Why I bought the BenQ E72

Well - this phone caught my eye already a long time ago, i.e. when it was announced early 2007. At that time I just had bought my Tornado (O2 XDA Phone) and the E72 did not offer much more - ecpecially with the price tag it had at that time.
Then, September 2008, the phone hit Expansys.UK for just 100GBP - and I was really tempted to buy one. As I found an even cheaper option on ebay then (69GBP) I could no longer resist and bought one. Still some days after I bought it - the promised wired headset is not there, despite the vendor has promised to deliver one (as announced in the advertisment) - sigh... if that does not come finally I will have to return the device and buy one from Expansys.

OK - what does it offer more than the Tornado?

• thinner, lighter (not really smaller)
  
• less energy consumption in wireless modes (Bluetooth and WIFI)
• can read micro-SDHC cards (after installation of a small CAB)
• micro-SD cards are hot-plugable
  
• much better sound from the speaker
• better camera (2 instead of 1,3 MP + better options: Emuzed HipCam)
• better JAVA (JBlend)
• Nice MMS Client (from Jataayu)
• Active Sync via Bluetooth is a snap now :-)
  

What is worse (yes there is!) than the Tornado?

• Battery level indication is crap (dedicated post will follow)
• no 3.rd party wired headsets or adapters available (dedicated post will follow)
• only English language installed in my BT-Fusion branded device
  
• smaller LCD (2" vs 2,2") and Battery (900 vs 1150 mAh)
  
• no big support community (yet)

Specialties I do not care much about:

• "Redial" option when calls are busy
• automatic Key-Lock (on Home Screen Settings)
• Facade HomeScreens (limited)
  
• MunduIM
• BeetzStream RSS

What still works with this device:

• WM5storage (check the LED options - you can choose any, including vibrate)
  
• TomTom 5 - just like any other application after application unlock

...and what does not any longer:

• omapclock, special Tornado related tools