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My new Nokia N73 Music Edition |
Damn! This was the toughest decision of my life… parting with my Nokia N3315 and buying the N73. Hehe yea, N3315… because it was class apart. Its popped out of my pocket once while I was speeding over 80kmph on my bike, its fallen off a 100 times… yet worked so perfectly all the last four years I have been using it. Not let me down anytime!
I have always been a Nokia fan. Even if their Symbian OS phones hang more number of times than the rupees in their price, the features and the brand value offered by Nokia is quite unmatchable (Ok maybe the Apple iPhone can beat this by 2008 when it is released in
Right from the speculation of its launch, I have been an admirer of the Nokia N73, always wanted to own one. Maybe more because of its sleek looks. And finally bought it! This one is its upgraded version, the Nokia N73 Music Edition. Not much difference between the two, except a better firmware, black in colour and a 2GB mini SD memory card. I always wanted a good cam phone. Nokia N73 has a much needed massive 3.2 mp camera. Afterall you don’t take out your digicam everyday and everywhere you go. Sony Ericsson K790i was another camphone with a 3.2 mp camera. Yes, the cybershot one with Xenon flash, bound to give you a little better pictures than the N73. But for me the choice was simple. You wouldn’t think twice over a beautiful girl you have loved all your life but with a little bit of attitude and the perfect girl that your parents suggest you. Would you? So Nokia N73 was the obvious choice, with its aesthetics beating all other phones in its price range hands down.
But yes, as all Nokia symbian phones do, this one also hangs. Infact on the very second day it did :( . So when you are saving your life’s best moment shot with its amazing Carl Zeiss 3.2 mp camera, you might just realise that the cell has got stuck up in some crappy loop :p. But nevermind, you can still flaunt your Nokia N73 smartphone… view and edit documents on the fly, install impressive softwares… a little of its attitude problems are kinda easy to overlook. Even the video you shoot with its cam is supposed to be better than many other available cellphones.
The one feature that I thought was required and obviously missing was Wi-Fi. Nokia N80 has it but the slider phone was a little too bulky for my liking. And I had been so damn in love with the looks of Nokia N73, that I could let anything and everything go! But on the whole I am more than satisfied with this cellphone. The music player is awesome. Its wide screen gives you a complete pleasure of watching any video you did want to store in its 2GB memory card, while its high contrast impressive screen colours and themes will get all your pals ogling over it.
So if you are a Nokia fan… look no further than the Nokia N73 Music Edition! After 1-2 months of use I will surely come up with an indetailed review of the phone. Maybe for now, love has got me blindfolded. So I can’t see any flaws beyond its impressive features. Here is a complete specification list from the Nokia site: Nokia N73 ME specifications.
I bought it for INR 22000 (VAT incl.) here in
Oh yes… another problem I have right now, is adjusting to its small keypad. I don’t know if it’s the effect of my last phone… N3315 ;) or if the keys are really too small to quickly adjust to. Am already hitting a lot of wrong keys all the while.
But its sexy sexy… way too sexy! :)
Congrats!!
for the N 3315 oops Sorry… N73
and this rocking- hot- on fire- theme!! - True spirit of being an Indian
Congrats on the new phone buddy :D
congra8s dude.
even i bought same. Except head set i find it best :)
can u let me know where can i find software, player etc. for N73 ME ?
thanks
Hi Hardik. I am myself trying to figure out sites from where I can download softwares for the phone. Just be careful when you do so. As most softwares are malwares and can cause serious hanging problems for your cell.
Do use Smart Movie for your video playback. I asked my vendor to install most softwares. They do it in the same price.
hey thnaks a ton !
hey hardik,
im planning on getting the N73 music edition but as any wary individual wondering what it’s long teerm flaws could be considering it relatively new in the market…any issues upto now with it?
If you are very much concerned about music, then go for Sony Erricson.
But if average quality music is ok with u then, there is no better option than N73 ME.
Its has got 3.2 mpx cam, which is as good as digi cam. and loads of other features. and well its running smoothly with me.
Go for it man !
Hey buddy,,
thanx for the info..me kindadecided to go in for it…waiting for my next payslip to come in! know any gud audio enhancing software that cud work well on the N73?? like some bassboost stuff?
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Couldn’t agree more, N73ME looks cool. Taking pictures in the largest resolution is as good as what comes out of other cameras.
Did anyone get the preloaded songs activated on N73ME? This has been a sore point though. The SMS to 5555 never went through. I called the customer care, they sent me 100 sms with activation keys, I opened each one of them and deleted them, still doesn’t work.
hi dear friends….Yaah its amazing and a bit proud of having N-73 as i purchased it from a vendor on 12.06.07 at the price INR18000 in allahabad. but unfortunately i did not get ny software loaded in my phone so i myself downloaded all softwares frm internet sites into my PC first then after scanning all softwares including applications n utility n multimedia soft. i installed it all in my phone…so my dear i advise never try to download directly frm any internet site into yrs phone otherwise it cud be infected….afterall nobody wud like 2 lose his/her pride of N-73.
