Nokia n73 review

A high-spec 3G smartphone with a fantastic camera, music player, FM radio, video calling and loads of memory. Compact and lightweight for a Symbian phone,

nokia n73

the N73 brings smartphone technology into the mainstream. Early versions of the firmware were problematic, but the latest phones seem to be much more reliable.

The Nokia N73 updates the Nokia N70 3G SmartPhone. The N73 is a lot thinner than the N70 and weighs less as well, making it one of the lightest smartphones. It has a conventional boxy design with a regular keypad very similar to the N70. The keys are a little too small for large fingers to use easily and the joystick can be fiddly too. The display is very large with an amazing 240 x 320 pixel resolution and 262,000 colours. Its one of the best displays on any smartphone.

The N73 is also a great music device. It has a music player that supports a wide range of formats including MP3, WMA and AAC, and also an FM radio with Visual Radio functionality to display information about the artist and track playing. The music player supports playlists and an equalizer lets you adjust sound quality. Sound is through dual stereo speakers or using the stereo headset supplied.

Features of the Nokia N73 include:

Series 60 (3rd Edition) SmartPhone (Symbian version 9.1)
3.2 megapixel camera with CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, flash and 20x digital zoom
Video camera (up to 90 minutes) in MPEG4 or 3GP formats (352 x 288 pixels, 15 frames per second) and 4x digital zoom
VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) for video calling
Photo editor & video editor application
Print photos directly from the phone with PictBridge printer
Display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
Stereo music player (MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/WMA formats) with playlists and equalizer
Stereo FM radio with Visual Radio support
Voice dialling and commands
Push to Talk
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3)
Document viewer (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & PDF formats)
Java applications
Web browser
Advanced contacts database with support for multiple device and email details per entry
Memory: 42 Mbytes plus miniSD memory card (hot swappable)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Infrared
3G data transfer (384kbps download)
Size: 110 x 49 x 19 mm
Weight: 116g
Quadband GSM plus 3G (WCDMA)
Talktime: 3.5 hours
Battery standby: up to 350 hours