Nokia N81 3G Phone Review

he Nokia N81 & Nokia N81 8GB are members of the Nokia N-Series which includes other popular phones including the . The N81 & N81 8GB are identical in design & features but come with differing memory options & the phones have different colour options on their casing. The Nokia N81 & Nokia N81 8GB come with a Nokia headset with remote control, connectivity cable, compact travel charger & battery but the Nokia N81 comes with a 2 Gbyte MicroSD™ memory card. The N81 comes with an expandable memory options which allows the user to add memory card to suit their storage needs & the start up kit includes a 2 Gbyte MicroSD™ memory card. The N81 is mainly black in colour with highlights of coloured edging around the casing & the navigation wheel. The N81 comes in a choice of two colours which are graphite grey & cobalt blue. The Nokia N81 8GB comes with 8 Gbytes of internal flash memory which allows the user to store much data on their new handset. The N81 8GB also comes with coloured edging around the casing & navigation wheel which are subtly coloured cocoa brown. The handset is solid & robust in design which weighs 140 grams & the overall measurements are 17.9mm deep by 50mm wide by 102mm high. The Nokia N81 & N81 8GB are beautiful in design & in capabilities. The phones are 3G capable handsets complete with WLAN technology. The phones are media, music & internet focused handsets which come with a simple slide opening casing complete with easy access music, video & function keys. The user can enjoy viewing the large screen when the handsets are open or closed. The screen is large measuring 2.4 inches with a high screen resolution & displays up to sixteen million colours for a quality viewing experience. The phones comes with high quality imaging features which include a 2 megapixel camera complete with flash option & 20 x digital zoom. The flash comes with a selection mode which allows the user to turn the flash on & off or to automatic flash mode or to red eye reduction mode. The user can capture still images & record video footage on their N81 or N81 8GB handsets. The user can record, stream, playback & edit video footage with ease. The user can store, share & even blog their personal images & video footage. The user will never be short of entertainment on their new phone as both phones can view games in either portrait or landscape mode & the user can enjoy lively action packed games on their handset. The Nokia N81 & N81 8GB operate on a Symbian operating system complete with S60 3.1 software. A fully charged battery will provide either up to 4 hours GSM talk time, 3 hours WCDMA talk time, 408 hours standby time, 3.5 hours QVGA video recording time, 4.5 hours QVGA video playback time, 11.5 hours music playback time or up to 6 hours of gaming time.

The user can rest assure that a call will never be missed & forgotten as the Nokia N81 & Nokia N81 8GB come with a call log feature which allows the user to access all missed calls, calls received & dialled calls easily. The phones come with other easy to use communication features including a push to talk call feature, handsfree speaker phone feature, conference call & voice over IP Internet call feature. The user can take part in a face to face call using the 3G video call feature which allows the user to see who they are talking to on their screen. The 3G video call can take place between two 3G compatible mobile phone users & is a fun way to communicate & provides a real feel to any call whether it is a business or pleasure call.

The phones really come alive when the built in music functions are used & the user can enjoy many hours worth of music entertainment on their beautiful new handset. The phones both come with a high quality music player which supports all popular music formats. The user can access & control their music simply by using the dedicated music & volume keys. The music keys allow the user to play, rewind, fast forward, pause & stop music using the external keys without having to slide the phone open. The user can create & manage their music playlists on their phone. The phones come with a 5 band equaliser which allows the user to gain the best sound for the type of music being played. The user can stream music & enjoy a wireless Bluetooth stereo A2DP connection. The Nokia N81 & N81 8GB come with a FM radio feature complete with visual radio which allows the user to view information on what band or artist is playing & the name of the song they are listening to.