Mobile Phone Reviews

Offering dedicated music and gaming keys, compatibility with a wide variety of music formats (including Windows Media DRM), and and Wi-Fi connectivity, the Nokia N81 mobile phone is a true mobile entertainment powerhouse. With a sleek, polished surface and keys that light up when you activate them, accessing content on the 3D multimedia menu is fast and intuitive. This cocoa brown version of the N81 comes with 8 GB of flash memory storage.

This quad-band GSM phone is great for global voice roaming, and it also provides compatibility with 3G networks in Europe and Asia (WCDMA 2100 MHz). It’s based on S60 software operating on the Symbian OS, enabling you to personalize the N81 by choosing from a wide choice of compatible applications that can be downloaded–including games, navigation, entertainment, and productivity titles. Other features include wireless Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming, a standard 3.5 mm headphone connector, 2-megapixel camera with video capture, FM radio, and integrated stereo speakers.

Features
* Unlocked for use with quad-band GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, or 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card (Note: phone does not come with service or a SIM card)
* 8 GB of internal memory storage for loads of music and video; Asia/Europe 3G compatibility (2100 MHz UMTS)
* 2.4-inch, 16-million color LCD; 2-megapixel camera with video capture capabilities up to 640 x 480 (VGA)
* Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming, FM radio, integrated stereo speakers
* Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 17 days of standby time; measures 4.02 x 1.97 x 0.70 inches (HxWxD)

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Nokia’s newest Nseries device, the N81 8GB, is an update to the N91, one of the first smartphones to have 8GB of internal storage capacity. This slider is also one of the initial handsets that supports both the Nokia Music Store that just launched in the UK recently, as well as the upcoming N-Gage platform. Pitched as a music phone, with its dedicated playback keys and whopping 8GB of internal storage, does the Nokia N81 8GB stand up to its predecessor?

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The good: The Nokia N81 supports the Nokia Music Store and N-gage gaming platform and features a 3.5mm headphone jack, dual speakers, and dedicated gaming keys. The Symbian smartphone also offers a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and e-mail capabilities.

The bad: The N81’s controls are cramped and hard to use. The smartphone doesn’t support the U.S. 3G bands, and performance can be sluggish and buggy. The Nokia Music Store and N-Gage gaming platform have not officially launched in the United States yet.

The bottom line: We had high hopes for the gaming- and music-centric Nokia N81, but it ultimately disappoints with a bad design and buggy performance.