Nokia N73 Review
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In a nutshell: 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, the N73 brings smartphone technology
into the mainstream. Early versions of the firmware were problematic,
but the latest firmware seems to be much more reliable.
Review: September 2006. Updated January 2007.
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 a 240 x 320 pixel resolution and 262,000 colours.
As well as upgrading the display, Nokia have upgraded the camera in a big way.
The N73 sports a 3.2 megapixel camera using the same Carl Zeiss optics and CMOS
sensor that made the N70 a powerful imaging device. The camera has a built-in
flash, 20x digital zoom, macro mode, plenty of optional settings and a photo
editor. It doesn't perform quite as well as the best camera phones from Sony
Ericsson, but it significantly outperforms its predecessor and is a very good
camera. Video recording is at CIF resolution with a framerate of 15 frames per
second. Usefully video can be recorded in either 3GP or MPEG4 formats. A video
editor application is included. There's a second inward-facing VGA camera for
making video calls.
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.
The internal memory has been expanded to 42 Mbytes and there's support for
a hot-swapable miniSD card.
This will provide bags of room for storing music tracks and videos, making full
use of the possibility to record videos of up to 90 minutes in length. Connectivity
is via Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 and infrared. Battery life is very good for a
3G phone.
As always with Series 60 phones, the complexity of the software means that
they are usually slow to start, slow when browsing menus, and can be prone to
crash. Read through our user reviews below and you will see that the number
one complaint about the N73 is the problem of the phone freezing or shutting
down, often when receiving a call. This is quite a common complaint in fact,
and for this reason we have deducted two stars from our overall rating. A phone
that doesn't work is not acceptable, however good it may be when it actually
works! You might consider the Sony Ericsson
K800i as an alternative, although it's not a Symbian phone. If you want
a Nokia, but have been put off the Nseries by this review, you might like the
Nokia 6300, which has most of the functionality
of the N73, but isn't a Smartphone and is much more reliable and user friendly.
The latest versions of the firmware do seem to be fixing the reliability problems
however, and Nokia are very good at making new firmware releases available.
The N73 is such a capable phone that you might want to take a risk, particularly
as you can pick up second hand models dirt cheap now.
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
Nokia N73 User Reviews
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Average rating from 113 reviews: 
Reviewed by Zia Ur Rehman from Pakistan on 10th
Apr 2013
A w0rld best cell f0ne i had ever seen. . . .
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Reviewed by Rizwan Ali from Pakistan on 28th Jul
2012
I own Nokia N73 music edition.i purchased it some four years ago.I won't
call it an excellent smart phone bcz there are few hardships that i
regularly have to bear such as joystick is a pain to take..i really
condemn nokia for this nonesense.another garbage in n73 is useless bug
LIFEBLOG.it consumes a huge chunk of precious RAM.thank God i managed
to delete it and recovered a huge amount of memory.3.2MP is just ok.Symbian
s60v3 is ok for downloading and using a bit advanced apps.but don't
expect it to run high end mobile games despite it is a smartphone.except
u hack it to play ngage 2.0 games.other wise n73 is a better phone.
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Reviewed by Umair from Pakistan on 25th Jul 2012
its a good phn....i bhought it in 2008 n still im using it....love u
Ñøk!â....
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Reviewed by JATIN from INDIA on 28th Jun 2012
it's googd bt cn be more better
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Reviewed by basra adil mir from pakistan on 27th
Feb 2012
very very good mobile because my pw likes it.
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Reviewed by Tomi from Croatia on 19th Feb 2012
I got it used 2weeks ago. I like the phone more or less. The problem
is that a battery lasts max 1 day. And it is a bit swollen so I'm affraid
it will break the back cover of the phone. I have minimize use of the
battery (apps, screen light...) but it doesn't help. Another problem
is that every time I turn the phone off and back on I have to set the
time and the date again. Really annoying.
On the internet I found people are complaining about the short lasting
battery, battery swelling and time and date problem. But I haven't found
reasons for that or sollutions.
does anyone have any idea?
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Reviewed by MaJiDIrFaN from Kashmir on 18th Feb
2012
Very good phone but slow process device....overall like it with exellent
speakers and net downloading speed
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Reviewed by prashanth from india on 14th Feb 2012
i buyed nokia n73 for just 2500 just 2 weeks ago...n think it is good...i
am fed up with the memory full and installation errors...even though
i am happy bcoz i got it just for 2.5k...
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Reviewed by Tyson from India on 12th Feb 2012
If u really know hw 2 use dis phone.Its really amazing phone very comfortable.Still
using it n luv it!
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Reviewed by Alamgir khan from Bangladesh on 6th
Feb 2012
Its verey nice mobi, cause i know that.
And i have to us 5 years
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Reviewed by Ron from India on 27th Dec 2011
I dnt thnk dis fon s poor in actn,as well as dis aint outstanding. .main
pblms r a fake memmory full notificatn popping nw n then;joystick s
so fragile;software updates r nt available. . Bt i hv been using ths
fone 4 abt 3 yrz,i jus thnk dis s overal a pretty usable thng,with lots
f advantages. .
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Reviewed by Jitu from India on 18th Dec 2011
Nokia N73 is the best smart phone for me, b'coz i can install any software
to it.
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Reviewed by hollaitan from nigeria on 11th Dec
2011
Nokia n73,is a very good phone because have used it before and am stil
willin to buy it again...so tell me on how to get it?
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Reviewed by liam from Engalnd on 22nd Nov 2006
i love it. it is really nice. i have seen it in a phone shop and it
looks gr8! i have the nokia n80 and i love that aswell. the n73 has
gr8 cam and fantastic screen(not as good as n80) but it is bigger though.
i also love the blue keys and the fact that the side keys light up as
well. I also am a gr8 fan of the nokia N series. It is expensive but
really its worth it.
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Reviewed by Simondo from UK on 21st Nov 2006
This is the worst phone I have ever owned. How anyone gets through a
day using this device I'll never know! I've had 2 in the last week -
both had the same problems, switching itself off when receiving calls,
freezing when answerphone messages are delivered, not allowing outgoing
calls. Honestly the list goes on. I was really looking forward to the
phone and it's just left me feeling very dissapointed. I now have the
Nokia 6233 which so far is an excellent phone. Touch wood.
