Nokia N80

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Alexx
nrk
31 Jan 2006

curious: I think you should stop before you make an ass of yourself. So N80 isn't a xpress music phone?

Goto: www.nseries.com and click menu - products - N80

Now, I don't know about you, but I can clearly see an "Xpress Music" logo right there. Are my eyes are trying to fool me?? It doesn't have dedicated music buttons ON the device, but it has support for dedicated music buttons through the remote control... You should've known that, but of course you didnt >_>

2 speakers doesnt always meed better soundquality either. It depends on how big the speakers are. N80 may have one big speaker while N92 has two small. We dont know that yet, so your thoughts on the speakerquality is nothing but specualtion. Please, post some FACTS and hard proof here, instead of just posting your silly own opinions on whats good and whats not, when you havnt even tried it out yet.

About the screen. I dont buy a smartphone for its games. I guess thats something you take into account, but not for me. I want a functional device which helps me in everyday life. If i wanted a portable gameing device I'd get a DS or PSP or something. A 2,1 inch screen is good enough for simple games which you can play whenever youre bored. I rarly play games anyway.

320 x 240 to 416 x 352 is a much better improvment than 256k to 16m colours. And once again you got the specs wrong. It's NOT 65k! Anyway, 416 x 352 is a better improvment because you will notice it no matter what your doing on the phone! The menu, programs, games, viewing pictures, watching video clips, and of course surfing the web! The best thing is that the font is amazingly smooth so even simple things as texting will be alot more pleasing to look at. You cant say the same for 16m colors. You will only notice a very small difference when watching videoes and thats not even much at all!

Ohh... And here's another interesting fact (this is important! dont ever forget it) N92 can only display 76,800 colors on the screen at the same time!! Wow! I guess that kinda defeats the purpose of having 16,000,000 colors doesnt it? And while I'm at it... N80 can display 146,432 colors on the screen at the same time which is MORE than N92. Yeah... once again you prove that you know nothing. You better stop talking before you do even more mistakes.

Anothing thing you got wrong is the amount of RAM. You dont even know what RAM is! N92 has 90mb of INTERNAL STORAGE which is COMPLETLY different from RAM. It has NOTHNIG whatsoever to do with RAM. Do some research please.

And no, the N92 isn't quad-band. Its tri-band. You make more mistakes than i can count on my fingers and toes.

About N92 being more advanced, thats a completly objective opinion. But N80 DOES have more features and it DOES have better/updated features too: 2mp -> 3mp, triband -> quadband, higher res etc. Therefor I'd say N80 is a more advanced, but thats up for the individual to decide.

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gwapz
jxu
31 Jan 2006

This is for Dime[Macedonia]

WRONG GRAMMAR!!

You say "what took you so long" but the phone is not out yet..

RIGHT GRAMMAR!!

"What's taking you so long"

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Dime[Macedonia]
iGg
31 Jan 2006

"what took you sooooooooo long"

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Sam
St{
31 Jan 2006

Nokia has made a superb comeback. This seems to be the perfect mobile. It has everything that one needs.
1. Big Screen
2. Superb resolution
3. Card slot
4. FM Radio
5. Mp3 player
6. 3 MP camera

Several others like wifi and all. Waiting for its launch.

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ac
TS{
31 Jan 2006

San:

I don't think anyone can answer you bout quality of the sound on n80 since the product is yet to be released. Even the preview prototype can represent the final released product which going to launch later

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San
jrf
31 Jan 2006

Alexx.....

Thanks alot,yeah i got you're meaning and you're right.
if they had put one on each side of the phone then it will really be a stereo.

oh,you said it will sound good using a another headset but what about the ringtones!! i mean,are they going to sound good and clear???and what if i showed my friends anything like Vido using the phones speaker? still a good sound or what??

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LinkEn SphEre
F4p
31 Jan 2006

I don't think any other phone can come close to this great Nokia N80 once it's launch... i will like to repect this - no any other phone will be able to match this machine.

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mcv
Scm
31 Jan 2006

Curious u duno wot ur tlkin abt, n92 doesn't have quadband, it is triband. It doesn't have UPnP technology either. N80s camera is better. The only thing n92 has which n80 doesn't is DVB-h tv reciever, i admit this is very good but you can still get TV over the n80 on 3g, so id say the n80 overall is a much better phone.

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mcv
Scm
31 Jan 2006

N80 can revieve TV also over 3G, on vodafone live. And it has UPnP which n92 doesn't have.

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ac
TS{
31 Jan 2006

curious

By the way I don't know why you are comparing a 65k color to 16m color since n80 had 262k color screen 8)As regarding the screen resolution, some would prefer sharper image while some might need better color display. Is quite subjective imo.

And having dual speakers doesn't garantee a better performance actually. It just garantee a higher volume output or providing louder sound. The speakers quality is yet to be tested or review.

Frankly speaking I won't be saying that n92 is more advance or superior over n80. To me both are equally on par. One had a higher mp camera where the other had a tv receiver. Both are catering for different type of users. n92 is good with a large screen, but in return for that, you get quite alot of extra weight from the phone.

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navtej amritsar
PVs
31 Jan 2006

real state of the ART phone ever just the best phone... camera quality is lovely.

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curious!!!!
PxB
31 Jan 2006

nokia is still in the stage of improvement... i don't even know if thats only a part of their business strategy- to make phones that has one or two important features removed. For now they had improved their speaker sound quality, camera quality, and screen quality, and plastic quality- they even use metals now...they really have quality plastic casings now, unlike before the use cheap looking plastics and creaky casings...just like 3310.

but they're still not improving call quality,battery life and their phone's speed in using Symbian OS. those are the main disadvantages when using nokia phones. call quality is so poor in avery noisy place. you can't even hear the person you talked to.
but nokia now takes a huge leap for they're nseries... nokia had already left the other mobile phone companies in terms of technology. they're now prioritizing their N-line... last time their priority was the 6XXX and 7XXX series.
overall, nokia is the best mobile phone maker for now- making different phone
line segments in order to offer more choices to people...it
makes now more profit for them.they really got the best strategy over
the others.

