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Reviewer: Peter - Mexico City, Mexico
Date: 25th Jun 2010

I had a N73 & it constantly froze when exposed to high temperatures for about 10 minutes (it's often above 35 degrees centigrade where I live). I am sure it's due to the temperature as I had to put it on a plastic bag filled with ice-cubes on the passenger seat of my car to keep it going. I even sent a picture of that to Nokia's headquarters.

In my opinion it's because the SIM card fits into the phone very loosely & at high temperatures it loses contact due to the expanding material of the SIM holder. Ridiculous! Never buy a N73.

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Reviewer: Mrids - Bareli, India
Date: 3rd Apr 2010

This phone is amazing & I'm pleased to own it. Some of its features like camera, music player etc, are really fantastic. However, modifications are required in memory to increase the phones memory.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 11th Mar 2010

AMAZING PHONE!

I bought this second hand for £80.

Sony Ericsson has so many apps, the camera is awesome (when it decided to start up), the camcorder is fine, the music player is basic, but I certainly gets the job done, & Sony Ericsson 3G, Bluetooth & infrared.

Yes, the phone is slow & it's creaky, but all in all, the best phone I've had so far.

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Reviewer: Me - Pakistan
Date: 23rd Dec 2009

I have just read all the comments about N73 & I mostly agree with them it is slow. The problem I have with my phone is the memory gets full & I delete it several time a day by using the code *#7370# & 12345, & deletes all memory at once but again its gives the same indication of memory low. Memory low so that is why I can't receive the incoming message sometimes it's not giving any indication but sometime it gives the memory low indication again & again.

Other than that I like this phone a lot please tell me some software to remove this problem.

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Reviewer: Pichi - Philippines
Date: 26th Mar 2009

It seemed to be working out alright in the first few weeks of its usage but as time passes by its starting to rubbish ME OFF.

- I thought that it's just the reviews from different country that there is a big possibility that its of the manufacturer that makes the difference & negative effects but I was wrong. NOT worth the PRICE for a cheap phone.

Yes. Good Camera. Pretty CLEAR & PHONE so STYLISH.

NO. After few days of using it, it will start lagging & you will run out of patience.

All you could think of right now is SWAP it WITH ANOTHER PHONE instead of using your Nokia WARRANTY. IT won't HELP IN ANYWAY.

I WISH I WAS MORE AWARE OF the NEGATIVE EFFECTS you can get out of this cheap phone!

It's okay to get few list of bad stuff from a phone but this one has a list & loads of stuff that aren't good.

I don't recommend THIS PHONE TO anyone & ANYWHERE IN the WORLD. Ugh!

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Reviewer: James - Ebeltoft, Denmark
Date: 10th Mar 2009

I bought my N73 because I wanted a good camera phone. I have used Nokia phones for the last 15 years & have been well satisfied & felt safe in choosing another Nokia. Like many other users, I have had a few problems but before I name them, there are some self help things one can do with this phone I always buy a cover for my phone, my N73 looks brand new after a year's use. Some people have complained about heavy battery use, make sure Bluetooth is disabled when not in use as this does drain the battery. Now I make sure that there are no coins or other metal objects in my pocket, since doing this, I have had had no problems. The most annoying problem is that there is no automatic keypad lock & on several occasions, my phone has redialled the last number whilst in my pocket which has annoyed several people. I am going to contact Nokia & see if there is a download so that my N73's keypad will lock, just as my last Nokia did. The camera is wonderful & just what I wanted, the quality of the pictures is better than expected with just 3.2 megapixels.

To summarise, a few precautions & the N73 is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Laila - UK
Date: 8th Mar 2009

This phone is absolutely useless. It's caused me more problems than it's solved.

Firstly, it crashes all the time. After turning it on, it takes about 5 to 10 minutes before you can actually use it. It freezes constantly & crashes at the slightest thing. The LifeBlog also stopped working after a while & just comes up with a blank screen when it is opened.

I also encountered another problem. The phone was constantly turning itself off for no particular reason. I would have it in my pocket or bag, & when I take it out, it would be turned off. Once turned on, the keypad would still be locked. No idea why this was happening.

Cosmetically, the phone is a brick & not exactly beautiful. There is also a crack in the screen & the joystick fell out completely! I am currently using a pen nib to manoeuvre around my phone. Prior to it falling out, it was sticking as well.

The inner camera lens has also gone mouldy so every picture I take has smudges of black smeared over it. The camera is OK, but it takes ages to snap a picture & you have to hold incredibly still to get a clear one. The colours are weird & often bleached.

I am struggling to think of any pros & overall, this phone is an immense disappointment, & is falling to bits after a year of owning it.

Not recommended. Biggest waste of money. Ever.

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Reviewer: Toad - UK
Date: 26th Feb 2009

Why don't you all just update the phones firmware via Nokia website? To speed the phone up!

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Reviewer: Ian - Lurgan, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2009

Well I've had this phone bout 18 months, do not but it! I have had to get it fixed 3 times once because of a fault with the keypad an twice because of bad software! The phone is so easy to use like you could use it blind folded.

It's not particularly fast especially when you are going in & out of menus quickly, it's not as durable as its N70 counterpart. Keeping the lens clean is a nightmare all the dirty of the day gets into it. Affecting the picture or video image on playback.

One of the FEW good things is that you can have MP3 format tracks as your ring tones, incoming calls can have personalised ringtones & pictures to match.

For Web browsing its naff the cache is very small I can only view one or two pages before I have to ritualistically empty the cache file. Not so good it's even worse when you load images for that page.

All in all stay clear of it, its bulky too heavy doesn't hold charge for long & has poor software.

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Reviewer: Gazzabytes - Darmstadt, Germany
Date: 6th Feb 2009

Not a bad phone but it has great specifications, but the software response time is too slow. When I turn on my N73, it takes half a minute before it reaches the enter PIN code moment & then it is nearly another half a minute before the phone is ready for you. & that lazy response time applies to all the other functions of the phone.

The camera is good & the keys are okay, all except for the central toggle (? ) button which looks & feels cheap. The paint is coming off the front cover which looks as though I have been using it as a door stopper, is this a ploy to make us vain consumers really want to update our phones earlier than our mandatory 2 year phone contract cycles?

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Reviewer: Ashim Kumar Roy - Siliguri, India
Date: 4th Feb 2009

VERY NICE, sleek & great phone.

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Reviewer: Debrup - Kolkata, India
Date: 7th Jan 2009

I USED Nokia N73 MUSIC EDITION FOR 4 MONTHS. IT'S REALLY AMAZING WITH SOME FAULTS. ITS HANG SOMETIMES & MEMORY CARD PLACE IS SO BAD, the CAMERA (NOT COVER) & FLASH BOTH WAS LOOSE. PLEASE don't BUY THIS PHONE.

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Reviewer: Mit - Cyprus
Date: 29th Dec 2008

I have had this mobile phone for 1 year & suddenly before two months was starting to do problems with phone memory. I deleted all data from phone memory & it still show the same message, the phone memory is full, delete some applications. I tried everything until now but I didn't find the solution. my memory card is empty.

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Reviewer: Jake - UK
Date: 28th Dec 2008

I have had this phone for about a year, & was incredibly excited when I first got it. The only problem is, is that the novelty of the phone wears off after about the first couple of hours of opening it!

Also, you need fingers the size of pins to be able to press the buttons, therefore when I send a text I send a message that is in gibberish! GGGRRR!

On the other hand, the quality of the camera & music quality seem to be above average, but the longer I had the phone, the slower it became.

I now have a MOTO ROKR E8 which, I think, is much sleeker, novelty phone excellent, interchanging, touch facilities.

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Reviewer: Duncan - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 21st Dec 2008

Great phone, had no problems with it but now mine is getting old & battered & I don't know what to replace it with.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 4th Dec 2008

ITS A Really GOOD phone JUST THAT IT IS REALLY SLOW! LIKE TO READ A MESAGE TAKES AGES TO LOAD & ITS Really LOUD AS WELL SO IF YOU WANT A LOUD PHONE THIS IS the ONE TO GO FOR TRUST ME. You won't NEED SPEAKERS FOR THIS PHONE! IF you WANT IT FOR MUSIC GET THIS PHONE.

The PICTURE QUALITY IS REALLY GOOD. The PHONE IS QUITE BULKY THOUGH BUT ITS NOT TOO BAD LEAST YOU know IF YOU HAVE LOST IT OR if it's NOT IN YOUR POCKET because YOU would BE ABLE TO TELL.

The PHONES ARE CHEAP NOW, YOU COULD GET THEM FOR £50 EASY SO ITS WORTH GETTING! TRUST ME!

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Reviewer: Rahul - India
Date: 3rd Dec 2008

I would definitely say that this is one of the best set in Nokia N series. I don't understand how anyone can say that the set hangs frequently & all that.
Believe me guys, this mobile rocks. Its sound quality is amazing, you can install any of the software in it. Its camera quality is superb.

Overall, highly recommended.

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Reviewer: Nono - Bahrain
Date: 30th Nov 2008

I've used this mobile for 2 years & it's really wonderful. I don't know if I'll get a mobile like it, its camera quality is really like a digital camera, however the video isn't has that quality. But for using. It's really the best.

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Reviewer: Louise - Gloucester, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2008

I have had my phone for nearly a year now & to begin with it was great. The camera gives good quality pictures & it is a nice compact design, however since then lots of things have gone wrong & now I am stuck with it until my contract runs out in 6 months time!

Firstly the radio has stopped working, I can listen to MP3s but no sound comes on with the radio. It is INCREDIBLY slow, & I am not an impatient person normally, but this phone has driven me crazy on more than one occasion. It is so slow receiving text messages & calls that the screen lights up & then a couple of minutes later the message comes through. It also randomly turns itself off even when the battery is full. The battery life is not great either.

Another thing I don't like about the messages is that when you receive a text, the time it comes through is the time the phone says it was sent even though I know for a fact people have sent me messages & I don't receive them for hours. I've had other Nokia phones in the past & never had that problem.

The menu is still quite confusing to me & I can never remember where things are, plus there are a lot of programmes I never use which are probably taking up a lot of space.

When sending text messages using predictive text, it doesn't store words that you need to spell, meaning you have to spell simple words that it doesn't recognise EVERY time, very annoying, & again a problem I've never had with Nokia phones before.

I would recommend buying a case for this phone as I have had it in my bag before with the keypad locked but the camera on the back has slid open & run the battery down.

I think the next phone I buy will be a Nokia but I am planning on getting an older one as I really need is to be able to text & call people. The Nokia N73 is trying to be too clever I think.

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Reviewer: Elaine - North Yorkshire, UK
Date: 24th Nov 2008

Have had this phone for a year & constantly lets me down. Had the first N73 replaced. It constantly freezes & has now started switching itself off. Have always had Nokia phones but this has put me off.

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Reviewer: Jim - Bolivia
Date: 22nd Nov 2008

Nokia N73 is a good phone with good camera & loud speaker little bit too big, overall 68%.

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Reviewer: Shiv - Mumbai, India
Date: 15th Nov 2008

I was using the Nokia 6233 which was an excellent phone with a very good sound quality but recently bought the Nokia N73 music edition. I have been using the phone for 3 months now & fed up with the problems. I visited the Nokia service centre thrice for the problems with the phone which include:

- Battery life, the standby time was approx 6 hours & once you start talking the battery drains in half hour or so. I had to keep charging the phone every 4 to 5 hours. However this was rectified by the service centre & now battery lasts for 1 day.

- hands-free, the phone shows the hands-free connected however many times you cannot hear anything & you cannot do anything about it. The only thing that can be done is to wait till it again starts working. It is still not resolved.

- Themes, after a while when you have already installed some themes in the phone, the themes doesn't show in the application installer & thus you cannot uninstall them without connecting it to the computer.

- Camera, although the picture quality is good, camera takes ages to start after a few months of use.

- Memory, my memory card got corrupted in 1 week after using this phone but this might be just my bad luck.

- Games & applications, whenever you try to install your favourite game or application you cannot install it. The reason being you need to hack your phone to install the applications or it gives error messages & it doesn't allow you to install.

These are my experiences however I won't recommend this phone even to my enemies.

Best Regards.

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Reviewer: Mimie - Goldcoast, Australia
Date: 26th Oct 2008

I have been using this phone, everything is good & easy to go with it. But the sadness is it's been stolen after 2 weeks of using it. Everyday I think about it with happiness.

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Reviewer: Sandra Dee - Sussex, UK
Date: 9th Oct 2008

I am not one who knows a lot about phones. I just want one that works & takes photos on the hop, I was attracted to this phone 18 months ago because of the camera. I must say it does take a nice photo but the more photos you store the slower the phone gets.

The battery has a very short life & the phone gets tired very quickly decided it's had enough of working whilst I am talking to someone & turning its self off. Which gets me in to trouble with people who think I have had enough of the conversation & hung up on them, then once it's died whilst I was in mid conversation it takes a decade to turn back on. It decides when & who is going to receive a text, & when it decides it's not going to it stores it in its outbox.

Many occasions I have tried to pick up the call & the phone has decided I am not allowed to talk to the caller & turns itself off before I even get the chance to say hi.

So if you wish for your social life to be controlled by a mobile phone that decides who you can & can't talk to be my guest!

Is this all Nokia's? All phones? I asked a chap on Vodafone & his excuse was they try & put all this stuff on phones these days & the phones can cope?

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Reviewer: Muniza - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 20th Sep 2008

I love my N73.

The POSITIVES.
- the camera is awesome with flash & zoom & what not.
- the quick office feature is really useful to store & view documents.
- the phone is easy to use
- the sound quality is great, since the phone has 2 speakers.
- With a 2GB memory card, the phone has lots of space to store so much stuff!

NEGATIVES.
There are a couple of things though, that make this phone less than perfect.
- Quick office does not have an in built edit option, which means you have to pay to upgrade.
- the phone hangs up quite often, especially when you want to use the camera or view photos. This is the most annoying aspect of this phone, & the only reason why I wouldn't recommend it to impatient people.

Overall though, I am quite satisfied with this phone. I have been using the phone for over a year. I have been searching for a better phone than this one (one with edit function for quick office, better camera resolution, & higher memory all in one phone) but thus far, the search has not been fruitful.

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Reviewer: De Mac - Barbados
Date: 14th Sep 2008

It's a lovely phone very stylish indeed, a bit slow granted but I think that has a lot to do with the operating system the phone carry's but for me it's not really a big problem. The camera is fantastic, call quality is great the screen is nice & big. My only thing is I wish that you could have use the photos you take to be able fit the screen as wallpaper other then thats it's very a nice phone. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Mutley - Notts, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

So far I haven't seen how well this mobile flies but it's been pretty damn close several times. The keypad seems to be designed for someone with fingers the thickness of a straw, I usually find myself pressing more than one button when dialling.

A few times I've found the phone seems to lose the memory card & once even lost the SIM after just finishing making a call.

Music player seems to have a mind of its own especially when on shuffle mode, I find myself having to start several tracks as is never flows from one track to another.

Features are on the phone that really should be removable for those who want them removed, I know some people will love the life blog & I am along with other such software but they just seem to take up room that could have been used for other things. Nokia seems to have left off features which should be as standard on a mobile such as timer & stopwatch.

The camera quality however is stunning, brilliantly sharp images, self timer is good apart from one slight problem, the design of the phones case means you can't stand it up to use the self timer!

Generally I feel this could have been a fantastic phone if just a little more thought & care was put in the design, it's the little things that make a phone so user friendly & sadly in the case of this phone Nokia hasn't bothered.

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Reviewer: Ashutosh K Jha - Patna, India
Date: 6th Aug 2008

Very handy phone from Nokia. Great musical effects & camera is too good.

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Reviewer: Liasd - Shah Alam, Malaysia
Date: 24th Jul 2008

I've been using this N73 about 1 year, & this phone is getting slower ever since I bought it. Other than that, it's hard to find software for my N73. But, overall, I am very satisfy using it, it is very affordable & useable.

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Reviewer: Lj - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

I always set out to be fair in these reviews, because people seldom talk about their positive experiences, only the negative. Alas, there are very few positives other than the speediness with which Vodafone had the phone delivered, & the number of features available. If only the features were usable.

The phone, as mentioned, has a number of features & I chose it because it was possible to have TomTom added. This feature is about the only one that has impressed me. If I had wanted a phone which was suitable for making & receiving calls, I would not have spent over £100 in upgrading, I would have taken any of the free options available at the time. In reality, aside from the TomTom, my main use for a phone is sending text messages. A fundamental feature for such a modern piece of technology? Seemingly my expectations were too high.

To say the phone is slow is generous. The delay in sending a message was becoming so irritating that the scientist in me decided to time it on a number of occasions. At best, the phone freezes for just under two minutes when sending a text. At worst, it hangs completely & I have to wrestle the battery off the back & switch the phone back on again. The icing on the cake was when I received an incoming text whilst I was trying to send one out. The phone went into a long & continuous vibration which was only stopped by eventually removing the battery.

Other negative points include.

- Joystick falls off.
- Joystick is quirky so when you click on something, it actually selects something else.
- Camera is incredibly slow (although the picture quality is good for a phone).
- Strange gunk behind the screen that cannot be easily cleaned off.
- When receiving a call, the phone seems to load up the most recent photo in the memory.
- Hangs for no apparent reason, meaning I have to take the battery out.
- PC suite isn't that user friendly.

The most positive thing I can say about this phone right now is that my 18 month contract has finally expired & I can look for something more reliable.

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Reviewer: Raiden - UK
Date: 15th Jul 2008

A great phone, if it was faster!

Also keeps turning itself off & dropping calls.

For the money, its a waste. On sale for an average of £150 to £200, I would say £100 maximum!

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Reviewer: Jeff Evan - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 8th Jul 2008

For me it's a dream mobile. I love it like anything. Nokia N73 is something special.

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Reviewer: Sheryl Corrin - Isle Of Man, UK
Date: 4th Jul 2008

Its basically a bad phone, its not like any other useable Nokia, I can't find anything on it, its highly complicate, I would advice anyone not to but this phone, its too slow & very hard to use, & often goes on the blink.

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Reviewer: Diomande - Argenteuil, France
Date: 1st Jul 2008

Since 3 weeks, the time & Date are lost when I remove my battery. Is there any solution for this? Thank you.

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Reviewer: Charlie - Evesham, UK
Date: 24th Jun 2008

I have had this phone 2 months & I have had to send it back twice, it's alright & very handy but it is very poor it lasts hours GREAT Battery but I would avoid this phone.

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Reviewer: Divya - India
Date: 16th Jun 2008

It's the worst mobile phone I have ever come across. Hangs most of the time, gets switched off on its own, camera doesn't work properly. It's been last 6 months only & the volume keys have stopped working! Would advise everyone not to buy this phone! It's just not worth money!

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2008

I have had this phone a year & I read the reviews before buying it.

It's the world's slowest phone, if you take a photo & edit it, it can take minutes to save the edited photo. Other than this though, it's a fantastic phone. It has every feature & setting you'd wish to have. It's got all the features of its rivals & performs each to a high standard (even if sometimes at low speed).

I love the phone, I think it looks great & it does everything I would want a phone to do. It's just a shame it's slow or it would be the world's most perfect phone.

My only other criticism is that it you can't have backgrounds or wallpapers that fill the screen properly as it uses annoying profiles.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2008

Does this phone have a space for a phone charm? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Alfonso - London, UK
Date: 27th May 2008

Like other reviewers, the one major thing with this phone is that it isn't the quickest phone. Just to get from one menu to another can prove an annoying nightmare. Another problem is the design of the keys. Far too small & easy to make mistakes when texting or dialling. Apart from that it does have some great features & the phone itself doesn't look too bad, but not much point having a phone for cosmetic reasons if it's going to annoy you. It's not always slow but when it is. Arrghh! Just to reinforce what another reviewer stated Yes the phone is poorly made & chips very easily. I think mine will be heading for eBay soon & I'll try out something else.

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Reviewer: Gary - Norwich, UK
Date: 26th May 2008

Have to admit to being Nokia through & through until I had the misfortune of upgrading to this piece of rubbish. I could not wait for the 18 months to pass. As a phone for making & receiving calls it is fine, after that there is no guarantee it will perform any of the extra functions.

Too many occasions where the phone would freeze on simple functions necessitating the removal of the battery to get going again, very solid though, have flung it across the office on many occasions

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 26th May 2008

I am on an 18 month contract with Vodafone. I am due for an upgrade at the moment, & thank goodness I am! I was happy with this phone when I got it December 2006. Now the phone freezes, turns itself off, is really incredibly slow & just a pain to use. I had a couple problems about 3 months in & went to get an upgrade on the software on it, this fixed the slowness for a while but it returned. The camera quality has gone as well, worked really well at the start now just junk! I don't put music on there or anything, just a few photos & the like, I don't spend ages on the phone either (4 hours per month) & I send about 7 to 800 texts a month. All in all I wouldn't recommend buying this phone get the Sony k800i instead seems a lot better, wish I had done!

Another thing is the load of rubbish that the CD has (like to connect to PC) it's utterly rubbish!

I am now thinking if I should get the Nokia 6500 slide (silver) but not too sure if I should have another Nokia now!

Hope this helps!

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Reviewer: Anon - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 20th May 2008

I've had this phone for just over 8 months & its, on scale of 1 to 10, is 8.5. All the features are very good. One fault that should not be present of a phone of this calibre is the fact that it is immensely slow! Takes about 20 to 30 seconds! My old phone Samsung D500 would be on in about 10 seconds not 30! The phone is also fat. One other MINOR thing is the fact that I can only put one alarm at a time which is inconvenient whereas the D500 can take 4 to 5 alarms. I have trouble fitting it in my pockets as the phone is pretty fat! Other than those things it is decent.

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Reviewer: Nigel - Wimborne, UK
Date: 19th May 2008

Nokia`s worst phone ever, it just doesn`t know what it wants to be & boy is it slow slow slow, rubbish fascia (every N73 I`ve seen wears badly with paint flaked off the top) all round it's a piece of junk. Sorry.

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Reviewer: K Lawton - Keighley, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

Read the reviews before I purchased, glad I did brilliant phone, 5 star.

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Reviewer: Dave - Birmingham, UK
Date: 8th May 2008

I've just taken out a 12 month contract on this phone. I did read all the negative reviews here but I thought since the phone has been out about 18 months now Nokia will have fixed all the bugs. (& it was cheap & I got a free Xbox, but I digress).

Generally the phone works OK although there is one large problem with it & I am sure quite a lot of people have experienced similar.

Even when the signal bar was full & it was connected to the network I had problems with the handset either making or receiving phone calls or sending & receiving texts on quite a regular basis.

This was an intermittent fault, occasionally I could make a phone call but most other times I got the error message 'Connection Error'. When sending a text message it would sit in the Outbox trying to send & then retrying.

I also wouldn't receive any calls then an hour or so later get alerted by Text to several missed calls & voicemail messages!

I called T Mobile technical support who suggested switching the network mode from Dual Mode to GSM, this can be found in Settings then Network Mode.

GSM Mode (or 2G) is the service where voice & SMS run, 3G is an extra layer which carries Video phone & high speed Internet functionality.

In GSM mode the essential features of my N73 now work perfectly, sending text messages very quickly & making & receiving phone calls without a problem, but in this mode 3G services don't work, you then have to manually switch it back to Dual Mode to use any 3G services such as Video calling & high speed mobile Internet.

Dual Mode is supposed to be automatic & transparent, switching between 3G mode & GSM mode where necessary to offer the best level of service. My old Sony Ericsson K800i had no problem doing this, but apparently Nokia cannot get this right.
I guess this is a Firmware problem but hopefully this should help out any people who are complaining of the operating system being slow when sending texts & not receiving incoming messages.

It's not too much of a problem to manually switch modes as it now means by doing this I have a phone that works, but really I should not have to. Nokia should have produced a device that just works, Sony Ericsson can do it.

Other than that the features are excellent, the handset is a bit flimsy but no worse than any other, there are a range of applications which you can download to the phone, the web browser is very easy to use & the latest version of PC Suite is a lot more reliable than it used to be.

On the downside the camera Flash is nowhere near as good as the one on the K800i. In low light the quality of a 3.2 mp image is noticeably poorer than a K800i equivalent.

In the daylight the Carl Zeiss lens takes great photos, but no better than the K800i.

Again this is a classic case of N-Series range & the Symbian operating system, & this lets down an entire range of units which would otherwise be the best on the market.

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Reviewer: Sunil - London, UK
Date: 6th May 2008

Had this phone for almost a year. Would recommend the phone to anyone. Camera, sound (3D effect) & usability is quite good. Had very few software problems such as switching off itself, otherwise it is as expected from a Nokia (quality stuff).

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Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 2nd May 2008

Like a lot of other people, I love this phone when it works. Camera very moody though & sometimes I just give up on it completely. It proved fairly reliable UNTIL I updated the software (as advised) & now its a normal Nokia smart phone. Turns it's self off, freezes & can't be trusted. Worst thing I ever did was update it.

Poor old Nokia, looking for a new phone now & your just not up to it.

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Reviewer: Nick - Halifax, UK
Date: 1st May 2008

I would agree with the bulk of comments on here. This is, without question, for a host of reasons already mentioned, the worst handset I have ever had the misfortune of owning, not helped by the fact my network operator, having all but acknowledged how bad this phone is, have refused to do anything about it. I have just come to the end of my 18 month contract & look forward to smashing this mobile to smithereens. I would dissuade anyone from even thinking of going anywhere near this handset.

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Reviewer: Niki - Scarborough, UK
Date: 1st May 2008

My 18 month contract has come to an end today, & thank goodness. This phone looks great & you can store loads of info on it, but when you send a text it takes about 5 minutes before you can do anything else with it. It froze all the time which can only be solved by taking the battery out. My main course of frustration is when you have typed a long text out & it just turns itself off, it drove me mad! A great shame.

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Reviewer: Hannah - Sunderland, UK
Date: 1st May 2008

I have had this phone for no longer than 6 months, & I have to say I HATE IT!

I got this phone as a gift half way through my current contract & I honestly wished I'd kept my old one. Thank god I am due for an upgrade.

At the beginning it was great it did everything it was supposed to but now.

- the screen has scratches all over it.
- It Freezes all of the time.
- It turns itself off whenever it feels like it.
- I can no longer make phone calls because whenever I or the person rings I can never hear them & they can't hear me.
- It's incredibly slow.
- the secondary camera is terrible quality.
- & now the joystick has snapped off so I can't navigate easily.

If you are thinking about buying this phone, think again. My upgrade is due in a couple of days & I have to say this phone has quite put me off Nokia's all together.

Thanks for reading my review x.

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Reviewer: Anna Maher - Southport, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

I have had this phone since December & I have never liked it. The camera is good but temperamental & the Internet is pretty fast but that's about the best of it.

It's so slow! I don't fill my phone with junk, there is no music on it & only a few pictures but it's still slow. Everything takes forever. I hate the design of the keypad, I only have small hands but the buttons surrounding the keypad are a tremendous source of irritation when texting. Battery life is not good at all & it freezes up & has to be turned off & reset. Then I get 2 days worth of texts at once. Having been with the same network for years & never having this problem I can only assume it's the phone.

All in all has to me the most irritating phone I have ever owned & I will be very glad when my new mobile arrives tomorrow. Or I would be if I hadn't have read the terrible reviews about it!

I really wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Billy - Ayr, UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

I've had this phone for 14 months now, first few months were fantastic after that problem after problem, might as well list them.

- the phone turns itself of randomly, during the middle of calls, when the key pads are unlocked, when trying to text.

- the phone freezes randomly again in any situation.

- the on & off button doesn't work so when the phone decides to turn off the only way to get it back on is to remove the battery!

- the connectivity to PC for upload of photos is very temperamental. Sometimes it works fines, others not. Tried it on lots of different PC's all the same.

- the screen has a white haze in the middle, no idea what it is.

I sent this phone away for repair & 2 weeks later was back to its usual self. I was told it was too do with software upgrading I tried all this, nothing works. It would be a good phone minus all the faults!

Can't wait to get rid.

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Reviewer: Helen - Kent, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I purchased handset 1 on contract from Vodafone in February 2007 & when this phone is actually working properly I love it, it has some great features & a brilliant camera. The only problem is it breaks or doesn't work. If your thinking of getting this phone, don't! I have also had a great deal of problems with Vodafone, but I am sure there are similar stories out there about other retailers & providers.

