| The all new Nokia E72 boasts a host of new features | | | | Screen modes, active noise cancellation and a 5 Mix |
| including optical scrolling and a five-megapixel camera. | | | | autofocus camera. Write messages with intelligent text |
| Building on the success of the E71, it takes the very | | | | input; enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.36” |
| best of Nokia’s most successful QWERTY device | | | | QVGA display. Additional features include GPS and |
| and makes it even better. The super-slim 10mm frame | | | | Nokia Maps 3.0, UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB |
| has been refined with some sleek design touches and | | | | 2.0 High-Speed. |
| inside the device is treated to a range of user | | | | |
| interface improvements too. The optical navigation key | | | | |
| makes scrolling through emails a breeze and also helps | | | | We liked the Nokia N78 a lot, so we had high hopes |
| bounce around the menus quickly and easily. The | | | | for the successor, the E72. But the E71 appeared on |
| camera has been upgraded to a full five megapixels | | | | the scene in the middle of 2008 and a lot has changed |
| and heavy data users will love the support for up to | | | | since. Can the E72 cut it in the modern QWERTY |
| 10.2Mbps connections over HSDPA. The audio jack | | | | phone market? The E72 bears a striking resemblance |
| has also had the upgrade treatment with 3.5mm jack | | | | to the E71, both in its physical appearance and the |
| now appearing on the top of the device. | | | | operating system presented within, making it a natural |
| | | | | progression from the older device. The exterior design |
| | | | | has changed slightly, and in our opinion, the E72 has |
| Nokia Messaging is also on board and now supports | | | | slightly lost its edge - it doesn't look quite as sharp. The |
| access and easy set up for Instant Messaging | | | | dimensions roll in as 114 x 58.3 x 10.1mm, making it large, |
| accounts including Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and | | | | but slim. The screen fills the top half of the device, |
| Ova, amongst others. Email set up is even easier than | | | | measuring 2.36 inches, but only offering a resolution of |
| before through Nokia Messaging, Mail for Exchange | | | | 320 x 240 pixels, which falls behind the likes of the |
| and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler. Sound quality on calls is | | | | BlackBerry Bold 9700 with its 480 x 360 pixel |
| improved with the addition of active noise cancellation | | | | resolution display. The E72 then presents a waistband |
| and navigation gets a boost with the addition of a | | | | of shortcut keys, with a central four-way navigation |
| digital compass. Maps are also integrated and come | | | | key centered on an optical "Navy Key". The response |
| with a lifetime walk and 10 days of turn-by-turn | | | | from these shortcut buttons is good-it all feels well put |
| navigation, if activated within the first three months. | | | | together and there is a distinct action to them, making |
| You don’t need to be worried about getting caught | | | | for a positive button-pressing experience. Around the |
| in the dark either – a single press on the spacebar | | | | back of the E72 you'll find a 5-megapixel camera, |
| key will activate the torch! The Nokia E72 is expected | | | | supported by an LED flash. There is no dedicated |
| to begin shipping late in the third quarter of 2009 at an | | | | camera key, relying instead on a shortcut button from |
| estimated retail price of €350 before taxes and | | | | the home-screen. Thereafter you get pretty average |
| subsidies. TheNokia N99 is optimized for messaging | | | | performance, the lack of a real lens soon showing |
| and e-mail with a full messaging keyboard and support | | | | itself. Once you've grabbed a photo you can quickly |
| for EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G) and | | | | share it using Ova. Video capture gives you 640 x 480 |
| WLAN. The device features two customizable Home | | | | at 15fps, so is nothing to get excited about. |