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Reviewed by Rehan from Pakistan on 20th Nov 2006
Finally nokia released a phone having almost all of the modren features
that can be found in a phone. The features are simply amazing and useful,
main qualities are the huge display with a resolution to match, and
the amazing camera. The design is also great and feels good in hand.
The stereo sound is also a nice feature. The drawbacks include the difficult
to handle and getting used to, joystick. And the most annoying of all
the speed of the visual interface. I've used the phone for 2 months
and didn't had any problems, except for sometime it gives a memory full
error, which should be fixed in a firmware upgrade. Overall its a great
multimedia device/phone, if only the performance had been better, it
would have made an outstanding phone
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Reviewed by Carl from U.K. on 17th Nov 2006
This is quite simply the best phone i have ever had. Prior to this,
i had the Sony Ericsson K800i, the difference is amazing. The phone
feels like quality, youre not afraid of the shutter opening when you
put the phone in your pocket or worrying the phone will be broken when
you take it out again. The looks department, no contest. Before the
Sony, i had the Samsung Z400 and had got used to the battery life of
this phone. The Nokia N73s battery life is excellent for a phone with
so many functions and features. If i had to have a complaint, it would
be on the flimsy charger, everything else spot on.
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Reviewed by Lee from United Kingdom on 16th Nov
2006
Well what can i say.. Since i had to exchange the SE W850i which i personally
think doesnt compare to the Nokia N73 in comparison. The thing i was
disappointed on with the SE was that it was always the same functions
nothing different! Its just too similar to all the other SE models out
there. Probably the best SE i have to admit is the W900i which i have,
its the dogs!!! Anyways back to the point, i had a fiddle with the N73
and tbh im speechless for words its great phone which has great fuctionalities
aswell as a stylish look. The camera just gives it the extra boost 3.2
carl zeiss lens!! i was told that you might get afew bugs here and there
but i haven't at all witnessed that yet! i personally think i made the
right choice by exchanging the W850i for this! Thank you nokia for a
great release!!!
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Reviewed by Paul from England on 14th Nov 2006
I have just posted my N73 back. The keys dont work properly, it freezes
regularly, sometimes turns its self off when you are receiving a call.
The camera is good, but you have to get an sd card(mine was 1gb) and
save your pics to it-which I did, only to get an instruction to close
some applications as the memory was full. I think Nokia have lost the
plot with their new generation of phones. Not sure which phone to get
next-I may try a Sony Ericsson
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Reply by MaJiDIrFaN from Kashmir on
24th Feb 2012
Nice phone....with good camera but hangs sometime
Reviewed by Chuks from UK on 13th Nov 2006
i got this phone going on two weeks now and i have to say its brilliant.
its vintage nokia. it has everything i like...a 3.2 megapixel camera,
good audio quality....1gb removable memory...and most importantly it
has this mature look to it. i have always used nokia phones and when
i wanted to get a new phone i was sure i wanted to go with nokia again,
but the promotion for the SE W850i was just too much and i was nearly
tempted....i said nearly. the one thing that kept coming back to me
was that sony ericsson has failed to make their phones look universal...they
always look like something u'd get for your kid. secondly it only had
a 2mp camera. the N73 on the other hand looks strong, mature and still
has the latest in 3g technology. Well done Nokia. keep up the good work.
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Reviewed by Sam from England on 11th Nov 2006
I can see that the people who write this phone is excellent have only
had this phone for a day or a short while...... I hate this phone. It
takes 28seconds (yes I counted) to send a text message. And getting
the camera open takes forever! and the whole thing is just so slow.
I got told to update it so I downloaded the software and clicked download
and nothing happend! So please do the sensible thing and DO NOT buy
this phone. You will regret it. :)
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Reviewed by Elmar from United Kingdon on 7th Nov
2006
Just got me phone today!!! Outstanding! Had N70 Before and just to say
Nokia does a great stuff!!!Well done:) Camera is terrific! More applications....
And phone works perfect!!! Anf if it does work slow it is just because
it is a small pc!!! You wouldnt expect to work it fast!!! So guys if
you are in to a real phone, N-Series is that what you need:)
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Reviewed by Mike Gamble from UK on 7th Nov 2006
This is without question the worst mobile I have ever owned. It constantly
refuses to make calls despite having a full signal giving the enigmatic
response of "connection error". Are Nokia at all helpful? No of course
not. Silly idea. Can't wait to get rid of it. For another Nokia? Not
a chance.
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Reviewed by rahul from india on 5th Nov 2006
the phone ain't exatly rocking,though its got a good cam its features
are not good and it becomes very slow,iteven hangs a lot,but overall
a good buy
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Reviewed by Goughie from UK on 4th Nov 2006
This phone could be a class bit of kit, easy to use great camera the
best video ever and a huge screen to view it all on. BUT my first phone
crashed 6 times in 3 days i sent it back and got a replacement which
seemed to work fine until it started freezing and crashing. Sometimes
the phone would just freeze just for opening the lens cover, and when
i tried to scroll through my pics and video it all runs very slowly.
Orange tech advised me that as i am 26 days into my contract to get
rid of it and get the K800i so i did and at the moment it seems great
especially the face warp feature.
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Reviewed by colin mason from uk on 3rd Nov 2006
never had so much trouble with a phone befor. in two months i've had
3 n73's all crash when makeing and receiving calls. never again , now
useing samsung d900 and happy.
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Reviewed by jez from uk on 2nd Nov 2006
great features,like the big screen but would like bigger buttons or
smaller fingers.my biggest gripe though is every time the phone rings
it turns it self off,sending it back asap
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Reviewed by Jonathan Oxley from UK on 31st Oct
2006
A pretty good offering ffrom Nokia, but I am annoyed many "obvious"
features have been dropped from my time served 6230i, such as a timed
auto-keylock, graphical smilies, adjustable snooze time on the alarm.
It is taking me some time to get used to where to find features: is
the clock in Services, Settings, Applications or Tools?? Oh yes, it's
in Applications - silly me! The screen and camera are excellent, but
the joystick is pretty fiddly and difficult to move rather than activate
sometimes. I also have a loose piece of plastic trim sticking out the
side of the keyboard and the plastic assembly is pretty creaky to say
the least!
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Reviewed by amandeep from england on 29th Oct
2006
i had to give this 3 because even though this has a 3.2 mexapixel camera
i think its a litle fuzzy and the buttons plus joystick are wierd to
use otherwise a good phone
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Reviewed by patrol from kuwait on 29th Oct 2006
Always i had nokia phones until N73 I hate it , It just not that phone
I wish to own so slow always problems with it even the camera is so
poor Quality ( sucks ) pictures the best part of that phone is the larg
screen ! i wish i could sell it ..
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Reviewed by Shaz from England on 28th Oct 2006
Well Iv used many phones in my life includin 8800 sciroco which is the
worst nokia ever this is a even worse version no affence to n e 1 i
bought it 3 weeks ago n it crashed on me a week later the joystik messed
up so i snt it bak, got another 1 n sme problem but this time it froze
snt it bak agen i got a new 1 thought this time its guna impress me
but it totaly made me h8 nokia's the camera froze no fast connection
its jus a pile of rubbish i think W810i is the best ma advice ppl dnt
buy nokia's n e mre get ericson or samsung bst dealers nokia wer godd
for old school nt for new generration thnks
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Reviewed by Rob from England on 28th Oct 2006
I've had nokia for the last five years and always thought they were
brilliant, and not been let down with the N73. I upgraded from the 6230i
because i wanted sat nav on it. I bought an ORIGINAL TOM TOM NAVIGATOR
6 software for it and have had no problems except that it drops the
bluetooth conection to the gps now and again, but this should be sorted
out with the software upgrade that should be coming out soon. This phone
is a little slow on start up but i have only have it crash once. This
is a well recommended phone.
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Reviewed by Amit from UK on 26th Oct 2006
Excellent phone. It did hang thrise in the first 3-4 days but hasnt
hung in since I put in the free 64MB miniSD card. I have afetr a month
changed it to a 2GB card and love the quality of the music. As for the
rest the camera pics are excellent in normal light and okish with flash(indoors),
but the video camera is excellent both inside and outside. And yes the
keypad is small and I have a big thumb but have never had any issues
in pressing the wrong key.
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Reviewed by syed kabir from uk on 26th Oct 2006
this fone is nice. my mates have this fone and i played about with theirs.
its nice. i dont like the joystick on it tho and its a bit too uncomfortable
for me. i went for the sony eric w850i instead. this thing has 3.2 mpix
cam. thats the same as k800i. on par with k800. this fone has a menu
like the other n series nokias. similar size to k800i but seeing as
music is the most important thing in my mobile life i needed a walkman
in mine. w850i is good also. my mate said if the w850i had a 3mpix camera
it would be better than n73.
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Reviewed by DJ from UK on 26th Oct 2006
I had the Nokia N73 for a week and exchanged it. Apart from having a
great camera on it, everything was not to my liking. The menu was complicated
and slow, lagging. It kept freezing and drop many calls. It was not
good. I had the early Nokia phones before camera phones came along and
I always thought that Nokia were top class but now not so. I exchanged
it for a Samsung D900 which is much better
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Reviewed by DWAYNE from ENGLANG on 24th Oct 2006
I HAVE HAD MY N73 FOR 3 MONTHS NOW. IT'S TAKEN ME TIME TO GET USED TO
IT. THE FIRST MONTH WAS FINE BUT THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS DURING
PHONE CALLS. THE PHONE WAS DROPPING CALLS, SWITCHING OFF. I FOUND OUT
THAT I WAS RUNNING TOO MANY PROGRAMMES AT THE SAME TIME. THE BEST THING
TO DO IS TO "HOLD" (NOT TOUCH) DOWN THE MENU BUTTON (LEFT-HAND SIDE
OF KEYPAD) AND CANCEL ALL RUNNING PROGRAMMES APART FROM PHONE/STANDBY.
EVERSINCE I HAVE BEEN DOIGN THAT MY PHONE HAS BBEN FINE AND I HAVE HAD
NO PROBLEMS. THE CAMERA IS VERY GOOD. THE AUTO SETTINGS ARE GOOD FOR
BRIGHT DAYLIGHT ADUSTING THE SETTIBN I WENT TO THE LONDON EYES IN SEPT
AND TOOK SOME PICTURES AND PRINTED THEM OFF FROM THE KODAK INSTANT PHOTO
MACHINE AND THEY CAME OUT QUITE GOOD.
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 24th Oct 2006
I moved away from Nokia the pass couple of phones and now i have the
Nokia N73 i don't know why i moved away! What a phone, i managed to
get the phone just before i went on holiday and Im glad i did! the picture
quality is amazing! loads of features. Is slow to start but once you
have mastered the controls and find where everything is its a excellent
phone! Highly recommend it.
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Reviewed by g from england on 21st Oct 2006
first nokia phone i have had and will be the last, had it about 6 weeks
it has been back for repair and with in less than a week of getting
it back it is broken again so i am sending it back thinking about trying
an lg 400
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Reviewed by Scott from UK on 19th Oct 2006
N73- a great looking phone with superb features. Only problems are,
takes an age to boot and when you use the 3G mobile TV you cannot hear
it through the headset as the volume is SO low. Its ok through the loudspeaker
but not through the headphones. Annoying to say the least was looking
forward to watching the mobile TV on the train but no can do - cant
hear a thing.
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 19th Oct 2006
I've had this phone for 3 days now and I've had enough, I'm swapping
it! Good bits - Good camera(in the day), loads of features and applications,
just falls short of a PDA with its brilliant web browser, good battery
life, great looking phone. Bad bits - bad camera for its type (at night),
VERY VERY slow when swapping menues especially to the camera, crashed
a few times on me (bit embarressing when I'm trying to show my mates
my new phone! Overall the software is good but the phone is really under
powered so I reckon it just freezes when too much is going on. Could
of been a great phone, but its average. :-(
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Reviewed by rocky from UK on 19th Oct 2006
have just had to return my 2nd Nokia N73 due to phone constantly freezing
when using camera - it's so slow. Even my Nokia 6630 was more reliable
than this one. Also very dodgy build with case. Have now changed it
for Sony W850i - amazing phone, very happy. Can't think why I didn't
dump Nokia's sooner...
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Reviewed by gary phillips from uk on 17th Oct
2006
Have just sent back my N73, I only had it for 4 days and it crashed
on me 6 times also the menu is too complicated so it was not the phone
for me. It looks great and the camera is brilliant but I have replaced
it with the K800i and am more than happy,I have given it 3 stars just
for the looks and the camera.
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Reviewed by sen jay from UK on 15th Oct 2006
This phone is just out of this world. Before purchasing it i read several
reviews stating that the phone crashes etc. But i must say my phone
has been solid from the word go. When network softwares are installed
on to the phone it tends to crash alot.I bought mine sim free from my
dealer and it is amazing!!!!
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Reviewed by SDB from UK on 15th Oct 2006
i got this fone like 2 months ago..overall its pretty gud..nice camera..bla
bla..buttttt whenever u take like more than a few pics at once..the
fone seems to freeze and i have to switch it off and back on again which
gets pretty frustrating at times..also its kinda big so not much of
a girly fone to fit into a handbag or anything.. it has a blue service
light which acts more like a WARNING light as its so bright..it can
light up a room with one flash.. not bad though..but i reckon nokia
could have done better
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Reviewed by kevin from uk on 14th Oct 2006
I find this phone terribe. the menus are so compicated for me. great
camera but gonna take this phone back to orange. To the person below
i would suggest the sony ericsson k800i well thats what i will be getting.
hope this helps!
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Reviewed by brad from UK on 12th Oct 2006
Is it just me, I have had a Nokia N73 for about 17 days now and in the
last 4 days the phone either resets itself or freezes, and I have to
remove the battery. bluetooth, needs turning off and on agian. Any help
would be appreciated, cos I think its time to back to Samsung. Can't
seem to find a phone with a great camera and video and MP3 player. Any
Help would be nice. Thanks
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Reviewed by Graham Kew from UK on 12th Oct 2006
Excellent phone,great camera,nice size and feel,much better then my
previous N80.
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Reviewed by bigal from UK on 8th Oct 2006
got this phone - great handset. am very please with it. couple of questions:
anyone else missing the Muvee Director (make your own movies) as stated
in the manual. Also my case creaks a lot on the left hand side when
pushed - think this is just a design thing but need to know if others
experience it. thanks
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Reviewed by baconfoll from UK on 6th Oct 2006
Outstanding, Outstanding, Outstanding!
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Reviewed by R.NAVESH from INDIA on 4th Oct 2006
MAN THIS ONE HOT BABE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON EARTH... COOLEST OF ALL MOBILES
NOKIA HAS EVER MADE....OH GOD!BLESS NOKIA TO MAKE MORE BABES LIKE THIS
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Reviewed by fone-kid from U.K (N.I) on 30th Sep
2006
I WOULD GIVE IT 4 AND A HALF BECAUSE THERE IS ALOT OF TINY THING THAT
ANNOYS ME AND IT IS IT TAKES TOO LONBG FOR IT TOO TURN ON AND FOR THE
WALLPAPER TO COME UP AND MAYBE ANOTHER ONE! THERE IS 2 MANY STUFF ON
IT!!!!! BUT EVERYTHING ELSE BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Nokia N73
is a brilliant phone but is slighty hard to use! So if you dont know
alot about phones it will not suit you! If you are getting the phone
for camera, entertainment and music i would get the Nokia N73! The Nokia
N73 has alot of tools and applications what you truely dont need!The
Nokia N73 has a amazing screen and 3.2 megapixel camera! If you want
the phone for camera and to simply ring people and text! I would get
the k800i (Sony ericsson) Brilliant camera phone and very easy to use!
The Samsung D900 is a brilliant camera phone too it is 3 megapixel and
is good fro music but it is not as easy to use as the Sony Ericsson
K800i!!
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Reviewed by SEAN from IRELAND on 30th Sep 2006
Had to really fight with myself to go back to NOKIA after about 6 years
with other brands.I,ve had a contract phone since 1995...Best up to
now was 2 years with Sony{K700 + W800i...Wife has W810i}....But i have
to say that this phone is by far the best phone I,ve ever had!!! Had
to fight with O2 to get this as upgrade...they were trying to put me
onto K800i.Every contract i,ve had has been with O2 except for one year
when i foolishly went to the Three network.I suspect that Romi from
London may be on this network...really awful service! Had the N73 for
3 weeks now and it crashed once because i was messing with various applications
at once.The phone restarted straight away itself and it has NEVER dropped
a call.I can save microsoft documents on my phone,Camera is awesome
and has a great flash{not light},mp3 software is brill...songs can be
played by artist,album,genre,etc{just like an ipod}Organiser functions
are second to none and keypad can be locked using the old fashioned
nokia method...top lefthand key and then *......this phone is the best...WELL
DONE NOKIA...U HAV FINALLY GOT YOUR ACT TOGETHER!
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Reviewed by dgoodguyisback from London, England on
29th Sep 2006
What I like about this phone is its amazing screen. The screen is large
and vivid with a TFT display of 262,144 colours and a resolution of
240 x 320 pixels. The diagonal is a whoping 2.4 inches. The phone also
comes with myriads of functionalities and features. This is the best
phone yet...
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Reviewed by n73 rulz from india on 29th Sep 2006
this phone is just amazing.has got a great sound quality and 3.2 megapixel
camera is just out dis world,provides amazin picture quaality.has bought
it a week ago and gotta say i am lovin it totally worth it.
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Reviewed by Romi from london on 27th Sep 2006
I just bought the N73 after my previous contract had expired. Needless
to say, i should've stuck with sony!! I've always been a sony fan and
still admire my W800i from the last contract. N73?? well...for starters,
its slower than the underground! secondly, it crashes whenever a phone
call comes in...it freezez, the screen starts to get black from the
right side and it restarts!! now how annoying is that! it means that
i have to wait at least 3 minutes before it starts up and call the person
trying to call me...well, ok i have 1200 minutes free on the contract
so i can afford calling back...but thats not the point!! the point is,
that its supposed to be a phone and is acting only like a beeper!! really
disappointed...think its the curse due to shifting from sony...my last
4 phones have been sony and i shouldve just stuck to it with the K800i....oh
well....oh, and did i mention that it gets heated up if u make a long
phone call..say about if ur like more than 5 minutes on the phone!!!
reminds me of a pc!!! ive learnt my lesson...going to return it and
for the rest of my life, i'll stick to macs and sony!!! the music quality
and the camera quality is on the better side but nowhere matches the
music player and easiness of sony ericcson....in one line...stay away
from it!
