Unfortunately these are not marketed at all in the Western world and probably wouldn't work on domestic carriers.
Unfortunately these are not marketed at all in the Western world and probably wouldn't work on domestic carriers.
A Nokia E71 was my daily driver for about a year, starting in 2010. I loved:
- the hardware (slim yet solid, keyboard only slightly worse than a Blackberry, nice tapered+curved edges)
- the extensive list of features (e.g. Wifi+3G, built-in SIP client, support for Exchange ActiveSync)
- support from important apps (e.g. Skype)
I hated:
- How finicky it was. I lost count of the number of times I had set up the mail client again (maybe after re-installing it) because it stopped syncing. (This was back when GSuite free accounts supported ActiveSync, which allowed push email.)
- The weirdness around selecting Wifi or 3G connection (I don't recall exactly what the issue was, but I remember there was something confusing about it).
https://us.alcatelmobile.com/alcatel-go-flip/
FWIW it apparently uses an older, pre–Google-investment KaiOS.
Edit: It's $100 new which isn't too bad, but less than $40 open box on eBay and other sites. That's practically impulse buy territory. I'll definitely have to consider it.