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Digitally Divine Nokia N73 - the Ultimate Challenge to the Digital Camera - April 25, 2006

Berlin, Germany and Hong Kong, China - Nokia today unveiled the latest addition to the Nokia Nseries family, the Nokia N73, a stunning multimedia computer in a compact and savvy exterior with exquisite photography features and integrated stereo speakers with 3D sound for optimized audio pleasure. In addition to a large 2.4 inch display, the Nokia N73 includes a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and support for Internet communities like Flickr - a package ready to challenge any digital camera.

"The ideal companion for the digital camera lover, the Nokia N73 is as easy to use as it is compact to carry. Imagine, stunning print quality photos and multimedia are just a slide and a click away, ready to be shared immediately, said Juha Putkiranta, senior vice president, Multimedia Computers, Nokia. "Being able to intuitively capture, edit and share your digital memories is at the core of the Nokia N73, which also offers the enriched multimedia experiences of the Nokia Nseries range. The joy of using the Nokia N73 extends beyond the actual device, by fusing people to their passions and with others who share them. The Nokia N73 is truly a camera for the Internet age, enabling people to share their photos on the Web in an instant, on Flickr or other photo sharing communities."

Smile for the Camera
No need to plan for the perfect shot - spontaneous photography is inevitable when using the Nokia N73. A high-quality 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels) camera with Carl Zeiss optics, the Nokia N73 provides 'real' photo quality up to 10" x 8" (25 x 20 cm). to the mechanical shutter and advanced autofocus, photos are sharper, boasting crisp detail with reduced movement distortion, even in low light conditions. Once you've snapped your photos or videos, viewing them is a simple pleasure on the large, high resolution 2.4 inch full screen landscape viewfinder.

Share the Moment
Scrolling through your images and video clips is like flipping through a photoalbum - and this one is in your pocket. Display photos instantly on the beautiful screen, edge to edge, by simply pressing the dedicated review key. The powerful and intuitive active toolbar interface provides a one-touch selection to effortlessly send photos via email, Bluetooth connectivity or MMS, print or upload them onto an Internet community.

Impress your friends by creating a slideshow, complete with your own soundtrack - simply select your favorite images and digital tunes, and enjoy the 3D sound effects reverberating from the integrated stereo speakers.

Intuitive and Intelligent
Less than 90cc, the high-performing Nokia N73 not only travels with you, but also has intuitive functionality for additional ease-of-use. In fact, every aspect of the Nokia N73 has been designed to make photography easy. The dedicated controls for capture, zoom and review, together with the active toolbar interface provide intuitive and fast control of key camera functions.

With Nokia XpressTransfer, organizing and moving your images and videos onto a compatible PC is simple. Choose your favorites for immediate printing with Nokia XpressPrint, or select them for convenient printing at a later time from the active toolbar.

Need It
The Nokia N73 meets a multitude of the everyday user's needs - in one pocketable device. Available in 3G or quadband EDGE/GSM networks, the Nokia N73 has all the diversity of a powerful multimedia computer enabled with the S60 3rd Edition Software on Symbian OS. Music fans can tap into the Nokia N73's integrated digital music player with playlists and equalizer or tune into the FM radio, or simply enjoy productivity features like email, office applications, organizer, synchronization with a compatible PC and browse the Internet with the Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map. See who you are calling and who calls you with the front VGA camera, enabled for video calling*.

The Nokia N73 is expected be available from July 2006, in three beautifully designed color combinations: silver grey/deep plum, frost white/metallic red and frost white/mocha brown.

Listen for longer. Shop for new music on the go, sync with your compatible PC quickly and keep in tune with your favorite tracks easily. Introducing the Nokia N73 Music Edition.

The second Music Edition phone announced today by Nokia was the Nokia N73 Music Edition. The other two music enhanced phones announced today were the N70 and N91.

Unlike the N70, the Nokia N73 Music Edition will include up to 2GB of memory. Other features include a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus, easy synchronization with Windows Media Player, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA support.

