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Monday, July 24, 2006
Nokia N73 and N93, phones that stand out
Nokia calls these phones "multimedia computers", which is not far from the truth. The only thing lacking for that to be true is an alphanumeric keypad. For camera and music use that's not needed, but to make use of the many PIM applications etc in the phones, it is.In brief:
N73:
Series 60
3.2 Mpixel, Carl Zeiss optics, auto-focus
Photo/video sharing software (ShoZu?)
Not much internal memory (40+ M), but of course slot for more
240 by 320 display
Can play MP3, (e)AAC(+), WMA
WCDMA
USB 2.0
N93:
The above plus...
3x optical zoom
30 frames/second, stereo audio, digital stabilization
Advanced video editing on the phone and PC (Adobe Premiere)
Video out
WLAN
Media talks a lot about camera phones replacing dedicated digital cameras, but very little about ditto replacing dedicated camcorders. Isn't it time to do that now, or the issue is that you can still record so much more on a camcorder than on a phone, even if the N93 gets equipped with 2 GB memory? In any case a non-subsidized N93 with 2 GB memory is way more expensive than a reasonable tape-based camcorder.
I'm still curious about the photo blogging/sharing software. ShoZu exists for Series 60, so it could easily be bundled with the phones, so I'm pretty sure it's actually ShoZu. That would also be a way for ShoZu to get more than advertizing dollars: Software licensing. The investigation continues...
Nokia - Digitally Divine Nokia N73 - the Ultimate Challenge to the Digital Camera - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia
Nokia - Nokia Introduces the Next Story in Video with the Nokia N93 - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia
Nokia's New Nseries Cell Phones Focus on Video - Yahoo! News
Nokia releases N73 and N93 "multimedia computers" - Engadget Mobile
Nokia N73 - Features, Specs, and User Reviews - Mobiledia
Nokia N93 Multimedia Phone Starts Shipping - Mobiledia
Nokia now shipping N73, N93 - MobileTracker
Press Release: Ready, Set, Snap - Nokia N73 starts shipping (MobileBurn)
Press Release: The Nokia N93 starts shipping (MobileBurn)
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Nokia bundled Flickr uploading directly into the Gallery of the N73 and N93. The direct upload piece is not from ShoZu, though ShoZu is available for S60 3rd Edition phones. More information here.
OK, so when it says "Flickr etc" it really means "Flickr only". That's an interesting broadening of the truth :). At least I read it somewhere, but it might not have been a statement from Nokia per se.
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