Nokia N81

  • Released 2007, November
    140g, 17.9mm thickness
    Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
    12MB 96MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.4"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    240p
  • 96MB RAM
  • 1050mAh
    Li-Po

Nokia N81 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2007, August. Released 2007, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 102 x 50 x 17.9 mm, 86 cc (4.02 x 1.97 x 0.70 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~35.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
 Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Platform OS Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
CPU 369 MHz ARM 11
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 8 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 12MB 96MB RAM
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video 320p@15fps
Selfie camera Single CIF videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, monophonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with UPnP
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
 MP3/AAC/MP4 player
Predictive text input
Push to talk
Voice dial/memo
Organizer
Battery   Removable Li-Po 1050 mAh battery (BT-6MT)
Stand-by Up to 410 h
Talk time Up to 4 h (2G) / 3 h (3G)
Misc Colors Cobalt blue, Graphite grey
SAR 0.73 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.81 W/kg (head)    
Price About 200 EUR

Nokia N81 - User Reviews

  • Have some fond memory with this little bad boy in the past. Great stereo speakers especially, really loud and clear sound and it's one of the best even to this day IMO.

  • How to block unwanted incoming calls in Nokia N81?

  • Here's what my N81 displays : Alarm 1, Alarm 2, Beep twice, Beep, Chat alert, Clock alert 1, Clock alert 2, Cubicle, Email 1, Email 2, Glider, Halokinesis, Heather, Kaleidoscope, Message 1, Message 2, Message 3, Message 4, Message 5, Minima, Mystique, Nokia tune, Numeric, Optimus, Polaris, Signum, Sinesong, Solar eclipse, Tinker, Tinkly, Univere, Vinyl.

  • Hey there, I still have my N81. Which ringtone are you looking for ?

  • This is the best phone i had ever..thanx to nokia fir this phone.some times I missed a lot.. There are so many memories with it..i want this phone again

  • Hi there, I'll be really thankful if you can list all the original ringtones of N81... I'm looking for a specific ringtone but I can't find it... Many thanks in advance...

  • my phone am using the old software how can i update

  • No, sir nokia n81 support whats app.All symbian phonen supports whats app except s60v1.And this ist a s60v3 symbian smartphone ,IT IS A NICE PHONE

  • Need for this phone so any gave me

  • my whatsapp is crashed and i'm trying to remove app but it's not getting removed ,i wanted reinstall it.... give me a solution to this problem

  • for sure it does support whatsapp, and the whatsapp it really for good chating

  • great sound.powerful bass.

  • Does it support whatsapp?

  • best mobile i ever didnt use

  • is it acept instagram and viber?

  • pls guys are u sure that n81 is a good phone because i wanna buy it

  • Deepika madam you are a liar. May be you were using N1100 and misunderstood with N81.. Better come out of your dreams.

  • i love nokia n81. Super

  • i love nokia n81. Super

  • superb it to hard

  • nokia n81 so nice mobile and useable sets so great

  • so my phone was great.

  • wow i neva knew i use a powerful phone

  • Hw can i play n-gage games on my n81

  • is a nice phone yeah but how am my going to upgrade the phone

  • getting a brand new n81 rather confused on whether to settle for the gaming edition or the 8gig one ..love this phone

  • Returned to this phone after 5 years. Changed the battery and did a full format and the phone is working as same as the day I bought it. I'm using Android, iOS and Windows phone daily, but I am fascinated again with this "obsolete and outdated" phone all over again. It simply does everything I need and I consider myself an advanced user. Plus i remembered all the memories and even found some old audio recordings and pictures I made which i completely forgot about. And that was priceless. They simply don't make them like this any more. Which is really a shame. Truly great phone.

  • i took this phone in second hand awesom mobile android apps are working in this mobile great nokia

  • Amazing phone used this handset for 5 years having..no problem at all...love to buy again..

  • Errrmm...this is a smartphone.

  • great handset.I used this phone for 3-4 yrs before moving to a smart phone. I still cannot part from this handset.The sound is great, especially when your using some good headsets.Thank you Nokia.

  • Is a nice phone but my 3G network is not working

  • its a very nice phone i m having it frm 5 yrs and there is no problem if you maintain it nicely

  • main camera of my phone works sometimes but sometimes it does not open, when i try to open camera it reflects " camer feature not suppported" in the display. what cud be the possible solution for this.

  • camera not working and they dnt know how to get it working

  • A fantastic phone! The best I have used so far far! I still cannot part company with it despite having a touch screen! I have given it a new case and would recommend it to anyone as a modern backup phone.

  • aswm phone

  • @shoaib Al-kuaiti: please klik here for downloading N-Gage V2.0 landscape mode 320x240 pixel ''E63 & E71'' >> And this is site for the ROM game of N-gage v2.0 >>

  • how can i change my cif front camera? it doesn't work properly.

  • heyy plz some1 can tell me wer can i download n-gage, landscape screen games plzz

  • Do still remember me ? :)

  • Just change the metal slider casing it comes only in 200rs.

  • i also using same phone. there is solution for this use only memory card for installing softwares. and go to message setting & choose memory in use as memory card.

  • l also have the same problem with my phone when you get an answer please email me on [email protected]. kind regards

  • the problem is cable n lcd, why cant u make of thc model withou a cable? otherwise its the best phone av never used.. bravo

  • is this still available in the philippines? Response and comments will be appreciated. thank you :D

  • We have same problam

  • Simply format or update the phone software al the apps will surely work...

  • Is application minimise in this phone

  • I liked this phone so much, but the only problem that i do not understand is that this phone lost it memory which means I cannot download anything that is more that 200kb of space it just write "You have to delete some Data" I deleted everything it is still writing that shit. Now it only using memory card memory but things like facebook, mxit and Whatap it cannot download them as it need Phone memory. I dnt know what to do please help me people

  • till now i am using dis phone

  • I owned this phone for 4 years until it 'died' recently. I can tell you with almost certainty that this was the best smartphone that Nokia has produced till date.... I used it for 'heavy' gaming and internet but still it did its work like an old work horse. I would sincerely thank the Nokia engineers and Designer for coming up with this phone.. :)

  • Its a fantastic phone for Internet, Gaming ,as well as it has good sound engine..

  • it is a nice phone but the sound is not so loud

  • change ur flex

  • N81 is suuuperrrrrr hand set in all time uses phone my carear. Just one problem i see my set it 1 image can many duplicate.

  • why i cany use video call on this n81.the features says 3G.supposed to it is supported for video calling...

  • i like my nokia n81, but 8gb and wifi not work

  • This was my 3rd phone and all previus was from nokia too...but this one made me look for other brand............it gave such horrible purformance.....it just last 1 year........and in the next one year i get tired to repairing it again again..........the slide sucks

  • The phone has great character and of nice features. But, mine, well not new seems to have problems like not being able to send items from my phone which I was told my phone needs to be flashed. I think when fliped up the phone has to turn on light by itself?

  • i love this phone and i wont to buy it is good phone becos i like game 2 mush

  • after four years of use, finally it stoped. but as i loved it, i bought it a new one of it again. i am happy from decision and loyal to n81.

  • A tremendous phone..works for me already 4+ years. I could event call it a smartphone, cause it has so much hidden features..like copy-paste (hold # button), programs manager (hold menu button), browser quick-bar (hold center button in web browser) and so on.. it's an old school best game-music based phone. One minus - camera, it could be carl-zeinz. sad to change it, but its was a great phone for 4+ years! p.s. it had so many extreme - flew times, but it still works, slides like a charm!

  • My wife owns this phone and although it is old by modern description she refuses to replace it. With the problems that I have had with the Nokia E71, E5 and 5310 I am very much wanting to stay clear of Nokia in future, but I have to give credit where credit is due. This phone is exceptional. Yes it may on the face of it not seem as well put together as the E71 and E5, but hers has fallen so many times and it just keeps going. The sound is tremendous (perhaps because of the dual speakers). The quality of the camera is very good. Her 2mp camera on her N81 kicks my 5mp E5 camera to the curb (something I find quite odd). She has never had any issues with the phone freezing and browsing is good. Now my message to Nokia is this; Why can't we, your loyal customers get this kind of quality in ALL your phones? I can understand my wife not wanting to upgrade or replace as she has said in as much that there is nothing she would rather have. She has seen the issues I have had with my last 3 Nokias and I can't blame her for being cautious. Come on Nokia, pull up your socks, give us more N81 quality and less problem handsets, otherwise you will keep losing market share as loyal customers like myself will vote with their feet

  • very good phone,where can i get the body to change my own some one help me please

  • yes it has wifi.

  • It is very good phone. But slider problem. It is beak point in this mobile phone.

  • hi..just wanna know,does this phone hv any wifi?

  • My Nokia N81 having trouble now. I think Flex cable.would you teel me How Much money to fix it or parts of flex cable??thanks

  • N81 is a good phone that has good features. But i need help of any who has hacked his /her n81 or dat knows how i can go about it. Pls help me to fix d problem of hack N81. And any site to download good app.

  • its is a very amaging mobile phone

  • N81 is a good fone,i use it from 2008 'till now.I had slider problem twice but,i fixed myself.Just buy the flex cable,in my country sell all n81 parts.So....there's no problem for me

  • why my phone doesn't support (sis/sisx) format apps?

  • when i capture a photo at night with flash light then the photo will fully white and nothing can't see. So how can i solve this problem?

  • how wecan 0pen password when i for get the pass word?

  • very good phone,where can i get the body to change my own some one help me please

  • slide problem, no parts

  • strip problem so many servic centers r visiting

  • just hack your phone and you'll definitely love it's convenience. My N-gage is working i love it!

  • is there any software update for this phone in india ????????? this gives me lot of problems like the music player doesn't get closed and ngage doesn't work......

  • n81 is good fone..i'm using it from last 3 years..no problems occurs till today...musci player is exellent..

  • dont buy this phone-slide problem

  • i had both phones.if yo test N81 ,W910i feels like useless: no wifi, java instead of sybian, worst camera quality, much slower CPU, shorter battery life...

  • if ur camera feature is not available than surely u hv to change ur slider strip..same thing was happening with me i hv changed it,it coast arround 1800 now both camera is working properly..bt now i hv changed my handset to nokia 5800,bt n81 sound quality is so good...

  • If the camera does n0t work., try to format it.!! And if it is n0t w0rk ,you need to replace the camera.!!

  • I was using SONY ERICSSON W910i. I felt it as much user friendly and advanced.

  • How can my camera just went gone. I can't take pic of nothing . It tell me the camera feuter does not exsit, please can you help me.

  • I have this phone about three years. I enjoy it especially the music player, which the quality is fine. And its speed is good in comparison to other nokia phones. The failure is the camera which does not matter.

  • hw abt the ribbon??

  • I have'ntt se a phone with the headphones sound quality this much clear and loud in comparision to my nokia n97.. i juss love my mobile it's with heavily packed features weather it'ss about it's 3g with secondry camera, wifi, stereo speakers, nicel...

  • I have'ntt se a phone with the headphones sound quality this much clear and loud in comparision to my nokia n81.. i juss love my mobile it's with heavily packed features weather it'ss about it's 3g with secondry camera, wifi, stereo speakers, nicely placed music keys, very high quality & big diaplay, radio nd many more.... the only only one thing that the phone don'tt have is a good camera performance i thinkk it deserves a 3.2 or 5 megapixel camera..... but ne way'ss i m a proud owner of ma nokia n81 i juss love ittt muaaaahhhh....

  • me 2 i like n81 too

  • b/c of battery i can't use properly so it's not good for me

  • n 81 is bad phone

  • i just love this phone... 1 of the best mobiles very strong and durable i have it for about 4 years plus.. and no problems at all...

  • the best phone for,its suits my lifestyle ,i love gaming and this phone is the best for it,.The music quality also is very great even using ordinary headphones,although the 2.0 mp camera is not impressive it doesn't an issue for me.

  • the best phone for,its suits my lifestyle ,i love gaming and this phone is the best for it,.The music quality also is very great even using ordinary headphones,although the 2.0 mp camera is not impressive it doesn't an issue for me.

  • Listed as max 8gb SD card, but I am successfully using a 16gb SD card.

  • I've owned this for over 3 years and is still a good product. But I'm prone to letting it fall to the floor on accident and now the camera keeps opening and capturing even if i did not press any key - embarrassing. Can't even use the clear key anymore, and the casing is already chipped and the color is chipped as well. Also it seems like I cannot use my mobile browser anymore even if I've deleted so much from my phone now. But the features are useable, I like how you can view MS Office documents as well as PDF Files. Music quality is great. Phone memory is poor tho. Yes, I'm not a good carer of phones, but the market should still be selling casings for this kind of phone. From Manila, Philippines.

  • You can go and buy faceplate from e.bayin. (approximately Rs. 800/-) and change it through mobile repairer.

  • This set was good till 2009.But now its worthless comparing to the other handsets.Internet/EDGE is only class 10.Where now most of the new released s60 has class 32.

  • After 2008 their is no update of n81 now its not working fast as other software phone do. Now its time to get new update of this phone in the market

  • this mobile very nice to use and i like very much

  • i like it very much.

  • this is very best phone . but now my phne display curring the problem . but this very nice phone every thing is nice but an other problem is this i cant see the display in the sun light

  • where can the root folder be found?

  • where can i find the root folder ?

  • memory.small.:(

  • my key pad is now getting bad. but used it for 4 years

  • nokia n81 is my the best phone forever

  • D phone is gud but d phone memory is 2 small

  • I am enjoying the Phone but now Bluetooth is no longer working please how can i fix it help me out thanks

  • its d best symbian ive eva cme across. 3G is cool even though poor camera,but how do i set d navigator.

  • i am enjoy this phone but the problem is the internet is slow when connected to a pc, if the saftware that i can dawnload please send me the site on [email protected]

  • this iz vry bad mobile.plese dont taka this mobile

  • my nokia n81 is the best...

  • can i change all buttons of n81

  • wicked phone!!! This's the 3rd year and it stil remains my best symbian phone... though poor MP.

  • produk noa kia number one

  • i dont have os symbian in my phone...n81....please tell how can i install it in my phone

  • i dont have symbian in my phone....n81.......how can i install it in my phone please tell me

  • N81 is the best music player in nokia mobile... It support all software... Camera quality is not best...net work very fast...n-gage game make u happy...only little problem few mp4 hd not work fast it look slow... But it is best mobile

  • my nokia is best .....

  • My Nokia has n softwere problm and dont know how to fix it

  • i have used it for about 3 years now and i am tired it seems like the phone want to see my end

  • its a good fon but recently i have to charge the battery everyday though im using a geniue one,the old battery also had the same problem.what do i do?

  • Hi i have used this device for more than 3.7 years its amazin worth buying it..

  • my phone has freeze it will only appear the start screen then it will stop working what fault is that someone pls help me

  • very nice??"/...

  • i've been using n81 for a year and i'm happy to say that after several falls, this fone still managed to survive.. It still works efficiently.. Rough but though.

  • dear my frind .my phone has so many problems somebudy bsays tir is stryip prob some says disply prob

  • Using the same one and having a lot a prblm with it

  • Yes you can make calls using Skype

  • can i get skype calls wid diz 4n?

  • Does it had sliding problems?Plz Answer.

  • How Good it is at gaming?Is it better than n85?

  • I'm going to buy this set,plz anybody confirm me-is this set supports mp4/h.264 videos?plz plz its urgent

  • how to refrogram the nokia n81? because told that memory low

  • wow

  • isuru nice recomend

  • no buddy it does'nt work with 4g.....

  • this is very fantastic 4n.like a portable PC.accually camera is nt good too much.handfree sounds superb... N there more appilactions features.we have to install softwares n we can do lot of things getta internet call,you tube down loaders,massenger.... etc.when we using this 4n we want good computer knowlege to manage this phone.

  • Please tell me Nokia N81 does work with 4G or not

  • Is this phone does work with 4G or we have to change other phone for 4G.

  • its real value for money, so efficient and durable, can survive so many falls.

  • how can i found that my n81 is a 8gb or non 8gb cell?

  • it is relly agood phone but ihad aproplem with what i think may be a virus so how can i format the phone

  • plz factory reset code.show default code 12345 error.....

  • men, dis fone is good,very strong,infact evry tin about fone is special.

  • how can i fix my phone,when i slide the screan goes blank!!!

  • *#7370# and then type your password. The default password is 12345.

  • May I Kno how can i Full formate command of My cell phone N81....

  • Sounds sucks... Display strip also goes on toss after six months..Output in speaker is good... Feather touch also doesn't work after 6 months.. So inshort it is not good mobile..