Handset 1, joystick button fell off, sent away for repair from the Vodafone shop on 28.06.07 & took nearly 6 weeks for a replacement refurbished handset to come back despite what the repair progress sheet still says BEING INSPECTED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN.

Handset 2, joystick button fell off, sent away for repair from the Vodafone shop on 27.11.2007, replacement refurbished handset back in shop on 05.12.07. Repair sheet said A fully qualified technician diagnosed the fault on your phone, when tested, a fault was found on a component & part not listed above. This has been replaced or repaired to correct the fault on your phone. This is also untrue as this was a refurbished phone.

Handset 3, phone died & wouldn't recharge. Sent away from the Vodafone shop on 06.03.08, replacement refurbished handset back in shop on 08.03.08. This was another software problem.

Handset 4, couldn't receive a signal 95% of the time, although no network problems, also not charging properly. Told over the phone that it could be my SIM card, but tried another one & had the same problems. This was a software problem, sent away for repair from the Vodafone shop on 17.03.08, replacement refurbished handset, Back to shop on 20.03.08.

Handset 5, callers name not showing up. Phoned 191 on 29.04.08 to be hung up on twice, then spoke to an advisor that said he would arrange delivery of a replacement handset to be sent to my work address & that I would give the delivery person my current handset.

01.04.08 couldn't send email, but could send them, spent ½ hour in Vodafone shop checking the settings, all okay, software problem.

On the night of 01.04.08 I received an email to say that they could not replace the handset. The next day I took handset into the Vodafone shop & they sent this away.

Received the same handset back from shop at lunchtime on 10.04.08 by 17.30 hours it switched itself off & when I tried to switch it back on the screen said start up failed, please contact your retailer. The handset went back to the shop the following morning & I am waiting for its return or a replacement.

I also have a great deal of problems when I ring Vodafone, I get advisors that have no knowledge except for their script & when they realise they cannot answer my questions or I ask to speak to a supervisor or manager they hang up on me. I have written a letter of complaint & a Customer Relations advisor rang me & I was yet again hung up on having only said the words hello, yes & yes, so I couldn't have upset him. A few days later another customer Relations person rang me who said they had no record of anyone previously ringing me. This time they have taken me out of my contract length so that if I am not happy on the return of my handset I can upgrade. But to what? I hate slide phones & want all the features the N73 is supposed to have. Any ideas?

I am also at the moment borrowing a friend's old N73, when someone rings me the contact name does not come up & the custom ringtone I set goes back to the default Nokia tone.

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Reviewer: Me - UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

This is a great phone & for all you retards out there having freezes, shutdowns etc stop filling it up with so much rubbish & keep the firmware up-to-date. Yes there are a few niggles with the phone, stop complaining & go update the phone.

P.S There's one poster complained about getting scratches on the screen etc, you must be careful with it it's made of plastic which yes does scratch, it's not made of titanium :s. So yeah great phone but all you complainers got to learn to look after it. Nuff said :).

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Reviewer: Ozonejon - Midlands, UK
Date: 14th Apr 2008

I have had this phone for about 6 months & so far the experience has been a positive one. The phone is a good size & weight but feels a little flimsy, I am quite careful with my phones so this is not an issue but others might be wary. The joystick has been known to break off (thankfully never for me) & the body creaks a bit around the sides. Call quality is excellent with people on the other end saying I sounded very loud.

It's packed with features & the camera is great. I've always kept the firmware up-to-date so have had no issues with the phone crashing or slow menus or anything. The camera can take great daytime shots, especially outdoors, but as many have said before it's not the best in the dark. It is only a phone though. It has been useful to have it there sometimes when I have forgotten my actual camera so I've still been able to take pictures that were worth keeping.

It's simple & stylish but there are new phones out now that do everything this one does but better as well as add GPS & or Wi-Fi, it's nearly a two year old design.

Worthy of an additional mention is the web browser which is great & allows you to browse full web pages with few rendering issues.

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Reviewer: Fi - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

At first, I loved this phone. It had everything I needed until a few months down the line, glitches appeared.

First of all, I've been putting up with the horrible problem of NEVER being able to receive text messages properly. I bought a large memory card for my phone (£40s worth), yet whenever someone sends me a text or when I try to reply, a message pops up saying text message cannot send not enough memory. Therefore I formatted my memory card. With nothing left on my phone I believed it would work fine but no, the problem continued.

I just tried to transfer music onto it & again it says I don't have enough memory which is totally ridiculous.

The joystick button also broke off & the camera turns itself off every now & again.

I wouldn't recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Friz - South Africa
Date: 6th Apr 2008

I had this phone for a year now!

Great phone, great camera BUT is REALLY easy to break! Camera sometimes doesn't work & turns itself off!

Overall it was a great phone to have & I am Proud of it!

Just doesn't last very long! I am waiting for my Nokia N82 now.

I had plenty of phones, Nokia N73, Sony Ericsson K800i, Samsung D820 & so far Nokia is the best! Thanks Nokia!

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Reviewer: Wm - Uk
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

Wicked phone.

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Reviewer: Charlie - Evesham, UK
Date: 1st Apr 2008

I have had this phone for 3 months & I so do not regret getting rid of my W880i the camera is BRILLIANT 3.2 MPS. The digital scrapbook is out of this world why would you not buy this phone?

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Reviewer: Radhisha - Sri Lanka
Date: 28th Mar 2008

When I sync my N73 with PC Suite (Outlook) the appointment syncs on the phone 1 hour earlier than what is on outlook. E.G. an appointment at 10.00 am on outlook syncs on the phone at 9.00 am. If you have any idea please let me know. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Simon - UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

After 18 terrible months I am finally about to get this rubbish phone off my hands. It's been replaced twice & still has many problems but due to the difficulty in persuading Orange to replace the phone I've decided to bear with it for the last 11 months. I might as well list the problems I've had.

- Phone turns itself off.
- Phone freezes, & the CPU is painfully slow.
- Although the camera is very impressive it takes an absolute age to load & take pictures.
- the middle of the screen is obscured by a white haze, no idea what it is but it's happened on 2 of my 3 N73's.
- the connection to my computer is very temperamental.
- Although I don't really video call, the camera on the front for that purpose is terrible.
- I am now used to the keypad design however the tiny buttons surrounded by menu buttons continually annoyed me for the first 3 months of use.
- the joystick falls off.
- the slide design for the camera becomes filled with grit & dirt.
- the phone would hang up when I answered a call.
- the reception is very poor, this may well be due to Orange.

I've been a Nokia (& Orange) stalwart ever since I got a 5110 about 10 years ago but after this experience it's time for a change, both from Nokia & Orange. Any friends who have this phone have not been complimentary about it either so please take my advice & don't buy it!

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Reviewer: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: 18th Mar 2008

This phone is an icon! I can't understand about this people. I had this phone about six months & no problems! The making a call is excellent, the Symbian SO is amazing, the camera is very good. I have had many other phones in the past, many brands, but the Nokia is the best. The lack Wi-Fi is the problem, but only this. It's a huge Smartphone!

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Reviewer: Sleek - Holland, Netherlands
Date: 13th Mar 2008

I hate that silly thing in the middle, don't know what the name of it is, but it broke 4 times, camera is very good!

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Reviewer: Coates - Australia
Date: 7th Mar 2008

Buggy & difficult to use & navigate.

Joystick broke off (phone has NEVER been dropped) after 9 months making the phone unusable. Nokia service centre refused to repair under warranty. $800 down the tube.

AVOID. I am looking for a new phone & it will not be a Nokia.

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Reviewer: Stuart - UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

This is by far the worst phone I have owned, software & camera were very slow & phone crashed daily. Alarm clock never had a snooze, take more than 2 photos in a row & I had to remove the battery to switch it off because it froze (again). I felt the keys were very small too. The last 3 Nokia's I've owned now have been disasters, so I am sticking with my trustworthy Sony Ericsson's, purely for their reliability & the sound of the music through the (proper) supplied in ear phones.

Do not buy this phone, you'll regret it.

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Reviewer: Stephen - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Fantastic phone.

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Reviewer: Marika - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2008

Hi, had the Nokia N73 for 6 months now & the none of the buttons have spilt, the screen is easily scratched & not only that the camera keeps going on & off when you are trying to take a picture which is most annoying! Apart from that the phone is very good Nokia could of done better with its slowness but oh well!

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Reviewer: Chris Webb - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2008

I have had the phone for a year now. The best feature is the camera. It's just so handy to have it incorporated into the phone, & I take loads more pictures now than I ever did before. You have to hold the camera VERY steady though, otherwise the results are blurred. There's no stabiliser! & the N73 does indeed have an annoying tendency to freeze. You just have to switch off & try again. As for the phone, my main complaint as a guy of 49 with deteriorating eyesight is that I can't see the letters on the interface, or read texts without my glasses. The font is miniscule. In this sense, if I was to go purely for a phone, I would plump for the simplest, cheapest Nokia's on the market which are light & aerodynamic. I am not clever enough to work out how to download music onto it, but I have enjoyed using the FM radio.

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Reviewer: Simon - Warrington, UK
Date: 1st Mar 2008

The worst phone I have ever, ever, ever owned. I abandoned it after a week & booted up my faithful 6230i.

- It's SO SLOW at turning on, doing anything & you always feel like you're waiting for it.
- the user interface is so different from every other Nokia.
- the joystick is flimsy & just painful to use.
- the ring tones don't include a sensible work friendly one.
- the camera is good but takes so long to work.
- It is rubbish with my Nokia Car Kit, just cuts out.
- the screen is too big so you can't text with it as it feels un balanced.

If you're thinking of getting it, don't. If you have it, sell it.

Long live the 6230i (well until I can get a free upgrade in May anyway).

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Reviewer: Nat - India
Date: 21st Feb 2008

Camera is of very good quality. Sound is also good. I was in a dilemma to go for K810i. But I decided for N73 M.

Pros. All except cons.
Cons. Cramped keypad, little bit slower (as expected from all symbian mobiles).

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Reviewer: Dr Russell - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 20th Feb 2008

Good design indeed. But WINDOWS mobile handsets are always slow to proceed. Nokia N73 is better for getting picture. You can buy it if you need to pass time hearing song. Otherwise buy a normal phone just for radical use (talking & messaging).

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Reviewer: Stu - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2008

Yeah it does, at the main screen, right button (clock) then you can select alarm from there.

Beware of the problem with the navi key, comes out after a while & is very annoying.

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Reviewer: Black Cloud - Sunderland, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

My phone was really bad until I updated from the Nokia website. Now it's as sweet as a nut. It's a big update but my advice is to do it. As someone else on here mentioned, keep it clear of old texts & the like, get a decent amount of memory & you'll have a good phone.

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Reviewer: Vic A - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

I have had this phone for 8 months & have found it to be excellent. I have just got a Sony Ericsson phone because it came with a better deal re. Free minutes plus a free Wii, however I am considering selling the Sony on & keeping the Nokia with the new Sim. I can't relate to any of the problems listed in the reviews here, the phone has been great. The only complaint I had was that the controls were different from all the other Nokia's I've had, hence it took me a long time to bother sitting down & working it all out. However, having done that, I find it a great phone which takes really phenomenal pictures. I like the slight bulkiness of it, as it doesn't feel like it's about to fall apart. Personally I would recommend.

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Reviewer: Mark - South Shields, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

Could anyone please tell me if this phone has a alarm clock? the specs don't show this, cheers.

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Reviewer: Danielle Warren - North Shields, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

I am just coming to the end of this contract & I am I am truly honest I am sad to see it go! I have loved this phone the camera quality is excellent, better than any digital camera! As with all Nokia's they are easy to use. Only problem I had been that you have to put the phone onto general before switching it off. Loved everything else about it!

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 7th Feb 2008

Joystick falls off, not much the phone will do without this little piece of plastic, 3 will now not repair it without a charge, phone rendered useless. Poor design. Avoid.

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Reviewer: Bobee - Giza, Egypt
Date: 7th Feb 2008

I have one (Nokia N73 music edition), it is very good I don't have any problems with it, I like it very much, I read some say it freezing I don't understand, when the weather is cold it freezes? I don't know, it is very good.

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Reviewer: Mra J Ashwin - Winchester, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2008

Have had an N73 for a year now. The first one kept switching itself off, or freezing. Took ages to send texts, the select button was always dodgy, & eventually broke off. The battery had a very short life & needed charging every night. My local O2 shop where I bought the phone on an 18 month contract were less than helpful with any of the faults, telling me at one point they couldn't send the phone back as I didn't have the box to send it back in. Eventually the screen cracked & I have a couple of months ago had it replaced with another N73 unfortunately not be looking at N73 again.

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Reviewer: Marcus - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

Phone looks quite good & has some decent features. The camera works very well taking good looking pictures, has some other nice features & can be quite good to use.

However, & this is a big however, this phone takes so long to send a message leaving it unusable until the text has sent, my girlfriend has the same problem but worse. The phone also has a tendency to turn itself off (then on) & it is also prone to freezing which calls for removing the battery then putting it back. The phone can also take a long time to respond to things & basically ends up getting confused. (the battery life is good though! ).

I have always had Nokia phones but after this phone & its sheer annoyingness with usability I am jumping ship & getting a different brand of phone which is arriving imminently!

All in all the phone is quite decent if these problems do not arise as at first I was happy with the phone but this happiness was not long lasting (a couple of months). It seems from other uses that the problems are inevitable & so wouldn't recommend this phone, it's also a bit bulky!

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Reviewer: Gillzzz - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 30th Jan 2008

VERY VERY SLOW phone & HAVING HANGING PROBLEM. I recommend Sony Ericsson W810i.

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Reviewer: Steve Bentley - Brighton, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

This is by far the worst phone I have owned, software is very slow & phone freezes. After 20 days of ownership the microphone went wrong, after repair the LCD screen went cloudy & dark & the speaker crackled when making calls. The casing feels cheap & flimsy. Only owned for 1 month & nothing worked properly, glad to get rid of it!

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Reviewer: Chris Mason - Bristol, UK
Date: 24th Jan 2008

Got This Phone Had No Problems Only One Thing Though Takes A While To Turn On But That Doesn't Bother Me What So Ever So Yeah Good Phone!

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Reviewer: Yasmin Meyrick - Bath, UK
Date: 22nd Jan 2008

This is absolutely the worst phone I have ever had! I got in January 2007, by July 2007 I had to have it exchanged 5 times. It freezes, text messaging was taking up to 5 minutes to send each text, it switches itself off, I can hear callers but they can't hear me. Utter rubbish. I can't wait to get my free upgrade this summer.

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Reviewer: Tim - UK
Date: 21st Jan 2008

A big lump of a thing, lots of features but most you would never use. Takes camera a while to decide what you want it to do & sticks out your jeans. OK if you use a man bag.

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Reviewer: Steve S - Stourbridge, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I got this phone after reading all the hype, obviously from review sites that were funded by Nokia. I used to have a 6230i, & although that phone was more limited in its features, it did what it did well, & without fuss. I am a business user, I am 40, & tech savvy. I want a phone that works primarily as a phone. All other factors are a bonus.

The problem with the N73 is that it completely fails to deliver in the User Experience. The most notable annoyance is the slowness with which the operating system makes things happen. It's not super slow but you always have the impression that you are waiting for the phone to catch up with you. This is not just the N73, but a problem with a great deal of modern technology.

The keyboard is a bit fiddly, but then you can see this before buying it so that's my fault. The joystick is just the worst bit of ergonomics I have seen since the square steering wheel on the Austin Allegro. It is wobbly & weak & if it breaks, then using the phone becomes almost impossible.

Navigation is slow, again thanks to the operating system. No timed profiles either a glaring omission for anyone who doesn't like being woken up in the middle of the night by texts or calls.

The camera is not bad, & produced decent snaps (I am a pro photographer) for a phone, probably one of the N73 redeeming features. However, don't shut & open the phone too often or the operating system will get stuck again.

The N73 also displays weird traits when it has been plugged in & out of my Nokia wired in car kit. Sometimes the microphone is disabled, so people I call can't hear me. This is very annoying, & means I have to reset the phone.

Personally I suspect that it's the Symbian OS, & its implementation on the N73 that makes this phone suck so badly. I am bitterly unhappy that I am saddled with this phone for the next 12 months.

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Reviewer: Diane - Oldham, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I have always been faithful to Nokia love the ease of working them. I got the N73 phone about 4 months ago, initially loved it. Things are now going bad. If someone rings it cuts off & switches them straight to answer machine. Every feature freezes constantly. If I receive a text, it can take up to 3 minutes just to open it. I think the design of the phone is great, right size weight etc, but these problems are getting me down. I've still got another 14 months of contract left. Think I will be changing it sooner.

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Reviewer: Lorna - Manchester, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

I love the feel of this phone. It's a nice weight & size. It does have its disappointing bits. After just two weeks the screen froze & I had to take the battery out to get it to reset. I thought that was a one off but it happened again a couple of weeks later. I don't use loads of the features so it's not tired out!

I have had the phone for 3 months now & it has now started to behave like there is no signal even when showing full. Then sometimes the signal bar just goes off & I have to switch it off to get the signal back. (That doesn't always do the trick.) It's obviously broken so am in touch with T mobile to see if they can help.

I have put the fault in on Google & I think it's a common fault with this phone which is a shame as I would be tempted to keep it rather than upgrade.

I think the camera may be deteriorating as I seemed to get much clearer pictures before however they are still very good. I would love to listen to the radio on it but you have to plug in the headphones (even to switch it hands-free). I cannot wear those type of headphones as they pop out of my ears. (I smile too much! )

If I wasn't having these FAULTS & it worked as it should I would give it 90% but I wonder if it was released in a hurry!

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Reviewer: Mm - London, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

Recently got the Music Edition of the N73, I think they improved the software, & took care of most of the glitches. So far, it's great! Loads of features, responds well, good looking, & easy to use (after a little time getting trained). Great camera, & holds lots of music. A bit slow here & there if trying to do many things are once, but it doesn't happen often.

So far, I like it!

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Reviewer: Wayne - Kilkenny, Ireland
Date: 12th Jan 2008

I have had my Nokia n73 for a year now & after returning the thing twice from new in the first couple of months it has worked well all bar the signal not being there so once the SIM card had been changed the signal was back to better than all the other phones & networks I had been on very good buy & will problem keep it as well when I get the new Nokia e65.

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Reviewer: Helen - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

I love this phone not had any problems so far apart from setting the Internet up which is my providers fault not the phones. I would recommend this phone to anybody even my partner wants one now!

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Reviewer: David Why - London, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

Good design, good features. Just a pity you can't use them most of the time!

The positives.
- There is a brilliant feature when you set up the phone, it rubbish all the data off your old phone, including text messages, contact numbers, calendar reminders, ringtones, photos etc via Bluetooth (& without you having to insert your SIM card).
- the camera lens has a cover, unlike most other Nokia phones.
- the size of the phone is good (neither too heavy, too big or too small) & the screen is clear.

The negatives.
- Battery indicator says you have half a battery left, you actually only have 20 seconds of talk time left.
- Phone takes 3 minutes to switch on (after you hold your finger on the button for 30 seconds) even slower than my PC!
- Phone often switches itself off.
- You cannot switch off the 3G manually, if you have a rubbish signal on 3G, it will take forever to decide to auto switch to GSM.
- Signal often drops during calls. I have had countless dropped calls with this phone.
- You cannot lock the keys manually like all other N-Series models, you have to set a lock code (minimum 5 number pass code) & wait for the auto lock to kick in.

Having liked this phone on day 1, I began to hate it from day 3 & have happily N-Series. Bottom line, go for something else, this is the most frustrating phone you will ever own! Bring back my 6320!

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Reviewer: Hugo - Australia
Date: 9th Jan 2008

I only read reviews of the phone after I bought it, which may seem silly but I am extremely glad, because there are many bad reviews out there but I am extremely happy with the phone.

I bought it in September 2007 & have had very few of the problems mentioned in some of the other reviews. The phone has frozen perhaps 8 times the whole time I've had it (almost 4 months) always when I have many applications open or try & use the camera while listening to music. When this happens I just have to press the end call button to return to the main screen then hold the menu button & end the frozen application. The phone has never turned itself off & I have never lost a call. Also I have had no problems with the speed of message sending.

All in all I think this is quite acceptable considering the quite impressive capabilities of the phone. I have the music edition, perhaps the software has been updated from the earlier models.

The camera is very good in most conditions, but in some low light situations the picture can be grainy. However, by increasing the exposure & holding the camera very steady this can be partly rectified.

The key pad is quite small, & takes some getting used to, but I have gotten used to it & it no longer bothers me.

I have a 2GB card in it with about 400 tracks & still have plenty of room to take full size photos. This hasn't noticeably slowed the phone down, & I soon plan on upgrading to one of the newly released 4GB mini SD cards.

I would definitely recommend this phone, assuming it works as well as mine, you will not be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Mohammad - UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

My Nokia n73 is a brilliant phone I had no problems with it & it has a mint 3.2MP camera.

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Reviewer: Max - Amacedonia, Macedonia
Date: 6th Jan 2008

THIS IS WELL GOOD PHONE MY RATING IS ALL 100.

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Reviewer: Becky H - Worcester, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

I upgraded to a Nokia n73 in July 2007 from my Samsung d500 which I had for 2 years. When I first had the phone I thought it was amazing, always wanted one, but I regret it now! I can't wait for my upgrade in a couple of months. The music player has good sound. Photos are good quality when the phone eventually lets you take a picture- you put it to camera mode, as soon as you're about to take picture it goes back to main screen. I like that you can keep loads of messages, I had over 600 at one point! The joystick on the phone is dodgy, feels really loose & scared that it will break off then the phone is no use at all!

Overall the phone is good if you want to listen to music or just phone people, but no good for anything else. I think I am going to try Sony Ericsson or go back to my faithful Samsungs.

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Reviewer: Jude - Strabane, Ireland
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Worst phone I've EVER had or had the experience of using ever. Do not buy the Nokia n73. Apart from everything else that's wrong with it which has been listed here, I'll stick down my own personal gripes.

Charger becomes useless very quickly, those fine pins are rubbish.

Phone takes 6 SIX minutes to send a text & is frozen the whole time this is happening (I walked a mile before my phone sent a message one day).

If someone attempts to call me when a message is sending the phone will switch off, the other person thinks I am just not answering & I have no record of any missed calls.

Camera plain doesn't work most of the time. Open the shutter, press the button to take a picture & it scoots back to the menu screen.

Friend has the phone, Every single time someone phones him & he answers the phone switches off, he has to turn the phone back on (which, sadly takes around 3 mins anyway) then call them back.

Nokia have made a right bollix of themselves with this piece of junk. I'd feel safer carrying a Fischer price phone from the early learning centre.

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Reviewer: F Meng - Southampton, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

I have got a N73 for more than 1 year. My opinion on this smart phone is NO BETTER THAN A NORMAL PHONE.

The biggest problem is slow. Sometimes it crashes. Updated the firmware, the problems remain. The camera is incredibly slow, & it uses a LED for the flash instead of a proper one.

The build quality is good in general. But I do have a complaint. Unlike other models, N73 has a point stick instead of a direction button. & the point stick is very loose compared with Sony Ericsson K800i. I always worry about that it can be broken easily, but hopefully it hasn't yet.

The battery life is fine just like other Nokia phones.

My advice on this phone is don't get is if you need a phone just for talking & messaging. Get a 6300 or others instead.

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Reviewer: Iza - Warsaw, Poland
Date: 27th Dec 2007

I bought it because of the camera & the photos are really great, but nothing else. The worst thing is the slow interface!

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Reviewer: Haylieleigh - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

One of the worst phones ever, first of all it turns of in the middle of taking a picture its slow & does not react with buttons being pressed I seriously hated this phone & would not tell anyone to get it worst phone ever!

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Reviewer: Adil - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

Very good phone! My contract on 3 is just up & I don't even feel like upgrading. The battery life is good considering I play a lot of music & games & the camera is brilliant.

There's a 512MB memory card in my phone which is almost full & my phone isn't very slow but texting does take ages.

I don't mean to be a smart or anything but those of you who experience too many problems like the phone switching off continuously it's not really a feature so you need to get it checked out.

Worth buying.

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Reviewer: Cedric Vaz - Kuwait
Date: 24th Dec 2007

As a follow up to my review back in July, it's been now 6 months of playing around with this one, so I got all the flaws out in the open. Here they are.

- Like I said, SLOW INTERFACE. It gets worst with more stuff on the handset.

- Camera acts a bit funny at times, you click a picture, it's stuck & returns back to viewfinder screen where you can take another picture. & the earlier one gets saved without asking you what you want to do with it.

- Connectivity between the data cable & the phone is not stable. & this is a known issue. While the phone is connected, it says disconnected on the computer & you have to either press the USB with force for the computer to actually recognise it. Now this is annoying but what's bad is when you're updating your phone's firmware, you need to be VERY CAREFUL, cause if you move your phone & it disconnects, consider your phone BRICKED!

- the body build is absolute third grade. So many creaks!

- the joystick which I said was nice 6 months back, well I was wrong, it is rubbish. I am afraid if I navigate with a little more force it might just break or come out, cheap stuff from Nokia I must say.

- the front camera is actually useless. I'd not care if they hadn't added the thing.

- the earphones are cheap quality, I'd get better quality from the roadside hawkers.

- the FONT IS HORRIBLE, SMALL TINY FONT. To see a contact's telephone number is quite a pain. It all depends on each individual really. But it is small.

- Battery life is not satisfactory. Have to recharge it every day & once it hits 3 bars, it rapidly declines simply being on standby.

That's about all the flaws I could find so far. Overall Rating 5 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Graham - Manchester, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

I've had my n73 for 11 months & had no problems whatsoever, it's on contract with O2 I update the firmware whenever one is available, it works like a PC, if you put too much software on it will slow down, mine works a treat. I have 1GB micro SD card for photo's & music, the phone has got a great camera, it is also a good MP3, WMA player. I've had no problems with the battery life it lasts for days.

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Reviewer: Jake - Moniaive, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

Case rattles. For beginners it is not very easy to find software.

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Reviewer: Baz - Tartous, Syrian Arab Republic
Date: 18th Dec 2007

N73 is a great phone but always when I am taking a picture it suddenly stops & goes out & comes back in the picture, but it takes the photo. I don't think it's a bad thing but another thing is that the battery is a little too rubbish, I charge my battery every day!

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Reviewer: Bahaa - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 17th Dec 2007

It is fine but software is slow sometimes & no games inside. Camera is perfect so I love this devise.

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Reviewer: C. Kawicki - Australia
Date: 16th Dec 2007

From my testing's & observations I would describe the N73 as being worse than useless. Beyond the cosmetic advertising, I Found N73 photo image quality pathetic, battery life was poor, & text writing capabilities atrocious. The only time I had a stress free, peaceful experience with this model, was when it was forever turned off! My advice to anyone who would like to preserve their mental sanity is to avoid this model at all costs.

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Reviewer: Vilas - Cbd Belapur, India
Date: 14th Dec 2007

MY PHONES MEMORY IS FULL, HOW CAN I CLEAR IT.

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Reviewer: Peter - Newcastle, UK
Date: 14th Dec 2007

A terrible phone, I cannot believe Nokia have released such a slow unusable phone.

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Reviewer: Chris - London, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

The Nokia N73 is the most irritating phone in the world! It inexplicably takes well over a minute to send a text message. It crashes on a daily basis. It often doesn't react to the button you've pressed. It looks good on paper but in reality it seems to be too clever for itself.

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Reviewer: Samuel - Mumbai, India
Date: 4th Dec 2007

I have a N73 Music edition bought in Feb 2007. Even though the phone has great features, its usability is very poor. It is so slow you have to wait for ages before it reacts to button presses. It is only good for music not a good piece as a phone.

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Reviewer: Ricardo Vilela - Porto, Portugal
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

Excellent phone with a great camera.

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Reviewer: John Moore - Portadown, Northern Ireland
Date: 1st Dec 2007

As for the N73, don't even waste your time. Looks good & that's about it! I read rubbish reviews about it before I bought it but unfortunately didn't believe them & believed Nokia`s rubbish instead.