General Dimensions

. Weight: 116 g
. Height: 110 mm
. Width: 49 mm
. Thickness (max): 19 mm

Operating frequency

. Dualmode WCDMA/GSM and triband GSM coverage on up to five continents (WCDMA2100/EGSM850/900/1800/1900 networks)
. Automatic switching between bands and modes

Memory Functions

. Up to 42 MB* internal dynamic memory for contacts, text messages, multimedia messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications
. Support for miniSD memory card (hot swappable)
. Approx. memory capacity indication with 1GB miniSD memory card
. Video (MPEG4 CIF @ 15fps AAC audio) up to 175 min
. Photos (3.2 megapixel) up to 1219 photos
. Music (eAAC+) up to 1092 tracks
* Changes to product details are possible without prior notice. Application offering may vary. Dynamic memory means that the available memory is shared between dynamic memory functions. When any of these functions is used, there is less available memory for other functions which are also dependent on dynamic memory.

Display and User Interface

. Active standby main services always on top
. Active toolbar interface in camera and gallery
. On device photo editor and video editor (manual & automatic)
. Large bright 2.4 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT color display with up to 262,144 colors
. Ambient light detector - used to optimize display brightness and power consumption
. Review key provides direct access to photos and videos
. Multimedia key provides direct access to predefined application
. Slideshow from gallery with Ken Burns effect (automatic zoom and pan) and 3D sound effect stereo speakers
. S60 software on Symbian OS

Call Management

. Speed dialing
. Voice dialling and commands
. Nokia PoC (push to talk)
. Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple device and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail pictures and groups
. Call logs: keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
. Automatic redial
. Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
. Supports fixed dialing number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers
. Conference call

See New - Mobile Photography and Video
Camera Specifications

. CMOS sensor, 3.2 megapixel (2048x1536 pixels) with autofocus and digital zoom up to 20x
. Carl Zeiss Optics, Tessar(tm) lens
. Focal length 5.6 mm
. Focus range 10 cm ~ infinity
. Macro mode with 10 cm focus distance
. Mechanical shutter with 1/1000~2s shutter speed
. Active slide cover for lens protection

Photography

. 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 x 1536 pixels) with up to 20x digital zoom
. 2-stage capture key for autofocus control
. 2.4 inch camera viewfinder in landscape orientation and with active toolbar
. Slide for camera protection and activation
. Integrated flash (operating range up to 1m)
. Modes: auto, off, on, red-eye reduction
. Advanced camera modes: still, sequence, video
. Scenes: automatic, user defined, close-up, portrait, landscape, sport and night
. White balance: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent
. Color tone: normal, sepia, B&W, vivid, negative
. Light sensitivity: high, medium, low, automatic
. Settings for brightness adjustment, image quality, self-timer, white balance and color tones

Video

. Video: play, record, stream
. Audio recording AAC stereo
. Video stabilization
. Video clip up to 1.5h (limited by available memory)
. File format .mp4 (high), .3gp (normal, MMS)
. Video capture: 352x288 (CIF) at up to 15 fps MPEG-4
. Automatic white balance control
. Scenes: auto, night, close-up, snow/beach, cine, old film
. Digital zoom CIF up to 4x / QCIF up to 8x
. Two-way video call capability
. Second VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels ) with up to 2x digital zoom
. Real time video sharing to another compatible mobile device

Editing

. On device photo editor and video editors (manual & automatic)
. Home photo editing on compatible PC with Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition

Nokia XpressPrint

. Nokia XpressPrint
. Print digital photos directly from the device
. Transfer photos directly to a compatible printer, printing kiosk via Bluetooth wireless technology, a compatible miniSD card or to PictBridge-compliant printer via USB cable
. Built-in application is quick and easy to use; no installation, no fuss
. Print tag tag photos for later and easy printing
. Photo quality prints up to 10x8/25x20cm
. Find out more at www.nokia.com/xpressprint