  • the battery.. BT-6mT doesnt exist la.. typing error

  • This is Best Phone,Better then E71 and other compared with the price,It is having many functions and easy to use

  • n81 is a worst phone bloody phone alwas restarting and that bloody strip wil definitely get u problem sound is worst camera is too worst it is 2 megapixel but vga cam is betr thant that bloody phn dont buy it

  • dis phone is very fantastic,i tink its one of the phone nokia has ever produced

  • USING IT having fun great experience with net even on APPS all over its GREAT EXPRIENCE

  • ehm...well whatcould i say about n81....well i think this phone is better than 6500 and to nokia n73...

  • nice phone! with symbian60v3 but sound not good.......camera iz average.....but smart looking..

  • Great phone of its time. Using for past three years. Dropped in numerous times. Still working fine. great speakers and very durable body.

  • nice phone but yet to xplore it.does it play HD games?the ringing twits making less sound unlike n95 but i still find it hard to open websites on it..so complex.

  • This is a BAD ASS Phone!!! i got this for 4 years and it still works!!! BEST music phone. Not so good camera. But works fine!!

  • best handset... M using dis phone for 3 years...nd til den no problem has occured! Music is best.. This is the best phone of nokia!

  • why nokia can not build a phone without micro problem this phone problem is sliding.

  • I need an answer to my question

  • WTF... Are u kidding. "Can't install 3rd party application" Buddy. I think you are out of your mind. Symbian S60 is one of the first generation multi tasking OS which supports huge no of 3rd party application.

  • I have this nokia phone for around 4 yrs and its still good. best choice. you will never regret buying this one.

  • best music phone from nokia as far as i am concerned

  • it;s cool mobile i ever had iam of 14 but its good and can be roughly use

  • i have this phone pleace send me

  • i had used this phone from last 2& half years. Still its working very nice. This cell is Very rough & tough with nice features.

  • I am going to buy this is this phne has a good headset quality to play music with mega bass plz reply?

  • im selling this fone for 4,500 pesos.

  • u cant close the music player... there are music keys which can be used to directly access the music player so the player has to be running all the time... i was really worried about this first but soon figured it out...

  • very good mobile....!! its is rough and tough..i tried to break it to get n8 but n81 is really really usable for the rough use...but i am still dreaming of n8

  • can u tell me how to close the music player? coz when i back to standby display the application mus.playr syill open,

  • Almost 2 year and my phone still strong! Very good phone

  • I am Using this phone. It is very good phone.

  • an excellent phone from NOKIA. am having two N81 and working for the last 2 years with out any problem. good phone.

  • Good phone..still works after almost 3 years... which nowadays is something. Cons: the slider wobbles, feels heavy, cheap. N95 feels better and the slider doesn't wobble.

  • nice mobile in nokia.......better than nokia 5800

  • my n81 is very good n tough n rouged! D phne memory is a little low but d phne works fast! Awesome phne by nokia!

  • rockin phone guys... 3 and a half yrs and still goin strong..!!

  • guys a friend of mine asked me to exchange nokia n81 for samsung s5230..it as some problems in the keypad.. do u still think i should go for it??

  • HI every body is my opinion it has a best of last 3years.

  • very good phone by internet

  • friends, help! whether there is a significant difference in strength between the speakerphone and N96 Nokia N81? thanks

  • Guys, can i have your feedback on this phone, i'm planning to buy this phone on ebay and i want to know what you guys think about it? thnx

  • just 2 words...bad phone

  • Can someone please help me have problem to activate my bluetooth and after a had try it turns one but cant find nobody and anyone can found me when i try to paired it says cant perform bluetooth operation please help am desesperate

  • go to application manager...open settings...n sett software installation to all..

  • N81....for sale Very Good Condition, Everything working properly.. Contact 9820029996,8097762559,9821456585

  • hey... can u plz help me... i've updated my n81 to ver. 21.0.010.... nw i cant install apps.. it says certificate error or likewise,..... also i cant hack it for free n-gage games... i'll really appriciate if u can help... thnx.... nishitosh id: [email protected] mob: +919899984043

  • Concerning third party application, you can call me on 07034821121, i will hack it for you and it will never ask you for certificate or say things like, expired cert, cert error etc again

  • hi ... Just update to phone os ... i had the hanging prob too .. but it went of once i updated the os... The other disadvantages that u listed are there still ...

  • n81 is good phone.....bt i got a virus due to which i cant delete contacts n phone mem is full.......can update in phone software help it??

  • How to Setup Sip in N81: jman200x is on a distinguished road SIP / VoIP settings for N95 If any of you are lucky enough to have working wifi on your N95 and have a VoIP server which uses SIP - these settings might be useful for you. I've tested these with a Zultys VoIP system and it works a treat! can happily wonder about the office and make / receive calls These are the settings I've got on my Nokia to use the Zultys system... Service Profile: IETF Default access point: Your preferred wireless network Public username: sip:[username]@[domain or IP of SIP server] Use compression: No Registration: When needed (use always on if you want it to stay connected all the time) Use security: No >Proxy server >>Proxy server address: sip:[VoIP server IP address] >>Realm: Your domain, same as above >>Username: [Guess what goes here] >>Password: [Hmm] >>Allow loose routing: Yes >>Transport type: Auto (or UDP usually) >>Port: 5060 >Registrar server >>Registrar server address: sip:[VoIP server IP address] >>Realm: Your domain, same as above >>Username: [Guess what goes here] >>Password: [Hmm] >>Allow loose routing: Yes >>Transport type: Auto (or UDP usually) >>Port: 5060

  • yes i can do that - call me on 9768876909

  • Can you change the body of Nokia N81 my

  • it's da bestt music phone ever made by any company.... it's sound in da headphones is mindd blowingg and also pretty good in loudspeakers....... it sounds much much better & softer then da music sensation nokia n91 seriously bcz music's not is not about loudness man! ,It's more about enjoying the music by quality & softness..... hat'ss off to nokia for miaking this awesome phone

  • I donno y I bought this mobile.. I used this mobile for 2 years and sold it off, bought X6. There are both advantages and disadvantages(MOST r DISADVANTAGES). Advantages:- 1. Awesome Sound Clarity. 2. Slide doen't wear off. 3. Rough handling is allowed. 4. Touch sensors are good. 5. Ngage everyone loves it, seperate keys dediacted for it. Disadantages:- 1. Camera is not good. 2. Battery life SUCKS! 3. Internal memory is the worst of all. 4. Hangs frequently(NEEDS HARD RESET). 5. Very Bulky. 6. Can't install third party softwares. 7. Can't make ur camera click to SILENT. My first mobile is N81. Still I regret of using it.. But I still love it...

  • Hi i like your all models and waiting for your new model like i phone. can you send me software for n81 because my mobile spoil.

  • Nice Phone

  • I'm surprised to see positive ratings about this phone. I had this phone for a bit more than a year, it was a complete mess. Although the specifications were attracting (the reason of my purchase), I couldn't do much things. The address book worked perfectly, the ringtones were good (personalized ringtones from audio or midi), the notes application was so simple and so useful. GSM communications are perfectly, the sound is great. But that's all. It was crashing each time I was connecting to open or protected (i.e. my own) wifi networks, crashing each time I was using SIP. Playing music made the phone overheat, , podcasts downloads were running then stopped in the middle over a stable wifi connection, then impossible to cancel them to restart them, I have to force restart. Shoutcast streams which were working perfectly for a month or two, suddenly didn't open at all. I also had to set the date and time every now and then. The web browser is unusable even on light websites, crashes a lot. Mobile sites were working fine, sometimes it hangs but it's fine. Third party programs were unresponsive (not just slow, I left them running half an hour), I thought it was because I installed them on the microSD card, so I reformatted several times. Since it didn't fix anything I used my computer to format it, then let Symbian reformat it using its own way. Things didn't become worse, it was just the same. When I started to browse signed third party programs, I realised that in listings of programs designed for S60v3 with a list of supported phones, the N81 was very often left out -- gave me a feeling of owning a phone that the company doesn't really want to admit having managed to sell. Also, I had some problems with SIP (other than the crashes). I have successfully imported the certificates of the my SIP provider, but when using (calling with) SIP it could never find the details of the authentication, I had to edit everything and validate again to be able to call, which was shortly followed by a crash (black screen, then Symbian restarting). I discovered Symbian S60v3, it isn't bad, but could do better. I didn't like the fact that I couldn't get rid of some applications that take space but that I won't ever use, and I couldn't remove or hide the icons I don't use and give space for the ones I regularly use. As for the hardware, the image sensor was defective, it always returned errors saying to restart the device, and then that the "Camera feature is not available". Had it repaired, it's been fixed. Luckily, I purchased an extended warranty, just in case (and it was the case). With time, the central button had cracks, then came off and the two backlit LEDs were appearing, and the keys were making strange noises. Nokia's Maintenance Centre fixed and replaced the button with one of another color, and on the left side of the keypad a gap could be seen between the bottom case and the keypad. In short, the more I was using the N81, the more I realised I have made the wrong purchase, and the technical support/centre wasn't that good. The software was useless, Nokia said the use it to fix my problems with the camera (which has entirely hardware related, after all). It was useless because I don't own Windows, just Mac OS and linux. Nokia's answer was simply stunning, I've been told there won't ever be a "Mac Suite" version because it's easier to use a PC. I headdesk'd and facepalm'd a long time. I still wonder what it means. However, now I see that Nokia is developing software for Mac on their newest products, which is good for the other new customers. I'm sorry this is one of the most disappointing phone I have ever used. The only very positive thing I have noticed is the crystal clear sound, which is amazing (for a mobile phone).

  • i have been using it for 2 years...no problems..ultimate music experience(headphones).avg cam..good phone overall..

  • Wonderful cellphone. Camera was a weak point. Otherwise works perfect.

  • An ultimate handset, i wish it could have 5 mp camera. I am using it from last 2 and half years, till now i had not found any problem in it, working brilliantly......

  • An ultimate handset, i wish it could have 5 mp camera. I am using it from last 2 and half years, till now i had not found any problem in it, working brilliantly......

  • im using ths phn for almost 2 yrs....recently after few calls (small duration) or a lengthy one lk ranging frm 20-30 minutes,its shows low battery symbol...but if i switch it off and on again...then it starts showing battery life again(lk 4 battery marks) and it again works for another 30minutes or so.....is d battery having any prob...or is it some prob with d phn? i have been heavily using the phn for 1 yr lk calls for 3-4 hours/day

  • best phone ever made! Just wish it had 3.2mpx camera atleast. . . Had mine for 2 n half yrz. . Broken on the outside bt stil works perfect. . . In love with this nokia!

  • such a very great and smart handset I have ever used. but many software errors. touch sensitive navi-wheel stop working on almost every n81 devices. It is really bad.

  • Try hard reset.press call/send 3* button and turn on .i have same prob but its ok now.sory 4 my bad english.^_^

  • Boy.. This is a great 4rn solid with almost all features the slider never gves trouble its g8 no ribon problems

  • dies it have a trecking device coz mine got stolen in a taxi

  • i like that phone very much...... 1 thing that i don't like tahat wen camera on..we can't get 2 silant mode.....

  • painting wears off.. damn heavy!! battery lifetime sucks!! but i do still love this phone~~ dunno why.. haha..

  • Nokia N81 is one of the best phones that Nokia has ever launched... its interface is Awesome and Mindblowing looks.... I am using the phone from the last 15 months and still thinking to continue for the next 2 years

  • Have had this phone for close to 18 months. Great experience, love the interface. Media keys however do not function as well as I would have expected. They seem to get worse with time.

  • Hi, offline mode is the mode that nobody can contact you. Instead of turning off your cell phone, you just need to change into offline mode ^_^.To change mode:"Menu/Tool/Profiles" you will see 6 diffence modes. Choose the mode you like.lol

  • @Ajay, Try to delete the access point of that wifi u want to use from the access points in settings and then restart ur phone and clear all ur history if u can in ur browser and try it,it works sometimes and for the life time of the phone guess what TWO YEARS! cause i have the same phone and JUST completed two years this month and ...... became spoiled in keys,camera,bluetooth even software after updating still slow!!

  • may be its in flight mode

  • my nokia is showing offline mode whenever i start my mobile while sim is allready in it,what should i do?plz tell me

  • what of its slide? does it affect the flex?

  • d n81 is an awsum phone itz muzik iz too good on d headphones apart frm dat itz keyz r also prety large so helps in dailin nd txting + itz of decent price 2

  • Hi, I am high user normally calling and sms. What would be the talktime and battery back up in this scenario? Is second hand worth Rs. 3500?

  • i've used N73 for quite a long time, man handled n73 a lot, repaired t set & till t time i lost the set it was working to my satisfaction, but i'm having a better experence using n81 the key's are always malfuncting, it works on its own wish, every now & then i've to restart the handset, pl advice what should i do, should i throw away the set

  • i v used n81 for long its got d best music output in headfones not speakers......bt now ive lost it....can any one tell me which nokia hand set has the best music output in headfones n speakers too exept dis one

  • nokia n81 is a very good handset i can use this phone very easily its features are tobe very friendly i like this model very much

  • hi all zedgers,the n 81 is an great mobile phone.its procesing is fast,it does not hug and its a great music phone.were can i get nseries applications and softwares?

  • n81 is a bad cell. the feature is poor. i have so much problems with the keys because are broken or not funcionally. i have had n70 and 6234 and i think nokia made the worst cells actuaally

  • N81 is an excellent phone interms of usability and entertainment. I love my phone, except for two reasons, battery quality and signal problem. this is my second battery in two years. My battery is getting bulging day by day. I replaced the 1st battery for the same reason. i use my phone excessively for internet, may be that cud be a reason. Next, nowadays im not able to use WIFI in my phone. Its showing all available networks. But when i try to use any network, even after defining access point, it show " connection not available". Guys having knowledge in this area, pls help me out. My panel has got damaged to the maximum extent and its too costly to replace. I dono why nokia made such a good phone with bad panel fits. 1 more problem. when im switching on my camera, its not opening , instead its opening messages and then contacts. after second pressing only it opens camera. Within 2 years, im getting this much problem with my phone. Nokia pls tell me the life of this product.

  • camera feature is poor.my nokia n81 phone camera is not working.when i on my camera it shows "Camera feature not supported" i have given it servicing centre , but the customr\er care personal said that it was a camera problem n component not available in market.so i think n customer care n servicing is poor.

  • hey guys pls tell me how to add ngage 2.0 games in n81 pls

  • *#7370# to reset back to just as you bought the fone..Please BACK UP all your data cause it will wipe fone clean even text messages. Lock code 12345 .

  • i have been using the phone from one year. It does have ts defects lik sometime phone hangs and auto reboots when gallery is opened , and camera quality s low . But despite these small defects the phone worth every penny. 3g facility is awesome wifi facility is also cool. Music dedicated buttons rock. Hats off to nokia for this good phone jus wondering why they stopped manufacturing the phone .

  • Unbeatable sound ever .best music Quality ever in nokia nseriese phone super fast procer phone just like lightning speed it has only 3 problems 1. Camera Quality not good 2.Very very very very heavy 3.Battery is not much good but not so bad also its ok. On the hole its awsome phone

  • Is it 3G supported phone? So plz tell me about BSNL 3G prices and more.

  • Hey Salman, i'm facing the same problem as in when I switch on the Camera, says Camera: Feature not supported. Don't know the solution, haven't able to figure it out, please if you have found out a solution let me know sir. Thanks

  • can i get original panel set.and where.please repply soon i left key pad.

  • mine is having a problem with space and i have nothing inside it even to send a text message is a problem i dont even see my missed calls anymore;.

  • how factory setting is achieved and lock code number

  • nokia n81 is jst a mind blasting set. I think, the guys who are not happy with these awesome production, doesnt know anything about real good handsets. I realy feel pity for them...

  • N81 n-gage game are not like ngage and ngage QD game.N81 ngage is v2.0. To play ngage v2.0,u need to install like sisx game but the game file not(.sisx).his a .ngage.(for example snake.ngage)and u need to copy or move ngage file in folder ngage.so old ngage game are not support for ngage v2.0.sorry for my bad english.

  • plz go in nokia customer care n dat problem is due to : i think u hav thrown ur phon rt??

  • buddy plz download n install nokia usb drivers. download drivers from nokia.com kkk

  • i have problem with camera. when i switch the camera iam getting a message "camera feature is not supported". can u help me sir plz.

  • I have a problem with my Nokia N81. When I plug in the USB in the phone in my computer doesn't appear :(. What should I do?

  • What is the latest firmware version for this model?

  • I am using the phone for the past 2 years, I now face problem with the battery and I claim myself as a reason for that coz I started using messaging and high internet in the past 5 months. Other than that the phone rocks. The sound quality is unbeatable.

  • Suppep Cell Guys.

  • u can get in zedge.com or getjar.com

  • just want to ask where can i find or download games for N81? i also have some games from my original N GAGE, how do i make it work for N81

  • Mindblowing cell. a true full equipped cell with an excellent features. hats off to nokia for this masterpiece.

  • Download Adobe flash player v3.1

  • U can install coreplayer v1.30 to play flash video(flv).if u mean swf i dont know.sorry!

