Nokia E72 Review

how about the video capturing abulity? i think it only records video at 15fps?

At this price, reso should have been 8mpx upwards.

Shouldn’t they start dishing out 8mp smartphones now? Is it technologically impossible, or just wishful thinking from a non-techie?

nice review, which is better iphone 3gs or e72?Hope someone will give me E72

the phone’s keypad is too small for my fingers to press. i think i this is not the right upgrade for my unit

The fact that Nokia still releasing this type of smartphone is a good thing because still lots of people are not yet adapting to touch screens. I wish nokia will concentrate more on higher hardware specs like better cam (at least 8MP), AMOLED screen, better video capture, better music player because that’s the only thing they can do to stay competitive since Symbian OS is becoming an artifact from the past.

@ryan: Thanks for the info, bro. I have also read something from:

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/GSM-Cameraphone-Comparison-Q4-2008-review-r_2039.html

“..the resolution does not necessarily determine the quality of the pictures, only their size. In a crowded market place of 8 megapixel shooters things can get complicated because, at least in theory, the results should not be much different. Nevertheless, specs are nothing but numbers on a piece of paper and a camera’s true quality is only shown in results.”

Which is true, even if we translate this to dedicated digital cameras. Some of my friends have 8mp point-and-shooters of one brand, while I have a 6mp Sony DSC-T9.When we print the pictures using EPSON RX-630 photo printer using the same settings, my pictures definitely looked better.

Maybe not much on the technical side of observations, but there was really a difference in the printed pictures.

I take your word on the 8mp phones. Regards.

Sino ba kasi nagpauso ng mga jologs na TS phones?

is this good for students, what smartphone can you recommend students? i really need advice from the experts.

@yo_chinbo
It depends on what the students needs are. I thing the Nokia E63 would be more than sufficient for students who need to text and e mail a lot. The wifi and PDA function is there as well. If you have bigger hands perhaps the blackberry?

What’s the recent price of e72?

i just bought my e71 the other day, im quite disappointed with its pic quality.. how i wish i just bought a nokia e72..

Hi. I’m planning on switching to e72. I currently own a SE C905. The phone’s good in theory I guess… I mean, who wouldn’t want an 8mp cam right? That’s the ONLY good thing about the damn c905. Within 4 months of use, the earpiece stopped working and the keypad became crappy. Now it’s in the repair shop for more than a month now.

Do you guys think it’s a wise decision to switch to e72? I want a phone that just works. I figured, I’m willing to give up the top-notch camera of the c905 if that means having a phone that… well, a phone that just works.

Imagine this, everytime I make a phone call, I have to use the loudspeaker or the headphones. It’s very frustrating.

Can you guys help me out? Thanks!

@mark

whenever I update firmware, I always backup my phone first. I guess it’s how UDP works in Nokia handsets hehe. The software will prompt you to backup data first before updating the firmware.

So far with my E71, everything just works. It is as responsive as I want it to be. E72 experience should be better. Camera will disappoint you of course since you are coming from a cybershot phone. but who uses a camera phone for crucial shots anyway :P

@Mark

No problem.. :D

i’m currently using a blackberry bold 9700 but would want to get the e72. Is switching worth it?

I’ve been using the Nokia E72 for a month. besides the buggy software, sometimes it slows down while opening the program. but the Series 60 3rd edition is truly eyecatching, maybe an update version of the software will fix the problem. about the Spacebar problem, I haven’t encountered it yet.

camera – for a 5 mpx shooter, I can snap a decent picture with this one.

digital trackpad – amazing. I can surf the web easily.

battery strength is also amazing, I’ve been using it for 5 days, every night using it as my wifi. heavy usage down to 3 days KUDOS NOKIA I love this phone!!

downside : buggy software,especially the Nokia Messaging. so sloooow!!
don’t use the leather case supplied by Nokia. it will scratch your phone. instead buy the capdase

Remarks : I’m very satisfied and happy with this

im a blackberry bold 9000 user,would this phone be a worthy upgrade?

I’ve had my E72 for a month now and downside to it is the casual delay in button response which I haven’t really quite figured out when it happens. It’s really random… Configuring 2 emails is not an option… It really slows down everything… The message button or just going into the messaging menu will be a problem when you do it at the same time when the email is doing its send/receive.

Other than that, I’m very happy with the 3.5mm jack (a big deal for me), the 5MP camera…

Games? well.. hmmm… you get different versions of solitaire… ^_^;

BTW, Blackberry users beware… Emails come in text versions, not HTML, you won’t be able to read some emails without clicking on “View HTML” which will mean paying your mobile phone service provider for internet usage…

I don’t remember having that kind of problem with the BB.

Yeah I agree…

Nokia phones are like investments… They get better in time.

That’s what I love about Nokia. Their firmware gets better in time through updates. I’ve had that experience with the n95 & n82. The firmwares on both phones were really crappy at first but after a few firmware updates, they became really stable and fun to use. Though I couldn’t say the same about the n96. Sure they had a firmware update and it fixed the volume problem, but I still find the phone really slow. But it still is a great phone… if only the lags could be fixed.

Anyway, going back to the discussion…
What can you say about the image quality produced by the e72? Is the panorama mode same as the one found on the n86?

@mark

here’s an example shot of from the E72

http://twitpic.com/y2b84

Low light condition

http://twitpic.com/wqdpb

good light coniditon

http://twitpic.com/x6zes

yup! ok talaga ang nokia e72. i was able to purchase last month. binigay ko sa brother ko. then bumili na naman ako ng isa. ijust want him to have the best fone so far in town.
AEROPHONE cell phone shop in sm cebu city sells it at Php16,480.00, i think its one of the cheapest in town. plus andami pa nilang freebies…
hindi ito advertisement, i just want everyone to know kun saan tayo makamura in case bibili din kayo ang E72..

try visiting the store…

There’s a new firmware update available now… I’m installing it now, forgot the code, but I think it’s version 23 (version 21 yung una) … Hope this fixes the bugs (occasional freezes, spacebar prob, minsan walang optical pad)

upgraded from v021 to v023.002

ok naman naayos na yun long press ng phonebook to create new contact

you can download it at your SW update. for firmware updates mine is up to date!

it fixed the damn lag! thank you Nokia!