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curious!!!!
PxB
31 Jan 2006

to alex...

maybe you're the one who needs to do some more research.... hey how did u say that nokia n80 is a music express phone??? its not!!! does it have those dedicated keys for music playing??? (pause/play,stop,previous & next)nokia n92 has!!!

yes maybe your correct that it's mono... but the point there is that n92 has better sound performance than your n80!!! whether what place are those speakers located,it doesn't matter!!! what's important is it has 2 speakers! meaning better performance...

another one is that, does your n80's 2.1 inch ideal for games??? you'll be squinting... and that's a proven fact! remember the nokia n-gage drawback, nokia n92 is better having 2.8 screen!

320 x 240 to 416 x 352 isn't a great improvement, 2 megapixels to 3 megapixel isn't either.
but 65,536 colors to 16million colors is really a spectacular improvement!
nokia n80 should also have 60 times more resolution to be equal with n92's 60 times more color.

improvement in color is "OFTENTIMES" better than improvement in resolution.

and also you told that nokia n92 doesnt have 90MB of ram... definitely wrong!!It has 90 mb of ram, and n80 does have 40 mb... pls read its specifications... yes they're both have up to 2gb capability.

you don't even know that nokia n92 is also a quadband phone!

to be fair with you... as I've said before, that n80 will be the winner and n92 only a runner up... WHY??? because the advancement of features of n92 will not appeal to most users. n80 wins because it has all the basic features that most users will really need. most users dont need DVB-H technology,me too don't need it... nokia n80 has "LESS" features but IMPORTANT, and nokia n92 has "MORE" features but are almost USELESS to be in a mobile phone. I agree with you that stereo speakers are useless... but thing i want you to understand is that
2 speakers is more advanced.

I'm also begging you to accept the fact that nokia n92 is MORE advanced but not the best,
and nokia n80 is just advanced(not more,not less, just in the middle) but it's the best phone ever created.

I really wanted for us to stop this quarrel...sorry for the wrong words i have told... you just and must really need to accept that n92 is most advanced for now,
and nokia n80 is the best phone.

frankly, I'm still deciding whether what to buy... whether n92 or n80. or even the rumored nokia blux which could play n-gage games and it's a two slider!!! but only 1.3MP

Honestly, if nokia continued its series 90 OS... then for sure any mobile on that series will be my choice... there will be no more decision making. that's only my opinion... so please be open.

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ac
TS{
31 Jan 2006

jack:

I would say the w900 is not even worth for its current price. Its just a 3g enable walkman phone. Besides providing better music quality and streaming, it just basically a 3g phone. If you are currently a smartphone user, I think the n80 will be a better choice. Maybe n80 won't provide you with some good music as like w900, but in overall features it is much more better. At least you can install additional symbian programs which w900 can't

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Alexx
nrk
31 Jan 2006

wclyffe: Wow are you complaining about using the keypad that pretty much EVERY other phone has and have ever had for the last 20 years? Where have you been in this period of time exactly?? And you need an extra battery to type SMS messages? You must be an incredibly slow typer then! I guess you have never heard of the dictionary feature which phones these days tends to have either. It prevents you from having to press multiple times on a button. Awesome huh? Anyway, how anyone can have trouble using the keypad on mobilephones is beyond me...

You don't need a phone. You need a PDA. Or maybe a 1 year memebership for "SMS types for dummies" lessions.

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Anonymous
j3@
31 Jan 2006

"please please please
whats the price??????"

If it will stop you from posting these type of questions again, I will make up a number. How does $1,000 sound? People can tell you anything they want about the price, but it will ultimately be up to the vendors that sell it that will determine the price. You have two options, call all of them and ask how much they will selling it for OR wait until it comes out, and SEE the price on all the vendors websites. Me personally, I'm going with the second chose.

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wclyffe
4vE
31 Jan 2006

Okay, I've read as many of these posts as I can take about the Nokia N80 from bad photos to bad battery life, but my biggest worry is this: I really like the commbination of all the elements on this phone, but for a smartphone that is suppose to be about COMMUNICATING, why is there no reasonable way to write and send an email....no grafitti, no Qwerty keyboard, etc. Are we really suppose to press each key a few times to get the right letter. If that's the case, you will definitely need a few extra batteries!!

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Anonymous
U2$
30 Jan 2006

i love the idea of this phone, it has all the features in the world that u would want and proably the best camera that u can get on a phone
can somebody tellme when it come out...i cant wait

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Anonymous
j3@
30 Jan 2006

I am wondering which phone this was suppose to go up against on the Ericsson side, because if it is going against the P990, the 3 hour talk time vs. the 9 hour talk time on the P990 (at least that is what it says on the Sony Ericsson website) really puts the N80 at a serious disadvantage. I would hope the N80 would be at least $100 (preferably more) cheaper (in order to cover the cost of getting a second battery).

Well at least N80 is on 850MHZ band, and since P990 is on 900MHZ band (and I have no interest in switching to T-Mobile) I guess I will be siding on the N80 side. At least until a P990a comes out in the States (or a N-series like the N80, but with a decent battery life).

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Alexx
nrk
30 Jan 2006

ac: I know it has good soundquality since it has Nokia Xpress Music. Also, people i know with prototypes have reported that the soundquality is very good. It will probably stay like it is for the final version... either imporve, or stay as it is. I know for sure it wont be worse than it currently is.

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