Nokia XpressShare

. Easy sharing of captured photos and videos directly from the gallery or straight after capture via email or Bluetooth wireless technology while retaining full image quality or via MMS with automatic resizing of images to fit MMS
. Two-way video call capability
. Video sharing for one-way live video or video clip sharing within the voice call
. Image/video uploading from gallery to pre-defined online album
. Find out more at www.nokia.com/xpressshare

Nokia XpressTransfer

. Transfer and organise photos and videos between your device and compatible PC
. Connect to compatible PC and images are automatically transferred with Nokia Image Store feature in Nokia PC Suite, and photo albums created on the device are saved in similar albums on the PC
. Organise and edit photos and videos on a compatible PC with Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition
. Deletion or resizing of the images and videos transferred from the device. Resizing means you can carry a large collection of photos and videos on your device and full quality versions are stored on the PC
. Gallery preserves a view of photos and videos transferred to PC
. Find out more at www.nokia.com/xpresstransfer

Hear New - Mobile Music
Music Features

. Digital music player: supports MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/WMA with playlists and equalizer
. OMA DRM 2.0 support for music files
. Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz /76-90MHz)*
. Visual Radio support, find out more at www.visualradio.com
. Integrated stereo speakers with 3D sound effect
. Nokia Music Manager application in Nokia PC Suite for music transfer
*Stereo sound can only be heard with a compatible stereo headset.

Do New - Mobile Computing and Connectivity
Productivity

. Quickoffice document viewers (Quickword, Quickpoint, Quicksheet)
. Adobe PDF reader
. PIM (Personal Information Management): Contacts, Calendar, To-do, Notes, Recorder, Calculator, Clock, Converter, Printing
. PC synchronization with Nokia PC Suite - Local/Remote (Windows 2000, XP)
. Data: Calendar, Contacts, To-do, Notes, Email
. PC applications: Microsoft Outlook (2000, 2002, 2003), Outlook Express, Lotus Organizer (5.0, 6.0), Lotus Notes (5.0, 6.0)
. Anti-virus
. Yahoo! Go
. Email client with attachments and mobile VPN support
. Settings Wizard/Access Point Configurator

Browsing & Messaging

. Internet browser: XHTML, HTML
. Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS

Connectivity

. Pop-Port (tm) interface with USB 2.0 full speed
. Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0
. Infrared

Data Transfer*

. WCDMA 2100 with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed UL/DL= 128/384kbps, CS max speed 64kpbs)
. Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks
. WCDMA packet data rates: UL 384kbps, DL 384kbps
. Circuit data to 64kbits/s for video call
. EGPR class B, multi slot class 11 (UL 118.4 kbps, DL 236.8 kbps)
. Speech codecs supported: FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
. Data transfer application for moving data from compatible old Nokia S60 device over Bluetooth connectivity
*Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support.

Add-on Software

. Operating system: Symbian ver. 9.1
. User interface: Nokia S60 3rd Edition
. Java: MIDP2.0, CLDC 1.1, 3D API, PIM API, File access API
. C++ and Java SDKs

Watch New - Media to-go
Stream media files from compatible media portals 'RealMedia Player'

. Stream media files from compatible media portals
. True Web experience with Nokia Web Browser (secondary browser)
. RealPlayer media player
. Download and play multimedia files (video and music)
. Stream media files from compatible media portals
. Full-screen video playback on the device to view downloaded, streamed or recorded video clips in larger size
. Played formats: AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC, RealAudio, RealVideo, H.263, MPEG-4

Power Management

Operating Times*
. Talk time (ECTEL): up to 226 min (WCDMA) / 246 min (GSM)
. Standby time (ECTEL): up to 370 hours (WCDMA) / 350 hours (GSM)
. Still images : up to 800 pictures (3.2 megapixel)
. Video capture up to 186 min (CIF, 15fps)
. Video call up to 150 min
. Video playback up to 366 min (CIF, 15fps)
. Music playback up to 12.6 hours (offline mode)
* Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