Pigeon post would possibly be quicker than sending a text via this imbecile! If you send a text the quickest way to do it is write the text, switch the phone off, switch it on again & send again! Honestly, try it! If you want to take a photo, tell the people in the photo that you are a 1900 enthusiast & want to recreate the atmosphere of a period photo so HOLD STILL! If there is any tortoise involved in the photo, tell it to slow down. They will still be too quick!

I am absolutely fuming that Nokia sold this phone to me as a so called mobile. As much use as a brick with an aerial. Am charging up my old mobile to replace this piece of rubbish.

Kind Regards, John Moore

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Reviewer: Hanin - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: 30th Nov 2007

It is useless, I have this Model from around 8 month & it is causing me headache, shutting down itself, I can't make any dial unless by shutting down & again turn on, very slow, takes time to even if I want to check any contact no, such headache.

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Reviewer: Omair - UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

I just bought the music edition & had it for just about a week & N-Series phones strange?

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Reviewer: Prabh - Jalandhar, India
Date: 29th Nov 2007

So nice phone & good music.

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Reviewer: Kathir - Ilford, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

I had N73 over a year, this is the best NOKA I ever used, very good phone, good camera, good design, I love it, I am now going to upgrade to N95 8Gb, I think this is the best ever phone Nokia made.

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Reviewer: Lee - Australia
Date: 24th Nov 2007

I have had to have this phone fixed 4 times in the first year I had it & they EVENTUALLY replaced the whole mobile & gave me a brand new one. The new one also has problems, this is a terrible phone, don't waste your time!

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Reviewer: Anthony - Leicester, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

Stupid phone keeps deleting from contacts list. Spent ages looking for the right phone but don't like it. Maybe go for Samsung U600 what you all think?

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Reviewer: Leonora - Macclesfield, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2007

PHONE KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN BEST PHONE WAS 6233.

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Reviewer: Ian Burton - Halifax, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Nokia have let themself down very badly with this phone. It is appallingly slow at start up, menu navigation, taking photos & just about everything else.

Ergonomics are dismal. Open slider to take photo, finger falls on play button, not shutter. Takes an age to get back to photo taking mode again. Menu buttons are small, oddly placed & counter intuitive. There is a serious & well documented echo problem with various Bluetooth headsets & car kits. Nokia show absolutely no interest in fixing this. Just type Nokia N73 Echo Problem into any search engine.

PC sync cable is very unreliable, poor engineering, unusually for Nokia. Very annoying blue flashing light which is bright enough to illuminate your hotel room, which you can't switch off. Poor battery life. This really is the phone Nokia should not have made. I have always been a big Nokia fan. I will never buy another Nokia & I go out of my way to tell people what a useless phone this is. I honestly can't think of any redeeming feature of this phone, utterly dreadful in every respect.

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Reviewer: Daniel Testler - UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

The phone was good at first but then it started to freeze & turn off randomly. I got it replaced & the problem continued. However, I then had the idea to delete all the preinstalled games like the skiing game & the golf game etc & since then I have had no problems whatsoever. So if you're on Vodafone & experiencing problems, try that. I say Vodafone because these games are only available on Vodafone.

The features on the phone are all excellent but a special mention goes to the camera which is first class.

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Reviewer: Andi - Derby, UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

This is to the people who's n73 freezes up, it's because there's a lot of files (MP3 pictures messages videos & so on) it uses quite a lot memory & it slows the phone down. I deleted quite few & its fine. Just keep the ones that are needed.

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Reviewer: Chris - Bolivia
Date: 17th Nov 2007

I have had it for a few months & it's amazing, apart from the odd crash but with a symbian phone it's going to happen now & then because of how much it is processing, love it & get the black version because it's so much cooler!

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Reviewer: Jon - UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Worst phone ever! Had mine 2 days now & it just doesn't do what it says on the tin. It has crashed more times than it has worked. Keys are too small. Menu's are poor. Keeps on saying memory full which is strange as it has a brand new 1GB memory card in it. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE. Mine is already on its way back to 02.

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Reviewer: Jacob - Wellingborough, UK
Date: 16th Nov 2007

Well I have had this phone for about 1 month now & have never had no problem with it what so ever but the only reason I put 95% on features is because the camera slider is very sensitive, put too much pressure on it & it will snap like mine did. Luckily replacement cases are only ten pounds & the only difference between the music edition is that it is more organised for music & that it is comes with 12MB more internal memory so if you deciding which one to get the N73 not the music edition because it is £50 cheaper & just as good.

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Reviewer: Waheed Atieh - Amman, Jordan
Date: 15th Nov 2007

I will talk about good things & bad things:

Bad things
- Camera slow to take pictures after you press the button it's take 2 seconds to take the picture!
- Camera zoom is slow & not smooth.
- I wish if the phone came with WLAN (wireless).

Good things

- Two speakers.
- 2 GB memory for music edition.
- Music player good program you can play all music in phone.
- Nice camera with good zoom.
- Cover to protect the camera.
- Two steps in one button to take pictures, first step to make sure that the picture will be good then you take the picture.

That's what I can remember now.

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Reviewer: Sekar - Chennai, India
Date: 14th Nov 2007

I picked up the phone about 6 months ago within two days started facing problems.

- the speakers would not work.
- the phone is very slow & takes a long time to open & switch between menus.
- It started freezing. I just had to shut down the phone & restart.
- Would not dial any number from the phone book menu.
- At times would not dial directly either not an operator problem).

I gave the phone for servicing in Chennai. The Nokia service is another pathetic story. So please anybody thinking about buying it think before wasting your money on this piece of junk.

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Reviewer: Alexandra Williams - Leeds, UK
Date: 13th Nov 2007

Excellent phone to begin with until the problems start. I have had 5 in 9 months due to software problems. Would & could be a super phone. Real shame.

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Reviewer: Keith Johnson - Bolton Lanashire, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

Got this camera because, at the time, it offered 3MP camera & a lot of other features. It is technically the most advanced phone I've had. If only it had the reliability of a 3310! It shuts down of its own accord, freezes & reboots at the drop of a hat. It has been back for repair with no change. I am with Three at the moment & despite acknowledging the fact that there are software issues their replacement offer is of a phone I do not want after paying a sum of fifty quid. Not impressed. I will be changing network at the end of the contract.

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Reviewer: Jojo - London, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2007

I have always been faithful to Nokia as they were easy to use with good functionality until I got N73. It really is rubbish.

The menus are all over the place. Even trying to do a basic ringtone change required a review of the instructions. It is not intuitive at all. The phone keeps shutting down, the ring tone randomly changes back to the Nokia sound & it is painfully slow. I sometimes wonder if it would be quicker to post a letter than send a text!

The camera randomly stops working & it just sometimes freezes & does not work even after rebooting. As a result of this I will now be moving away from Nokia & going to Motorola. Nokia, what have you done?

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Reviewer: Mona - Monaco
Date: 7th Nov 2007

Have this phone. For the first few weeks I loved it, but then it started to be very slow, to freeze too often, to disconnect calls & even to restart itself during a phone call.

After only 3 months of using it I stored it in the drawer & bought the Sony Ericsson K810i. A BIG change. Compared to the K810i the N73 it is just a toy.

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Reviewer: Michael Saul - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: 7th Nov 2007

I just purchased N73 because of its stylish look, keypad is large enough for texting, screen is great with its perfect resolution, BUT! I am now having regrets why I didn't listen to my wife & some friends that I shouldn't buy N73.

It's very slow, it's constantly hanging & it's shutdown by itself. I don't know about all of you guys who give this phone a perfect review, but for me, I find N73 a very disappointing unit.

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Reviewer: Paul - Sunderland, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2007

My advice is to upgrade your firmware to the latest version. I had to get mine unlocked when I switched from Orange to T mobile & the unlocking company appears to have put this on it. Not only that but they fixed the wonky screen & removed the dust from behind it too, without asking & at no extra cost! Some company I used, £20 postal service, off eBay. Do not waste money buying codes for a couple of quid to unlock this phone, do NOT work with N73!

With the latest version & the text message upgrade from Nokia's website, most of the problems that have been mentioned here are cured. Maybe that's because Orange's proprietary software add ons have disappeared, all the OS is now pure Nokia.

I've not had to reboot the phone once in the 2 months since I had the upgrade done, it's never crashed, given any error messages or been temperamental, despite loading it full of free Symbian software.

Camera is great outdoors, passable indoors (better than most except Sony k800i), phone is easy to use for calls & text, battery life is best phone I've owned for a while (about 3-4 days before it needs charging, so it can manage a long weekend unlike Sony k800i)
Music quality is good if you tweak the equaliser. There is loads of free Symbian software around to enhance the capability of the phone. Internet browsers good but opera mini beta 4 (free) is better as images are compressed to speed up data transfer. Does pretty much everything one could want.

Downsides is it looks a bit plain, keypad a bit too small but you get used to it quickly, Symbian software can be slow to load up but much better than earlier Smartphone's. Lacks wow factor of some of the competition.

TO sum up this is the first phone I am pretty much satisfied with in all areas. If it had the Sony k800is proper flash it would be pretty much perfect, maybe the n74 will fix that!

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Reviewer: Prakhar - India
Date: 5th Nov 2007

I am using N73 Music Edition since 4 months. It's an amazing device & much better than non music edition. It hasn't crashed even once. Camera is of great quality & the processor is also good at least better than Ericsson phones of comparable range. Its sound is the best a phone can have. Screen is appreciated by all my friends. I JUST LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Have it & love it. I had a Sony Ericsson k770i & was rubbish. By the way the pencil button you can use while texting if you want to spell words & add symbols, very useful. Camera is amazing to me as the k770i is the same 3.2MP but was way bad at taking photos.

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Reviewer: Brian - Wakefield, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2007

Found that this phone regularly crashes. Gives voice feedback when on a call (very off putting to say the least). Great looking phone with loads of extras, however mine has been repaired replaced so many times t mobile are offering to terminate contract or change me to any other phone I want as there fed up of it too.

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Reviewer: Christine - Bangor, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I FIND the FONT ON the N73 VERY SMALL, WITH NO APPARENT WAY TO ENLARGE. THEY FORGOT TO PACK A MAGNIFYING GLASS WITH IT. CAN anyone TELL ME HOW TO SIMPLY LOCK the PHONE WHEN NOT IN USE, WHICH BUTTON DO YOU USE?

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Reviewer: Nikkii - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I am getting this phone in the black, does it mean it will be the music edition? I had the new Sony Ericsson k770i & it's so basic & camera is rubbish for 3.2MP, plus being on 3 network with all the freebies the phone doesn't support it. I know the old n73 had some bad reviews & just wondered if this new version would be better, does anyone have it.

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Reviewer: Joe - Manchester, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

I have just ordered a Nokia N73 & I am worried about whether it will work or not. Are there any problems with the N73 from the network 3?

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Reviewer: Beth - UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

I am getting the phone, are the black ones always music edition? I am getting a black one & if they aren't is there an easy way to tell if it is?

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Reviewer: Omar Ebrahim - London, UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

I got this phone yesterday from 3 on the Mix & Match contract. Great phone! I love it!

Because I've been a Sony Ericsson user for about a year, it took me a few hours to adjust to texting with the Nokia, but I was a Nokia user before so it didn't take that much adjusting. Installing the Nokia PC software isn't so amazingly user-friendly, although it does work compared to the Sony Ericsson software which I hated. If you have BlueSoleil Bluetooth software installed it'll keep popping up every 5 seconds when you install the Nokia PC suite. Because the menu button is not in the place where it'd normally be, it's the thin blue button on the right hand side I found myself pressing on the messaging button thinking it was the menu. The pencil button I am still trying to figure out what it does as it doesn't seem to do anything.

I think the gap between the buttons & the screen is a good idea. As I have large fingers the gap stops me getting fingerprints on the screen. The memory card (I bought a 2Gb card) fits just above the pop port. I only had just cut my nails before I opened up the card slot & I found it quite easy to open. I was going to get the K800i but I've heard that the joystick can fail & more annoyingly the camera cover slides open too easily. The joystick on the N73 is perfectly designed as it's really responsive & easy to press down as you don't have to press down too far.

I have unlimited use of MSN & Skype on my plan so if you're at work or school you can use MSN messenger. It's quite easy to use as it acts in the same way as a text message.

I am giving this phone 5 stars, as it's an amazing phone. Nokia users will find themselves at home, & Sony Ericsson users will need a little time to adjust to the phone.

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Reviewer: Andrea Pritchard - Rhyl, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

Worst phone I have ever had, do not even think about buying this phone! I had to get new software constantly put on it due to the phone freezing, taking half an hour to send a single message then the final straw was when the phone just kept randomly losing signal. I sent it off 3 times to get it fixed each time coming back no problem found yet I still had the same problem with it! RUBBISH!

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Reviewer: Rey Capoy - Mandaue, Philippines
Date: 20th Oct 2007

Actually I have two N73 phones. The normal N73 & the music edition but I sold the normal one. So I am left with the music edition. The good thing is that I there are a lot of application & freebies for the phone. One thing that I have noticed after I updated the firmware to version 4.0736.3.2.1 which is the latest one as of this time, the sounds of my speaker seems to lower specially the base. Not like the previous version that you can really feel the base coming out. The only thing added on the latest firmware version is Nokia MAPS.

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Reviewer: Stuart Harris - Wimbledon, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

I think this phone looks very stylish visually & the high resolution large LCD display is very clear & easy to read in daylight or darkness.

I am now on my 4th N73 due to persistent faults. Hasn't been able to read sim card on 2 of them (multiple sim cards were tested, so was confirmed to be phone fault). The joystick, like on the old 3230 is feeble feels awful when it does work & is very easy to break.

Although it looks nice & has a good feature set if the main menu browsing component is shoddy then it makes it virtually un-usable. Think this will be my last Nokia for sure.

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Reviewer: Melissa - Lancs, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

This phone is a nightmare! It turns itself off or freezes at random intervals, usually midway through a call or text or whilst trying to use the camera.

Once you press send on a text message the phones freezes for up to 4 minutes & you cannot use it for anything during this time. It is so annoying! It's a nice phone to look at & if it worked properly it would be nice & simple to use. But that's a big IF!

I would advise that you stay away from this phone - I have 7 months left on an 18 month contract but am going to revert to my old phone & sell this one on!

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Reviewer: Borat - Kazakhstan
Date: 17th Oct 2007

This phone is amazingly rubbish!

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Reviewer: Eugene - Singapore
Date: 14th Oct 2007

Using the music edition, first got the phone, it tended to hang, but after I updated to the latest firmware via PC suite, it worked perfectly fine. No lock-ups or anything like that. I would have given it 100 percent if the phone was not so laggy :)

It has real-really loud speakers too.

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Reviewer: Neil - Bangalore, India
Date: 12th Oct 2007

Amazing features when compared to Sony Ericsson bit on the slower side but that's an exception as the phone is loaded with loads of features.

Those who complaining about phone freezing either donno to use the phone. I would recommend people complain to go through the manual carefully, most of them with complaints end up opening too many applications n I guess that the reason its freezing.

Any day better phone that gives you more variety when compared to Sony Ericsson that come out with similar features.

Good value for your money provided you know to use the phone. Smart phone for smart people, so all the smart people out there make the right choice.

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Reviewer: Tim - Southampton, UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

Don't buy it! The new Nokia N73! Aka:

- the conversation/energy efficient phone (when it turns off randomly with a full battery! ).
- the fun machine (when it phones the person whose name begins with A when you're on the Loo).
- the Kodak moment machine (when the camera refuses to work & you miss that oh so special moment! )

This phone is like a bad housemate who leaves rubbish in the toilet, trust me I have had one & you never expect it! It's annoying! They won't acknowledge they are doing it! & worst of all it takes a few flushes to get the thing away! Unfortunately didn't know that this phone leaves a rubbish in the loo for a lot of its customers.

By the way my phone has been dead on me this whole time I have been writing this. Nokia should recall this handset & apologise formally for not releasing a decent phone! I will be defecting to Samsung from the end of this contract & will never in my days buy a Nokia! Bring on September 08, when I am free from this mess of technology.

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Reviewer: Robert - Manado, Indonesia
Date: 6th Oct 2007

Use camera still lack to its application, when I try to open application or open folder it still lags for few second, about memory I think is better if not use more 1 Gigabyte because it can make Ram Mobile more slowly, I use 256MB & that is not problem to me, for theme I think you must use not more 1MB, if you use that can make your loading application little bit slowly, don't ever put more application to this gadget because it can make hake lack or maybe can hang, you must use this like computer. With little ram & processor so you must add application with small byte & not add many application I have problem to update firmware in Indonesia, because it have problem connection. Maybe it's better if Nokia care this to give update firmware not direct install Internet but download firmware update to computer & after that it can install it to mobile phone without use telecommunication traffic, I hope. Sorry my English is not good.

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Reviewer: Gerbil - Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: 3rd Oct 2007

Fantastic phone, love it! I had to buy it, I am a bit rough on phones, & don't like clamshells or sliders, had a few teething problems (Vodafone problem! ).

It plays video clips & music brilliantly. NOT recommended for a young teen though, it's a Smartphone for a reason & as thus, includes a document viewer etc. Upgrade your firmware would be the only thing. It lags a tad when going into messaging I.e. 3 seconds maximum.

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

The camera is good along with the video & music sound. The battery life isn't so good. When in the middle of a phone call it will hang up & turn itself off & refuse to turn back on. Not the best feature for a phone. I do not recommend buying this phone at all.

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Reviewer: Kareem Walid - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 1st Oct 2007

It seems from the past reviews that the phone is great, but I am still confused between N73 & 6500 (slide) I need some advice, what would you buy.

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Reviewer: Tim Oakland - Leicestershire, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2007

Phone is great but software is awful.

Contract started in May 2007, I am now waiting for my 4th replacement. It crashes, deletes calendar/contact details, freezes, connects to the Internet & other packages - without requesting it, unable to view pictures, turns off.

Just a few of the most common things I've experienced so far. I would not go for this model.

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Reviewer: Holly Mitchell - Hertfordshire, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2007

Well at first I loved this mobile but it seems to be acting very strangely! When I get a telephone call I click the green answer button & it dies & switches off & sometimes it changes the whole ring tone to the Nokia tune & switches off. It sometimes freezes as well!

Is anyone else having these problems? Are there any solutions? Thank Holly.

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Reviewer: Peter - Croydon, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

I have owned this phone for over a year now - It is the best phone I have had yet.

The screen is bright & crystal clear & easily viewable in direct sunlight! Pictures are sharp on the screen but don't look so great when downloaded to the PC.

Videos are also very good - smooth never had a problem (apart from when I didn't zoom in first - you can't zoom while recording).

MP3 playing is very good, using the supplied headphones & the speakers for ringtones or even playing music is the best I have heard - thrashes any Sony Ericsson phone!

Battery life is excellent - standby 7 days, talk time not really sure but it does zap the battery a lot. I use it mainly for texting.

My only gripe is that is really slows down accessing text messaging - mainly sending. Also very sluggish when coming out of screen saver - 10 seconds from pushing a button! I will try upgrading the firmware to see if that helps.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 24th Sep 2007

Not had this phone for long, not too bad. Bit hard to use at first, takes a few days to get used to. Probably the best Nokia I have had so far, apart from the 3210, LOL.

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Reviewer: Jan - UK
Date: 24th Sep 2007

The phone is OK but it is not as good as many of the older Nokia phones. The camera often freezes up the phone requiring it to be turned off & then on again. It drives me mad as it will take a picture a second or two after you have pressed the shutter button, the preview is what you want then the saved picture will be a blurred image taken a second or more afterwards. On older phones you could time the profiles I.e. You could put it on silent for any length of time say at work or overnight then the normal profile would be reactivated, you have to remember to take this phone off silent. The Bluetooth ear piece is frustrating on older phones when it was paired as soon as you switched on the ear piece it would work on the N73 it keeps asking if you wish to accept the ear piece of course I do that's why I switched it not so Smartphone. Trying to use one button to answer the phone in loudspeaker isn't possible as it was on older phones I.e. The phone is in a cradle in your car you want to answer the phone on loudspeaker by pressing one button as you drive now it's a fiddly list of options to get to it. Nokia could do with listening to customers instead of cramming a load of modern unused rubbish into their phones & keep what's best from older ones that nobody has asked to be deleted.

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Reviewer: Hardik Bhatt - Ahmadabad, India
Date: 22nd Sep 2007

This is the best for all. It is the best for all types like usability, features etc. Most for sound.

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Reviewer: Holli - UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

This phone is rubbish, I had to return it two times & it still doesn't work! The sound isn't very good & it crashes a lot, also POOR BATTERY. Don't buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Laura-jayne - Birmingham, UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

After debating whether to get this phone as I have read a few bad reviews in the past, mine is great. The problems in the past that people have been having is that the phone crashes & takes a lot of time to load programmes etc, but the newer models have had this improved & I have not had a problem with any of this. For the older models you can download upgrades etc which will fix the problem. This is the best phone I have had because of the features. I pick up my emails wherever I am at the touch of a button. I can access the Internet wherever which is handy for directions etc.

Overall a great phone which I am glad I decided on. The camera is amazing quality with the Carl Zeiss lens & the pictures look great when uploaded to the computer. There are some great features like animating the photo's etc. Hope this helps!

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Reviewer: Andrew - Hong Kong
Date: 17th Sep 2007

The Nokia N73 is the best of 805 mobile phones in the market, I have used it for three months & misplaced it on a bus I have tried to use other phone like N90 & 8800 but they can't fit my N73 I think it's the best after all, my friends are convinced & want the same too.

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Reviewer: Tom - London, UK
Date: 16th Sep 2007

Great features but:
- VERY poor battery life.
- VERY slow, particularly with larger SD card.
- Can switch itself off without any reason (battery fully charged).
- Often hangs.

I guess the second point above is more the fault of Symbian than Nokia- but this phone is nearly unusable. 2-3 seconds delay when navigating through menus - I think this is too much to take.

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Reviewer: Mick Harvey - Suffolk, UK
Date: 16th Sep 2007

Answer for Seb, UK.
Dated 30th August 2007.

Yep. It's in the calendar. Just set the date & time, pick an alarm sound & set it for how often you want it to go off. Once, daily, weekly etc.

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Reviewer: Christian - Southampton, UK
Date: 15th Sep 2007

Bought this phone & was very disappointed, the only good things are the camera & sound, bought a Motorola KRZR K1 & it's the best phone I have ever had, my advice DO NOT BUY A Nokia N73! , Buy a Motorola KRZR K1!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 14th Sep 2007

It does indeed crash a lot & it crashes more & more the longer you have it. I had mine 3 weeks before it started playing up.

First it started intermittently forgetting user entered dictionary words & then it started hanging. Next it started turning itself off! Which is just great as I don't know when it does it so I am thinking people can call me when they can't. I find it does it when crashes, like when sending a text. The other day it crashed when I was trying to call someone. The joy stick is also working when it wants to - it has been looked after well.

IT'S NOT the FIRMWARE. Mine's up-to-date & I know how to do it & use it - I am an electronic engineer. I think it's full of bugs, they probably hadn't probably finished it by the time it was due for manufacture & release.

My guess is the music edition one may be less bugged as they've had time to work on it - otherwise it's just an attempt to shift phones that don't work well. I am hoping to convince Vodafone to give me one. The only difference between them is the music edition is black & one of the buttons has a different picture on it.

The joystick is also dying & on the plus side the camera is very good & the large screen & big memory. I really wished it worked, it's such a nice phone. The keys feel a bit tacky though but still.

If I knew this before buying it I don't think I would have got it! When it wants to work 90% when it doesn't 10%!

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Reviewer: Gcee29 - Falkirk, UK
Date: 7th Sep 2007

Had Sony Ericsson W850i phone for a year now & I have just upgraded to a Nokia N73. I am petrified of keeping the N73 as the W850i has been extremely reliable, for a whole year with no problems whatsoever & I have read bad reviews on the N73. Still, I have read bad ones for the w850i which I must say have not experienced. Thinking of selling the N73 for the sake of reliability. So, Should I KEEP W850i phone or settle with the Nokia N73? My eternal dilemma! Someone please advice? I don't use features much, looking at reliability factor.

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Reviewer: Raheel - Hyderabad, Pakistan
Date: 4th Sep 2007

This is a nice website.

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Reviewer: Chandru - India
Date: 1st Sep 2007

I always liked Motorola, very bad about N-Series butlsome experts say it's a good one.

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Reviewer: Arjuna - Matara, Sri Lanka
Date: 31st Aug 2007

I got my Nokia N73 Music Edition from Dubai which is made in Finland, My battery is authentic which is made in China. I want to know how long my initial charging of the battery of Nokia N73 music edition?

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Reviewer: Tihomir - Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 30th Aug 2007

Well for me phone works great. Better than others which I had. Never problems with it & all works, especially camera is awesome.

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Reviewer: Seb - UK
Date: 30th Aug 2007

Hi does anyone know if there is an alarm clock on this phone as I really need to use this to get up in the morning as well as my standard alarm clock.

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Reviewer: Tracey Jo - Derby, UK
Date: 29th Aug 2007

To be honest I love the design I would recommend to anyone who loves to listen to MP3 AAC music as well as radio. Headphones are great for listening to music when you find time to work out, jogging etc you can cram a huge amount of music onto the MP3 player as with most Nokia it is so easy to add or take off music lists too. The camera is fantastic it takes perfect pictures with no problem what so ever only problem I have with the phone is, it's a bit slow when loading up when switching on takes a few seconds.

Video mode isn't great bit blocky but not buy this if you want a decent video get a camcorder :O). Anyway I mark this overall 90% out of 100%, if not for the slowness on loading I would give it 100% without a doubt.

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Reviewer: George Bell - UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

I've had this phone for about a year now & it's been brilliant! The design isn't very sleek but the functions are laid out in a very user friendly manner. The camera is just brilliant the shots are in better detail than in any other phone I've had. The menu is very easy to use & there is loads of functions but some of them need you to upgrade like the push to talk application. Anyone who wants a phone with loads of functions & a great camera will be pleased. But if you want design this isn't the phone for you.

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date: 28th Aug 2007

When I buy within a month, the display stopped working on this mobile.

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Reviewer: Justine - UK
Date: 26th Aug 2007

I think this phone would have been good if the two of them that I had got had actually worked. I bought the N73 thinking that it would be a good phone & nobody had many bad things to say about it apart from the battery life is a bit short but that didn't worry me. When I first used the phone it was working & then when you try & Bluetooth a file across or something from the computer it wouldn't turn off it just went to a blank screen so I took it back to the shop & they gave me another one it turned off until you Bluetoothed something across & then it just wouldn't work again. So this time I went back to the shop & got a different handset altogether I got the Sony Ericsson k800i which is a brilliant phone. So within a space of a week I have had 3 new phones. Don't get me wrong the N73 would be a good phone but it may have just been a faulty batch or something but I liked the layout & style of it & if it had worked it would have made an ideal phone. The shop said that this fault isn't very common but when we rang Nokia they weren't very helpful.

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Reviewer: Eijaz - Pakistan, Pakistan
Date: 26th Aug 2007

Unfortunately I haven't got it. Good looking mobile phone.

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Reviewer: N Day - Dorset, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2007

Had this phone for a year N-Series devices. I would have rated the device higher if only with respect to the features, but no feature is useful if you can't actually switch the device on! I may have had a bad run of luck with this device, as I know other N73 owners that have not had the same trouble but personally I would not recommend this device. In My Honest option there are many devices that compete feature-wise with better stability.

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Reviewer: I Johnstone - Broxburn, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2007

I have read all the preceding reviews, & I was a bit dubious about the N73, whilst I tried hard to find faults, I could not this is a little gem of a phone, I am upgrading from the N70. Now there's a phone with problems.

Buy the N73 you will love it.

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Reviewer: Mehy - Canada
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

The best.

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Reviewer: Lawrence - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 21st Aug 2007

When I first owned this phone some 4-5 months ago I really like it. The large screen & camera. & I even found the new (to me) Nokia method of selecting recipients for you text message an entertaining activity. But this & a somewhat cramped keypad have led me to realise that this phone is quite frustrating! I dig the features, but No, this phone is not easy to use. Particularly, in it's annoyance to use, I refer to the combined effect of a) small keypad with b) latency in the software to respond to key presses. This results in getting yourself into the wrong function or closing something you didn't want to when you're in a hurray to use it. At first it's no problem. But over time this may frustrate.

