A majority of these applications support background execution. One may listen to music while writing a text message and then switch to Internet browsing without having to close any applications. The device supports Wi-Fi connectivity. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera which is equipped with features like autofocus, 20x digital zoom and red-eye reduction. The device records videos in MPEG 4 and 3GP formats. It can record videos at a speed of 15 frames per second (fps) with a maximum resolution of 352 x 288 pixels.

The Nokia N73 Music features an improved interface. The user need not scroll through on-screen buttons to select 'play', 'pause', 'stop', 'next' and 'previous' options. All these options may directly be selected by pushing the device's joystick in appropriate directions. The phone's music player features Album art and visualisations. It has a 2.4 inch, 262 K colours QVGA-TFT display that has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The display shows all 12 menu items on one screen.

The handset has 64 MB of onboard memory that can be expanded further by using a 2GB micorSD memory card. It uses a standard 1100 mah (BP-6M) battery that has a standby time of upto 350 hours and talk-time of upto 6 hours. The device measures 110 x 49 x 19 mm and weighs 116 gm. It runs on a Symbian 9.1 operating system. Its email client supports SMTP, POP3 and IMAP 4 formats.

The Nokia N73 Music Edition is a music oriented version of the Nokia N73. It supports Bluetooth and infrared connectivity. The device supports a large variety of multimedia functions that can be accessed through a stylish menu. The device can also be acquired under various attractive mobile phone deals announced by the retailers across the UK.