Nokia N73

Nokia N73

Manufacturer	Nokia
Compatible networks	GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA
Availability by region	Q3 2006
Operating system	Symbian OS (9.1) + S60v3
Removable storage	miniSD
Battery	BP-6M Battery, 3.7V, 1100mAh
Rear camera	3.2 Megapixel, Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
Data inputs	Keypad

The Nokia N73 is a smartphone by Nokia officially described as a "multimedia computer".

In common with other Nokia 'N-series' and 'E-Series' phones of its time (late 2006), the N73 comes loaded with many software applications, including contacts, messaging, picture and video galleries, a music player, a Visual FM Radio, RealPlayer, an IM client, a WAP browser, a full web browser based on KHTML/Webkit, a Microsoft Office document viewer, a PDF viewer and some games. The majority of these applications support background execution; for example, one may listen to music while browsing the Internet, and then may switch to write a text message or e-mail, without having to close any applications. Non 'smartphones' typically cannot do this or can do it in only a very limited way; for example, only the music player can run in the background. The feature which most distinguishes the N73 from other 'N'- or 'E'-series Nokia mobile phones is the 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. The N73 does not support Wi-Fi.

Java applications as well as Symbian (S60 release 3) applications can be installed to or removed from the phone by the user, using either the Nokia PC Suite software, which is included with the phone, or the installer application on the phone itself. Notably, Nokia supports firmware upgrades to the N73 to be made by the user via a module in Nokia PC Suite. Since the N73 supports access via Bluetooth and USB Mass Storage (amongst other methods), it is possible to transfer large collections of files to and from it using any computer that also supports either Bluetooth or mass storage via USB (e.g. Microsoft Windows, Linux; Mac OS X etc.). The N73 uses a database system for the supplied 'Gallery' applications (which permanently run in the background, in order to reduce seek and operation times) and again these databases can be updated locally on the device itself. This means that supported image, video and audio files can be placed almost anywhere in the file system and browsed easily, and in the case of MP3 audio files, by ID3 tag (e.g. 'album'; 'artist' etc.).

Music Edition

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The Nokia N73 Music Edition

In addition to the basic N73, Nokia subsequently released the N73 'Music Edition'. It has technically the same hardware as the N73, but the 'multimedia' button on the keypad has been replaced with a button that starts the music player. The Music Edition also includes a 2GB memory card and the phone is completely black. The Music player on the Music Edition supports Album art and visualisations, which that on the regular N73 does not. It also has an improved control interface where 'play', 'pause', 'stop', 'next' and 'previous' may all be selected directly by simply pushing the phone joystick in the appropriate direction rather than having to scroll through on-screen buttons for these controls and then select them as on the ordinary N73. Music Edition's music player is included in the basic N73's current firmware.

However, both versions of the N73 appear to be being changed to have the same software, making them the exact same phone - the V4.0726.2.0.1 (58.01) update of the standard N73's phone software, dated 26 June 2007, updates the standard N73's Music Player to the same as the N73ME's enhanced Music Player detailed above. Also, during recent UK Nokia poster campaigns, the black (ME) version of the phone was advertised without the term 'Music Edition', and the O2 UK shop sell the N73 in both Silver/Plum and Black, with the Black version having the multimedia button.

Specification Sheet

Feature	Specification
Form factor	Candybar
Platform	Series 60(S60) 3rd Edition
Operating System	Symbian OS 9.1
GSM frequencies	850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS	Yes
EDGE (EGPRS)	Yes
WCDMA	Yes (2100 MHz) (model N73-1 only)
Main screen	2.5 inch QVGA, TFT, 262,144 colours, 240x320 pixels
Camera	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, flash, red-eye reduction, autofocus, 20x digital zoom)
Video recording	Yes (Format: MPEG4, 3GP. Maximum resolution: 352x288 pixels. 15fps.)
Browsing	Yes. Comes standard with a full Web browser
Multimedia Messaging	Yes
Video calls	Yes
Push to talk	Yes
Java support	Yes
Available built-in memory	42 MB
External Memory	Up to 2GB miniSD Card (Nokia)
Memory card slot	Yes, miniSD (hot swappable)
Music player	MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/WMA
Bluetooth	2.0 + EDR (A2DP -i.e. Support for stereo bluetooth headsets available with latest Firmware update)
Infrared	Yes
Data cable support	Yes
Email	Yes
Battery	BP-6M (3.7V, 1100 mAh)
Weight	116 grams
Dimensions	110x49x19 millimeters
Else	FM Visual Radio
	Stereo speakers
	Stereo headset
	Processor: Dual CPU ARM9 220MHz
	RAM: 64MB
Colours	Silver and Plum White and Pink White and Red White and Brown Silver, Blue White and Sand Black (Music Edition)

External links

• Official Nokia N73 Product Page
• Nokia technical specs
• Bluetooth Qualification Program specifications
• "Ready, Set, Snap - Nokia N73 starts shipping" (Press release). Nokia UK. 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2006-07-25. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Reviews

• Nokia N73 - Review by Mobile-review.com
• Nokia N73 - Review by All About Symbian
• Nokia N73 - Review by MobileTechReview
• Nokia N73: Pole position - Review by MobileMania & GSM Arena
• CNET UK review
• Nokia N73i (international model) - CNET.com.au Review
• N-Gage Official Website (Due to N73 compatibility)