Acer Iconia Smart vs Nokia N72

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    N72: 61 g lighter

    Iconia Smart:
    185 g
    N72:
    124 g
  • Width

    N72: 11.5 mm narrower

    Iconia Smart:
    64.5 mm
    N72:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N72: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    Iconia Smart:
    4.8 in
    N72:
    2.1 in
  • Chipset

    Iconia Smart:
    Qualcomm MSM8255-1 Snapdragon S2
    N72:
    TI OMAP 1710
  • Depth

    Iconia Smart: 8.2 mm thinner

    Iconia Smart:
    13.6 mm
    N72:
    21.8 mm
  • Height

    N72: 32.7 mm shorter

    Iconia Smart:
    141.7 mm
    N72:
    109 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Iconia Smart

    Height:
    141.7 mm +32.7 mm versus N72
    Width:
    64.5 mm +11.5 mm versus N72
    Depth:
    13.6 mm
  2. 2. N72

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    21.8 mm +8.2 mm versus Iconia Smart

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Iconia Smart

    185 g

    +61 g versus N72

  2. 2. N72

    124 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Iconia Smart

    Iconia Smart: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. N72

    N72: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Iconia Smart: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

N72: Original memory entry

20 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Iconia Smart

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N72

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details RS-DV-MMC · 128 MB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Iconia Smart

    1500 mAh

    +530 mAh versus N72

  2. 2. N72

    970 mAh

Specifications

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1. Iconia Smart2. N72

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 141.7 Х 64.5 Х 13.6 mm
  • 109 Х 53 Х 21.8 mm
Weight
  • 185 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.8" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 1024 px
  • 176 x 208 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 20 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • RS-DV-MMC
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Symbian OS 8.1
  • Series 60 UI 2.8
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255-1 Snapdragon S2
  • TI OMAP 1710
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 57.1 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 110 Х 62.5 Х 12.3 mm
  • 24.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
  • 220 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2006
  • April
Colors
  • Sandy Silver
  • Gloss Black
  • Pearl Pink
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 35 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • UPnP
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Iconia Smart, N72.
SpecificationIconia SmartN72
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - HDMI port -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -XviD/MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input
  • Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing