Nokia N73 vs Plum Velocity II

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    N73: 74 g lighter

    N73:
    116 g
    Velocity II:
    190 g
  • Width

    N73: 15.5 mm narrower

    N73:
    49 mm
    Velocity II:
    64.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N73: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    N73:
    2.4 in
    Velocity II:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Velocity II: 6.6 mm thinner

    N73:
    19 mm
    Velocity II:
    12.4 mm
  • Release year

    N73:
    2006
    Velocity II:
    2013

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. N73

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    19 mm +6.6 mm versus Velocity II
  2. 2. Velocity II

    Height:
    110.5 mm
    Width:
    64.5 mm +15.5 mm versus N73
    Depth:
    12.4 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. N73

    116 g

  2. 2. Velocity II

    190 g

    +74 g versus N73

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. N73

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. Velocity II

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²

Velocity II has approximately 12.8% more rectangular screen area than N73.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

N73: Original memory entry

42 MB · 64 MB RAM

Velocity II: Original memory entry

512 MB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. N73

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. Velocity II

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. N73

    1100 mAh

  2. 2. Velocity II

    1200 mAh

    +100 mAh versus N73

Specifications

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1. N732. Velocity II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 19 mm
  • 110.5 Х 64.5 Х 12.4 mm
Weight
  • 116 g
  • 190 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 42 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6575M (65 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 20.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.1%
  • 28.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 222 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • CIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Processor CPU
  • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Release date
  • 2006
  • April
  • 2013
  • September
Colors
  • Silver Grey/Deep Plum
  • Frost White/Metallic Red
  • Black (Music Edition)
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / 3 h 46 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 11
  • 236.8 kbps
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP (latest firmware)
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.13 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Downloadable themes
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for N73, Velocity II.
SpecificationN73Velocity II
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -Video download -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo/video editor
  • Sensors Accelerometer X260 Dual SIM X261 – Single SIM