Nokia E72 vs Nokia 500
| Type | Bar (classic) | Touch |
| Dimensions | 114.00 x 59.50 x 10.10 mm | 111.30 x 53.80 x 14.10 mm |
| Weight | 128.00 g | 93.00 g |
| Display size | 2.40" | 3.20" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 320 x 240 px (2.40") 167 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 360 x 640 px (3.20") 229 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 552 min. (9.2 h) 3G: 360 min. (6.0 h) | 2G: 420 min. (7.0 h) 3G: 300 min. (5.0 h) |
| Video talk time (max.) | 240 min. (4.0 h) | nd |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 729 h. (30.4 days) 3G: 868 h. (36.2 days) | 2G: 504 h. (21.0 days) 3G: 456 h. (19.0 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 35 h (1.5 days) Video: 5,3 h (0.2 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 1500 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1110 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 250 MB | 2 GB |
| RAM memory |  | 256 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 16 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Symbian 9.3 | Symbian Anna |
| Interface | Series 60 3rd Edition | - |
| Processor | ARM11 | ARM11 |
| Processor clock | 600 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU | - | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,31 W/kg | 1,18 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 3Q 2009 | |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 5x | 4x |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 640x480 px | 640x480 px |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps |
| Additional | - | FF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | nd |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Digital zoom | 2x | nd |
| Flash | | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | nd |
| Additional | - | nd |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 10.20 Mbit/s | 14.40 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 2.00 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 32 | class 33 |
| EDGE | class 32 | class 33 |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 EDR | v2.1 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | v1.2 | v1.2 |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | IMAP4, POP3, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, RA, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, RA, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.1 | MIDP 2.1 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | v1.2 |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |