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5.0 stars
"Brilliant phone that has reached Excellence!"
Pros: The thing that stuck out most to me is the amazing camera 3.2 megapixel camera. The photos are vivid and very clear and sharp.
The battery life is excellent!
The front camera is very handy, I use it as a mirror.
The design is very stylish.Cons: The only thing that bugs me, although it's such a tiny thing is this:
Summary: The Nokia N73 is a great phone, that meets the standars of most human beings. Human beings that aren't picky about every little thing, and try to bring out the smallest negative in a phone. I've been reading through most reviews and I've been seeing that the one big con that every review has is the "Sluggish Performance". Let us remind ourselves that the Nokia N73 is a MOBILE PHONE, not the latest computer. Based on the number of applications jammed into the device and the fact that it is a smart phone, I'd think the speed was perfect. Now let me tell the people that are thinking to buy this device and are a little scared of the slow speed on it. The slow speed that all the reviews are writing about is waiting half a second for an application to start up. However the menus open at the touch of the key. Now that I addressed that point let me go on to the next one.
The manufacturers should have put the NOkia label in between the screen and the keypad, and left the N73 in the top left corner. They do that in later models.
The overall design of the device is great- a normal, yet stylish candybar look, especially with the curves on the edges of the phone. I like the color schemes the phone is offered in, I personally have the Silver/Plum version. The gorgeous screen is the highlight of the overall design, the colors are beautiful and bright. The keypad isn't so cramped as everyone says. I don't have trouble texting with it. I like the silver keys: Menu, Edit, Multimedia, Clear, surrounding the numerical keys, it gives it an elegant look. There's no extra space to expand the keypad as everyone says, there has to be some space left so the device won't be cluttered. The navigation stick is great, personally I've never saw a phone with a joystick. It's stylish and it saves space on the keypad. Don't worry, it won't break off, unless you intend to do that or your just battling it. ( I saw an N73 get thrown off a three story building without breaking externally, including the joystick, the keypad, and the mechanical shutter.)
Now to the Multimedia features.
They are absolutely amazing, and the 3.2 megapixel camera is the N73's landmark. The photos are bright, clear, vivid, and sharp. The pictures taken by the N73 look better than the 6 megapixel camera that I have! The mechanical shutter for protection of the camera is also a nice and stylish feature. So if you're into photography and you don't want to spend too much, this is a great phone for you.
Also, the radia and Music player are great features. Everyone is saying that the Music players on the Music Edition and regular edition are different. That may be true for devices sold in the US or Europe, but I bought mine from Asia, and the regular N73 was upgraded to have all the "special" features of the Music Edition. So yes, I could control the skip, pause, play buttons with one touch of the joystick. And the music player has album art, and visualizations. The sound is great, and i like the stylish look of the stereo speakers.
I've had my phone for a month now, and I haven't experienced any problem with the phone, including what many say a complete shut down of the phone, by itself.
The themes are great, and you can download addtional themes from the internet and personalize your device in any way you want, but becareful, a lot of downloadable applictions are not licesnsed meaning that they are not to be trusted. So maybe that is what causes the problems in the software. Be careful! I don't have any addtional applictions on my phone, except some that are actually licensed by Nokia.
I have to get to the most important part which is the amazing battery life on this phone! It exceeds the N95, probably the most famous Nseries phone ever. My phone doesn't experience heavy usage, basically because I have an ipod for music which is the main thing. But, I do text a lot, and occasional calls. The battery would last 5 days with me, I charge is on Monday night, and then it goes on till Saturday night. You can adjust the settings of screen brightness and power saver, so that you can conserve battery life.
Basically that's the Nokia N73 for you, and it's a great phone for people who don't want to use it as their second computer 24/7.
Where to buy
Nokia N73 (Unlocked):
$212.00
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