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Reviewed by richard w from uk on 25th Sep 2006
i have had the phone 1week and it went into ofline mode and it would
not go back to general mode so i had to send it back but the phone it
self was great i bought a 2 gb memery card and it works fine with the
nokia pc suite that then copressed my music to a little over 1 mb per
song great i have now got 650 songs to keep me busy with loads of extra
memery left the keybord is a little small and a little slow but there
is always some thing not quite right
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Reviewed by michael from england on 23rd Sep 2006
This phone is really good i reccomend everyone to buy this phone.
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Reviewed by gcol from England on 23rd Sep 2006
I exchanged a Samsung D900 for the N73 because the D900 took crappy
photos. The N73 isn't as asthetically pleasing as the D900 but at least
it takes decent photos. As they say, "form is nothing without function".
I may have bought a K800i but the camera cover is poor and it's got
the famous Sony joystick - the one that lasts about 6 months then starts
playing up. So I was really stuck with the N73. So how good is the N73?
Pretty good really. Sure there are a few niggles like the software is
a little slow, the keypad looks like it belongs on a different phone
and I've had trouble on occasion when trying to view photos I've taken.
I have to go back to the main screen and re-open the image gallery -
not a big problem, but annoying. Why don't Nokia have a repeating message
alert like Samsung though? If you put your phone down and someone texts
you and you don't hear it, you miss it. With Samsung you can set it
to repeat every minute or two if you like then you never miss a text.
Enough of the bad, what's good? Well the screen is superb and can even
be seen in sunlight. The mp3 player plays tracks very very clearly.
The photos are excellent except for a hint of over processing. The voice
recorder works well. I like the way you can move applications around
to different folders or positions. The battery life is pretty good -
lasts about 4 days (I switch it off at night) and charges really fast.
Overall I think it's a good all round phone. In the 3mp camera phone
sector, you're looking at the N73, K800i and the D900. I can say for
sure that the N73 is better than the D900 and that from past Sony experience
the N73 is probably going to be better built than the Sony. I only give
it 4 stars because it isn't perfect. If you could have the Sony's camera
and the Nokia's all round quality in the body of the D900 then that'd
be a 5 star phone. Cheers
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Reviewed by mark from uk on 21st Sep 2006
this fone is sooooooo good
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Reviewed by Martin from England on 21st Sep 2006
Just got the phone on the 3 network as I can use all the features without
going bankrupt. I must say the phone is brilliant , it has a real quality
about it.It is not a lightweight, but for all its functionality it is
not that heavy. The camera cover is so well designed much better than
the Nokia N70. As with all smart phones it does crash occasionally,however
I will more than put up with this. Thank goodness I didn't go for the
Nokia N80.There can't be many better phones on the market than this.
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Reviewed by Kevin from England on 20th Sep 2006
This is the best phone i have ever had, the amount of features it packs
is quite amazing i've had it for 2 weeks now and am still finding new
thins. it has an excellent big and vivid screen, have a great camera
which takes beautiful pictures, the sound quality is good, and the build
quality is also excellent. the only drawback which comes to mind is
the keypad it is quite small and not as easy to use as some other phones,
but is not impossible to use, it just could have been better. overall
an excellent phone well done nokia.
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Reviewed by Colin from U.K on 13th Sep 2006
Got this phone 3 days ago and am very impressed so far, has a nice big
screen, its full of features, great call quality, decent mp3 player,
those are some of the many great aspects of this phones. The drawbacks
are the keypad could have been bigger as it feels quite cramped, they
could also have included a memory card with it, apart from that a great
overall phone which i am happy to have, considered the K800 but thought
that it looked kind of dated and the keypad was much worse than the
one on the N73.
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Reviewed by Paul Murthwaite from England on 12th
Sep 2006
Lovely screen, usual Nokia stuff, but, unfortunately, as with the all
other N-series handsets, (And all of Nokia's "Smartphones", it is SO
INCREDIBLY SLOW!!!! I always loved Nokias, and now having waited a few
years to see if they had inproved the speed of their systems, I am very
dissapointed. I have just bought a sim-free K800i to replace it- It
got on my nerves so much after one week!
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Reviewed by Aaron from England on 12th Sep 2006
I've had my N73 for about 2 weeks now and have to say I am extremely
pleased with it. I have always had Nokias, apart from one time I tried
the Motorola V3 (big mistake) but I was a little unsure whether to purchase
a smartphone for the first time as I had heard a lot of negative comments
regarding the Nokia N Series (slow, software problems etc). My sister
recently got the N80 which she is pleased with but I found the phone
too bulky, slow and the slide mechanism was not great. The N73 on the
other hand is much smaller and easier to carry. Photo quality is superb
and the range of photo capture/editing options is very impressive. My
girlfriend is due a new phone next month and is an avid Samsung user,
she hates Nokias. She will be purchasing the D900, but even she is impressed
with the quality and range of features the N73 provides. Was considering
the N93 but decided against it as it really is just too big! Only drawback
of N73 is the lack of Wi-fi, no tv-out & phone does slow up when memory
is low, so would definitely recommend purchasing a 1/2GB minSD card
to store all your photos/videos to keep the phone memory clear. However,
give the guys at Nokia a year/18 months and I'm sure they'll have 30fps
video, wi-fi and a 5MP camera within a reasonable size phone. All in
all an outstanding mobile. Well Done Nokia, another winner!
