Nov 28, 2007 01:00 PM
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(Updated Dec 05, 2007 11:30 AM)
The Nokia N72 NSeries model mobile phone - the(so-called) panacea for all mobile phone users' issues with respect to design, features, cost factor, etc.
Wow! Wait a minute, this mobile sounds really good on paper as well as looks really stylish with a slide down camera cover on the back and the metallic finish gives it a very good feel - both these'feel good' factors end the minute you have paid for it and walked out of the shop!
But, what happened? This was supposed to be an action-packed, versatile mobile phone power packed with features and design, all at a cost(around Rs.9000/-) which shouldn't make us proverbially "pay through our nose"!
But alas, the manufacturer - Nokia did not pay much attention to the major and many flaws in terms of the battery back up(one needs to carry the charger or a spare battery wherever you go - it doesn't last even one full day!), the 02 Megapixel camera and video recording clarity needs a lot more R&D, hanging woes(this and battery problems seem to have become a common trait with most higher-end Nokia mobiles), size, width and weight of the phone.
But nothing can beat this - starting and loading time taken! Booting and loading any applications on this mobile phone is akin to a computer in the era of Pentium II Processors!
It takes a good, hold your breath, 10 minutes to start up and crawls(approx. time taken 03-04 minutes) while changing in between applications(for example from going to the camera to the messages or phone book to the settings, and so on).
If your mobile phone were to switch off due to low charge in the battery, then God help you, because after putting the mobile battery for charging you would have to wait for a good 15-20 minutes before you are able to start up again!
Nokia has even done away with their main services centres in Bangalore and have taken a step backwards in terms of after-sales support, unlike Samsung(which maintains company-owned service centres), and opened up small franchisee - authorized service centres across the city where the waiting time is something one cannot mention without seeing red!
Technical Specifications of the model: -
Volume: 95.4 cc * Weight: 124 g * Length: 108.8 mm * Width: 53.3 mm * Thickness(max): 21.8 mm
EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Automatic switching between bands
"Slide and shoot" print quality photos with 2 megapixel camera with up to 20x zoom
Dedicated music keys for access to digital music player
Ambient light detector optimizes display brightness
Transfer data with Bluetooth wireless connectivity or via USB 2.0
Battery - BL-5C. Talk time - Up to 3.5 hrs. Standby time - Up to 240 hrs(GSM).
PC applications: Microsoft Outlook(2000, 2002, 2003), Outlook Express, Lotus Organizer(5.0, 6.0), Lotus Notes(5.0, 6.0)
Anti-virus
Setting Wizard
Java™ MIDP2.0 * C+ and Java SDKs
Multimedia messaging: MMS for creating, receiving, editing, and sending videos and pictures with AMR voice clips
Email: Supports SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4 protocols.
Support for attachments(view jpg, 3gp, mp3, ppt, doc, xls, pdf files)
Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list
Up to 20 MB
Internal dynamic memory for contacts, text messages, multimedia messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications
Hot swapable slot for easy Reduced Size-MMC card insertion and removal
Options to expand up to 128 MB Reduced Size Dual Voltage(1.8/3V) MultiMediaCard(RS-MMC)*
Approx. memory capacity indication with 128 MB RS-MMC memory card: o Photos(2 megapixel) up to 300 photos o Music(eAAC+) up to 9.7 hours
EGPRS, Class B, multislot class 10(UL/DL= 118.4/236.8 kbps)
Speech codecs supported: FR, EFR, and AMR * Data transfer application for moving data from compatible old Nokia S60 device over Bluetooth connectivity
WAP 2.0 xHTML/HTML multimode browser
262, 144 colors TFT QVGA 176 x 208 pixels display
Active standby main services always on top
Ambient light detector - used to optimize display brightness and power consumption
Push to talk - note that this service is operator dependent
