Nokia N73 review

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May 31, 2007

Posted by: Geraint Denison

"Fundamentally flawed"

What I like:

Camera, screen, menus/appearance

What I don't like:

Reliability

Review:

The N73 is, as most advanced technologies, marvellous on paper. The specs are good, and if you like the candy bar design it's quite stylish. The camera is superb (obviously better on newer phones, but still high-end), and as its a Nokia the menues are brilliant, as is the user experience. HOWEVER, and I can't stress this enough, the phone is the MOST UNRELIABLE I have ever had in my life. This is not simply an isolated experience either. I've had two N73s due to software problems, and in the nine months that I've had the phone it's spent nearly three off at Vodafone being repared. Since the last repair its been much better, suggesting that maybe Nokia have corrected the problem, but I wouldn't take the chance. The problem is that the processor is under-equipped for the features, causing dreadful sluggishness in all applications, a problem which manifests itself cumulatively. For example, after three months the message application had slowed to taking over ten minutes once I'd pressed send for the messge to go through, during which time the phone completely froze. In short, the N73 has alot of potential, but it is unrealiable and is let down completely by speed. Massive disappointment for a Nokai phone... but then at the rate their bringing them out now, I don't suppose you can expect much better. The product has been rushed into service and falls flat on its face.