Nokia E61: so close to perfection, so disappointing its shortcomings.

Nokia E61: so close to perfection, so disappointing in its shortcomings is an excellent article by Patrick- well worth a read whether you agree or not.

“It’s been 6 months since I purchased my E61, and although it’s a marvelous piece of hardware, I’ve tried to objectively enumerates the pros and cons of this smartphone in particular, and Symbian S60 OS in general.

After many years spent using various PalmOS devices, switching to another OS was a tough decision to take, but the PalmOS hardware was becoming increasingly technically outclassed (i.e. dull and boring) when compared to the competiton. I had been using WiFi at home for a while, and despite the relative rarity of free WiFi hotspots in Europe or France, I couldn’t picture myself using a non-WiFi enabled device, so I sold my Treo 600, and a couple of devices and almost two years later, here I am with my E61, happy to use WiFi yet overall frustrated by this Symbian experience…” The full article is here.