InfoSyncWorld take a look at the Nokia E61 - a slim performer which at 117 by 70 by 18 mm and 144 g manages to solidly best its 9300i sibling. Here's a slice:

Ready and willing to exploit the E61's connectivity is a broad line-up of applications which range from PIM management through e-mail; Nokia's pan-tastic new web browser which easily traverses full-size web pages; and an office suite which makes light work of viewing and editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. There's even a very decent music player and a SIP based VoIP client, and we're pleased to report that the E61 performed impeccably throughout our testing of these and more. For those wondering where to store their data, the hot-swap miniSD card slot - although inconveniently placed - and bundled 64 MB will come in handy for extending the 64 MB of onboard memory.

Unfortunately, the E61 - as so many Nokia devices before it - stumbles in the synchronization department due to poor support for local PC synchronization as well as a complete lack of out-of-box groupware support. Fortunately, several third party solutions are compatible with the device from day one, alleviating this issue somewhat - and while waiting to get this in place, users can even add a little to the two-day battery life of the E61 (with average use).

The Nokia E61 will be available throughout Europe in May 2006, selling for approximately €450.