I hope other contract options will be available. I would gladly pay full price for this phone if I wasn't tied to a £35 contract. I don't talk or text very much, I want a device like this mainly for internet access.

Luke McCarthy, Leeds, UK

Nokia really need to market the E71, so people would realise what the best smartphone on the market really is!

I've been through dozens of handsets and believe you me
the E71 is easily the best phone I've ever owned.

J Singh, London, UK

Let's face it, It'll all about brand. Apple have it covered - cool, funky, fun, stylish etc. the rest have a lot of work to do to sway consumers. Blackberry a dull, work -a holics choice.

Marlon, London,

If that advert & that interface don't reference the visual style of Apple, then you can all expect me to deliver your presents come Xmas...

Bob, Guildford, UK

Compare with the Nokia E71. That's right. There's no comparison. Next.

Terry, London, Great Britain

honestly i completely agree that iphones are overrated, as fun as they are nothing can compete with how useful blackberries are. somebody that has used blackberries could never go back, for a college kid or spoiled highschool brat iphone could be a blast but for people in the real world, please...

eda , london, uk

I'll wait a couple of years until they make their way on ebay at less then half the price...

Mohammed, London, UK

I disagree with Peter from Vancouver. Blackberry has been around for ages, it's Apple that imitates other works, like the interface for their iPod's? It's from Creative. iPhone stylee? Blackberry. iPhone is highly overrated.

David, Belfast, UK

come 2nd Jan 09 something new will be out !!

waheed, london, uk

Why are you guys getting worked up about tech?

If it fits your needs and can afford it, buy it. Otherwise, don't. No need for the moaning inbetween.

Howard, Manchester,

And NOOOO, AT& T ! There is hope yet. Who's the artist/song in the ad?

MS, SJose, USA

I hope it is capability with the Bluetooth in my LR2?

Joe, west haven, CT, USA

Blackberry are not "imitating" Apple - this new smart phone is totally different from the iPhone. The media are simply in love with phrases like "iPhone rival" and "taking on the iPhone"!

Harry , Oxford,

Shame there won't be any bankers left to buy one...

Tom, London, UK

It must be an iPhone lover who wrote the "cons" for the Nokia 5800! It has been lauded industry-wide for being incredibly cheap, at a price that will sell millions. And the comment about storage is pure nonsense too, it can take micro-SD cards up to 32GB! Please rewrite it with an element of truth.

Alex Kerr, London, UK

Another company that imitates Apple, how original!

Peter, Vancouver, Canada

Why do people still think the iPhone is great? No Flash. No Java. No video camera. No MMS (WHAT!!!) No cut&paste. No scroll bars. Terrible echo. Not much of a phone really.

Look at any company and you'll see the decision makers use Blackberry and wanabes use iPhone.

Scot Richards, Brisbane,

Ha ha. Great idea: headed into a world depression who's going to spend a hundred dollars on one of these things? Not bloody likely. From here on out its food, shelter and self-patrolling neighborhoods.

Stan Parks, Beltsville, USA

Can't wait for the Storm to come...
One Storm I am looking forward to... lol
It's gonna give Apple iPhone 3G a run for it's money and more.
Better Specs... Bettter Looking... And most likely fewer problems!

BRING IT ON BLACKBERRY!

marco, Toronto, Canada

Intuitive? New? The pressure-based touchscreen has been around for decades. I had one on my Handspring Visor back in 1999, Palm popularized them in the late 1990s, and Apple used them in the first PDA (the Newton) in the mid 1990s. New? Give me a break.

jon, stanford,

If one read the pro and con. You will realize that all the "pro" comments are basic device functions listed in product promo. and all the "con" comments are how it looks or feel. Other than iPhone, none from real test run. Very superficial and shallow in terms of new products evaluation.

dchai, Louisville, USA

Yes - but can you watch Live TV as you can on a Treo 700P ?You can't do that on an I-phone

Ira Brent, kingwood, TX, USA

You say the Storm doesn't do anything new - but the whole point of a Blackberry is that it handles email, contacts and tasks better than any other handset available; especially if you use an enterprise server but even if you're using the included internet server.

Jeff, Calgary,