  • Still the best of its class. A true masterpiece.

  • please any body help me. I can not play flash video here.

  • i buy it 400 euro

  • justtttttttttttttt 3rd class mobile

  • its a great fone have one right nah luv it

  • i sale a nokia n81 old phone its price is just 6600 rupe.olny with all esesoryes.

  • good mobi to go around with

  • guys this is a very bad production of nokia i request you to don,t buy this mobile if you don,t want to waste your money.

  • Yeas this phone sucks.............but only if you use this set rudely...like keypad problems... i got this repaired last oct....and touch wood...it is rocking till now...everything is perfect..

  • this phone sucks...was only able to use it for 8 months out of one year and 5 months becoz it always had some kind of promblem abt its os and now it is wid me completely closed for 5 months as its display is not wrking even aftr getting corected frm nokia care centre which took 3,000 rs fr it and nw they say its companies fault fr producing ths particular piece of N81...

  • i would lyk to knw how do i download the software for my ngage and also were cn i get the tv mobile software and nokia n81 i a cool phne to have thank u nokia for a gud make

  • Guys.... This is a good phone.specs are good. BUT...... the phone sucks because the flex id weak I had various problems such as my keypad stopped working twice.Had to send it to nokia for repairs..TWICE. The camers stopped working,comes up with an error: camera faeture not supported and its not software bcause i flashed it and did a hard reset. Good phone but breaks to easily

  • I have it 2 yrs. Back..It is the best mobile I HAVE ever use.I used facebook/opera/nimbuzz/web/orkut at the same time.I dont know whats wrong with u guys.Its really a outstanding phone.I have install more than 200 games including hd and 51 softwares.All work smoothly.Sound quality is very good.lastly i dont want to say IT is better than my nokia n97 in terms of speed and sound through loudspeakers.I LOVE U NOKIA

  • why would they make a phone with such bad software,,,its crap

  • this is a good phone.i like it cause i am a mobile game freak.so in other features and n-gage gaming it is one of my favourites.i have one and also a samsung corbu pro,but for gaming i choose the best i.e. NOKIA N85

  • this phone compatible with ovi?

  • i had one of this phone.it realy is not a great phone.nothing special even the navi wheel or smthin cant be used anymore.now i juz bought the new SE Vivaz.100% better than N81.

  • The capacity of Mirco SD is 8GB. But Some times 4GB micro SD also not working

  • how can i play flv file? It does not work.

  • this phone is so bad 4 use

  • ahmmm i had a problem on my flex do i nid to change it? but im worried that if i change my flex it will be damage more,,,

  • lpc

  • Phone was good but camera was 2mega pixel is not match to n81

  • download free games and app for n81 go to www.dotsis.com ,easy and free site ,bt if ur n81 nt hack u can,t install all sis game n app (problem solved)

  • how to download software for Nokia N81 and what are the easy sites and method to download

  • how download n gage games

  • No Comment no mobile Like N81

  • nokia n81.its my second one and my phone freezes completely up and jumps around it searches himself.

  • format ur mobile ,if ur keypad nt workng after that so it may be hardware problem ,ur keypad IC may be damage ,u have to repair ,(problem is going on)

  • yup u can use 4gb card ,u can max use 8gb card ,it supported ,(problem solved)

  • i have n81 normal not 8 gb so can i use in normal n81 in 4gb memorycard?

  • I think you dont have N81 ,it has best sound quality ever nokia made.

  • how can i hack my N81 v24 with helloOX v2? i got my certkey and i download hellOX2 so how can i unsign file to sigh through my certkey? plz help me

  • it is a very beauitiful mobile i love it

  • Its an awesome cel,better dan dose i ever usd.dis day completes an year of owning n 81 n its stil my hot fav...luv u nokia,thnx a lot....

  • Very nice mobile

  • yah its a good PHONE but its sound is very low \

  • mmmmmmmmuuuuuuaaaaahhhh! What a phone yaar?

  • I think dis is one of the best phone from nokia. And i must confess NOKIA are the best and leading phone producer,keep it up.

  • I got this phone a year ago and I think it is awesome, the price is much better than all the new "Toys", but it has excellent functionality. Quick access and the OS is OK. Small screen, though.

  • worst phone ever used

  • n81 is al most a gud mobile for me friends

  • MY ALL KEY PAD OF N81 dose not work, how it can be corrected?

  • nice phone...!

  • How to hide the details of wallpaper

  • How to change the settings of wallpaper

  • thanks for ur suggestion,i tried that before its only worked for 2 weeks but again same isuues come back & realplayer is very imortant to me coz i always watch videos in net......anyway i bought E72 .

  • i want to know how a caller ringtone set in this for each special persons . and iwant to know the colour change from which options

  • Make a hard reset *#7370# .back up your data before. between i almost never use the realplayer. Try to install powermovie or smartmovie

  • Try to download an application named wefi. You may find lot of app like this by googling.

  • I had this problem before but you can solve it i think. When you're playing a song try to go to option then sound setting (just before equalizer i think) and try to modify the the balance a bit from left to right.

  • Try a hard reset. Tape *#7370#. The default security code is 12345 i think, unless you've change it. Before try to back up all your data and remove your memory. If i'm not clear tell me again before you proceed.

  • its very cool & its the best phone i had its realy the best

  • hi guys, nokia n81 is cool except the camera and speakers.

  • Sound effects is too low as compare to N72 and others.. esspecially in Blue color N81 is very low sound..

  • Why is Nokia N78 cheaper?

  • I find it difficult configuring the n-gage

  • better go to mobile9.com

  • By web sits ngage.com

  • i bought n81& its with me for a while & problems coming one after the another like screen freezing& camera 2megapixel[though i knew that when i buy it but i regret now every body now has 2 mega in their phone even my 10 year old nephew lol... i use to take pic in my old phone[6121c]better then this ...&last few days ago the real player stop working soooo im going to sell this &go for E72 hope its better before my n81 pronounces his last breath.

  • Hey guys cud u tell me...where i get ngage games...i know that this phone was bought for ngage..cud u tell me where i get these games..plz...

  • I am trying to log onto the works wireless network, but the WPA key that i got from the apple airport seems to be 1 digit too long....how can i go online if i cant even type the whole WPA key O_O

  • Positioning or gps , lonitude & latitude how to do in n81

  • hi everybody I have used this phone for 1.5 years and found no probs with the phone and my navi wheel still works. But the problem derived when my phone accidentaly dropped off from a height and the right speaker cover came off i have already fixed the speaker back and played the music to see if its fine or not. As a result it was great. But around 2 days back when i tried to play some music but i noticed that my right side speaker is having less sound and my headphones are not going in properly. If anyone can help me out it would be great as i would like to keep this phone for sometime as i am a student and dont need to buy a good phone due to my hard work practicals of automotive engineering. Thanks

  • so please format ur phone if ur phone is performing any action without ur permession Because i have an experience with these

  • battery backup is awesome don't worry abt it i'm using it

  • this phone was my life..bt some crap stole away frm me ANYWAYZ its the best phone i evr met in my lyf...HATS OFF 2 N81..having the best sound output in headfones...it juzz fails the ipod.

  • friends any one tell me about batery

  • i'v been using my n81 for a while now. its been ok until a few days ago when it seemed like there was a malfunction. it began performing operations without my instruction although it seemed to have stopped. pls does anyone have any idea on what's going on? i'm crazy about the phone so i'm really concerned.

  • yeah..this is the best phone that i had.really owesome..luv nokia...

  • Hi guys! this N81 has only few probs like they charged 15K but camera is 2MP that too a stupid camera i suppose not even Carl Zeiss one and it has all the features what a phone should have except touch screen,GPS,IR now a days IR is not a big issue but a common prob is the processor doesn't work well in any N81 i've used total 4 N81s and i have the same problem with all so i compromised myself to use it very slowly

  • having it for almost a year... very useful to go online when you are outside... Having problem with my camera though.. it doesnt work at times... planning to send it for check up.

  • I own this phone for nearly 2 yrs now. All you u can complain about this phone is the camera and its heavy for a phone of its size. Except for its camera it can still compete with the latest model phones in the market now. N81 is the best nseries phone nokia has produced in the recent past. Stable, Great sound quality (much much better than IPOD's). Go for it guys, you wont regret it. P.S - Do a software update occasionally on your N81

  • Actually....it does support .swf files...u can readily play any flash games....no probs whatsoever

  • I have the cobalt blue and the color is just amazing, I have a third party rarphones attached with the stock nokia adapter and the music is far better than an I-Pod....Trust me guys, this fone kicks ass!!!!

  • Im usin dis fone for the past 2 yrs and I can bet u that this is de best multimedia phones Nokia has ever made, during the last 2 yrs I have dropped it like 200 times and im just not bothered......coz nothing ever happened...lolz....lovely browser, gud sound, makes u feel content

  • This phone was my life until some fool stole it from me ,i would get another in a heart beat!!!!!! everything you could ever want in a phone WELL DONE TO NOKIA FOR THIS PHONE

  • yes. it does. but you can't use it as background!

  • yeah. it does. but you can use it as background

  • Please i want to buy this phone but i want to know if the phone support .swf file please reply fast

  • just wanna say g'bye to my old nokia n81, after someone stole it. well..it's not a perfect phone but still one of the best. worked nice even after 2yrs of usage.

  • hello boss..yes im interested in buying it...will u tell me from wer u r ? n wats ur demand fr it ?

  • I lik d phone but my problem is my battery it goes down quickly pls tel me were 2 get original battery plss

  • after decoding my n81 it keeps going off after every 5 minutes. any solution please

  • Wer r u from? Is there anything wrong with the phone?

  • Hi Guys ... i have a nokia N81 for sale if any one is intrested please let me know ... i am asking R1200 for the phone it is the 8gb one with the memory card regards

  • I welcome you all to the E-71. The best of phones.

  • The phone should be named Avatar cause it has "Touch-sensitive Navi wheel"

  • this is the best phone for solid gamers. n-gage, vampent emulators and other wicked symbian apps work perfectly to this phone. you just have to read and learn the basics about your phone. I have maximized its potential by reading a lot of forums and experimenting different softwares. It doesn't have an accelerometer but my phone can do landscape due to tedious experimentation. know the technicalities of your phone. it is so powerful and you'll realize how important it it to you. n81 is the best smartphone that I have so far. multimedia is superb. downside on the camera for having 2megapix nevertheless it is still good (given there is good lighting), connectivity, it lacks infrared (but who uses it nowadays)... music player (same quality as xpresmusic) just get a good quality headphones (it's not a karaoke). lastly, if you hack your phone properly, it can run windows95! no kiddin'... search the net and learn. [email protected]

  • it is very bad.if you are ready to buy a mobile.you purchase nokia e66.because its performance is amazing

  • i have misplaced my nokia n-81. Is there any way by which i can trace my phone? please do suggest me.

  • samsung i450 is much more better and lighter than this it does not have touch keys and it is very costly instead of this i would prefer samsung i450

  • i had a n81 thn m y fone got stolen:(...i think soundwise this the best fone everrrrrr!!!!!! i hav a 5800 nw and comparing the two the n81 kicks butt soundwise...i am in the process of getting me another n81:)

  • I used it for 2years.. Now spoilt..the screen had blackout always..dont know why..it costs much to repair

  • You cant hear songs with full volume(in headset) in n81 :D coz its volume is like hell n81 rulzzzzzzz :DD

  • I m using N81 for the last 1 year and i love dis phone i dnt knw abt other phone but i m very much satisfied wid it THANK YOU NOKIA.

  • I've had the N81 for a year now. i had to take it back fo repairs twice within 6 months. It freezes alot, it is made out of cheap plasic which makes it scratch easily. the key pads are a nightmare, they peel off easily. It is as heavy as a brick. the camera is bad especially at night, you might as well forget you have a camera phone. the sound is good though. i wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I've heard people complain about it alot and in most dealers they had to put it on specials, so to get rid of it.

  • thanks for your advice and is same n82's volume with n81's volume?which are this phones that it has the best volume?

  • N82 is a better choice..,i proud with my n81 but i have 2 admit that n82 is better than this old buddy. It's already Hsdpa, 5mp with xenon flash, accelerometer for auto rotate,..but couple of feature is quite the same with this n81.

  • itz camera is amazing as it has xenon flash go ahead buy it dont second guess

  • thanks for your opinions.i'm thinking to buy n81 or n82 now.which is your advice?

  • it is 2.0 without autofocus

  • don't hope 2 much with it's camera.,it got a decent pic only on the daylight but 4 the rest this old buddy r really something. sound quality is good,internet connection is quite fast even it's umts only,wi-fi, n-gage games (my fav..hahaha.) and any other feature. hope this ans will help.

  • i want to buy this phone but i have a doubt about n81's camera.if there someone that use this phone,answer me please

  • i m facing s0me prblm while i go to download n-gage game it tell to update my n-gage soft.but i cant get find any way.plz help me,wht should i do?

  • I've had this phone for more that 15 months now. It is quite good. The fact that it has no GPS.... is bad downfall. With time the silver speaker covers on the sides of the phone fall off.This is not due to the handset falling or somthing. My two collegues bought this phone and have the same problem also.I did not expect this from Nokia.The camera is not so good.But Overall the phone is a good phone.

  • Its a cool n smart phone..problem is only with camera at night..

  • its a awesome phone but its camera is not sufficient

  • hy ! can anyoane tell me if the n81 pack has the data cable included? or i must buy it separat?

  • N81 is simply superb!!!but once i changed the memory type from phone to mass.i lost all the information stored in the phone memory.but now i am unable to change to phone memory.now there is no option available like that.any solution??

  • its a very good phone with battery backup better than the n95..... i have n95 also.....thats why i am saying this.....it can last twice the time as much as n95....if both r fully charged and used in the same way........ only drawback is its 2 mp camera.....a 3.2 would have been much better.....still can change that myself....... though it used to hang in the starting.......after i upgraded its software......it was much faster.....and no hanging this time...... only thing is that.....i cant find its original full body panel any where for cheap....the lowest i got was for 2500........can any one help me with this.....i want a blue colour full body panel as i have the silver body panel......... over and out....

  • Hi everyone. Can you edit videos with this phone and are the buttons on the keypad easy to press? Thanks

  • Mr Pawan chauhan i would like to go ahead and disagree to your opinion...its a wonderful sturdy phone...smooth funtioning and good sound with and without headphones too...and best part is it also has Wlan which is an addon to its Mrp... PS its NOKIA and not NOLIA...may be ur mistaken with some chinese prank...

  • I have been using 1.5 yrs. I m not satisfied by the following reasons. 1. Not a good camera compared to my 2005 Sony Erricson 2. Music performance is good But media player software is bad esply searching through title and all 3. Contact management is the biggest blunder. you can save same contact same number many times. Phone will not warn. 3. Flux cable(hardware inside) gone all of a sudden and i paid 10% of the original price to fix it. 4. Signal problem for 3G network since beginning and now it will work only on GSM

  • I have been using 1.5 yrs. I m not satisfied by the following reasons. 1. Not a good camera compared to my 2005 Sony Erricson 2. Music performance is good But media player software is bad esply searching through title and all 3. Contact management is the biggest blunder. you can save same contact same number many times. Phone will not warn. 3. Flux cable(hardware inside) gone all of a sudden and i paid 10% of the original price to fix it. 4. Signal problem for 3G network since beginning and now it will work only on GSM

  • N81 cool phone. i want 2 kw how to give password.

  • is this a great phone??

  • I love n81,its nice.But n97 is the best.Soonwilt

  • its an excellent phone buddy

  • Hi all...something wrong with my N81's camera.. when I hold down the camera button to open the camera, the phone always restart.... @_@ after that the camera can be used again..but then after long time when I want to take picture...the phone restart again.. Please give me a good solution to repair it by myself... because I don't like to repair this phone at NOKIA care center..

  • simply buy a new battery

  • hi,in my n81 stand by time became worse nearly 15h what can i do??

  • N 81 is a hopless handset and the agency i.e. nolia care is more hopeless coz they dont know how to open the set. instead of making it fine theymake it worse.... specially nokia care shimla

  • hey guys this is a cute phone but it hangs...does any one know why this happened.....also its slide get wobbly..then can u repair it...plz ans

  • I just lost my n81 phone yesterday because I was robbed in the jeepney. Well, the n81 is one cool phone. I can assure you with that. I've used it for 2 years already until it got lost yesterday. *sigh

  • i m n81 user .iam very much enjoying with this phone music .games,and sms

  • Hi saif, sorry 4 my late reply..honestly i don't get with manual setting which u asked coz i never sett my wifi wizard since first time i bought it. I just go 2 public place and if that place had a public wifi this phone will show a sign that had found a new connection i choose it with the free ones then i connect with that. Or u can use a handy wifi apps 2 give u a notice wherever found a public wlan include with the member conn and it's will choose automaticly which public wlan had a better signal receiption as ur main connection. Hope this will ans ur question and 4 everyone please feel free 2 add if i missed something. Thanx

  • Hi frnds I m n81 User its so much cool Phone I think.. but in this phone the cam is 2 mp if here 3/5 mp then its be a nice phone... what u think ! it also looks like n96...

