Nokia
N72

The Nokia N72 was announced at a launch event in Berlin at the same time as two other Nseries devices, the Nokia N73 and Nokia N93. It had a very similar design to the Nokia N70 but with less features - most notably removing 3G support. It was described as a “sleek and stylish” addition to Nokia’s Nseries range and was available in pearl pink or gloss black (which is the variant in the Mobile Phone Museum collection). A matching themed headset and wrist strap were included in the box with the Nokia N72. At the time of launch, Nokia believed the N72 would appeal to people who liked to ”express their extrovert nature”. Bill Sermon, who was vice president of Multimedia Design for Nokia at the time, stated that the design concept “was inspired by what the Nokia N72 means to someone, rather than what it can merely do for that person.” He went on to say that Nokia “drew on the relationship people have with things that inspire great performances, like the world's finest grand piano or the perfect handcrafted writing pen. Nokia wanted to play with contrast and detail to create drama within the product - and the end result is a beautiful device that creates its own signature at the same time that it draws you in." The phone had a graphic etched on its back which Nokia called a “digital texture”. This added a subtle additional design element. There was a slide on the back of the device that revealed a two-megapixel camera with integrated flash. Pictures and video clips could be captured using a dedicated shutter button on the side of the device. The phone also had a digital music player and an FM radio. At launch, key markets for the device included the Middle East and Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe, mainland China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.