Nokia N80 review

N80 Nokia picture Probably the most highly anticipated of the new N series phones, the N80 is also the one that most fails to live up to expectations. On paper the N80 is a dream - it's the highest spec smartphone ever released - but perhaps this is the reason for the problems. The Wi-Fi is very easy to use. Just as with the N91, the N80 will search for various 'access points' including over the air connections and wireless networks. Select the one you like and a connection is made. There is nothing wrong with call quality on the N80 and we could happily use it as our everyday handset in this respect. Nokia N80 Themes Free Nokia Themes download Nokia N80 Software Free Nokia Software download Nokia N80 Games Free Nokia Games download The camera shoots nice quality images but without autofocus, you may find it difficult to keep your hands steady when taking photos. The high resolution 352x416 screen shows itself off nicely all round, and rarely better than when Web browsing (via Wi-Fi or over the air). But we are not fans of the browser software itself, which doesn't reformat pages for the handset's screen. The result is the need for horizontal as well as vertical scrolling, making reading text from a Web page really tedious. The 'page overview' is some compensation. It shows a full Web page miniaturised into the screen and you use a select box to pick the bit you want to hone in on, but thereafter need to scroll horizontally. The N80 has an advanced music player with support for playlists and easy access to your favourite music tracks. Audio quality is excellent and a stereo headset is included in the sales package. There's plenty of space for storing music too - a 128 Mbyte memory card is included as standard, in addition to the 40 Mbytes of internal memory. Battery life has to be mentioned, because it is really quite bad. Expect to get no more than one or two days use maximum from this phone. If you are expecting to make extensive use of its music and smartphone features, you will find this to be a real problem.

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