This is the thinnest full QWERTY device offered by the carrier

Mar 19, 2009 08:04 GMT  ·  By

The Nokia E71 is now available on Rogers Wireless in white, and it comes to the carrier's users as the thinnest full QWERTY smartphone the company has to offer at the moment. The operator is reported to have been making preparations for the release since last week, and the handset was even spotted on its official website on Tuesday.

The new Nokia E71 in white was made available for the operator's customers on Wednesday, and it comes with dual e-mail option, which means that it can be used both for the personal email account and for the business one, as well as with a 3.2 photo snapper with auto focus and video recording capabilities, GPS capabilities and a 110 MB internal memory coupled with a MicroSD memory card slot that would allow users to add up to 8GB of external storage space.

Roger Wireless is now offering the new handset with a price tag of $99.99 with a 3-year contract agreement for a voice and data plan monthly service fee of $45. At the same time, the new Nokia E71 can also be purchased with a 2-year agreement for $374.99, with a 1-year contract for $399.99, and for a month-to-month subscription for $399.99. Those who would like to purchase the phone contract free will have to pay $449.99 for it.

What the new device has to offer to users in terms of features is a sleek, stainless steel design, the Symbian Operating System version 9.2, support for Telenav, Full HTML Browser that includes video streaming capabilities, FM Radio, MusicPlayer, SMS, MMS, IM (MSN Live Messenger and Yahoo) and Email (MobileMail, POP3/IMAP4 e-mail, Mail for Exchange, and Nokia Intellisync).

In addition, users will also be able to enjoy the company's HSPA network for downloads, as well as connectivity with GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 bands, a QVGA display (240 x 320 pixel resolution), a VGA camera for video calling, as well as support for Rogers MusicStore, MobiTV, ROD, VOD, MobileMail and Podcasts.