<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Language
N73	I-Language
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
announced	O
by	O
Nokia	O
on	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nseries	B-Language
and	O
started	O
shipping	O
on	O
15	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N73	B-Language
succeeded	O
the	O
N70	B-Language
and	O
packed	O
in	O
numerous	O
multimedia	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
v9.1	O
(	O
S60	B-Language
3rd	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
improved	O
,	O
music-focused	O
version	O
called	O
N73	B-Language
Music	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Nseries	B-Language
devices	O
during	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
high	O
popularity	O
helped	O
Nokia	O
's	O
sales	O
of	O
'	O
multimedia	O
 '	O
phones	O
grow	O
28%	O
year-on-year	O
in	O
Q3	O
2007	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
Nokia	O
the	O
other	O
top-selling	O
from	O
the	O
line	O
were	O
the	O
N70	B-Language
and	O
N95	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
common	O
with	O
other	O
Nokia	O
'	B-Language
Nseries	I-Language
 '	I-Language
and	O
'	B-Language
Eseries	I-Language
 '	I-Language
phones	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
(	O
late	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
comes	O
loaded	O
with	O
many	O
software	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
contacts	O
,	O
messaging	O
,	O
picture	O
and	O
video	O
galleries	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
Visual	O
FM	O
Radio	O
,	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
,	O
an	O
IM	B-Application
client	O
,	O
a	O
WAP	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
full	O
web	O
browser	O
based	O
on	O
KHTML/WebKit	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
document	O
viewer	O
,	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
viewer	O
,	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Lite	I-Operating_System
viewer	O
and	O
some	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
phones	O
like	O
K550	O
and	O
W610	O
,	O
feature	B-Device
phones	I-Device
typically	O
cannot	O
do	O
this	O
or	O
can	O
do	O
it	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
way	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
music	O
player	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	O
applications	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
(	O
S60	B-Language
release	O
3	O
)	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
to	O
or	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
phone	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
PC	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
installer	O
application	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N73	B-Language
uses	O
a	O
database	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
supplied	O
'	O
Gallery	O
 '	O
applications	O
(	O
which	O
permanently	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
seek	O
and	O
operation	O
times	O
)	O
and	O
again	O
these	O
databases	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
locally	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
Nokia	O
supports	O
firmware	B-Application
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
to	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
via	O
a	O
module	O
in	O
Nokia	B-Language
PC	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
or	O
directly	O
over-the-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
original	O
edition	O
,	O
Nokia	O
released	O
three	O
other	O
variants	O
of	O
N73	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
N73	B-Language
,	O
Nokia	O
subsequently	O
released	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
'	O
Music	O
Edition	O
 '	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
multimedia	O
button	O
 '	O
on	O
the	O
keypad	B-Device
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
button	O
that	O
starts	O
the	O
music	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
Music	O
Edition	O
supports	O
album	O
art	O
and	O
visualisations	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
regular	O
N73	B-Language
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
later	O
firmware	B-Application
versions	O
this	O
application	O
can	O
be	O
terminated	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
prevents	O
the	O
Music	O
Edition	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
from	O
working	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
started	O
again	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
keypad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
N73	B-Language
Internet	O
Edition	O
 '	O
was	O
essentially	O
the	O
Music	O
Edition	O
,	O
but	O
retaining	O
the	O
'	O
multimedia	O
button	O
 '	O
function	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
dedicated	O
'	O
music	O
button	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
N73	B-Language
Internet	O
Edition	O
 '	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
another	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
called	O
the	O
'	O
N73	B-Language
Special	O
Edition	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
but	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
Islamic	O
applications	O
and	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
completely	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
N73	B-Language
Special	O
Edition	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
without	O
pre-loaded	O
Islamic	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
as	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
on	O
26	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
updates	O
the	O
standard	O
N73	B-Language
's	O
Music	O
Player	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
Music	O
Edition	O
's	O
enhanced	O
Music	O
Player	O
detailed	O
above	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
'	O
multimedia	O
button	O
 '	O
function	O
,	O
essentially	O
making	O
it	O
an	O
Internet	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
updates	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
features	O
with	O
Nokia	O
Maps	O
Application	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
(	O
but	O
requires	O
an	O
external	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
GPS	O
receiver	O
)	O
,	O
Nokia	O
Lifeblog	O
,	O
PTT	O
,	O
and	O
Search	O
applications	O
carried	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
updates	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
addition	O
is	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Mobile	B-Application
TV	I-Application
application	O
also	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
(	O
requires	O
an	O
external	O
Nokia	O
Mobile	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Receiver	O
SU-33W	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
available	O
on	O
N77	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
much	O
improved	O
from	O
earlier	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
has	O
20	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
available	O
after	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
little	O
change	O
was	O
users	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
application	O
which	O
is	O
modified	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
N73	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
it	O
better	O
compared	O
to	O
ME	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
multimedia	O
keypad	B-Device
rather	O
than	O
having	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
usage	O
button	O
,	O
same	O
features	O
of	O
Music	O
Player	O
like	O
ME	O
that	O
supports	O
album	O
art	O
and	O
visualisations	O
,	O
enhanced	O
control	O
interface	O
and	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
start	O
screen	O
when	O
menu	O
key	O
is	O
pressed	O
and	O
hold	O
after	O
the	O
phone	O
boots	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
during	O
recent	O
UK	O
Nokia	O
poster	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
(	O
ME	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
advertised	O
without	O
the	O
term	O
'	O
Music	O
Edition	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
O2	O
UK	O
shop	O
sells	O
the	O
N73	B-Language
in	O
both	O
Silver/Plum	O
and	O
Black	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Black	O
version	O
having	O
the	O
multimedia	O
button	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
music	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feature	O
Specification	O
CPU	O
Dual	O
CPU	O
,	O
CPU	O
Type	O
:	O
ARM	O
9	O
,	O
CPU	O
Clock	O
Rate	O
:	O
220	O
MHz	O
OS	O
S60	B-Language
3rd	O
Edition	O
(	O
initial	O
release	O
)	O
Memory	O
Max	O
User	O
Storage	O
:	O
42	O
MB	O
,	O
NAND	O
Memory	O
:	O
128	O
MB	O
,	O
SDRAM	O
Memory	O
:	O
64	O
MB	O
,	O
~	O
14	O
MB	O
Free	O
Executable	O
RAM	O
Memory	O
,	O
Memory	O
Card	O
:	O
Mini	O
SD	O
(	O
Max	O
2	O
GB	O
)	O
Video	O
recording	O
Yes	O
(	O
Format	O
:	O
MPEG-4	O
,	O
3GP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comes	O
standard	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
Web	O
browser	O
Multimedia	O
Messaging	O
Yes	O
Voice	O
calls	O
Yes	O
Video	O
calls	O
Yes	O
Push	O
to	O
talk	O
Yes	O
Java	O
support	O
Yes	O
(	O
MIDP	O
2.0	O
,	O
CLDC	O
1.1	O
)	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
2.0	O
+	O
EDR	O
(	O
A2DP	O
-i.e.	O
</s>
