The Nokia E51 is both stylish and suited to business purposes, which combined has created one of the most popular mobile phones the world has ever seen. The usual approach taken by companies building business mobiles is that business is a serious matter, so style is unnecessary. Some fear if their phone looks too fashionable their colleagues won’t think of them as a real businessperson. Others worry their partners don’t want them to spend money on something flashy, but rather should get a device that is simply functional for necessary purposes.

All this is changing now with the advent of business smartphones that also look great, and the Nokia E51 exemplifies this design approach to a tee. The Nokia E51 is a ‘chocolate bar’ shaped mobile that measures 114mm by 46mm by 12mm, while weighing in at 100 grams. This could be deemed by some business-shirt-wearing types as being a touch lengthy for the front pocket, but if you look at this type of phone historically, it’s nothing when compared to an older model Blackberry.

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