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Reviewed by Stephen from England on 11th Sep 2006
I was going to get P990i but after hearing that the release date was
now being put back to October, and with the fact that my (excellent)
K750i was on it's last legs I had to get a new phone and couldn't wait
any longer for a product that seems like it is already a year old without
being released (Sony please note). I can't stand the feel of the K800i
so I decided to look at the N73. I haven't had a Nokia for years so
don't know any of the glitches of recent models. As a first time Symbian
owner I have to say I'm delighted with my decision to go with N73. Yes
it can be a bit slow some time...but what do people expect? Its got
an OS stacked full of features!!! The slowness is no where near the
claims made on some websites...when it does get slow we are talking
"fractions of a second" slow, not "seconds" slow. I read somewhere that
this guy claimed it took the N73 over 5 seconds to launch the New SMS
menu - either the phone was faulty or the guy didn't know how to use
the phone! The camera is awesome, and if you know how to use digital
cameras and you don't go for the "automatic" settings you can produce
some pictures of real class by configuring the white balance and light
sensitivty settings. For me the office applications are great (quickoffice
and PDF reader). Browsing is also fantastic. The standard phone features
are excellent - call quality is the best I've ever experienced, much
better than the almost perfect Sony K750i. One minor gripe..having no
auto-lock IS a problem. On my first day I ran the battery right down
as the media button had been touched whilst the phone was in my pocket.
However you can install a freeware auto-lock application which does
the job to good effect. However Nokia should note that this is not really
acceptable and this feature should be standard. Still give the phone
5 stars though!!
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Reviewed by Phone-Meiester from UK on 11th Sep
2006
I have been using this for just a couple of days now and I have to say
I am impressed, but I always expected this to be the case. To be honest,
I am anokia devotee and have had the nokia 6230i prevously which simply
the most user friendly phone ever made. The N73 being a smart phone
was expected to be more complicated but this too is fairly straightforward.
The battery life is about two days on moderate use, which is less than
I was expecting but more than mnay other similar phones. Screen quality
is very good as is the camera which does take some fantastic shots.
The flash seems to work fine and does produce decent result in low light
conditions but I understand the sony erricsson K800i has the better
flash (neon) so would lose out in that area. There is no message counter
which is a shame but not too problematic. Sound quality is good for
conversations but this would be a problem in noisy conditions e.g. city
centre etc. Why they could not put a decent ear speaker in this phone
as in other nokia phones is beyond me! Then conversations using the
headset produces this background hissing sound which is quite annoying.
But quality of the loudspeakers is very good although at high volumes
it does sound a bit 'tinny'. Build quality is good and has good feel
to the phone. Keys are a bit cramped though although it is something
you manage you put up with knowing they have had to give space to the
huge screen. Navigation joystick is a bit stiff and not very responsive,
I would prefer it to move a bit quicker but still ok. The phone has
not crashed once yet and the speed of moving between applications is
fairly good for a smartphone. There is a distinct problem with zooming
into pictures taken at the highest definition - it says that there is
insufficient memory and that I would have to close down other applications
to view the pic. I would then have to 'shrink' the photo to be able
to zoom into it but you do lose some quality by doing so. All in all,
a very good phone, but because sound volume is not that loud and keys
are a bit cramped and not very ergonmically designed I would have to
deduct one star.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 7th Sep 2006
Great phone. excellent screen, had the D600 previously and this phones
tops it in many aspects, better battery life better camara and better
MP3player. Does everything i want it to and does it extremely well.
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Reviewed by dwytzkrieg from Phils. on 7th Sep
2006
Even with Starbucks makin' use of wi-fi as a marketing move, I still
opted for the N73. The N80 is good but when it all boils down to what
makes a really good 3G computer phone, the N73 gives more bang for your
buck!How? 1.) The auto focus (esp. macro)is great, much more when complemented
by the large, vivid screen. 2.) The camera controls are way beyond basic.
I can shoot stage play characters without over-exposing their faces
(even the T.V.). 3.) Web browser is cool and useful(in our country,
3g service is cheap, no need for wi-fi). 4.) Videos shot in daylight
are sharp and crisp. 5.) The dual speakers really provide stereo sound
(even without the phones!). 6.) Offline mode and Mass storage mode (no
need for the micro sd to undergo the painfully boring PC suite!) 7.)
Return of the INFRA and long standing battery! 8.) classic, hassle free
design. A few gripes (but being an owner of other N-series phones, it
didn't bother me much): 1.) Camera will hang when batt is low (or when
your fingers are too fast in switching functions, duh!) 2.) not too
rigid lens cover (sooo minor!) 3.) The joystick (similar with the 6020)
and keypads (like the 7110s). For short, it's got EVERYTHING!!!
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Reviewed by Niki from Bulgaria on 7th Sep 2006
The phone is great. I had it from 1 week and I'm satisfy me. only one
problem. the software crashed some times.
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Reviewed by Ramesh from India on 7th Sep 2006
This phone really sucks.
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Reviewed by hemel from uk on 5th Sep 2006
wickid phone how ever it crashes a lot and is quite slow
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Reviewed by Mel from uk on 4th Sep 2006
I have had this phone now for a week and I have to say I am very impressed
with it. I think Nokia have released some poor phones recently that
have been disappointing but this seems, so far to be up to scratch.The
screen is amazing in both size and colour and the camera is fantastic.
The mp3 too is also very good (even sounds ok through the mediocre headphones
that come with the phone). I had the se w810i which is a fantastic phone
(the husbands got it now)and I would say this phone is every bit as
good. Its not quite as compact as he se but it feels solid and there
is a load more features on it which is probably why its taking me a
while to work it out. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by ZooMellonKeeper from UK on 29th Aug
2006
Coming from a K750i the photo quality is clearly not as good on the
Nokia, though the video quality is very useable excellent in fact as
is the sound record quality (also when transferred onto the pc). I turned
down the K800i as I fancied a smart phone, and to be able to use it
with GPS and other applications. Screen is lovely loads of space, being
a bloke for me the buttons are definitely too small, boot up time is
a while but totally acceptable considering what the phones features
are, the phone interface is slower but again more than bearable and
by no means off-putting. The joystick is firm and again coming from
the K750i this one feels like it has a lot more future life in it. Logical
menu’s and operation but they go quite deep so will take learning.
At the moment the current phones (for me) for consideration were the
K800 and this, I made the right decision for me and I am not going to
say the Nokia is better than the K800 as it depends on your needs, I
am sure the camera quality will be superior on the K800 but for me that
is probably the only thing it will have over the Nokia. I’ve given
5 out of 5 due to the fact I was pretty much aware of the N73’s
downsides before purchase.
