The Nokia N81 Phone at a Glance

Operating Frequencies: Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100
Form Factor: Slider
Display: ??
Camera: 2 megapixel
Interface: Series 60 3rd Edition
Memory: 4GB/8GB onboard
Battery: ??, up to 4 hours talk time, ?? days standby time
SAR value: ?? W/kg on ear, ?? W/kg on body (more info on SAR values and cell phone radiation here)
Connectivity: Bluetooth, 3G, WLAN
Special Features: 3.5mm audio jack, gaming controls
Weight: ?? grams / ?? ounces
Thickness: ?? mm

Release Date: Q4 2007
Expected Cost: 360 Euros for 4GB, 430 Euros for 8GB
Buy From: ??

There's not really a whole lot here that we hadn't heard previously: the N81 still comes in two configurations, 4GB and 8GB, and is aimed at the game-playing, music-listening, media-wanting crowd. It has two dedicated A and B buttons that are made simply for the sole purpose of gaming. One drawback: it doesn't look like the buttons are very tactile (touch sensitive maybe?). Unless Nokia went with the N95-ish flat depression buttons for the N81. I'm hoping not.

Looking at price, 360 Euros for the smaller capacity version isn't bad at all, for what seems like a power-packed WLAN-connected Symbian phone. A zero capacity version with microSD expandable memory support would certainly have been more preferable.

Camera is a 2 megapixel standard, the least impressive feature of an otherwise highly impressive phone.

It seems that the N81 is the new posterboy for the N-Gage platform and related Nokia entertainment services.

Tags: n81, phones, s60, slide

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