e60blog has posted reasons for choosing E61 over E60:

1) 1500mAh

2) qwerty

3) wide screen

4) quad band + UMTS

5) 2GB miniSD, i even heard the 4GB is out?

6) it is thin, i can put it easily in my jeans back pocket

7) it looks different to your run-of-the-mill s60 bar

8) very solid built, it is made of magnesium alloy casing