  • Hi im a n81 user, i had a 2gb memory card in the phone, it wasnt even half full when one day i was listening to music and the memory card made my phone freeze! Anyone have an idea why this happened? Thanks

  • HI Frd, as i saw the post as it support wifi but how would be the manual setting...like where would i b abel to get the same....pls reply...thanks

  • Hi sameer, yes this phone support Wifi and voip too. But don't count 2 much with its cam, for the rest this phone is ROCK' specially with the sound (couple of my friends r iphone user and they really impress with my n81 sound quality) thanks,hope this answr ur question.

  • i'm use N81 since November 2008.its stil ok.i'm playing vbag with it.it's fun! quality sound is best!

  • Hi chris, thanx 4 the advice,i'll try 2 reflash my s/w as ur suggest.

  • Is this mobile supports wifi?

  • Hi, You will not be able to exit music player and will run in background, if you wan to enhance handset experience than do a s/w reflash once in 6 months, and handset will work fine.... cheers.....

  • press down the menu button.. after that youll see processing programs ang press "c" to cancel the process then try sending again..

  • you might have stored your all application in phone memory thats why your phone is showing you message so plz format your phone by dialling *#7370#

  • hey . i m new user of n81 but i have a problem .there is some problem with its msg sending.. alway a msg appears when i send any msg that " memory full plz close some application and then try again " what is this any body can help me ?

  • To : technolover1818 Hi there. I already using N81 for 1 year 2 months and almost had no problems with it. Here are my pros and cons about N81. Pros : 1. This phone is very good for gaming because it has special gaming buttons for playing with landscape mode although some games are not working with it. For example playing GBA games with VBAG. 2. This phone also good for playing musics. It has good equaliser, audio settings for loudness and stereo widening. The sound quality also good with loud speaker. 3. The battery life not so bad. Only when you keep playing games or surfing, you will need to charge it about 1-2 times every day. Otherwise the battery life is good. Cons: 1. This phone only has 2 MP camera with NO autofocus. For myself I don't have problems with it as I bought this phone for playing games mostly. 2. This phone doesn't built in GPS. But I don't use this because I still studying in high school. Overall this phone is worth to buy. After you hack this phone, you can get a lot of useful applications such as facebook, office suite, anti-virus, cracked n-gage games, cracked symbian games and a lot more ! For my N81, I had about hundred of games which keep me not bored in my free time. I also download some high quality movies and converted it into MP4 format. The results are really awesome ! About the memory card, currently I'm using San Disk 8 GB. But I'm planning to get San Disk 16 GB SDHC as I saw from one of website, it is suitable for N81 ! Hope this information is helpful to you.

  • its cool using n81..:))

  • pls message me in my ym or tx me 09322502354 im in philippines and you? pls message me asp.. tnx..:)

  • wer you from?? im from philippines you want to buy my n81? message me or text me 09322502354.. i need your answer.. tnx..:)

  • r you interested in n81?

  • hi i m interested in this from whr r u call me if posible 9326575442 thks

  • well..i sa this phone on a store window n it looked kool so i decided to research it and see is i would like it..i wanted a phone that had wifi cause wn am at work i'm hella bored!!...so give me some good feedback bout the phne should i or should i not get it..is it better than the LGkp500?

  • na 8GB microSD is the max supported.

  • anybody tried a 16gb micro sdhc card in ther n81? wana knw if i shud get 1

  • im selling my n81..5k.. pls send me ur msg if ur interestd ym robinson_bergania24 tnx..

  • I brought n81 in july08, still i am using without any prob its great phone with cool music n games ,just one drawback is camera :-( otherwise n81 rocks. . . !

  • great phone i love every bit of it except the difficulty in installing the n gage application

  • Dear all, please kindly need ur help. I had used this phone since it's release on market 4 almost 2 year. It still doin' great no major prob, but now i can see the exit command on my music player. So i can't really exit from those app, just like hide it. In menu i still can see that the app is still active and i can't see the memory card indicator on standby screen. So anyone can help me with this please?? Is it something wrong with the headset or it just a program prob? And please what should i do 2 solve it?

  • I bought a set of n81 on 21 jan 2009..it has been almoz a year now and i found out that tis is a great phone..great musicplay and great gameplay..sound is great..tis is and will be a great phone forever..the only bad on tis phone is the camera..only 2 mp

  • how to copy sms from phn to sim card?

  • wow wat a great phone???

  • I want to purches one, so woud you give me some advice on? thanks.

  • ahoy mates.me alswo a nokia fan,got da n81 however wen me on mxit or da web da batery life is realy swak,any tips?

  • i love this phone... i have had this phone since 1 year ago.. my n8i had more than hundred times fall to floor/ground (under 2meter),,but this phone is stiil work well...this phone is solid even its a slide phone.. i will keep this phone until 2011..

  • When i am tying to take a picture or opening up the camera fiture it just say to me camera fiture not supported, what could be the problem? What should i do?

  • problem many times...my n81 perform some abnormal functions..keys are not properly working...

  • I bought this set in Jul'08 for 14.8K Rs. and i must say that this is as astonishing piece fully capable of performing almost every task--be it office, leisure, m-m, surfing etc. I wud give it 9/10, the 1 remaining for the camera, (of which now i am being a bit uncomfortable on seeing those silly cheap sets like 6303 boasting 3.2M with dual flash...s.hhit man!) Overall this set is gud, it has FULL feeatures--WLAN, 3G, PDF, advanced system features(not even in costlier Sony-Er. sets ), Navi......and above all two things that just makes me craving for that fone....its classy style & design....my god thats awesome.......and its weight...thats really an asset...... Seldom are sets made with uncompromising mixture of performance and class. -=Z=-

  • great!!

  • If all of happened to know,that N-Gage2 have been discontinued by Nokia It Self .... Do not be so sad. Because the N-Gage2 games is still on the market. What does Nokia mean is .... There is no more New Game on N-Gage2. Perhaps there were few smartphone company think that we have lost something precious inside nokia element. Maybe They were right,.... But do all of you know that Nokia is building something beyond our thought.????? Nokia and Cambridge University is working hard and put all of their efforts on this upcoming NEW SYMBIAN. Please check out this I Promise all of you who read this will be amazed. And for Nokia,... I'm a bit sad of your decision,... to discontinued N-Gage. Don't you realize that ... You lost tons of great great great game developers? I don't want to mention all of them.. But have you ever forget the contribution of Infinite Dream and Gameloft ???

  • its avery gud piece ... bt camera clarity wll nt be.. music player vey nice.. gdsud clrit..

  • i have n81...it is good but its camera is very faaltoo

  • just buy it if u seriously like it, the phone features is good, but the camera is quite low only... others basically ok...

  • yes it is very superb

  • its very nice handsets as compare to other n series handset because this is my personal experience & i also used all n series handset & u wont believe that this is the perfect one after n-95..............

  • is dis n81 2 gb....gud one...... i wanna buy it...but dont knw its gud one or nt....help me.....should i buy it???????

  • This is a loussy mobile. It has many features like GPS etc. But the design is terrible. Very unfriendly layout of main buttons. Not the usual nokia feel of ease of use.

  • do u have others option dude if not so with it ok bye take care

  • How to empty full phone memory or full format phone memory except *#7370#

  • good day everone :)...please i seriously need help..umm why is when i put the speakers to high volume or low volume there is always a popping noise commin out...its samll but annoying...is this normal or a defect..cuz ill take it to the care center if its a defect..pleaaasee anyone help!!!

  • ANYBODY please can tell me where i can download free n-gage games for my nokia and how does i instal it ? Thanks a lot wrrite me [email protected]

  • is thsi phone way better tha an n91? thanks!

  • Thanks for your reply.i meant default headset(which was provided by nokia) by built in headset.we dont have senheisar headset in our town.why dont nokia provide a decent headset when its a music centric device?anyways i will try to buy a senheisar.will you kindly tell me which model to buy?

  • use *3 calling key and switch on your cell with all it

  • if its still under guarantee, i suggest u take it in and get it sorted out. i dropped mine 6months ago, it stopped working. then i dropped it again last week, now it works. i'm not suggesting u drop the phone, u may cause more damage

  • Youre being completely irrational. Get a decent pair of headphones like Sennheisers and listen. What do you mean built-in headset? Theres NO SUCH THING. Theres a headset and built-in loudspeakers. The NOKIA headset sux but the N81 gives excellent sound quality,get a decent pair of headset to listen. The loudspeakers are great as well just customize the EQ in the Music Player to get the best results. Sounds like YOU dont know how to use this phone to me.

  • I buy this set just because i heard that its sound quality is great and its also has reasonable connectivity.mainly i trusted gsmarena and the user review of this site.but i am really sad to say that sound quality through built in headset sucks.the guys who says its sound quality is excelent should try siemens s75 or siemens cx75 or se k750.these sets provide cristal clear and rich sonic experience through the default headset.i had a s75 so my expectation was n81 should at least provide the same sonic experience.but the truth is it cant go even nearer to s75.i am totally disappointed.and to the users of n81 why you guys say it has a great sound quality dont you know the meaning of "quality"?it sucks man

  • Hi every one i need some help here...would you tell me how to format Nokia N81 as fast as you could..

  • pls i need help, my N81 8gb camera is not functioning again, it is sayin fearture not supported. pls help me

  • I bought this phone since last year nov 2009. Its a great phone for those who wanna try Nseries for a start. Its my first one and its been great. Of course new model are always coming out far better, but it depends on what you wanna have in your mobile phone, right. Treat the phone right and you have it as your best pal.

  • Hey everyone, just like to ask can n81 play mp4 type movies smoothly without any problems? thanks.

  • hi..i had same problem wit my phone.it is basically a kind of an i.c. used in the phone...it cost me arnd 50usd's to get it fixed...

  • its a excellent phone recommended for evrybody

  • not BAD

  • can anybody help me in downloading n-gage games for n81????

  • hi can anyone help? my phone fell in water, i blow dried it and left it but when i put it on its not getting past the start up screen. i took it to my phone tech and he said i needed an imri board. does anyone know what this is and where i can find it?

  • this is a cool phone. am enjoying every bit of it

  • i would suggest that if u r buyin a phone u shld get the n79...its got better features and now they are almost the same price...tht is around 14000 indian rupees(300 usd)...

  • hey u can get the body of the phone for just 20usd..which is a very cheap price...tht will even include the sides which get dented and damaged very easily...!!

  • i wanna buy this phone...

  • the nokia n81 is a beautiful machine until tha paint starts chipping off, my phone has blisters dat have led 2 tha fallin off of my central select button. as for downloadable themes, they highly affect tha internal phone memory and unfortunately some cannot be removed as they arent recognised by the application manager. there are applications that are downloadable when they feel like. i had several attempts 2 download the new opera mini 5 sucesfuly since it kept getin disconected durin tha download even though u have the right certificates. even though it has a few gliches here n there its stil served me well for 6 months n i believe its da longest iv ever stayed with a cellphone. kudos nokia on making a phone dat has some of da best stereo speakers around. there are tymz wen u jst prefer 2 play music without the use of ur earphones.

  • you obviously have everything on the phone memory. move everything to you memory card, restart the phone and presto

  • since i bought this phone(Nokia n81)it works perfect but after then it keep asking saying NOT ENOUGH MEMORY while in my there is more free space to save data. even when i just selected my contacts this message pops up....kind a fustrating.anyone come accross this problem? please i need help!

  • if u got that mess u have to flash the phone r update u r phone software . my number 9884960668 iam from india chennai

  • I have this phone since Jan 2008 and i've so far not faced any serious problems, neither with the hardware nor with the OS.. the OS has been stable so far.. only thing that has happened is that my entire D-pad started to wear off after like a year and now its completely come off.. no probs, i got a new one fixed and now my phone is as good as new... over all... its a very stable and sturdy device with a brilliant display and sound, and in terms of pure ergonomics, 3rd best N-gage device, after to the two previous hardcore N-gage phones.. I like..

  • hi plz dont go for this mobile i'm facing same poblem repeatedly

  • I totaly agree. Although i have taken mine to service center it was for a minor problem and NOKIA were very helpful. Its a fantastic phone.

  • instead of shouting at dis site people shld knw to care their cell phones.. All phones are good n N81 is best phone i hve ever used.internal problem occours bt nt wid every phone.i m using dis cell frm last 1 n half year still i never saw nokia care showroom yet! All the lover enjoy wid ur cell!

  • so much boring cel,i hav a problem in slide n now my dictionary has deleted automatically,the cel hav no special qualities,i hav bad experience to purchase it,dn take it

  • All, please note that i have faced a repeatable problem with this phone. Three times that when i press on a button, it just functions as another button. I have also seen 3 of my friends having the same problem, however, this might be only occuring in Egypt so please check ... And uptill now I did not receive a replacement (more than one month). I would suggest, that if you have seen this problem with anyone else, AT ONCE dont go for it

  • hi my advice is dont go for this mobile, i had a problem in the slide and now it says camera not supported and it seems its an hardware problem , have to spend 3500 bucks

  • i am facing problem relating SMS. SMS failed to be send and it shows error : "MEMORY FULL. PLEASE CLOSE SOME APPLICATION AND TRY AGAIN." i have to format my set to resolve this problem but even after some days again this error occurs. plz help

  • before N85 this phone is Nothing

  • The phone is awesome sound superb camera fabulous and colors oh my GOD!!!killers... i m using it n found it perfect i will give it 200 out of 100

  • My mobile was purchased from malasia. Now I am in India.the problem related with the keypad, when I shown the mobile to the nokia service sender(India) Coustomer care were rejected and they are told me mobile is purchased from out-off country you shold submit their only. Please suggest

  • I am using this phone but it does not vibrate even though the vibrator is on. Please help.

  • You can go to google.com and type n81 thenes to get web sites where you can download themes or you can go to zedge.com

  • hy you have problem with stick,format it .you can get rid of that problem.

  • Hi, this is koushik frm Kolkata i hv been using this N81 for lst 10 months ... i am a true fan of NOKIA specially nseries i have used lots of Nseries frm N70, N72,N73,N71,N90 and N 95 n currenty i am using N81 and has faced problem 2 times wth in 10 months ... and i have to deposit th phone 2 times to nokia care ... 1 time they crgd me 1,800 rs aftr paying 15,000 .... it is the wrst N SERIES phone i have ever used ...

  • i got a problem with my phone whenever i try to open the camera the phone tells me (camera: feature not supported ) anybody got a solution

  • hey guys, i had this signal problem to of nokia n81.. but there is such a simple solution u dont even have to take it to the service center, all u have to do is goto settings, phone settings, network and then change ur network to gsm from dual. thats all. ur signals will never drop from 100.......... glad i could help.....

  • Thanku soooo sooo soooo much on ur advise on changing the network from dual to GSM. my signals of n81 couldnt have bin better. I just bought this mobile 2 months ago and i was soo excited abt it, but then bcoz of the signal problems i was very dissapointed, but now that this problem is fixed i am just sooooooooo happy.. thanku

  • its a good phone. Every mobile lover must have to use it.

  • just put your phone to silent mode

  • Hi, Ive been using this phone for almost a year now and I got no problems with this phone. It's a great phone!

  • my phone gets restarted often and shows insufficent memory any1 plz help

  • its so nice,i love it so much hop dat cud have it..

  • hi friendz i want to sale my n81 8gb 8/10 condition with genion handzfree ,charger and data cable if anyone intrested plz contact 03316607006 my demand iz 13500/rs for serious custumers only. tahnx

  • it is a realy crapy fone i hade one and in a week it froze up wile using the bluetooth and wap, then i got a new one and this time the speaker went. i realy don't like the fone any more but i love the nokia 6220 classic!!!

  • mmmmmmmmmmmmm this pnone is kwlest man

  • hi people ummm can i ask something?...why does my phone memory shrink whenever i use my musik player, camera or other apps...and my memoryu never comes back....?..i checked my brother's n80 and when he uses his musik player the memory doesnt get used up but howcome mine does?...PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ANY REPLY?....i need help!!!

  • when i am taking photo in this there is a light colour and pixels can be seen. n70 photo is much clearer than this , is this set problem or my set problem ,pls help me

  • hi am using this phone for last 2 month still i don know how to take pics witout sounds, and one more thing can u suddest hoe to install themes

  • if your phone shows " camera: feature not sopported" then remove your memory card , format your phone by *#7370# . then restart phone. then camera will start working but u need to format your memocard by some other device and use it.

  • my cell phone does not want to install softwares, please help

  • how to reinstall the software??? camera not supported what the problem???

  • Hi everyone... I hav a query.. Does dual Band phones work in the United Kingdom (London to be Specific) like the n70.. And does N-81 have a stable OS (Which does not restart very often).... Thanx ...

