Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory Brand: Nokia Color: Black EAN: 0758478007792 Feature: This is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 cell phone with US 3G compatibility via 1900 MHz, and EDGE/UMTS Label: Nokia Manufacturer: Nokia Model: N80IE Publisher: Nokia Release Date: 2007-03-09 Studio: Nokia Variation Description: Black
Features
This is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 cell phone with US 3G compatibility via 1900 MHz, and EDGE/UMTS 3.2-megapixel digital camera with flash and video capture 256,000-color TFT display with 352 x 416 resolution Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and infrared wireless technology Expandable memory via MiniSD slot; MP3/video player
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
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: VERY GOOD PHONE IS TOO BAD IT ONLY LASTED A YEAR Comment: Is been a whole year since i bought this phone. It was great. Unfortunately it finally gave up on me. The screen went white and that was the end of it. But while the phone worked it was great. The picture were above average. I loved that. The internet was faster than other phones.The colors were great, the ability to download themes to it and screen savers too. Over all a great phone. Customer Rating: Summary: Nokia Rules!!! Comment: Mobile has to be Nokia, the durability, ease of use and reliability. I am very pleased with my n80 and now feel really came to the new world of super cell. I recommend the purchase by the cost benefit, as the n95 is still a fortune and never recommend the purchase of iphone because the ipod is unusual and iphone with certainty is still full of bugs. Nokia forever. Customer Rating: Summary: Amazing Product Comment: I really enjoy using this phone, all its features are very useful, plus you have the option of intalling new applications on it to expand its capabilities. Customer Rating: Summary: VoIP on a GSM handheld Comment: The N80ie is a dual mode phone -- calls can be made/received over GSM cellular
signals or over WiFi signals. Calls through a home or other WiFi hotspot (known as
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)) are the first step towards genuinely mobile
VoIP. With VoIP on a handheld one no longer needs to know when a call via the
internet is suppose to arrive nor have a laptop (in sleep mode) always near you.
Other major features of the N80ie (as well as the original N80) are the 3.2MP camera
and music playback supported by the opportunity to add 2Gb mini-SD flash memory.
Nokia has a well-deserved reputation for quality radios, mics and loudspeaker and
a stable OS and that reputation is evident in this particular handheld unit.
The three major features (VoIP, camera and music) that come in addition to the
excellent GSM cell phone, are mixed. I find the VoIP service outstanding! but the
photography and music features are, in my opinion, below Nokia's reputation.
Two VoIP carriers, Gizmo and Truphone, have service and softwares for the N80ie.
Since the Gizmo service is less expensive and the client software was already
onboard, I chose Gizmo. Gizmo (unlike Truphone) has a CallIn service comparable
to Skype's. Imagine living in Latin America with WiFi in your home and being able
to receive calls, 24/7, from the US for a flat rate of $36/yr -- that's the total
cost for both US callers and the LA recipient of the calls. This international
VoIP can easily pay for the N80ie over a modest time period. Will AT&T be able to
fully respond to this competitive threat (in a few years) with their 4th
generation LTE technology which is itself VoIP? Not a chance: Home WiFi networks
have been fully paid for and subscriptions to LTE IP signals that extend for miles
will be very pricey. I.e., Gizmo (IF this new company can stay in business ;)
on this N80ie handheld can serve users for many years to come.
But the photography and music features on this handheld are lousy. On the posiive
side I admit to being impressed with the onboard photo-editing software. And I'm
attracted to the idea of a resident software that allows one to directly upload
phonts through WiFi to an online service. But unless you're already a paying
subscriber to Yahoo's Flickr, just know that, once you upload your photos to
Flickr, you can not retrieve the originals unless you pay Flickr $25/yr. Since it
doesn't make sense to upload originals to Flickr unless (you've paid the $25/yr
or) you're also going to save the originals to your PC or Mac, why not
edit-and-upload from your computer, especially since the need to see-to-edit
2048x1536 pixels (= 3.2Mp) is rather limited on a screen 1 3/8" wide.
There are other features of the N80ie that undermine its value as a camera phone,
viz., the absence of autofocus, serious shutter-speed delay and the absence of a
lens cover. But these shortcomings proved less important for me than the need for
a larger screen.
Nokia's marketing strategy seems to be the opposite of Apple's. Apple products
(eg, the iPhone) seem to be a judicious selection of features that work well
together. Nokia is turning out (expensive, since they don't have the economies of
scale from mass production for each of the dozens of N and E series) high-end
handhelds containing hit-or-miss combinations of features. While Nokia awaits
information from the market about which features they "should" put together,
Apple's iPhone will, I suggest, erode Nokia's huge market share.
It does not take a large screen to have a good music player and, for starters,
Nokia's loudspeaker has excellent sound quality. But you might like to use a
headphone or headset: The first problem is Nokia's awful proprietary pop-port.
But Nokia's bluetooth is high quality and it supports the A2DP stereo protocol, so
why not use a wireless bluetooth headset, especially since it allows for hands
free driving. But alas, there is no support for remote control, the AVRCP protocol.
And, w/o AVRCP you can not use the N80ie as a hands-free music device.
But that's not the biggest problem, viz., the software for organizing and
playing the music are primitive to anyone who has used an iPod.
The camera is fine if you just want to always have a camera in your pocket for
quick shots of unexpected events. But otherwise the photography as well as the
music were major disappointments for me after many hours of tinkering because I
wanted! them to work and work well.
Had I not wasted so many hours dinking with my emerging photo library, uploading
to Flickr, and trying get the unit to work well as a music device, I would
gladly allocate 10 stars to this outstanding dual mode VoIP/GSM phone with
Gizmo on board. But I've subtracted a half-dozen points for the hours that I
squandered on false hopes.
Customer Rating: Summary: Nokia N80 Comment: this is a fantastic item. I just love this phone. It works quite well
