In addition, there's full compatibility with the free-forever version of the Ovi Maps voice-guided satnav solution, plus a standard 3.5mm audio out jack, with media control via a borrowed (or bought!) Nseries multimedia headset, a decently loud mono speaker for listening to Internet Radio or podcasts while working around the house or garage, and a really rather good 5 megapixel autofocus camera - it may not be Carl Zeiss branded but it still knocks spots off the 5mp cameras in (for example) HTC's smartphones of the same era.Īlso evident in the form factor are the (love it or hate it) optical d-pad and hardware (configurable) shortcut keys to (by default) Messaging, to Calendar and to Contacts. In this case, it's the turn of the phenomenal Nokia E72, which offers a fixed, traditional QWERTY physical keyboard in a one piece, robust form factor, plus a realistic battery life (with the 1500mAh BP-4L) of three days of normal use, something which most 2011 units could only dream of. ![]() The E72 hardware in 2011 This 'pimping' series is looking at hardware which is one or two steps from the cutting edge, yet with a little loving care can be brought well and truly into the 2011 smartphone world. Piece tweaked to fix some broken links, Nov 2012
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