  • how can I reinstall my software I am also encountering the same thing when i start my it will show camera feature not supported.. what shall i do? thanks

  • hey john you must reinstall ur software

  • i want to know that is there anyway to shut off the the camera sound while taking pics ... and what is the diff b/w made by nokia and hungry.. and 1 last ques from which site i can download free n gage games...thnx plz reply ..GOD BLESS ALL OF US

  • no...! N81 can't support gps...! N81 for music,video,n games...! you can can read in the box nokia N81...! or use google maps and nokia maps

  • my phone has got something wrong with its camera,when i try to use the camera it just tells me camera feature not supported.WHAT SHOULD I DO???????.

  • hey everone ummmm can i ask something?...ummm which is the best equalizer for the n81 when it comes to stereo output loudness?...really apprecaite any help :)

  • Does this phone has gps. Thanks

  • Got the phone since November... cracked the LCD, it was kinda reasonable to replace, but trust me this is a great phone, i don't regret purchasing it at all,

  • how can i make my phone with dual sim card

  • I want to know if i can put a smart card in this phone or not

  • A month after I got the phone I started having problems with my menu key, some months later, the screen wouldn't come on, then the volume key wouldn't work anymore. In exactly 6months, the phone became completely useless. I had to let it go, any idea of a better phone within the same price range?

  • It's a great phone. has very slight problems with the firmware but its outsmarted by other features of it

  • hey guys wat about its camera.....so so or fine

  • Hii... I have purchased the phone 6 months back. first three months there was no prob... but now it was taking rest in Nokia Care only. I got a key pad problem. I got the problem for 3 times in Three months... Please Dont buy this phone... Better try any other one... This was my personal openion.

  • so far so gd,bt the pic tat took at nite gt blur ..... n whr i can find the software 2 install ah....

  • Gr8 phone a little problemes with the face ....it`s cost a little bit much than i was expacting

  • Had a problem 1day when i opened the slider the screen did'nt come on it was totally blank anyway i took it in 4 repairs an they replaced it with a new one im glad i didnt hear it was liquid damage coz thats what you always hear when you take your phone in 4 repairs,iwill gladly recommend this phone 2 any1

  • hey i m usin n81 for past 8 months i had no such problem until 1 day my keypad didnt work. Today also i m facing such problem. Otherwise its a great great phone.

  • i heard tht with this phone you can retrieve deleted msgs is it true..and if yes hw do i retrieve that info

  • yes brother it do support that sa handsfree with a2dp

  • I got one just right now, its awesome, i got a limited edition its color violet, this phone rocks

  • Lol N81 is still worth more than a N78? That realy is strange, i wonder why its like that? Anyway im still a very happy N81 user for almost 2years now. :)

  • Gr8 phone . U ppl just stop complainimg abouth the camara . A picture taken with a cell phone will never be the same as a picture taken with a digital camara . If u want taken pictures a lot just buy a digital cam .

  • CAn anyone tell me whether this phone support SE A2DP bluetooth headset?

  • I have a blue version of this phone, made for Asian market...and I have no Wi-Fi.. What's the problem? P.S. Sorry about my English :o)

  • i wonder why n81 is more xpensiv than n78...

  • i have this phone now for the last 1 and half years and have had no problems exept of my keypad fadind other than that it is an excellent phone and im upgrading now but still keeping it for backup

  • hey guys.i got my n81 3 mnths back.its 1 of the best phones i ever used.but my navi wheel and camera not working anymore.wil a firmware update help?

  • not a worth really

  • Im assuming yours was Vodafone branded? That explains EVERYTHING, blame VodaCom for that,their developers destroy the phones speed and stability with their bloatware. I got mine sim free and unbranded, paid cash, had well over a year and still going great. The N82 is no longer available either,its simple,they phased them out to bring in N79 ,N85,and 5800.

  • music quality and loudness through stereo speakers and the headset is way better than the w series by s.e. i compared it to k850i and w580 and w910 but the n81 wins hands down .

  • thats the most stupidest thing ive ever heard ur saying n series is slow just becuz ur phone got stolen . and u hate n series just becuz ur n81 is stolen . u think n81 is slow . ur a pathetic .

  • hi ur terminals of battery placed on ur phone must be coverd wid carbon due to wheather.go for a clinical spirit wash of ur phone definatly ur problem will be solved

  • when i decided to buy this phone.. it was okay.. for a few days.. it realy aint bad but there is allot of space for improvment.. i know allot of ppl who had the same problems as me.. well actualy doesnt mater anymore.. this phone isnt availble anymore.. (there has got to be a reason for that.. ryt?) well im glad mine got stolen after taking it in for repairs to vodacom.. at the moment im lookin at the nokia 5800 and staying as far away fron Nseries as posible! Nseries way toooo sloooow!

  • hey guys im using a N81 and i have a problem with the battery it keeps dying after its charged full i have replace the battery three times but the same problem occurs....please advise what i should do...email me at [email protected]

  • Hi friends, I am using this phone from the past one year and found it was really good with all the features I expected... I can say its a good among the others in Nokia model bcoz I experienced the truth..

  • Hi friends, I am using this phone from the past one year and found it was really good with all the features I expected... I can say its a good among the others in Nokia model bcoz I experienced the truth..

  • its good but the camera is not so ie 2mp

  • music quality is exceptional. controls are exceptional but unfortunately... at nights camera sucks bad. but overall good phone.

  • r the stereo speakers loud, give comparison to any phone & r the earphones good quality like sony ericsson. thanks in advance

  • This is wonderful phone launched by nokia.In this all features are great except its camera i.e. 2 megapixel.But at last its a fadu phone. thank you nokia

  • Great Phone And Considered one of the best phones of 2008-2009 :D

  • me 2 is problem with ur mobile...me 2 buyed at the price of 7000...reply me its my mob no 9940052253

  • that works i have checked it before but if i do that when i press the "media player keys - play button the mp3 player wont run automatically .

  • Get a 3rd party taskmanager like Handy Taskman, and use that to kill the music player, or use an app called KillMe, you will find these at www.prodigits.co.uk in Nokia S60 Forum.

  • i have a friend who owns a n81 8gb and his red and green buttons wont work anymore , i removed the upper keypad and checked its that the buttons of the upper keypad have been heavily damaged its actually attached the the phone screen too any ideas if this part can be replaced ?

  • no actually what i mean is that the music player is always running in the background even though its not playing any music , i experienced the same with my nokia 5700 xpress music and what i had to do is to go to presets options go to edit and select exit from the menu , but in n81 8gb i cant do that either ? any ideas .

  • first you have to stop the song.otherwise it is playing in background.

  • anyone know how to exit the music player properly cuz it keeps running in the background (on n81 and n81 8gb versions)?

  • Latest is V21.0.010 ,but i think theres a new one coming very soon.

  • I took out my screen for the first time today. Its easy but if you dont know about phones then dont do that. I cleared all the dust that went inbetween the scren and the LCD. Wonderfull phone but the cosmic buttons aka gaming buttons break easily.

  • What is the latest software version? I have V20.0.056

  • You need to go to a WiFi Hot spot. You would find this in Airports, shopping malls etc. here you need to select the option "Search for WLAN" and the phone will prompt you with the available networks. Select the one that offers your internet which will automatically define the access point and take you to the browser. Many times where you may get confused is, at places like shopping malls etc, you would see many WiFi networks when you search on your phone, but not all will offer you public internet, this is where you will doubt yourself whether you do not know to browse or otherwise.

  • how to use WLAN in n81 plz give me some suggestion? i dont know how to activate?

  • i hve been using this phone since 1 year ago n i dont find any trouble using this phone..i really like this phone u can play ngage n especially the w-lan connection..the battery is still running good..no hang at all

  • it is very gr8 phone

  • i hv the nokia n81 phone and i found it very nice except one thing.it's bottons some times being so difficult to prese

  • try on www.zedge.net

  • Its simple you didnt take good care of your phone. Had mine for 20months now,thats nearly 2years with my N81 and havent had a single build quality problem, my gaming keys and all others are still there, battery life is still excellent, giving me 14-16hours of heavy useage and over 1day on normal use. NOKIA Nseries are great,its all down to the user on how long they last.

  • fat phone/...

  • i think this is imagine mobile

  • i baught this phone 6 months ago.. hate it! nokia Nseries is just way to slow but my camera stoped working buttons fell off batery last 2 hours.. i dont abuse phones at all but this phone falls apart even if u just use it.. i've got friends with the same phone and even worse with their phone.. i would advise you to try stay away from nokia Nseries.. they might look nice but truely has allot of problems!

  • this phone is slightly the best music player nokia made by :) and also it is a a good w-lan performer...camera is ordinary with good efects capable to shoot good photos , but recording is frammy ... excuses for poor english :)

  • hi. where can i find free themes for my n81 please assist. please advise

  • i want to bye this phone but i'm not sure from it's quality so what do you tell me?

  • i bought the phone one day ago and haven't put it down since. i enjoy it emensly

  • The keys are not so good...itz too hard 2 handle... and d keypad is also not so good... but the phone is good 4 daily use...nice music..nice gaming.... only d keypad problem...sometime it doesnt work..needs restart wht 2 do..

  • it is good cell. if camera is 3.2 it is so cool but the battery backup was also good so enjoy............

  • Dear Chopra, this is a very durable fone it is difficult to find a good one in this price, may be u could find one Rs.7500 on ebay but there is no problem in slider all nokia slider phone has two seconds pause when you open the slider. Thanks and have a very good day.

  • Why the camara doesn't work? It always says the camara feature not supported, even i did the master reset but stil it is not working. Help me plz..

  • n81 is..wow! awesome... bt it has js2 mp camera.if der is 3.2mp,it would b mor better... som times,d phone can't work as properly,may b due 2 d cause of (som)virus's effect...using d bluetooth(recently)wid many other ph.it will have some prblm...? so in my advise,plz check d memory slot to find out d virus.

  • can I buy N81 1YEARS OLD PH FOR JUST RS7000. If it's worthable or not. Has it got a slider problem. Just mail me on my email address. [email protected]

  • big phone

  • Hey please tell me that, does the n81 phone support 8gb micro sd card

  • The price on march 2009 was Indian Rs. 14,500

  • pls anyone tell me the cost of this fone latest

  • Very good phone for connectivity, but it has slider prob.( that will depends on ur handling ) and great gaming exp. ! ! ! Best 3d sound. S60v3 ! ! !

  • I have the N81 and I have never been happier, this is an amazing phone!

  • I have the N81 and I have never been happier, this is an amazing phone!

  • ya the music player very cute one.no have exit!i think your phone got a bit problem.my phone slide is tight!

  • Is the phone screen ok in the dark??

  • I'm thinking about buying the Nokia N81 but sum ppl hav been saying the camera is bad and some things stop working. Is this true and is there anything I can do about it??? How gwd is the phone?

  • My N81 is always restarting randomly, i'll be sitting there looking at my phone and i goes to the switch off key and it turns itself off, WTF?!

  • N81 is a wonderful,fantastic,mindblowing phn.

  • Hi! i have n81, its a great phone... i have it 4 months ago, and now its giving me some problems... the pictures and videos disappeard... thaey are in the memory card, but in the menu its all gone... and now i cant even refresh the music list... somebody help me plaes!!! [email protected]

  • not worth the cost

  • prise

  • nice phone .....you csn buy .....

  • I want to buy a new phone next week. N81, N82, or N95 original? Pls reply soon. Thank in advance>

  • hi guys, i just bought this n81 and all over a sudden it doesnt respond when you press any key, some advice please

  • my N81 7th and 8th no of the serial no is 03, anyone know from where the phone make from ? china ? My slide also feel loose when slide open. Is it normal ? Can anyone answer me, please...

  • great! but only thing i dont want is that, it's camera is only 2 megapixel!

  • s the music player s always ON bcoz there s no exit button for player....so there s a blue cirle around player....

  • u dont hve any problems....check out the site OR give a google search as... FULL NGAGE GAMES ok...after ths check out wht problem u have it has been explained in details... If ur stastified pls do reply......

  • yeah camera s bit plotting type when u take pictuers at dark...bt prefoms well at good lights....

  • The head phones are really good.

  • camera is 2 megapixels,if its abt 3.2,this wud be awesome,eniweiz I hav a ques,when i sync my hs in my pc,when I browsed my gallery while on sync,all the pics $ videos disappeared,but its not deleted,i already performed master reset but still its not showing

  • Im the best agent of AT&T Warranty!!!Nyahahaha..The other agent like Esong is no match/......

  • I wish to buy N81, heard that its headphones produce good bass. Please suggest especially how the headphones are with respect to the bass. Thanks

  • hi sheraz, i m too planning to buy dis phone i.e. n81, bt whrever i hv enquired they say tht d phone is discontinued n is nt available. i m frm mumbai so if u hv got it frm mumbai nly then plz let me knw frm whr, in wht price n wht r ur reviews on it??? thx.

  • I purchase Nokia N81 last night but its camera result is dark like dotted screen when camera is turned on! is it common on this model or my set is faulted?

  • do re store setting *#7370# then press s

  • how do i fix my ? because it says Offline MOde and its buttons are frozen. please assist if possible ... Sammyt JO'burg, SA

  • my Nokia N81 display 'OFFLINE MODE' and are Frozen, anyone who with solution please help.... Sammy Johannesburg

  • my Nokia N81 display 'OFFLINE MODE' and are FRozen

  • i bought n81 last 3 months but the camera is not working. what should i do? it says "power off the devise and restart" and i do that why it still not working? please help me.

  • bulky one

  • It is really a terrible mobile. I bought it two month ago but my camera and navi wheel do not work anymore!!! I do not know why??

  • you just need to activate it. go to tools then settings then general then near the bottom there`s the word navi wheel click it then switch it to on.

  • hey.. to fully exit the application, you push and hold the menu button until a few icons show up, then after you've selected one of them, you push Options>exit.

  • Can we connect external key board in Nokia N81

  • & why does the music player is always on? the small blue circle is still there even i exit the music player?

  • why does my navi wheel is not working?? pls helpp.

  • my N81 7th and 8th no of the serial no is 03, anyone know from where the phone make from ? china ? My slide also feel loose when slide open. Is it normal ?

  • no, it not removable, my model is N81 2G only. Why ?

  • is the simcard holder of the n81 is removebable???? p ls answer it...

  • i just bought the phone 1 month ago, very good, only problem was when viewing any movie in real player, its hang ! do anyone have the same problem as mine, pls help !

  • how due you retrive a missed call ?

  • the flash lite only flash when the camera capturing image. it wont light, irregardles i changed the settings.. i cant use it for seeing in the dark while fixing my flat tire..

  • first u remove memory card from mobile after that restore u r mobile setting then u enter u r memory card in mobile and u r mobile will properly work.

  • Adrian.... your all comments rite about N81 but you said there is no flash lite is wrong....N81 has built in flash lite hope you will discover just like you discovered navi wheel :-)

  • whenever you transferred songs just open your music player and go to option and click on REFRESH ,then it will show on your play list.....there is no need to do something for add song from attachment just refresh ,it will automatically detect all new transferred song from all folder of memory card...

  • my music player doesnot refresh after usb data transferred. and how can i add song from attachment?

  • i got this phone about 1 years and its pretty good, i guess.. pro's : -good speaker -good sound when i use the headphone (i use sony ericsson's headphone, the one with the gelatinous thing to block outside sounds cus ericsson has better headphone quality). i guess it's better than 5800 since 5800 is not so loud, i like to pump my headphone really loud and it's very good in n81 -cool appearance -i like the silvery buttons above the "C" button -the touch sensitive joystick works like an ipod (i discovered it 2 months ago, lol) -big screen -easy to synchronize it with my laptop -no need to press menu and # to lock the phone like other nokia phone con's: -bad battery life, it only last 4 hours when i played the music player and last 2 hours when i use it for the internet or wifi, and last 2 days when its on standby mode -the painting is easy to came off, mine's already looked like it has been attacked by a giant bear -the keypad is weird and inconvenient -it keeps restarting by itself while i was surfing the web, and when the signal is bad, and when i use wifi or gprs and suddenly theres an sms or phone calls, it will lag first, then hang, then restart by itself -hard to find compatible software to download -there are no flash light -the camera is very poor -no office pre-installed apps in conclusion, i recommend this phone for music lover, but doesn't recommend it for hardcore phone lovers. i planned to buy iPhone or n97 or htc touch hd but i wont let n81 go cus the sound is better than ipod, so i prefer to use this phone rather than an ipod. i have 7 friends who used n81 and they approved my testimony. hope that'll help y'all people..

  • you are a star

  • Yeah dude, you only need to refresh in the music player menu. I have N81 too, and no such problem.

