N97, E63 or E72?

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OK this looks like a bizarre set too choose from but let me explain

1) I need a phone that will support the Nokia Security library, which narrows the choices down to these:

Nokia E50, Nokia E51, Nokia E52, Nokia E55, Nokia E61i, Nokia E63, Nokia E65, Nokia E66, Nokia E70, Nokia E71, Nokia E71x, Nokia E72, Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia N97, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic​

2) I have an N95 currently. I constantly run out of memory running apps concurrently, I use the camera and its video function a lot (esp on weekends), have the kids watch videos on them on long car rides, and use the GPS regularly (esp since my "real" GPS was stolen).

So here's why I picked those three phones to choose from:

(a) the E63 is cheap. It doesn't have GPS, a blazing fast connection, a compass, a touch screen, or a 5MP camera, but it does have qwerty. I figure I can use this one Mon-Friday and switch back to my N95 on weekends. Since I'm not spending as much I can probably upgrade again in a year or so, when better phones are around (I hope)

(b) the N97 is expensive, but does everything my N95 does, plus has NAM 3G, a qwerty and a touch screen. If I choose this one I can ditch my N95. I'm worried that the avail memory is not that much of an improvement over my N95 and that I'm overpaying for a phone that did not get stellar reviews when it came out, although I'm not that clear on how much better it's gotten since the last firmware upgrade.

(c) the E72 is not quite as expensive as the N97, but has a smaller screen and a slightly dated OS (I'm not sure how big a deal that is, since all Symbian phones will be out of date when Symbian^3 phones come out).​

I suppose there is another choice, which is to wait a tiny bit longer -- but for what? I can't find any decent info on what Nokia plans for the next 3 months.

Comments welcome.

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Whats nokia security for???? I would go with the e72 for the built quality and business use of it. but since you want it more for its multimedia go with the n97 better flash maybe screen. but head to head they both have a tie but built quality e72 its second to none
 
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Is this for the Lotus Traveller/Notes support? If so then i guess qwerty is pretty much a need.

I'd probably pick the N97. I think it's too much of a hassle to swap phones every weekend and an N97, or N97 mini, gives the full keyboard, good screen and does everything the N95 does.

That aside, maybe the E55? Half qwerty, on your list, faster processor than the E63 and N97. Probably cheaper than E72.

Another option is to just hack your phone and use the SIS file on any Symbian phone ;-)
 
It's a security library that allows the remote management of your device -- ie setting password complexity policies, and remote wiping of your device if you lose it or repeatedly enter an incorrect unlock code. Work requires me to have it if I want to get my emails remotely using Lotus Notes traveler..



Actually I tried that, no hacking needed really. The problem is that the security library enforces an alphanumeric lock code, which the N95 doesn't support. You would think it's not that hard to add the support to the firmware, but the recent v35 firmware for the N95 didn't change that. And that is likely the last of the N95 firmware updates.

In the end I got a decent deal on a new E71 so I took that -- the 50% premium for an E72 (and 100% for an N97) didn't seem to be worth it for now... That way I still have money left over to upgrade to the next superphone in a year... if there is one... And although the camera is pitiful, the 3.5G speed boost is very nice -- using an N95-1 on EDGE for so many years was a real pain.

Thanks for the advice guys
 
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