A budget sibling to the popular N70, Nokia's new N72 replaces stainless steel with plastic and 3G with EDGE. Also: a 2 Megapixel camera, FM radio and an integrated music player.
Unveiled today alongside the Nokia N93 camera phone, the Nokia N72 carries on the heritage of the Finnish maker's popular N70 model with an all-round feature set which foregoes 3G connectivity in favour EDGE and comes equipped with a 2 Megapixel camera, the new Nokia music player software and an integrated FM radio. Also equipped with the latest browser developments from Nokia, the handset supports direct photo uploads to popular photo sharing community Flickr.
Price and availability
Expected to be available throughout Europe in June 2006, pricing for the Nokia N72 was not disclosed.
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