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Nokia N81
Adding up to the multimedia group of phones in the Nokia NSeries is the Nokia N81. Aside from its excellent support for music, it also revived the N-Gage gaming platform, aside from a number of improvements and add-ons.
Nokia N81 is a juggle between style and function, and its design has always become a talk of praise for users. With its shiny and sophisticated black exterior, the N81 is a definite eye-catcher. It measures 4.0 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.9 ounces. It is comfortable to use and easy to slide in the pocket. The front panel boasts its large 2.4-inch screen, displaying 16.7 million colors at a 320 x 240-pixel resolution. Texts and images are displayed sharp and bright. Gaming is at its best with N81, being its most priced feature.
Buttons below the screen include the Talk and End Buttons, main menu shortcut, clear button and the navigation toggle. Also included are the play/pause, stop, and forward and back buttons which are visible only when backlit. The alphanumeric dialpad can be accessed by pushing the front cover upward. The problem with the setup of the N81 is that it looked crammed and pressing is a bit hard.
Above the screen are two gaming keys. The screen orientation automatically switches from portrait to landscape mode when playing games, transforming the gadget into a handheld gaming device. On top of N81 are the 3.5mm headphone jack, a lock switch and a power button. On both left and rides are the speakers. On the right spine are the volume rocker and camera activation key. On the backside is the camera lens.
It still holds the same multimedia capabilities of other NSeries phones, including the integrated music player, that supports MP3, WMA, W4A, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats, the FM radio and the RealPlayer that supports 3GPP and MPEG-4 video-streaming. A built-in equalizer is also included.
N81′s 2.0-Megapixel camera holds the feature of other cameras under the NSeries and the picture remains in fair quality. The video quality, on the other hand, is better. What’s impressive is its 8GB of internal flash memory, however it doesn’t include a microSD expansion slot unlike the other phone models.
Phone capabilities of N81 is remarkable, being a quadband mobile. It is also include speakerphone, voice commands, VoIP support, conference calling, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging. N81 is diasppointing in the absence of 3G, but nevertheless, the integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi redeemed itself.
Productivity tools in N81 is dependent on its operating system, the third edition of the S60 platform Symbian, however it doesn’t come preloaded with QuickOffice but it can be downloaded. E-mail support in N81 includes IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP e-mail accounts. It also offers Adobe Reader, Zip Manager, clock, voice recorder and a lot more.