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Reviewer: Luka - Derby, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

The N-Series are not so good.

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Reviewer: Mick Harvey - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

Well guys, you really have cheered me up.

A Mc Gough - Why did you go to all that trouble when you could have gone to a reputable dealer & purchased an N73 complete with contract + all the extras & services & had somewhere to take it for support? With regard to your credit being eaten up. That's not the phone, it's the user & network providers fault.

Arul Antony Prakash, India: Of course it will hang when it loses the battery power. (It actually switches off because the battery needs charging.)

Simon, UK: Never had that problem with mine. Neither has my nephew, my 2 brothers, or the friends that I know who have the N73. Is that how common the problem is? Don't keep it in your pocket along with your loose change, keys & hanky. ;)

Frester, Cork, Ireland: Ahhhh! A man after my own heart ;) Someone who has taken the time to study the phone & get to know it inside out. I agree wholeheartedly. With the V4 firmware it's a winner.

Ajayterli, Norwich, UK: What? Microsoft Windows? Where?

I had the freezing (aka hanging) problem, but I took the opportunity to have the 'Microsoft Widows' updated. Solves all those problems.

Take a tip from some of the other users here (including me). Please learn to use the phone, read the instructions (it did come with an instruction manual, didn't it?) & most of all, get the thing updated. You'll be glad you did. ;)

Or get a Nokia 3310.

Features are now at 95% because it now supports my Motorola HT820 Bluetooth stereo headphones. WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.

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Reviewer: MK - UK
Date: 15th Aug 2007

I've only had this phone a few days an I am completely awestricken, it's amazing. The phone looks sleek, Its easy to use, An well I never! The camera is awesome. I cannot fault it at all. I would seriously recommend anyone to buy it if they get the chance.

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Reviewer: Jean M - Manila, Philippines
Date: 15th Aug 2007

I have been using this phone for three months now, & really, this past month, it started giving me these headaches. I have no problem whatsoever with the features, or it being too sluggish, or the design. I just wish that it would stop preventing me from sending or receiving text messages! Every other day, I would have to have it repaired! It would keep on saying 'not enough memory to perform this operation' & 'not enough memory. Delete some data first.' what more would I delete if I don't have any messages or images or other applications in it anymore? that really bugged me. I already updated my firmware, I already had it reformatted, still to no avail. I am not exaggerating or anything., I am just saying this from my experience.

My dad wants me to find another phone, but I really love its camera. I mean 3.2? excellent job on the cam Nokia. Other than this feature, boo!

All in all, I don't recommend this phone. Can be really terrible.

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Reviewer: Mark - Sidcup, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2007

I have owned my n73 since January & had nothing but problems. 7 times the micro phone has packed up. My network provider has replaced the phone once but still the problem continues. I cannot recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: A Mc Gough - Lancashire, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2007

I have just spent a fortune getting this phone, getting it unlocked, getting memory card etc & what a waste of money it was. I've always been a Nokia fan as I find them really easy to text on - but this phone is terrible as there is other buttons at the sides of the number buttons I found them really hard to press & was constantly having to go back & start again.

I also went on the Internet to buy a game. I was checking my credit the day after & realised that £16 had been eaten away - I now only had £1 on! I rang O2 & they said I'd been on the Internet over 24 hours. So with this phone instead of just pressing the red button as I have done with my other phones you have to manually go in & disconnect. I did this & it was still taking money off me - even when the sim card was taken out. All I've had so far with this phone is bad luck so now I am selling it & looking at the latest Sony Ericsson instead. Definitely put me off Nokia. Also it is very bulky & if dust get into the front fascia it is very hard to clean. Great camera but everything takes so long!
Waste of money if you ask me.

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Reviewer: Arul Antony Prakash - India
Date: 7th Aug 2007

Model is nice with a 3.2 mega pixel camera. In music edition sound is good & 2GB memory card is given.

Disadvantage:
- It will hang when it loses the battery power.
- Sometimes you can hear the voice but the opposite person can't hear the voice, then you have to restart the mobile.

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Reviewer: Lukasz - Australia
Date: 7th Aug 2007

Great phone. I went from a Motorola-E1000 to a Nokia-N73. It's only been a few weeks but it's fantastic. I can customise everything the way I want it to work & the camera resolution is awesome. If you get the chance to purchase one, I recommend it. The only problem so far is the tiny buttons, my fat fingers keep selecting the wrong ones!

I do suggest that if you have bought one, spend the extra $15 or so to get a protective case. This is the sort of phone you want to have around for a while.

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Reviewer: Mr Ali - Pakistan
Date: 6th Aug 2007

I used Nokia Mobile Phones & never have any problems. It is a really very good phone especially camera result which is amazing. Screen good. Misuse of anything terminates the best quality. Nokia N73 is no substitute.

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Reviewer: Waqar Ali - Quetta, Pakistan
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

It's very good looking phone with 3.2 mega pixel camera. I LIKE N series & my 73 mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Narainraj - Penang, Malaysia
Date: 30th Jul 2007

Comparable but slightly better than Sony Ericsson K810i.

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Reviewer: Naeem - Bangladesh
Date: 27th Jul 2007

V good N73 Phone.

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Reviewer: Terry - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

Excellent Camera, not disputing that, great screen, sound exceptional. But those fiddly buttons, I lost count how many times I accidently pressed the wrong button during a text & had to scroll around to the drafts folder to pick the email up again (if only they had paid more attention to the keypad) the slide on the back slid open too easily inadvertently exposing the camera lens. I couldn't alter the size of the fonts or numbers, couldn't auto lock the phone, had to be done manually every time. The battery life was abysmal, Charged 3 times in 4 days & that wasn't with excessive use of the camera, finally the flimsy toggle button snapped off & it wasn't with harsh treatment. I haven't had the phone a week, it's going back to the shop & no way will I be having another Nokia N73.

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Reviewer: Simon - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

I have owned a N73 for 4 months now & still have trouble using the keypad. The buttons are too small causing many text problems & the middle joystick button has fallen out on three occasions, apparently a common fault with this phone. I personally think it is too complicated & wished I had gone into a phone store first & tried a couple out first instead of purchasing over the phone.

My girlfriend has just got the Samsung U700 which is very easy to use with big buttons & a really sleek design. I know a few people who have switched from Nokia recently & I will be doing the same when my contract is up.

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Reviewer: Frester - Cork, Ireland
Date: 25th Jul 2007

I can't believe a lot of the other reviews! This phone is a legend! Nokia did a brilliant job with it & 3 added more! I especially like the long battery life on it! It's amazingly useful for MSN Messenger! The only slow fact about it is that it takes like a second longer to take a pic! Anyone that doesn't like this phone probably doesn't like it because they can't use it! I mean the software available for it is unbelievable!

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Reviewer: Ajayterli - Norwich, UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2007

Looks & sounds good on the paper, but in reality using it is a pain. It is loaded with so many features which are causing problems & the phone has its own mind, suddenly switches off during a call & restarts the Microsoft windows. Sometimes it just freezes & only way is to take the battery out & reinserting back on.

The keys are so small & not user friendly. Camera is the only thing that is good, simple to use. Standby time is good but the talk time is very poor. On the whole it's more of a giant on paper but more of a paperweight in practical terms.

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Reviewer: Adam - Kusadasi, Turkey
Date: 23rd Jul 2007

I think it's a great phone, the designs nice & its features are excellent.

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Reviewer: Liam Harris - Peterlee, UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2007

This phone is awsome BUY IT NOW !

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Reviewer: Mick Harvey - UK
Date: 21st Jul 2007

As a follow up to my review 1st August 2006. I've now had my N73 for 5 days short of 12 months.

After a few teething troubles (hanging & resetting) which became a little depressing, until I actually managed to get the firmware updated, things improved a lot. The handset actually died during the first update so the service centre had to send it back to Nokia. I was gutted when that happened. There were still 1 or 2 niggles when I got it back, so I persevered & the next update (which actually went quite smoothly) solved the remaining bugs.

I recently heard a rumour that there was another update imminent (v4.0726.2.0.1) that was going to give major improvements & extra features to the vanilla N73. On Wednesday this week I finally updated via NSU & was really pleased to discover that Nokia had taken all the best bits of the N73 series (N73, N73IE & N73ME) & rolled them into one big upgrade, so now the vanilla N73 is the N73/IE/ME. Faster web browsing (taken from the N73IE) is now the norm. All the features of the music player from the N73ME & we get to keep all the features of the old N73 (Multimedia key is still fully functional). Also included is the ability to update the firmware over the air, (although there could be a few pitfalls with data charges & network speed).

All in all I am really pleased & glad that I persevered. The design rating of 95% still stands because I still hit the image gallery key when plugging in the USB cable.

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Reviewer: Roshan Navin - Sri Lanka
Date: 19th Jul 2007

Well I have been using the N73 for about 2 months now & I just love it. It's quite a sturdy phone I have dropped it a couple of times but no damages it has restarted on me only once & that's acceptable since its packed with so many features there are bound to be a few glitches. The camera quality is very good & the battery time is pretty neat too. I have never experienced any slow down using the various applications on the phone & according to my opinion it's quite quick despite the fact that I have used 90% of my 1GB memory card but I never install anything on my phone memory. I think if you fill up your phone memory then it begins to slow down the sound quality is excellent. I was a bit surprised to see so many complaints about how slow it gets during messaging but I have never experienced this neither have any of my friends who own an N73 perhaps that has something to do with the network you are using. As for the fact that it doesn't have wi-fi well it's better to use a laptop anyway its fast & there are no hassles. All in all it's a great phone & Nokia has kept up to its standards as the best.

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Reviewer: Halu - UK
Date: 16th Jul 2007

Its features are amazing, although it is not that easy to type with & the design is quite nice, but large. I like it. Better than most other phones & the camera is superb.

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Reviewer: Cedric Vaz - Kuwait
Date: 15th Jul 2007

First thing that got me in awe was the crisp clear huge display & the 2GB memory card which allows one to store a considerable amount of MP3's in a phone come MP3 player. I'll start off with the pros:

- Huge Display along with a clear vivid display.
- 2GB memory.
- Decent loudspeakers.
- Great camera for a phone, I would say it's pretty good under low light conditions too, only for a close up shot though.
- Video Recording is something you don't find in other handsets in the segment.
- Great joystick, feels good, better than the Sony Ericsson K800i.

NOW for the cons:

- Bad Body Built (although breakable if you grip it with a tight fist) the loose back cover is horrible, like a cheap toy.
- Small KEYS. Annoying.
- SLOW USER INTERFACE.
- Lots of software buggies, hangs when it wishes too. (Even with the latest firmware upgrade).
- Takes 5 seconds for the camera to actually start (though for me it's not a major issue).
- Can't Change your own pictures to a full screen wallpaper. You can only do it if you convert the same into a theme.
- Bluetooth received files get right into the inbox inspite of me attempting to transfer all received files directly to the memory card.
- the MP3 player keeps playing in the background taking up memory. Though there are ways to exit the MP3 player completely by downloading certain end task applications.

Overall it's a phone I'd slap a 3 star, would have been much better if a little more work were put into it, especially in the firmware segment. If you're confused about the Sony Ericsson K800i & the Nokia N73 me, I'd say if you were a feature freak, go for the N73, else the Sony Ericsson K800i, although be warned the Sony Ericsson has been reported to have joystick problems & sudden camera death ;)

Well Cheers for now, hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Jerome Mercado - Philippines
Date: 14th Jul 2007

A very good phone for students.

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Reviewer: Joe - UK
Date: 13th Jul 2007

I don't like the N73.

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Reviewer: Julie - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

You may think this rating is a bit strange but let me explain. This would be a fantastic phone IF IT WORKED! My first one had the much publicised problem with freezing & I was having to take the battery out to get it started up again. It was sent off for repair but they managed to 'lose' it & gave me a brand new, updated N73. Within 2 months it developed the 'closing all applications' problem. Brought it back & it was sent for repair. It came back with EXACTLY the same problem. Now bearing in mind that I could think of better ways to spend my days off from work than standing in a queue in my local O2 store, I got rather annoyed at this stage & demanded a new phone (not a Nokia). I ended up with a Sony Ericsson K810i which doesn't have as many features as the N73 but will hopefully be a more reliable handset.

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Reviewer: Hans Brinker - Netherlands
Date: 12th Jul 2007

Awesome phone. If I had to pick Lise (my girlfriend) or taking this phone home. I don't know which I would take. They are both so awesome.

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Reviewer: Sid - Leicester, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2007

Seriously the best N series phone on the market. People - update your firmware. Such a great phone, I really hate it when people are dissing something when they don't know how to update things like firmware.

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Reviewer: N73 - Bradford, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2007

The BEST phone GOING IN the UK I THINK.

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Reviewer: Albi - Durres, Albania
Date: 10th Jul 2007

This is the best phone ever no mater what others says in my opinion the Nokia team has done a great job with these phone.

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Reviewer: Akosh Festus - Lagos, Nigeria
Date: 9th Jul 2007

The phone is complete end of discussion. The phone is nice & contains blaster home theatre sound. In fact, is the most wonderful phone presently in market.

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Reviewer: Michael - Byfleet, UK
Date: 8th Jul 2007

I have problems with the voicemail. Every time I switch on I have a message that I have a voice message on line. For work reasons I have to call & check. Nine times out of ten there is no message there. Orange have sent sim updates about 5 times but to no avail. I am also very displeased with the font size in the contact list. It is so small as to be virtually unreadable. The last time I spoke to Orange they advised me to contact Nokia direct & gave me the number. Needless to say its not a case of them really valuing my call that prevents them answering me but the fact that on ten separate occasions (Duration on hold average 15 mins) they have been very busy talking to people about new products. (Probably the ones that have N73s that don't work) I have had nokias going back to the old housebrick all with no problem. Conclusion this will be the last. DO NOT BOTHER AS THEY ARE NOT BOTHERED!

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Reviewer: Brian - Sw London, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

This is the best Nokia I have had (& I have had a few) any problems with it freezing or crashing or the texts taking to long to send update your firmware from Nokia.com. I have had no probs with this phone not 1, but I told a mate to upgrade & his was bad, sorted it out with free updates from Nokia. As for some people saying you can not put any other memory cards above 1GB that is rubbish I use a 2GB no probs. A few more games on it would have been nice. All in all a pukka phone.

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Reviewer: Vern - London, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Claire - Colchester, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

I got this phone in January as my upgrade & since then I have had 4 new phones! I have had the problem of the phone keep turning itself off. Obviously a fault with the actual phone as it's happened to all 4 of mine! Also with 2 of them I had problems with the internal memory & it kept saying I didn't have enough memory for text messages to come through, even though my phone had no messages on it! & also couldn't make calls so the software had to be updated but they ended up giving me a new phone! So just beware! Its smart looking & has lots on the phone but just had so many problems with it. I always have Nokia phones but I am now getting a new phone as I complained & said I was fed up of getting a new N73 every 1-2 months! Am now going to try out the new Samsung U600 as I think it looks & sounds very smart!

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Reviewer: Mohammed Shamil - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date: 30th Jun 2007

It's a very good phone I really like it except that it hangs sometimes. The camera slide is not that stylish, small keypad, navigation key is poor & the complete cover CANNOT BE REPLACED. THOSE WHO are thinking TO BUY see the Sony Ericsson's, K800I OR 810 THEY are much better OR you CAN BUY the BEST & cheapest MOBILE 3310.

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Reviewer: Joe - Israel
Date: 30th Jun 2007

This small mobile is just amazing & I am talking from a personal experience, you don't believe me? just look at the features & compare with E65, N95 or any other expensive Nokia phones, you will see what I am talking about, this phone is great & what makes it better is that its not even expensive, for the features it provide, don't get N95, E65, E90, etc, just get N73. With my respect to all people who criticized the N73, I have read what you all complain about & I realized that the only problem is they simply don't know how to use a Smartphone. I know it can be slow sometimes but this depends on how you use your phone, what kind of file you uploaded into it, or simply you have some problems with the memory card, that is all about the faults of it, another thing no way anyone can give a 5% rating for design or usability for this phone, just no way, this phone is just great.

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Reviewer: SI - London, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

There are a lot of people here complaining about speed & stability issues on their N73 handsets. The first rule to follow when buying any Nokia S60 device is UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE! You can do it yourself at home in 15 minutes. Everything you need is freely available from Nokia's website. The original software on the N73 was rather buggy. However, If you spare the time to update your N73 (really, the process does only take 15 minutes & couldn't be simpler), then you will likely find the N73 to be a capable handset with a good array of features.

I marked it down for usability since the user interface isn't always intuitive & some of the applications don't work together as well as they could. However, if it's ease of use you want, you shouldn't be buying a smartphone anyway.

A few notes,
- The quality of the camera is acceptable in good lighting but doesn't handle extreme light (clipping) & dark (excessive noise) environments well.
- S60 3rd Ed (without FPs) includes two browsers, one geared towards WAP which also supports simple web sites & one (KHTML based) for general web use that doesn't support WAP. They are both good browsers, but switching between the two depending on the sites you want to view becomes annoying after a while.
- Standby battery time is pretty good (almost two weeks if you enable all of the power saving settings), but drops dramatically if you actually use the phone.
- For those interested in mobile multimedia playback, MP3/AAC playback is fine. Flash Lite content can be slow. QVGA MP4 files encoded at a suitable bit rate (300-700kbps) will play back at around 20-25fps, it can't quite handle decoding at 30fps. (Transcoders, Try encoding at 20fps will some kind of inter frame filtering for the best playback experience.)

All in all, a good phone. You just have to know what you're doing with it :)

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Reviewer: Steve - Exeter, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2007

Had this phone two days & have spent hours learning how to use it, so far so good. Texts send immediately, nothing freezes or crashes. Camera quality is fantastic (for a phone). You're never gonna get the same as from a camera, but hey I've got a digital SLR to take nice photos. Even though the buttons are small & my hands are quite big, texting is easy. Nokia predictive text is so much better than the Motorola V3X predictive text that I've just upgraded from. I've found the menus quite complicated & I consider myself quite technologically bright! The button to take you to the main menu is in an awkward place on the left hand side of the phone, shame you can't allocate it to somewhere else logical, like pushing the scroll button down! No, so far so good. I'll have to see how I get on when I introduce it to my apple mac, but all in all an excellent phone.

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Reviewer: Andonis - Athens, Greece
Date: 24th Jun 2007

Hi I am new to N73 but I was wondering if anyone knew where to get all the appropriate updates for this phone? I heard this also helps to avoid the phone from being slow & crashing.

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Reviewer: Hussain - Saudi Arabia
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

I am always getting problems even when receiving a call. The phone just hangs, I am planning to throw it out.

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Reviewer: Dara - Saudi Arabia
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

TOO many glitches, I have to admit I am rather clumsy with my phone, but all my friends who are super careful also have many problems stay AWAY from this phone.

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Reviewer: Johndub - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 20th Jun 2007

To be honest, when it works it is a good phone. My first one with early firmware would reset, hang up, crash & finally refused to have any other ring tone other than the Nokia tune. My second one is waiting to be swapped as it will periodically close down all applications & reset the wall paper to nothing. 3rd time lucky I hope.

Not happy really. N70 was a brick, but never failed. Why can no one make a phone that works?

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Reviewer: Eldawy - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 17th Jun 2007

It's the best in it's time. Good mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Al Amri - Muscat, Oman
Date: 16th Jun 2007

This is the best mobile phone in the world, not like the baby toys Sony Ericsson K800i. Nokia is Nokia.

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Reviewer: Shahin - Iran
Date: 15th Jun 2007

King of mobile phones, great phone.

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Reviewer: Anon - Iran
Date: 14th Jun 2007

N73 the best mobile.

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Reviewer: Anon - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Stay away from this phone. I've finally decided to give up. It's so bad that I can't even bring myself to sell it on eBay (I am proud of my 100% positive feedback) This is my third review (two from Jan when I got this phone) & I am back on the site for reviews of other phones that work reliably.

As a pure phone it works OK. The camera quality is great however it's slow in use & not a real replacement for a digital camera. But try to do anything else, well good luck. Try to put any memory card in it apart from a Nokia branded 1GB, well good luck. You'll learn soon enough how to pull the battery to bring it back to life again!

Not sure what Nokia was thinking when they brought this one out but reliability sure did not figure high on their list. Pity, because on paper & in the hand it's a great piece of kit. I am sorry to have to repeat it again but please stay away from this phone!

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Reviewer: David - Durham, UK
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Hard to believe some reviewers rate this phone. It is so slow in everything it has to do. Texting is worst, from pressing send, to a text going is a minimum of 45 seconds during which time the phone is locked & can not be used. If you are unlucky enough to text out when a text is arriving you are stuck for several minutes as the phone seems to get confused, it certainly couldn't chew gum & walk at the same time as they used to say. It freezes regularly & battery has to come out to unlock it. The annoying Nokia noise can not be disabled for when the phone comes on, the bright blue flashing LED at night can only be got rid of by disabling the battery saving mode, the font size on contacts is tiny. I am thinking of getting an old but simple & reliable phone out of the cupboard & switching back. Always had Nokia phones before but NEVER again.

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Reviewer: Lydia - Sydney, Australia
Date: 12th Jun 2007

I have always been a Nokia person but have to say this phone model has given me some grief with 6 phone replacements! They freeze up & drop out. Very common problem in them & yes, it is slow! The other thing I didn't realise upon purchasing this phone originally is that the font size is ridiculously small, especially in contact list. Not recommended for anyone who forgets their glasses! The phone is great if the camera feature in a phone is important to you, that's really what this phone is about.

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Reviewer: Ayse - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 12th Jun 2007

I had an early upgrade from a Nokia 6280 which I could live with but was extremely annoying in last few months. I had my new Nokia & 73 for half a day now. I don't like the design very much, very bulky & the keypad etc. Not easy to use.

Features: I did find office in there not sure what it exactly does & an adobe reader which might have been good for reading my lectures but I am just not in love with the phone yet.

The main reason I bought the phone was because I thought the camera would be great! But my Nokia 6280 despite being annoying was heaps faster & better quality & it was only a 2 megapixel camera while this is 3.15! :s

The sound quality I must admit is great but not the reason I bought the phone.

It's too big & verrrrry slow. Takes ages to change screens, view a picture or even take one. Not sure how the camera works when the camera shutter is already open takes a very loooong time to come into camera mode & longer to save the picture.

It might come with being big. Not sure that's what the sales guy said. Maybe should have went for the e 65 or the Nokia 6300. Actually I think I like my Nokia 6280 better.

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Reviewer: Norma - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 11th Jun 2007

This is the worst Nokia phone I have ever had! There is nothing more annoying than a text taking 3 minutes to send! I wish I had known this before I got the phone. DON'T GET A N73!

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Reviewer: Anon - Sydney, Australia
Date: 11th Jun 2007

You know. I have had this phone for 6 month & the bad news is, its take 5 minute to send 1 message, by the time you have sent the message your phone will freeze till the message has sent. The other problem why I want to throw this mobile away is because after/in the middle of sending a message it'll reboot! & guess what!? the massage is still waiting till you resend it! For business this for is not good.

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Reviewer: Shaun Rathor - Southampton, UK
Date: 11th Jun 2007

The N73 is an amazing phone & has good features but one problem with the phone is it's too slow but it is the best phone.

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Reviewer: Gerry - Derry, Ireland
Date: 8th Jun 2007

This phone is top class except for 2 things. CRASHING & the time it takes to send a text message.

I am a big Nokia fan but I'd like to think this could be sorted ASAP.

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Reviewer: Brian - Swindon, UK
Date: 6th Jun 2007

I am very disappointed with this Nokia Model. I have tried others before but this particular model does Nokia reputation no good at all. While I am writing this I am packaging the phone for another exchange! Let's see if this one works!

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Reviewer: Irfan - Ahmed, UK
Date: 5th Jun 2007

Not recommended. Had it for over 3 months & given me enough headaches already. Tied up with the contract but I am going to talk to Vodafone to have an early upgrade. It looks good though but no good if you want something beyond looks!

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Reviewer: Tony - UK
Date: 5th Jun 2007

The phone has its faults, for example it freezes every so often & thinks that the memory is full. The phone is mainly for business calling & synchronising with the computer IT HAS AMAZING BATTERY LIFE. The phone is very basic & not very exciting. The camera quality in the day & night is very good & the audio quality is excellent. The down side to this phone is that it can be slow, but all you have to do is wait.

It has crashed a few times but it is expected for all phones when they have to hold a lot.

All in all the phone is great I am going to keep it for a long time if was to advise anyone I would tell them to buy the new Nokia N95 or even the Samsung editions.

It would be a lot better with a timer. There is only a stopwatch.

This phone is amazing though.

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Reviewer: Sammy J - UK
Date: 4th Jun 2007

Wow Guys, have you seen the Nokia N73 Plum, it is beautiful & available now. I getting this phone & I am so excited as it is such an unusual colour & has caught my eye, I don't want the Nokia N73 Plum to be too common or popular, so hope it is a limited edition phone. Love this site really useful & some great comments from the users. Thanks Guys, from Sammy J x

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Reviewer: Bongalo - Bangladesh
Date: 1st Jun 2007

Very slow.

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Reviewer: Nikki B - Maidstone, UK
Date: 30th May 2007

I love my N73 & wouldn't change it! Buttons are a bit catchy when texting. Can be annoying! BUT DO recommend.

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 28th May 2007

Very good job Nokia!

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Reviewer: Laura - Newport, UK
Date: 27th May 2007

I have had this phone since September 2006, I love Nokia's & therefore went for the latest. Oh how wrong I could be! I am constantly on the phone arguing with Orange. It keeps freezing & turning itself off, & also disconnecting calls for no reason, when my signal is great I would not recommend to anyone & I can't wait to upgrade

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Reviewer: Akyori - Pj, Malaysia
Date: 27th May 2007

N82 is out to replace N73. Check it out. Got everything N95 have & more.

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Reviewer: John - London, UK
Date: 26th May 2007

I love my phone. & once I heard about the free upgrade to the music edition, I was amazed & now my phone has turned in to the music edition even though I still have the silver fascia.

Now the speed of my phone has improved followed by the brilliant sound quality with the Nokia's built in stereo widening.

I am proud of my phone & I think it will last me for quite a long time.

I'AM ALSO USING the NEW TOMTOM NAVIGATOR 6 ON MY PHONE WITH EUROPE MAPS. It works just like a normal tomtom but better. I have no doubts about it.

10/10

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Reviewer: Dara Flanagan - Newcastle, UK
Date: 25th May 2007

This is a great phone full of useful features, I totally disagree with everything everyone says. Either I was lucky & just got some super version of the phone :S, Nokia redesigned the phone in secret, or all of you people don't know what you are on about. I have had around 6 phones & this one outshines them all, this phone is a bit limited on features compared to the N95 but still has more to do than most phones. The outside of the phone is large but is a pleasure to hold, the buttons are small but in a good way. Overall this is an A grade phone, I think Nokia are really getting back to where they used to be, the symbian60 3rd edition is basically flawless & the battery life is more than reasonable! While the camera is very good, it can let you down at times.

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Reviewer: Me - UK
Date: 23rd May 2007

I have found exactly the same problems with this phone. I have always had Nokia's & always been happy with them. However this phone has been an exception to this. I have had problems from the start, sending messages is very slow, it freezes regularly, & sticks on calls freezing all buttons. The battery is good however, & it is very sturdy.

I appreciate that there are a lot of great features on this phone which may be the reason for the freezing, & the slow loading/ messaging problems, but I don't expect to have to compromise features, seems Nokia may have rushed the N series out in order to be top of the technology market without bothering to fine tune any basic problems resulting from this.

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Reviewer: Liam - Scotland, UK
Date: 22nd May 2007

NOT GOOD ENOUGH GET the u600. The u600 WILL BEAT the N73 BELIEVE ME I'VE GOT BOTH PHONES & N73 is rubbish!

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Reviewer: Liam - Exeter, UK
Date: 21st May 2007

Just ordered my phone on contract arrives tomorrow am not to sure now reading all the reviews about it looks like it has a few probs I have 14 days to get another phone looks like I might be doing that thanks for all the reviews bout this phone helped me a lot.