  • simply format yur memory

  • Hi please help me everytime i download music on my phone it dissappears and when I'm loading again it tells me i have no space but i only have 6 songs in there and a couple of pics. Please help me and email me on [email protected]

  • hye any1 can tell me which1 is best for music ,gaming ,interner? N81 or N95? which1 i should buy?

  • he >>??> how are you >?>

  • hey bud , that depends on the n81 you got , if you got the regulare n81 then look at the sides and you'll find the slot , but if you got the n81 8g then there is no memory card slot

  • is their not a card slot, plug it in to ur ass. fool,its onleft hand side

  • ya their is china ones too. bt 7th and 8th imei numbers are 01 , it's original one

  • where is the memory card slot in this fone.i have been trying to locate it in my phone.

  • hey all, i got this phone in febraury and its great really but i think i have a problem in the music player lately i iopened the music player and there was no songs i downloaded new songs (about 400 songs ) but there was only 91 i thought it was the memory card but the photos 7 videos are all there Can anyone HELP plz???/

  • hi...umm i have a question...ive heard of the volume restrictions in europe concerning the n81?...are other n81's made in different countries affected....cuz mine is made in china...but its original..promise...please reply!!!!?

  • Oh, I got it. THANKS A LOT, SALMAN! God bless. :) Keep safe!

  • All themes, Im going to install them? :) Ooh, so many.

  • same,whenever i try to click picture it asys phone memory full while i have 2 g.b card installed.plz reply soon

  • Omkar....choose n81 because it has new feature ,you can say n73 is a old feature mobile of Nokia ,n73me is great set but if you like new feature so choose n81.

  • Dear Claire Cruz....simply put theme SIS file in your memory card and go to file manager and install theme then go to settings and change theme....for installing Ngage games put ngage game file in memory card and open ngage its automatically install it.

  • Hey guys, I just got this phone last last week. I dont know how to put my downloaded themes in my phone and also how can I install my Ngage games? I like to play na! Amp. Please help me! Thanks! :)

  • just reformat ur phone..use this code..*#7370#

  • I have a problem with my phone its alwys saying phone memory full,but the pictures are saved on memery card,i cant even rec msg bcz it shows phone memory full .i dont undestand bcz mymsg are also stored on the memory card,please help

  • n81 unbelable cell in nokia,, its very good.

  • its a good buy...i hav been using this almost 2yrs..no probs.

  • the best thing bout nokia,its user frenly, easy n varieties of 3rd party applications tat are available.4 N81,i love the built-in spker..very crisp n loud,the slider is solid,tens of softwares tat r compatible with overall for me is thumbs up.few my frens using hav "hanging" prob.

  • Whats wrong in made by nokia?

  • Why ur saying this?

  • Is it better to choose n81 over n73me there is big confusion in my mind pls anybody help me... pls rply....

  • Guys,help me to decide.. what am i going to buy? SEk850i or n81? :)

  • plz do not buy 'made by nokia' only buy hungry original nokia

  • both are good but i would suggest n81 superb.

  • N81 is better than w910 and n81 have 2 louder speker than other nokia mobile and bettry life is not much good.

  • hi iam using n81 since 1 year, very cool phone i lov it is there any software to block the mobile though the sms like the option seen in nokia 9300

  • W910 or N81 ?

  • Does the N81 have loud speakers? and whats the battery life like?

  • Hi Sukanya, I agree with you and here i have a tip for you to increase your battery backup. Go to the display section from the settings menu and reduce the brightness as much as you can(even 20% of the total brightness is ok).Believe it helps me to maintain the battery backup.

  • If you want N81 get it but id say rather get a N85 or N79,since E66 is better than N81 in specs. Lu N81 supports upto 32GB MicroSDHC. Had my N81 for over one year now and can confirm its still working just fine. :)

  • I Want to buy this phone,but i have question: 1. about memori card capacity,can n81 up to 8 gb..?(spek in GsmArena),coz in many more web sites tell-spesification memori,micro sd up to 4 gb 2. any rumors about n81 after 1 years use,any problem with one of these keypad can not function,it's that true..?.please anybody help me to answers my question,thanks

  • i am using e66 please tell me should i go for n81 bcause my cel is gving me prob and iam getting a resale value which would gt me n81 so pls reply me early

  • can you please tell me whether the N79 or N82 is good?im gonna one of these phones.

  • what about its battery backup? i got it teo months back now its giving problem, i ve to get the battery replaced.

  • Dear All, Two weeks ago i bought this phone.Here I have given the pros & cons about this N81. Pros: 1.Very good display and nice resolution 2.Software is very nice 3.Important thing the stereo speaker quality is excellent. 4.Music effect also very nice 5.Inernet speed also up to its standard. Cons: 1.Weight is 140g which is heavy while carrying in your pocket 2.Camera quality is very very poor.I am comparing with other model's 2MP camera, 3.You cannot store your songs in specific folder as you do in SE models. 4.Keypad is not convinenet,if you are the one who sends more sms. Hope my suggestion helps you.Thanks!

  • As with most cellphone cameras, the small lens allows for a decent picture in good light, but a poor one in low light conditions. The result is a grainy picture and this will only improve when they make the lenses bigger, so they allow more light in.

  • can anyone please tell me which is the best equalizer in trems of loudness ans clear sound?...pleeaaase?..

  • Yes.Bt N81 's picture quality is not good,as its sound quality is such good.

  • hi, got question here, is your picture taken in a dark place also like it is raining? i mean does it also have tiny white spots like? it doesn't seem so good in a dark place, but its fantastic in day time... can anyone tell me what is the reason or what t0 do?

  • Dear Hussaini, why u want to buy N70 - isnt is quite backdated now? Still for ur query - N70 is really good, the camera is just rocking...it's really really good picture quality, it's better than my 5 MP sony handycam even! u will never regret the picture quality - the phone is also good. I didnt have any problem without it is slow - i guess this is a common problem of all symbian phone. i just want to change my phone because of model change - otherwise, its just perfect! salaam.

  • Lol , of course Nokia N-81 ! cause it definitely much more better than w910i . That's all .

  • Hello , can anyone help me please ? Ok , i am a n-81 user and now my problem is about the video playback on n-81 ! i transfer my video to n81 and it lags ? i think is maybe the setting is too high or what , so any ideas ? please ! why it lags and any ideas to fix it ! thanks a ton !

  • iam also using it but after 1 year it get slow and carry other problems not in amonth !>!>!>!>!>!>!

  • Yes we can,just select Secondary Camera and use the center key to take the image.

  • Can we use the front camera for picture-taking?

  • how do i send information straight to memory card without first sending it to the phone?

  • yup its too easy just download secman on your n81 and install ,your cell will be hack ,download secman just search in google.

  • anybody tell me how 2 hack n81 means i jus wanna intall ngage games and other application plz help me out [email protected]

  • Dear Sadia, If u r using N 70 then how about its services, I want to Buy it. If there r problems in this set then can you mention those problems and disadvantages.

  • why my pc can't detack when i use usb connection on n81

  • An average cell .but screan resolution is perfect.camera is muuch poor compare to other n series mobiles

  • Hi all...i want to buy a N81, is there any major problem in this set? I m currently using N70, i m 100% satisfieed with N70's camera..is N81's camera similar to that or worst than it?? And, i want to buy "made by nokia" one - so, will it so bad in quality? please honest answer and suggestion! thnx.

  • Oh my god..this is a real nice fone..i own 1 so i noe wat to do wit it....

  • n 81 is an amazing phone i'v ever seen in my life. N81 have everythng you can think, so if your thinging to buy a phone, n81 is a gud phone for you, its worth it

  • Hey, i too experience the same thing as yours. Its shaky and loose when open the slide and tights up when its closed, So i think every one who bought the n81 shared the same experience.....

  • just go on ngage.com and download trial version ,also update your ngage installer...

  • No man there is no hanging problem but camera is so bad ,but sound quality ,gaming and have really fast internet great phone.

  • Camera is not good

  • bettry backup is normal not good but sound quality so so good.

  • offcourse you should choose n81 ,N series sound better than SE walkman phone and you can enjoy full custimization with nokia....SE has only limited function...

  • Hye all friends i wanna clear 1 think that in N81 8GB also phone is memory only 12MB ,some people told that there is no memory problem in n81 8GB....but it can be possible because memory divided in 2 parts....phone mem....mass memory ,and you can not close music player its always stand by mode.

  • I have this phone and i dont think i will change phones any time soon. Its the best. Its got everything you could want in a phone

  • plzz help me which 1 should i buy Sony ericssons W910i or Nokia s N81 HELPPPPPPPPPP

  • Every thing is fine in nokia n81,mY big question is why Music player always on stand by mode , why we can't exit from music player it consumes the battery.

  • The slider in nokia 81 is so bad I have bought a one a month ago and when I click any button on the upper part of the mobile it shakes strongly and the camera isn't good

  • hey anuraag you dont need to think too much about this, n81 rocks

  • i want to buy this phone, but anyone can please tell me about its battery backup and sound quality? i love this phone so much and reall want to buy it.

  • i wouldnt get this phone if i was you

  • Nokia N81 is a very good phone but you need to update the firmware to fix its bugs and to also install the new version of ngage.

  • you can buy my N81 for only 9,500. it's slightly used. text me at 09087345679.

  • Same as E63. Both N81 and E63 have exactly the same hardware in side, except for the Audio chip the N81 has.

  • Is the camera bad or as good as e63?

  • Any filipin0s here ? Just wanna ask if h0w much this ph0ne c0st ryt n0w here in Philippines ? 2nd hand . . . Heheh . . . I wanna upgrade my n70me t0 n81 for better screen size , resolution , sound quality , ram , 0S , and ofc0urse the d-pad w/n-gage 2.0 games . . . But still n70me is one of the best ph0nez ever . . .

  • @adam . . . Search in g0o0o0o0ogle,Com and y0u'll find many n-gage2.0 games . . . Thats the best way t0 find d0wnloads :)

  • i want to buy this phone please give me some good & bad information about this phone some frnd talk me that this phone is hang for some time plz help me this phone is hang or not plzzzz..........

  • Can Anybody please assist me how can i get the demo games on my fone and idea how to download ngage please

  • The software does give you lots of problem's..People out ther who like's music watch out if u download or upload to much music.some of your music might be deleted or get lost..And people who like's taking photo's or like's having pictures on the phone.just do not have a lot of pictures or photo's on the phone it will get deleted with out you knowing it..From my experience BACKUP your phone often....

  • wow! i like this model very much.....after somedays i will buy it......

  • its a good handset for those who like to have a complete handset

  • ok it freez but after a year the n95 sinc the first day i bought it like bout 3 weeks ago and it freez so

  • the nokia n81 freezes quite often to, after about a year.

  • Thanks boss i will but N81 in after few days Inshallah ,i sold oput my N70 and miss it now.

  • hey i have nokia n95 but it do really frooze alot so im planing to buy the nokia n81 .. is it a good choice guys ?? peace

  • HTC Touch Viva is a phone is designed for professionals. Here are some plus points - 1. Touch Flow technology - gives that sleek look and feel. 2. Windows Mobile - Standard and easy to use. 3. Integrates well with MS Applications of your PC/Laptop Some minus points - 1. Sometimes it takes more time to respond to basic commands. It gives me an impression that the RAM needs to increase! 2. If you disable the Touch Flow feature the performance improves 3. It takes a while sometimes to get know even the basic features N81 has great battery back up and has got good music player ,good sound i love this cell. . . . over all this is the best cell phone. . . . This phone has many nice features including engage gaming but still somewhere it lacks behind in camera...only 2 mp it's good ... i have one but it's camera is sooooo slow and bad i loved this phone... great for listening music... it supports up to 32gb micro SD... I tried 8 GB. It is working great.

  • I am an ex-aptech computer education faculty later shifted to mobile technology n industry working on several handsets with multi-features. I recommend N81, if you are going for music and gaming and if you are going for camera I recommend n78. N81 has almost 12 hrs tested music playback time and 5-6 hrs gaming time. N81 8GB has got several technical issues with memory card, battery and application access time. N78 slowly gets degraded in terms of battery backup and other features. So, as a technician I recommend N81. If your budget is a little bit high to afford N79. It is the best amongst all the high-end phones below 20k. Hope this review has helped you a lot. bye

  • no..it just applied to some features

  • yes it is like a ipod navi wheel

  • guys ihave coll this phone its too sensitive to handle my opp go for sony

  • No dear it has not FM TRANSMITTER ,if you wanna this so you should buy N78 simply.

  • guys pls help: i wanna buy this phone but i wanna know first if it has an FM TRANSMITTER? can anyone help me? thanks

  • what is that touch sensitive navi wheel? does it work like the apple ipod's click wheel?

  • to kamii: dude, it's not that it's very important or something. It's just very convenient so it adds to the "user-friendliness" of the phone. The reason for this is because most (if not all) music players and headphones use the 3.5mm variety of connectors. So if your phone has a 3.5mm audio jack, you can easily use and connect any speaker or headphones to your phone without hassle. It's that convenient that's why it counts for a big thing..

  • Please help me. I've created a phone code for my Nokia N81 and my cousin locked it by entering more than 5 times wrong code. A message saying I have to wait after 5min and enter the rigth code but it still didn't work afer that period given. What should I do now, please help????

  • Any1 can tell me what's the advantage of 3.5mm jack? why all users give importance for this? its only connector so why?

  • not recommend using this phone, upper keypad is easy not work due to many pads function in one keypad. expensive service when it's not work.

  • my n81 has better speaker than my mother's acer notebook. love its speaker.

  • yes you can, its better viewing youtube with wifi connection.

  • hey i jus gt dis fone 2day...it is an amzing fone..still it lax sum features dat d n78 has....lyk fm transmitter....in luks it is better den the n78...so its ur choice!!

  • Hye i wanna buy N81 pls recommend me N81 or N81 GB? which1 is better? or N78 is better? plz reply

  • if the phone falls alot the slider will get lose...

  • Yes you can use it rough if you can affort it.

  • can it be rough used fr daily life

  • n81 has better sound than n70

  • Can any1 tell me N81 sound is better than N70? because N70 has 95.5 CC while N81 has just 86 CC....so which1 mobile gives better sound?

  • wat fone do i buy...the htc touch viva or the n81??

  • Yes. it is in your setting, I forgot where to activate it! I can watch videos since then. Enjoy you viewung

  • thanks tyou...but can anyone please tell me will the sound loudeness and qualiy be affected when i upgrade?.please please please help!!!

  • hey can any1 help??does n81 plays youtube videos while cnectd to intrnet?

  • the only thing bad will happen is you cannot install hacked n-gage games with newer firmware. but you get a very nice transition effect in your menus.

  • Thanks. I also had a problem of insufficient memory but was unable to find any files using it up. I took risk and punched in the code you gave and was impressed the phone reset to original out-of-the-box settings. To my delight the phone gained 18mb of free usable internal memory without affecting anything in the external memory. I wonder where you got that code but thanks again.

  • hello people umm i finally found the new firmware which is V 21 but can anyone please tell me is it worth it?...and is the sound quality gonna be affected or any other bad things will happen?...anyone please help!!!???

  • hello people ummm i finally have found a version of n81 which is firmware

  • please dont buy this if it is made in china

  • Don't buy this if it is made in china. mine is 7 mos. old and it is made in china, it has flimsy construction. the navi wheel will eventually won't work. when i receive sms while listening to music, it freezes. the blue paint job easily peels off. when it is slide open, it shakes. i also don't enjoy playing games with this, it does not deliver good feel to the hand while playing....it feels delicate to handle.

  • hello..thanks fro your reply...i my cousin told me the same thing too and he reformated it foir me...but one question...are all symbian phones like these...?

  • just push the menu button. Got it?

  • Sir, back up your phone first then restore your phone at this number *#7370# your problem is thesame with me..but mine is more bad..my phone memory is 0 kb...if i turn off my phone the phonememory gets high... regars karl estabillo([email protected])

  • ey can this phone minimize mxit??????

  • i know how to reformat n81, 3ways to reformat your phone memorys.. n81 have 2 memorys, internal and external (micro sd) if you r intersted pls email me at [email protected]....

  • The touch-navigation of my N81 becomes less sensitive. How can i correct it? Can any1 help me????? PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..........

  • thanks a ton dude!!!

  • mine is also loose when slide open.

  • set it to default, i think its the loudest setting..

  • ey halo,,,can someone help me?? i want to know if this phone can minimize mxit..?? would you recommend it?? i dont know witch phone to take now anymore...so what phone do you guys think is the best to take if i whant good camara and sound nice to work with and it must be able to minimize mxit and music player.(anything but pleeze not a samsung..thanx guys...pleez reply

  • hi good day people umm jut a question?...why when i open an application the phone memory keeps gettin used up?..then sumtyms when i off it the memory gets plentiful again but sometimes it doesnt?..then one time when there was only 13 mb left i couldnt send messages anymore it displayed an eror message saying message eror close some applications memory full?...but i dont have any running apps at the time?...the only cure was to hard reset the phone again..i also read from other cellpone pages that other symbian phones also experience this problems somtyms...and all they did was hard reset it...can anyone help me pleeeaaase?...i relly love this phone but i wanna kmow whats wrong wid it please....???id really appreciate anyones help

  • can anyone please tell me which is the best equalizer in terms of loudness please?....anyone please please please i really wana make my music out loud

  • hey dont buy this phone. its a bug phone. key pad always gives troubles.