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Reviewed by mojo from england on 28th Aug 2006
great phone...bought it for 2 reasons camera and mp3.. and it doesn't
disappoint on either. The camera is fantastic with excellent image quality
as is the video. Nice set of imaging and editing tools and a great screen
to view them on. The mp3 is great too with nice and loud stereo speakers
and very good sound through headphones. I found the navigation and layout
easy to get used and everything looks great on the large, bright screen.
The build quality is very good and the phone looks and feels classy.
Sound quality of calls on normal and loudspeaker is excellent. I was
going to go for the SE K800I or the SE 850I...so glad I didn't...GREAT
PHONE
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Reviewed by Azwandy@wandy from Malaysia on 24th
Aug 2006
For me, this phone is the best until now because before this i'm using
a nokia 6280 and i'm not really satisfy with it, but it is still OK.
my opinion for nokia N73 is, the function was very cool, man! Especially
with it's camera. the image captured by it was very fantastic! Im totally
satisfied with it. I think the next year my target is Nokia N83. The
5 megapixel phone! WOW! Im waiting for it.
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Reviewed by Gilo from UK on 21st Aug 2006
Wow! The navigation stick takes a while to get used to but after that
it's fine. Amazing screen, amazing camera, amazing phone!
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Reviewed by gazza63 from england on 19th Aug 2006
excellent phone! the camera is superb and music quality also excellent
through speakers or headphones(try a bit of Floyd)- the two main reasons
i got it.navigation not a problem when u work out what nokia have moved
around and centre button nice and easy(after a day of thinking i'd never
get used to it and my fingers were obviously too big).battery also seems
to be excellent compared to my old 6230i.only downside is it can be
slow to start up if u switch it off but that aside would highly recommend!
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Reviewed by Dmitry from Ukraine Kiev on 19th Aug
2006
Just got my N73. Very nice phone - a good alternative after my favourite
6630. From bad things - only a little luft on the back slider, all the
other is great.
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Reviewed by James Payne from United Kingdom on
17th Aug 2006
Very good phone all round. Had about a week now, and have to say my
first experience of a Nokia is a good one. Excellent features, great
camera & Video capture & playback & damn good looking too. The only
thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars is the fact that, in the
booklet ' Getting Started ' that comes with the phone, it says that
you can change the profile from General to Silent , by pressing down
and holding # whilst in Stand by mode. Well I've tried this, and I'm
afraid it doesn't work (well not on mine)I have made enquiries about
this, and apparently this appears to of been missed before the final
firmware release. Although you can press the power button down & then
scroll down to silent, this is very silly, when on all other N Series
phones, and other phones I've had, you only had to press 1 button. As
this would of been a very handy feature to me due to my job, I knock
one star off.
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Reviewed by dwytzkrieg from Philippines on 17th
Aug 2006
Truly excellent. The camera is not satisfying? Tough crowd, but to each
his own. Personally, the images are clean and crisp. The flash works
better than the 6280's and the screen's resolution is just magnificent.
The zoom factor though seems a bit rough on the edges but expect the
auto-focus to work like a charm (for the novices at least). My unit
crashed thrice, but only when fiddling with the other keys when in camera
mode (speed's not its forte). Battery life is above par and the speakers
are the loudest ever! Hopefully there'd be lots of software apps for
the s60 3rd ed soon, not much yet on the web but I'm willin' to wait.
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Reviewed by gabi from uk on 16th Aug 2006
I think this phone is great, although i am having trouble downloading
videos. It is definatly slower that the Sony Erikson K800i but i didnt
want to buy a phone that looks like it's stuck in the 1980's - what
a brick. LOVE the N73, the pic's are great and the video recorder fab.
I recommend it!
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Reviewed by jezstatham from england on 15th Aug
2006
had the phone a few days and i know i made the right choice finally!.in
the last week ive taken back a k800i(too large and ugly although loads
of features),and a 6280(flimsy and dodgy slider) which packed up almost
straight away. its a perfect size and weight and just feels solidly
built,great screen,the mp3,radio and camera are all brilliant.ive recently
owned a k700i,and a k750i which i loved but this nokia is just a bit
different and full of features to keep exploring.no problems with the
hook up to the computer either.i really cant fault it. forgot to say
if you meant the keypad lock it wasnt written in the manual but if you
push the top left softkey followed by the star the keylock comes on.or
did you mean the automatic lock if you havent pressed a key for a while?.must
admit i didnt see that either.
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Reviewed by Fras84 from Croatia on 15th Aug 2006
Excellent phone, I have it and I adore it! The camera is the best I
ever had, and simply - this is my favorite phone!
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Reviewed by Sheraz Alvi from UK on 14th Aug 2006
Well its excellent but the camera is not that good as what you might
be expecting from Carl Zezius. Its good in outdoor sunlight but not
as good indoor though with flash the color is not balanced. Plus dont
even imagin using the camera at full 3.2 megapixels. .8 gives good results.
I dont know weither the camera is CMOS or CCD as it behaves like a CMOS
and you know CMOS they are not of good qulity but efficient with power
consumption.
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Reviewed by Matt from Uk on 13th Aug 2006
The have been many bias views on here, to clear a few things up, 1.
the phone can be slow on start up, but if you keep the phone on and
recharge it when it is still on, it will get quicker as the day goes
on, 2. Yes, the joystick can be fiddley, but within a few hours of use,
you will be fine with it, 3. The battery life is fantastic and listened
to around 2.5 hours of music, using up only about 20% of the battery
life, 4. The new bluetooth 2.0 is a lot quicker than the 1.2 version,
5. The camera is easily the best available on a camera phone available
now, the flash isnt that good, but still - it does its job well, 6.
The lack of wifi does make a difference (hence the 4 star rating) 7.
The screen is crisp and elegant and very highly powered, 8. The new
symbian operating system, is complete quality, which makes the phone
so gd, overall a very gd phone, lots of very good features but the lack
of wifi and no memory card inc does make a difference, but the quality
it represents is fantastic for the price.
