Nokia E72 review: The business of messaging

28 November 2009
Nokia E72 is one of those handsets everybody is talking about long before their release. There may be nothing much to talk about – after all everyone knows what to expect of the Eseries and they have never let us down. But still savoring the next batch...

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  • lg1969
  • TL5
  • 03 Dec 2009

Does the E72 have vibrate on connect? Pretty useful feature on some new phones allows you to hold phone in your hand, rather than to the ear, till called person answes when it will vibrate. Decreases unnecessary radiation to the brain!!

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    • Ayham
    • Liu
    • 03 Dec 2009

    Still, the phone did not show up in Jordan (Amman) stores although it's available in Nokia's regional office.

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      • Anonymous
      • vGB
      • 03 Dec 2009

      Fil, 29 Nov 2009what's so special about this E72 which will make people buy... moreAre you effing serious?? You want something like the E72 to run windows mobile? WM sucks big time! Its the worst piece of crap mankind has ever come up with!

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        • KKK
        • 2@v
        • 02 Dec 2009

        This review has not evaluated the e-mail client properly.

        1) An email containing a "forward mail" cannot be viewed 9the forward mail cannot be viewed).
        2) Some HTML formats are not supported.
        3)Even when you have selected to download the complete mail including attachments for auto-retrieval, it only downloads the headers. When you open the mail, it then begins to download the full mail, thus wasting precious time.

        Is this the business of messaging?

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          • Anonymous
          • GgK
          • 02 Dec 2009

          I bought this phone two weeks ago and it is excellent.

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            • S. I. Galib
            • wMH
            • 02 Dec 2009

            After the review, I went to Nokia dealer of Bangladesh and bought the E72. Previously I was using e75. The e72 meets much more than expectation. moreover than that it is supporting .xlsx means all the office 2007 documents. A real updated phone !!! I wish i could have got a bigger screen!!! I found only this lacking in this awesome phone.

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              • Anonymous
              • SeQ
              • 01 Dec 2009

              this phone till now no buy in egypt but some of customer is need to buy it

              thanks and i need to know when it Available in egypt (Raya,I2,Ring)

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                • Than
                • 3A0
                • 01 Dec 2009

                Metal? Where is the metal?
                Everything but the battery cover, seems to be cheap painted plastic, similar to E52/55.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • fju
                  • 01 Dec 2009

                  not a nokia fan, but holding a button to activate the torch. now that's a function all manufactuere can make use of. good one nokia!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vGq
                    • 01 Dec 2009

                    Anonymous, 01 Dec 2009There is less metal around the antenna, like at the bottom ... moreLess metal round the antanne means more radation - E-72 SAR 1.3 much higher than the other E series.... Too dangerous to use.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • kx7
                      • 01 Dec 2009

                      MG, 30 Nov 2009Something is wrong here. The E55 review gave it excellent m... moreThere is less metal around the antenna, like at the bottom of the phone, to improve signal quality. Quite a few people complained about signal drops on the E71. Removing the bottom metal antenna cover should help with that. Also, painted metal plastic? The front of the E71 (that aforementioned antenna cover) was also painted plastic (and it chipped easily). The Bezel is still all metal, so is the back cover. They were always thin, this is a 10mm thick phone! This complaints are insane. The E72 is different, maybe "softer" looking as GSMArena claimed in their review, but this is still a well built and solid phone. I've had one in my hand and I honestly feel the quality is the same between this and my E71. I've been tempted to upgrade, but honestly I'm going to wait for the price drops in a few months. Right now my E71 is still completely great to me, and the E72 isn't going to be outdated in Feb for a nice chunk of change off the current retail price.

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                        • MG
                        • Tm%
                        • 30 Nov 2009

                        Something is wrong here. The E55 review gave it excellent mark and this review gives an excellent review to E72, but the build quality of those two is a huge downgrade to the build quality of their predecessors - E71 and E51. Thin and flimsy backcovers, E55 battery extremely difficult to remove, E55 "metal" frame is actually made of plastic, E72 has less metal parts compared to E71, Volume buttons are made of cheap metal-looking plastic. Okay software of the new devices is better, but the renowned quality and feel of the E-class series is G O N E!

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                          • Wayne
                          • Ui}
                          • 30 Nov 2009

                          I presentlky am using an E66, previous to that was an E90 and your nod to the fine build quality is a bit off base as you havent used the phone long enough to know.On both of my E series the naviagation toggle chrome finis wore off within a month of normal use, the E90 (which in my opinion was Nokia's best venture into the business phone market) lasted all of 13 months before it packed it in. When sent to Nokia for repairs, the reply was "Unrepairable." not a good ROI for that unit and since then other users of the E90 have had the same issue as me (RX, fine TX gone!)so you are saying fgood build quality, lets wait and see. As to a form factor, Nokia should have updated the E90 as so many other manufactors have taken that form fctor and made some very interesting phones.

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                            • haseious
                            • 2FB
                            • 29 Nov 2009

                            never mind my previous post. i'm such a doofus. lol.
                            i think we should be able to laugh off all our arguments.
                            the E72 is HERE, and we're STILL in unrest?
                            whether you take it or leave it, love it or hate it, just be CIVIL.
                            =D

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                              • haseious
                              • 2FB
                              • 29 Nov 2009

                              erm, is it just me or is it impossible to find the messaging "input settings" option? i've tried looking for it everywhere, but it seems to be elusive...

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                                • Anonymous
                                • upc
                                • 29 Nov 2009

                                Jus me, 29 Nov 2009Wow seems like you're the sort of guy who will buy China ph... moreI am guessing you have a Nokia....who sources its Parts and has contract manufacturing in china .... Guess u the dumb sad soul who will always be happy with old technology and con yourself into thinking he has the best.... Grow up

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                                  • Ia3
                                  • 29 Nov 2009

                                  Anonymous, 28 Nov 2009Radation level at 1.3 is too high No dual SIM No slider ... moreWow seems like you're the sort of guy who will buy China phone with dual sim! well, please go away from this forum cheap guy!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • up1
                                    • 29 Nov 2009

                                    Anonymous, 28 Nov 2009Where else can you find all that if not on a horrible Chine... moreI hope when you grow up you will be able to want some great technology .... Till then do wallow in you childish loyalty to nokia

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                                      • mVj
                                      • 29 Nov 2009

                                      Gilly Rocket"", 28 Nov 2009Gsmarena mentioned that superb audio quality in Advantages ... moreSuperb audio quality referes to the 3.5mm audio jack... it sounds excelent with high end headphones, playing lossless flac files, really good I tell you.

                                      mediocre sound quality mentioned referes to the speaker... for hands free calls, etc. No one listens to good music on the speaker so that is not important. But you can use the e72 as a stand alone headphone player like an iphone.

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                                        • Spiffo
                                        • mVj
                                        • 29 Nov 2009

                                        Got mine after waiting since June and the wait was worth it. Great build quality, specs and even firmware stability is decent.

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