  • if u want a slider type, n81 is the cheapest among n85,n95,n96 but stil n81 is a good multimdia device.. for price conscious, better is n78 that n81, n78 has fp2(fp2 to n81),3.2mp camera(only two on n81) and has built-in fm transmitter.

  • Sliding is more like LOOSE when its open? is it in both China, and Fin ones?

  • I have the same concern, and i m not sure if thats somethin normal, or bad quality

  • Yes it very good phone and best of its features is sound, pics, gaming!! I have got it one!! Its cool!!!

  • I have a Nokia N81 (which i find very good and useful), only one note, now when i have the phone slide open, i feel like its not CORRECTLY fitted (like you can find it a little not tight attached to the mobile body) but when the slide is closed it is fitted correclty and no movement occurs Has anyone faced the same? or its only the one i have?

  • No nameless, you are not a poor dude cause next episode is way out of the poor's reach. You only waited for it to assume a reasonable price so you can have more value for your money. Believe me i'm even still waiting for it to drop. Say 5 months perhaps

  • no gps

  • hi friends i am using nokia 6610. i want to by n81 . this my first multimedia phone so is there any problems occurs to me if i buy this phone . i am taking this phone only for wi-fi purpose .so is it best or any other phone should be?????? plese rply me ... i am in waiting.

  • cool handset n complete cell for music lover

  • Would you recommend this phone to me? I'm looking for: WiFi Access Gaming Music along with the standard call+text functions.

  • I think most of u hv the problem that when u want to use the camera it will come out with a error "Feature is not supported" is it?(this will happen when u usedit for more than 4months)..will it possible that NOKIA make a phone with superb sound and advance function BUT u can only take photo for 4months???what is it for???Anyone experience this problem and who know how to fix this problem??plz post it here,u'll save lots of N81 users that cant take photo with their handphone eventhought it's only 2MP.PLz help!!!

  • Hey will u please tell me how do u feel about the Sound quality???? Is it superb than the N78??? Im willing to buy N81?? Hows it camera clarity???

  • just got this phone recently... i waited for the price to drop cause im poor dude. I LOVE ITT!!! good phone.

  • actually u need to convert .avi or .mp3 format to .rm format using any of the converters like total video converter etc n den u will b able 2 play dat in gallary bcoz real player in responsible 2 play songs or videos in d case of gallary...

  • The phone is a bad boy it deleted my all contacts.

  • n81 has gps

  • yes, n81 can minimize the music player

  • ey can this phone minimize????

  • i dn knw why, but the screen isnt dull. ya its got fm and all the features of 72 apart 4m many many others as well. the phone is a complte pckge.

  • hey, i want to buy this phone, but when i checked it out, i found the screen too dull, i mean it is not at all bright like other phones, y is it so?????????? does it have FM radio? does it have all options like that of N72?????

  • thanx...:-) can anyone tell me about the minimize please???????

  • Does this device support gmail client (http://gmail.com/app)?

  • the pictures captured cannot be viewed in images and videos and are directly captured by lifeblog.what shall i do to rectify it? also most of the music files stored in the memory card cannot be accessed by music player.why and what should i do? pls advise me.

  • this phone has very nice audio features,nice camera

  • can this phone minimize from mxit or the music player? i whant to get this phone but i'm not sure, would you recomend it??? (i whant a good camara phone and music phone.)

  • i have this phone for 8 months now and i am VERY glad that i bought it! its just great!!!

  • this phone is very awesome.... the sound of dual speaker also very nice... i like it

  • The phone is sooooooo nice.

  • This phone is rubbish, i am now only 8 months into the contract with this phone and the keys do not work and i cant copy any of my contacts from the phone to SIM. i do not recommend this phone!

  • Yeah it has wifi similar to that of a laptop. There's no real diff btn 81 8gb and 81'its just a choice of version and names. Infact the 81 is a better fone as it does not have a fixed memry unlike the 81 8gb that limits users to and uneypandable 8gb

  • Hi. Im using the original firmware of nokia n81. It is quite stable so far, so no complaints there. What is the latest version of the n81 firmware and what changes does it bring to the phone?(apart from the fancy menu transition effects)?

  • is there wifi in N81 ??!! and does it work like N81 8GB?!

  • glad i could help u bro , anytime , and thx for your reply .

  • Does n81 take up to 16 and 32 gb? Its quite a delight to know its true! Can any nextepisode fan confirm this. Cos the 8gb version be quite a waste with its frozed memory

  • Thanks man, used *#7370# and reformatted my memory card and everything's working now. Appreciate the help

  • yep it will work 100 % no worries ...

  • thanks man, will try that tomorrow once i've backed up everything. hope this works cos i like the phone a lot otherwise

  • you should do a master reset not a simple reset to do that backup ur phone messeges and contacts then type in *#7370# the phone will restart all ur default settings will be loaded all the application installations and games will be removed ...

  • you should do a master reset not a simple reset to do that backup ur phone messeges and contacts then type in *#7370# the phone will restart all ur default settings will be loaded when it asks to select ur country and set the time and date ...

  • do a hard reset not a simple reset to do that backup ur phone messeges and contacts then type in *#7370# the phone will restart all ur default settings will be loaded give the country and set the time when it asks u to ...

  • its simple buddy you have copied a mp3 or a audio file or some other type of file which is damaged or corrupted to the phone memory card . so due to that reason it have corrupted the whole music library songs . you should do a master reset not a simple reset to do that backup ur phone messeges and contacts then type in *#7370# the phone will restart all ur default settings will be loaded on the next boot up then backup anything thats in ur memory card and format ur memory card (or the onboard memory if ur using the n81 8gb version) . ur phone will now work fine . good luck .

  • its good its really good ... the music quality is amazing ... no worries with this phone go for it ...

  • its the fault of made in china in most nokia's if ur having bad battery life (aka made by nokia) its not bad at all but there are simple (small) differences in a made in finland or made in nokia phone models ... my n81 8gb is made in finland and the battery lasts two days on heavy music & network usage conditions ...

  • can anyone please give me 2 link to free activation codes for ngage games pleeeaaaese?..

  • hi people its been a year sice i used this and i have to admit its far the beast handset ive ever used, good music, especially audio quality gaming inet and camera is fine...if u ask me 2 magapixels are orite so if you want a fun and entertainment loaded phone than this is the phone for you!!(from my experience)

  • i think this is a best phone , but the disadvatage is it has low battery back up , music good, picture quality good.

  • kinda confused with phone memory/storage. it says 12mb here but my phone has 7mb used memory and 16mb free memory how is that so? it also says here that it is EDGE capable but some comments says it is NOT EDGE capable? another thing, whats the difference of a n81 8gb and a n81 sd w/ 8gb mem card? is there any performance issue with the 2 units. will the sd version function the same with the 8gb mass memory version, if fitted with an 8gb sd card?

  • i wanna change mu bad phone and buy a new one i think that n81 is good but some users said the it isnt good and also because it is slide ..so can any one ti tell me his opinion thanx

  • hi Samuel here in SA!!! i have a problem with my phone it automatically changed language from english to dutch and now i am unable to return it back to english,the reason as i try to set it up from the settings menu it just doesn't give me the next slide or window >>> i mean the screen that has General etc. if there is someone who has ever had such a problem with N81 please give advice as i took my phone to the MTN service provider and they couldn't help me. Please......

  • nothing but slow movements

  • Iyup diz phone was awesome...just bought mine a month ago....so far i felt satisfy with its peformance...hy don't you own one..

  • Toshiba DAC33.

  • GR8

  • This phone is fabulas! hey user's buy this phone it's great!

  • the phone is very good but it's weight is bulky

  • What kind of audio chip does the n81 use?

  • Its precise, NOKIA N81 can take up to 16GB.

  • Can n81 microsd be uploaded to 16gb? I read 6600 slide can.is it precise or deceptive. What to buy?!

  • i had used N81 from last 2 week, i have accord some problem. The phones songs are indicating red tick mark. i have deleted all songs. pls. tell me how this type problem come

  • I have a problem with the camera on my N81 phone. its not working its always says "Feature not Supported" message when im trying to use it. Is there anyone who has similar problem who knows how to fix it. Thanks

  • thanks man. That helped a bit. Deleted the ngage games and re-installed the app then the games and they work fine now. But some other apps i previously had installed are still giving me problems, can't reinstall them because it says the apps already exist and it says unable to install if i try and overwrite them. also can't remove the apps cos they don't show up in the application manager or anywhere else on my phone

  • its because of the ngage stuff dude,just delete the ngage stuff and then install the aplications again it will work,samething happened with me but after unistalling ngage and then installing the applications it worked

  • Nokia always best.Iam using N81 Mobile and iam using last 6 years Only Nokia Mobiles .pls send latest updates to my mobile .

  • how do i transfer music fm my mac to my N81 ?. after transfering how to retrieve. tried transfering with USB but when tried to retrieve, it said file corrupted. tried again then it played some songs and stopped after sometime and said dish cache full. please advise, not very savvy

  • Hi I've had my N81 for 4 days now and last night I tried to install an application on it but it said the certificate was expired. I removed the install file from my memory card but then a few minutes later I noticed that all my applications installed on my memory card stopped working, both stuff I added since I got the phone and the default stuff like the N-Gage games. I also no longer see any of them in the application manager. But when I try to re-install an application that's no longer there it says that the application already exists and a system error message if I try to overwrite it. I've tried restarting my phone and removing the battery for a while before restarting, even removing the memory card and trying to install the application but nothing works. Any ideas how I can solve this problem?

  • i just have a few days using it it's ok compared to my previous nokia 6288, but the sound is not gud. pics so far are ok

  • awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee phone

  • hey can i know the aprox cost of this cell yar ,does this cell has a problem wit its camera

  • every things good . but worst camera and slide quality. very good ear phone sound .

  • i had this phone for a while, and the camera on it SUCKS!!! its horrible and has the worst flash ever~!! but the sound is alrite tho

  • Sorry dude i can't help you to answer this question , but it's definitely much better than your Nokia 5300 in all aspects ! and don't forget that this is a symbian phone ( don't worried , that this phone won't lag or freeze even it's symbian phone ) . if you really want to know you can go to any of the shop like NOKIA shop outlet or outside any shops that sells PHONE , and you can ask for a try and do some comparison about the sound quality and the loudness of n81 compared to your phone , then you only choose your beloved PHONE that won't make you regret !!!!!! i really love this phone cause i am a music freak and used to hear while doing maths and add maths question , LOL

  • thanks a ton dude?..but is n81 louder than nokia 5300 pleeeaaase....i hope so..

  • ok , this phone's loudness and sound volume is very loud enough that you seldom miss your calls , but not as loud as Nokia n73 , but what i can i tell you is about the sound quality , they are awesome and superb and also crystal clear compared to n73 .( n73 is just as loud as thunder but the quality is HELL ) of course the better the format of the song , the better the song quality will be ! if you don't mind all those high-end tech like touch screen or what , this phone should be the best if you are a music and gaming freak !

  • hi everyone can anyone please tell me if this phone's speakers are load and good quality?...and if its not too much..which is louder..n81 or nokia 5300 pleeeeaaase?

  • very nice phone to go with...

  • It is realy foul.when i buy it i saw this phone have no xenon flash

  • hey can anyone tell me if da 8gb is faster then da other one with 8gb card??

  • i h8 those theme makers of this phone !! .they don't make some cute ones for this phone ..X-(

  • this is good.i have this but its keypad is always hanging.once you press the cancel, it doesn't cancel.but it's okay bcoz some of my friends are always asking about my phone.they don't always borrow my phone bcoz it's hard to control.at least, i'm the only who can control because i already know how..=)

  • go to 4shared.com and search for games

  • is it possible that you can change covers on this phone?

  • hello.. how can i buy phone here online...???

  • will you please tell me N81 having a function of Document viewer and WiFi excess....

  • hey.. i love this phone but i think itz stufed up.. the msgs wont send? i kn reciev them and call but knt send.. and i tried my sim in anothr phone and it works.. so wats worng?

  • Its Very Nice Phone I Like IT its sound is fantastic its options is very good its camera not bad Althought It is so weak I like it very much thank u for reading

  • Can anyone please tell me how to install Chinese language in N81? and from where i can download Chinese language to install. Thanks

  • I would assume that the N81 has the better audio quality since its newer and is aimed at Music and Gaming.

  • can anyone please tell me which has louder and better music quality...n81 or n77 pleeeeeeaaase?

  • I had V20.0.056 before upgrading.

  • I've played with the N96 and it's so stupid! that phone slows down after about 2gigs being used up

  • Does this N81 support document viewer ?

  • hi guys, can i ask if standard version of n81 (2gb) can be loaded with higher memory card(4gb/8gb)? because my phone is the 2gb version... another, if we upgrade the fimware is there a posibility to lose the important data in the memory card... will it void the warranty of the phone? hope someone will respond Thanks...

  • this fhone is boring n96 rules

  • I love this phone, makes me remain with my n-gage one a few years ago, I ve just bought a weeks ago, but any one can tell me how to activate (full version) of the games with the free activation code inside the pack, I ve tried but it doesnt work, thanks before

  • good buy soon

  • from the comments i read the phone might be terrible. i m changing my mind about getting it nexxt year

  • nice phone i might get it next year for christmas

  • I hav check from nokia indonesia web and v11 is the latest for my phone according to the product code. I havnt try wit the nsu but i thing the result is the same. Anyway, be4 u upgrade to v21 what firmware do u hav? Thanks in advance

  • You can try and find out,just install NSU (Nokia Software Updater) to your PC and plug your N81 in then follow the instructions. NSU can be found in the PC Suite CD, V20 should be available for Indonesia. Jajalove Do what i said above, like i said V21 has been removed for some odd reason though.

  • So, is it possible to upgrade from v11 to v20 ? Is v20 available in indonesia?

  • hello can anyone please give me a link to the latest software which is version 21....pleeeaaase?..

  • Latest firmware is V21.0.008 ,i think NOKIA removed it though, although after hacking it im finding it to be the best firmware ive had on my N81, it never reboots or freezes, battery life is fantastic, it allows my N81 to play flv videos in file manager, and also the best part is it also has FP2 Menu Transition effects, just like the APAC V20.0.056 firmware.

  • My n81 has firmware v 11.0.045. Is it the latest? Can i upgrade to v 20? And why the theme effect doesnt work? Please help.

  • My n81 has firmware v 11.0.045. Is it the latest? Can i upgrade to v 20? And why the theme effect doesnt work? Please help.

  • um i think memory space don't matter on what phone, in fact n81 can contain the 16 gigabyte microsd card... it depends on memory expanion.

  • my friend kaustav got it 4 bloody 16000/- bt i don't think it's of practical utility. what is the point in having wi-fi inside a phone. + the camera lacks autofocus and it's too delicate.

  • it is tooooooooooooooooooooooo bad . (yukkk0

  • hey..can u reduce N81 price's

  • I have had this phone for 6 months and I've had quite a few issues. I was always a big Nokia fan but after having an N70, E65 and now the N81 I'm changing to a Samsung or HTC. The phone frequently tells me there is not enough memory,even when it was brand new and had no new software etc. It refuses to delete a game I downloaded and now the camera more often than not doesn't want to work. I have never dropped this phone so there is no reason it should play up. Also the screen shows your finger prints terribly. I won't buy a Nokia again as I know dozens of people who have had problematic Nokias.

  • hey i wannit to know how much u can expand with the mem card version!!

  • From what I observe, N82's price depreciates every month, while N81's price is fixed for half a year already.

  • Check ebay.ph, that's in the Philippines. N81 is around 400 pesos more expensive than N82.

  • The N81 has always been a niche device, whereas N82 is a Camera phone and mass market phone so the prices may tend to clash,but i doubt a N81 could ever be more expensive than a N82, thats just strange.

  • kiff phone however drop it a few times and your camera feature will tell you its not supported

  • I can't believe it. In the Philippines, N81 is now more expensive than N82. The N82 is the best NSeries ever made yet it's also the most affordable.

  • You bought a n81 copy not an original phone.that sucks man

  • When i receive sms while listening to music...it freezes the restarts! And the blue paint in the side can be easily peeled by my nails...(i dont know about the gray-colored n81...mine is blue, made in china.. i purchased it August 2008) The camera is terrible..i like the nokia 5300 camera better eventhough its 1.3 mpixel. Also, i navi wheel does not work the way it used to. My friend's n81 is made in Finland and its navi wheel still works perfectly. Also, the game button opening is prone to dust...it irritates me! I'm planning to buy sony ericsson C510 these coming months.

