- Unlocked for use with your existing GSM 850 MHz, GSM 900 MHz, GSM 1800 MHz or GSM 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card. Note: This phone does not come with service or a SIM card.
- Bluetooth technology lets you talk hads and wire free
- Wi-Fi
- 3 megapixel camera lets you capture your favorite moments
- Video Capture takes your camera to the next level
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Nokia N80
Nokia's N80 is one of the company's new breed of high-end media handsets, and is one of the first such devices to use the new 3rd edition of Nokia's S60 user interface. This is significant because S60 3rd edition is both far faster and attractive than prior versions, making the N80 a pleasure to use.
 The Nokia N80 features a a very clean and attractive slider design. |
The N80 comes in a very clean and attractive slider design. When closed, the numeric keypad is hidden within its 4.8oz, 3.8" x 2" x 1" body. The 5-way directional pad controller, a pair of softkeys, a pair of editing keys, and the normal red and green call buttons are still accessible. In terms of feel and usability, the N80's d-pad controller takes some getting use to, but the rest of the buttons and keys are all fine.
When it comes to connectivity, Nokia's N80 has it in spades. It will work on any of the 4 GSM bands found throughout the world, and even supports 3G WCDMA networks as well - where available. But there is more to it than that. For example, the N80 supports the new enhanced GPRS system called EDGE that is available here in the US and other places, and it also supports 802.11g WiFi data for connecting to a network at high speeds when at home, the office, or a local coffee house. It is even capable of SIP compliant Voice Over IP (VOIP) service, when configured to work with a compatible provider. But that's still not all, as the N80 supports Bluetooth v1.2 and infrared wireless connections as well.
As far as entertainment is concerned, the N80 is equally ready to go. For starters, it comes equipped with a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode and red-eye reduction capable flash. The macro mode allows the N80 to take quality photos of people and landscapes as well as smaller, closer objects like flowers. The camera also is capable of recording fine quality video clips in MP4 format at 352x288 pixel resolution, or lower quality 3GP clips at 176x144 pixel resolution. Whether you are shooting video or stills, you hold the N80 horizontally like a digital camera. A dedicated shutter button sits comfortably under your right index finger when used in this way.
 Nokia's N80 is one of the company's new breed of high-end media handsets. |
Nokia's N80 is also quite capable of keeping you entertained with music, too. You can load up the included 128MB miniSD memory card with music, or buy your own card of up to 2GB in capacity for many hours of music. Of course having the capacity to store a lot of MP3 files is of little use if the music player application is no good. Luckily, the N80's dedicated multimedia button launches Nokia's new music application, which mimics many of the features found in dedicated MP3 players, such as sorting songs by artist, album, genre, and track name. You can create and edit track lists on the N80 itself, or use Nokia's included software. The N80 uses the de facto standard M3U format for playlists. If you manage to run out of MP3 files to listen to, you can always instead use the built-in FM radio with the included stereo headphones.
 The Nokia N80 comes equipped with a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode and red-eye reduction capable flash. |
Of course no handset is perfect, and the Nokia N80 has a few shortcomings. For one, all of those high-tech features require a lot of battery power. As such, the N80 only managed 4.75 hours of talk time, and realistically will need to be recharged every other day at least. Also lacking is the quality of the voice dialing system. But if you can deal with those limitations, the N80 will reward you with more capability in a handset than could have been imagined only a couple of years ago.
Pros:
- 3.2MP camera
- Great MP3 player
- WiFi/EDGE/3G/Bluetooth
Cons:
- Weak battery life
- Poor voice dialing
Product Description
This high-end slide-style smartphone in Black, sports an ultra-high-resolution display, 3 megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi with UPnP for media streaming and sharing. Other features include Bluetooth, a miniSD card slot, speaker-independent voice control, EDGE data, FM radio, and speakerphone.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but could be better (More like 3.5 stars),
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This review is from: Nokia N80 Internet Edition Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MiniSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I've had this phone for a week. I'm using it with T-Mobile, so your mileage may vary. In my opinion, it's a feature-packed phone at a reasonable price (for an unlocked smart phone, at least).
