Nokia E72 Gets Official, Expected for a September Release

Finally, the Nokia E72 has been officially announced after Nokia Conversations, a blog run by Nokia, accidentally posted a promo video of it on YouTube just a few days back. This smartphone seems to be quite similar to the E71 in terms of design, but of course, this brings quite a few upgraded features. This includes an optical trackpad instead of the usual d-pad, which should then make panning and scrolling more spontaneous; the 3.5mm audio jack is also placed on top, unlike the E71 where it is placed on the side. There’s also a 5-megapixel camera with flash, and it comes complete with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2.0Mbps, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, QVGA display, and 250MB of internal memory, expandable to 16GB via microSDHC card support. It is also said that this Symbian S60 3rd Edition device allows users to “set up instant messaging (IM) accounts provided by Nokia Messaging direct from the home screen.” This sleek and slim Nokia E72 is said to be available in the late 3rd quarter of the year, probably sometime in September, and it is expected to retail at about $486.