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Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 19th May 2007

I loved the phone but it was very slow in a few actions like it would at times take 5 seconds for the text page to come up after pressing the button for it I first got a n73 in Feb it went wrong within 2 weeks so sent it back got a second n73 4 weeks later it to went wrong so got a 3rd which also went wrong within a few weeks so they sent me a 4th I sent it straight back & now have a O2 orbit XDA which is OK but just takes a bit to get used to after having Nokia's for several years.

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Reviewer: David - Pocock, Australia
Date: 19th May 2007

Very disappointed with this phone I've had to have 2 of them replaced after a few days because they keep freezing & can't be turned off. I won't be buying a Nokia again, not worth the hassle.

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Reviewer: Kris - Manchester, UK
Date: 19th May 2007

THIS IS ONE OF the WORSE PHONES I HAVE EVER HAD, I have BEEN USING IT SEVEN MONTHS & HAD IT REPLACED ONCE ALREADY, I WILL BE REPLACING IT AGAIN AFTER MY HOLS THIS WEEK, IT FREEZE'S, IT CRASHES, IT LOCKS, ITS SLOW, IT'S ANNOYING! I have ALWAYS LOVED Nokia PHONES BUT THIS HAS REALLY PUT ME OFF. ON the GOOD SIDE IT DOES HAVE A FANTASTIC CAMERA, BIT SLOW BUT GREAT PHOTOS, & IT'S A NICE LOOKIG PHONE, BUT THATS ABOUT ALL I CAN SAY FOR IT. I WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER MAKES AFTER THIS ONE.

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 17th May 2007

One of the better N series & still not very good. Takes ages loading up, Joystick sticks & just isn't very good at all & overall not a very good phone although quite nice looking.

I have given the Features 100% because it does truly have a lot of programs & things on it, & this is what slows it up.

Overall a massive letdown & has totally put me off Nokia for good.

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Reviewer: Lance Van Kesteren - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 17th May 2007

I think the n73 is an excellent phone after the n70. Because of all the extra features. Keep it up Nokia.

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Reviewer: Luke Dyson - UK
Date: 17th May 2007

I've owned this phone for the best part of 3 months now, it's not a bad phone, but it's no where near a decent phone either.

I have fairly large hands, & have never had problems with small phones, however, the buttons on this phone are made ever smaller with the introduction of the chrome silver buttons. I am forever hitting them; which can be annoying if I accidentally hit the red key, or the special menu key.

The special menu feature is an utter waste of time! It takes a while to load & then unload, it's almost as if it's a 'wow' feature that does not a lot. You can achieve this feature & more by remapping the real keys on the phone!

SMS, incredibly slow, although I have seen the 'sms accelerator' on the Nokia website, which is free, so will be downloading this to see if there is a change in performance.

I have also experienced the phone crashing several times, annoying to say the least when it appears to happen completely unexpectedly!

It's also a very buggy phone, the backlight feature I have experienced go dark while using the phone, which doesn't aid anything.

It has also found itself difficult to reconnect back to the network after being out of range, this is resolved by switching the phone off & on again; which isn't nice since the turn around time is ages (but this might just be because 3 have put a silly screen saver on the phone only for this purpose).

I have also found the charger for this phone very breakable, I have used it once & it has broken, the cable appears to be so thin that simply winding it up could damage or break the internal cable structure.

All in all, don't get this phone!

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Reviewer: Steve - Derby, UK
Date: 17th May 2007

Hey, personally I have had the N73 & the Sony cybershot, which is the handset Nokia attempted to compete with.

The camera on the Sony cybershot phone (k800i) whilst still 3.2mil, is far superior to the N73's, this is especially visible when taking pictures with low lighting or in the dark. In the day, it seems the N73 would produce a better picture.

The phone is a lot slower than previous handsets with the semiens software package, however, a 512MB - 1MB memory card along with a software update & keeping most of your data on the cards as apposed to the phone really helps speed it up & improve reliability.

Hands down, prior to the newer handsets being released at this moment, coming up to 5Megapixel camera & GPS Navigation such as the n95, I would say the N73 is about the best handset available.

Good all rounder.

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Reviewer: Anom - Blackburn, UK
Date: 14th May 2007

Quality phone packed with features. Buy a 2GB card & download Divx player & whack a movie on this & you'll see its potential. 3.2MP camera fantastic & Gallery is brilliant with the slideshow option. Video can be recorded in 15fps (pretty amazing). Also try some emulators like Sega mega drive which is called picodrive (Google it!) & you will be blown away by its potential. K800i can't even touch this phone. Believe!

JUST BUY IT!

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Reviewer: Ronald - US
Date: 11th May 2007

This phone is not really bad actually. For speeding up sms, download sms accelerator, to prevent lagging, delete unwanted space, but just because of the above, you ignore the camera quality, the freaking loud music?

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Reviewer: Sam H - UK
Date: 9th May 2007

I have never owned a phone that isn't Nokia & was unsure when getting this one after reading so many mixed reviews. But Nokia hasn't let me down! I've had the phone for 3 months now.

Amazing camera, great battery life, looks great, decent memory, etc, etc!

BUT. A few issues. It is slow starting up. But that is probably due to the amount of stuff that is on the phone. Including all my photos. The keypad is tiny. Took a while to get used to it. But that's the same for any new phone I guess. & just this week it has decided to stop playing my selected ring tone & play the standard Nokia tune. Which is really irritating? (Anyone know how to fix that? ) & it comes with radio capabilities. But you have to pay for it! . Not too sure what that's about!

But in general, it is a pretty good Nokia phone. Very aesthetically pleasing, & I'd definitely recommend it!

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Reviewer: Rebecca - York, UK
Date: 8th May 2007

Matt, I have to disagree, I currently have a Sandisk 1Gig card in (bought from Play at £11)! & it works perfectly. Maybe give it a go!

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Reviewer: Charlie - UK
Date: 7th May 2007

Excellent camera but that's about it. Terrible software, keeps crashing, have to take battery out to 'unstick' the screen, takes ages to send a msg, gets stuck, take battery out again to clear it, takes forever to unlock the keypad when the phone is asleep, continually cuts out mid call with connection errors even in full signal areas, irritating blue flashing light which lights up the whole room when it flashes. I like the screen size, phone size, camera & sound quality but that's it really. Won't be getting a Nokia ever again.

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 5th May 2007

Well where do I start with this phone. I have had Nokia phones since the 402 back in 98 & I have found them to be really good phones. This one however leaves a lot to be desired.

Whilst the design of the phone is very sleek & sleek the internals are hopeless. I upgraded to this phone from the N70 & regret doing so.

According to Nokia this phone supports MiniSD memory cards up to 2GB. Sorry, Nokia but it doesn't you know it doesn't. Or should that be Nokia knows the problem exists because they have tweaked the firmwear in the phone to only accept Nokia branded memory cards. & I don't know about anyone else but I refuse to pay over the odds (£65) for a memory card when I can get a SanDisk or Kingston one for £35-£40. This is also a problem when it comes to using TomTom (see Bluetooth) as the software comes on a memory card.

Next is the Bluetooth connectivity. Or rather lack of it. This phone can't decide if it wants to connect or not. It even disconnects whilst being used. This is a real pain when you are using it with say TomTom.

The firmwear in this phone is very, very unstable. It will crash at any given moment regardless if the phone is in use or not. Sometimes the only way to restart the phone is to take the battery out.

The camera is very good I will say that. If you can get the thing to work & not crash the phone. The latest firmware update from Nokia resolves this to an extent.

The feel of the phone is again a big let down. I like the look & shape of the phone but it feels cheep & tacky when compared to the N70 that feels solid & meaty. I shouldn't imagine it will be too long before the toggle stick breaks.

I would advise anyone thinking of getting this phone to look around first as Nokia are not planning on releasing anymore fixes for this phone.

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Reviewer: Joe - Northampton, UK
Date: 4th May 2007

This phone does include lots of features such as a good camera & 3G but the keypad is the most annoying thing in the whole world. The buttons are so small & there are so many little pointless buttons surrounding the number pad. It is very difficult to use & I would take the K800i any day.

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 3rd May 2007

It is the best phone in the world. I'd give it 200% if it was an option.

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Reviewer: Keefo - UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

I had an N70 before, which I loved dearly, & then decided to upgrade to the N73. I see a lot of people on here having problems with it, but to be honest I have had zero problems with the phone so far. It may not be as robust as the N70, but the camera is an excellent upgrade feature & the sleep mode 'blue flashing light' is definitely trouble with Nokia. I would recommend it to anyone who does not mind reading the manual a little & do's not fill it up with endless applications/etc. Causing most of the problems I have read on here.

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Reviewer: Peter Sullivan - Norfolk, UK
Date: 1st May 2007

I got the phone in February had a slight miss-hap with it fell out of my pocket in a field when it was raining when I got home I realised it was missing I went looking for my life I was nearly in tears, when I found it, it was soaking wet but still working fine never had a problem since losing it. It's a wicked phone.

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Reviewer: David Johnstone - London, UK
Date: 1st May 2007

I have been using this phone for two months now & a lot of the features are very good if it wasn't for the fact that when you move from one application to another that the entire phone crashes & you have to take the battery out & reset, this happens three times a day.

Now the whole thing has just decided to die so back to Vodafone it is.

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Reviewer: Mike - Beyrouth, Lebanon
Date: 1st May 2007

An excellent phone. It's just perfect

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Reviewer: Vidya Gopalan - Chennai, India
Date: 30th Apr 2007

At night, N73 flicks a blue light which is very irritating. How could this be stopped without switching off the phone?

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Reviewer: Shabber Vasan - Farwaniya, Kuwait
Date: 30th Apr 2007

Well I Have This N73 for the last 2 Months & it's the best compared to others what I Had before. I Enjoy My N73.

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Reviewer: Mono - Australia
Date: 26th Apr 2007

Hey outgoers :D

Well, I love this phone, camera is better then my mums digital LOL.

But This phone freezers for about 2 minutes after sending a text msg, & when your a teen like me & constantly receive sms messages all day, it doesn't help this problem!

Also, the gallery takes long to load & is very slow even when fully loaded.

The camera is slow, well worth it in the end when you finally take a picture but if you are walking down the street & say 'Madonna' is there so you want to quickly take a photo, don't count on the Nokia N73, as you open the camera shutter, 10 seconds later the camera finally comes on, 5 seconds later it snaps a pic, but by that time 'Madonna' is half way across the world.

My 2 cents LOL

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Reviewer: Andrew - Merthyr Tydfil, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2007

After all is said & done this is a quality handset. I've owned now for around 5 months.

Some problems previously existed with it, e.g. slow performance but these are all easily solved by a quick firmware upgrade straight from Nokia site.

Camera is outstanding & I've never experienced problems other people claim to have in recording video or sound, it's all easy & hassle free.

Buttons are quite small which takes getting used to but once you do they are responsive.

Screen is large & clear & output sound quality is good. Standard Nokia headset supplied is poor but I just use an adaptor & normal headphones.

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Reviewer: Azam - Lahore, Pakistan
Date: 25th Apr 2007

Hi you all guys. I like this mobile very much it is helpful to me. There is no problems in it. I also take care of it. I know that some people get bored of it because they have not updated it. The text msgs sends in 2 seconds in my mobile. This mobile is like no other. It is in 3rd position in the world out of thousands mobile. I think that we can wait for Nokia N73i then we buy it very well. May be it will be better than n73I'm also waiting that when N95's price will come down then buy it. But I like my mobile very much.

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Reviewer: Purlyqueen - London, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2007

I have always been a fan of Nokia phones (because they are reliable & easy to use) but the N73 is a disappointment.

Yes, there are a lot of features but they take far too long to load up. Great 3.2 megapixel camera - but it takes an age to switch on. The screen keeps freezing. The software keeps crashing. When I use the Silent profile I can't switch the phone off using the Power button. I have to remove the battery instead.

To cap it off, last night I could not get out of the Offline profile, which I had accidentally activated. Offline means you can't make calls, send texts or access the Internet. After 40 minutes on the phone to technical support at 3 (which consisted mainly of removing & replacing the battery & SIM card several times), they have agreed to repair the phone. I am back to using my Sony Ericsson K610i. As far as I am concerned 3 can keep the N73. I am glad to see the back of it.

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Reviewer: Dawn - Dundee, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2007

I quite like the phone but miss my smileys. Any ideas how to get them? I had Nokia 6111 & use graphical smiley's all the time.

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Reviewer: Matt - Kettering, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2007

First of all I would like to iterate that I am an out & out Nokia fan & I've only ever had Nokia phones due to their overall reliability & durability. However, thus far the N73 has let me down.

Unfortunately loose back cover, speakers crackling whilst playing, well. Anything. & for some reason the infra-red port was loose. Oh, & it crashed twice.

Seriously hoping that the next replacement which should arrive tomorrow, is a bit better quality. If not I think I might cut my losses & spend a bit more on the N95. Simply cannot have poor quality when the phone has to last 18 months.

Overall the phone's features are really impressive. Just let's itself down with build quality.

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Reviewer: Sean - UK
Date: 24th Apr 2007

I have no problems with my new n73 but how do you set your own music as a ring or message tone I can't seem to find out how?

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Reviewer: Debi - Kings Lynn, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2007

I hate my phone. The buttons are too small, it plays random tunes not the ones I have selected for receiving calls. It will randomly play the Nokia tune when receiving a call when it is about to freeze on me & then I have to turn it off & restart the stupid thing. It also takes approximately 3 minutes to send a text msg. If only I wasn't tied to a contract. Oh yeah, lovely large screen but not sure why, as you only use 2/3 of it for pictures.

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Reviewer: Eric - Ireland
Date: 24th Apr 2007

After getting an n73 from 3, replacing the piece of rubbish of a v3xx, I have this to say all the problems mentioned here occurred on mine also, i.e. dropped calls etc

I flashed the firmware to the me one & it's now perfect. The phone takes 2GIG of micro SD cards, not 1gig. So it's nice to stick divx movies onto it.

The charger socket is bad, it's too small & seems be lose or something, the older nokias were better when you could go to Timbuktu & charge a Nokia down there from a charger.

Apart from the charger this is a quality phone.

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Reviewer: Sean - United Arab Emirates
Date: 19th Apr 2007

I found a most unusual error the other day while using my phone. I was listening to music through a Bluetooth headset using the music player. I received a message at that time & the phone started vibrating but didn't stop. It just didn't stop vibrating. For a while I was able to use other applications ( while the phone was vibrating) but then it crashed. So I had to turn it off. I also noticed that this error occurred when I was in silent mode. It's happened many times. It doesn't happen when I try outdoor profile. Please Help.

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Reviewer: Farid - Doncaster, UK
Date: 19th Apr 2007

Hi, I owe my N73 for six month now. I had in my hand nearly every phone, but none of them last me more than month. I was getting bored from them, but N73 is different story. I never had problem with my N73, only once had to format my phone, but if you knew how many application its running, you would forgive it. I don't know why some people tells that battery life is bad, my battery last me 2 days-heavy use. The only bad point is, no wireless is built in. Believe me, look after your N73, keep upgrade firmware, try not to run the applications you don't use, & this phone will not let you down.

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Reviewer: Nokia Phone User - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2007

It's hardly 1 month since I bought this phone & the top cover of the Joy stick has come out. It is also very difficult to record any video or voice. This is not user friendly at all & I rate this phone as extremely poor.

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 15th Apr 2007

I've had the Nokia N73 for six months now & already I am on my third handset & I am getting a replacement phone tomorrow because the problems I've had with the phone are irreparable! The phone crashes daily & sometimes for no apparent reason. It crashes when I receive a call, although sometimes it doesn't register that a call is coming through.

When I send a text message it takes ten minutes to send & the phone can't be used whilst it's sending because then the phone will crash.

On the display I have had a symbol telling me that there's a voice mail but there never is, & it has been there since January!

The ringtones that I have bought & preset for people never work & I just get the standard Nokia ringtone.

When I use the camera the picture comes up as if I have had my finger on the lens & only every fourth picture comes out right!

The phone had lots of features that would be useful but unfortunately I have never been able to use them as the phone crashes each time I attempt this!

All these problems are to do with the software of the phone & I know at least three other people who have had the same problems!

I would NOT recommend buying this phone because after long arguments for six months with my provider I have finally got them to change the phone for a different model instead of having repairs & replacements!

If you have problems with your provider in getting them to replace the phone & it is still fairly new I.e. Within the first few weeks or six months of purchase, then tell them that under the sale of goods act that the phone isn't fit for the purpose of which it was sold & therefore you are entitled to an exchange!

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Reviewer: Bonny Carvalho - Bombay, India
Date: 14th Apr 2007

Hi Guys,

I am not using a N73 however I have heard a lot of its problems & will never go for this cell.

As many of you guys are having problems while sending text messages. All what you need to do is install a SMS accelerator which will.

This application accelerates the sending of SMS messages. It is recommended that you install this application to prevent slowness in SMS sending, which may occur over time if you send lots of SMS messages.

You can download this application, then transfer & install it on your phone. This can be done in the following ways: Download to your PC & transfer it to your memory card or phone, then run the application.

Use PC Suite 'Install Applications'.

Download directly from the Nokia.com link in your phone's Services browser (where available) to your phone & install.

Please note that some users may find that the handset runs slower for a few minutes after the installation, before returning to normal. The application is invisible to the user.

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Reviewer: M.hassan Riaz - Lahore, Pakistan
Date: 14th Apr 2007

Hi. Hey this is cool mobile. I am loving it you also try it & you will enjoy.

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Reviewer: Becca - York, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2007

Just got phone yesterday, all my friends were saying it's a bad choice, & so far I have had no problems! It's great. Just a few things though, where do I get this Nokia PC suite thing from? & can anyone tell me if it's possible to reassign buttons? I.e. Not have the home button as home? It's costing me loads as I keep catching it!

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Reviewer: Alan - Sheffield, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2007

This phone is by far the most unreliable communications device I have ever owned. I would have been marginally better off had I bought two yogurt cartons & a length of string. I like some of the phones features but I wish I had not got features like disconnecting in the middle of a conversation, locking up opening images, locking up saving video, not saving numbers under the name I typed in, not dialing the number associated with the name of the person on the display & almost continuously displaying 'connection error'.

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Reviewer: Roger Hayes - London, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2007

Owned the phone for about 5 months. The keys are small but OK when you are used to them. The Internet is a tiring to use & after I realised the cost I only use it for emergencies, I think the cost is now coming down.

When the USB lead is connected it is better to leave the phone on the table undisturbed a slight pull on the lead causes connection problems. The phone has frozen once requiring the battery to be removed to reset. The centre knob has just fallen off leaving a rod which still works, will try to stick it back on!

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Reviewer: John - London, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2007

Hi, I think this IS a great Smartphone & I also think Nokia made the right move.

The Symbian 9.0 is great. The only disadvantages that I think it has:

- the resolution is not that good comparing with the Sony Ericsson K790a
- the backpart design is not that great
- the Zoom is good, but it isn't the best

Anyway, it's a fantastic phone with many features & if you like Nokia, & you want to buy a N73, you'll love it!

John.

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Reviewer: Andy Rushford - Plymouth, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2007

HAS ANY OTHER PERSON HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS?

I UPGRADED TO the ALL SINGING DANCING N73 ON Orange.
IT WORK AWAY SO SURPASSED the 28 DAYS PERIOD BUT ON MY RETURN CONTACTED Orange ABOUT the BATTERY LIFE WHICH LASTED ON standby FOR HALF A NIGHT.

GOOD ON THEM, NEW BATTERY NEXT DAY. NOTICED SOFTWARE ON the N73 WAS GETTING SLOWER BY the DAY & the SCREEN WAS GOING GLITCHY.

HAVE ANY OF YOU TRIED RINGING Orange? NIGHTMARE!
GOT THROUGH & WAS SENT A REPLACEMENT PHONE, SAME PROBLEM
ONLY WORSE.

RUNG AGAIN, TOLD THEM the PROBLEM, THEY SENT YET ANOTHER N73.
GUESS WHAT, YEAH YOU ARE RIGHT SAME * PROBLEMS.

BY NOW I am GETTING the HUMP BIG TIME. PHONED OANGE UP & THIS TIME MANAGED TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THERE IS PROBLEMS WITH the N73 & TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER MAKE. I ASKED FOR A SAMSUNG 840 & WAS TOLD NO. THEY OFFERED ME AN OLDER PHONE OR A Sony Ericsson W850i. I TOOK the Sony & ONE WEEK AFTER MY FIRST OF MANY CALLS, IT ARRIVED THIS MORNING. OVER the MOON, GOT RID OF THAT Nokia, MY GIRLS SON CAME IN & SAID NICE PHONE, WOULD NOTMIND THAT MYSELF
EVERYONES HAPPY!

YOU KNOW WHATS COMING NEXT don't YOU? CHARGED IT WENT INTO the MENU & the FLIPPIN Sony FROZE, HD TO TAKE the BACK OFF & PULL OUT the BATTERY TO TURN IT OFF.HAPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I RANG UP THAT LOT AGAN.

REPLACEMENT ARRIVING TOMORROW can't WAIT. WOMAN AT Orange TOLD ME PROBABLY BY ACCIDENT THAT the REPLACEMENT PHONES ARE NOT BRAND NEW.

SO MOBILERS OUT THERE BEWARE, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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Reviewer: Bob - Essex, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2007

The best phone in the world.

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Reviewer: Tim - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2007

Keeps falling out of pocket, would have been better with Velcro fasteners on back of case. Is nice I like.

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Reviewer: Clwyd - Wrexham, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2007

Had the phone 3 weeks now & its brilliant. The only problem experienced is the connection between phone & USB cable. The Nokia suite is fantastic but let down by the USB cable. Camera, radio, text, video calling, calendar & voice commands all great. Wish there was an easier way to lock the keypad.

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Reviewer: Ben - Northampton, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2007

Simply the best phone I have ever owned, very simple in design a nice flashback to simplicity, the tft is superb, clear & bright, light sensor works flawlessly, really improves battery life. Camera is exceptional apart from optical zoom missing it would replace my digital camera. Having the text accelerator installed is a very good move & using Nokia software update to get rid of all the niggles with the firmware.

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Reviewer: Chris O'hare - Barrow, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2007

Re pasting calendar, if you use the software & Microsoft outlook, it updates automatically. I find it absolutely brilliant to plan my work/social activities. My diary is in the palm of my hand. Have experienced a couple of problems with phone freezing but nothing that cause's absolute mayhem. Great phone & music player.

Emily, go to contacts/options/SIM contacts/SIM directory, this will bring up your SIM contacts, then go to copy contacts this should put them onto your phone.

Hope this helps, Chris

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Reviewer: Matt Roy - UK
Date: 9th Apr 2007

I have always had Nokias but recently upgraded to this phone. I have had it less than 5 weeks & has been in for repair 4 times one of which I have to take the blame for, broken screen. The problem is that the battery discharges within a day & has been in for repair, replaced & despite this they handed back the old battery. Not very useful if the battery has been the problem in the first place. Now had enough & asking for another model but I will stay with Nokia. When handing in this phone for its third repair there was another customer with the same problem. It would appear that due to all the software on this phone it can cause problem. If yours doesn't good but if it does it appears that they can't fix the problem so ask for another model. Best of luck.

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Reviewer: Trevor - Sheffield, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2007

The N73 IS MY FIRST SMART PHONE & I'VE GOT TO SAY I am REALLY IMPRESSED. I WAS TORN BETWEEN the N73 & the Sony Ericsson K800i BUT the REVIEWS ON THIS SITE HELPED ME TO MAKE A GOOD CHOICE.

The Nokia N73 IS JUST BRILLIANT & I REALLY HOPE Nokia WILL KEEP THIS FLAGSHIP PHONE UPDATED FOR YEARS TO COME.

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Reviewer: Jim - UK
Date: 6th Apr 2007

Had this phone 7 months. Can't really understand any one slating it. Fair enough, it crashes every now & again, but the firmware is free to update, & it's not a massive chore, two years ago, if your phone crashed you were stuffed.

Design of this phone is very good, but not 100%, because I don't see why there's a 1cm gap between bottom of screen & top of key pad. Makes no sense to me, bigger keypad plz Nokia.

The amount of software that you can add to this phone is phenomenal. Here's a list of the main additions on my n73, no particular order.

- Nokia sat nav, so I can find where I am, & where I am going,
- Mobibook reader, so I can carry all my 240 books with me to read on the bus,
- Divx player, so I can watch avi files full screen on the fly,
- Tombraider legend, almost ps1 graphics,
- PGR racing, ps1 graphics,
- Yukka file manager, to keep tabs on everything, & it has a built in unzipper, so I can send & receive smaller ziped docs at work,

Plus a few others too, Jim

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Reviewer: Hassan - Reading, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2007

Very good phone & a great camera, also it's a quick Smartphone!

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Reviewer: Jon - Disley, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2007

Had this phone for a few months now, very happy with phone just updated the software to v3.0704.1.0.1 using Nokia PC suite, make sure you save your phone numbers to your PC before you upgrade. The phone works very well. To see which firmware version your n73 is using press*#0000# on your keypad, make sure you don't unplug the cable as its upgrading, the phone will reboot after the upgrade.

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Reviewer: Kavita - Durban, South Africa
Date: 4th Apr 2007

I have ordered my N73 & I am very excited because everybody seems to have a different opinion about this phone I think some people just don't have enough common sense to use the phone. FYI don't ever buy Motorola phones.

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Reviewer: Denise - Peterborough, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2007

Great phone. Does anyone know how to make the text size bigger please?

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Reviewer: Charalambos - Nicosia, Cyprus
Date: 2nd Apr 2007

I believe that n73 is a good Smartphone with great camera (3.2 megapixels).I thinks that people who want to buy this mobile they will like it.

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Reviewer: Hayli - UK
Date: 1st Apr 2007

Hi everyone I have only had this phone for a few days but its a big upgrade as I only had the Samsung e350 I have gone back to Nokia again because there easy to use I am amazed at the camera a brilliant 3.2 megapixel it just brilliant compared to my old 1.3 the difference anyway I think this phone is really easy to use & everything is easy to find hayli xx

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Reviewer: Clwyd - Wrexham, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2007

I have had this phone for two days now & I've spent all my night shift reading the manual & playing with the phone to get to understand it.

It sends texts instantly, doesn't crash/freeze & the keypad is easy to use even for fat fingers like mine!

The camera is excellent as are the calendar & radio. I am disappointed that there is no stopwatch & countdown timer as I use those at work. Another minus is the inability, as far as I can see, to copy events in the calendar & paste them into another date. I used this feature a lot on my Moto to organise my shift work patterns.

There are a lot of other features that I'll never use which make it bit complicated for those of us who just need a phone, text, clock, calendar etc.

Like I say no problems as yet with the N73 on Vodafone.

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Reviewer: Emily - Brighton, UK
Date: 28th Mar 2007

I am not going to comment on this phone yet as I only upgraded on Monday - so far I don't like it, I am still using my N70 at the moment & don't really want to use the N73. Can someone please tell me how I can transfer all my phone numbers on my SIM card to the phone? As they are not in contacts. I have tried copying them but it is only giving me the option to copy them one by one & I really can't be bothered to do this with over 200 telephone numbers. I didn't have this problem with my N70. Am I being totally thick? I would like to start using my new N73 but this is really putting me off. & also the camera doesn't seem that easy to use. Does it have a flash on it? Do the pictures always come out sideways? I didn't find the instruction manual that helpful. Can anyone give me any help with this as I do want to use this phone. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you, Emily.

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Reviewer: Lorraine Cleverdon - Crediton, UK
Date: 28th Mar 2007

Just brilliant! Xxxx

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Reviewer: Sayed - India
Date: 26th Mar 2007

A sleek phone, though I agree its quite slow, but, c'mon. It's a Smartphone! I like d features, simply the best we've seen, but the design could have been better.

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Reviewer: George - Athens, Greece
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

JUST the BEST!

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Reviewer: Josh - Brighton, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

It's only the poor reviewers who have recently been handed this phone & are still dazzled by its most superficial features, that rate it highly.

Please analyse the reviews & you will see that anyone who has had the phone for any length of time thinks otherwise.

As soon as the memory is clogged up by features' usage or the rubbish software some of the Carriers have installed on it, the phone becomes sluggish & a pain to use.

Be warned, anyone thinking of getting the N73!

