Nokia E72 [Review]

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Nokia E72 [Review]

Prasad Naik, Dec 25, 2009 1257 hrs IST

One of the best non-touchscreen phones money can buy

Great design, incredibly slim, stunning build quality, good audio quality, decent camera, fast interface speed, good web browser, plenty of messaging and connectivity options, 8 GB memory card, great battery life

Optical trackpad implementation could have been better, display feels a bit small, loudspeaker isn't loud enough

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The Nokia E71 has probably been the most popular smartphone in the company's history after the 6600 and N95, and not without a reason. The phone packed in incredible messaging and communication features in a sexy, slim metal casing that made it such a hit. The E71 was not only preferred by business users at whom the phone was targeted but by anyone and everyone who wanted to buy a phone in that price range. Not ignoring such amazing talent, we at Techtree have always recommended the phone at every chance that we got for we would have been doing our readers a great disservice if we didn't.

So how does one improve on such a successful formula? The main thing to do would be to take all the ingredients that made the phone such a massive hit and then improve upon things that it lacked. The E71 was an amazing phone but by no means was it perfect (however, it did came pretty close). So you take all the good things in the E71 and add all the things that were missing and what do you get? Well, you get the new Nokia E72.

What the E72 faces in front of it is by no means a small feat. Its predecessor has set the standard pretty and high and the E72 better be really good to come close to matching that benchmark. The E75 has tried before it but did not succeed. The E72 does have all it takes to achieve what the E71 did and more, but will it? Read on to find out.

Bundle:

Nokia E72
Battery
Charger
Headset + 3 Ear-tips
Usb Data Cable
8 GB microSDHC card
Carry Case
Cleaning Cloth
Wrist Strap
User Manual

The E72 comes with a new headset (WH-601) that looked a bit like the one which came with the N97 mini (WH-701), but the speakers were different and not of the in-ear type. Also, it lacks the music control buttons found on the N97 mini headset. You get a carry case and a cleaning cloth with the phone and an 8 GB microSDHC card, which is all very impressive. However what is unimpressive is the extremely short USB data cable. The Nokia PC Suite software, required to sync the phone with your computer is provided on the memory card itself.

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(57) Comments

MOHIT K SEJPAL

,RAJKOT, on Dec 26, 2009 11:10 AM

e72 phone is very good phone and stylist phone

Rahul Dubey

,New Delhi, on Dec 26, 2009 09:51 PM

what battrey backup. whats price...

Pinks

,Kochi, on Jan 18, 2010 10:28 AM

I absolutely agree with the statement ''one of the best non touchscreen fone that money can buy'' although there are some minor drawbacks,no fone is perfect afterall. When compared to the features and performance delivered by this device,these minor drawbacks are negligible. Nokia e 72 is a complete package for those people who actually like to stay connected on the go. I am using this device since a couple of months and i am pretty satisfied.

Sander

,Amsterdam, on Dec 28, 2009 02:11 AM

I don't get it. I own an E72 and an E71. I'm seriously dissapointed about the build quality of the E72. It's a lot of plastic. The cover below the space-bar can be pressed as if it's an extra key .. it's very loose. Also the battery-cover is loose .. you can press the edges below left and right en you can move the whole cover a bit to the left and right. In my opinion the E72's build quality is one of Nokia's weakest ever (in E-series).

Prasad Naik

,Mumbai, on Dec 28, 2009 12:18 PM

I would suggest you to get your handset replaced. We have two Nokia E72s with us and neither of them have the problems you mentioned.

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Dec 26, 2009 12:10 PM

i loved this device, and e71 too, i bought a BSNL 3G sim card, tried to use the phone as modem, and it did not work, even if connects to the internet, it freezes after a while.both devices did not work as modem, so i m back to 5800Xpress. it seems that there is some bug in Series 60 3rd edition OS, which restricts us to use the device as modem. right, the speakers are not loud as e71 does.

