# Nokia N72

> smartphone

**Wikidata**: [Q1647192](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1647192)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N72)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nokia-n72

## Summary
Nokia N72 is a Nokia-branded smartphone model in the Nokia Nseries line. It runs on the Symbian mobile operating system and supports storage expansion using MultiMediaCard. In Nokia’s model sequence, it follows the Nokia 6680 and is followed by the Nokia N77.

## Key Facts
- Nokia N72 is a **smartphone model** (instance of: smartphone model).
- **Brand/manufacturer:** Nokia.
- **Product family:** subclass of **Nokia Nseries**.
- **Operating system:** **Symbian** (mobile operating system; inception: 1998-06-05; country: Belgium).
- **Storage device:** **MultiMediaCard**.
- **Predecessor:** follows **Nokia 6680**.
- **Successor:** followed by **Nokia N77**.
- **Aliases:** “Nokia N72” and “نوكيا N٧٢”.
- **Wikimedia/IDs:** Commons category “Nokia N72”; iFixit device ID “Nokia_N72”; GSMArena phone ID **1552**; Freebase ID **/m/0f_r0x**.
- **Reference image:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nokia_N72.jpg

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Nokia N72?
A: The Nokia N72 is a Nokia smartphone model in the Nokia Nseries lineup. It runs the Symbian mobile operating system and supports MultiMediaCard storage.

### Q: What operating system does the Nokia N72 use?
A: The Nokia N72 runs on Symbian. Symbian is a mobile operating system (inception: 1998-06-05; country: Belgium).

### Q: What phones come before and after the Nokia N72?
A: In Nokia’s model sequence, the Nokia N72 follows the Nokia 6680. It is followed by the Nokia N77.

### Q: What type of memory card does the Nokia N72 use?
A: The Nokia N72 uses MultiMediaCard as its storage device.

## Why It Matters
Nokia N72 matters as a representative smartphone model from Nokia’s Nseries era, a product family associated with advanced mobile capabilities for its time. As a Symbian-based device, it reflects the period when Symbian was a major mobile operating system platform and a common foundation for Nokia smartphones. The N72’s placement between the Nokia 6680 and Nokia N77 also makes it useful for understanding Nokia’s product progression and how specific models fit into a broader device lineage. For practical purposes, the model’s documented identifiers (Commons category, iFixit device ID, GSMArena phone ID, and Freebase ID) help with device recognition, repair documentation, cataloging, and cross-referencing across databases. Its support for MultiMediaCard storage is a concrete technical detail that affects compatibility with removable media and accessories, which is relevant for collectors, restorers, and anyone working with legacy devices.

## Notable For
- Being a **Nokia Nseries** smartphone model.
- Running on the **Symbian** mobile operating system.
- Supporting **MultiMediaCard** as its storage device.
- Having a clear lineage position: **follows Nokia 6680** and **followed by Nokia N77**.
- Being well-indexed across platforms via identifiers (e.g., **iFixit device ID**, **GSMArena phone ID 1552**, **Freebase ID /m/0f_r0x**).

## Body
### Classification and Product Line
- **Entity type:** smartphone model.
- **Family:** Nokia N72 is a subclass of **Nokia Nseries**.
- **Brand/manufacturer:** Nokia.

### Operating System
- **Operating system:** Symbian.
- Symbian is described as a **mobile operating system**.
- Symbian metadata in the source material includes:
  - **Inception:** 1998-06-05
  - **Country:** Belgium

### Storage
- **Storage device:** MultiMediaCard.

### Model Lineage (Predecessor/Successor)
- **Predecessor:** Nokia N72 **follows** Nokia 6680.
- **Successor:** Nokia N72 is **followed by** Nokia N77.

### Names and Identifiers
- **Aliases:** “Nokia N72”; “نوكيا N٧٢”.
- **Wikipedia title:** Nokia N72.
- **Commons category:** Nokia N72.
- **Device/database identifiers:**
  - iFixit device ID: **Nokia_N72**
  - GSMArena phone ID: **1552**
  - Freebase ID: **/m/0f_r0x**

### Media
- **Image:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nokia_N72.jpg

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013