Nokia E72 Review
Phone rating: 
In a nutshell: The Nokia E72 is a competitor to the BlackBerry
Bold 9700 or Curve 3G. With full support for push email, attachment
editing and web browsing, Nokia offers a real alternative. The E72 also
features a 5 megapixel camera, video calling, a media player, FM radio
and GPS with Ovi Maps. Ultra-fast data access, WiFi, and stunning battery
life complete the package. It's available in a choice of Black, Grey,
Brown or White.
Review: March 2010. Last updated January 2011.
The E72 is a straightforward upgrade of the very successful Nokia
E71. The E71 was a very close rival to the BlackBerry
Bold, and the E72 delivers almost everything that we were hoping
for as an upgrade. But time has marched onwards and the E72 now has
to compete with the upgrade to the Bold, the BlackBerry
Bold 9700. Has it got what it takes to finally knock BlackBerry
off its perch?
The first thing to note is that physically there's almost nothing between
the E72 and the E71. They look virtually identical, have the same size
and weight and the keyboard feels the same. That's a pity, because whilst
the QWERTY keyboard is good, it isn't quite up to the very high standards
set by the Bold or Bold 9700. What a shame, because Nokia have proved
that they can make brilliant keyboards - the Nokia
E63 has quite probably the best phone keyboard of all time! The
E72 is a lot slimmer than the Bold 9700, so if you want something slim
enough to fit in a shirt pocket, the Nokia might be the one to choose.
The display on the E72 is exactly the same as the E71, which is another
disappointment. We were hoping for an increase in resolution above 240
x 320 pixels. For instance, the Bold 9700 has more than double the number
of pixels. Still, it's a good display with excellent clarity.
It's messaging that is the reason for buying the E72 of course, and
it doesn't fail to deliver. The device is excellent for both text messaging
and push email, with support for IMAP, POP and SMTP email protocols.
Attachments are supported, and the Quickoffice application lets you
view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. The E72 is fully
equipped for security, with a keypad lock, remote lock and even encryption
for data stored in memory or on the memory card. Full support for Virtual
Private Networks is provided. But the E72 does use the antiquated Symbian
operating system, which means that it can be slow and sometimes freeze
or shut down completely - not great when your business depends on the
phone.
The E72 can be used handsfree, with either a handsfree speaker or a
Bluetooth wireless headset, combined with both speaker-dependent and
speaker-independent voice dialling. You can set the phone to answer
automatically when using a headset or a car kit.
The E72 beats the BlackBerry when it comes to media, with a very good
5 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and digital zoom. It also has
an excellent video camera capable of recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels,
and it has a secondary camera for video calling too. The E72 can handle
music playback, and has the added attraction of a 3.5mm audio headphone
jack. There's also an FM radio with RDS support.
The Nokia also includes integrated A-GPS satellite navigation, with
the Ovi Maps application pre-installed.
You can also use the phone for web browsing. The built-in browser can
handle XHTML, Javascript, stylesheets and Flash, so is able to display
most websites correctly. You can use the Navi™Key very effectively
to zoom in on web pages, a bit like the iPhone.
The E72 features HSDPA with ultra-fast data downloads of up to 10.2
Mbps supported. That's pretty well as fast as it gets in 2010.
The E72 has excellent connectivity too, with support for Bluetooth
2.0 (with Enhanced Data Rate), micro USB and WLAN.
The internal memory has been increased to a sizeable 250 MB, and the
phone supports microSD memory cards up to 16GB, twice the capability
of the E71.
We're impressed by battery life too. The E72 has a monster 1500 mAh
Li-Ion battery which delivers stellar performance. You'll struggle to
find a phone with better battery life than the E72.
So, the E72 has many strong features, and it isn't an expensive phone
either, being available free on contract at around the £20 per
month level. At this price, we can ignore the fact that the screen and
keyboard don't quite match those of the BlackBerry
Bold 9700, and we'll remind ourselves that the Nokia is a lot slimmer
than the BlackBerry and has a better camera too! The comparison shifts
even further in favour of the Nokia if you compare it with the similarly
priced BlackBerry Curve 3G. The
E72 outperforms the Curve 3G in almost every respect, except for one:
reliability. The Symbian operating system that powers the E72 can be
frustrating and unreliable at times, and if that sounds like something
to be avoided at all costs, then you should choose the BlackBerry option
instead, even though BlackBerry offers less for your money.
Features of the Nokia E72 include:
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and 5x digital zoom
- VGA video camera with 10x digital zoom / Secondary video camera
- Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.36 inches)
- Music Player (MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ formats)
- FM radio with RDS support
- MP3 ringtones / video ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Voice memo recording
- Integrated A-GPS with compass and Ovi Maps
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3, IMAP4 and
SMTP protocols), Instant messaging with Presence-enhanced contacts
- Attachment viewer for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Symbian and Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
- Internet: Web browser, Flash Lite 3.0, WAP, GPRS,
EDGE, HSPA up to 10.2 Mbps download
- Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, micro-USB,
Infrared, data modem, 3.5 mm audio jack
- Memory: 250 Mbytes plus support for microSD cards (up to 16 GB)
- Vibration alert
- Quadband (850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G HSPA
- Size: 114 x 58 x 10 mm
- Weight: 128g
- Talktime: 5 hours (3G) - 12.5 hours (2G)
- Battery standby: 490 hours - 570 hours
Nokia E72 User Reviews
Love your mobile? Hate it? Please share your experiences to help other
people choose the phone that's best for them. Please do not review this
phone if you have not used it. This is a review site, not a forum, so
please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive
language, and please, no advertising!
