30 March 2009

"The Thinnest Smartphone" Is Coming Soon
On The Largest Wireless Carrier In The States

Text messaging and email are still the ‘killer app’ for mobile phone data use and ), the largest wireless carrier in the U.S is responding with a great new lineup of phones for the Spring season.

AT&T today announced a fresh new lineup of Smartphones and quick messaging phones that make it easier for customers to message with friends and family and manage their business and personal lives on-the-go.

In the Smartphone category, AT&T debuted the E71x, Nokia's award winning fully-QWERTY S60 device. The thinnest smartphone on the market, the Nokia E71x, will be available in the coming weeks for $99.99 and features a black steel finish and award-winning design.

The Nokia smartphone, based on S60 on Symbian OSTM offers the Wi-Fi and the flexibility of many Symbian-based applications, in addition to AT&T’s most popular services, including AT&T Navigator. The Nokia E71x is just 10 millimeters thin and will turn heads when you text friends, or check your corporate or personal email.

“Smartphones and quick messaging phones are no longer for early-adopters and text-happy teens,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The ability to text often, or check your email from a phone is easy and more customers demand these features. These phones are a great addition to our best-in-class lineup and we can’t wait to get them in our customers’ hands in the coming weeks.”

"We believe this is a great opportunity for Nokia," says Hugo Hernandez, Nokia's head of E-series marketing for North America. "We are bringing in a device with the right [features] and the right price point."

With support for both corporate and personal e-mail, built in GPS, WiFi, a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash, and up to 8GB of memory it is no wonder that WIRED Magazine named the Nokia E71 “Test Best Cell Phone” in their November 2008 test issue and this is great news for all S60 lowers in US!