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 pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (UMTS, EDGE)
Bulky
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 instead of a standard microUSB
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- 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:
- 4.33 x 1.92 x 0.74 (110 x 49 x 19 mm)
Weight:
- 4.09 oz (116 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- 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 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 14.5 days (348 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1100 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 42 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - miniSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Aperture size:
  Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening can get.
  - F2.8
- 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:
- - 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.
- 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, Predictive text input (T9)
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 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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