Nokia E5 vs Nokia E72

August 28, 2010

By Jonathan Cheah

25 August 2010 The Nokia E72 and Nokia E5 are Blackberry-type full Qwerty keyboard devices in the Nokia E-Series devices. The E-Series is commonly used to denote Enterprise class devices which are designed with the business user in mind.

Just as the E72 is the successor model to the E71, so the E5 succeeds the E72. Surprisingly, the newer E5 has an inferior battery, 1200 mAh versus the 1500 mAh of the E72, subsequently the talk time rating has dropped but the standby time has increased. Is it possible that a way has been found to make the device consume less power on standby? We really don't think so.

Both the phones are identical in almost every way, running the Symbian 9.3 OS and utilising 5-megapixel cameras with almost identical features across the board. However, the E72 has a front camera for video calls.

The screen of the E72 is a 16M colour type and the screen of the E5 is a 256K colour type. Include the front-facing camera and it is obvious why the E72 costs a little bit more than the newer E5. It would then come down to whether you want to pay a little but more for a couple of extra features.

Nokia E5 (RM 760 - 775)

3.5G HSDPA 10.2 Mbps + WiFi 802.11 g, Qwerty Candybar, 5MP Camera, 250 MB Memory + microSD (up to 32GB)

The Nokia E5 is designed for those that want to be productive in both their professional and personal lives, and follows devices such as the Nokia E72 and Nokia E63. It combines high quality business features with all of the personal networking and entertainment capabilities that a busy professional expects from a smartphone.

The Nokia E5 is optimized for messaging and e-mail with a full messaging keyboard and support for EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G) and WLAN. Take photos with a 5-megapixel Full Focus (EDOF) camera. Write messages with intelligent text input; enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.36 inch QVGA display. Additional features include GPS and Ovi Maps 3.0, UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region/variant where the device is available.

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Nokia E72 (RM 960 - 990 AP)

3.5G HSDPA 10.2 Mbps + WiFi 802.11 b/g, Qwerty Candybar, 5.0 MP Camera, 250 MB Memory + microSD (up to 16GB)

Building on the formula from the hugely successful Nokia E71, Nokia's best selling QWERTY device to date, this latest arrival in Nokia's Eseries family maintains essential elements of its predecessor, whilst still improving its capabilities in a number of areas. Nokia also upgraded the camera to 5 megapixels and added a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.

On top of these developments, for the first time, owners will be able to set up instant messaging (IM) accounts provided by Nokia Messaging direct from the homescreen. In just a few steps, device owners will be able to connect to their favorite IM accounts such as Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and Ovi, amongst many others.

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Model	Nokia E5	Nokia E72
Market Status	Current Model	Current Model
Technology	GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 HSDPA 850/ 900 / 1900 / 2100	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 900/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/1900/2100 (US version)
Dimension(mm)	115 x 58.9 x 12.8	114 x 59.5 x 10.1
Item Weight	126	128
SARRating	-	-
Screen size	2.4 inches, 320 x 240 pixels	2.36 inch, 240 x 320 pixels
Screen Color	TFT 256k	TFT active matrix 16.7 million colors
Line of Text	-	-
Menu Type	-	-
Design Type	Blok	Blok
Navigation key	Auto rotate, Accelerometer sensor	Five-way scroll key, Optical trackpad
Soft Key	-	-
Other keys	-	-
Keypad Lighting	-	-
Antenna	Internal	Internal
Phonebook	-	1000
Internal Memory	256MB	250
Memory Expansion	MicroSD (up to 32GB)	Micro SD - up to 16GB, hot swap (4 GB memory card included)
Battery Type	Li-ion 1200mAh (BL-4D)	Li-Ion 1500 mAh (BP-4L)
Talk Time(minutes)	450	750
Standby Time(hours)	600	492

Entertainment

Polyphonic	Yes	Yes
Customization
MP3	Yes	Yes
FMRadio	Yes	Yes
TV	Null	Null
Video Support	H.263, Flash Video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, RealVideo 7,8,9/10, WMV	MPEG 4, 3GPP
Voice Support	Comand, Dialing, Speaker, Recording	Comand, Speaker, Recording, Enhanced voice dialling
Audio Support	AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AU, eAAC+, M4A, MIDI Tones (poly 64), MP3, MP4, RealAudio 7, 8, 10, SP-MIDI, True tones, WAV, WMA 3.5 mm audio jack	AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, WMA 3.5 mm audio jack
Games	-	-

Connectivity

Bluetooth	Yes, ver 2.0	Yes , v 2.0
Infrared (IrDA)	No	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Class 32	Class 32, 128/384 kbps (DL/UL)
Support 3G	Yes	Yes
Data Types/GPRS	Class 32	Class 32
WIFI	802.11b/g	802.11 b/g, UPnP support SIP VoIP 3.0
HSDPA	Yes	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps/ HSUPA 2 Mbps
GPS	Yes	Yes
Data cable	Micro USB	Micro USB

Messaging

SMS	Yes	Yes
EMS	No	No
MMS	Yes	Yes
Email	Yes	Yes
Instant Messaging	Yes	Yes
PTT/POC	No	Yes

Software

Java(J2ME)	Yes	Yes
WAP	Yes Ver 2.0	Yes Ver 2.0
Platform/OS	Symbian 9.3	Symbian 9.3
Browser	-	WAP 2.0/HTML (Nokia MiniMap browser)
Predictive Text	T9	T9
Speech Coddecs	-	-

Personal

Themes	Yes	Yes
Caller ID	Photo ID	Photo caller ID
Profile ID	Yes	Yes

Camera Features

Lens Type	CMOS	CMOS
Mega pixel	5.0	5.0
Max. Resolution	2592 x 1944 (Secondary VGA camera)	2592 x1944 (Secondary VGA camera)
Digital Zoom	4x	5x
Flash	Yes	Yes
Night Mode	-	Yes
Frame	-	-
Extra Features	fixed-focus	Auto focus
Video	Yes, 30fps	Yes, 15fps
Photo Format	-	-
Video Format	640 x 480	640x480

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