Average rating from 82 reviews:
Reviewed by emma from UK on 28th Jul 2012
I have had my nokia e72 for a few days now and I absolutely adore it.
The qwerty keyboard makes it a dream to text and phone in general feels
well built. The camera is what you'd expect from a five megapixel camera
to be honest and the front facing camera is handy when there are no
mirrors available! haha. The twitter application however doesn't let
me go 'back' which is a bit useless and to update my twitter status
i basically just 'tweet via text'! So no major problems. I hope this
review is usefull.
Rating: 
Reply
Reviewed by Mira from UAE on 30th Apr 2012
This phone is completely unreliable, it constantly freezes. Had it in
repair 4 times, they gave me a new unit, the problems remained. Sometimes
'unavailable' for few hours without realizing. After i restart my phone,
i find number of missed calls and messages! met few people using this
phone, they have the same problems. stay away from this phone.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Mike from Philippines on 11th Apr
2012
Judging from some, if not most of the negative comments here, it's either
you got defective units or it's the first generation of the E72, the
first units to come out of the market. I got mine in December of 2010
but I never experienced all your problems. this is not an exaggeration.
I never had problems with freezing. my unit still looks new and it has
never failed me yet. I use it as my primary phone, calling (what is
our phone for? hehe.), texting, MMS, chatting, for my social networking
i have my facebook and twitter accounts running thru gravity, music
gadget, and most important... Email. I love its office tools! And again,
it never let me down. It works perfectly. oh, just a reminder, try to
reset your phones if you think it has slowed down a bit. Every gadget
needs this, even computers. Update your software if there is an available
one. it's made for your phones to work well. I have a blackberry, and
i'm telling you, it's nowhere near my E72.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by kirsty from england on 17th Mar 2012
The phone's apperance is stylish and smart. And it does the job a mobile
should do (call and text) to a satisfactory degree. However they are
the only positive things i can say. Its complicated to work and takes
time getting used to how everything is set up. When transfering files
to my laptop the phone would often decide it didn't want to complete
the task. Often the phone would completely freeze if say if i was using
word or power point and all i could do was switch it off and lose my
work. Wonderful. The memory space isn't as large as it suggests. Often
telling me i had no space when clearly i did. The internet would just
close itself down and the battery life was pathetic to say the least.
I've had it 5 months and i can not wait to get an iphone
Rating: 
Reply
Reviewed by i shah from uk on 14th Feb 2012
this phone is very nice and i love very much
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Yancy from Philippines on 5th Feb
2012
A VERY GOOD PHONE! Great features.. good battery life! one of the best
smart-phones i had! :) GO NOKIA!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Rikki from Philippines on 27th Dec
2011
Outstanding phone in every aspect with the appropriate price. Everything
had been very well said on this review. If you want a phone you will
not regret 2 years later (mine was bought 2008), then buy the Nokia
E72 now.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by MR SHAH from PAKISTAN on 16th Dec
2011
brilliant set personally one of my favorites outstanding allround set
for the business part that is was basically made for it offers excellent
options with everything & feature a business user requires from messaging,
emails. documents viewing & editing. to web browsing & connectivity
& to top it off with excellent connectivity & call quality it brilliant
on the multimedia side the set isn't far from the brilliant nokia n95
either delivering superb music quality with clear sound which a also
quite loud as for the camera which had traditionally been a weak spot
of nokia e series sets except for e90 this set is awesome with superb
still pictures at par with n95 though video recording is not upto the
mark but quite acceptable for a business set in short to call e72 as
a business set does not do justice to it's capabilities as a multimedia
capabilities which are just as good this is the perfect professional
allrounder set of it's time & I can say it's better than even the n95
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by vijay bam from india on 27th Oct 2011
A very well built sturdy phone. Misbehaves at times, flashes incorrect
info such as memory full and quits the task on hand, on checking found
221mb free. Faults few but irritable.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Simon from UK on 26th Oct 2011
Had the phone a few weeks all seems ok the battery life is acceptable
5 day's constantly on 24/7 with 3 hours spent talking,have been told
that when talking my speech dips in and out, this seems to be random
and only occurs every now and again, apart form that well impressed
with it's keypad and many fuctions.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by shahida from kenya on 11th Oct 2011
I had a lot about the E72 as initially had an E71 which was not performing
for some strange reason, had it upgraded and cost me 3000Kshs but nothing
worked any better. So when i bought E72 was so happy my problem is sorted
as i need mail for exchange but this keeps freezing like nobodys business
and amazing enough even nokia care in kenya could not sort its network
coverage when it had a problem.
Rating: 
Reply
Reviewed by Douglas H from UK on 3rd Oct 2011
I've had this phone for 18 months and my advice is run a mile from it.