The Symbian 9 OS runs pretty well, although I did experience some lags and software freezes (with third-party apps). Fixing it was a matter of rebooting. I think the menu organization could be smarter, but you can customize much of it. I do love that the default screen displays your day's calendar agenda. But that screen hides the main menu. Not a huge drawback, but it confused me at first. Photos with the 3-megapixel camera are grainy (it also has a VGA camera). Since this is a phone first, and not a camera, there is also no stabilization control. It does, however, come with a flash. Sound quality of phone calls is okay. Your friends, family and colleagues will hear you clearly. On your end, however, it will sound like you're talking on a cell phone. It's not bad, but I've had conversations on better sounding phones. I disagree slightly with another commenter about wireless internet (WLAN) access. It's possible to set a default access point. The problem is that if you aren't at that location regularly, you will have to search for a new network. One way around it is to pony up the cash for a data plan through your wireless provider. I agree, however that some kind of one-button auto-detect would be ideal. I don't like the SIM card slot. The metal cover pops off fairly easily -- as I found out while trying to insert my SIM card without reading the manual first. The phone's slider form factor moves smoothly, perhaps too much so. By default, sliding the phone completely open -- something that's hard, but not impossible to do accidentally -- unlocks the keypad. The N-80 is also bit awkward. It feels thick for lack of a better word. Its 5-way controller button also looks and feels a bit cheaper than you'd probably expect. Another drawback: no QWERTY keyboard. You can connect to a wireless one via Bluetooth. But that assumes you want to carry a keyboard. The upshot is that the predictive text feature is solid and sensible. When enabled, it works contextually: on automatically for SMS and email messages and off when typing URLs. Overall, I give this phone high marks for features, but a few annoyances mean it's far from The Perfect Phone.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Phone from Nokia,
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This review is from: Nokia N80 Internet Edition Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MiniSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I got this phone 2 weeks back although I have seen this with my cousin in Singapore quite sometime back. Just right off the box, the phone is quite impressive. Many complain about the response time - yes, this phone is slow but doesn't bother me - far better than my windows machine Overall, very good phone for what it offers.
Pros: * This phone tops in ergonomics, ease of use, presentation, features, Bluetooth, speakerphone and call quality. * Wi-fi is worth mentioning separately. It is simply superb. * Nokia's connection manager is far superior than anyone else in the market. It handles very efficiently that one can easily choose between several access points and save lots of money. I accidentally downloaded a big chunk of data and going to pay through my nose next month! * All the apps that come with this phone are quite good. * BT sync with my apple is just fine with iSync. Also I transfer music/themes/ringtones using data cable from my Wintel. The phone automatically toggles to "Mass storage" mode when it is connected to PC, which is pretty neat. * I haven't faced any such problem as I charge my gadgets daily. I also tried leaving it uncharged and it comes for 2-3 days, good enough for my call volumes. * Symbian browser is fast and stunning. Bookmarks feature is neat. Having the wi-fi feature helps you to set all the bookmarks while you're at home and then use it wisely while you are away. * Camera quality is good. Dual camera is just a great idea. Camera settings are similar to professional cameras - very very impressive! * Tried the video mode and came fine. * Battery life, as many claim, seems short - but I charge my gadgets daily - so not a big issue * The headset that comes with the phone is really good. * Tonnes of themes, apps etc available for this phone..... Cons * My first biggest problem is that the main navigation key is badly designed. It is made of cheap plastic and almost 8 out of 10 times I "selected" an option when I was actually trying to navigate to left. It is SO frustrating. * My second biggest problem with this phone is when the slider is on, the screen light does not come up. So you won't know - even in the day - which button to press to answer the question "Unlock phone?" - you will get that by practice but it is truly a pain. * The process of taking a picture sucks. The picture what you see on the screen when you hear the shutter sound is NOT what you get. There is a serious lag between the shutter click and the final image. I sincerely hope if there would be some s/w patch for this. I am anyway not a big fan of phone cameras - with an exception of Sony Ericsson W810i. That is one far superior camera quality I saw so far. * Slider lock and unlock feature is good and bad. I am putting this on the bad section as even if the slider opens in your pocket, the phone could turn on and end up with accidental redialing. So you would need a small app to do the locking properly. Overall - good phone. At this point, Nokia has better phones like N95 etc - of course very expensive.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect, but a few flaws.,
This review is from: Nokia N80 Internet Edition Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MiniSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I have been using this for about a week, this is my first smartphone. I wanted a N95 but I am not prepared to spend $700 on a cellphone...yet. here are the pros and cons.
Pros: Does almost everything - wifi, bluetooth, infrared, 3g (no US) - Series 60 Symbian blows Windows out of the water. - Nice, high resolution screen. Cons: - Navigation key is horrible, feels really cheap. it's easy to select the wrong item. - "serious" shutter lag. Press the shutter, then wait about 1.5 seconds for the shutter to go off. No real problems with the pictures, pretty good for a camera phone, but grainy at night. Could have used a real Xenon flash like the SEK790. - Horrible battery life. With the default settings i didn't even get a day of standby. I found some tweaks at a forum, today fully charged it at 11am, now it is 1:30am the next day with half the battery left. Today I took several pictures, made a couple of calls, sent a few emails. - You should be able to answer and hangup calls with the slider, or I haven't figured it out yet. Also the annoying "Lock keypad?" dialog. It should automatically lock when the slider is closed. - Haven't had it open in my pocket yet, but a spring on the slider would have been nice. - Unless you have a cellular data package, wireless is clunky. Like others have said, each app has its own wireless settings, if you expect to roam about and use public hotspots, be prepared to "search for Wlan everytime" or hope everyone you get is labeled "linksys" I have a prepaid T-mobile account and just use Wifi for any data that I need, sometimes a hassle. - annoying blue flashing LED when phone is in standby mode. Overall I really think the only serious niggle is the battery life. I will play with it for a couple more weeks, if I can't get used to the battery i will resell it to somebody else, I am sure I can get most of my money back.
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