Well, both have great cameras (in quality terms), but N79 has distinctly better quality sound...

Between these both, I would stress on N79 ... It's great!

Another similar option is N78, which is same as N73 in cam & music, except for addition of GPS & latest OS Version.

Don know but I found N73 is more louder..

My small story

I have a N95 8GB.. I had completly hacked the registry files so that I do not have to sign those unsigned app/games , trouble of certificates etc..A pain if you know the subject..

After the hack, the mobile was working fine, I had admin rights on the mobile , if I can say so ...I had all kids of crazy softies and games, you name it I had 'em. Untill i heard of the new firm ware v30 released for the 8Gb ones...got it loaded free of cost (courtesy : the mobile's warranty period) and thats the greatest mistake i have made so far...

Damn it!! The new upgrade ensures that none of BINPDA stuff leach into the mobile!! All security patches are in place...Nokia thinks that this upgrade is an answer for the n-gage hackers....!!!

I buy a mobile worth 30k and nokia decides which application I shud install...totally unfair and senseless... Its like you buy a busa and the suzuki decides to limit your gearin to the 3rd..Who's the owner ??

But, as I believe there is nothing that can be surpassed... Thanks to carbide and some 3rd party applications, I have again hacked into the registry ....My mobile is in all its glory...

Patches are meant to be broken, what say guys?? Or else, what will the nokia guys work on further

P.S : No offence on anyone wokring in Nokia... Keep churning out those beautiful firmware upgrades..

@ samarth : Subhiksha dudes are running under loss...

Heard some bigwig company is going to take over...Mite be a reason why they are closed ...

O'rly?

So all those developers working their asses off, creating these apps should work for charity?


Pirate stuff if you want to. But don't trot around like its your right and privilage to get things for free. It really isn't.

Mobile experts, please suggest me a good phone around 10-12k. I would like the phone to have more battery back-up (at least 5-6 hours talk time). A decent cam would be good (if not excellent).

Also, what is the price of Nokia N73 music edition? How do you guys rate the phone?

Well, The sets which match your criteria are

Samsung U600, D900, D900i, etc. (both camera & music excellent)
Sony Ericcson K790/ K800, K770, W760, K530,
Nokia 3600 Slide,

I suggest the Samsung sets (all are almost same on features, just choose your design!)..

N73 has a great camera, but music quality in "earphones" is so-so. You wouldn't enjoy after listening for say 1/2 an hour and battery life ain't good, due to big display & Symbian OS running.

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@ kartik: I see about Subhiksha. and Synn bro is right. I mean, Piracy is immoral too .. In India, we do it because most of their business is from the developed countries.

Isnt the N73 like an old model, I thought the N79 and N85 were the new wave of N series phones to take over the duties of the N73 and N78. Its a good phone on paper but the ones my friends picked up are very slow and used to take ages to move from one option to another while using it. I wouldnt recommend it based on my usage of the phone.

Regarding N85, did he install the new firmware update (Version 11.047)? Its' faster in opening pictures and gallery and other apps. It takes clearer pictures now with less noise, and also 16GB mem card support.

If you were talking about N73, then I don't have much idea about it.

^^^^ My bad, was a bit ambiguous in my previous post. Was talking about the N73 and its slow performance. Now that I think about it, the build quality of the phone isnt that great either, 2 of my friends have the phone and the keypad starts losing its colour (by quite a bit)over time.

None of the N series phones have particularly good build quality. If you want well built nokias, you may wanna think about the E-series phones. Those are beautifully built.

Any one here can provide me with their experience of using SonyEricsson W902??

& what defines good build quality?

I have an N72 & it has seen some rough usage from me but the body has taken it quite well & havent seen any issues on the other hand I have seen few E61s in pretty scratched condition hence am curious to know.

The E61 is a pretty old model to comment on, but the current E series devices have metal bodies and overall better fit and finish. The N85's and N96's plastics give Funskool toys a superiority complex. Not what one expect from USD 600+ devices, really.

@ synn : Who said anything about piracy... I am a python fanatic...I need some certificates to get my platform up and running!!

FYI I buy games from gameloft (many occasions I share em with others)and the other games and applications are pretty much from my other mates...

Just dont console.writeline