Nokia launches business-minded E51 handset

While Nokia didn't exactly choose the quietest day to launch its latest handset, the E51 is getting official, regardless. This candybar-styled device was designed with the suits in mind, as Nokia even touts its ability to "integrate tightly with corporate telephony systems (PBX) through Nokia Mobile Unified Communications solutions." Specs wise, you'll find a two-inch 320 x 240 resolution screen, two-megapixel camera, video streaming / playback with support for H.264 and Real codecs, video calling capability, integrated 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, FM tuner, miniUSB, IrDA, GPRS / EGPRS and HSDPA compatibility, up to 130MB of memory, a microSD expansion slot, quad-band GSM and WCDMA 850/2100 support, and up to 4.4-hours of talk time (or 13 days in standby). The E51 is slated to ship globally in Q4 for €350 ($485) sans a contract, and if you're craving more pics, just hit up the gallery below.

[Thanks, Nokie and James B.]

[Zal @ Sep 18th 2007 11:07AM]

Looks like a nice device--good specs in a nice form factor. Hopefully Nokia will release a 3G version for the US (WCDMA 850/1900).

[Aleksi @ Sep 18th 2007 11:40AM]

Looks actually pretty nice thin low end E series device.

[malaeum @ Sep 18th 2007 11:46AM]

I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I don't see the gallery. =\

[xj @ Sep 18th 2007 12:16PM]

Keeping my fingers crossed for an American version.

[matt @ Sep 18th 2007 12:21PM]

If they really wanted to cater to the business crowd, they'd get rid of the stinking camera. My phone options right now are between crap and more crap, because you can't get a decent phone sans camera...

[Jason @ Sep 18th 2007 12:30PM]

do you really work someplace so strict as to completely ban camera phones?

[iamdigitalman @ Sep 18th 2007 1:00PM]

Actually yes, there are government facilities that don't allow their employees to carry or own camera phones. Even some corporations don't, to protect their internal secrets (upcoming products, sensitive data, personal information, etc.

I just carry a nokia 1100 when i'm on the job. It works

[lassi @ Sep 18th 2007 3:00PM]

they made one model that had both options. one with camera and one without(price difference was next to nothing, the camera doesn't really cost that much).
they made e61/e62 that had no camera. biggest complaint with e61? no camera.
guess what e61i has? a camera.

the places that don't allow cameras are really, really rare. yet, always, when somebody offers a business phone somebody complains that it has a camera... places with so tight security might not allow you to take usb memsticks back and forth either and these phones double as those as well.

[dlheritage @ Sep 19th 2007 9:45AM]

Bravo! Finally someone else who gets it.

[Zach @ Sep 18th 2007 12:41PM]

It looks like every other phone in existence, although 130 MB memory is substantial.

[mansbarklund @ Sep 18th 2007 1:24PM]

Looks like a pink HTC Mteor?

[rento @ Sep 18th 2007 4:11PM]

It looks great, love the home screen too. Nice price

[jake @ Sep 18th 2007 6:47PM]

So am I right in thinking that this phone won't work with AT&T's 3G network in the States despite the 850 "crossover"? Are there any good 3G Nokias that work on AT&T's 3G network?

[Rich @ Sep 19th 2007 6:13AM]

The new US edition of the N95 will obviously work with AT&T's 3G network. :)