HITESH

,BAKRANIYA, on Jul 30, 2010 01:32 PM

THIS PHONE IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS LOUD SPEAKER IS JUST A SHITT. EMAILS DOESNT WORK WHEN REQUIRED. POOR RECEPTION THAN ANY 1K PHONE

jaswanth jain

,Visakhapatnam, on Jul 23, 2010 10:20 AM

Features wise is a good phone, but too much outdated and full of bugs

Vipin

,Delhi, on Jun 20, 2010 03:12 PM

Want to purchase a good under 15k phone with very good features, E71 is the preferred choice.Any other options within Nokia family would be welcomed.

Hitesh

,Bakraniya, on Jun 14, 2010 05:07 PM

Hello Naikji, i am not at all able to run gmail application on E72, can you please help me about it. i installed and uninstalled several times, i even updated the software through internet.

Vathsalya

,Chennai, on May 16, 2010 12:41 PM

This phone rocks really... Wonderful package. Optical implementation was the one where i first struggled, but once adjusted its cool. The business features are superb... Display is as good as the other premier biz fones available in the market. Camera is stunning... And so are the video conferencing facility... Robust... Agreed that the speaker volume is not as loud as the others but for ppl going to office i think thats hardly an issue... I would rate the features as 10/10... No second thouts... But.... Please get it in an authorized store... Not grey market stuff....

rkg

,navi mumbai, on Apr 01, 2010 12:33 PM

i am confused. i have a sony ericsson p1i, and am not albe to find a worthy replacement. liked the E71, but am unsure.

Sunny

,Noida, on May 13, 2010 02:03 AM

if you are using SE P1i and looking for replacement the phone for you is Nokia E72. thou it does not have a touch screen but its 100 times better than SE P1i ....... i used P1i for 3 yrs and now updraded my self to Nokia E72..... I am very happy to use such a high tech phone

kushal

,mumbai, on May 10, 2010 04:11 PM

Then voice navigation has been made free for this phone mfd after march 2010 :-D cost is 17k

Manoj Shobhawat

,Gurgaon, on May 01, 2010 12:49 PM

at what price should i buy this phone(e72) that to a used one, pls suggest .

narender kumar

,delhi, on Apr 10, 2010 09:17 AM

is there a phone with the feature like N97 and stylish like sony ericssion with its musice qality

dinesh

,shimla, on Mar 21, 2010 04:55 PM

pl. advise if this phone has problems whilw serving as a modem for internet ? As a 3G internet modem which is better connection with PC th' bluetooth or data cable ?

J@CK

,ewerywhere, on Jan 30, 2010 04:33 PM

beauti...

Charly

,coimbatore, on Jan 20, 2010 02:14 PM

Is this better than the Sony Ericsson w960i ? Please explain .

Devesh Bhargava

,varanasi, on Dec 31, 2009 11:50 AM

hi Naik jee , i am using E72 and 1 word can describe this cell * WOW* , i want to know from wher i can down load free maps for it & how can i use YM on this cell

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 01, 2010 11:23 AM

simply install nimbuzz or ebuddy, both of these are great chat clients, however they dont support logging to chat rooms.

devesh

,varanasi , on Jan 04, 2010 02:47 PM

naveen i got the link of nimbuzz from ovi store but the link is in the form of simple text msg , it is not high lighted , so imposible to down load it , what to do now ??

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 04, 2010 05:18 PM

devesh, i have installed nimbuzz directly through wap(gprs). thats the best way to install nimbuzz, since it autodetects the make and model of mobile and downloads correct version onto mobile.

devesh

,varanasi, on Jan 04, 2010 06:47 PM

thanks naveen jee :-)

devesh

,varanasi, on Jan 18, 2010 08:34 PM

naveen do u use YM ?? if u use let me know because i feel u will be very good guide in sloving my probs :-)

devesh bhargava

,varanasi, on Jan 19, 2010 07:54 PM

naveen i have down loaded google maps & installed it too , it is saying loading ( i am using vodafone live ) , it is not going beyond loading , what to do now ?

noofi

,dubai, on Jan 19, 2010 05:58 PM

hi Don’t buy this phone …I bought this phone form dubai… Really this phone space button some times is not working …. This problem not only me but also Avery one facing this problem U can check in internet just tipe in google nokia e72 space button problemU can see lots Discussions

mobilemantra

,Delhi, on Jan 11, 2010 04:44 PM

Great phone , can you sync with contacts , yes. PC Suite does not or can not even check if there are duplicate records. Reviewers feel great, since the reviewers do not do their jobs properly.. Backup as a whole, remains whole backup.. No provision for restoring older apps downloaded from ovi store. Once you backup, they get burried in the older backup an firmware and when you visit the store to re-download, store says, already downloaded by you. Why are you are back here again ?

