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BenQ E72 - Stylish Windows Mobile Smartphone
Snapshot by Ricky Cadden on Tuesday October 09, 2007.
 BenQ E72 |
 BenQ E72 |
On Monday BenQ announced the E72, a fashion-oriented smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6. The E72 sports quad-band GSM support and WiFi for high-speed connectivity as well as Bluetooth 2.0 for wireless headsets.
The BenQ E72 also has a 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture and a 2.0" 240x320 pixel resolution screen. This device comes with MunduIM pre-installed, allowing users to connect to AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, and Gtalk chat clients right out of the box. The E72 has 128MB of internal flash memory, as well as a microSD card slot for expanded memory, with support for capacities up to 2GB.
The BenQ E72 is one of the smallest smartphones around, weighing in at a mere 90g (3.2oz) and measuring 108mm x 46.3mm x 13.8mm (4.3" x 1.8" x .54"). The BenQ E72 will be available in select Asia Pacific and European regions during Q4 2007 in a burgundy and black color scheme.
| Specifications for the BenQ E72 | |
| Band | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz |
| Data | GPRS/EDGE/WiFi |
| Size | 108mm x 46.3mm x 13.8mm (4.3" x 1.8" x .54") |
| Weight | 90g (3.2oz) |
| Battery Life | estimated 7.5 days standby time estimated 4 hours talk time |
| Main Display | 2.0" 65k color TFT 240 x 320 pixel resolution |
| Camera | 2.0 megapixel |
| Video | Video capture/playback |
| Messaging | MMS/SMS/IM |
| Yes (POP/IMAP/SMTP) | |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 |
| Memory | 128MB internal / microSD card slot |
| Availability | Q4 2007 (manufacturer's estimate) |
| Other | Speakerphone |
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