- Nokia N73 Transceiver
- Nokia Battery BP-6M (1100mAH)
- Nokia Charger AC-4
- Nokia Charger Adapter CA-44
- Nokia Classic Stereo Headset HS-23
- Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
- Wrist strap and lens cleaning cloth
- CD-ROM: Nokia PC Suite & Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition
- User Documentation: User guide, Get Started guide, Get Connected guide & Additional Applications leaflet

- Nokia N73 Transceiver Music Edition
- Nokia Battery BP-6M (1100mAH)
- Nokia Charger AC-4
- Nokia Charger Adapter CA-44
- Nokia Music Headset HS-20, AD-41
- Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
- Nokia 2 GB miniSD Card MU-36
- CD-ROM: Nokia PC Suite & Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition
- User Documentation: User guide, Get Started guide, Get Connected guide & Additional Applications leaflet

1. CraZyGhOst

V4.0726.2.0.1 ChangeLog
- A2DP is supported. (Supports stereo Bluetooth headsets.)
- New Music Player. (like the one in ME version)
- New Internet Icon (which houses the Services, Web and Download!)
- FOTA update is available under "Device Manager".
- Snake game is not installed.
- Image quality in sun light possibly improved.
- Image quality in night mode improved.
- Preview window in White Balance is now working.
- Possibly faster switching between stills and video mode.
- Overall faster menu reaction.
- When you want the messages to be on the MiniSD instead of the phone or vice-verca, the phone now asks "everytime" if you want move them, unlike before when there was no confirmation.
- Updated version of Real Player.

V4.0735.3.0.2 ChangeLog(Latest)
- Includes Nokia Maps 1.0 (edition 1.2) for use with Bluetooth GPS devices.
- Updates to the Music Library and music downloads.
- Performance improvements to SMS and device application installers.

V4.0812.4.2.1 ChangeLog(Latest)
-Mobile TV app
-Lesser RAM about 18-19 MB
-Seems navigation is faster now, especially in gallery, photos come much quicker than before
-Faster camera startup
-Camera image quality has improved

these for normal N73's
0529825 APAC (S.Chinese and English)
0527009 Euro 1
0529568 France
0529569 Alps
0529602 Euro 2
0529603 Turkey
0529604 South Africa
0529605 Scandanavia
0529606 Baltains
0529607 Russia
0529608 Ukraine
0529609 Bulgaria
0529780 Hungary
0529781 Balkans
0529782 Greece/Cypurs
0529784 Lebanon
0529785 Gulf
0529786 Israel
0529790 Euro 1
0529792 Euro 2
0529793 Turkey
0529794 Balkans
0529795 Ukraine
0529796 Greece/Cypurs
0529797 Bulgaria
0529799 Hungary
0529801 Romania
0529803 Gulf
0529804 Baltains
0529805 France
0529806 Alps
0529807 South Africa
0529809 Scandanavia
0529810 Lebanon
0529811 Russia
0537287 Belarus
0537288 Belarus
0540567 Euro 1
0540575 Gulf

these for N73ME's
0539343 APAC1 (S.Chinese and English)
0539346 Philippines ...English, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipino
0539349 Australia/New Zealand ...English, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipino
0539352 Indonesia ...English, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipino
0539354 India/Vietnam ...English, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipino
0539351 Thailand ...English, Thai
credits to Gouki for this list, thanks!!
0537289 Euro 1
0539193 France
0539207 Alps
0539239 Euro 2
0539256 Turkey
0539265 South Africa
0539269 Scandanavia
0539278 Baltains
0539279 Russia
0539284 Ukraine
0539285 Bulgaria
0539289 Hungary
0539291 Balkans
0539293 Greece/Cypurs
0539294 Lebanon
0539295 Gulf
0539298 Israel
0539299 Romania
0539341 Belarus