Nokia N81 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Nokia N81 with 8GB of storage is Nokia's newest N-Series device. The N81 is marketed as a multimedia device, with excellent music features, a large amount of storage and support for Nokia's new music store and N-Gage gaming platform, although ...

Verdict: The Nokia N81 is a strange device in that it excels in some areas while completely dropping the ball in others. On the one hand it's a great music device with 8GB of built-in storage and excellent music software. On the other hand it has one of the ...

Review summary: Here's the reincarnated Ngage/QD. Will it match upto the expectations of mobile game enthusiasts?

Pros: ARM 11 369 MHz Processor, Sound Quality, 8GB internal memory, Gaming Keys, 3G, Video recording VGA @ 15 fps

Cons: Poor Build, Poor Battery, Bulky, 2 MP camera, No Card Slot, Expensive, Doesn't do justice to the N-Gage phone

Verdict: The Nokia N81 8GB sells for around Rs.23,000 with a 1-year warranty. The phone is an expensive deal for its poor build and battery life. The only saving factor for the phone is its 8GB of storage and its descent music playback. But that's not what one ...

Review summary: You may have seen the official announcement of the Nokia N81 before, but here is a hands-on video with the 8GB version, comparing it from every angle with the Nokia N95 8GB...

Verdict: By most accounts, the first generation Nokia N-Gage didn't fare quite as well in the marketplace as the Finnish company had hoped, but now they're ready to fully engage (bad pun, I know) back into the world of mobile gaming. You may have seen the ...

Review summary: On paper, the N81 8GB looks impressive, but is it the ultimate do-everything phone?

Verdict: Nokia's N81 8GB ought to be a superb phone. On paper, the specs are enticing apart from the camera, which really did disappoint. It's also a rather chunky mobile phone and the navigation pad can be annoying to use. If you have an eye on this handset, ...

Review summary: After the launch of Nokia N81 8GB, our whole team was really thrilled by the idea of building-in an internal memory of such a great capacity and we were looking forward getting one of those ......

Pros: Strong volume through the speakers, External hardware key for locking the keypad

Cons: Low quality construction, The keys are hard to press, The camera lacks auto-focus

Verdict: 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 ...