From the Nokia N-Series pavilion, comes another creation. The Nokia N81, with its slide-up technique, impresses in both looks and features. The Nokia N81 mobile phone comes with remote control, connectivity cable, compact travel charger & battery and a 2 GB MicroSD memory card. There is a feature of expandable memory as well that allows a user to add a memory card to suit their storage needs. The cell phone is available in a rich black color besides cobalt blue and graphite grey. The built is sturdy and 
looks robust and weighs around 140 gms.
looks robust and weighs around 140 gms. The measurements of the phone are pretty impressive, more so due to the fact that it is a member of the N-Series. The phone is 17.9mm deep by 50mm wide by 102mm high. The Nokia N81 is equipped with WLAN technology and 3G functions are also enabled. The phone focuses on the usage of media, music and the internet and comes with sophisticated and user-friendly function keys. The wide screen, which measures 2.4 inches, provides a high resolution and gives a classy viewing experience with its 16-million color display.
The scoring feature of the Nokia N81 is the 2 mega-pixel camera that comes complete with a powerful flash and upto 20x digital zoom. The flash use is optional, which means that the user can either turn it off or on according to his personal discretion. There is also an option of automatic flash mode and red-eye reduction. One can do good quality still photography or even record video footage, which is pretty much clear and distortion-free. The video footage can also be stored, shared, streamlined, edited and even blogged by the user.
Another scoring feature of the N81 is the fact that it does not fail to entertain. The plethora of games that can be played in almost realistic modes is much enjoyable and very lively. The action packed games can be viewed in portrait or landscape mode with special effects. The Nokia n81 works on Symbian operating system that comes loaded with S60 3.1 software. The battery packs quite a punch and when fully charged, it can provide either 4 hours of GSM talk time, 3 hours of WCDMA talk time, 408 hours of standby time, 3.5 hours of QVGA video recording time, 4.5 hours of QVGA video playback time, 11.5 hours of music playback time or 6 hours of gaming time. With a Nokia N81, you can be assured that important calls will be the topmost priority. The unique call log feature enables to access all missed calls easily. The phone is equipped with push-to-talk call, hands-free speaker phone, conference call & voice over IP Internet call. There is also a 3G video call feature that allows the user to see the person he is talking to, on the screen of the phone. This however, is possible when the call is made on another phone that is equipped with 3G video call feature.
Nokia N81 is a blessing for music lovers. The high quality music player in the phone gives a rich quality and bass to the songs that are played. Easy-to-use navigation keys are a pleasure and the software supports almost all the popular music formats. The music keys are located strategically so that one does not have to slide the phone up every time to change the track or change the volume. The user can create and manage his own playlist and also toggle the 5-band equalizer, according to the sound quality that he wants. The music can be enjoyed with a wireless Bluetooth stereo A2DP connection after streaming the songs. The FM radio in N81 enables a user to view information like name of the album, name of the artist and song.
Nokia N81 Specifications
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Brand / Type
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Brand
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Nokia
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Type
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N81
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Form factor
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Slide
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Color
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Blue, Grey
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Network
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Phone Network
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EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSCSD, UMTS (3G), WCDMA
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Service
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850, 900, 1800, 1900
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Connectivity
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Bluetooth
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v2.0 with A2DP
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Infrared
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No
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Wi-Fi (WLAN)
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Yes
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USB
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2.0
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Fax / Data
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No
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Display
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Main display
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Color TFT
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Color display
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16.000.000 colors
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Dimensions
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N/A
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Resolution
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240x320 pixels
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External display
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No
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Memory
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Internal memory
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N/A
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External memory
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4GB
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Memory slots
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1
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Storage types
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MicroSD
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Basic
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Battery
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Lithium Ion 1050 mAh
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Standby time
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400 hours
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Talk time
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4 hours
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Calling
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Vibrate alert
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Yes
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Photo ID
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Yes
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Ringtones
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MP3
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Camera
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Mega-pixels
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2.0 mega-pixels
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Maximum Resolution
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1600x1200 pixels
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Digital zoom
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8x
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Optical zoom
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Unknown x
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Auto focus
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes
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Recording video
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Yes
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Second (front) camera
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Yes
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Messaging
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SMS
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Yes
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MMS
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Yes
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T9 text function
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Yes
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E-mail
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Yes
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Internet browsing
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Yes
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Entertainment
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FM radio
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Yes
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Java
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Yes
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Audio player
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AAC, MP3
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Video player
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MPEG4
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Features
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Add Ringtones
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Yes
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Organizer
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Calculator, Calendar, Reminders, Currency converter, Voice memo
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Video Call
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Yes
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Other Features
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Built-in handsfree, 3D Sound, Windows Media support, OMA DRM support, uTrack, Offline mode
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Format
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Weight
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140 grams
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Dimensions (H x W x D)
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4 x 2 x 0.7 in.
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