Constant problems with freezing, misdialing and data transfer. Also
despite monthly payment plan taken and staying well within limits bills
are always more than expected. suspect as phone regularly connects to
the net on it's own. The biggest fault is the battery cover. Its design
is flawed with a very weak metal tab holding it on. Now on my 5th replacement
cover. Also when cover breaks you're knackered as battery keeps falling
out so I result to an elastic band to hold the cover on! Given it two
stars as when it does work it's acceptable and battery life is good.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Rachel from England on 2nd Oct 2011
Couldn't agree more with the reviews which are complaining about this
phone. It is good for the first 5/6 months then everything starts going
wrong with it. First of all, it starts freezing and the only way to
get the phone working again after this is to remove the battery and
put it back in, which is a nuisance to do when you are having this problem
numerous times a day. I sent it off for repair and they said they had
repaired the handset, a few weeks afterwards the same problem occurred
so i was sent a replacement E72. For a few days, it worked fine and
then the same problem occurred. Another problem started as well, I was
unable to send or receive texts or make or receive calls even with full
signal - people could not contact me. These are the two main problems,
however I also experience problems with texting - the phone would not
recognise when I was typing at various times.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by bj from uk on 18th Sep 2011
This phone is one of the best phones i have had by far the camera on
the phone is great and it has a very good battery life the GRPS Navigation
works alright and gets me back on track when im lost, the speed of the
internets also good but there are faster phones out now.... THE ONLY
BAD POINT AGAINST THIS PHONE IS THE OPERATIONG SYSTEM FAIL's ALOT RESULTING
THE PHONE TURNING OFF AND ON OR FREEZING
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Lisa from US on 26th Jul 2011
I've had a lot of blackberry bolds but I would say that this phone still
is my favorite phone. I've had the phone for 5 months and still am not
bored with it. I love how small it is. It functions great, I love the
secondary camera for video calls, and I love how customizable it is.
This is a really great phone and I don't mind that it runs on the old
symbian software. I have never had any problems with the phone besides
the fact of how complicated it is at first. I learn a new function the
phone is capable of every week. Its a little phone with a big package.
It was definitely worth the money.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by lisa from nigeria on 10th Jul 2011
i love nokia phones,but i've a problem with my e72 dat i got 3months
ago.at first it was ok,den it started going off on its own,i changed
my sim card,den it stopped downloading.i dont know wat 2 do.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by kartik from india on 28th Jun 2011
this phone is ok
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Jennifer from United Kingdom on 21st
Jun 2011
I've had this phone for less than half a year before it all starting
going wrong. The phones freezes at every opportunity, whether I dial
a number, or trying to access the internet, in the middle of facebook,
whatever. It often just cuts off while talking to people, other times
it echoes. I've now been told to return it after numerous phone calls
to Tmobile - who I might add are never very helpful. Now I have to go
out and buy myself a phone to use until they return my E72, although
at this stage, I don't even know if I want it back.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by cpk from south africa on 13th Jun
2011
Got this phone when my BB 9700 got stolen and I was pleasantly surprised
with its functunality - email, browsing and qwerty pad. I sure miss
the BB screen but that is about it. Symbian is a good, easy to use Os,
and thus far everything runs smooth and fast, no slower than the BB.
Email is spot on, quick and documents can be edited on the move. Excellent
battery and earpiece clarity, qwerty is comfortable and well spaced,
solid feel to the phone and it is a good looking phone. App store is
limited but that is ok, unlike android with thousands of apps of which
many of them are the same thing with a different name. Music player
is great and gps maps are well updated and accurate
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by cheryl wilkinson from united kingdom on
25th May 2011
i have own two nokia e72,the first started to crash after 4 months of
having it but, but was replaced by nokia for another, great. i have
had touch screen phones and i must say that i would never go back to
them, as i love the key pad on the nokia e72, i would have gone for
the blackberry cruve byt the camera isn't as good as the e72, and let
face it i can still log on to face book, twitter. and if you buy it
in black it looks like a blackberry any how..
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Marti from England on 12th May 2011
I was the lucky owner of the fantastic nokia e71 until I lost it on
a night out, and I'm pleased to say that its successor, the e72, is
even better. Between these phones I had the 5800 xpress which I really
didn't get on with — poor touchscreen and all three I owned were
prone to crashing. In my opinion, this is in the top three phones around
now. It is very reliable, with a good camera (pictures are clear even
when viewed on a large computer screen), easy to use email service so
I can use outlook and hotmail accounts on it, excellent navigation on
the internet and phone, gps works really well (and is an unbelievable
attraction to nokia), fantastic build quality, with it being heavy enough
to feel solid, but not too heavy to distort pockets etc, and is very
slim. All in all, it's a hefty package. HOWEVER, what stops it being
a clear number 1, is the operating system. It's not bad, but I've had
this phone about 9 months now, and the time's taken its toll. It's starting
to get slow and the email has gone a bit dodgy as well. Still, if you
like the convenience of the package this phone provides, without heavy
and long-term multi-tasking requirements, this phone is fantastic. The
fifth star is in lieu of a competitive symbian OS relative to android.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Andy. from UK on 3rd May 2011
I think this one of the best phones on the market and I would NEVER
have a touch screen phone. Reliability is fantastic and has only froze
once and the battery life I think is unbeatable... Internet browsing
is excellent, as is the pop 3 e-mail. I would reccomend this phone to
anyone. Prior to this phone, I had the Nokia N95 8g, which I then, thought
was the best phone around, apart from the battery life, which constantly
had to be charged-up... So, to everyone, BUY THE E72.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Tom from England on 25th Apr 2011
When i first got this phone around 6 months ago i found it fantastic.....