Ok here goes , Im looking for a good camera phone , but would more likely prefer a good music player , in terms of sound , bass etc .. and a phone which supports 2 gb as well , and is somewhere around the price of the N73 ME.
Is the hanging problem that much of a problem in the n73 , i was thinking of going for it but dont think i’ll be going due to the excessive hanging problems , camera lags etc.
Is the Sony Ericcsson reliable ? my friend in bbay had his 750i camera goin good until it stopped to work one day .. JUST LIKE THAT!…
any recommendations ?
Jai Hind btw ;)
Ced
Hello ced
I suggest u go for our N73 ME here. Even though it hangs once in a while and starts up slow ( all smartphones do that ) - its a great piece of machine, mastered to aesthetics and ergonomics.
I am from Bangladesh, near home : )
Have fun. I hope the telecomm industry in india is as Hot as it is in Bangladesh.
hi!
hey u are right… this piece just rocks…
i just brought nokia N73 ME yesterday for 17 K :)
Hi Aseem (my namesake!)
I’ve also made up my mind to buy this phone shortly. I’m waiting for the prices to come down. Do let us know if the ‘hanging’ problem is bugging you too much or what. In that case do you suggest one should go for the SE K790i?
TIA
Ciao
ASEEM
Hi Aseem,
Well I did a firmware upgrade for the cell. Its got much better now. Dsnt really hang as much as it used to when I bought it. I still believe that the N73 ME scores over SE 790i. So you could certainly go ahead with it :).
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Regards
Aseem N
Thnx for D reply Bro. I have joined the community on Orkut!!!
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Do check it out!
Hi Aseems ….beautiful people out there … Me too another one .. !!!
How many Aseems would be there in the world ?? Great to see your blog
BTW I too have an N73 ME and I think nnot many other phones would beat it in any other category….
I m very much interested in dis phone bt after reading all the opinions and reviews i think i’ll opt for SE walkman series phone….. simply bcoz of its out of the world sound quality and above all fantastic keypad…. added advantage dat se phones dont hang !!!
i simply dont understand why nokia- wid dis awesome N series phones, provide a keypad dat sucks !!!
first of all, let me tell you the previous 4 phones i have used.
Nokia 6600 for 1 yr 9 mnths.
SE k750i for 1 Yr.
Nokia 6630 for 6-7 mnths.
SE w710i for 9 mnths
(parted with nokia 6630 so soon as i gave it away to one of my cousin who is still usong it).
Before that i also used Nokia 3350 for one month. ( one of my cousin’s).
Now i am using N73 ME for 2 weeks now…
let me tell you my prefrences and judgement. NOKIA (especially the S60 series) ROCKS !!!
i must also say that SE has a superior sound quality. and a better camera in most models (camera of w710 was worthless), and maybe a better set of listed features. but somehow they do not feel comfortasble and to me they always felt a little brittle. both my SE gave me some trouble or the other, and i was forced to part with them soon. somehow nokia s60 feels a lot more comfortable (although slow) even better that the nokia s40 phones.
i must also add that the hanging thing that people say about nokia s60 - i did not have much trouble with that in all the s60 phones i used. most of the time it is only when a lot of applications are loaded and the phone is low on memory… it is something like - on computer crashes will occur if u run a number of applications on windows xp with 128 mb ram and 20-30 mb free hdd space.
about n73 … i must say it is updated to its latest firmware 4.0727.2.2.1 (check yours by pressing *#0000#) and i didn’t have and problem till now whatso ever. an occasional hanging is rectified by pressing the menu key for a few secs and then closing the troubled application by pressinf ‘c’ .
i must truly agree with Aseem’s viewpoint that even with all the problems the phone is damn sexy to part with. though 5700 has faster processor at lower price apart from a low camera than n73, but still n73 the much cuter than 5700.
withing 10 days i am sure that i will use this phone for at least 2-3 years until its successor comes in my price range.
huuuh..huuhh..correctly,i even thought that my phone will be getting collapse for a few month
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hi all.. i own a n73 music edition upgraded to its latest firmware but now m facing some problems with it.. when i make any call i get connection error very frequently.. and sometimes i cant make a call by just pressing the call button in contacts.. i have to enter the number manually..
At some blogs , i came across one thng…in nokia N73 Music edition, u cant exit d music player… wot does it actually mean ???
While listening to th music cant i attnd calz or snd msgs, or is it like, .. the music would b continuously played n i cant exit it…
M cnfusd,…plzzz clarify
Hi
Please gimme the current pricing of Nokia N73.
I’m planning to buy a seconds nokia N73 from my frined.
He bought it in Nov’07…
How much can i afford?
Reply ASAP
Cheers,
Suneel.V
My N73 Music Edition is hanging for net operation. Tell me why?