Nokia N81 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Can this offer a cheaper alternative to the company's N95? handset?

Verdict: The N81 will still be seen as the Nokia N95's cheaper brother and with that in mind will always be fighting to prove its worth, especially when you see both in the store for free come its launch at Christmas - if you sign a big enough contract.

Review summary: Nokia's new N81 8GB can pack in the songs and the entertainment. But how does the phone stack up against other members of the Nseries?…

Pros: The N81 8GB is a tremendous phone for listening to and storing music, for playing N-Gage games and for enjoying multimedia applications

Cons: A two-megapixel camera is disappointing, as is the creaky black plastic casing

Verdict: The N81 8GB is a great all-rounder but suffers in comparison with the new Nokia N95 8GB.

Review summary: 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 ...

Pros: Superb music experience, outstanding battery life

Cons: Build quality issues, poor camera

Review summary: We were looking forward to the Nokia N81. On paper it seemed to suit our needs perfectly, being able to play music, take decent photos, show videos, and display GPS info. For gaming fans, it also comes preloaded with the Nokia's N-Gage gaming software

Pros: Wi-Fi 3G connectivity, Generous 8GB of onboard memory, Good all-round handset offering music, photos, gaming and internet

Cons: Clunky design, Only 2-megapixel camera

Verdict: Impressive handset function-wise, but we're disappointed with the design of the hardware

Review summary: The Nokia N81 is a stylish looking slider phone which produces sharp, crisp colours on its large screen. The handset's music features are excellent and with 8GB of memory there's plenty of storage space for your music. The games on offer are also ...

Pros: Great music features ; excellent screen ; top-notch connectivity

Cons: Touch wheel is poor ; average camera ; bulky and heavy

Verdict: 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 ...