Nokia E series has always been dedicated to business people who use email services heavily. E72 is the successor of E71 and Nokia didn't have to try and experiment, the recipe for success was already there. E72 retains the same features that have made the success of the E71, but also brings improvements to convince us to buy it. E72 not only looks better, it is more efficient also.
Nokia E72 is not just for business. If you use the Internet frequently and you want a phone good at everything, with a large capacity battery and a full QWERTY keyboard, you can ask for Nokia E72 anytime, anywhere.
Key features:
• Quad-band GSM support
• 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps
• Landscape 2.36" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution
• Comfortable full QWERTY keypad
• Optical track pad on the D-pad
• Symbian 9.3 OS, S60 UI with FP2
• 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
• 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, DLNA support
• Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support, digital compass
• Accelerometer for turn-to-mute
• 250 MB of internal memory, micro SD expansion, ships with a 4GB card
• Standard 3.5mm audio jack
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support and microbus v2.0
• FM radio with RDS
• Remote Wipe
• Great battery life
• Office document editor (including MS Office 2007)
• User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two home screen setups
• Smart dialing
• Full Flash support
• Great audio output quality
• Lifetime Nokia Messaging subscription
Full specs here.
Nokia E72 comes in a package which has all the essential accessories for a business tool. We got a hands-free headset with a 3.5 mm audio jack and wireless control keys, a charger, micro USB data cable, a leather bag, a leather hand strap and the user manual. We also found in the box a 4 GB micro SD card and a piece of cloth to clean the phone.
In size, the phone is within the normal range for its class, is indistinguishable higher than E71, that is a gram heavier and wider with a mm. Thus, E72 has a length of 114 mm, a width of 58 mm and the same thickness of 10 mm. The weight is 128 grams. The metal battery cover plays a role here. Nokia E72 is still among the slimmest QWERTY handsets on the market and comes in three colors: Zodium Black, Metal Grey and Topaz Brown.
The front houses a 2.36 inches screen and a QWERTY keyboard along with the main control keys, the speaker, a secondary camera for video calls and the ambient light sensor.
On the left are the micro USB port and the micro SD memory card slot. Both have protective covers to prevent dust penetration.
At the top of the phone we find an audio jack of 3.5 mm and the start / stop button. The start / stop can be used both to change the profiles and lock the phone.
In the back, the E72 has a stainless steel lid with some small ditches, which are designed to prevent fingerprints. It is a useful innovation; many phones have problems with fingerprints on their stainless steel casing. Here is the 5 megapixel camera, a LED flash, self-portrait mirror and the speaker. Camera lens is not protected against scratches. Under the stainless steel back cover we find the 1500 mAh BP-4L Li-Ion battery which is the same unit in the Nokia E71. For the E72 it is quoted at 576 hours of stand-by time and 12 and a half hour of talk time, pretty impressive to say the least.
All materials are top notch; the phone is very well built.
Nokia E72 uses the Symbian S60 3rd Edition. This is version 9.3, which is newer than the one on the E71. The user interface is common for Symbian. Menus are well structured and intuitive. The processor is strong, running at 600 MHz. Memory is also sufficient at 128 MB of RAM. Interface and applications are running smoothly.
The standby screen shows you a lot of information. You can see the time, date, battery charge level, signal level. You can also see if you have messages or missed calls. You can add shortcuts to applications or websites.
E72's TFT screen is not very big, is the same used by the E71 and E63. It measures 2.36 inches and offers a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The screen performance is still great, with excellent contrast and vivid image. Sunlight legibility is among the best of its class.
Nokia E72 offers top notch sound quality during calls. Signal reception is strong so you'll do well in areas with poor coverage.
Messaging functions are very important for someone who buys an E72. The phone knows how to work with SMS, MMS and email. The QWERTY keyboard helps to write text quickly. The email client is well thought.
The internal memory of the phone is 250 MB. The 4 GB micro SD card was very useful for storing photos, music and movies.
The music player is well developed, with a feature rich interface. It supports most file formats and playlists. You can sort songs by artist, album, genre, composer; it has eight lanes and five equalizer modes.
Audio quality is good; the phone can successfully replace an MP3 player.
The video player is the same, I am talking here about Real Player of course, it supports 3GP and MP4 files, but the E72 lacks DivX and XviD support out of the box. Luckily, finding applications for the S60 3.2 that support those codecs is a fairly easy task. Since the screen is positioned horizontally, the player only works in landscape mode. The screen is big enough for short clips.
The camera has 5 megapixels, autofocus and LED flash. Photos are taken at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. The interface offers numerous settings. The image quality is excellent, among the best 5MP snappers we've seen. Contrast, color, brightness and the level of detail are very good.
The video recording is at VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels), but only 15 fps.
Nokia E72 is an ideal phone for those who want to stay always connected to the Internet, it just has it all: from Bluetooth v2.0 and USB v2.0 to Wi-Fi and 3G. Furthermore, the 3G comes with HSPA support for the fastest network data transfers - up to 10.2Mbps downlink and 2Mbps uplink.
Web browser is very good, as we are already accustomed to Symbian phones; it supports Flash and loads pages faster.
To connect your phone to your computer, you can use a micro USB cable, and/or Bluetooth.
In the business department, you have QuickOffice preinstalled so you can read all Microsoft Office documents and PDF files too. You have the ability not only to view documents but also to edit them.
For GPS navigation, the phone is using Ovi Maps.
Nokia E72 is an ideal phone for anyone who uses email, internet and messaging heavily. It handles just about every means of communication available today - from voice calls, through video calls, VoIP to texting, email and IM. Business as usual in the Eseries.
You can have one here for FREE on a monthly contract deal.