However now it is one of the most annoying thing in my day... It freezes
alot on.... also the keypad is not very quick on responding when typing....
the software is just to slow on it... the camrea is ment to be 5 megapix
but seems to be a 2mp its terrible... the only plus is it battery life
which will last you 6 days but when it freezes god it annoys you...
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Nik from Greece on 22nd Apr 2011
I only buy Nokia phones and I loved the N90,N93 and N93i.Wasn't into
qwerty ,however this E72 is one of the BEST nokia phones produced. Most
importantly,EXCELLENT battery life, it will never let you down. I give
it a 10/10.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Nik from Greece on 13th Mar 2011
Nokia E72 is an unbeatable mobile phone. Excellent features it won't
let the user down. Aove all battery life is EXCELLENT. I have many nokia
phones this particular one has the best battery life up to date. I use
the E72 alot and do take many shots and vids but the battery has never
let me down it goes on for a WEEK! The only drawback is the keypad..too
small and if one's got thick fingers you're in for a suprise, bit difficult
in wanting to write a msg on the spot one must kind of really focus
as to not mistakenly press the next key instead of the correct. Overall..really
an EXCELLENT phone..thanks Nokia.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Linzaly from Malaysia on 10th Mar
2011
I've had this phone for about a year and a half now, and it's starting
to be problematic. Freezes alot, and tends to restart at the wrong time.
People have complained for not being able to reach me on the phone too.
Email works fine but sometimes doesn't come through. Basically, it's
a phone that can do way more than it can handle. I'm getting a BB Bold
9780.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by satheesh from india on 5th Mar 2011
it is an amazing one......
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Ruth from United Kingdom on 21st Feb
2011
Ive had this phone on the t mobile network now for 5 months and haven't
had a single problem with it. It's a fantastic phone, easy to use and
smart. I use the internet on it regular aswell and have had no problem
with that. Another cracking 5* phone from Nokia and nicely priced aswell.
Excellent!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Graham J from United Kingdom on 16th
Feb 2011
I have this phone with Orange pay monthly. The phone is good for calling
and texting. Battery life is no more than 2 days. The Symbian O/S is
slow, much slower than the Blackberry O/S. But where this phone really
falls apart is with data. Apps are slow and often do not connect at
all. The internet browser is lousy and almost unusable. I have yet to
find a decent Twitter app. All in all a very disappointing phone. I
have 10 months to go on my contract but would not get another Nokia
Symbian phone.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by shelly from northern ireland on 23rd
Jan 2011
i have my e72 abot 5months,a great wee phone to start with ,not now
,it freezes everyday and freezes in the middle of a phone ,never again
i can no longer depend on this phone
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by peter miller from uk on 16th Jan 2011
Have never had such a load of rubbish in my life. What are Nokia thinking
about selling a phone that keeps needing to go back to the shopto have
software up grades all the time. Had Sony Erricson before but wanted
to try something different, boy what a mistake. The phone is rubbish
for texting , even mundane things like trying to ring people up. Also
I am a driver and the bluetooth facility and connetivity are garbage.
Advice to anybody thinking about buying either new or second hand DONT!!!.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by saeeid from iran on 5th Jan 2011
the mobile e72 & n8 bouth them are very good! i hav not any thing to
say so. have you a nice day.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Robinson O from Nigeria on 4th Jan
2011
This phone is it. It is a great black berry beater, and the best I've
used so far.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Khizer Hayat from Pakistan on 20th
Dec 2010
i have updated my firmware to 053.0.0.1 and it has a big issue with
it that machine is a bit slow now.... as moving into menus is no a bit
slow... rest its workin great
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Juned J P from India on 12th Dec 2010
best handset nokia ever launched so cheaper
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by astri from dubai on 14th Nov 2010
I bought this phone 3 months ago,happy about it..love the colour! but
it lately the phone got freeze for quite some times..and need to turn
off then it back to normal
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Todd from UK on 12th Nov 2010
This phone is a replacement for the Blackberry 9105. The 9105 was NOT
user friendly. The E72 is much better. Texting is easy, even though
I have large hands. People have reported software problems, but so far
(1 month) I haven’t experienced any problems. The camera is very
good for a phone, but recording video onto the supplied 4g memory card
at the highest quality is rubbish, as the picture keeps freezing. But
it records ok if the quality is set to "normal" instead of "high". This
may be a card issue, I hope. The free maps are a great plus, especially
for me as I will be doing a lot of travelling soon. The gps picks up
your position very quickly, faster than my Tomtom. And the voice is
loud and clear. Ring tones, and message tones are loud and clear as
are caller’s voices. Music play back is very good. The radio is
very good and you can actually use these features while out travelling
as you can be sure the battery will last. My battery lasts 4 to 5 days,
mainly texting and 10 min call per day. But this is also due to the
fact that I turn apps off as well as wi fi etc, and set the phone to
gsm only. E mail worked ok but I very rarely use it. This is an excellent
phone and as long as it does not develop soft ware problems I hope to
keep it for a long time.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by biggie from mauritius on 10th Nov
2010
hi there best phone ever but the ringing volume is quiet low though
it's still set on the highest volume possible.Is anyone else facing
the same problem???
