Originally Posted by
spiderhider Having used many nokia handsets and many blackberrys I personally wouldn't use another nokia unless they improve drastically (would try the N900-maybe). The E71 was annoying, the d-pad was junk, the battery I found to be substandard and the keyboard was too cramped for me personally. The 9700 is a better handset for my personal needs (even though the browser is awful).
I tested the E72 in work the other day and will note that the camera is of superior quality to the 9700 but the overall feel of the phone was shoddy.
Again these are my personal opinions.
This doesn't answer why the 9700 is more expensive handset, maybe its more desirable in specific markets at the moment or the parts used are of higher quality (doesn't mean the manufacturing process has been smoother)
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