Nokia N72 vs Nokia N86
| Type | Bar (classic) | Slide |
| Dimensions | 108.80 x 53.30 x 21.80 mm | 103.40 x 51.40 x 16.50 mm |
| Weight | 124.00 g | 149.00 g |
| Display size | 2.10" | 2.60" |
| Display | Color / TFT 256k colors 176 x 208 px (2.10") 130 ppi | Color / OLED 16M colors 240 x 320 px (2.60") 154 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 215 min. (3.6 h) | 2G: 320 min. (5.3 h) 3G: 240 min. (4.0 h) |
| Video talk time (max.) | nd | 150 min. (2.5 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 260 h. (10.8 days) | 2G: 315 h. (13.1 days) 3G: 275 h. (11.5 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 25 h (1.0 days) Video: 5,5 h (0.2 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 970 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  RS-MMC (DV) | microSD, microSDHC up to 16 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Symbian 8.1a | Symbian 9.3 |
| Interface | - | Series 60 3rd Edition |
| Processor | - | ARM11 |
| Processor clock | 220 MHz | 434 MHz |
| GPU | - | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 0,76 W/kg | 0,76 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 2Q 2006 |  |
| Other names | - | N86 8MP |
| GSM frequencies | 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | | 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 3280x2464 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 20x | 20x |
| Flash | LED | 2x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 352x288 px | 640x480 px |
| Video formats | MPEG4, 3GP | H.263, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | nd | 640x480 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Digital zoom | nd | 2x |
| Flash | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| 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 | | 3.60 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 10 | class 32 |
| EDGE | class 10 | |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 | v2.0 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | | v802.11 b/g |
| WiFi frequencies | | 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 |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, RA, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.1 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |