According to reports, Nokia E72 was going to hit the markets on October, however rumors leaked about a special pre-release event to be held in Jakarta where 72 of Nokia E72 will be sold exclusively. It’ll be the world’s first public appearance for this device.
The Nokia E72 spin-off event will be held in The Grand Ballroom of Ritz-Carlton. Details are a bit scarce, but as the magazine ad mentioned 72 units of the yet unreleased Nokia E72 will be on pre-sale that day.But as informed you must be an E-series device owner and have a VIP pass to attend this event.
Can you imagine what the price will be? The Nokia E72 was initially announced with an estimated price of around EUR350 or $500, and the current online pre-orders seem to confirm that price.
In case you’ve missed all the hype, the Nokia E72 is the successor of the highly popular Nokia E71. The Nokia E72 is equiiped with a 5 megapixel camera, HSUPA (up to 2Mbps) and faster HSDPA (Up to 10Mbps). The UMTS support has upgraded and now the E72 will come with two tri-band versions (850/1900/2100 Mhz and 900/1900/2100 Mhz). The best part is that the Nokia E72 has managed to maintain the slim 10mm waistline of its predecessor, despite the added goodies.
Among the other specifications Nokia E72 is the new optical Navi key, which serves as an optical trackpad for going through menus and applications and the electronic compass that enhances the GPS navigation experience.
The rest of the Nokia E72 features are pretty much the same as the E71 – S60 3rd edition UI, a 2.4″ QVGA landscape screen, microSD card slot and FM radio. On the connectivity end we’ve got WLAN, A-GPS, FM radio and quad-band GSM. There’s also a 3.5mm standard audio jack, Bluetooh and USB onboard.
