Nokia N73 Unlocked Smartphone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, MP3/Video Player, MiniSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Silver/Deep Plum)
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(5 out of 5)Love this Phone
Just received it this week. Replacing my Nokia N90 with this model, the photos are much better (both have optical Carl Zeiss lenses, but this is 3.2 mp vs. 2.0 on the N90). Also, the N73 covers all radio bands, making the reception on my Cingular coverage very very strong everywhere (supposedly two internal antennae). The N90 lacked one of the frequency ranges used by Cingular, so depending on the city I was in, I occasionally had very spotty coverage. The Symbian operating system in the N73 is faster than the older version on the N90, and best of all, it is much more compact than the N90, fits nicely in the palm of my hand and in my jeans pocket. Last, there is a very smooth operating lense cover on the back of the phone, protecting the camera lense (why aren't they all like this?). As usual, the flash isn't the equivalent of even a moderate digital camera, but otherwise I see this phone as the best of both worlds.
(5 out of 5)Great phone
This is really cool phone and has many features. Unfortunately, you could not use some of these features in the U.S. One thing I do not understand why unlocked phones are so expensive in the US and retailers charge much more price. Its price is just 429.99 on the Nokia's web page.
The phone gets 5 stars but the retailer's price gets -2 stars.
(3 out of 5)price/quality > 1
Positives:
Great screen display (its best feature for which I have bought it)
Intuitive and easily customizable software applications (when functional - see below)
Clear audio sound and great/loud speaker system
Very compact and good looking overall
Decent battery life
Negatives:
Keypad could be bigger
Camera (for which you pay a high price premium) adds years to faces (but is ok on still objects); there's a delay in image capturing (i.e. what you see captured may not end up being what ultimately gets saved as your photo)
Software glitches (i.e. attempting to set up the alarm clock would trigger a system error - problem fixed after performing a factory settings reset)
Weaker signal capturing abilities than my old Nokia
(4 out of 5)Excellent phone but N80 is better for close price
For $10 more, upgrade to an N80 w/ uPNP, video calling, WiFi, bar code reader, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Safari browser, higher resolution screen
(4 out of 5)beautiful phone
beautiful phone with a great camera and easy to use web browser. i was really impressed by the sound quality. just note that you can get it for cheaper at [...] (or elsewhere).