Unlike the N9x series cellphones which are designed for multimedia of all sorts, the new Nokia N81 is focused on music. It does not have any fancy Carl Zeiss lens or GPS, but it does sport really loud stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack, 8GB of internal memory for all your tunes, 3G, and WiFi.
It can be a decent gaming phone too, with its support for landscape orientation games and a D-pad suited for gaming.
Lastly, the Nokia N81 is configured to find and buy music and games from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service. Sounds like a great integrated entertainment solution.
Price and Availability
US$499 for 2GB removable microSD memory model, US$599 for 8GB internal memory model. Fourth quarter of 2007.
Official Press Release
Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB: Entertainment made simple
With dedicated music and gaming keys, 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 multimedia computer is a true mobile entertainment powerhouse. With a sleek, polished surface and keys that light up when you activate them, accessing content on the 3D multimedia menu is fast and intuitive. Equally impressive, the Nokia N81 is configured to find, buy, manage and play music and games purchased from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service. The estimated retail price of the Nokia N81 is 360 EUR before subsidies or taxes. The Nokia N81 8GB is expected to retail for 430 EUR before subsidies or taxes. Both versions are expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007.
October 5th, 2007 at 9:02 am
lol i have this phone already!
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:15 pm
It is really a wonderful product launched by Nokia.But that is very bad that this product is only in U.S.A.
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:47 am
how much is it?
and is there a camara?
November 5th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Seems like a cool phone, but it still can’t beat the iPhone. Nokia needs to come up with a touch-screen phone like it.
November 8th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
really loud speakers? so, basically, it’s for teenagers to annoy people with on trains?
November 9th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
and so?!…
the cellphone looks nice…
i wanna buy it but i have no money…
ohhh…how sad…
wish you will give me…i beg…
November 30th, 2007 at 1:16 am
hey …. the phone is rockin but can u help me how to download games …. for this cell phone……..
December 5th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
this phone has mega speakers that let the whole city listen to what you are.
February 18th, 2008 at 6:25 am
it is way to much why cant all phones be reduced permently
February 18th, 2008 at 6:26 am
it not good
February 18th, 2008 at 6:27 am
i hate it i just got the latest blackberry and it owns this phone
February 18th, 2008 at 6:27 am
this thing is fucked up
February 18th, 2008 at 6:28 am
to the max
February 18th, 2008 at 6:28 am
nobody get it it is crap
February 18th, 2008 at 6:29 am
it is 1000000000 dollars
February 18th, 2008 at 6:31 am
**** **** **** it is ****
March 16th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
pliz tell me the price in rands
April 15th, 2008 at 10:26 am
There is no doubt this phone set is fantastic, mind blowing. But i am not satisfied with its main camera. It highlights green colour always. I am not able to get natural and actual pictures from its main camera.
Otherwise this set has tremendous performance.