21 Aug 2008
A handy candy bar-type of mobile phone, the Nokia N82 is a tri-band handset that measures 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 millimetres and weighs 114 grams. For maximum display, the Nokia N82 flaunts a wide screen that supports 16,000,000 colours on a 240 x 320 resolution. Putting personality on the phone is its array of ring tone selections, which program also supports polyphonic, AAC and MP3 music formats.

The Nokia N82 runs on Symbian Series 60 operating system and offers multimedia and SMS messaging services. Transfer of data and other files is easy with the connectivity features of the Nokia N82, which include Bluetooth A2DP, Wi-Fi and USB support.

Internally, the Nokia N82 can store up to 100 Megabytes of files, photos and videos. However, the Nokia N82 user may opt to expand the mobile phone's memory with a MicroSD memory card.

Access to the Internet is not a problem with the Nokia N82. The handset is equipped with XHTML, HTML, XHTML and WAP as internal Web browsers, with data speed that runs on HSDPA. As such, the Nokia N82 supports

e-mail clients under IMAP4, POP3 and SMTP, and has allows Internet Messaging as part of its line-up of features. Users can also download programs from the Web, such as Google Maps or Opera Mini for a wider range of applications.

One of the Nokia N82's star features is its 5-Megapixel camera for photo-perfect moments. Besides photo capturing, the Nokia N82 camera also allows video recording, playback and streaming. The Nokia N82 camera has a control centre with a joypad for navigation and access to various functionalities such as scene modes, self-timer, flash, colour, sequence, exposure and light sensitivity, auto-focus and macro setting for photo close-ups. Better yet, the Nokia N82 allows on-device editing to fix those unwanted flaws in actual photo and video shots.

As bonus features, the Nokia N82's camera carries Carl Zeiss lens and is equipped with Xenon flash. The mobile phone also comes with secondary camera on its front part, for purposes of video calling. While the VGA camera may be common among phones of similar functionalities, on-the-go users appreciate the Nokia N82 for the clear and crisp view it offers to owners who utilize the video calling feature.

Users attest that with the Nokia N82, video footages taken are just as good as its photos. The Nokia N82 allows video shooting at 30fps, while offering a 10x zoom or a 4x zoom when on VGA mode. The Nokia N82 also supports 3gp and mp4 video formats, boasts of digital stabilisation, and offers video settings to tone colours.

Notwithstanding the sleek and practical impression it leaves on observers, the Nokia N82 is packed with built-in games to entertain its users, such as the N-gage platform, which rich graphics and vibrant colours have hooked some of its game-digging users.

The Nokia N82 also supports Java games, which may be downloaded from the Internet. Similarly, the mobile supports audio formats, such as AAC+, AAC, eAAC+, WMA and MP3. The handset also houses a built-in radio for users to simply tune in to their favourite shows on air. Users can utilize the 3.5-millimetre headphone jack to listen to music or hear news and other information from the radio.

The Nokia N82 offers its users talk time of approximately 260 minutes. When fully charged, the mobile phone's battery can last up to 225 hours on standby.

While some of the Nokia N82 owners are satisfied with the mobile phone's performance others criticize the handset, asserting that it looks rather uninspiring, flat or too tacky with its silver grey casing.

Being a candybar phone, it is solid to the touch, but others say it also feels plasticky. Moreover, dissatisfied owners lament that the keypads are equivalent to the size of rice grains, making it less convenient for texting users. Similarly, some people find that the tiny shortcut button nestled between two other keys is seemingly situated in an out-of-place area within the facade of the mobile phone.

Many observers have also found that the Nokia N82 is similar to the Nokia N95, except that the latter works on a sliding mechanism.

Reviewer: manjit kaur - leeds
Reviewed on: 18th April, 2008
Rating: 7/10
I do like the phone very much, brillant photography in it, and video recording. Draw back is when i wanted to do video calling the network didnt support it ?????? As i am a 02 pay as you go customer.I purchased the phone sim free and i expected to work freely without no hassle of network problems.

Reviewer: Riaz - London
Reviewed on: 20th March, 2008
Rating: 10/10
The best set i ever seen is Nokia N82. It has all configuration that is needed for alround works. Nokia N82 touched all the side of necessity a man has. If anyone think of buying a mobile set for his pure satisfation, then it should be Nokia N82. It is the best set compared to all others.

Reviewer: isaac - ACCRA GHANA
Reviewed on: 29th February, 2008
Rating: 10/10
IT IS NICE,STRONG,FUNCTIONABLE. LONG LASTING AND I LIKE IT

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