://gadgetwidgets.com/nokia-e63-vs-noki...the-difference/

[d0ndela]

Excellent aidenai!

Thanks a lot for that link, really appreciated.