Nokia E61 perfectly aped the blackberry form factor and also had a great keyboard (with f & j nubs). I still fondly remember mine.
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I can't tell you how many waiting rooms, grocery checkout lines, and delayed public transit that his puzzle collection gotten me through. On every handheld and laptop starting with the Symbian-based Nokia E61.
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Totally! When I got my Nokia 5146 (still basically a 5110) - you had to pay I think £50 for the phone, plus the contract of £15 a month. A month or two later you could get the 3210 for free, plus a better contract from orange, that took advantage of the MMS options - plus had the programmable ringtones which was soooooo much cooler than the 5110. I was lucky to jump from the 5110 to the 8210, and then to a 8250 which I adored and used on an off through to 2007 - when I moved to the E61 then e71 - which both still hold a very special place in my heart!
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The main issue they had was fragmented Symbian versions. Oh that and they allowed themselves to listen to Stephen Elop. I admire their hardware innovation and I think it’s sad we lost it. My Nokia E61 is still one of my favourite past handsets (Sony’s second version of the Xperia Mini Pro, the iPhone X and the stunning Siemens S35 are the others). And now I probably gave away who I am to at least one person who knows me here.