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Reviewer: Andy - Glasgow, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

I have had the N73 for 9 months & found the phone to be excellent. Any problems I have had with the phone relate to its use with Tomtom 6 mobile which would lose the Bluetooth connection & drop out. After updating the phone through the Nokia Software Updater all was fixed. I have also been able to update to the Music edition & all N73's can be updated also & it only takes a few minutes & is free.

Those who are complaining about the phone being slow should make sure that all unused applications are closed as this slows the phone down.

If I had one gripe it would be the size of the keypad but I suppose that to change this would result in screen size being lost so it's the lesser of 2 evils.

All in all this is a superb phone.

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Reviewer: Tony - Chichester, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

Hi there, to all of you that don't know you can register with Nokia & download a phone software updater for free. I think you find it in developer tools. I've updated several phones now & they've worked superbly. I've updated n70's n80's 6680's 3250's. I hope this is of use to a lot of you. I am going to go for the n73 because I am not waiting any longer for the n95.

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Reviewer: Carl - Deal In Kent, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

My current Nokia is up for upgrade next week & I was thinking of upgrading to the N73. Not sure what to do now? Really confused after reading such mixed reviews. Someone please help me decide. Don't like what I am reading about the phone constantly crashing & taking ages to send texts. My current network provider is Vodafone. Please help.

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Reviewer: Aimee - London, UK
Date: 21st Mar 2007

My phone has great features & is really good fun but it doesn't function properly as a communication device! I've had it for 6 months & everytime I answer a call it switches itself off. There's an 'unread' message that won't go away - been there since November 2006, & I also have a voicemail sign that stays whether or not I really have a voice message. My ringtone has also been replaced with the usual Nokia one even though I haven't selected it, & the phone freezes A LOT, meaning I keep having to take out the battery so I can restart it. It's so frustrating! Does anyone have any solutions? I haven't managed to have it looked at - I tried a couple of times but it seems to be that if you go to a phone shop you have to wait an hour just to speak to an assistant! Is it worth having it sent off? A few people seem to be having similar problems. If your phone is working well HOORAY & enjoy it - you're so lucky! It's a really cool phone & I love the camera & PC suite. Also the Internet is fab. It's just a bit too clever for its own good. If you have any tips please post them!

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Reviewer: Steve Thomas - Wrexham, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2007

Nice phone with some good features & a cracking camera overall very pleased you can buy the phone.

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Reviewer: Aksy - UK
Date: 18th Mar 2007

This is an excellent phone & I will advise you to buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Nisha - Malaysia
Date: 16th Mar 2007

Hi, I would like to help Tristian from the UK. Bat the blue light go to your settings & select phone & go to display & off the sleep mode & woollaah your prob. Solved. Next about your calendar just off your active stand by & no more calendars. All the & series will have that calendar on the screen OK. This is the best phone I had ever. Just the start up is a little slow. To avoid your phone 2 be slow don't install in the phone memory but the mmc & that don't install a lot of applications that harms your hp. Do that & you'll be never face a prob wit your n73. Hope that helped. :)

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Reviewer: Laura - Carlisle, UK
Date: 16th Mar 2007

I love my phone so much although I have had many faults I have had to send the phone back twice due to various faults & have had it replaced both times this is now my third one & its working perfect. Mobiles are like children they can cause problems & get poorly but have patience & it will all work out in the end.

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Reviewer: Cameron - Peterborough, UK
Date: 15th Mar 2007

I love this phone EXCEPT for one thing. It's a software problem with Orange. The icon that says I have a voice mail is always on. When I turn the phone on in the morning, it tells me I have a new voice message, which I don't.

Orange has been aware of it & presumably Nokia for quite some time, but no solution yet. THAT hacks me off, but overall, one incredible phone.

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Reviewer: Charles Wokoma - Leeds, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

Had this baby for about a week now & my fingers are still crossed cos I've been downloading the earth & trying out everything it thought it could do. Not a whimper. So what's the problem here with all these negative reviews, its not the N73, it's the firmware, or the network. The problems are commonplace with SOME of lots of other handsets. Now if we had every single owner return their 73's then yeah we got a problem but what's the percentage? 7.3%? Besides, if you got a phone working perfectly your hardly likely complain. So we got a silent majority with phones working perfectly.

I just felt that the phone could've looked better, but hey, we can't have it all. Or can we? the n95 is lurking. & what IS this blue light? I've heard everything from light sensor to Bluetooth indicator. Back to the manual for me.

Superb graphics (especially with customised downloaded themes), good sound, (don't think it's as good as my n70 though), lots of memory, with options, 3G, almost perfect interconnectivity (no Wi-Fi), two thumbs. Wayyy up.

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Reviewer: Erica Red - London, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2007

Am very impressed with the camera but unfortunately applications.

Unfortunately this phone gives Nokia no credit & I will never be buying another Nokia.

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Reviewer: Are Cook - UK
Date: 11th Mar 2007

After two months & four new phones we gave up trying to get on with it we have now changed to a d900 & after only one weekend are getting on much better with it.

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Reviewer: Ste - Redditch, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2007

Very good phone, if it you're finding the texts slow, take it to your local shop, they will update the software & put txtaxcelerator on it. MUCH BETTER.

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Reviewer: Sceadugenga - Eoferwick, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2007

As others have said, when this phone works, it is good, when it plays up, it is absolute pants.

Now used as a 3G Internet connection only, reverted back to D500, which works ALL the time & has never failed since I bought it (when they came out in England).

NB: I am not a mobytechie, I only use mobiles as a necessity!

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Reviewer: Dennis - Ashton Under Lyne, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2007

SUPERB PHONE.

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Reviewer: Katie - Leeds, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2007

I have had this phone for 6 months. The Nokia N73 is a great phone for people that want to take good quality photos. Its 3 mega pixel camera is better than my own digital camera! Plus you can load them onto your computer! The music player was a bit hard for me to work out at first but I have some songs on now. You can hold a lot of songs & it has a great memory! The booklet that came with the phone wasn't very helpful so I had to figure it out myself. I think this phone was hard to use at first. It has a big clear screen & the buttons are just fine! Text messages are big easy & clear on this phone. To set photos as your wallpaper you have to take one, you cannot select one from your gallery which is annoying. Downloading tones is very easy & also fast & free. You can lock the phone easily & I would say it is secure. It looks nice but its not very small so some people would call this phone 'a brick' however I like it for the features & quality & not so much the looks. But it is still silver & very snazzy!

Hope this was a help.

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Reviewer: Jozak - London, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2007

Well said Mike - Bulford, UK, Stop moaning & get a new phone.

This phone is brilliant & only once the phone froze & had to restart the phone.

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Reviewer: Paul - London, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2007

What a snaz Phone! I am with Vodafone & have had no problems at all. If you buy a ford & it goes wrong you slate ford right? That's one car sold amongst millions of other 100% Fords. The N73's only niggle is the keypad size. All the other features work well & sync' in to a P.C by cable (USB) or Bluetooth is easy peasy!

Rock on Nokia

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Reviewer: Keith Webb - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2007

I have had this phone since it first appeared on the market & providing you keep the updates going from Nokia it works really well. Camera quality is excellent, & the symbian software works fine providing you don't use copies or freeshare. Will be buying another Nokia again without a doubt.

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Reviewer: Steve G - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

I will just say that the phone's capabilities & performance & software faults etc would depend on the network it was on. Mine was on the 3 network. Maybe other people's N73 phone were more successful on other networks.

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Reviewer: Steve Groves - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

All in all a well designed phone & stacked with features shame it's not WI-FI though. Had mine since November & had constant software problems crashing, freezing, dropping calls & turning itself off utter rubbish. It's been back twice for software upgrade but it's still no better. I keep using my old n70 a much better phone.

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Reviewer: Goran - London, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

Very complicated & slow to use, not happy at all.

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 4th Mar 2007

Best phone in world!

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Reviewer: Pwncz Eya - Philippines
Date: 3rd Mar 2007

On my opinion, the design's great. But my major PROBLEM is the phone's sluggish SMS MESSAGING feature. My N73 takes 5 minutes or more to send just 1 text message that's why I tend to call up my friends instead of 'texting' them. Isn't there any remedy for THIS?

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Reviewer: Andy - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2007

My n73 is a brilliant phone, I've had no problems at all, it's on contract with O2 & it works perfectly, it does not take a long time sending messages & it does not crash at all, I am very happy with it. You will need a 3G sim card to get the best out of this phone.

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Reviewer: Archy - Birmingham, UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2007

Having used the Nokia 6230i for nearly 2 years without any problems & it's a nice easy phone to use (camera a bit US) I decided to 'upgrade' to the N73. N73 has very small images & text with no way of altering size, silly considering the size of the screen. The alarm clock has just one setting. You can't exclude the weekends from the alarm call, bad! It hasn't got an organiser like the 6230i. So apart from the camera the N73 is a poor second to the 6230i which still has my sim in it!

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Reviewer: Sally - Garrett, UK
Date: 1st Mar 2007

I like the phone apart from the crashing in the middle of sending text messages - if it wasn't for that I'd love it! That & the sim registration failed thing. It's always the same with Nokia's they're great to use if you can find one that works & yes if I could do with out it for 2 weeks I'd get the firmware updated! Although my boyfriend did & it's made no difference at all. Well it'll make a slight difference to the guy in the Vodafone shop when he goes in to complain! Especially when he explains what he can do with the phone!

I think the menu access is a little long winded for a Nokia (too many ways in none that quick! ). The blue flash needs an off switch! & the camera cover needs a lock as if it pops open even with the key pad locked it still activates the camera! Oops!

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Reviewer: Sonj - UK
Date: 27th Feb 2007

This is a great phone overall but I am sick of it taking minutes to send text messages - ANY SOLUTIONS!? I am sending around 40 per day so this is a nightmare!

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Reviewer: Sean - Chester, UK
Date: 26th Feb 2007

The Nokia N73 is a good phone, but it does have a few short comings.

I've had mine since August 2006, & it originally had the problems of frequent crashing & taking 3 minutes to send a text message. An update to the latest firmware fixed this though.

The phone does still suffer from slowdown's sometimes though. This can usually be helped by a power off & on. It would benefit from a faster processor.

To the person that commented about the random keypad lights, this is probably caused by the light sensor on the front of the phone. The keypad will only light up when a low level of light is detected.

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Reviewer: Stuart - Midlands, UK
Date: 26th Feb 2007

I just got the N73 as an upgrade today & it just sits there saying 'sim card registration failed' endlessly. This is with the new firmware that's meant to fix this long-standing problem (& the sim card is working 100% in my old phone).

Avoid this if you want a phone that can make phone calls.

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Reviewer: Tristan - UK
Date: 25th Feb 2007

Very disappointed the list of faults are unreal every thing from crashing to losing dater losing all contacts losing music ECT ECT

If you were thinking of getting one of these Nokias think again I would rather use my old Nokia 6280. the files on this are all jumbled up you can't take the calendar off the front screen & this little blue light on the front what's that all about camera takes ages to come on & it takes ages to get from one screen to another (say from contacts to main menu) Now going bk 4 the 3rd time need I say more overall there are some good quality's but why mention them when this many7 things go wrong Nokia have definitely got this one all wrong.

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Reviewer: Richa - Chandigarh, India
Date: 25th Feb 2007

After reading reviews by you all people m really confused whether to buy N73 or not. Please help me out.

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Reviewer: Natalie - Northern Ireland, UK
Date: 25th Feb 2007

This is a fantastic little phone! There is so much you can do with it - it is packed with features. Ideal for the business person or mobile enthusiast. The camera has dedicated buttons on the side, is very easy to use & takes brilliant photos - I was even able to take a snapshot of something on my PC screen & it came out clear as day. Good photo editing options.

The menu can be a bit daunting at first, there is just so much on offer! But once you learn your way around it seems like there is nothing this phone can't do. Start up is very quick considering the sheer volume of content, & I found the battery life very good even when using a number of applications. Download times were also exceedingly quick.

The body design of this Nokia is beautiful, it is very sturdy & streamlined. I like the covered lens feature - opening this will activate the camera & keeps it safe from scratches when not in use.

My only criticism would be that the keys are a little small & close together. Every time I am writing a text message I always seem to accidentally exit out of it or change the writing mode. Otherwise, I love it!

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Reviewer: Paul - Cheshire, UK
Date: 25th Feb 2007

I have had Nokia phones since 1994 & have never had any problems with them, this phone although a bit bigger than my last 6020 work very well, no problems as yet!

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Reviewer: Rebecca - Stockport, UK
Date: 24th Feb 2007

I've had a Nokia n73 for a few weeks now, I am very happy with the phone, I've not had any problems so far, the camera is very good & also the music player I like a lot, you can have WMA ring tones I you want. I would suggest you buy a 1 gig mini sd card & put the music on using a card reader connected to your PC. Also the phone saves the photo's you take to the sd card, if you want to use a photo as wallpaper you must copy it over to the phone memory first, as it will not find it on next boot up.

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Reviewer: Mike - Bulford, UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

Please stop moaning or get a new phone, had no problems at all awesome, only thing I don't like is the flashing blue signal light.

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Reviewer: Graham - Manchester, UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

I love my n73, I have had no problems with it, it's a great phone.

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Reviewer: Mostafa Bolbol - Tehran, Iran
Date: 21st Feb 2007

Despite occasional crash (especially when pressing the keys fast one after the other) it is a very good phone.

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Reviewer: Shankar Madheswaran - Mumbai, India
Date: 21st Feb 2007

Hi! Picture & screen quality is too good. Sound quality is not as good as Sony Ericsson. Design is like a normal phone but Nokia has managed to give a big screen in normal phone size. Loud speaker sound is irritating. Features are really good & machine is a bit slow, when we see the memory size & features, speed is not that bad. Camera photos are good only when taking photos in day light.

In overall, the phone is very good.

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Reviewer: Ollie - Preston, UK
Date: 19th Feb 2007

I've had this phone for 6 weeks & find it to be the best Nokia yet (I've always had Nokias - last one was n70). I haven't had a single problem & love ALL of the features. Would definitely have another.

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Reviewer: Nokia Owner. - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2007

PRO'S:

- Nice design & the look of it is good.

- Good camera.

- When it works it works really well.

CONS:

- All the photos are in one, so you can't put them into folders like the old Nokia's.

- It is very slow, all the time.

- When you send a text message it takes 5 minutes & in that 5 minutes you can't do anything as the screen freezes.

- When I use to receive calls it use to turn off my phone, but that was resolved by deleting most of my text messages, now it seems to work.

- Now I am having problems with my messages, people text me an then when I go back to read them again, they are not in my inbox, which I am not happy about.

- When I go to play on snake, it crashes my whole phone an I have to reset the background etc.

- When I edit pictures & try to put them as my back ground it resets it all again. So I have to turn my phone off again.

- Camera is good. But you take a photo an it comes out a little blurry even if you hold it still.

- Camera takes a long time to boot up.

- My whole phone just seems to get confused an overwhelmed so it just doesn't work most of the time.

- My ring tone has now been reset to the normal Nokia one, with out the help of me.

- was a confusing phone to use at start a still is kind of now.

- If you name a picture, then try to view it, it does not work & just stayed blurry.

Overall. This Phone Is Bad. I use to think it had some good qualities, but as I've just tired to list some Pros, there doesn't seem to be many.

My dad keeps on making up excuses as to why it doesn't work, but he doesn't have to live with all day, so he won't do anything about it, so I am very annoyed.

I think Nokia need to sort it out, because I thought I was only my phone that was going wrong, but I was apparently wrong.

Even though my dad got this phone on contract it still costs quite a lot, an I wish I had my old Nokia 6210.

I wouldn't recommend this Phone to anyone. It may look good but it isn't. I just hope they sort it all out. As it isn't just me getting annoyed by it.

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Reviewer: Leon - Derby, UK
Date: 19th Feb 2007

I have just come off a stint with Samsung (D500) (good phone) back to Nokia & got the N73. I have had it a week & on my second already. Keypad lights have a mind of there own, come on & go off as they please. Apart from that & the keys being a little small its an absolute quality phone, features & capabilities are second to none, its handy when you have the ability to open word, PowerPoint & excel documents, even if you never use it! . The best feature is obviously the camera with its 3.2 mega pix & digital zoom. With the added bonus of being able to customize the whole look of the straight forward & easy to use menus by downloading more themes, you will never get board of looking at your shiny new phone. With add ons like TomTom Sat Nav you can't go wrong with this top quality sleek looking phone. GOOD OLD Nokia!

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Reviewer: Fyl Free - Luton, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

N73 in short is the sizzle. What a load of whining Winnies. If you have half a brain & do all the necessary updates runs like a dream.

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Reviewer: Alex Keenan - Liverpool, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

The problems are generally not with the phone but with the provider. I found out that Orange has been deleting the Nokia computer code & putting their own poor quality code on, this is the source of many of the problems. This is my reason for leaving Orange. Check with your provider whether they change the programming before buying to avoid unwanted problems.

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Reviewer: Roya - Cheshire, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2007

Quite frankly, this is the worst phone I have ever had in my life. I am currently onto my third handset, the previous two being riddled with problems, & I am now about to request yet another replacement from them.

Main Problems:

1 - Sending a text message takes approx 5 mins as the screen freezes once you press send

2 - Entire phone crashes constantly, at least 3 times a day, when trying to send texts / make calls / receive calls / use camera. Have to remove battery in order to re-start it

3- Speaker/Microphone does not work so quite often, a caller can hear me but I cannot hear them

4 - Ringtone changes at will, despite being set by the user, always goes back to Nokia default ringtone

5 - Music tracks 'delete themselves' as if by magic from the playlist, despite being saved there by the user.

6 - Bluetooth often doesn't work

7- If you have the misfortune to receive a text as you are sending one, the phone will be on continuous vibrate & freeze until you remove an re-fit the battery

Need I go on. I wouldn't recommend this phone to my worst enemy & will be contacting Trading Standards about this phone if problems persist.

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Reviewer: Sam - Malaysia
Date: 17th Feb 2007

I just bought mine yesterday. This is the best phone that I had so far. Love it & it serve my purposes. Great phone.

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Reviewer: Ikechukwu Obiezu - Nigeria
Date: 16th Feb 2007

I like the phone.

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Reviewer: Dimitris - Greece, Cyprus
Date: 15th Feb 2007

I LIKE IT, BUT IS A BIG PHONE

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Reviewer: Anna - Stoke, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

Both husband's phone & mine now have the voicemail sign on permanently after just 3 months. Phone crashes mid call. 1 message takes a minute to send & freezes if you attempt to do another feature. Changes ring tone at will. Camera (although good quality) takes an age to cue up so you miss your photo opportunity. We hate it.

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Reviewer: Anom - Shenzhen, China
Date: 12th Feb 2007

I BOUGHT MY N73 WHILST STILL LIVING IN the UK. I HAVE TO SAY QUITE SIMPLY, flipping ACE.

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Reviewer: Thomas - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

Got the phone 2 days ago problems start right away cuts out when calling then power fails replacement on way now hope this one doesn't fail as I think phone looks really smart.

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Reviewer: Kyle Knight - Liverpool, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

The phone is class I can use if for ever you will never get board of it because you will always find something new about it. There is an amazing camera on it 3.2 on of the best cameras for a phone around. I would recommend this phone to anyone who likes their phones this is a great design & a great look for Nokia phones in the future.

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Reviewer: Azar - Bushehr, Iran
Date: 12th Feb 2007

Amiable + beautiful + tough + very goooooooooooooood

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Reviewer: Jason - UK
Date: 11th Feb 2007

This is a camera & ipod, masquerading as a phone. Excellent Zeiss pictures/video & good music quality,

BUT

- The 'new voice message' is a constant source of irritation, as 90% of the time there isn't one, waiting. That is an especially costly operation when abroad.

- The sending of sms's just makes me laugh nowadays, as the twirling cable icon appears to be worked very very slowly by some unseen hand!

- The phone can take forever to switch from one screen to another I.e. Messaging back to main screen

- Even with a memory card acquired & inserted, the process I describe above is no better

I've had some excellent Nokias, but this is the exception that proves the rule. It is the nadir of their range, so far.

If the Carriers or Nokia itself had any pride in providing an adequate service/set, they should retire these albatrosses & issue us with a new phone that works properly.

The thought of being tied to this useless piece of technology for another twelve months (till my Orange contract expires) fills me with an acute desire to pay off the rest of the line rental & choose another set & service provider.

Do not buy this phone. Believe me that you'll come to regret it. However, if you want a camera & ipod & a bad phone, by all means go ahead.

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Reviewer: Sean - Hampshire, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2007

The phone itself is OK, the camera is spot on with its 3.2 mega-pixel compatibility, I find its only let down is there is no composer, sounds sad but the composer was fun, & on the original Nokia's, that feature was there. Apart from that it's a good enough phone.

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Reviewer: James - Sittingbourne, UK
Date: 8th Feb 2007

This is a pukka phone, easy to use, brill camera, loads of features, moveable menus, great looking. I have no problems as yet, although it should have more internal memory, but there is a card slot. Is there any out there who knows how to remove the calendar from the main screen?

James

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Reviewer: Missi - Azerbaijan
Date: 7th Feb 2007

This phone is a piece of rubbish, within 2 days of owning it, it was logging itself onto the Internet & would not disconnect, now it always shuts down when I go to answer a call. Big regret so don't buy 1 because you will be very disappointed!

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Reviewer: Caroline Drake - West Sussex, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2007

After my fourth Nokia N73 was replaced I have had it replaced with another make altogether. Where do I start! I lost calls. The texts would come in without the callers name despite the name in my contacts list so I would have to text back & ask who the person was who had sent me the message. You can imagine New Years Eve was fun! The speaker went on two of the phones. Callers could not hear me but I could hear them. The phone would freeze on me & need switching on & off to reset. The screen was slow to bring up info. It did not log who the missed call was from despite alerting me to a missed call. I have never had so many problems with a phone. I use it for business & have lost soooo many calls.

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Reviewer: Dave G. - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2007

I've had the N73 on contract with Orange for 5 days now & so far I would say it's the best phone I've had to date. The phone is a vast improvement on my previous phone the N70, which was disappointing.

One feature I am really pleased Nokia reinstated was support for my incar kit (cark126), now the phone has the same incar options as my 6230i had, although I am not yet 100% certain it is charging through the cark126. I feel that usability is a lot better than the N70 & the sound quality is great, the camera is fantastic. The main action button though is a bit strange at first, but I am getting used to it.

Up to yet I would thoroughly recommend this phone. As for the annoying blue flashing light, it is to warn the user that it is in sleep mode & not switched off. To disable go into settings /phone / display & turn off sleep mode.

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Reviewer: Ian - Hemel Hempstead, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

I received my N73 today & after 1 hours use I could tell that this phone was USELESS. I found the interface confusing & I could not find anywhere to plug it into the phone socket. I purchased this phone mainly for the use of the camera but once again I had a problem because I could not open it to put the film in. I shall be complaining to my local dealer about this obvious oversight & shall be sticking with the trusty phone box.

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Reviewer: Colin - Birmingham, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

I have had my phone for about a month now it crashed once but after going on Nokias website & upgrading the software it seems fine now camera is wicked better than my HP 5.2 mp ill have another looooove it

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Reviewer: Louisa - Croydon, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2007

I don't know what all them people are on about, this is a great phone, no problems what so ever & it has a fabulous camera, plus I have no dramatic issues with the design. If you're going to buy the phone, GO FOR IT, don't LISTEN TO THEM! It's a great phone, but be careful don't be ripped off by the price.

IGNORE THEM UP THERE THIS IS NEARLY MY BEST PHONE, don't GET INFLUENCED BY THEM.

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Reviewer: Raghu Bhaskar - Chennai, India
Date: 1st Feb 2007

Readers,

No second thoughts. This is a cool phone. I have been using mobile phone for 8 years now. I change every year. I have used Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, Moto.

This phone beats them all in everything. Unlimited Features. Fast. Also Nokia reliability.

Every phone has defects, bugs & what not. But this phone beats them all.

I have not noticed ANY errors because the features it gives is immense.

ULTIMATE. Cool Radio. Ultimate Music. Okay Speaker & last but the best.

* SUPER sleek CAMERA *

Thanks for reading.

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Reviewer: Ryan - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2007

Yesterday my central navigation button fell off, don't try to glue it because the button sticks & it won't move. Anyone got any advice?

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Reviewer: Jim Buchan - Banchory, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2007

BLUE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING VERT DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING, CAN THIS BE STOPPED? ALSO NO INFO ON HOW TO SET VOICE TAGS WHEN VOICE NAME IS SAID A DIFFERENT CONTACT COMES UP! CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS?

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Reviewer: Mostafa - Tehran, Iran
Date: 31st Jan 2007

Nice nice nice, love it.

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Reviewer: Beh - Iran
Date: 30th Jan 2007

The N73 is good.

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Reviewer: Spirit From Bozeat - Northants, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2007

Good phone so far hoping it stays that way after reading these reviews!

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Chorley, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2007

I find that the N73 is not an awful overall phone, the most annoying thing is that the phone crashes when the keylock is engaged & a call comes through. This will happen even in the car when hooked up via Bluetooth & it is the most annoying thing in the world in terms of phone use. I have decided that I can no longer put up with it & it has to go, it is slow on booting up & the features are slow to use. I disagree with some of the comments posted, I find the camera is particularly good & the Bluetooth connectivity is as Nokia's usually are very good too. There is not enough entertainment by far & if Nokia say it's to make space for business user features it should be marketed as such. One poster asked what the blue light was flashing on the front, it's the Bluetooth turned on, go into settings & Bluetooth & turn it off & the blue light will stop flashing.

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Reviewer: Byron - Brinsowrth, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2007

I have had this phone now for 3 weeks & so far nothings gone rong its camera is super I would highly recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Rui - London, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2007

Great phone, I've had it for 2 weeks now & not a single problem. Only complaint so far is not enough games (only 1). Apart from that the phone performs well, I haven't experienced the faults that people are talking about, the battery goes on for ages, it doesn't freeze & the camera performs well (for a phone that is).All in all I am very pleased with it.

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Reviewer: Sandeep - Pune, India
Date: 29th Jan 2007

Overall this is a good phone, especially it is user friendly.

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Reviewer: Jennifer Kim - Liverpool, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2007

The first phone I received played up something ruthless! Kept on crashing when ever I would answer an incoming call which really disappointed me as I liked the phone apart from this. Received my second one & up to now it has been fine all though it did crash once when I tried to answer a call but this seemed to only happen when I had 'say callers name' on & changed the contacts ring tone to a personal one! Once I took the 'say caller's name' off it's been fine ever since. The camera is amazing IMO!

Up to now (touch wood! ) it is the best mobile I have ever had ; )

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Reviewer: Adam A - UK
Date: 28th Jan 2007

I think the Nokia n73 is a great phone it's got a great 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss. But sometimes when I answer a call the phone just turns off for no reason & the blue light on the front can get annoying in the dark. The centre button can be hard to use especially in games. When playing music the phone sounds great because of the 2 speakers. The front camera is a pain it's only clear in daylight. But I still really like the phone.

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Reviewer: Peter B - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2007

I had problems with my first N73. It kept freezing & switching off for no reason. I decided to give it another try. My second phone is working well - although it does occasionally play up - but nothing serious. Overall, I'd say this is a good phone. It's easy to use, has a good camera & all the memory I need.

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Reviewer: Coastercrazynick - Lincoln, UK
Date: 22nd Jan 2007

This is the WORST phone I have ever had! It crashes when I answer a call!

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Reviewer: Studzy - Australia
Date: 20th Jan 2007

I love this phone!

Pros:
Slim
3.2MP (stunning) Camera
Very clear display
MP3, Radio, dual speakers
Good memory

Cons:
Slow interface at times.
Slow boot up.

Love it!

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Reviewer: Mohammad - Tehran, Iran
Date: 20th Jan 2007

Very very nice.

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Reviewer: Colin Preston - Glasgow, UK
Date: 20th Jan 2007

Luckily I hadn't read the negative reviews before delivery of a Nokia N73 Dec 06 as I may have cancelled the order. However after using the N73 for the last few weeks can honestly say that I haven't experienced any of the problems. All features work well & quickly. The Bluetooth synchronisation using PC suite for Calendar, photo's etc works very well. The camera is good for a mobile & has been used when I don't have my digital camera & produces pretty good photo's in daylight (not very good at night with flash but OK if that's all you have available & it gives you the memory shot). The connection to the Internet works really well (T mobile)& is surprisingly quick. I can use the N73 as a modem to collect & send email via my laptop. Boys & their toys but I also use a Nokia keyboard with the phone & the Bluetooth link is quick & the keyboard easy to use.

