Our review of the Nokia N81 8GB special edition now comes to an end – in case anyone of you misses a part, the full list is below:
The Nokia N81 8GB Special Edition review – unboxing
The Nokia N81 8GB review – size
The Nokia N81 8GB review – physical
The Nokia N81 8GB review – screen
The Nokia N81 8GB review – camera
The Nokia N81 8GB review – random tidbits
So far so good. Some parts are great, some suck – but what’s the final verdict?
For me, the Nokia N81 8GB definitely is a great idea. Integrating a generous amount of memory into the device along with a great camera, GPS and WiFi is a great idea in theory – but Nokia’s N81 8GB unfortunately is not the perfect implementation of the concept.
The phone’s keyboard could be a lot better, and the 2MP fix-focus camera voids further discussion.
The N81 8GB would be a great phone for the 300-400€ price range – however, the current pricing is much too high even for the special edition with the included headphones.
If Nokia improves the camera and keyboard, the N81’s successor could be a true blockbuster. As it is now, it is a great idea with a botched execution….I would not purchase it…
What do you think?
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Hi lool,
nice to see that you like the N81 8GB. Sorry that you dislike my review…but thats what subjectivity is about…
Just for my personal comparison: have you ever used a phone with an autofocus lens? With a QWERTY keyboard?
Best regards
Tam Hanna
Erm… the N81 8GB doesn’t have GPS…
Also, it’s not a “weird sync port”, it’s microUSB which is the official replacement for miniUSB. It’s much thinner so that devices can be thinner too.
But that box was amazing… never seen packaging like that anywhere else!
Hi krisse,
thank you so much for talking back!
So MicroUSB it is – still, I see no reason for yet another form factor when the industry has finally begun to settle for one thing.
For me it all comes down to one thing: how many chargers must I tote when I travel to London next time…
Best regards
Tam Hanna
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