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Cheryl from India on 6th Nov 2010
Got this after quite some research and I'm glad to say I'm very happy
with it..good solid affordable phone.. texting is a breeze.. good for
multitasking.. surprisingly its torchlight has come in handy quite a
few times... camera is more than sufficient for any random moments/sights
that u want to capture... for better quality, use a digicam!! :D probably
the strongest point is its battery life..even my 6303 wouldnt last a
day while this baby can go on for 2 days... with lots of interent usage:
browsing, emails, chatting on gtalk, msn using maps and what not my
only gripes with it being: the symbian e-mail client..not that great
but its allrite if you are a casual user... loudspeaker volume couldve
been a lil louder...
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Johir from London on 30th Oct 2010
It was good for 5 months, and now can't use Video or play back as it
freeze's a lot, the main problem seem to be that E72 small phone with
too many responsibility in it's plate, mybe a bad OS inside.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Anisa from New York on 23rd Oct 2010
This phone is like soo amaazing.. I absolutely love it, it's soo reliable
and so great to take pictures with.. like wow, go Nokia! I recommend
it to all :D Peace.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Richard from england london on 17th
Oct 2010
this is my second review on this phone great phone but i had it for
6 months and got sick to death of the e mail symbian client it is so
slow sometimes connects sometimes dose,nt , I run my business on email
and need a phone that responds quickly this phone dose not do that,
also setting up e mail is a frustrating task, i now use a blackberry
bold and its so so much better and the battery is just as good, if you
are looking for a phone with rubbish e mail buy this phone , but if
you are serious about business do not use this mobile as it will let
you down..buy a blackberry..
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Manu from Belgium on 2nd Oct 2010
In one word: superb job you've done with this E72,just great, Proficiat
to your team, waiting the next gr8 smartphone you'll do
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by anthony from Riyadh KSA on 28th Sep
2010
i just had a new E72 and the best phone i ever had since i start using
Nokia mobile..i was pretty ammazed after i accidentally dropped it hardly
but still..it still kicks a lot,,thanks
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by sandesh from india on 3rd Sep 2010
I love my E72 coz it has almost everything i lookout for....
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Kim from England on 31st Aug 2010
I've had this phone for 4 months and it crashes ALOT. The space bar
stops working meaning i have to turn my phone off and on again. The
phone sometimes doesn't let me send messages so i have to re-set my
phone meaning everything is deleted off my phone :(
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Ted from England on 21st Aug 2010
It is a really good phone, although it freezes A LOT
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Anthony from Israel on 20th Aug 2010
I love my E72 and would not go back to blackberry its easy to use and
watch movies with bluetooth headset which automatically reconects for
the next time use although the resolution is not as good it still provides
superb quality when watching them. On top of that you do not need a
seperate blackberry package just a simple internet package will sueit
this phone love it very happy with it and the price does not matter
to me LOOOOVVVIIINN it
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by sammy from england on 14th Aug 2010
i just got it n its amazing!!!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Ben773 from UK on 10th Aug 2010
The Nokia E72 has many positive features though also a few of unexpected
disappointments. I find it frustrating how often the internet freezes/says
it's not available. I've even contacted my service provider who sent
me a new sim card though the problem still occurs. Maybe a service provider
issue though I'm not convinced. What definately isn't related to my
service provider is the screen and font size of the E72. For a smart
phone it is too small when compared against its rivals such as the Blackberry.
Browsing the internet can be a real challenge. Finally, I find the complexity
of the camera inhibitive. On many occasions I have missed a good photo
opportunity because the options prevent a "quick snap" on the spur of
the moment!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by coghit from italy on 6th Aug 2010
the Best phone, when it works! freeze to often.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by bob from hawaii on 30th Jul 2010
this phone is amazing and i love it to peices. GET IT
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by keziah from uk on 22nd Jul 2010
i have got the nokia e72 and i think it is so great i can't leave it
alone now. BEST PHONE I EVER HAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Minty from UK on 20th Jul 2010
I've just got this phone and I already think we're going to get along
well. Apart from one website it just refuses to load (the scroll page
of Dragon Cave, for those that care and that made the phone freeze so
I had to turn it off and on again) I've had no problems at all. Shame
though, seeing as my old E63 managed to handle the page easily, so I
don't quite understand it... hence the one star mark down (what can
I say? I adore DragCave). There is so much that I am stumped by, but
seeing as I shan't be using it for business, only pleasure, I'm not
too fussed. It was a bargain, too, as I got it on the £15 Web tariff
from Virgin Mobile. As I say, it's early days so things could go wrong,
but my first impression, and a couple of hours compulsive use has me
saying well done Nokia :) I've never even touched an iPhone so I can't
compare them... but my Mum has the Blackberry 9700 Bold and I must admit
to preferring the E72, the Bold seems so overwhelmingly complex to me,
but then again it wasn't my phone so I was wary of pressing too many
buttons and causing trouble, lol. If any little problems arise in the
future, I'll be right back to list them all, lol.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Stuart P from United Kingdom on 18th
Jul 2010
Owned the E71 for about 6 months and then upgraded to E72. Both phones
are excellent business phones with a mass of features. I previously
owned the Iphone 2G and 3G models but would not go back to touchscreen.
