Nokia N80 – The King Of The Mobile Phone Features

There can be little doubt that the Nokia N80 is the ultimate features phone. It has everything that can possibly be packed into a handset to make life easier for any user. It can effectively organise your life and give you everything you would ever need in a fairly compact form. It fits in well with the other N series handsets from Nokia, but shows a definite improvement from previous models. The question is, does it deliver on its promises?

The Nokia N80 handset is surprisingly compact in height and width, if a little bulky. This is immediately forgivable when you realise exactly what is packed into the phone itself. It is a slider and houses a fairly small keypad underneath an impressive display. The controls are located below the screen and work regardless of whether it is open or shut so you can navigate until your heart’s content. The notable feature of the N80’s appearance, however, is the rounded edges that come as somewhat of a surprise and make the phone infinitely easy to handle and use.

The appearance of the N80 is secondary to the features of the phone though, which is why I have briefly skipped over it! The phone is easy to navigate and use, making the features easily accessible with very little time and effort required. You have plenty to choose from, including a digital music player that supports MP3 and FM stereo amongst others, video calling, Office document capabilities, bluetooth wireless, infrared, internet browser and 3MP camera. If none of these floats your boat then there is something wrong.

The memory matches the capability of the N80 at 40MB of internal memory, which can then be supplemented with a miniSD card. The one that comes with the handset is 128MB, although it can be expanded to 2GB with the right card and thus allows plenty of storage space for files, images and music, amongst others. The battery life is also somewhat impressive given the sheer volume of features on the phone. It actually gives 3 hours talk time and around three days on standby.

The negative aspects of the N80 come from its two most important features – the music and camera features. The music player is fine where sound quality is concerned, although the volume is a lot lower than it should be given the capability of the phone. If you usually wear headphones then it will be a lot better for you than wanting to listen to tunes out loud.

The camera may be 3MP, but only delivers good images if it remains completely immobile when a picture is being taken. It was the first of its kind on a phone so this could be forgiven if it had autofocus, which is conspicuous by its absence. There is also a significant lag in the processing of every image, although it has to be said that the quality is all the better for it.

Overall, the Nokia N80 cannot be faulted for its performance and willingness to do anything for its master. For business or personal use, it is a good investment for anyone wanting a bit more out of a phone than most models are unwilling to give. It definitely goes the extra mile.

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