Vulcan Eager

,Hyderabad, on Dec 28, 2009 08:41 PM

Dude, don't get emotional when you review Nokia phones. Thanks to you, I now own a 6700 classic which comes very close to being one of the worst phones I have ever owned. Keyboard sucks, GPS has not worked a single time, Opera Mini refuses to install and there is a serious bug in the messaging software once you cross 1000 messages. Your reviews read as though you were being paid by Nokia.

Prasad Naik

,Mumbai, on Dec 30, 2009 10:57 AM

I am sorry for all the problems that you are facing but I still stand by what I said. The 6700 Classic is definitely one of the best Nokia phones I have used in recent times and a lot of people who have used the phone can confirm it.. In the three weeks that I was using the phone, I faced none of the issues that you mentioned here. As for the keypad, unless you have sausages for fingers I don't see how it is not comfortable to type. Also this is something that you could have tried for yourself before buying the phone.

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 03, 2010 12:37 PM

dear, u should have gone to gsmarena before buying that dumb series 40 handset. i always read at gsmarena before making any purhcase....and they are really good at reviewing at it, somehow they also miss somethings, but they are still better than other reviewers. the matter of fact is that consumer is the only ultimate reviewer, only he can find the glitches which self-proclaimed reviewers cant find.

mobilemantra

,Delhi, on Jan 11, 2010 04:40 PM

paid reviews or handsets are not collected back and left with reviewers after the reviews for free... OR Reviewers have never seen any other phones.

mobilemantra

,Delhi, on Jan 11, 2010 04:38 PM

E72 looks like poor cousin to E71 and E63. Nokia phones are not good anymore. '0' should be below 8, see all samsung and Blackberry phone. Users can not use phone camera properly. Pics are not good compared to any other normal Samsung phone. Reviews are not done with proper comparisons. Market has lot more better phones in all respects, features, quality of results, usability and price off course. I would not recommend anyone go for these phone .

Dr. Gagan

,Haridwar, on Jan 11, 2010 04:06 AM

Sir i want a phone in which i can easily surf the internet and also for my office work please suggest me is E72 is upto the mark if not than please suggest me some another in nokia itself please tell me the price

TK SINGH

,Kohima, on Dec 27, 2009 10:42 PM

Why not to buy Samsung B7320 - a business phone with similar feature as E71 but better OS i.e. window mobile. The street price is Rs. 11200/-, Which is the cheapest window mobile phone (value for money). Comment

Ravi

,Dubai, on Dec 31, 2009 10:34 PM

I was using a Windows Mobile based phone before my E71. Trust me, Symbian is much more smoother in operations that Windows Mobile. We have enough troubles with our PCs freezing so wouldn't buy the same trouble with our phones as well. Would you?

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 03, 2010 12:31 PM

fully agree with ravi......winmos are not reliable, they hang a lot, and are slow compared to symbians....

Mossie

,Sydney, on Dec 30, 2009 03:06 PM

I just bought this phone and had a little play with it. I put it in the little case and when I pulled it out it had locked and I can't unlock it now. It says Press Unlock to Activate Keypad. I press UNLOCK and the back light goes off and the keypad does not unlock. There is a light that keeps pulsing round the navi key and I can see the time on a black screen if I keep the navi key depressed. The Instructions are NO help with this issue. Any advice out there please? I was doing so well. It is the first new phone I've had since I came to Oz.

Prasad Naik

,Mumbai, on Dec 30, 2009 04:53 PM

Are you pressing the right key combination for unlocking? You have to first press the left soft key and then the right soft key.

