Box Contents

The box contents depend on where you buy from, but our review unit came from Nokia which is slightly more expensive than eXpansys, but it does provide a 2GB card and two additional freebies.

Generally though you get a User guide, Software CD, Mains Charger, Music Headset, Data Cable (which is propriety) and a TV-out Cable.

Specifications

• Network: Quad Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
• Memory: 100MB
• Display: 2.4" 240 x 320
• 3G (HSDPA): Yes
• Memory Slot: microSD
• Bluetooth: 2.0 with A2DP
• Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), xenon flash; secondary CIF videocall camera.
• FM Radio: Yes
• GPS: Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS function
• Motion sensor (with UI auto-rotate
• Size: 112 x 50 x 17.3 mm
• Weight: 114g
• Talk Time: 240 mins
• Standby Time: 216 hrs

Design

With all of its powerful features Nokia seem to have missed out on one area and that lies with its design. On first impressions the N82 looks more like a product from yesteryear rather than a cutting edge piece of technology.

It’s available in silver or black now and though lightweight in profile it is on the chunky side, with little ridge like keys at the bottom of the screen, which are awkward to press and their position makes the phone top heavy to hold.

It does have a few redeeming features, the first is the screen which can automatically rotate when turned into landscape mode, however this is not as fluid as the iPhones system but is a nice feature none the less.

At the back of the device the camera lens is also protected by a protective shutter.

Features/Performance

On a positive note the N82 performs well when opening applications and its excellent 5mp Carl Zeiss camera (with autofocus, macro mode and flash) produced some outstanding quality images/videos (up to 640 x 480, 30fps).

Its camera button was also positive to the touch and as a result its autofocus could work effectively, though its shot time was relatively slow.

Most of the applications that come with the N82 are the ones supplied with the Symbian OS, but you will find some N-Gage demos (as per the N95 8GB), a Radio, Video Streaming service, document viewers, MP3 player, podcasts, gallery and so on.

For storage we found a 2GB microSD card to go alongside the 100MB of internal storage, which is adequate for adding hundreds of MP3 tracks.

When it comes to multimedia the N82 has the advantage of a TV-Out cable and just like the N95GB we were impressed with its performance. Videos looked great on our 28" wide-screen CRT and there was no issues with lag.

The 3.5mm headphone socket was handy to take advantage of 3rd party headphones and the internal stereo speakers sounded good.

Like the N95 models the N82 comes with an A-GPS receiver which allows it to gain quicker location acquisition times by utilising a GPRS/3G data connection.

The latter enabled the phone to lock onto our position in under a minute and after installing 3rd party navigation software we had no problems reaching our destinations - check out our review of Route 66 Mobile 8 which we tested on the N82.

Connectivity

Alongside the camera you have dual Wi-Fi and 3G (HSDPA) support, which in English will mean you should have no problems accessing web pages, however on the 2.4" screen this does limit its appeal due to the size.

Battery

Sadly once again Nokia think it appropriate to provide a feeble battery with their feature packed devices and the N82 is no different.

Whilst using the A-GPS receiver - with 3G turned on - for a mere 30 minutes it seemed to have a large impact on its battery life and as a result using any of the top features will require daily charges.