The good people at WomWorld sent me a trial Nokia N82 to play with. After having an extended stay at the Indian customs, the phone reached on Thursday this week. Since then, I have been playing with it and getting familiarized with its features. In this series of articles which will span for about 10 days, I will cover on what it is to live with a modern S60 handset and how it can become an integral part of your daily routine.
Hardware
Nokia N82 is a candy bar phone with a nice large QVGA screen. Though large, the 2.4″ screen is noticeably smaller than the Nokia N95’s 2.8″ screen. Nevertheless, the screen is bright, sharp and lively. When you see the N82 for the first time, what strikes you most is the minuscule keys on the keypad. It certainly is not the most comfortable keypad in the world, but surely is not unusable either. You have to place your finger on a certain angle and then press the keys, or you may end up pressing two keys.
The phone is relatively thick by today’s standards. The tapered design on the back makes it comfortable to hold. The shiny metallic front gives an expensive feel to the phone, but the rest of the plastic feels cheap.
You will find a multimedia and an application key on the front, which have now become a standard. (On the N95, the multimedia key equivalent is the slide-out).
The 3.5 mm audio jack and the power key are on the top of the phone. This is an improvement over the N95 where the audio jack is on the sides, making it uncomfortable to use with a pouch or when it is in your pocket.
On the right side, you will find the two stereo speakers, the volume keys, the camera and the gallery button.
On the left side, the micro SD card slot, the power jack and the USB port can be found. There isn’t anything on the bottom, except for a small hole for the microphone.
The 5 MP camera and the associated Xenon flash can be found on the back of the phone. There is also a front facing camera, essential for making video calls. The 5MP camera becomes far more effective than the camera on the N95 because of the inclusion of the Xenon flash. More on that in another part of this series.
The N82 comes with a 1050 mAH battery, which is quite adequate for this phone. The innards of the N82 consist of a 3G baseband with HSDPA support. There is also a GPS chip which along with the Nokia Maps will help you navigate in most cities of the world. Except for the form factor, the specifications of N82 are pretty much similar to the Nokia N95.
Here is a comparison shot of the N82 along with the N95 8GB and the Apple iPhone.
That was a quick overview of the hardware of the N82. In the next article we will cover the phone and camera features of this amazing little phone.
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