NOKIA E72 LAUNCHED IN INDIA

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Nokia, the world leader in mobility, today unveiled the new addition to its Eseries range, Nokia E72, a device tailor-made for business and personal messaging. Nokia's latest full QWERTY smartphone brings a rich mobile email experience right out of the box, making it the ideal device for people who want to be productive in both their personal and professional lives. The Nokia E72 comes with Nokia's push consumer email service, Nokia Messaging and onboard clients for Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler. The Nokia E72 will be available in the Indian market starting December 01, 2009 in 2 colors, viz., Zodium Black and Topaz Brown at an MRP of Rs. 22989/- only.

Key features of Nokia E72

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Best in class messaging:- easy setup for business and personal email; Enhanced PC-like email user interface

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New Optical Navi™ key for convenient and easy scrolling through menu, emails, internet browser, maps and images

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Boosted Performance:- 5Mpix autofocus camera; excellent voice call clarity with active noise cancellation technology; faster mobile broadband connectivity over HSPA and WLAN

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Designed with quality stainless steel and aluminium

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Memory:- Up to 250 MB internal memory, 8GB microSD in sales box, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card

The Nokia E72 builds on the formula from Nokia's most successful QWERTY keyboard device, the Nokia E71, and adds important new functionality such as desktop-like email experiences. Accessing popular accounts such as Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Ovi Mail and thousands of other email service providers is simple through improved on-device email setup, with the same easy to use UI integrating all of the owner's corporate email accounts as well.
On the launch Mr. Vineet Taneja, Marketing Director, Nokia India said, "Today consumers are looking for solutions that give them flexibility to manage time in a way that they can juggle and balance both work and life. They are looking for ways to connect with their friends and peers while on the go which has led to proliferation of email on mobile. According to a research conducted by Nokia, globally people are spending an average of five full days per year - equivalent to a full work week - responding to emails. Close to half of the consumers (46 percent) choose email over voice or text to send and receive important information."

Industry factoids

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India is now the third largest smart phone (enterprise and high end multimedia devices combined) market in the Asia Pacific region, after Japan and China - with over 3.5 million devices shipped over the past one year (Source: Strategy Analytics Forecast till 2010)

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There are 4.2 million mobile email users in India, growing at a CAGR of 96.1%

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The total number of mobile email users is expected to touch 129.4 million in 2014

(Source: Informa Telematics and Media)

He further added, "With the latest Nokia E72, consumers will be able to accommodate multiple work and personal email accounts and, with separate profiles for work and play, which will allow people to be flexible when it comes to choosing how, when, where and who to respond to."
Nokia E72 includes an Opti NAVI Key for more intuitive scrolling through menus, emails and fast panning of images. Conversations are also clearer with active noise cancellation, and a torch can be activated with a single press of the spacebar key. The office capabilities have been updated with a new version of Quickoffice, which delivers Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility as well as free version upgrades when new features become available. Nokia E72 has 5 megapixel camera and a standard 3.5 mm audio jack. The handset comes with A-GPS and compass with integrated maps.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices for all major customer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.