9.3 out of 10

Nokia N81

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Best Price: $389

  • User Score (12395)
    7.4 *******
  • Expert Score (25)
    7.5 *******
  • Design (12164)
    9.5 **********
  • Value for money (24)
    7.9 ********
  • Features (12131)
    8.8 *********
  • Ease of use (37)
    9.3 *********
  • Performance (12129)
    7.5 *******

Freak Rank

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  • Buzz Index: 5/5
  • Activity: 5/5

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Manufacturer's Specs

Connectivity

  • WLAN
    Yes
  • WCDMA (network dependent)
    Yes

Key Facts

  • Display size
    320 x 240 pixels
  • Display colors
    Up to 16.7 Million colors
  • Operating frequency
    GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100

Messaging and communication

  • Video calling
    Yes
  • Chat
    -
  • Push to talk
    Yes

Internet and media

  • Music player
    Supports AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MP4, M4A, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, Mobile XMF, SP-MIDI, MIDI Tones (poly 64), RealAudio 7,8,10, True tones, WAV

Camera

  • Video camera resolution
    320 x 240

Review Summary

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Entertainment. The next episode. Easy to get into and hard to put down, up to 8GB of the best music and games you can fit in your hand.

  1. 2 weeks ago
    Overall 8
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    But enough of the gloom. The Nokia N81 is still full of impressive features and will certainly appeal to music and gaming fans. We're just slightly miffed about its poor hardware interface design and it's comparatively heavy weight. The Nokia N81 8GB is available now, from free on some contracts. Read more

  2. 26 December 2007
    Overall 7
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    We love the Nokia N81's mammoth 8GB of storage space and excellent music and gaming features. However, we wish it wasn't so bulky and that it had a better touch wheel. As a result it's not really the revolutionary multimedia handset that we were hoping for. Read more

  3. Nokia N81 8GB Review

    Reviewer: phonearena.com
    29 November 2007
    Overall 7
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    Overall, we can say that N81 8GB offers nothing new, compared to its predecessors from the series, save for the 8 GB memory. It’ll let you make neither perfect pictures, nor high-quality video clips, so if you’re looking for a phone with such characteristics, you’d better look elsewhere. However, if you’re keen on a phone with a lot of memory, good music player, good sound and perfect graphics of the games and at the same time you’re prepared to put up with the shortc... Read more

  4. Reviewer: mobileburn.com
    15 November 2007

    Nokia's N81 8GB, the company's latest slider phone to be added to the Nseries line, comes equipped with a whopping 8GB of internal storage, just as the name suggests. Ricky takes the N81 8GB out for a spin to see if Nokia has another winner on its hands. Read more

  5. Nokia N81/Nokia N81 8Gb

    Reviewer: Mobile Review
    02 November 2007

    The reception quality provided by the N81 is up to Nokia’s standard, nothing to worry about here. The volume of ring tones, all thanks to its stereo-speakers, is over the roof, which automatically makes the N81 one of the market’s loudest devices. The vibro alert is not particularly easy to feel due to the phone’s bulky casing. The 8 Gb edition retails in Europe for 430 Euro, while the junior model will set you back more than 360 Euro – these prices may vary by regi... Read more

  1. nokia n81 8Gb review by cellphoneguider

    Reviewer: zui_feng, Mouthshut
    02 March 2008
    Overall 8
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    Value for money 8
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    Ease of use 10
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    I have waited for so long for a phone like nokia n81 8Gb to come out.It have a lot of function (all except infrared port),can play all N-Gage type games,have a lot of memory so i can store more musics,more games,more videos,and more photography.I... Read more

  2. Nice looking phone but low in quality

    Reviewer: hayashi, review.businessmobileasia.com
    14 November 2007
    Overall 4
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    I have bought 2 pieces of these phone and realize that each of them got some productions issues. The first silver one got a problem on the front, as the black front has a 1mm opening on the right that lift up the game button. The second blue one got a very lousy slider mechanism, it feels like you are using this phone for ages and every slacky and rattling during the usage of the front button. My colleague got the same phone 2 days later and got one where the left upp... Read more

  3. welcome

    Reviewer: samir625, Phone Scoop
    13 November 2007
    Overall 10
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    this phone is good phone in the world Read more

  1. Music Slide Phone

    IMO, Nokia N81 is the best music phone to date.

    forum.gsmarena.com: 11 January 2008 Read more

  2. Best Music Phone?

    I'm guessing the Nokia N81 8GB is the new king of music phones

    forum.gsmarena.com: 27 September 2007 Read more

  3. HEY!!!! HELP!!!!

    NOKIA n81... 5700 5610 SE: w910... w890... k630 moto v8...

    forum.gsmarena.com: 07 January 2008 Read more

  4. Cant Decide...Help!!

    I suggest the nokia N81.i know it isn't on the list,but it seems like a good phone.

    forum.gsmarena.com: 12 November 2007 Read more

  5. N81 8 GB Gaming buttons.

    forum.gsmarena.com: 13 January 2008 Read more

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