MWg Atom Life 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: 21 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    N72:
    124 g
  • Width

    N72: 5 mm narrower

    Atom Life:
    58 mm
    N72:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N72: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    N72:
    2.1 in
  • Depth

    Atom Life: 3.8 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    N72:
    21.8 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 3 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    N72:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    N72:
    2006

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. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +5 mm versus N72
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. N72

    Height:
    109 mm +3 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    21.8 mm +3.8 mm versus Atom Life

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

    +21 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. Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²
  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.

Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

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. Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +560 mAh versus N72

  2. 2. N72

    970 mAh

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. N72

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 109 Х 53 Х 21.8 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 176 x 208 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 20 MB
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • RS-DV-MMC
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Symbian OS 8.1
  • Series 60 UI 2.8
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 1710
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors Unknown
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 24.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • 220 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2006
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Gloss Black
  • Pearl Pink
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 35 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 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 Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, N72.
SpecificationAtom LifeN72
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -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