Nokia today officially announced the Nokia E72 business smart phone, the successor to widely popular E71. Here is a quick comparison between the two devices:

OS : E72 runs on Symbian S60 3.2 while E72 is on 3.1. Nothing major here but worth mentioning !

Audio: This was a big draw back for many E71 owners. Nokia goes back to standard 3.5 mm mini-jack instead of the 2mm on E71.

Camera: 5MP on E72 instead of the 3.2 on E71.

Memory: E71 can only go up to 8GB while E72  supports up to 16GB. Internal memory on E72 has also been increased to 250MB from 110MB on E71.

Battery : Up to 12h 30m on E72. The previous model E71 can support up to 11hours.

Connectivity: Faster connection on E72 with 10.2 Mbps  instead of the 3.2 Mbps on E71.

Size/Weight: E72 is pretty much the same size as E71 but E72 comes at a gram heavier at 128 g.

The Nokia E72 will also include A-GPS and compass with integrated Maps, active noise cancellation and a torch can be activated with a single press of the space bar key. Nokia officials are also  The phone will be released in September of this year and will be available in black, Metal grey & Topaz brown. The expected retail price is EURO 350.