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All About Symbian reviews the Nokia N73 Music Edition

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By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 at 11:22 PM

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As with each ‘Music/Internet Edition’ that Nokia produces, the end result is mainly an exercise in marketing, at least in that those who bought the original device certainly don’t need to upgrade, since their hardware can almost certainly be used for the same purposes. But full credit to Nokia for making the extra effort to get across to consumers that you can (shock horror) listen to stereo music on their S60 smartphones.

[Maybe if consumers could find a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack on their phones then they would use the music playing functionality more often?]

The main changes for the N73 Music Edition are the welcome addition of a 2GB miniSD card (enough for around 30 CDs worth of music) and the superior AD-41 adapter/stereo headset. This has a standard 3.5mm stereo connector embedded in its control unit, meaning that you can plug in your own in-ear headset rather than having to stick with the slightly cheaper Nokia earbuds.

[Dongles = no thank you]

Will the new music player be accessible via a firmware upgrade to regular N73 users?

More importantly why is the music player tied to the OS? If it was a separate application then Nokia could just push SIS files to all their users. Same argument can be said about the internet browser.

If you need a more detailed review then read Steve’s thoughts on the regular N73.

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • James Whatley

    I wholeheartedly agree on the app front Stefan.
    Good point. Well made.

  • Morten Bonde

    If you use a standard headset with the phone in you pocket, you will have some problems when (shock horror) the phone rings … Your standard headset may give you music in your ears, but what about access to the microphone ??? If you phone is in your pocket, it will be quite hard to hear what you are saying …
    So as long as your standard in-ear headset doesn’t have a microphone build in, you would definetely want to use the “dongle”. It also makes it possible to answer the call, change the volume and hang up, without taking your phone out of your pocket. Also, you can fastforward, reverse, pause and so on using the “dongle”…

    So enough of the complaints about Nokia not supporting the standard headsets – with a phone you need more than Audio-out …

    That being said – I hate the pop-port too, and just like you, I prefer mini-USB and headphone jack. But as stated above, it’s not enough … unless you are prepared to take out the in-ear headset to take the call – which feels a bit stupid …

    Regards,
    Morten