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The Nokia E73 Mode For T-Mobile USA Is Official

By The Guru on June 3, 2010

We caught wind of the Nokia E73 Mode for T-Mobile USA a few weeks ago, and today Nokia and T-Mobile made the QWERTY device official. The E73 is, as we assumed, essentially a Nokia E72 that has been slightly customized for T-Mobile USA. The front design has been tweaked slightly, and the E73 Mode supports T-Mobile’s oddball 3G service with 1700/2100MHz 3G support.Nokia_E73_Mode_T-Mobile_USA

The Nokia E73 Mode is also the first Symbian-powered device to support T-Mobile’s unique UMA WiFi calling, which allows you to seamlessly transfer calls between T-Mobile’s nationwide cellular network and a local WiFi network – certainly an awesome feature. Aside from that, the E73 Mode includes a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, standard 3.5mm audio port for stereo headphones, and a built-in GPS receiver.

Nokia does much better with T-Mobile relations than it does with AT&T relations, and the E73 Mode will ship with several of Nokia’s services pre-installed, including Ovi Maps with free voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation, Ovi Store, and Nokia Messaging. The Nokia E73 Mode is expected to be available on June 16th from T-Mobile USA and will be priced an an affordable $69.99 with 2-year commitment, which means it’ll likely be available for free from most indirect agents, such as Amazon.com or Best Buy.

What do you think about the E73 Mode? Is this a major win, or a big yawn?

Nokia E73 Mode Technical Specs
Operating System S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/1700/2100MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/WiFi
Size 113.8mm x 58.4mm x 10.6mm (4.48in x 2.3in x .4in)
Weight 127.6g (4.5oz)
Battery Life Estimated 16 hours (GSM) or 6 hours (3G) talk time
Display 2.4″ 16m color QVGA, 240×320 pixel resolution
Camera 5 megapixel autofocus
Video VGA resolution
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Memory 250MB phone memory, microSD card slot
Other Built-in GPS receiver, standard 3.5mm audio port
Availability Planned June 16 2010
Pricing US$69.99 with 2-year commitment

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  • macdea

    Have you confirmed that Nokia Messaging is going to be on this? I didn't see it in the press release and every Nokia I've tried on T-Mobile (N900, N97, and E71) haven't been able to have Nokia Messaging. I'd consider the E73 if it supported Nokia Messaging.

  • http://www.rickycadden.com Ricky Cadden

    The datasheet (http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Press/Material…) mentions HTML email support with the ability to easily switch between different inboxes, as well as Hotmail, Gmail, and Ovi Mail support – it's not specifically stated that this is Nokia Messaging, but I'd feel comfortable assuming that's what they're saying.

    Also, on Conversations (http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/06/03/nokia…) they mention that it's a new email interface – that can only mean one thing.

  • James

    If it gets more people to try Nokia, it's a win!

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