There's now a dedicated Ctrl key and a few keys handle alternate functions like turning on the flash light and accessing Bluetooth. The keys are domed, clearly backlit in white and pleasantly tactile. If your thing is texting and email, the E72 has its eye on you. The E72's is even better and typing is a joy on this QWERTY messaging phone.
The keyboard on the E71, though small, was uncannily usable. The optical pad works well, and we vote it as an improvement.
At 320 x 240 pixels, you'll be doing plenty of scrolling, and Nokia has at least made that task easier with their new optical d-pad that can also act as a traditional d-pad if you're feeling retro. Heck, it's 2010 and QVGA is feeling mighty dated- even the once conservative RIM has moved up to larger, higher resolution displays. Unfortunately, some things stayed the same: namely the small QVGA display. It's been 1.5 years since the E71 launched, and Nokia has been teasing us with promises of the E72's much faster CPU, better camera (you could only go up from the E71's weak camera), updated design and improved multimedia in a still super-slim package. Just pop in your SIM card, let the E72 automatically configure itself for your carrier's data, SMS and MMS settings and you're ready to roll. Since it's an unlocked phone, you need not sign up for a new contract or extend your existing contract. Like the E71 NAM, the E72 NAM is a quad band unlocked GSM phone with EDGE and 3G HSDPA on AT&T's 3G bands and Europe's 2100MHz band. Even AT&T eventually picked it up as the Nokia E71x, albeit with their usual liberal dusting of bloatware. The NAM unlocked edition with US 3G HSDPA on AT&T's bands sold well here by no-contract phone standards, helped by the fact it was relatively inexpensive. Though affordable, the E71 had excellent build quality, that Eseries liberal use of metal rather than plastic, plenty of features and it just plain old worked well. The Nokia E72 has a hard act to follow in the much-loved Nokia E71. June 2010 Editor's Note: If you're a T-Mobile customer, check out the Nokia E73 Mode, T-Mobile's version of this phone. What's not: Not a huge step up from the Nokia E71, small QVGA display is dated and limiting. What's hot: High quality look and feel, fast CPU, 10.2Mbps HSDPA
0 kommentar(er)