I like the tactile feel of a QWERTY keyboard and they don't come much
better than the E Series phones. The E72 looks good, feels good and
is well worthing shelling out for.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by John Glover from United Kingdom on
16th Jul 2010
Phone is outstanding and am more than pleased. But the manual supplied
leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe someone should write a book as per
apple
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by asboste from UK on 9th Jul 2010
Bought this phone for business as I have had iPhone and Blackberry earlier.
The Nokia looks great feels good and battery life is amazing compared
to the iPhone and BB (2 -3 days VERY heavy usage). Email client fior
exchange is OK, Hotmail not bad, but the software is absolute rubbish.
The symbian OS looks like it came out of noahs ark, it seriously lets
it down. When running muliple apps it slows down incredibly and freezes
all of the time. I constantly have to switch off and on. Upgraded to
the latest Nokia software and had a day of trouble eventually got it
going again (and I am an electronics techie!!). Today radio wont work,
switch on and off and it came back! Bluetooth randomly disconnects from
my carkit when it feels like, again on and off and it comes back! If
you have it set to auto push mail and you try and use it while it happend
to be syncing forget it it runs like a dog. Sorry Nokia nice try but
OS and speed are very poor. Looking at a HTC now.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Andy H from England on 7th Jul 2010
Got to say this is the best phone i've ever had. I've had it for two
weeks now and it does exactly what i wanted it to. If you want to keep
up with your hotmail/live account on the go then this phone must be
considered. Also great camera. Only downside is the satnav is not a
patch on tomtom but as it's free you can't argue with it!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by nikk from india on 6th Jul 2010
hi this is nikk.i like your model E72.i using that model wright now.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by MG from Devon, England on 3rd Jul
2010
Ummd and aaahd about the Nokia E72. 1st one froze. 2nd one had poor
build on screen face. 3rd one good so far. Feels good in the hand. Mostly
fast althouth this may depend on network coverage. Keys are small and
I've found that I often double up on keys. Haven't used the Blackberry
so can't compare. Battery excellent.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by nellie from UK on 1st Jul 2010
This phone is sooooooo sloooooow. rubbish rubbish rubbish. give me an
iphone or desire any day
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by abhishek agarwal from india on 27th
Jun 2010
i loved it...............
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Nceba Ntweni from South Africa on
24th Jun 2010
Fantastic ! ! I have yet to buy the phone but seeing and using my girlfriend's,has
made realise that I'd rather go for the Nokia E72 than the Black Berry
I fancied.Having been a Nokia man all my life,I realise what a great
investment I will be making. Kudos to Nokia for this magnificent piece
!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Mohyadiin Omar from Somalia on 22nd
Jun 2010
I am the person who left the previous 5 star review. While I stand by
my previous review, I like to give this phone 4 stars. I was too generous
earlier. It is still fabulous but the radio is a letdown. When the radio
is on and the loudspeaker is on, there is a degree of echoing that is
irritating. When the headphone is on, it is perfect. That is my only
complain. If you are not a radio fan, then you have a fastastic mobile
that could rival any blackberry phone.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Mohyadiin omar from Somalia on 12th
Jun 2010
Fantastic! In fact, words fail me to review this phone. Nokia e72 is
the best phone that Nokia has ever manufactured. Texting is easier and
a lot quicker thanks to the QWERTY keyboard. The camera is great. Pictures
are stunning in broad daylight. Of course a dedicated camera would produce
a much better result, but this is a camera phone and it is good enough
for me. Also there is a free GPS as opposed to aGPS, which cost you
in data connections. But you have to dowload your free SatNav from Nokia
website first to realise this great feature. The Satnav is just as good
as TOMTOM and you NO pennies for it. So you have great phone with qwerty
keyboad, great camera and a wonderful satnav for a good measure. Plus
a great battery life. Seriously, what else do you need? The phone has
many useful features including Wi-Fi and radio including internet radio(connection
could be through Wi-Fi if you don't have your own internet from the
mobile services operator). But the Internet feature is only available
when you upgrade the phone's software. without the upgrade, it is just
good old FM radio. After the updating available for free from Nokia
website, you will notice an Internet radio added to the mix. what is
so wonderful about this is that the Internet radio picks all the Internet
radio stations for you automatically. All you have to do is to just
go through stations one by one(there are thousands)and add what you
like in your favourites. What's more, when the Internet radio is tuned
in, the headphones are not needed. The unit works as if it is a dedicated
radio. That is a wonderful addition for a radio junks like me. If I
have to pick a fight with Nokia, I would ask why they put the loadspeaker
at the back of the phone?. The sound comes out a bit muffled when the
phone is on surface and the loadspeaker is on. It should be on the front
or sideways. But that is just small stuff. Well, there is no perfection
is this world. Is there?