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 01, 2010 11:54 AM

i was stucked with this kinda situation once with my then owned Blackberry storm, i tried all my best to unlock the keypad, not even the manuals helped me. fortunately i found help googling the terms.

Sankesh Bhandar

,Ahmedabad, on Dec 28, 2009 04:49 PM

what is the cost and does it function with Reliance CDMA

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Jan 01, 2010 11:49 AM

no way, sir. this is a gsm phone, and cdma is a totally different architecture. so better choose from their line up of handsets or wait for mobile number portability.

Miss Shayo Aste

,London, on Jan 01, 2010 04:15 AM

How can i get it? where to buy it? which one is better than? E72 OR N95

Jiten Chawla

,Faridabad, on Dec 28, 2009 10:19 PM

Nokia E series is very good, but in these phones i like e63 because in comparison of all features and price, e63 is the best one

Kija

,Jacksonville, on Dec 28, 2009 07:36 PM

Hi what

Rahul Goel

,Bareilly, on Dec 27, 2009 05:42 PM

E71 had better facet...it had just awesome killer looks, which i feel E72 lacks in. Other feature may have improve but its cost wise its not VFM compared to E71.

sachin

,goa, on Dec 26, 2009 11:19 PM

nokia will hopefully someday bring touch U I to E series as well. also if E52 & E55 were released those would more VFM as feature wise all newer E series are same.

raghu

,bangalore, on Dec 26, 2009 02:51 PM

I hope there is something diff in E72 from E71 that prevents it from hanging once every hour

Sandesh

,Pune, on Dec 25, 2009 11:35 PM

I have been seriously considering this phone... but it seems the first generation is lot buggy that its written in this review... probably not complete. Browsed a lot for this phone and seen a lot of complaints about the software issues... space-bar not working without restart is a major one. Apart from that it seems the build quality changes depending upon the region as in the Chinese build is too weak as compared to the original Finnish build from Finland This kind of difference has made me think is it really worth buying this phone in INDIA?? and if yes I think I should wait for the issues to be resolved.

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Dec 26, 2009 12:23 PM

go for it undoubtedly, unless u want to use it as modem. its the best qwerty device other than blackberrys. its got some minor bugs, especially with bluetooth. i did not face any problem with space key. i realized that it hangs while calling when the bluetooth is on. update will be available by january first week. expect them to fix most of the bugs. just be careful to look below the battery, the sticker should mention the model as E71-1. cause this supports the to be announced 3G supported frequency bands. well i sold the phone after one week of usage all because of its inability to be used as modem.

naveenchaudhary

,meerut, on Dec 26, 2009 12:26 PM

correction> fifth line> the sticker should mention the model as E72-1

MOHIT K SEJPAL

,RAJKOT, on Dec 26, 2009 11:12 AM

NOKIA N72 PHONE IS VERY USEFULL PHONE AND VERY LOW PRIZE AND STAYLIST PHONE

Sandesh

,Pune, on Dec 25, 2009 11:27 PM

Mistake on Page 2 last para, E75 is mentioned instead of E72

Shankar

,Bangalore, on Dec 25, 2009 07:11 PM

Features of the phone is very good.......n it s very attractive..........

Ronny

,melton, on Dec 25, 2009 05:05 PM

As far as call quality goes, we couldn't find any differences between the E71 and E72. However their ring tones do sound differently because of the relocated speakerphone in the E72; let me put it this way: the E72 sounded a bit muffled in my pocket, but was louder when put face-up on a table. All in all, nothing to worry about.

modifii

,Dmn, on Dec 25, 2009 03:33 PM

Very very Nokia biased review. I agree that E72 is a good product but praising the product this way makes me feel way too biased to Nokia. I don't agree to the statement that this is the best phone money could buy.

Prasad Naik

,Mumbai, on Dec 25, 2009 04:20 PM

I never said that it is the best phone money could buy. I said it is 'one of the' best 'non-touchscren' phones money could buy. There is a big difference in what I said and what you claim I said. As for praising the phone, if it is good and deserving, it will be praised. The E72 is a great phone but ultimately it is made by Nokia and if someone does something good then I believe some amount of praise is in order. You may think of it as being biased. I believe it is being honest.

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