The Nokia E72 and the Nokia X6 have a lot in common despite being very different devices. They arguably represent the best QWERTY non-touch business phone and best touch media-centric device currently available from the lovely folks in Espoo. Both are feature-packed, reasonably-priced Symbian smartphones with nice cameras, and follow in the footsteps of good devices with disappointing cameras, namely the Nokia E71 and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. More after the break... The E71/E72 business phones feature an autofocus camera with a single LED flash while the 5800/X6 media devices feature an autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a dual LED flash. On paper, the only major upgrade between the older E71 and 5800 vs. the newer E72 and X6 cameras is a bump from 3 to 5 megapixels (the E72 also captures VGA video at 30 fps vs. QVGA video at 15 fps on the E71). But in practice, the newer E72 and X6 obliterate the older E71 and 5800, especially in terms of low-light performance. In fact these two 5 MP shooters are within arms reach of cream-of-the-family-crop. The E72 just takes absolutely brilliant pictures for a business phone. Color balance and exposure are generally spot on, but the auto-focus is often hit and miss, requiring several attempts! The middle button/optical trackpad on the D-pad is also the shutter button. Touching it focuses the camera and pressing it takes the picture. Unfortunately it's unreliable, and I'd prefer a dedicated 2-stage shutter button. Strangely ...
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