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Rating  - NOKIA E51
Purchased this phone from Amazon based mostly on excellent reviews.But, to my big supprise this phone turned out to be quite a disappointment. Here is why: my sim card contacts (I have T-Mobile)were not recognized by this phone. My other phones Sony Erricsson, Motorolas, even my son's Nokia 9300 never had this problem. What am I suppose to do now? Reenter my entire list of all contacts and I mean at least 40 entries. But, this not all, I tried to make few calls and quality of voice reception is much worse than with my old Sony Ericsson. The voice of another person is difficult to hear because it's immersed into some kind of background sound.Lastly, if you have little bigger than small hands to operate this phone would be very uncomfortable. The buttons are vey small and quite cramped. I am sending this phone back to Amazon and for now sticking with my old Sony Ericsson. I will probably buy newer Sony Ericsson or Samsung, but not Nokia.
Rating  - Happy customer
No need to comment on the Amazon transaction - everything went smooth and as expected.
The phone is great! Compact and yet has all the features which I need. One thing which could be improved is the battery life - compared to my old Nokia phone, the battery on this one lasts only about half, but still gets me through 3-4 days between charges. I travel between USA and Europe and can use the phone everywhere. The 3G connection is usable at this point only in Europe but perhaps some day it may be useful in the USA. The Wi-Fi in that aspect is a great fallback. I even installed Skype on the phone and am making cheap/free calls whenever am in a Wi-Fi hotspot. I stuffed a 4GB MicroSD card and now have a very convenient portable flash drive which is always handy - transferring the files over the USB or Bluetooth is a breeze. From time to time I even use the radio and it works beautifully. The built-in MP3/Video player is also quite good but is useful only if you add a good size MicroSD card for the filestorge.
I have used the phone for more than 3 months now and have dropped it a few times - no problems, just works! The Nokia contacts management utility which ships with the phone could be improved a bit (it is a program which you install on your computer to help you with the management tasks of your contacts) - it does help though entering all the contact details on a normal keyboard instead of trying to thumb them on the phone. The necessary USB cable ships with the phone but any standard mini USB cable will do too.
Some of the office-type apps pre-installed on the phone are not that great - for example, the Adobe PDF reader does not allow you to flip the screen horizontally, but there are tons of third-party apps available for that OS which you can download and install. Many good games are available too - I installed Backgammon.
Overall, I am very happy with the phone and recommend it.
Rating - Best phone you'll never see sold by the US carriers
I've had the phone 1 month and I could not be happier with my choice. The battery life is outstanding, I've only had to recharge it 4 times in the last month. If you are looking for a phone that is packed with features, easily slips into your pocket and has great call quality this is the phone.
Rating - Greatest cell phone ever.
The battery life is amazing, the functionality is amazing, the connect-ability and speed, coverage and sound quality are all amazing! The build quality is also amazing. I'll still be using this phone 10 years from now.
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Cell Phones : Nokia E51 Unlocked Smartphone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black Steel) Customer Reviews
