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Nokia N81 8GB Review - Gaming or music that Fares Best?
I have the new Nokia N81 8GB for a few days now and I'm still not decided what I think honestly. It looks nice and the screen is excellent as always with recent Nokia releases, but on the other hand it is a bit heavy, feels 'plastic' and generally a bit cheap. The camera is also a bit of a disappointment.
I had my eye on this unusual-looking music phone as it has both Wi-Fi and 3G, so on paper it seemed a better option than than the Sony-Ericsson W910i (see review on this model) and I look for alternatives to the iPhone. The gaming aspect raised my interest a little.
For gaming, the N81 excels, there are a range of games available via Nokia's N-Gage website and more are added all the time. Most games can be played in landscape mode, which means that the dedicated gaming keys at the top (if the phone is upright) of the screen to their real law, and provide a very comfortable user experience. The music is also worth praise, with the usual sources for finding music by playlist, track name, artist or album and the sound quality is better than many other music phones out there. I found the 3.5mm jack is very useful if I could use my own headphones in the plug and not limited to the use of what I have in the package. I also liked the built-in speakers, which provide much better sound quality than most mobile phones I've tested recently, as she had not "tinny" sound I have observed elsewhere.
Also in favor of the N81 is that the battery life is very good, especially for a Nokia. I have a few good days of normal use phones and playing music and games and download a few songs before the battery ran completely. Go back to the games, the quality of what you get (even if they are only demos to start) is a big jump from the normal games that you expect on a phone. Seeing a real 3D game like Fifa 07 was impressive, although understandably can not expect PS3 graphics quality. The two dedicated gaming keys light up only when the game and makes it much more comfortable than a regular phone.
On the downside the phone is definitely not easy to hold (gaming is the exception). There are too many buttons below the screen and it is very easy for the wrong by writing a text or touch it through the menus. Remember when I said that the speakers are a bit hard? Believe me, there is nothing more embarrassing than having a Gary Glitter tune suddenly blaring out at full strength for commuters or (worse) school - Scary.
The new Navi wheel is in my opinion, very disappointing. The idea that it can be used as a D-pad or a Navi wheel makes much sense, but it just is not implemented in the right-way. Fortunately you can switch the wheel, I did what the two systems seem to confuse each other more often than not.
Overall, a very mixed bag and it is difficult to decide on the N81 to make. The game features is undoubtedly the main feature and the camera is no worse than the iPhone and the W910, but if convenience is too far behind the iPhone in particular (but that does almost everything else). The sound quality is very good, but just goes to show that Nokia does not have completely overtaken Sony Ericsson to that side of things. As for me do something bad points outweigh the good and the convenience is important. While the N81 is by no means a bad phone, there are better options out there.
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