![]() We won't argue that some tasks do take quite a few wiggles of the d-pad and clicks to get done, but if you're familiar and happy with S60 this likely won't bother you. The usual S60 folder system is still there, which veteran Nokia fans often love (hey, it's familiar) and other folks find takes too many clicks. The Nokia N900, Nokia N97 mini and Nokia E72. ![]() The changes are subtle but do improve usability. Since the E72 runs the newest available version of Symbian OS and S60: Symbian 9.4 with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, you get stronger multimedia format support, a more flexible Active Standby home screen and and Modes (i.e.: Work and Home with different apps and background). These are available through the Ovi store on the phone. GAMES NOKIA E72 NARUTO DOWNLOADIf you're into social networking, there's a decent Facebook app included and you can download free and paid clients to extend IM support, and add MySpace and Twitter (Gravity rocks for Twitter). Nokia phones work just fine with inexpensive feature phone data plans on AT&T and T-Mobile (and other GSM carriers). ![]() While it might not have the immediacy of the BlackBerry email push system, you don't have to sign up for an expensive data plan either. The email app also supports Yahoo, Lotus Notes Traveler and Hotmail among others. You'll get HTML email with MS Exchange 2007 and though some folks have had trouble setting up email accounts with Nokia's relatively new email client, we had no trouble with POP3, IMAP and Gmail account setup and operation. The phone comes with Nokia Email (2.1 on our unit) and it handles POP3, IMAP and MS Exchange via Mail for Exchange (MfE) and Gmail too. ![]() GAMES NOKIA E72 NARUTO UPDATEWe did notice that typing sometimes lagged behind our key presses and hope that Nokia's fixes this in a future firmware update (Nokia can generally be counted on to release firmware updates for their S60 phones). 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 ![]()
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