Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXII: Nokla strikes again with E81 rehash

Due to Nokia's continued dismissal of the ripe-for-the-picking E81 model number, the diligent folks at "Nokla" (fresh off their E97 design win) have seen it fit to issue a second handset under that fake moniker. Surprisingly, this one actually boasts a rather unique swivel design -- even beating Nokia's own effort in this regard -- a QWERTY keyboard and some decent specs. There's even a mirror on the swivel-up back (we hear that women love mirrors), along with a hole at the swivel hinge for working a lanyard through. We'd venture to say it's the best E81 Nokia never made.

[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 11:00AM]

Motolona Karma + a bit style of Nokla. The bootleg makers (i can say criminals), don't own anything unique idea yet.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 11:01AM]

Motolona Karma + a bit feeling of Nokia phones. The bootleg makers (i can say criminals), don't own anything unique idea yet.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 11:27AM]

Isn't this how VZW's next Nokia is supposed to work?

Maybe they know something we don't.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 12:52PM]

LOLZ! yes I think so.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 10:58PM]

You know, with the right options, I might actually be willing to buy something like that.

1) dual SIM cards
2) quadband GSM + AT&T 3G
3) wifi
4) Android
5) ability to do tethering
6) LOTS of battery
7) microSDHC card
8) 3.5mm headset + headphone jack
9) charge and data via mini or micro USB

Yup. I'd be interested.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 4:41AM]

The quality does not matter anymore for you. :P

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 8:45AM]

I said "interested", not "I'd buy". The price would have to match the quality.

I mean, a device with those features, that will fall apart in about 12 months ... but has a total unsubsidised (because it's unlocked/unbranded/not-sold-by-any-carrier) for under $100. That wouldn't bother me.

I can afford $100/year for a device that actually has the features I want, as opposed to continually wasting money on devices that, while they last 3ish years (but most people replace yearly anyway, to "keep up with the jonses"), don't actually have the features I want.

I mean, look at the list of things I gave ... add to it that I require a physical 5 row landscape keyboard (as opposed to portrait keyboard like the Pre or Blackberry) ... and that I'd sincerely like a 4.1" 800x480 screen (this device doesn't have that, but I'm just saying, that gets to be my ideal). Optionally allow Maemo as the phone OS instead of Android.

I can't get THAT device for _any_ price point, nor any point of quality. So, I can choose quality with the annoyance of insufficient features (through mainstream vendors) ... or maybe I can have the features I want at a lower point of quality (if the above phone had those features). Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 10th 2009 1:02PM]

Maybe you didn't realize what you type john, but the first sentence you said had the word: "I might actually be willing to buy something like that".

And just to be a twat, wouldn't you want lot's of battery LIFE, and not just battery?