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Reviewed by Phil from England on 13th Aug 2006
The Curate's Egg springs to mind - good in parts. I agree with the comments
made by previous reviewers. The software is slow - almost to the point
of frustration. My first N73 had to be exchanged due to the crashing
problem of the software on a regular basis. Replacement seems lot better
- has only managed to crash once so far, in three days of use. That
said, the functions of the phone are excellent. The outstanding features
being the camera and display quality. Pictures, when printed at 6x4
inches, are superb in both resolution, colour balance and clarity. This
has to be the best camera phone around. I think Nokia need to do a bit
more homework on the software: this needs to operate faster and the
crashing problem overcome. This phone will then be a winner. It's just
a pity Nokia seem to have released the N73 without thorough testing
of the software.
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Reviewed by Craig from UK on 13th Aug 2006
Had the phone for a couple of days now no problems so far, it hasn't
crashed at all. Battery life is good. Camera is amazing, great screen
size and quality. Altogether I am outstandingly happy with the phone.
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Reviewed by martyn from england on 12th Aug 2006
amazing camera looks good had it for 4 days with a 1gb card in it im
still playing with it yet the best phone on the market imo
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Reviewed by ben bird from england on 10th Aug
2006
i have had this nokia n73 for 4 days now and am still very very pleased
with it. the pictures are incredable and the size is perfect. i have
boaght a 1gb memory card for it and works perfect;y well. i was either
going to get the 73 or the 93 but went for 73 because of size and weight
differences, brilliant for all those phone lovers out there, outstanding
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Reviewed by Danny from England on 10th Aug 2006
Phone itself is great, BUT.... Phone doesn't have an auto key lock feature.
For that reason alone, I took the phone back.
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Reviewed by mikee from england on 9th Aug 2006
This phone stinks have had the phone for 4 days and the things crashed
more times than days that ive had it I should have stayed with sony
and got me one of them k8ooi im going down the warehouse and changing
the thing asap Eny one looking to get one of these stay well clear
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Reviewed by Rich from England on 8th Aug 2006
Truly terrible navigation joystick, try before you buy. Good otherwise,
slow start-up though...
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Reviewed by noz from on 8th Aug 2006
As a smartphone user i will say that this is superb coz its got all
the apps, and customization features u could wish for, awesome camera
with autofocus, fast access to all images, great web browser, loud stereo
dual speakers, althoug a bit echoey at highest volume, but easily fixed
by customising own equaliser. Am used to slow speeds having had the
nokia 3650, 6600, 6630, and this is much faster than all of those. The
screen displays images really crisp and bright. Phone is small, slender,
keys are a bit small, but still useable, camera is awesome, flash isnt
too bright as like sony's but still does the job well. Was gonna get
n80, but wanted to ditch the image of blokias, nokia smarthphones are
becoming more cool looks wise. The only down point and major difference
from n80 is not having wi-fi which would make it the best phone ever!!!
but it wont be missed, as i have laptop wifi, and the connection is
quick anyway through gprs, as long as u can spare the cash!!! ps works
ok with a 2 gig mini sd, but i can see trouble ahead...so get a 1 gig
instead ppl.
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Reviewed by Rich from England on 7th Aug 2006
Great phone...apart from the horrible navigation joystick. Its the one
reason why I'm now not going to buy the N73, it was extremely difficult
and fiddly to manoeuvre. It also took an age to start up; just like
an old PC. I advise you to try before you buy, seriously.
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 7th Aug 2006
The phone is fantastic in design and concept, however every time I recieve
a call the phone crashes before I can answer it. Consequently it does
not work as a phone! It is a real shame that the software has let this
phone down as it could be excellent. I am returning mine today and going
back to a Sony Ericsson.
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Reviewed by Abhishek from Scotland on 7th Aug
2006
this phone is really very nice. the size is perfect and the menus are
much faster than compared to other n-series phones. the camera is brilliant
as well, a must buy for all mobile lovers.
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Reviewed by Shabir Pechuho from Jacobabad Sindh Pakistan
on 7th Aug 2006
A unique 3g cp by Nokia, with outstanding camera options and a new OS.
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Reviewed by Oakie from N.Ire on 6th Aug 2006
Bought this to upgrade from my Sharp GX20. One thing the massive screen
is nice. Apart from that it has a few things against. (1) Buggy software
keeps crashing and freezing, also phone switches off for unknown reason
(2) Keyboard is very small and is hard for fast typing. Come on Nokia
bring out a good N Series phone.
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Reviewed by Shaun Robinson from England on 6th
Aug 2006
This is probably the best phone I hav had to date. I wanted a phone
primarily for the camera and video (I have a 6 month old daughter to
snap) and this certainly does not dissapoint. The 3.2 megapixel lens
is protected by a slider that can feel a bit loose and cheap but it
does the job. I have produced some excellent photos in the day and in
very low light levels and they have printed out lovely, my friends have
been amazed by the quality. The Interface can be a little slow as it
takes a couple of seconds to get into the main menu but once there navigation
is quick, this OS is a lot quicker than previous versions, music quality
is good also, i haven't used the radio as yet but i am sure that will
be fine also. Overall a very good build and not too big and bulky, it
fits in your pocket fine. Nokia have returned to the good old days with
this phone.
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Reviewed by Keith from Scotland on 4th Aug 2006
It probably has more features than I'll ever use (the office programs
for instance) but I'm very happy with my N73. I'd originally planned
to get a SE K800i or maybe wait for the W850i but after trying the Nokia
in the shop I wanted it! It looks good and feels good in your hand.
The screen is a generous size and although the keys are not, I haven't
had any trouble with them. The camera produces sharp, colourful pictures
and the editing features are a bit of fun. The music player is of secondary
importance since I'm happy with my 60Gb iPod but handy nonetheless,
especially with a 1Gb mini SD card (not supplied). Listening to tracks
through the speakers is far from ideal since the sound is a bit harsh
and tinny but no worse than I've heard on the W900i. Using headphones
is a much better option though I'd like the Nokia Audio Adapter AD-41
so I can use a better fitting pair. Battery life seems good, losing
only one bar after a day of photos, video, calls and texts. Reception
on Vodadfone is also strong, better than my last phone, a Motorola lump.
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