After lots of hype and feverish anticipation, Nokia’s N82 has finally had its official unveiling.
It’s being heralded as one of the best ‘if not the best’ cameraphones around, boasting a five-megapixel camera, and the now standard NSeries Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics.
It features pretty much the same features as the N95 and others, being a ‘multimedia computer’, but also a ‘navigation device’ courtesy of built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps.
The N82’s big selling point is the camera. As well as the features above, it has fast camera activation (around two seconds), autofocus (with an assist lamp), quick reloads between shots and ‘DVD-like’ video capture. Hi-res pics and video can then be saved on the 2GB microSD card that’ll come as standard.
If you want to share content, Nokia’s included wi-fi connectivity and one-click uploads to file sharing sites, and the ability to connect the N82 to hi-res TVs.
And this isn’t all - the N82 also has Nokia’s new content-driven 3D multimedia menu, plus Nokia’s Ovi mobile internet services (Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games (well, from December anyway) and Nokia Maps).
It might not look as sexy as the iPhone or even the N95 8GB, but one thing’s for sure, the N82 certainly looks like it’s going to live up to all the hype.
I have an N82 and it is an excellent handset. The speed when booting up the phone is the quickest I have seen on an S60 phone, menu operation is quick and smooth. The camera takes amazing pictures, but it is more than just a decent camera phone. It has WiFi, 3G, HSDPA, plus an excellent web browser and a motion sensor that switches the phone into landscape. The phone is just so good, it is sure to be a top seller.
My first review of the handset is here:
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