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Sardar Khan from Dubai - Uae on 6th
Jun 2010
I was planning to buy BB 9700 but was little confused to buy with Etisalat
or Du subscription. I just scroled the net & found the E72 the best
for my choice as most of the features are better than the BB's. Nice
choices of colour. I am fully satisfy to own E72 in comparisson with
BB or I-phone.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Scott from UK on 31st May 2010
my e72 is probably the best phone i personally have ever used. Ive tried
out both blackberry bolds, the samsung omnia pro and the iphone. the
e72 out classes them all with fast 3g web browsing, multitasking with
apps, an good quality camera and a simple qwerty keyboard, and whats
even better for all of this is the price! 5 stars for pure Nokia excellence
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Dr A A saiyyed from india on 20th
May 2010
I am using E72 since 5 months now. Its an excellent all rounder. Only
one thing thats annoying is its poor earpiece volume. Can anybody tell
, is it my handsets problem or in general problem of E72? Anybody ,
pls help.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by nottmbantam from Saudi Arabia on 2nd
May 2010
I bought this handset a few days ago, as I wanted a phone with a qwerty
keyboard. THe Blackberry models in teh same price bracket either didn't
have 3G ( eg Curve - 2G only ) or the camera wasn't as good ( Bold,
only a 2mp camera ) , so this seemed a pretty good bet. I had sold my
N97, and had gone back to using my N95 , so missed the k/b on the N97.
As I had bought the N97 as a PAYG handset and was left ultimately disapointed,
I didn't want to be spending another £500. I also work abroad, I wanted
an unlocked handset, so paid around £245 for this, cheaper than some
of the BB Models. Ok - first impressions - nice looking phone, very
handsome, nice weight in the hand, nice and slim, quite ergonomic really.
One downside is that I find the k/b a little too compact after the N97,
which is quite nicely spaced out, but I do like the fact that the main
punctuation marks are easy toa ccess, rather than to go through the
'Symbols' sub menu. Screen size is more than adequate, even when surfing.
I am using Opera Mobile, which zooms into web pages quite effortlessly.
I have also updated the phone's firmware to v31, and did a hard re-set.
From building the phone up from scratch, I found the initial email set
up a bit 'glitchy', as it didn't run smoothly. I did get there in the
end, and since then, my Gmail account works perfectly.I think the best
way is to first set the 'Destinations' for the device, then go into
setting up email. The camera is good, and more than adequate - not as
good as the N95, optics are not same standard, but when viewing the
pics on a laptop screen, they are pretty decent. Video recording although
is only at 15 fps, is again good enough. Obviously the newer phones
now are recording in HD, but this is in essence a messaging phone .
business phone, so the video recording facility aint gonna be pulling
up trees, but it does the job. THe other media apps are fine, FM radio
now has Internet Radio as part of the new formware, gallery , video
centre are pretty similar to other Symbian phones. The shortcut keys
are useful, although I would like the option to customise the home screen
a little more. The application shortcuts are cahngeable, but the list
of items below that are the ones I'd like to change. I like the fact
I can switch to 'Personal' mode and then have a different set of shortcuts,
so in effect giving a much wider range of shortcuts is needed. Menu
is good, Control Panel is very good I have to say, and easy to access
all aspects of the phone's operation. I don't miss the touchscreen of
the N97, as I find it as quick using the D Pad. I'm not sure about the
optical navi key - in reality, the surface area is a little small really
to be quick when using it, it's quicker just pressing the four direction
keys. I find the loudspeaker in a bit of an odd place really - is it
just me? It's on the back of the phone, so if the phone is on a desk
surface, and I'm using it on the the loudspeaker, the sound is muffled.
The only problem with volume is that it's perhaps too loud (!) , as
it makes the speaker vibrate too much and can almost distort the sound.
Maybe speaker at the side of the phone, or even stereo speakers built
into the sides? Being picky here, but this IS a review. I have put in
a 8gb memory card, and have installed the main key apps I use- all work
very well and without problems - Skype, Joikuspot, Opera, fring. Battery
life seems pretty good, the phone is always on 3G, always connected
to the internet, and will last for a good two days. So, in summary,
I think it's very very nearly perfect for what it's intended for, maybe
a few very minor improvements. Looking through the stars ratings and
what they mean, it is in my view an excellent phone, so hence 4 stars.
A few minor improvements and it would be outstanding.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Dariush from UK on 29th Apr 2010
Really recommend this phone, absolutely everything you could want! I'm
on a contract with Virgin and with free internet it's a great phone!
Battery Life= 3/4 days V.HEAVY USAGE! (you can turn on power saving
though- gives you up to a week usage) Applications= Absolutely everything
you could want and lots of free downloads from Ovi! Ease of Use= My
mum could use it! (Very easy) Bad Points= NEED A MEMORY CARD (actually
comes with 4gb which is great but get a larger one for music etc...)
