Nokia N82 Black Cell Phone

Video: Unlocked #5: Motorola Z9, BlackBerry 8120, Nokia N82 and SE K850i

The post-CTIA onslaught has begun! Check out some of the new handsets in the PhoneDog office, including the MOTO Z9 slider phone, BlackBerry Pearl 8210, Nokia N82, and SE K850i and w890i. Also, we preview two new iPhone cases.

Video: Nokia N82 hands-on at CTIA Las Vegas

Hands-on with Nokia's new imaging powerhouse, the N82 mobile phone, at CTIA '08 in Las Vegas. Nokia takes us through the phone's high-end multimedia, connectivity, and imaging features. And now it comes in black, too!

Nokia N82 in-depth review - At a Glance

What’s Good: Incredible Camera w/Xenon Flash; Full VGA Video Capture; Excellent Web Browser; WiFi; Extendable Operating System; 3.5mm Headphone Jack What’s Not Good: Cheap-Feeling and Plasticky; Small Keys; Music File Sort Issues; S60 OS Too Complex for Average User; Device is Bulky; Very Expensive Bottom Line: Nokia’s N82 may be the best camera phone on the market right now, but it’s a bulky, complicated, expensive device for geeks and not the average consumer. You want features? N82’s...

Nokia N82 in-depth review - Introduction

Nokia’s N82 has received multiple awards for being the best camera phone available today on the global market.  While the LG Viewty might have something to say about that, the N82 is certainly amongst the top two or three, anyway.  Packing a 5MP Carl Zeiss lens backed by a true Xenon flash, sliding lens cover, and VGA (640 x 480) video capture at a full 30 fps with stereo audio, this latest N-Series handset is a true imaging powerhouse.  The N82 even bests Nokia’s flagship N95...

Nokia N82 in-depth review - Design & Features

My N82 is finished in a shiny silver front with a patterned beige back panel. Nokia calls it “Warm Titanium,” and also offers the device in white and black (sadly, I got mine before the black was widely available - for my money the black’s nicer).  The first thing I noticed about the phone is that it’s quite big but has rather small, crowded buttons.  The second thing I noticed is that it felt kind of cheap.  I don’t think the device is actually cheaply made, but it’s all...

Nokia N82 in-depth review - Usability & Performance

I tested the N82 on T-Mobile in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Signal strength and call quality were generally excellent, on par with or better than any recent T-Mobile handset I’ve tried (save their latest UMA-equipped BlackBerrys).  The Quad-Band GSM radio picked up signals easily, and I had no trouble hopping onto T-Mo’s EDGE data network, either.  Calls came through loud and clear with minimal background hiss, and people I talked to generally said I sounded good on their...

Nokia N82 in-depth review - Conclusion

I left my iPhone behind in search of a top-notch camera phone.  I found one in the Nokia N82.  Problem is the camera didn’t make up for all of the other things I liked about iPhone - and also like about a number of other newer handsets — that the N82 doesn’t offer.  Market emphasis right now is about marrying features to usability and providing consumers with devices that do it all, are reasonably easy and fun to use, and look good when you take them out of your pocket or...

The big switch: I'm done with the Nokia N82 and on to the SE W890i

Well, that didn't take long. My big switch away from the iPhone to the Nokia N82 as my daily cell?  I think I'm over it.  In part I have to blame the post-CTIA deluge of new devices that have come into the PhoneDog office over the past few weeks.  With so many new phones to try out, how can I limit myself to just one (I'm happily married, so being polygamous with gadgets is my vice)? More than that, though, the N82's lack of style and fun got to me.  Having a top-notch...

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Nokia N82 on display at CES 2008