Nokia E51 coming soon - are you ready for upgrade?
Jaro 16. September 2007 :: nokia e51
This is a big news for all Nokia E50 users. It looks like Nokia is ready to launch a new member of the Eseries family and it’s probably going to be a successor of the Nokia E50. At the moment it’s labelled as Nokia Exx but this xml document indicates that the photo we’ve seen all around the internet could be that of Nokia E51.
Wifi, HSDPA and stereo Bluetooth
Nokia E51 will run on Symbian 3.1 (Feature pack 1) which means that there is a whole bunch of new features compared to the Nokia E50. Probably the most popular improvement among users will be implementation of Wifi and HSDPA. I know some folks will be very happy for the stereo Bluetooth support as well.
New key mapping
From the photo above it’s clear that there are a few new keys available for quick actions. Delete key (replacement of the C key), Home key (replacement of the application key ) and the keys for quick access to Calendar, Phonebook and Messaging Centre. A little Bluetooth icon on the * key suggests that it will be a matter of one or two key-presses to turn on/off Bluetooth.
Hardware
It’s not clear whether Edit button on the right side will stay or not. Centred charging plug and a little shiny metal spot on the left could mean that the new Nokia E51 will have mini USB support.
It will be interesting to see at what price will the Nokia E51 enter the market. I guess we could see the device launched this year. Are you going to upgrade your Nokia E50?
UPDATE: Nokia E51 officially launched
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i’m pretty screwed up. i’ve bought e50 six months ago and now nokia released a phone with wifi and other smashing features….. i’m going to kill somebody.
ideal situation would occured, if nokia replaced old e50’s with e51’s :)
have a nice day
[1] Well, let’s see what price will Nokia come up with for this phone. If it’s over 400 EUR not that many people will do the replacement in my opinion.
Bigger cameras and other multimedia features (stereo Bluetooth? why?) have no place on a business phone. I picked the E50 specifically because it did NOT emphasize these features in any way.
Also, the HSDPA is useless in N. America, since it’s only 2100 MHz. I hate being forced to pay for something I know I can’t use.
wat does d latest price?