Best Phone I have ever had, hands down!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by nellie from UK on 29th Apr 2010
stupid battery cover. Other than that this phone is ok and getting better
with each firmware update.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Annie from UK on 14th Apr 2010
Recently got this phone on contract from O2! And all i can say is it's
easily the best phone i have ever owned! No problems at all easy to
figure out battery life is good! Camera is better in daylight than inside
but nothing is perfect... well done Nokia on this onee! Five star rating!
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by izzah from England on 13th Apr 2010
my Nokia E72 handest is definetly something, it never slows down at
all or plays up like my old nokis 6500 slide, the phone has impressed
me so much, especially considering that im only 13, the only problem
is not the phone but owning this phone means that it is a good target
for thieves, but its music players is good, and the camera is also excellent,
i also love the secondary camera, its not amazing but it is good when
i take pics of me with friends and family n:) five star product *****
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Mick from England on 10th Apr 2010
Quite simply, the best phone I've ever had. Superb
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Keith from UK on 13th Mar 2010
The E 72 is the best phone I've ever owned and I love the push e mail
the maps feature (also Google maps). Camera is poor indoors, but OK
in good light. Biggest disappointment is the battery life. It tends
to go on to low battery saving mode at about 40% charge which is irritating
to say the least. If you use your gadgets, it will be on charge every
day. Number of useful free apps is growing by the day. Keyboard is easy
to use even if you have big fingers like mine. Love the way it will
latch on to wireless net if one is available. There is nothing I don't
like about this phone, except the battery life.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Arshad Mehmood from Pakistan on 11th
Mar 2010
Every thing excellent except screen resolution. Come on nokia u can
do bit more.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Reza from Iran on 10th Mar 2010
In one word Aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwssssssssooooooooooommmmmmmmeeee
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Adel El Husseiny from Egypt on 9th
Mar 2010
outstanding Mobile. excellent Battery. well done Nokia.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Michael from United Kingdom on 6th
Mar 2010
I recently upgraded to the Nokia E72, having used a Nokia 6300 for the
last 18 months(which was probably one of the most reliable & user-friendly
phones I have ever had). Initially, I found using the Nokia E72's Symbian
S60 software more complicated than the 6300's S40 software, but having
played around with the E72 for about a fortnight & getting used to the
phone, I have to say I am impressed at it's capabilities. More amazing
is the fact that all of the E72's tech & features are packed into such
a slimline & compact phone - hats off to Nokia for achieving this! I
primarily wanted a phone for internet/e-mail on the move, and the E72
doesn't disappoint. Whether using Wi-fi or 3.5G, the phone is fast,
and browsing the net is a breeze. I would recommend downloading the
Skyfire Web Browsing App, as I find to be a bit better than the standard
pre-installed internet browser. Good points of the phone? The call quality
on the E72 is crystal-clear, the processor is super-fast (a friend told
me that it is faster than the N97's processor? If so, that it impressive!),
and the camera (whilst not featuring Carl Zeiss optics) is good for
the casual snapper. The QWERTY keypad is suprisingly usable (despite
the small keys), and a 3.5mm headphone jack is included for listening
to music on the move. Oh, and the phone looks fantastic - several people
have commented on the nice design of the phone! So what's not so good
about the E72? Not much! The optical track-pad can be a little temperamental
at times, so you will need to adjust the sensitivity to your personal
preference. The screen resolution should really be a bit higher, but
Nokia will no doubt improve this feature when they release the E73.
On a more general note, Nokia's Ovi Store doesn't have a huge range
of apps for the E72 yet (in comparison to the amount of apps available
to iPhone or Android users), but more apps are starting to appear &
it's worth browsing the wider net to find out what apps are coming out.
For those upgrading from the E71 - whether or not it is worth the upgrade
will depend on whether the improvements matter to the individual user,
as the phones are broadly similar. But on the face of it, there seems
to be some great deals around on most of the UK networks for the E72.
Overall, I am very impressed with the Nokia E72, and I highly recommend
it as it more than exceeds my requirements. Well done Nokia - keep up
the good work! PS. Neil from UK - If your E72 is freezing, it is worth
downloading the firmware updates that Nokia have released - a v22.007
update was released in early January, and a v023.002 update came out
in mid-February. Both are worth downloading, and the v023.002 update
in particular has certainly stabilised the Symbian operating system.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 5th Mar 2010
An epic phone! does everything from communicating in every fashion from
texts to msn, to taking excellent pictures. great build quality too
but I have to say that I.m not entirely sure what the reviewer of this
article is on about with the keyboard as I find it to be excellent.
the bold was spongy and the buttons smaller and harder to use. Overall
a faultless phone with a fantastic price
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by Ng'andwe from Zambia on 3rd Mar 2010
Excellent phone. No problems.
Rating:
Reply
Reviewed by neil from uk on 2nd Mar 2010
i have both , e72 freezes and needs rebooting a lot the 9700 bold is
by far the best phone ive ever owned , and ive had dozens
Rating: Reply
|
