>Operating System Series 60 (3rd Edition) SmartPhone (Symbian version 9.1)
>Weight 116gms
>Size 110 x 49 x 19 mm
>Network Bands GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus
3G(WCDMA):384 Kbps
EDGE: Class 10,2306.8 Kbps
>Display TFT,256 k colors;240x320 pixels
>Battery Stand By 350 hrsTalkTime 3.5 hrs
>Memory 42Mb(internal) MiniSdcard
>Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 2.0
Infrared Yes
USB Yes 2.0
>Messaging: SMS,MMS,Email,Instant Messaging
>Camera : 2 camerasPrimary Camera:3.2 MP;Carl Zeis optics
Secondary Camera:VGA Video Call Camera.
>Music Compatibility Yes--Mp3 Audio,Real Media,AAC,Stero FM radio,Mpeg4
>Other Features
WAP 2.0/xHTML,Html;Java Midp 2.0;
Push to talk;Video calling and download,
Calendar,To-do list;Photo/Video editor;
Integrated Hands Free
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Availability Status (INDIA):
Price Band: Lowest Used
Clors Available: Silver Grey/Deep Plum, Frost White/Metallic Red, Black (Music Edition)
Complete Hand-on Review:
The best equipped handset ever Nokia N73 has managed to overrun the king of all mobiles - the slider Nokia N80.
Design & Looks:
For some people the successor of Nokia N70 is Nokia N80, but according to me it is rather Nokia N73. N73 looks like a standard square, but looked from aside it has the shape of a trapezoid. I like its color variants as well as the design of its body: its front side is thin, while both lateral sides together with the rear cover are always elaborated in a different color.Nokia Company speaks about this phone as of a "multimedia computer" because of its extensive functions: photo camera, simple video calls camera, Web browser, primitive game console, MP3 player etc. I myself prefer to stick to the standard denomination "mobile phone" or possibly "smartphoneThe front plastic cover is not made of stunning material. On the other hand, it does not look as cheap as the material used for the numeric part of the keypad . The only elements on the left side of the phone are the Infrared port and the eyelet, in which a wrist or a neck strip can be inserted. The original package includes a wrist strip only. On the right side you will see three buttons: a volume control button in the top and a camera release button together with a key for instant access to the image and video gallery beneath. A longer press on the release button activates the camera interface.Above the grid you will find the Pop-Port connector and the charger slot. The type of charger Nokia uses in its recent models is very easy to break due to its small diameter. Along with the handset, in the original package you will also find a USB cable for connection to a PC and a pair of stereo earphones with a remote control, which can also serve as handsfree. An adapter for a standard charger is present, of course. The package also contains a cleaning cloth with a Nokia logo and slogan, and a CD with PC Suite and drivers.
O/S:
Nokia N73 is a smartphone. It features the latest version of the OS many used to blame for lack of applications, namely, Symbian S60 3rd Edition. Well, there is no need to worry about its compatibility anymore as there are already a sufficient number of new or adjusted programs for the above mentioned Symbian version on the mobile market. If you appreciate constructional extravagances, you'd rather turn your attention to the slider Nokia N80
Memory Features:Buy one of your own!!!
The original package of Nokia N73 does not contain a memory card. As a matter of fact, Nokia is not the only important mobile manufacturer to take such a decision recently. On one hand it is explained with the fact that most users who buy "multimedia computers" hardly ever make do with enclosed memory cards of 64 or 128 MB and usually get themselves an additional, bigger card. On the other hand, however, Nokia could have equipped the phone with a 512 MB memory card, just like Sony Ericsson does with the Walkman series. Just like in Nokia N80 the N73 model features an option (user-configurable) called "Extract memory card". The memory card can be extracted while the phone is running, but its removal requires closing all active applications. Its cover is not easy to open, so longer fingernails are a sure advantage. The memory card slot gets attractively illuminated thanks to the side-effect created by the keypad backlighting. It looks cool. Statements concerning internal memory are contradictory. The manufacturer announces 42 MB, while other websites publish different numbers. The indicator in Nokia N73 shows 47 MB available.
Camera:
Nokia has been long stuck to the resolution of 176 x 208 pixels in all its smartphones. In fact, so long that in the end the rest of the popular manufacturers began to score better. A decisive change came last year with the launching of Nokia N90, whose resolution was 352 x 416 pixels, that is, four times more pixels than before. Anyway, most current smart models feature a QVGA resolution (240 x 320), which is also the case of Nokia N73. The display size is overwhelming; due to its 37 x 49 mm it looks like a pretty large screen. The design of the display is so brilliant that it creates the feeling that it simply could not have been made any bigger.
Resolution is fine; its pixels are only visible through the macro eye of a standard camera. The human eye is not so perfect... Besides, while observing the display of Nokia N73 I kind of stop waiting for VGA resolution; it will not be necessary except on bigger displays or should you need to fit onto the display a huge amount of information.
Since Nokia launched its 6681 model the brightness of its smartphone displays has been constantly deteriorating. For example, neither Nokia N70, nor Nokia N80 could compete with Nokia 6681. It has not been till this last model, Nokia N73, that brightness - in highest resolution - it can be again considered comparable to the brightness levels shown by the above mentioned model. Bear in mind however, that legibility of N73's display remains rather poor under direct sunlight, even though it is far better than in models like Sony Ericsson P990 or Sony Ericsson M600, where direct light makes reading virtually impossible.
Keypad:Keys backlighting is good. Everything works as it should: the green and red buttons glow in their typical colors; the area of the joystick is illuminated too. The rest of the keys are illuminated in deep blue. As we mentioned earlier, the memory card slot is also backlighted. All four keys inside the glossy bar are very comfortable to use. What I am not going to praise is the numeric part of N73's keypad. Every time I need to write a message or type a new number, I wander whether Nokia designers had forgotten everything they were taught at school about ergonomics when they were working on Nokia N73
Muzik:
Music player has undergone no modifications. This is no bad news though as we have always considered it very good Music files can be visualized en bloc or grouped by artist, genre, by album, or by composer. Volume levels are sufficient; btw, the highest ones are so high that you will hardly ever come to use them. In any case, a pair of good earphones is a must. However, make sure to buy an adapter for a standard 3.5 mm jack, as there is no such on the cable with remote control. The music player works even when minimized. The titles of the tracks running appear on the display. Volume is settable straight from the display. Incoming calls hush music down gradually; once a call is terminated, the track continues from the place it was interrupted. Ringtones can be heard in the earphones. The earphones enclosed in the original package could also serve as a handsfree set. The remote control located on their cable contains a microphone and a clip that helps stick the cable to user's clothes, a volume swinging key, and a button for call acceptance or rejection (a long press on this button activates voice dialing). The radio installed in Nokia N73 is of the Visual series, even though the visual part is usable in very few spots in the world. The FM frequencies can be typed manually, searched according to signal intensity, or gradually tuned by searching the entire frequency range.
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