BenQ announces the launch of BenQ E72 - a Windows Mobile 6 based smartphone that features a thin body at a little over 1cm. The E72 (GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz) sports a 2-inch 65,000 color TFT screen for viewing photos, video clips and web content and a 2.0 megapixels camera

Integrating five different instant messaging networks in a single platform, the E72 offers users to chat on AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ and Google Talk simultaneous, and even offers multi-party chats with friends, family members, or colleagues using the same or different networks. Moreover, all these communications options, plus free VoIP calls, are available over high-speed connections via E72's WiFi connectivity.

With the E72, users can access a full range of online information right on the phone including subscription to RSS feeds or download favorite tunes or podcasts straight to the E72. Users can take advantage of handy e-mail features, like the ability to record and send music or audio messages, and push mail, which automatically downloads and alerts new e-mail messages for real-time e-mail receiving and sending.

With the E72’s WiFi connectivity, users can enjoy streamed video and other online entertainment anytime, anywhere. Furthermore, the E72 serves as an easy-to-use MP3 player, with support for WAV and WMA audio and supports microSD cards up to 2GB for storing all the music, video, and photos.

Weighing 90 grams and measuring 108 x 46.3 x 13.8 mm, the BenQ E72 will be available in select countries in the Asia Pacific and European regions in Q4, 2007.