On the first day, the obvious difference between my E90 and this E51 is the absence of the full size qwerty and widescreen. While this may seem to be a major drawback for me, I am realizing some similarities that are truly striking. Due to the lightweight thinness and smaller dimensions that harbor the same OS as the E90, the E51 basically acts (and looks) like the E90 in closed mode with the smaller screen and numerical keypad. From this respect it is refreshing to see that I can still access the Web like I have always been doing with the E90 and not miss a beat in communicating with T9. Accessing my messages of either texts or emails is exactly the same on the Nokia S60 3rd edition with Feature Pack 1 OS, and T9 is proving to be VERY reliable in helping me to compose messages in both styles.
T9 has opened my eyes to the possibility of relying on the numerical keypad at all if not as much as the qwerty. For the longest time I snubbed number keypads and even thought them to be inferior to qwerty, but my opinion is hereby changed for good. For a long time I had been associating the numerical pad with multiple key presses and thumb cramping, but the T9 system is a much welcomed departure from that. Finding out the important use of the asterisk and number key in executing T9 messages is the main reason behind my recent revelation Even with that said, I have to admit there is a strong preference I still have for qwerty devices, so the likelihood of me giving them up remains practically impossible at this time.
In regards to differences the keypad layout and the camera comes to mind. While the E5's front face closely resembles that of the E90, there are a few noticeable changes. The E51 has added dedicated hotkeys around the navigational keypad for calendar, contacts and email access like on the E61i, and the icons for delete and main menu have gone through a makeover. Instead of the menu button icon appearing as a swirl and the delete key as a letter "C", on the E51 there is a home icon and a backward facing arrow with an "x" inside of it, making them much easier to recognize to any non-Nokia user. Another notable addition doesn't involve a new button or an icon change, but is only an additional function added to an existing button. A command for Bluetooth is added to the asterisk key and can be activated by holding down the key. Above the screen on the upper-left corner an LED light has been added to notify the user of missed calls and new messages(email, MMS, text). Its bright white flashing duration can be controlled as well as the user's preference for which messages get notified. Next is the 2megapixel camera on the E51. Without the flash it basically reminds me of the camera included with the E61i and behaves in the same manner when taking pictures and video, but there is an impressive addition of a toolbar. When in camera mode pressing either the left or right side of the navigational keypad activates a convenient toolbar to access settings for the camera like Video mode, Night mode and Sequence mode. Nothing much to write home about on the camera, but it does look worthy of taking quick snapshots on a whim.
I shall continue to rely on this E51 and will post more accounts of my experiences.
TRENT
Sent from my MacBook Pro
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