Conclusion - great multi tasking phone from Nokia, have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who will use the many functions.

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Reviewer: Kixx - Romania
Date: 19th Jan 2007

I have this phone for over a month now. At the beginning I wasn't very pleased with it, it was slow, camera hanged a lot (sometimes right after entering it, or after taking a photo).then I've updated the s/w & its working excellent (95%). I have the new soft on it for 2 weeks & no problems any more (camera didn't hang not even one single time since then, it's much faster etc. ). The only minus is the material quality. It's a 'good enough' plastic but it looks cheap. You would expect better finishing for the money you spend on it (it cost me 460 Euro).but now it worth it. Cheers & don't be tempted to throw it off the window if you have problems :)

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Reviewer: Jamie - London, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2007

Great phone. Drawbacks - I think the center button is a bit difficult 2 use & should of have more games with the phone.

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Reviewer: Kristian - Bristol, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Like the some of the other reviews, mine has a serious fault with turning off when you answer a call. It has been replaced 3 times under warranty, but each one is the same! Love the camera & the size is fine, feels like your actually holding a phone & not a kid's toy! Hoping to change for something different, maybe 8800 or go back to Sony. Shame

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Reviewer: Tia - London, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2007

I have had my n73 for a week now & so far no crashing. Have had Nokia's for years & I gotta say it's the hardest one yet to use, & slow responding. Apart from that the camera is excellent & sharp & the music sounds wicked. There is a flashing blue light on the front which can get annoying in the dark! Does anybody know what that is? To finish up it's a nice looking phone with a good size screen! I am keeping mine!

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Reviewer: Kevboro - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2007

Looked at reviews on here before getting the n73 thought id make my own mind up well I loooooooooooooooove it its a total quality phone the only thing I could fault is the small keypad but am sure I'll get used to it really glad I went for this phone had it 4 weeks now & not 1 problem.

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Reviewer: Alex - Swindon, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2007

Great phone, photo's come out very well in daylight. Only BIG drawback is that texting / calling (just about anything) takes an age to do. Perhaps I just have a faulty one.

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Reviewer: Keith - Halesowen, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2007

Great phone if it worked! Serious software issues as reported by others here. Crashes each time a call is received. Great shame, without faults would highly recommend.

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Reviewer: Albert - Indonesia
Date: 11th Jan 2007

The features are very excellent, but the design is very awful. Like a cheap phone. I hate n73 design. The response is also bad, very slow. I spend a lot money to buy this phone, but I am very disappointed with this phone. & for note, the camera is not good as I expect with 3.2 MP phone. Looks cloudy when taking pictures indoor. This is not user friendly phone too, very complicated. I want to change my phone & go back to Motorola. Clearly Motorola have better design than Nokia.

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Reviewer: Will Hines - UK
Date: 10th Jan 2007

One word, AMAZING!

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Reviewer: Danno - London, UK
Date: 9th Jan 2007

This is by far the best mobile I have ever seen or owned. The camera is totally awesome. The 3.2 megapixel lense give beautiful quality pictures. Better than my camera! I have had NO PROBLEMS with mine, just watch out what you download or you could be in for a hefty bill at the end of your month! I love my N73! The phone itself has been fine. No drop outs or bad connections. I got a mega good deal from 3 also! Double minutes etc. I can't use 'em all up. I have 1200! SUPERB MOBILE! Well done Nokia. OOOPS! YOU DID IT AGAIN!

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Reviewer: Scotty - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 9th Jan 2007

Well after reading the mixed reviews on here I decided to still go for the N73 & make up my own mind. Reading about the phone on screen it seemed very good & the 3.2 mega pix camera was the selling factor for me.

However, within one hour of receiving the phone it was packed back up in its box & waiting at my front door for collection!

The interface of the phone is shocking & the usability is the worst I have ever experienced from any phone.

Sure the camera takes great pictures, sound is fantastic etc etc but the time the camera takes to actually get going the photo opportunity will be well past.

Personally I'd still maybe try out the phone to make your own mind up but if you have high hopes of this phone like I did, then you will be left disappointed!

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Reviewer: Ove - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2007

After a few days with my second copy of the N73 I have to give an updated review with some improvements:

1) Reliability: the second phone was just as bad as the first but I decided to try to upgrade the software with Nokia's software updater (download from Nokia's website). It was a painless process & after that it hasn't crashed for three days. A 1GB MiniSD card is now working fine, but the phone hangs (again requiring a battery removal) when I try to start with a 2GB card. I guess a 1GB card is good enough ;- (.

2) Quality of camera: this time it's pretty good, the first phone must have had the optics messed up, but with this one I am pretty pleased! So ignore my statement about the camera quality in my first review!

I am going to stick it with the N73 although I still have serious doubts about the quality of the software Nokia provides. If it stays like it is now then I will stay happy-ish. So if you have problems with your N73 make sure you check that the software is up-to-date, if you don't have an N73 yet make sure you know what you buy first!

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Reviewer: Sukri Harun - K. Terengganu, Malaysia
Date: 7th Jan 2007

I love this phone. I am going to buy another N73 soon.

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Since getting the N73 I have been very impressed, even in the Alps skiing it performed well (no it can't ski) & watching the mobile TV whilst waiting for the plane was great, Its a shame some models are not up to scratch, I would recommend getting one that works & I believe all users would be happy, Have not had to turn off any 3D thingy or had power probs. Have noticed that most reports of failure have come from outside the UK? .

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Reviewer: Ad - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Good phone very stylish. Only drawback you cannot use it as a torch which is handy!

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Reviewer: Ove - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Stay away from this phone. On paper it looks great but you probably will regret buying it. It's great to use - when it works, however it has a tendency to hang, requiring the removal of the battery, several times a day. Vodafone replaced my first one today, guess what, the second one would appear to have exactly the same problem! Also, I've never managed to get a MiniSD card to work in it reliably (a 1GB & 2GB from different manufacturers) as the phone tends to hang when it needs to access the card. Finally for a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics the image quality is rather pathetic, my 6-year old 2 megapixel Canon Ixus scores far far higher. Again, stay away from this phone until Nokia does something serious with the firmware in it.

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Reviewer: Kev - Swansea, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Awesome phone! Compared to my Sony Ericsson, ace as!

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Reviewer: Star Bugs - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Hallo, guys out there. I believe that & series is the best phones among the others. But don't you all think, that it is just a phone. You can't expect more from it ONCE AGAIN :ITS JUST A PHONE: ITS NOT A VIDEO CAM, Walkman OR WUTEVA.

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Reviewer: Paul Davies - Skelmersdale, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2007

Good Camera & plenty of features, maybe more games & accessories needed on phone to pass time? Overall a very good phone, easily the best I have had to date.

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Reviewer: Sam Wakefield - Nottingham, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2007

I have had my N73 for 3 months & its been in for repair 4 times. Same problems every time: crashed when answering a call, freezes after sending a text, when I receive a message whilst sending one the vibrate is constantly on & so on.

I have strongly recommended that all my of my friends not to buy this phone.

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Reviewer: A. Tobin - Peacehaven, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2007

I am not happy with this phone, I have had this rubbish from August, 1 day battery, no camera, it is bad.

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Reviewer: Peter - Sheffield, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2006

I think this phone is ace. Camera on it I think is the best feature, even my mate who is a phone buff was well impressed with the camera, although the secondary camera (front one) is a bit of a let down. Setting up your playlist can be a bit long winded through.

To be honest I have had the phone crashing problem as well. But just went & got it exchanged & no problems now.

Love the phone even with its problems, if you don' why like it just get a different phone, I here the N95 is suppose to be even better.

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Reviewer: Faery Sinead - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2006

I am actually about to (hopefully) get the N73, so my scores are based on my impressions rather than my experiences. Obviously with this being the case I can't say for certain, but it seems from reading most of these reviews that although users who had problems suffered from the same faults, it's those who say they like the phone despite having encountered problems who actually offered potential solutions. Is it better to immediately call for the manufacturers to resolve any issues you may have or to try & find a way round it? Reading these reviews, even the real stinkers, have not dissuaded me from buying the phone as there have also been some very useful suggestions as to what I might do if I do have trouble with it. Thanks for the constructive criticism.

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Reviewer: Duke - London, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2006

Having used phones all my life this one is what I would call W.K! It's the biggest pile of rubbish since the old Sony Ericsson k800i.

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Reviewer: Nick - London, UK
Date: 24th Dec 2006

Great phone when it works! Sluggish when navigating the menus but worst problem is crashing when receiving calls. Worked fine for 3 weeks & then crashes all the time. I have taken the 3D ring tones off & has sorted the crashing problem (I guess a temp fix.) In my view there are too many problems with this phone, buy another until Nokia can sort it out.

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Reviewer: Krishna Chaitanya - Suzhou, China
Date: 24th Dec 2006

I think itz perfect but at the same time verrrry slow, which I can't accept. One expects great when it is so costly. But this phone is bad. It selects its mode whether to b offline or general. It gets struck wid the offline mode & the customer care is so worst that they could not give bak my phone fixed even after 1 month. Still I don't have my phone to use. & the bumper offer provided by Nokia to my phone is it did not have music player & f-secure anti-virus. Now you decide whether to buy or not? plz guyz if any Nokia chief manager is reading this I advise him to fix such problems to the phones which come bak to yur factory for repairs. Or give our money back.

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Reviewer: Bonny - UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2006

I bought this phone two weeks after it was released & I must say that I am very pleased with it. The imaging is superb, sound quality is outrageous. There is only one little problem with it, it is slow & n95 was created.

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Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2006

This phone looks good, has a great camera & music player but is hopeless at making phone calls! This useless piece of junk constantly freezes & crashes midway through calls. My service provider says they haven't heard of this problem before! Yeah right read the reviews! Don't but this phone it is rubbish!

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Reviewer: Hitman - Philippines
Date: 19th Dec 2006

If you have the latest Nokia firmware & the SMS Accelerator installed in your Nokia N73, there is no trouble using the N73.

Mobile Internet is what impresses me & the crisp & clear audio. The video is decent for a mobile phone & the photos are amazing, thanks to the 3.2 MP Carl Zeiss autofocus optics. The flash also works well.

Drawbacks - No Wi-Fi. Cramped keypad which takes a lot of getting used to if you have big hands.

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Reviewer: Rene Gallardo Jr - Baguio City, Philippines
Date: 19th Dec 2006

I recently bought my new Nokia N73 Music Edition. When it comes to music, sound is stunning & you can stack many MP3 songs to the 2gigabyte miniSd card that comes with the package. Still pics is superb & viewing it in slideshow amazing! Just have few shortfall though as it does not support Yahoo Go! Application here in the Phil's but anyway it's a good phone.

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Reviewer: Fhind Fhenalty - India
Date: 18th Dec 2006

Not the best mobile phone around!

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Reviewer: Pablo - UK
Date: 16th Dec 2006

A very good handset, however it lacks many features never mind the camera, which wouldn't bother me anyway, check out 3 uk's new project x thingy, omg! It rocks! Both devices are bereft of features, not least is quality control, or at least it would seem this way.

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Reviewer: Deividas - London, UK
Date: 14th Dec 2006

Have never had such a brilliant phone & been using Nokia's for years now. This phone has been my 'ipod' & the battery life is quite good as I listen to music all day long plus use Bluetooth etc. Would recommend to everyone.

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Reviewer: Joel - Mangalore, India
Date: 13th Dec 2006

This phone is really rich in features but really rubbish is usability. It has lotta hanging probs. This phone is really a peace of rubbish! I sold this set & now am using a W810i. Sony Ericsson is much better!

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Reviewer: Kat - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Dec 2006

Having just upgraded to an n73 from a 6680, my decision is split on this phone. Although, after reading the comments made by some on here, it seems my n73 has earned itself a temporary reprieve. like a lot of these handsets (it seems), mine kept ringing twice then powering off, I read some of the forum fix-its given on here & I have just turned off the 3d music effects & I have turned off the 'named' calling facility & HEY PRESTO! Phone calls can now be received. I do still have the problem with the answer machine message being constantly on, & when the phone is turned off & back on again, I have symbols telling me I have a voice message, a missed call, a rxd text & a multi-media (picture) message oh & a calendar reminder, none of which I actually do have waiting for me. All this happened on the first day of getting it & though Orange tried a firmware update, alas, it didn't work, upon reading down his checklist when I rang for the 2nd time, the operator informed me that the last paragraph read (& I quote)' if after trying all the above information, it is most likely that the handset in question is one of the unfortunately' declined their offer for fear of getting another that is worse (if that is possible).

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Reviewer: Mr Jehu - S,wales, Bridgend, UK
Date: 11th Dec 2006

I recently upgraded my phone with the 3 network, from my excellent Nokia 6280 to a Sony Ericsson W850i I had the Sony Ericsson for 10 mins before I sealed it back in the box & phoned 3 for an exchange, the Sony Ericsson felt cheap looked cheap & performed like a 2nd gen phone, When I had the N73 delivered the next day I immediately saw the difference. It felt solid looked classy & navigation was easy, the huge screen displays Photos & other images in a resolution that surpasses any phone I have seen including the K800. I can honestly say the N73 surpassed my expectations. If you have had problems with your N73 then I feel for you because mine hasn't skipped a beat. PC Synchronisation was effortless as is transferring music & video, the stereo speaker's blast out your fave tunes in 3d too. Web browsing is twice as fast as the 6280 was & I am now looking to buy a slingbox so I can watch live T.V. Anywhere in the world.

The N73 is a step in the right direction for Nokia gorgeous simplicity of form, packed with features & a whopping 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeis Lens. 3 of my colleagues have also upgraded to the N73 since seeing mine & you should too.

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Reviewer: Louis - Singapore
Date: 11th Dec 2006

I had the phone for 2 months. It did give me a lot of problems from the start. But after getting back from the Service Centre & getting advice from the people who are selling it. GET A DESKTOP Charger! It will not hang & shut off once you use the Desktop charger instead of Plugging in do direct Charging. I love the Camera! Great Partying Photos! Even though the Pubs are pitch dark the Strong Flash will give you a photo as clear as it was taken in the Day!

Just got one for My Girlfriend! Go Get One with the DESKTOP CHARGER!

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Reviewer: Gusia - Kuwait
Date: 10th Dec 2006

Got this phone few months ago & shared all the problems mentioned before, considered taking it back but decided first to do some research on the Internet for tips & help & found that switching off the 3D sound will do the trick & indeed it did! Since that time had no problems at all, very pleased with the phone. Try it, it works!

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Reviewer: Nick - Newport, UK
Date: 10th Dec 2006

This is an impressive looking handset with plenty of features for all those people who want something extra from a mobile phone. However, it has some major drawbacks which prevent me from giving this phone a perfect score.

As others have said already, this phone randomly reboots. Sometimes when receiving a call & sometimes when running applications. It also crashes & freezes a lot.

When I read other people's comments, I wasn't too bothered as I thought I would be fine but this is not the only place where you will read negative comments on this phone as the Internet has many forums where people all around the world are having the same problem with this handset so it's obviously some kind of design error affecting the phones RAM. Firmware patches have not resolved these problems as of yet.

Please think before purchasing this model as it could all end in tears. My Operator has agreed to send me a replacement N73 to try but I am not going to hold my breath so may start looking elsewhere.

It's such a shame as otherwise it's a great mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Marek Hrubý - Brno, Czech Republic
Date: 9th Dec 2006

This is the best Symbian Smartphone on the world. I have one :-)

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Reviewer: James - Swindon, UK
Date: 7th Dec 2006

I have had a Nokia N70 for ages & that was a great phone, so reliable after me dropping it about 20 times! I like the N73 but it does not feel as solid as my old N70 (which I have kept). However I have not had any trouble with the N73 it does what it says on the tin. One thing though the blue light on the front of the phone flashes even when the Bluetooth is off? Is anyone else having this problem?

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Reviewer: Steve - York, UK
Date: 7th Dec 2006

People that are finding the phone to crash are probably owners of a 'branded' phone. I.e. Vodafone or something, as operators who put there logo's & things onto the phone & change the shortcut keys, usually have modified the firmware! I have had this in the past & now I always make sure to get an unlocked, unbranded phone. Hence I have had no problems with mine after over 3 months of owning it. Even Nokia can't support firmware faults that have been 'tampered' with by operators. Also operators tend to lock out features that would otherwise be there in a phone to try & make more money. E.g. Vodafone usually lock out the 'use as ringtone' feature on MP3's saying it's because they don't want people to used pirated material! When it's actually because they want you to download it from there LIVE! Service & pay through the nose.

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Reviewer: Ross - Rotherhithe, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2006

My colleague had three in a week due to multiple crashes during texting & answering calls. I got mine in the same week & have had no problems.

Tough one to call as I don't use mine as much as my colleague. I am impressed with the features, & have not had any reliability problems.

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Reviewer: Xtremerz - New York, US
Date: 5th Dec 2006

This Phone RoCkS! Really Appreciated!

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Reviewer: Andre - Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: 3rd Dec 2006

Good mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Pauly - Bristol, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

Worked great for the first 3 weeks, nice camera & loads of features (most of which I will never use).

However after going on holiday & using it abroad it has never been the same, often freezes & crashes, hangs up when you answer a call, says 'sim registration failed', text messages unable to send etc. Will be taking it back soon.

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Reviewer: Brain - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

If people get dodgy models they say 'Its the worst phone ever' yeah the one you have might but don't put rubbish reviews on saying that a certain phone is bad when you have or keep getting dodgy ones.

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Reviewer: Charlie Wood - Cornwall, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2006

I've given up after a week & put the sim back in my old reliable 3510i. I was seduced into an upgrade & all I really want is a phone that works, I chose this one a) because it's a Nokia & b) seemed to have the best camera. From about the second day it has turned itself off about 85% of the time a call is received & answered, it's just an embarrassment & I won't be getting another.

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Reviewer: A Al-balushi - Muscat, Oman
Date: 1st Dec 2006

The Phone has still software problem even with latest version v2.0628.0.0.3, the phone got almost all features anyone can imagine in a mobile. The only problem is the software, but Nokia will solve the problem as it was in n70 & n80, now these phones work perfectly & fast.

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Reviewer: Ehsan - Shiraz, Iran
Date: 1st Dec 2006

Very good phone

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Reviewer: Ivor Thomas - London, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2006

This has replaced my N70, Its miles better. Have not had one problem. It's brilliant, get it!

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Reviewer: Sheep - Ukraine
Date: 29th Nov 2006

This phone is wicked

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Reviewer: Pragnesh - Mumbai, India
Date: 28th Nov 2006

Phone full on definitely

Pros: None

Cons: All - Basically the phone hangs before executing any function & it will reboot if faces error

Opinion: I bought a N73 after being a user on Nokia for 6 years, considering that it is one of the top line products I was expecting that basic functions will not face any problem.

But when I set N73 to Offline mode during my travel it never came back to general mode. Tried changing the profile to General (Network Access). The phone used to hang for sometime & then reboot. After reboot it was still in Offline mode. I contacted Nokia care center & they recommended on submitting the phone to Nokia care center.

They said it was a hardware problem which will require level II support & cannot be rectified. Even today the phone is with Nokia Care center.

It has not been working from day one & it will one month before which they will try & provide the phone back.

I frankly don't understand why Nokia launches phones in market if they are not sure about quality of the product. Frankly I would not personally recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Mr Bean - UK
Date: 27th Nov 2006

I love you mr phone I want you 4 ever xoxox

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Reviewer: Lynsey Robson - Newcastle, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2006

Had Nokia phones for as long as I can remember, this phone has finally made me look for a change!

PHONE CRASHES ALL the TIME, MEMORY FULL MESSAGE APPEARS ALL the TIME, NEW VOICE MAIL MESSAGE APPEARS EVERY TIME I SWITCH the PHONE BACK ON & NEVER HAVE ANY, EVERYTHING GOES WRONG WITH IT - WORST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD. IT IS GOING BACK AS the CONS ARE OVERTAKING the PROS NOW!

DO NOT GET THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Dave Ellis - Manchester, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2006

Had the phone for five days now, what a nightmare? Crashes, freezes, turns off at will, need I go on? I will be sending the phone back & getting the K800i.

Nokia, why cram so much in to something so small if you're going to have problems?

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Reviewer: Tony Penhallow - Angmering, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2006

Great phone when it is not crashing! On 3 network, have had it 'repaired' once but still crashes when answering calls. It just shuts down & re-boots. Very frustrating especially when you do not know who is calling to call them back. I have arranged for another 'repair' so we will see if it improves. Like Nokias, had several, but not with any problems before. Luckily I can backup & re-sync from the PC each time. Fingers crossed!

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Reviewer: Mariam - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 24th Nov 2006

Amazing phone! :) thumbs up definitely!

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Reviewer: Sukesh - Birmingham, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2006

Had the phone for a month now.

Crashes when using the 'Say caller's name' feature when ringing. Also suffers the 'Sim card not registered' bug. Firmware leaves a lot to be desired. However, camera is very good in natural daylight, quite poor in the dark though even with a flash. Slow to load applications but the interface is quite intuitive which is why I go for Nokia. Overall, quite good, a lot better than the other rubbish out there.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2006

Love the phone & the picture quality is fantastic unless you take a picture at night, but then again all mobile phones at night are rubbish. It has more amazing gadgets than you'll ever use & is normally quite easy to use though it has crashed once when I answered a call which was annoying. Overall a great phone & I recommend it to anyone considering the N73 or the Sony Ericsson K800i!

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Reviewer: Darren - Bognor Regis, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2006

Got a pair of these N73's (his & hers) & the pair of them crash repeatedly. The screen darkens then the phone resets itself. If I just had the one & it crashed then I would assume that I had a faulty handset, but the fact that the pair of them crash would suggest otherwise. Bad phone, severely annoyed with the N73. AVOID

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Reviewer: Andy - UK
Date: 18th Nov 2006

Have found the N73 to be my best handset to date. I thought my initial worries on its reliability were to ring true when I suffered a "crash" within the first couple of hours of switching it on, however since then it has behaved itself nicely. (My fingers are still half crossed though that it will not follow the same fate as other reviews that I have read regarding this phone!) It can be a little slow navigating between options but that's my only gripe to date. Have to agree with others that it isn't a phone to use for pictures when the light is fading. But it is unmatched when light quality is good.

My advice, get the N73 instead of the Sony Ericsson & you will not be disappointed.

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Reviewer: N73 Rules - New Zealand
Date: 17th Nov 2006

Best phone in YeaRS

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Reviewer: N73 - Argentina
Date: 17th Nov 2006

I love this phone

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Reviewer: Paddy - Scarborough, UK
Date: 18th Nov 2006

I have had this phone replaced 3 times in less than a month, the phone rings I press answer key & it turns itself off. Have to remove battery to re boot very very unimpressed.

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Reviewer: Jon - London, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2006

Small, powerful & (coming from an Orange C600 Windows Mobile 5 device), it feels fast. Camera is excellent, rest of the built-in software generally very good, syncs well with Outlook 2003.

Cons: Build quality is OK, but the phone plastics creak a bit & the rear camera cover vibrates. After 6 weeks I have a lot of dust gathering under the screen. The keyboard is small & makes testing a bit accident prone.

I'll dismantle & clean the screen when I have the nerve. Overall, the best Smartphone I have owned.

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Reviewer: John Chandler - Essex, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2006

What can I say brilliant phone, I am very happy with it. Recommend it 100%

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Reviewer: Lea Wright - UK
Date: 14th Nov 2006

Excellent. The 6830 is the best phone I have had.

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Reviewer: Mike Zuke - Orlando Florida, US
Date: 14th Nov 2006

The BEST FROM the EAST, FOR the ONES WHO GAVE IT LOW RATING, I BET THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE the OPERATING SYSTEM

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Reviewer: Edward Mercer - St Helens, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2006

Erm, where can I begin!? Well, I am a little disappointed with my N73. I had it just a few days & it developed lots of faults. For example, the screen would stick & turn grey & Orange, the clock would just stop working, unable to answer/pick up calls, delays when navigating between menus. List goes on & on. Thankfully being replaced under warranty tomorrow with another N73.

I love all the kit inside the phone, it really has everything maybe all this technology will be wasted on me & what I use a mobile for! However, having said that it IS very sophisticated & maybe even someone like me will make more use of the features it has.

It is nice to hold & has a lovely large screen & a super camera & I have uploaded photos to my PC & the quality is really great.

However, on the minus side the buttons are too damn small & the fascia soon marks, especially the back of it. The 'smiley's' have been removed which were on my last 6280 which I am sad about.

So, there seems to be a few teething problems with this phone, such a shame really. Hopefully my 2nd one will be better!

Hope you found my review helpful!

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Reviewer: Sami - London, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2006

I like the design, but I thing this phone has a problem with software, switches off & restart when revising calls.

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Reviewer: Jom - Göteborg, Sweden
Date: 8th Nov 2006

The design is horrible! The camera is good & it's the only feature that I really like about this phone! Usability really slow & rubbish! This is just expensive rubbish from Nokia again! I think I will buy K800i instead.

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Reviewer: Miro - US
Date: 6th Nov 2006

I got Nokia 6630, 3250, n71, n70 & finally n73 & I used each one for a period may be 3 months. I bought the phone n73 one month ago. I m using it many times per day. I discovered all things in it. I have upgraded the software 2 times & I thought that all problems would be solved. But after all that I say the phone is very good cuz of that package of features but REALLY THERE are 2 MAIN drawbacks.

1. Video is so so so bad. Video of n70, 71, 6270, 6280 are the best. So those who like having video recording in mobile shouldn't get n73.I hoped that upgrading firmware will solve the problem but in vain. Video is so bad in morning & dark! They say they did that cuz if it had video like n70 it would be the best mobile & Nokia do not put everything good in one mobile.

2. When you open gallery from the short cut key & surfing the pic suddenly after a while the gallery is closed & message is written (application is closed thread.)Also when opening camera & music the mobile freezes & why have to restart. That don't happen in the N-series. So the software itself is not stable

So as summary most reviews say it is made for still camera (not video) & music only. So don't expect it to handle heavy usage.

Conclusion: package is all in n71, music player with high-resolution plus nice video in one device which is n71 the only thing you will not have it is macromode & autofocus & I say not all of us realize them, Thanks.

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Reviewer: Raj - Birmingham, UK
Date: 6th Nov 2006

Great phone with loads of features. No WLAN but isn't a problem. Isn't as big as you may think it is. If you are not used to s60 phones you will find it a bit slow. If you have had one in the past you are going to love this phone. Camera probably the best on the market at the moment better than the d900 equal with k800i. Video recording very good way better than k800i if that's what you are looking for. Very good in built stereo speakers (very loud compared to k800i & d900). Large screen really makes a huge difference! (Compared against k800i & d900 you see a huge difference). 2GB memory card runs fine on phone no lagging at all.

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Reviewer: Joseph - Netherlands
Date: 5th Nov 2006

The N73 kept crashing & rebooted continuously. A call rang twice & then the phone would crash, the menu would lock all the time, had to pull the batt. Out to reboot. Send it back within a few days. Got my second N73 now & it only crashed once in the two days it's in my possession. If it crashes a second time I will send it back again. Pictures could be better if it had a more powerful flash which would produce more light, instead of the not as good LED flash it has now. A pity it hasn't Wi-Fi. Otherwise a good phone. Waiting what the N95 will do.

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Reviewer: Liam Riley - Radcliffe, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2006

This phone is the best Nokia has produced in a long time, easily the best phone out today but not for soon as the Nokia N95 will be released soon. I have got the N73 on contract with Orange & it is working like a treat for me now but I am getting the N95 for an upgrade but if you are willing to buy this there is only ONE problem, it is slow when you try to do to many things at once but all you need to do is turn off 3G & battery will last longer & will be much more faster. Camera is AMAZING! The Symbian operating system is superb & easy to get used to all in all a fantastic phone produced by Nokia especially with TomTom Navigator 6 on it.

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Reviewer: Nelly - UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2006

Fantastic phone. Not had a crash or lock-up. Tomtom works brilliant (get the right version, 6) better than the N70, of course. One thing the N70 lacked was the joystick. All sorted now with the N70. If you're thinking of it, do it. You can't go wrong.

