Nokia E72

The definitive Nokia E72
review
The Nokia E71 certainly hit
the mark for its target
business audience, so it's
little surprise that its E72
successor reprises much of
what was good about that
QWERTY keyboard-packing
Symbian S60 smartphone,
while updating it with extra
power and performance.
The E72 features a sleek
business-like design,
sporting a BlackBerry-style
full QWERTY keyboard across
its wide body. Some eye-
catching chrome trim
complements the classically
understated bodywork that's
aimed squarely at serious
business users.
Smartphone technology may
have moved on rapidly since
the E71 first wowed us as a
business tool, but it seems
there's still strong demand
for devices like the E72.
This E-series model operates
on the non-touchscreen
Symbian S60 3rd Edition
(v3.2.3) platform, so there's
no screen-tapping action
here – its 2.36-inch QVGA
(320 x 240 pixels)
landscape-oriented TFT
display is, in fact, similar to
the E71's.
However Nokia has upgraded
the processor under the
bonnet to a 600MHz ARM
processor, making its work-
rate that much quicker.
The E72 has also introduced
an optical trackpad within
the navigation D-pad, so light
finger action can initiate
movement on the screen.
The camera has been
enhanced from the E71's 3.2-
megapixel shooter, with a 5-
megapixel camera taking
care of imaging.
HSDPA connectivity has been
boosted to download speeds
of up to 10.2Mbps (suitable
network capability allowing)
and HSUPA upload at up to
2Mbps. Wi-Fi is safely
onboard, as is A-GPS satellite
navigation which supports
Nokia's latest Ovi Maps free
turn-by-turn sat-nav software
upgrade.
Nokia has beefed up the
messaging experience on
the E72, providing support
for Nokia Messaging, where
up to 10 regular email
accounts can be handled in a
user-friendly desktop-style
push email environment.
Nokia's Chat software also
provides instant messaging
connectivity for multiple
services simultaneously.
Other software
enhancements are dotted
throughout, bringing the
enterprise user experience
up to date.