Conclusion
The N73 is perhaps the finest all purpose, high-end mobile phone in Nokia's current lineup. That sentence is a mouthful, to be sure, but it's the best way to describe the handset: It's not Nokia's most capable smartphone, nor its most capable cameraphone, nor its most capable music phone - but it is the best device if you want the features of all three.
Though it lacks a QWERTY board and WiFi, the N73's Series 60 platform provides true smartphone functionality backed by speedy Bluetooth 2.0 data transfer speeds. Only Nokia's own N93 and Sony Ericsson's Cyber-Shot series can compete with the N73's 3.2 MP, auto-focus, Carl Zeiss camera - which is packed by full-featured software that's also quite user friendly. And the Music Edition N73 promises a more capable music player, even if it lacks the onboard storage of the N91 or SE w950 Walkman Phone.
If you're a smartphone user who loves to take photos and listen to the occasional song or watch the occasional video, the N73 may well be your dream device. Though bigger than your average candybar phone, the N73's excellent display and battery life justify its additional bulk. I'd like to see a firmware update address the handset's sometimes sluggish performance, but otherwise the N73 is a luxurious, high-end mobile phone capable of much much more than your average cell phone.
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