For frequent visitors to the blog, you may remember that we had something of a soft spot for the Nokia E71. The flagship Eseries device could be accused of being a bit too focused on business rather than pleasure but we fell in love with the luxurious design, excellent push email functionality and great QWERTY keyboard. So, when we heard that Nokia had a sequel in the works, we were chomping at the bit to get our hands on one. And now it looks like the wait is nearly over as the Nokia E72 is now available to pre-order at Mobiles.co.uk with stock expected to arrive on the 21st of December!

Design-wise there’s very little to separate the E72 and its predecessor but as the old saying goes; if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Again we find the phone is split between a 2.36 inch display and a full QWERTY keyboard with a selection of shortcuts and navigation keys marking the halfway point. One new welcome addition is that of an optical trackpad. Whilst the four way navigation key may look almost identical to that on the E71, swipe your finger (as opposed to physically pushing) against the trackpad to navigate menus and the web browser, mirroring the experience found on a Laptop. Aside from this new addition and the brushed metal material that comprises the shortcut keys, it’s pretty much business as usual for the E72.

Under the hood, the E72 gets a healthy injection of power with the processor now nearly double the speed of the original at 600MHz ensuring apps open almost instantly, menus load with no hesitation and the general user experience is brought up to a level that matches the exquisite build quality. The phone runs Symbian OS 9.3 opening up a healthy level of customisation, from customisable home screens and menus to downloadable apps from the Nokia Ovi Store. Setting up push email is easier than ever thanks to the excellent email wizard which takes you a step by step guide so emails will be popping up on your home screen in no time. Other office friendly features include a document editor supporting Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF, a comprehensive calendar, Wi-Fi and HSDPA and a built in GPS receiver with Ovi Maps pre-installed.

Thankfully this time out Nokia haven’t forgotten to lighten up and include some features to indulge in during out of office hours. Accordingly, we get a 5.0 Megapixel camera with Autofocus and an LED Flash, an FM Radio, a built in Multimedia player supporting a wealth of file formats, a 3.5mm audio jack so you can use the supplied headphones or your own and a hotswappable memory card slot supporting up to 16GB microSD cards. In case you haven’t already guessed, we’re really excited about the E72. Since its very first model, the Nokia Eseries range has always set the standard for build quality and reliability and the E72 looks set to continue in this tradition.

Available to pre-order now and with first stock expected to arrive on the 21st of December, click here to check out some of the fantastic deals on offer. Reserve yours now and get your brand new Nokia E72 just in time for Christmas!

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Nokia E72 available to order at Mobiles.co.uk!