If you are using a touch screen phone, it is probably difficult if you move to a device that does not have a touch screen. Even if you are using an old HTC Touch or a BlackBerry and you are looking to upgrade, then the newest line of touch screen smart phones may be tempting to get but are too expensive. Fortunately, Nokia provides a viable alternative in the form of the Nokia E72.

It is not a touch screen mobile phone; instead, it uses a physical QWERTY keyboard and the innovative optical touch pad technology which allows you to have the same amount of touch versatility but with a cheaper substitute. The result is a fully dedicated smart phone that combines a great price with excellent features and powerful hardware. This device is made just right, we ourselves could not think of any other way to further improve this phone's functionality.

More than Touch

The optical touch pad is truly amazing, but that alone is not the sole reason why this mobile phone is so good. The original E71 did not have a touch pad or a 5 mega pixel camera, but I found myself raving about it. The mobile phone features and functions were just too good to pass up.

Now, the E72 brings back all the great things about the E71. This means all the functionality given by the Symbian operating system is still present. Nokia Maps is still accessible and with the A-GPS feature, planning routes is still quick and easy. It also has the built in applications for viewing and editing documents, media and other file formats.

Most importantly, the E72's battery is a truly heavy duty lithium ion device that will keep your phone running for hours on end. This is a smart phone, and you should expect all the basic features of the smart phone in this device and more.

Hello Hardware

If you are unimpressed with the 2.36 inch screen on the Nokia E72; that is probably because you have not tried to see how much quality it can give. The resolution is a good 320 x 240 pixels and it can display up to 16 million colours. It's pretty high quality, which you will need for the various media and web applications that you will get to use on this Symbian mobile phone.

The processor is a fast and solid ARM 11 running at 600 MHz, that's more than enough speed and power for the Symbian and most applications. This device also has A-GPS (supported by Nokia apps no less), not quite a good in-car GPS device, but it works well as a handheld alternative. The Bluetooth accessory compatibility allows you to use your Bluetooth headset, or if you want, pop in your favourite headphones on the 3.5mm audio jack on the device.

Battery Life

The batteries on this phone deserves special mention, at 1500 mAh, there is no other battery out there that delivers this much power and of course, operating lifespan. The E72 will run for over 500 hours of standby and 12 hours of talk time.