The Nokia N73 is part of Nokia's consumer oriented N-Series of smart phones running Symbian Series 60. Nokia has not had much success in getting carriers to pick up its N-Series devices in the United States, thus the phone is only available unlocked, which means that the price ($429.99 from Nokia USA) will give some pause. Still, if you can get past the price tag you will find a very well featured handset that provides a wide range of functionality. The feature that will stand out the most is the 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. In our tests we found the camera to be one of the best we had found on a mobile phone, although it still lags behind even low end point and shoots.
Symbian Series 60's personal information management and email features are good, albeit not as robust as Windows Mobile. The music player on the Nokia N73 is very good, especially when complemented with a large capacity Mini SD card. Video capabilities are less impressive, but as a smart phone you can improve those with third party software if you choose. The web browser found on Series 60 devices is one of the best out there, although it can tax the limited 48 MB of RAM on board. Overall we found the N73 to be an excellent multimedia device for those who are willing to pay the premium for an unlocked phone.
