Nokia E5 vs. Nokia E72 6.0 Winner Nokia E72 "We had no issues with reception and call quality, and the speakerphone was sufficiently loud for use in quiet situations." asia.cnet.com | talking about the E72's network "This was felt most in the Web browser as you can now scroll around full Web pages before they are fully loaded." asia.cnet.com | talking about the E72's web-browser Reasons to buy the Nokia E72 Lacks an accelerometer No motion detection Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Really small 58x114x10 mm Long talk time 12.5 hours Large battery capacity 1,500 mAh Thin 10 mm 5.7 Runner-up Nokia E5 "The feel of the keyboard is very similar to the E71, so you will get a generally good typing experience when it comes to tactility and key spacing." asia.cnet.com | talking about the E5's keyboard "Call quality was good. We were able to hear and be heard clearly and no dropped calls were experienced during the course of our review." asia.cnet.com | talking about the E5's battery Reasons to buy the Nokia E5 Average standby time 26 days

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Overview

Battery 8.2 vs 10.0 Winner: Nokia E72 [details] Around 70% more talk time per battery charge, 12.5 hours vs 7.5 hours Around 30% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Size 6.9 vs 8.1 Winner: Nokia E72 [details] More than 20% smaller, 58x114x10 mm vs 58x115x12 mm More than 20% thinner, 10 mm vs 13 mm Processing power 4.7 vs 4.3 Winner: Nokia E5 [details] Keyboard & keypad 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Have full keyboards Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2 Too close to call [details] Movie support Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Music 5.5 vs 5.5 Too close to call [details] Neither have built-in FM transmitters Screen 2.3 vs 2.3 Too close to call [details] Lower quality display of text, images and video Very small screens Storage 1.9 vs 1.9 Too close to call [details] Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Network - vs - Missing information [details] Not the latest bluetooth support Slower wifi than average Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Sensors - vs 7.0 Missing information [details] Overall 5.7 vs 6.0

Battery

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Talk time	7.5 hours	vs	12.5 hours	The E72 has good talk time, but the E5 is average
	Standby time	26 days	vs	20 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	The E72 has a reasonably high capacity battery, but the E5 is average
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Lithium Ion

Size

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Weight	126 g	vs	128 g	Average weight
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	10 mm	Average thickness
	Size	58x115x12 mm	vs	58x114x10 mm	The E72 is fairly small, but the E5 is large
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Processing power

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Frequency	600 MHz	vs	600 MHz	Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	256 MB	vs	128 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Keyboard & keypad

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	QWERTY keyboard	Have full keyboards

Photo & Video

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	480p @ 15fps	vs	480p @ 15fps	Movie support
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Music

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Screen

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Screen size	2.4"	vs	2.4"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	240x320	vs	240x320	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	166 PPI	vs	166 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	None	vs	None

Storage

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	250 MB	vs	250 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Web browsing

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11g (54 mbps)	vs	802.11g (54 mbps)	Slower wifi than average
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	Yes	The E72 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.0	vs	2.0	Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

	Nokia E5			Nokia E72
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	No	vs	Yes	The E72's accelerometer enables apps to detect when you're moving your phone for motion interactivity
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Yes
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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