Now that I’ve got both the Nokia E72 and the Nokia E71, we can have a face to face comparison between the two E-series phones. Check out the collection of photos after the jump.
The Nokia E72 has an accelerometer for auto-rotate and an optical trackpad which the E71 did not have. The E72 has 3.5mm jack while the E71 has 2.5mm. The E72 internal storage is 250MB while the E71 has 110MB.
Supported HSDPA speed for the E72 is up to 10.2Mbps while the E71 is just 3.6Mbps. The camera on the E72 is 5MP while it’s only 3.2MP on the E71. The processor was also upgraded from 369MHz to ARM 11 600MHz. The Nokia E72 lost the infrared which was present in the E71.
The E71 and E72 has the same thickness at 10mm by the E72 added a gram of weight to 128g but small over-all volume by 1cc. The keypad has also shrunk a bit on the E72 compared to the E71 but the former has a dedicated flashlight function.
The Nokia E72 has also been out in stores for a couple of weeks now and retails between Php19,500 to Php23,500. The E71 is now down to Php15,000.
@maldetah: Go and take a look at the Nokia E72 review at PhoneArena.com. That’s where I mostly read phone reviews and it’s the reason why I decided to buy a Nokia E72 as a successor to my Samsung Omnia while I wait for the HTC Desire HD. (HTC Philippines said it will arrive 2nd week of October pa eh… And I needed a phone that is simply a breeze to use especially during my trainings. It’s really worth it. I don’t know about other people but even people with huge sausage fingers find the keyboard rather easy to get used to and easy to type with. As for font size, there is a Font Magnifier at the Office Folder (preinstalled) so no problems with that. Only downside is the camera (no Text in the Scenes mode), no photo contacts, and that the message viewing isn’t threaded. You’ll have to install an app that does threaded SMS viewing. Still great.
Phone is very easy to use. I don’t think I’ll ever let it go even when I have my Desire HD. (This will be handy for the times when I have to go out of the house and use public transportation or go to trainings in Manila with friends.)
Currently installed Skype. Working properly. Our house has WiFi so I don’t have to turn my laptop on everytime I need to talk to boyfriend online or whenever I need to go to Facebook or just browse online. Saves us both phone credits.
Anyway, what else can I say? This phone, IMHO, is a beauty and it’s Nokia’s top QWERTY phone. This is one of the most expensive phone models available for purchase right now in New Zealand via carrier and it makes sense why.
However, if you just want to have a QWERTY keyboard for easy messaging without all the business-related apps like the ones found in Office (for reading Word Documents or reading PDF files/e-books via Adobe Reader), then go for the Nokia C3. While the OS on that phone is only Symbian Series 40, it’s still very much easy to use. Note that the screen isn’t as great as the Nokia E72 though but for most of us, I think that’s practically easy to let go.
However, if you’re like me, go for the E72 if you want a good business phone with the Blackberry form factor. Don’t settle for anything less or you will regret it.
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