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Reviewer: Ste Aky - Todmorden, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2006

Keeps crashing, getting fed up with it, only had it 3 weeks when I get a call on Bluetooth ring's twice then cuts off, like the phone but getting very fed up with it.

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Reviewer: Ryan Smith - Shotts, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2006

Great phone

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Reviewer: Dave - Guisborough, UK
Date: 26th Oct 2006

Had the N73 for about a month. Never crashed once, contrary to a few reports here. The design/style is beautiful but I agree with one or two people that the keys are a little small. The ringtone volume is excellent, the exact opposite to my last phone, a Samsung Z500 which was like a whisper. I have TomTom installed & it works a treat. The screen is big, bright & clear. I would recommend the phone to anyone!

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Reviewer: Michael - Leicester, UK
Date: 26th Oct 2006

This is my most favourite phone I have ever had. I have just swapped from a k800i & I don't regret it what so ever. The only fall back is probably the speed of the phone but this is easy to get used to.

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Reviewer: Sanjeev Kochaar - Birmingham, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2006

Had the phone for 2 days now on Vodafone business tariff, & if the reviews of various phones on here & elsewhere are anything to go by, I'd still be using my old Nokia 5110/5210. Here's a list of the most common complaints - Moan 1: Takes ages to switch on... So what? 30 seconds! Oh gosh - you lost 30 seconds of your life! How about trying multi-tasking? People waste more time texting! It's a baby pda with a proper operating system, not a dumb phone. How often do people switch their phones on & off? Once a day? Moan 2: Crashes all the time - not one crash yet & it's had a hammering including syncing with my outlook contacts, calls, texts, photos & videos. Moan 3: Rubbish camera, especially in the dark. Try using the flash! Carl Zeiss optics, 3mp & a flash - beats my old Fuji 2mp camera, no need to buy a digital camera this Xmas!

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Reviewer: Goosey - Gloucestershire, UK
Date: 21st Oct 2006

I've been researching for some time now for a replacement for my 8800. A great looking simple phone but shocking battery life. I've been looking at the N80 vs. the N73. The 80 is a little smaller but quite chunky, the slide system doesn't lock like the 8800, so keeps opening. Also feels a bit cheap in comparison to my old phone. So I bought the N73 today & am very impressed with the ease of its use. I am a Nokia fan & like their application system. Although the design is a little old fashioned hence the 75 %, the size of the screen & the cool camera make up for this. I agree that the buttons are in the wrong order but I'm sure I'll get used to it quite soon. Unfortunately within 1 hour the small navigational joystick has broken & fallen off. I'll be taking it back tomorrow & getting a replacement. Hope this doesn't happen again. Does anyone know if this is a design fault with this phone?

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Reviewer: Peter - Burnley, UK
Date: 21st Oct 2006

No problems at all, very good phone with a great camera

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Reviewer: Shaun - Cramlington, UK
Date: 20th Oct 2006

I sell these bad boys along with a lot of other phones. When we first got them in we were amazed at the quality of the camera & music player. However, it didn't take us long to start finding the faults...& neither did our customers. I still get a lot of interest in there phones from customers but I make sure they are all aware of the issues we have had with them. Whenever I see a customer leave with one I know it's only a matter of time before they are gonna come back to complain about it crashing constantly. Worst part is I sold one to my best friend...luckily we were able to exchange it for him!

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Reviewer: Lloyd - Ferdinand, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2006

What can I say 'Well Impressed'.

Like most people I was caught between this & the SE K800i but feel I made the right choice going for the N73.

I previously had a Nokia 6680 & have always been a Nokia man, I loved the features but hated the size & said I would take the plunge & go for a nice small SE for my next phone. Then I saw the K800i & the N73 & said well they are smaller & lighter & the other small SE were just too small & toy looking.

I was really impressed with the K800i but didn't like the lenses cover & like I said I am a Nokia man. I went & played with both in a local shop & fell in love with the N73 it looks even better in real life & even though it isn't loads smaller than my 6680 still feels a lot smaller & lighter.

The only draw backs so far are

- Keys are a little small but getting used to them & it's a small price to pay for a otherwise great phone
- You can't hide away (folder) let's say sensitive pictures in the gallery, all pictures are thrown together even when you put them in albums.
- Don't get a memory card as standard (but got 1 GB for 12.99 so who cares)

Apart from that it's a great phone. I have had no bugs or freezing & reception is great I got 3 days out of my first charge & that will improve after a few battery cycles plus I have 3G on which uses extra battery.

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Reviewer: Reese - Tunbridge Wells, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2006

I had problems with crashes & reboots until I fitted a memory card. This seems to have fixed things, other than that a fantastic phone.

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Reviewer: Rikie - UK
Date: 17th Oct 2006

I haven't got much to say about this phone apart from how much better it is from past Nokia phones. Anything that was wrong with past Nokia phones has been fixed with this one. I recommend getting this phone instead of the K800i, even though this phone costs a lot more.

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Reviewer: Ed Hullah - Shropshire, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2006

This phone was given to me as a reward for working hard within the summer holidays, & I can honestly state that it was worth every drop of sweat & all the work that I did!

The phone is at first quite intimidating, but it soon became fascinating! A short play makes the functions clear & it soon becomes simple to use!

I was immediately stunned by how much this phone was like a computer! You could laugh at this statement, but it is true! It is the first phone I have ever owned, used or even seen or heard of which has the capability to let you personalise it completely! Don't get me wrong - I am not just talking about how you can choose one of the many wallpapers & backgrounds, or how you can create your own messages when you turn this on! On this phone, you can rearrange your buttons to suit your needs. You can create & erase the folders. For example, on the menu, you have the standard folders like games, but if the feeling takes you, you can change this to say whatever you want, or move it to a more appropriate location on the phone!

The excitement & features are never ending with this phone, & I absolutely love 'Snakes', the new Nokia game - a 3D, colour version of the original Snake game! I compared this to the other phones such as the N70, & the quality was no where near as good on this phone!

One problem I have discovered is with the slider to cover the camera. This slides up & down, but, of course, the phone is kept in your pocket. This results in grit, dust & other particles becoming stuck underneath the slider.

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Reviewer: Pam Bardy - York, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2006

I upgraded my 6230i for the Nokia N73, true it has some amazing features, great camera, but it keeps turning itself off, rejects calls for no reason & I am having to return it for the second time in a month, third time lucky I hope as it is a great phone, or should I say could be if the faults stop happening.

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Reviewer: Dr. R. Mody - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 14th Oct 2006

A very good phone. Good looking too & just the right thickness. Great camera & mp3 system. Using all features. Has rarely hung on me, but can be quickly restarted.

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Reviewer: Abhishek - Mumbai, India
Date: 12th Oct 2006

I am confusion of taking whether N73 or K790i, plz help me. Which one's camera is better?

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Reviewer: Danny - London, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2006

Hi, does anyone know what the situation with memory cards is for the N73? I bought a 2gb sandisk card & the N73 doesn't recognise its there. I have heard of others who have experienced this! Can anyone shed any light on a solution? Will the N73 accept a non nokia 2gb card?

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Reviewer: Wobbly Bob - Wellingborough, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2006

This phone is great, the camera is amazing! But I find it crashes when in the middle of doing something!

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Reviewer: Jon Howard - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2006

I've just had to return 2 of these phones due to connection problems & crashing (depressingly frequently) while opening text messages. All my calls warbled & broke-up, the phone got hot very quickly--within 1-2 mins of making a call I had to move it away from my ear--and the operating system was generally slow. I'd open the menu & then wait 10 secs for the phone to catch-up with what I was doing, which really wasn't good enough.

Thankfully I now own a SE K800i & I love it. It actually works, has almost 1-1 features with the N73 & is both smaller & looks better.

Having been a Nokia owner since 1999 it is a shock to change phones now & have to adjust to something new. However, Nokia lost me as customers as both my N73's were rubbish & I'm not prepared to be saddled with any lemons.

I'll wait & see how this SE K800i thing works out in terms of durability & the next model on upgrade. At the same time, if Nokia can't get their act together then I'll continue shopping elsewhere from this point forward, come what may.

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Reviewer: Hala - Philadelpia, US
Date: 10th Oct 2006

Not a bad smartphone...

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Reviewer: Tomi - Chicago, US
Date: 9th Oct 2006

I like my phone a lotttt, the only thing that i dont like is that the camera in dark is rubbish :((( ,I'm waiting for the newest firmware & I still hope that the problem will be fixed, everything else is AWESOME :)

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Reviewer: Kenny Wong - UK
Date: 9th Oct 2006

Awesome phone, tenth Nokia so far, still not going to change a thing!. Joystick slips often but features & usability are second to none, great stuff Nokia u r simply the BEST!

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Reviewer: Ken - Manchester, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2006

Overall a great phone with some excellent features. I have owned a 6680, an SPV C550 Windows Smartphone as well as many others. I must say that this phone is probably the best I have had. I love the Symbian OS, it's great that there is so much free software for the phone on the net if you know where to look. However, like many other people, I have had my problems with this phone. It does crash & it does reboot unexpectedly. I have had the phone changed once already & I hope that this one will work ok - but it rebooted itself today once already! Time will tell but this is the best choice in the N series range.

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Reviewer: Ranzy Claw - India
Date: 7th Oct 2006

Rubbish mobile phone...

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Reviewer: Jason - London, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2006

Right, I have been fighting over this phone & the k800i. If I wasn't being charged £50 by o2 for it, id probably keep it, but now I've got an order in for a k800i. The phone looks superb, it has SO many features that I wouldn't use. It's like a mini pc!!! I find it quite hard to use, so I'm still using my 6280. I haven't seen many people with this phone, so that's a plus for me, it is rather slow, when opening menus etc & my delivery reports are always pending. This is probably one of the best phones out there, but I've hardly used it as I'm still fighting between this & the k800i. The camera functions don't appeal to me, I just like having the latest technology!! I've been reading so many reviews for the 2 phones, so help my decision. I don't like the look of the k800i, but I know it's easier to use. People keep going on about the phone crashing, HOW? Cos it's like a mini pc, it does slow down a bit, but overall it is a TOP notch phone, just not sure it's that user friendly. May just keep it, as I don't know anyone that's got it & its one the best phones?

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Reviewer: Lewis Russell - Leicester, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2006

This phone is amazing. The camera on it is the best one out apart from the n93. It is a lot lighter than past 3g Nokia phones. It has an endless amount of features, it is easy to use, & also the '2' loudspeakers are exceptionally louder in comparison to competing phones. However I did find the design to it a little bit boring & un-unique, other than that I highly recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: George Bush - UK
Date: 5th Oct 2006

This phone is the best...

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Reviewer: Chris Clark - Glasgow, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2006

Had this phone for over a month & really like it, has crashed several times though & my stored words for predictive texts have all gone wrong some how.

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Reviewer: Frosty - Liverpool, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2006

Design is marked down because the ergonomics of the keypad could be better. The Nokia 7610 may have looked weird, but they keypad was the fastest to type with. Camera on the N73 is outstanding, very good. Video isn't as good, but is still very good for a phone. Acrobat reader & office readers are features most other phones lack. Speakers are surprisingly loud (I can hear mp3's clearly at 70mph on the motorway without the volume on full! clarity is also good, considering it's a mobile phone. Screen is clear & large. Phone is slow compared to the likes of the 3510 etc, but for a smart phone is fine, fastest S60 I've used, beats the N80 & 7610 hands down. With a gigabyte card its fantastic for photo's & music!

There are some faulty units out there though, I had to send back 3 because of different problems, this ones great though.

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Reviewer: Dan - London, UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2006

Having upgraded from a 6230i, my N73 Pros are:

-It can fit a 2GB mem card, so loads of music & photos
-Screen's a great size
-The games I've download to date are pretty good for those delays on the tube.
- Its takes very good photos in daylight, but they are poor in low light or at night.
-It syncs very well with my PC
-The *.WMA compatibility is brilliant, just drag & drop tracks onto the mem card.
-Its a great size to keep in your pocket, not too much bigger than the 6230i.

Cons are:
-It is a little sluggish when loading applications, but now I'm used to it, it's not an issue.
-It doesn't seem to lock the keypad automatically, so I keep making random phone calls, when it's in my pocket.
-I'd recommend a screen protector

All in all seems like a great phone after 1 month of use, it hasn't crashed (touch wood!) & I haven't had any real problems at all. Recommended

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Reviewer: David - HEYWOOD, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2006

WHAT A FANTASTIC PHONE THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE HAD NOKIA SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS ONE. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT & WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

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Reviewer: Raffiki23-PL - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2006

This is a cool fone...

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Reviewer: Moz - Dewsbury, UK
Date: 26th Sep 2006

Mucked up fone, nthing wrks, so what can u use.

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Reviewer: Debz - King's Lynn, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2006

Lovely design. Had the phone just over a month & STILL trying to get to grips with it. I know you can't have it all but there are a few things I miss from my old 6230i e.g. the quickness as this is dead slow n silly things like smilies. Can't understand why there is such a large screen yet to add a photo as a screen saver it uses 1/2 the screen.....shame. Still after numerous attempts can't get connected to the net, so ring tones are VERY limited & cant transfer my pics to the pc. Not totally satisfied with this phone I'm afraid.

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Reviewer: Thando - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 20th Sep 2006

The n73 is an awesome phone & I feel its well, design & very much business like so it gets my vote.

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Reviewer: Mario - US
Date: 18th Sep 2006

Great phone. However, I greatly miss the jog dial of the P series of the Sony-Ericsson. It does make a difference. Apart from that, the phone is what I expected to be from a Symbian S60 phone. A bit buggy but that will be corrected with the next firmware update. The biggest con is the gallery button which I keep on pressing it when the only thing I want to do is to pick the phone up. Good photo for a cell, decent sound & lots of space with my optional 2 GB card. Hate the fact that whenever I have to uninstall software I have to wait for the system to make a list of everything inside. The more software installed, the slower the progress.

I would recommend the phone to anyone who wants an all around toy with good capacity in playing music, taking photos & good sound for conferencing with the speaker. Love it up to now even with the few cons I spotted.

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Reviewer: Caribbean Breeze - Antigua & Barbuda
Date: 11th Sep 2006

How is it that some ppl complain that the phone crashes? I guess each of our experiences will be different. This is the best phone I have seen in a long time. Nokia have really outdone themselves. The keypad is a bit small but heck that's minor in comparison to the excellent features this phone carries. Get an N73!

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Reviewer: S H Lim - Malaysia
Date: 8th Sep 2006

Lots of improvement on the camera. Messaging functions not as flexible as 6820. Slow in switching between applications, freezed a few times already (including one time where I cannot even switch off the phone - had to take out the battery).

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Reviewer: Aks - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 7th Sep 2006

Awesome!!

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Reviewer: WD - Hatfield, UK
Date: 7th Sep 2006

I was very happy with my previous Nokia 6680 but I upgraded to the N73 at the beginning of August because of some of he extra features. I love the phone & the features, but I am currently on my 4th one & am waiting for the 5th replacement to arrive tomorrow.

Each of the phones has had at least one feature that doesn't work. One of them would not synchronise with Nokia PC Suite or open up the Calendar. One would not open up the calendar. Another one would not send text messages & now the current one is being sent back because it doesn't ring properly & will not complete a synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite. I have looked at all the other possibilities & know that I should really opt for another model but am still willing to give the N73 a chance because when it works it is superb. Wish me luck with number 5 please!!!

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Reviewer: Dee - Enfield, UK
Date: 5th Sep 2006

Camera is great - I am disappointed that the calendar function is not as good as that on the Nokia 6101

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Reviewer: Andy - UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2006

I have previously had the T610 & most recently the clamshell Moto v635. The latter absolutely stinks & is the worst piece of engineering I've ever possessed! In contrast the N73 is superb, not only all the toys you could want. Brilliant camera, full browser, music. But it also is extremely useable as a phone, something I lost sight of with the last gadget laden but useless phone. Battery life is excellent I have no complaints there at all.

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Reviewer: Vipin Sharma - NEW DELHI, India
Date: 3rd Sep 2006

Great 3G smartphone

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Reviewer: Patrick - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2006

Hi, I haven't even got my N73 yet, I still have the Nokia N70 & I must say just reading about the features on the N73 has Blown me away. I know I'm gonna luv this phone. As far as I'm concerned Nokia N-series are the best phones I'v ever come across. From the Nokia 6680 to this it's too much just when I thought it couldn't get any better than the N70. the Ericsson K800i has got some camera features which I think is better than the N70 but now what can I say the N73 with it's new features has blown my mind. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

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Reviewer: James Green - Peterborough, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2006

This is the second "smart phone" I have owned, my first Smartphone was the Nokia 3230.To be honest it was a brilliant phone, however I only realised it a couple of months ago, when it was my time to upgrade I had to get another one & really get to grips with it to unlock the Smartphone's true power!

I decided upon the N73 as it had a large 2.4" screen, an updated version of the Smybian OS & the design looked fantastic! Upon receiving my N73 I was instantly impressed & couldn't wait to get to grips with it. For once I actually read a lot out of the manual as I understood it could do a lot more than I knew about! Good size memory, however no memory card, not a problem though, 1 GB on Amazon for only £20ish! One of the smartest thing about this phone is the voice synthesizer. This little beauty means you no longer need to record your own voice tags to make voice dialing possible as it can read all of your contacts & compares your voice to its own, then hey presto, your dialing. Especially useful for things like turning on Bluetooth!

I've had the phone for about a week now & keep getting more impressed with every thing I find. The light sensor is also a brilliant gizmo, saving battery life by dimming the screen & switching the keypad lights off. Being able to access a lot of real websites through the browser is also one of the best features of this phone. This phone is more of mini computer. Definitely the best phone I've ever had, symbian is a joy, & will being upgrading to the next generation of Smartphone next year.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - London, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2006

Owned this phone for 3 weeks. I must say its one of the best nokia phones I ever got. The only down issue is its usability. If u never owned a series 60 before, it's gonna be a bit tricky to navigate around, hard to find the call logs etc... But it's fantastic for its camera which doesn't work great at night but produces some astonishing pictures during the day. It also runs J2ME apps marvelously without crashing. The screen is crisp & clear. Thumbs up nokia.

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Reviewer: Dan Everitt - Buckinghamshire, South England, UK
Date: 29th Aug 2006

The Nokia N73 is a phone for the digital camera enthusiast, media minded people & generally those who want a phone with lots of added extras & not just the receiving & sending of calls & texts that some people believe is enough. As a lot of people are, these days, I am a contract user & was looking for a phone to upgrade my Nokia 6230i. I was interested in the Nokia N80 (N80), as the N73 didn't even come to mind, but when I asked for the N80 I was told that the N73 had better quality graphics, better quality camera & a brand new Operating System (OS) which didn't have the same faults as the N80's OS & to seal the deal the N73 was only just out on the market. I received the phone & on first impressions I was gob-smacked, me being a 1st time Nokia N series phone user & all, & got down to setting the phone to my personal style. The menu was simple, easy to navigate & important items where easy to find. It wasn't until I began texting & making calls that I noticed two vital floors in the settings & keypad layout of the phone. Firstly the clear button is in a totally different place to any of my old phones & this took a little while to get used to but like anything new it takes practice. Second fault I noticed was the sim card contacts needed to be copied manually onto the phone which is a bit of a pain but is easily sorted all the same it's still not something you'd expect to have to do. Other then these small but significant problems the N73 really does put a smile on the users face the camera takes really good quality pictures. The two stereos speakers either end of the phone deliver clear crisp sound & also act as false surround sound. Overall the phone is well worth the £499.99 (maximum price) it's on the market for & if you're as lucky as I was getting it on contract considerably cheaper (free in my case). The N73 is a great phone & anyone who wants to stand out as a progression in technology should go out & get it!! I have had the phone for a few months now & I am really impressed by the overall product & encourage others to at least look at the specification on Nokia's website before getting a new phone.

Dan

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Reviewer: Eoin Kelly - Ireland
Date: 29th Aug 2006

Great phone!! Just ordered from o2! Looks good, great features! Great everything! 3.2MP camera on a mobile! I thought my 6230i's 1.3MP camera war good!!

Another winner from the number 1! NOKIA

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Reviewer: Seraj Ahmad - New Delhi, India
Date: 28th Aug 2006

Good mobile phone

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Reviewer: SK1PP3R - UK
Date: 24th Aug 2006

I was umming & arrring between the N73 & the K800i & I'm going to be sending the N73 back.

First off, it crashed twice within hours of me using it. The software is jerky & pretty slow. The camera is great but the video quality is good. I had the K750i as my last phone & I prefer it to the N73. I love my pictures on my phone, but with the N73 you can't even stretch the picture to fit the whole screen. It's just the little things really... It has too much on there that I won't ever use, like Office & Adobe. In my opinion, this isn't the kind of phone that is going to be 'fun' I'm assuming its aimed at business people who need all the other bits & pieces with it.

My Ericsson phone has been fantastic (K750i) & compared to it I'm disappointed. Going to swap & get a K800i...

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Reviewer: Henry Chaw - Penang, Malaysia
Date: 20th Aug 2006

Very bad design of Nokia N73. The function is normal... nothing unique...

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Reviewer: Patrick - UK
Date: 10th Aug 2006

Too big (bigger than K800i), Picture very soft at corner but sharpe at center + picture high distortion.

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Reviewer: Jenni Hughes - Derby, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2006

I must be one of Vodafone's worst customers, have had 4 phones now as my upgrade, Sony Ericsson k800i. Nokia n80, Samsung e900 & now the Nokia n73, this is absolutely fantastic, apart from small keys no complaints camera amazing. This is an amazing phone.

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Reviewer: Mick - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2006

Well, got my N73 as soon as they were released, what can I say? WOW!
I was going to get the S/E k800i but I just didn't like the camera lens cover on that one, it kept screaming "Break me...Break me..." Then some delivery guy dragged a big box into the Vodafone shop, when the salesman opened it up & brought out the N73 my heart went BOOOOM. I gave 95% for design because when plugging in the USB cable, you can't avoid hitting the camera, zoom & multimedia button on the side. Bearing in mind, I've been walking about for 6 months with a 6670 in my pocket. (I never realised that owning the wrong phone could put you into a deep depression). Nice to see Nokia have gone back to the joystick, those nav pads just do not work.

I personally think Nokia have produced a winner.

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Reviewer: Mick - UK
Date: 31st Jul 2006

The worst phone I have used. Smartphone with too much on the smart, needs to be made simpler. Plus there is this AUTO LOCK, not the same as a keypad lock. After a minute it times out, in order to use the fone again, i.e. the menu, you need to enter the security code. Phone calls you can answer when on auto lock. It will drive you mad, either get used to it are get rid of it.

The phone is cracking looking but you got to be able to use it to get the most out of it. The keys are just wrong. Menu key is on the side which is not functional. Cancel button is not right either.

Make up your own minds, try it!

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Reviewer: Ben Davies - Durham, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2006

I bought this phone 2 days ago, & must say it is a beaut of a phone. The colour screen is stunning, & the sound which comes out the stereo speakers is surprisingly good quality- I have the phone playing music while I cook in the kitchen at the moment! I previously had the 6680, & it is, without doubt, a vast improvement. However, the only thing I will say which is a slight negative is that although the camera is superb in daylight, in nighttime (say a dimly lit bar), the quality even on night time mode, flash, etc is not as great as I thought it would, which could be due to the flash not been strong enough, etc. It maybe that I need more time to really get to grips with the various fiddly bits of the photographic options (i.e. white balance, etc), but for night, it wasn't as great as expected. But hey, it's just a phone with a camera right? & the daylight quality pics are, VERY impressive. So aside from this little gripe, it is probably the best phone I've ever had, in terms of look, usability,(even if im not stunned by its nighttime mode) camera & sound. Cheaper & smaller than the N93- go forth & seek! Highly recommend it...

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Reviewer: Peter - London, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2006

This phone is excellent. I have owned one for 5 days now so I've had a chance to play with most of the features. I am new to Series 60, new to smart phones & new to 3G so there is a lot for me to be excited about. So far I am impressed with:

- Battery life (surprisingly good considering that huge screen)
- Screen (crisp, clear, bright)
- Design (I dropped it once already yet it's still in perfect condition - very robust)
- Search function (Google maps-like map viewer, very cool)
- The 'real' web browser
- The ability to customise
- The Nokia PC software
- The camera
- The phone lock & auto lock - good security feature

Another excellent feature I almost forgot to mention was the email client set up. This phone has inbuilt configuration settings for lots of email systems, even Gmail. I simply selected Gmail then entered my Gmail username & password & the N73 done the rest... this was nice considering I could never get Gmail configured manually on my 6230i. Now, sending an email from my phone is as easy as sending a text. That's good!

The only thing I can say which is negative, & this is me being very picky, is the smallish keypad. It's not perfect for a lot of fast texting, but it's not a major issue. Those with bigger digits might want to test this phone before buying.

One thing I found confusing about the N73 was the menu system. For example I wanted to change the shortcut icons on display on the phones front screen... after lots of searching I had to go Menu > Tools > Settings > Phone > Standby > Active Standby Apps, which I think is too much navigation. I am used to a Nokia 6230i which is just about the easiest phone in the world to navigate. After a few days of looking though the many menus, most of what I need to know is now clear. This is not a flaw as such, it just takes a little getting used to, & I suppose it does demonstrate how feature-rich & customisable this phone actually is.

I have compared the camera to that on the K800i & although it's difficult to tell, the Sony Ericsson's camera (& flash) is possibly a little better, but the difference is so small that it's hardly worth even mentioning. The N73's screen is however much more impressive than the K800i's so looking at the pictures you've taken is a better experience. And let's face it, with a clear 2.4 inch screen, why bother printing off them pics anyway?

I still have quite a bit to discover about this phone but my initial thoughts & impressions are positive. This phone shows single-handedly why Nokia is number one. The N73 doesn't disappoint.

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Reviewer: Alan Elderton - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 26th Jul 2006

Let's hope this mobile does not end up like the N80, a winner all around EXCEPT for battery life. Can not use a mobile with a dead battery.

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Reviewer: KRISHNA KUMAR V - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Iraq
Date: 23rd Jul 2006

I THINK THIS WILL CATER TO THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENT OF AN ULTIMATE PHONE.I AM REALLY STUNNED BY IT'S FEATURES,DESIGN & BEAUTY.THIS WILL DEFENTLY SNATCH THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS. DEFENITLY THIS WILL BE THE MOBILE OF THE YEAR

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Reviewer: Christoffer - Sweden
Date: 15th Jul 2006

Seems to be a fantastic phone... I do prefer clam-shells, & wi-fi, & the N93 got all that, & a video camera that records at 30 fps. However, the N93 will be about 40% more expensive, & that is certainly not worth it. I guess it will be the N73 that replaces my old 6600, then =)

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2006

Good old Nokia, Reliable, & good looking...

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Reviewer: Alan - Brighton, UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2006

Hi there,

You will notice I have rated the Design, Features & Usability boxes @ 50%, this is because I do not know what they will be like, bit hard to rate them till it's out huh, having said that it looks feature packed & should go down well.

I am on the verge or purchasing the Nokia N80, do I go for it or wait for the N73? When's it out in the UK, August some time?

Decisions, decisions!!

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Reviewer: BB7 - UK
Date: 17th Jun 2006

Ok I'm a Big Brother Fan, but I can still judge a wicked phone. N73 is a top class phone & will rock socks as soon as it's released. I will be the first in the queue to grab one. Cool & solid looking phone with mental camera & video features, music will rock with the music player, FM radio & visual radio, which is well handy for me, who never knows the group who perform a song I like. Better fly, got to catch up on BB7 & the crazy housemates. Looking forward to getting the Nokia N73, I will be the happiest girl ever.

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Reviewer: Lennon - Hartlepool, UK
Date: 17th Jun 2006

I am impressed with the new additions to the N series but this is my favourite phone. I am impressed mainly by the imaging features on the N73, such as a 3.2 MP camera that's got auto focus, 20 x zoom, flash & stacks of imaging modes. I have got a Sony digital camera with a Carl Zeiss lens & it is an amazing camera, so this N73 phone should be equally amazing. The N series is the best thing that Nokia offer us users & this 3G camera phone is a mobile phone that should really steal the show for most of us as it's not too portentous but has the latest quality features.



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