Well I am one month in to owning my E71 and felt the need to say it’s almost certainly the best gadget I have ever owned, how so much is crammed into such a thin solid metal case i have no idea. It’s just crazy that something one centimetre thick that fits in your pocket can have GPS, long battery life, a decent camera, every wireless network connectivity you could want in this day in age including Wifi and HSDPA, Bluetooth, IR, Mini USB.. expansion memory slot.. menu’s are fast and watching videos is no problem with the free DivX player. You can fit loads of music and movies on an 8GB micro SD card which you can pick up easily for just over £10.
It looks great, comes with a smart leather case, and if you want to use your own headphones pick up a 2.5 to 3.5mm audio jack from ebay, I got one for 15p including delivery from China. Sign up to Three and get the handset for free, add their Broadband-Max package and get enough download capacity to see you through the month, install Fring and have all your instant messaging on all the time so you can chat with friends while you wait somewhere…
The A-GPS connects in seconds here in London, even without the assistance of a connection and only using satellites it hooks up in seconds, use Nokia maps loader to get maps of all the countries you are likely to go to and you can stick the world on your 8GB card so you can find out where you are anywhere in the world without having to incur data roaming charges.
If you are in the UK and want a new phone, it’s a no brainer, buy an E71 and if you are in the situation I was where I was comparing the N95 8GB and the E71, then go for E71 - you won’t regret it.