Nokia Priority showrooms have started delivering the much awaited business phone at a price tag of Rs 21200 inclusive of all taxes. Other retailers will have to wait to get the phone. Currently the phone can be obtained by ordering a day in advance and none of the showrooms have extra stoxk, currently they are filling only the pre-order pipeline. Sadly the phone is not available in white/silver combo, even the E71 doesnt have that colour combination any more.
Here are the current prices of the three E Series QWERTY models from Nokia (Nokia Priority , Chennai)
Nokia E72 – Rs 21200
Nokia E71 – Rs 16100
Nokia E63 – Rs 11400
Though the new E series phone Nokia E72 does offer upgrades in camera, and realigned keypad (same as E63) etc the E63 offers the besr value for money, if you are a serious business user.
Here are the list of Nokia stores , select your city in the below link – Nokia Priority showrooms in your city
Not many days ago, I was googling the web for any news on upgrades to Nokia E71, its not because E71 is bad, but because it has been 2 year since the E71 has been launched and Nokia usually follows up with its successful models sooner than later.
And recently did I discover the upgrade, Nokia E72 Business Phone with QWERTY keyboard. The phone looks almost like the E71 but with a much faster processor, More Built in memory and upgraded 5MP Camera. It also benefits from all the firmware upgrades of original E71. Nokia E72 Front view Nokia E72 Back view Nokia E72 Side view
The features and look and feel of this Phone are almost similar to E71, afterall why would you go and fiddle with something which already perfect. But still Nokia has made very minor cosmetic changes the width of E72 is few mm and the keyboard has also has been fiddled with, it appears the keys are better than the E71.
Processor :
All the changes are under the hood the E72 has a faster Processor most likely a 600MHz processor as in the case E55.
RAM / Memory :
The RAM capacity is increased to 250MB which allows the device to scale upto 16GB of Memory Cards (E72 itself comes with a free 4GB card).Once the OS loads the free memory is likely to be 80MB and excess so more memory for Memory hungry apps. Nokia E72 - Irresistable upgrade to Nokia E71
OS :
Includes S60 V3 Feature Pack 2, a highly refined UI and is very efficient and bug free. This is also a major upgrade. It improves multitasking, memory usage, power management and also changes in Menus.
Battery :
Battery remains the same , with BP-4L 1500mAH but the power management has improved Nokia promises a 12.30 Hours of Talktime against 10.30 Hours on E71 (Both on GSM Network).
Keypad :
A new optical navikey replaces the original D-Pad (ie center key with 4 way scroll). Two new keys are added in the bottom row by reducing size of space key . The new keys are Symbol and ! .
Audio/Sound Quality :
3.5mm audio jack replaces the 2.5mm jack of E71. And an active Noise cancelling filter has been added to improve voice clarity.
Camera :
The camera is upgraded to 5MP camera with LED Flash.
GPS :
E72 gets a magnetometer to sense the direction and assist the GPS on the phone. Also comes with lifetime Explore license (pedestrian) and a trial (10 day) Drive by license.
Apart from the above E72 supports charging through USB ie charging from your Laptop/Computer.
All in all E72 is an irresistable upgrade to E71 , being a fan of Nokia’s E61i and E71, I will surely be waiting in line to get the Nokia E72 expected to be launched in September 2009 in Europe and India.
