Nokia N73
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- Posted: 28 Apr 2006 Announced: 25 Apr 2006
- Market Status: Released
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The successor of the N70, the N73 improves the camera resolution to 3.2-megapixels and uses Carl Zeiss lens, known from Nokia N90 cameraphone. The N73 runs on Symbian 9.1 over Nokia S60 3rd edition and has miniSD slot for memory expansion. It features music player supporting various formats and FM Visual Radio
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Nokia N73 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS)
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.74 inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
- Low-resolution video capture
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable for computer connection instead of a standard microUSB
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (9.1) S60 3rd Edition
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.33 x 1.92 x 0.74 (110 x 49 x 19 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.09 oz (116 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.09 oz (116 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.76 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.76 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 14.5 days (348 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 14.5 days (348 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1100 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 42 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- miniSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Auto focus, White balance, Digital zoom, Macro mode, Scenes
- Camcorder:
- 352x288 (CIF)
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, Visual Radio
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- HTML Browser
- Supports:
- HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- UMTS, EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Converter, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- Proprietary
- Infrared
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Push-to-Talk
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 25 Apr 2006
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