Friday, 12 January 2007

Nokia N73, SoftBank 705NK Starts Shipping to SoftBank Mobile in Japan

Nokia has started deliveries of Nokia N73 to SoftBank Mobile Corporation in Japan. Nokia N73 has been customised for SoftBank, and will be released by SoftBank under the name of Nokia N73 (SoftBank 705NK) from January 13. It will be available in three colours—deep plum, light sand, and newly added colour, metallic red.

According to Nokia, the Nokia N73 is a 3G (W-CDMA) multimedia computer handset. This is the first mobile device in Japan to feature 3.2 megapixel camera with manufacturer Carl Zeiss optics. Moreover, users can take pictures by sliding the lens cover on the back, holding the handset sideways and pressing the dedicated shutter button like a digital camera. In addition, users can e-mail pictures straight from the camera display, and connect directly to a home printer which support PictBridge.

This handset is a Nseries product a sub brand of Nokia; it is the second Nseries model to be released in Japan.