Nokia E72 Unlocked Phone with GPS and Free Voice Navigation -- U.S. Version with Full Warranty (Zodium Black)

I have been using this smart phone for about 2 months now. And while this device was advertized as the smart phone that was supposed to take over the Blackberry (The Economist and other magazines), in many aspects there is still much to be improved.

So let me first say that I am a Nokia fan and for almost 2 years I productively and satisfyingly used the E71, a well built and reliable smart phone.
Would I recommend buying the Nokia E72? NO.

I would rather suggest to either purchase its predecessor, the reliable E71, or to wait for the new Snapdragon-based (CPU) Nokia Symbian phones.

The Hardware: The E72 CPU is definitely faster than that of the E71. Battery life is good. However, the construction and casing of the E71 was much better than the new E72.
For instance, Nokia, among other things, redesigned the battery cover, by reducing the latches to a single latch located in the lower section of the upper side of the battery cover .
On four different occasions, while on a call, I found the battery in my hand, with the expected sudden termination of the call and the long rebooting sequence to get back on line.

The optical trackpad implementation could have been much better (too sensitive). The display feels a bit small, and the loudspeaker isn't loud enough.
The GPS: I also experienced very long delays (between 5-10 minutes!) before the internal phone GPS would recognize any satellite and start functioning (this happened on a regular basis both in the EU and in US).

The software. The firmware that originally came with the phone, as of today I haven't heard of any new releases, is buggy, to say the least.
The phone hangs often (with re-booting required) and the Bluetooth disconnects frequently from my car hands free device (also Nokia) while on a call.

Nokia, disappointingly, also removed important business software from the E72 such as the Podcasting software, Internet radio and SIP client (all very useful business applications that were installed in the previous E71). However, as someone else already pointed out, Nokia at least upgraded its Office applications (Quickoffice) to edit Office 2007 documents.
Nokia has also added Multiscanner, Font Magnifier and Wpresenter, as standard applications. I guess Nokia had to remove software somewhere in order to add the upgraded Quickoffice apps...

If you happen to start the Psiloc World Traveler application on your E72 (as I did), you will receive continuous requests to connect your phone to the Internet via an annoying menu that pops up regularly (Select connection). There is also no way to uninstall any of the pre-installed applications, and I have been told that there is no way to eliminate these Internet access pop-ups, unless you hard-reset the phone.

Moreover, when you set up your IMAP email account in the E72, all outgoing mail will sit in your phone with no way to set up the client with the sent mail folder linked to your IMAP mail server (like most mail client apps).

I conclusion, If Nokia releases new Firmware, I may increase my review to 4 stars, however, I believe that the Nokia E72 and E71 product managers should have met to discuss the redesign before producing a phone that is definitely inferior to its predecessor.
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Nokia E72 Unlocked Phone with GPS and Free Voice Navigation -- U.S. Version with Full Warranty (Zodium Black) Review

Was very excited about E72, got one and switched it on, no screen light; called Nokia and they asked me to return it.
Amazon replaced my phone immediately, got the new one and that started acting weird in a week. Now returned that too. Planning on getting something which works like a N900. My wife has had N900 for a few months now and that works really well.

When it works E72 is really good but stability is killing Nokia's market. I am a hardcore Nokia fan but E72 is just not stable or reliable enough for me.Get more detail about Nokia E72 Unlocked Phone with GPS and Free Voice Navigation -- U.S. Version with Full Warranty (Zodium Black).

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I've owned an E71 and then got this E72. Well, bad move. E72 does have some better functions than E71, but overall, it's a downgrade not an upgrade. I'm really disappointed with the greedy Nokia corporation!!! Most of the E72's made of black, cheap plastic. Sighs. Moreover, the E71's mostly made in Finland while this one's made in China! Disappointed!Get more detail about Nokia E72 Unlocked Phone with GPS and Free Voice Navigation -- U.S. Version with Full Warranty (Zodium Black).

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I really want to like this phone but it is an utter disappointment (my previous was the E71). The only good thing about the E72 is the 5MP camera that takes decent pictures. But unfortunately the "flash" focus light (can't be disabled) tends to ruin close up pictures. I miss the manual focus on the E71.

The new 3.5mm audio port is a double edge sword. Finally, you can use regular earphones to listen to music on your E72. But unfortunately Nokia likes to ruin the fun by using proprietary wiring for the 3.5mm port. So 99.9% of the 3.5mm earphone w/ mic on the market (apple, skull candy, maximo, jbuds, v-moda) won't work with the E72. Because of the proprietary wiring, the sound output from these regular 3.5mm earphones with mic sounds like rubbish.

Another nuisance I encountered is the badly designed recessed buttons(OK, CANCEL & DIAL, HANGUP). I tend to use these buttons a lot more than the short cut buttons (HOME, CALENDAR, ADDRESS BOOK, MESSAGE) and can't help constantly pressing the wrong buttons when I want to send messages, ok or cancel out of something. The short space bar is also pretty annoying. But, I do like the regular symbols being available on the keyboard rather than having to select them from a menu on the E71. Overall, I would prefer the E71 buttons layout.

I'm also disappointed with FP2. I keep running into out of memory errors even though I have no applications running. This is probably due to bad programming and memory leaks. But I do have to give credit to Nokia for making the contacts, calendar and message transfer between my E71 and E72 seamless.

All I can say is, come on Nokia you have been in the business longer than anyone else, stop messing around and get your act together. Everyone else is gaining market share and you are losing it all.Get more detail about Nokia E72 Unlocked Phone with GPS and Free Voice Navigation -- U.S. Version with Full Warranty (Zodium Black).