  • ths mble excelent.... i love ths mble.... features nd btry pak up niceeee....... finally ths mble better than other mbles....

  • Its not the phone,its your weak arms that cant handle it, its not heavy,if you think it is i highly recommend joining the nearest gym to residance. :)

  • It most definitely will. It is a Quad Band phone so it'll work worldwide.

  • this phone is heavy.. i can't imagine myself lugging this one around since i'm always on the hurry

  • You can make your wallpaper fullscreen but then the resolution has to be exactly the same as the screen's resolution. There is no 'stretch' feature like on a computer.

  • At the top of the phone there is a tiny lever that you pull while the slider is closed and that lever unlocks the phone so that you can browse the menu, play music, etc. Nokia thought of everything.

  • What you talking about. It has EXCELLENT sound and EXCELLENT visual detail. Haha. Also, it doesn't have the Autofocus feature because the camera is only 2MP and isn't good enough to have too demanding functions.

  • m.g., go for nokia n78. its 15000/. but you get a 3.2mpx camera with flash n autofocus plus GPS plus an fm transmitter for 1000 more!!!although i know its keypad is kinda a problem but its totally worth the extra buck! its also got like 96mb ram and the latest symbian s60v3 with fp2.

  • Does N81 have GOOD sound AND picture quality? I was gonna go for a Sony Ericsson phone b/c of sound and pic quality, but the phone either has everything I want but isn't attractive or vice versa. I notice that N81 has flash, but no autofocus:(

  • well its a gr8 music phone....n very user frndly. i love it

  • Is the sound of N81 is good or not?

  • The N81 is a lot beta than that cheap Motorola. N81 has Symbian S60, stereo loudspeakers,tons of RAM to multitask and just a lot to offer. FK The N81 has a dedicated spring loaded key lock switch so if you wana use the phone with the pad closed then just flick the switch and it will unlock.

  • i want to purchase a new phone which cost up to 14000/. which one is better MOTO A1600 or NOKIA N81 and why? bcoz A1600 not having 3G and EDGE technology and sombdy told me that A1600 is slower and the sound is not good. plz reply ASAP. i m waiting.

  • i saw in a video review of n81 that when you close the slider it says "keypad locked".how do you unlock the keypad when the slider is closed? do you have to open the slide to look through the phone?

  • i transferred video from my PC to phone, it does not appear at all although referring to card memory not phone memory. i need help.

  • hi! i'd like to ask is there a chance to make the wallpaper in full screen for n81??if so how???tnx in advance

  • hey guys tell me whether i should buy n81 or htc...????? which one is better??

  • PLease help does this model suport the use of lock codes? for an example if i want to have a code for opening messages or gallery. If yes please let me know how to go about doing it?

  • guys .. can't u give me advice ? now i confused to choose n78 or n81 . something that make me hesitate with n81 because it's slide , n for n78 i hesitate because of the keypad, i think it will be bad for person that have a long nail, isn'it ? it make me difficult to sms-ing .. is that right ? thanks

  • I choosed N78 over this phone.. N78 is a really good phone, it's 3.2 camera really really really gives me the best experience of 3.2 camera phone.. But after I test the N81's audio, I somehow feel regret choosing N78 over N81....... N81's audio really GOOD, in matter in fact, its Exellent.. The bass, volume, and dynamic range.. Without equalizer, you can hear the bass cleary.. OMG~ But N91's audio is superior somehow.. Haha.. For anyone who hesitate choosing N81 or N78 or any phone, please hesitate no more, choose N81... N81 is better in any way (except it's camera).... This is my opinion...

  • Yeah the music player of this phone always remains minimized.

  • hi 2 all users of n81, its normal that my music icon is still have an loading mark? and i cant remove it even in the menu key, by holding it and pressing C..? help me please... thanks

  • fine handset.all rounder

  • the phone is a good all round handset.prob the best phone i had so far. loving the phone

  • I think it's cool but the battery....

  • Battery keep up is poor

  • Greatest phone i've ever had. Camera is't good at all and the build quality is somewhat cheap(Scratches easily) but other than that it's reliable, good battery life,

  • guyz help me out how do u use devicescape, and how can I get antivirus without having 2 buy it every six months. Also my headset when Ive connected d longer part with music option it gives a very poor sound quality or no sound at all.

  • Wat aboutthe battery life??? of N81?

  • Poor battery life. Has to be charged almost daily.

  • You know that a product code is the evidence of the region the phone belongs to. If you change your product code the waranty is void. Every region has its own language pack, so changing the product code and reinstalling the firmware may leave you without the language support you want to have. So what language is most important to you except English?

  • no its camera not very good but its avery good phone

  • The phone is realy good but its camera not good

  • yes its a quad band phne

  • Thanks, that really helped. Do u perhaps know a product code that i can use to update my phone cuz i cannot update my firmware to the latest v20 using my product key. Pls help. Thank you

  • Thanks, that really helped. Do u perhaps know a product code that i can use to update my phone cuz i cannot update my firmware to the lastdst v20 using my product key. Pls help. Thank you

  • In the music player when the list "all songs, playlist, artists, albums, genres, composers" is displayed, press "back" button, then press "options" and choose "refresh". The phone will search for new added songs and then those songs, visible in the file manager will be visible and in the music player, so you can play them.

  • Thats strange, i find the keypad to be perfect, its very easy to use once you're used to it, yes its flat but gives great tactile feedback, its also very smooth and easy on the thumbs unlike some other keypads ive used.

  • The keypad is very annoying. It's flat and makes sms-ing more difficult as you can't feel the keys properly. It's also a quite heavy. It's an OK phone, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

  • hello i think its agood mobile phone iwanna to buy one but i donot know its really good camera or not pleas answer me

  • can someone suggest me a gud phone in the range of 15k to 16k rupees in any brand most probably nolia..... which is the best worth phone in my budget.... pls pls pls someone suggest..... thanks....

  • my father has N81 8GB and i have N82 but i want to change my phone with my father. of course my father doesn't want to change.

  • Hi, i recently took charge of my mom's n81 and i am loving it more than any other phone i've etc owned. Best sound quality eva. I have owned many nokia in de past but dis is by far de best. I do have a problem though. The music player is unable to read all of de songs in my memory card. It is a 2gig. Not all me the song appear. Not even half. Could someone pls help me wit dip problem. I currently have firmware version 11.0.045. I heard there is a new version out but i was unable to download it on my phone as they say i have de latest version. Could a firmware update help me wit my problem, pls reply quickly as dis is a serious problem which i have

  • hey guys can any user of the n81 tell me whether the colour on the sides(silver parts) peels of after little use cuz i went to a mobile dealer n he said it duz though im pretty sure he wannit me to buy n95

  • It is very good phone. Only "-" is camera.

  • its a very good mobile i have one.its look is great and its option is very good its a copy of N95 but The camera is not good its just 2 mega pix.the music is graet on this phone the radio and its fast in working.

  • guys does n81 a quad band.....can be used internationaly? tenks in adv for the comments.

  • will this phone work in america if i buy a sim card over there?

  • is this phone is gud?

  • memory card

  • hey guy jst dnt giv a 2nd thot nd go 4 d N81 Its da bst multimedia device in slider category Evn i m using it So go 4 it

  • May buy N81 for $500Au tomorrow. Still humming and harrring about it. Has wifi good...large Jar size & Java Heap (only limmited by memory)... good sound...bigger keys than E66....Battery OK...What do you all think

  • NOKIAnokiaYes Reportdear nokia user, I agree. My list Main Use **Slide** Bar Music = N81-8GB/N85 N79 Camera = N95 N82 (at least 5 MPixel movie = N95 8Gb/N96 Gaming = N81/N95 8Gb Office = E66 E71/E61i Full qwerty office .. E97/9000 Series

  • i use it but for 1 month & i am fed up with it its very disappointed model from nokia . i always buy nokia phones but this nodel shok me alot as there is not a single gud this which i can share with u ppl

  • Nokia Customer, the Specification what u have mentioned is Good, but the Camera clarity is not good as compared to N73 & whats the difference between N81 & N81GB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • n81's camera sucks

  • Hi, hey I fully agree with u r Specification, the camera is very poor not only night time alwase,

  • dear nokia user, music = N81/8gb/N79/N85 camera = N82/N95 movie = N95 8Gb/N96 Gaming = N81/N95 8Gb Office = E71/E61-2 Gentleman = 88.../ VERTU i been using all this type, and no other brands can compare to NOKIA, download games/app site www.mosh.nokia.com upgrade your software www.n-series.com check mobile price www.ebay.com be proud of your mobile and upgrade your mobile as crazy as you can, than you'll realize how great is nokia N-Eseries is^^ you got any problem with your nokia just ask me, you can add me at tatshugi_maekawa in ur msn. 20years of my life im using Nokia in my hand, Nokia ROCK the mobile tecnology world!!!!

  • hey I fully agree with you, the camera is very poor at nite

  • hi anyone! i have something to ask bout how to add mp3 through nokia n81 gallery?

  • why is this that i have read a few comments stating that this phone is not good. I dont think so because my phone satisfies me until now.. maybe it depends upon the user and also the manufacturing quality of the phone.. I am using this phone 4 mos now and still, it functions well... with those stating that it has a poor image quality, i can agree to that.. but remember this phone is designed as gaming and music fone so we can disregard the camera functions, i may think.. =).. but honestly, this phone is good to use... have a great day!.. thanks

  • the camera of N81 is very poor any solution about the camera or not ? i update my mobile but it doesn't matter the new updates.

  • hey people...umm why when i use my nokia the phone memeory goes down (even when i dont have anythin in my phone memory )when i use applications?....is this part of symbian phones or what?...anyone help?..

  • but you know what...i went to a nokia center adn told them to fix it and ask them if its normal???thay said its not...its should be tight...i actually seen one m my friends with his n81 and his slider is tight...so i dont think that its normal...

  • ya it is normal even in my cell the slider is nt tight so dont worry

  • Hi all. what happened if i hard format (*#7370#) my N81 beside i lost the data on phone memory?? Is the firmware still same or what? sorry 4 my bad english.

  • hi guys!i just have 1 question???n81 is really a great fone but i thing really bothers me...why the slide not so tight when u slid it up???is that eally normal?it really bothers me when im texting...i hope i can get answer from u guys...tnx....

  • can you please help me about lost codes tutorial as as my younger sister lock my phone and eventualy forget the lock code

  • I have purchased a N81 model just 2 months back and its giving very much trouble. To attened the problem also nokia service centre took very large period ,more than ten days. So, the service quality is also not upto the mark. Just after 12 hrs of repairing its again power off automatically . I like Nokia phone but this model is very much disappointed me. my email address is , [email protected]

  • whel..nice design but olso very lame...is like the n96..poor camera doh but i like this model..this in other countryes is very cheap but in my country is very expensive like 400 $ [:|]

  • Very very poor design. Keypad not working for most of time. I brought this because I had a trust on nokia phones by my previous phones. But this phone is not like other nokia phones. Just 2 months since I brought this phone. I brought this phone from a other country so that I�m not able to replace warranty even.

  • to anonymous . have you heard the stereo speaker of the 3 latest nseries phone? well i had . and with no doubt . .the n81 is the leading competitor . .ok . over all n81 is still the best music phone

  • main yr. n81 set laina chona ki es da sound n91 nalo badya plz mainu kal tak koi vi dus dena...n81 sound quality better than n91 plz tell me 2 days..plzzzzzzzz

  • N81 supports upto 8GB microsd cards.

  • @ vik.... thanks dear. its working

  • Phone is great, but the build quality is s***. Dropped it a few times, and bits start chipping off the silver bit on the side. Not sure how it happened, but the multimedia key at the top has a dent, and the little silver bit is pushed in to the phone. Friend had the same phone, and the silver and black 'ipod' like scroller thing fell out... Back of my phone scratches really really easy because it is so shinny. I hate how to phone organises my photos and videos, all together. If I'm only looking for a video, I have to search through all the photos, and being a photographer, I have tones! Coming to the camera. If you want a phone with a good camera, STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE! Photos of sunsets, and dusk have a tone of noise. I dont think I have taken a photo yet that I would say makes this camera worth it. Please look at another phone!!!

  • Sorry tzeps but I think you are no longer updated. The batch of nseries phones n79 n85 and n96 have better sound quality than the almighty n91! The famous n91 sound quality is already beaten not by one but by three new nseries! And n81 doesn't have a chance to race with these new phone when it comes to sound quality! Try for yourself.

  • @ joe the N81 has a really great sound quality through stereo speakers and surround is one of the best i've ever heard in a mobile fone... and better than 5320.. @ andrea you can play ngage by simply downloading the N-gage software from nokia site in the fone either from pc or directly using n81 internet.... when the software is installed ...you can make your user account for online play... go to the showroom tab from the n-gage software and either buy the games or play trial versions for limited time..

  • best best best best the best phoneeeee........

  • Which one is better nokia 5320 and n81 sound from loudspeaker, multitask function & best all rounder. pls reply soon. Thanks

  • plz someone define me how can i be able to play N-GAGE GAMES....

  • hey sup guys?...can anyone give me a link to the latest firmware update for n81...cuz when i download pc suit..it says my version is up to date but its only version 20..so can anyone please gimme a link to version 21?...merry x mas guys

  • The phone is too bulky and heavy..camera is poor and lacks autofocus..surface feels cheap..rather go for n78 for a few extra bucks..3.15 mp camera and looks great..keypad is ok once you get used to it..great phone, thumbs up to nokia..=]

  • Today I buyed this phone! its excellent! its games,sound,camera and maps! buy this phone its great!

  • its a great phone but the n gage games are only trail version and it expires soon from where can we get the installation software reply me here [email protected] thanks

  • I got my N81 exactly a year ago from today, and its been nothing but a pleasure to use, NOKIA have supplied it with great fw support, loads of Ngage games now available, and its been a great device for a power user like me and still stands out as one of the best sounding smartphones and best looking Nseries to date, its the one that brought in lots of now FP2 phone standards like the design, gaming keys, navi-wheel, rotating 3D Menu, new Multimedia Key, semi automatic keylock switch and the Freescale MXC300-30 369mhz CPU to the Nseries. Still loving my N81, extremely stable and great Multimedia Computer. "The Next Episode" has certainly been fantastic.

  • Excellent Phone! Been using it for 9 months and no issues...

  • i am going to buy n81.is it a good phone? please give me a answer guys

  • Look at the spec list on this site.

  • hi guyz...umm which is better in terms of loudspeaker and performance?.....n81 or nokia 5320...anyone?..

  • hy yes n81 in him you pout 4gb

  • N81 is the coolest phone. so cool. like it's cool..honestly...

  • umm hi guys..i really enjoyed my n81...its really a great phone...but can anyone tell me if the normal n81(not 8GB version) can support memory cards higher than 2 GB? and how do you delete your game scores from nGage?..

  • Formating the phone itself won't do. You have to format the memory card as well and update the firmware. That's the algorithm. Unfortunately you will not be able to restore some of the preinstalled aplications. To have Ngage, you need to install it youself. And many other programs that you had.

  • My n81 is very trouble making phone. two slides not fixed smoothly. so these two vibrates. and its key board design is very poor. key pad get stuck time to time for little wet situations. So this is not a good design. I'm hoping to replace this phone

  • its 2 gb

  • there's one little problem with my fone...i formatted my fone and lost everythin like the n-gage..im not even gettin its icon n i cant install it as well..n it has now started gettin hangd as well...it just gets hangd after evry while.this wasnt happenin b4..wat shud i do?? or shud i take it to customer services??

  • Dream on buddy, the tests have been done and results are out, the N81 is STILL the best at Music Quality in the Nseries along with N91 and the Samsung Innov8 which are also better than N96 at sound.

  • n81s sound quality is no where near n96.

  • i listen 2 mp3 all day @ work (9 hours)i just charge the phone every night.

  • battery life will automatisly increase if you decrease brightness......and normal battery life is ok-ok......

  • awesome phone really.....but the problem is that its phone memory is very low only 24mb......which is very low.....and freinds who are facing problems of hanging please go to nokia care get software updated now new software is available.....it will solve your problems of hanging.....really

  • well there are many good games sites available there.......i know 5 of them only.--they are the best i guess. someone please comment on the battery life....how is it if u play audio/radio for 3 hrs a day

  • Hey, there is a version 21... For a month already.

  • Goto www.getjar.com

  • Absolutely shit phone frnds plz don't buy this phone i m getting the problem on the next day of it,& i submitted my phone to customer care and every time returning back without sorting d problem mean they don't understand d problem of my phone' my phone hangs,automatically call from dialled numbers, ultimately they replace my motherboard. now i m getting new problem so they cross my endurance & i sue d nokia phone, guess what I got a new set of 8GB N81 to settle my case... so ignore this phone frnds...

  • I've had this for 3 months now.had to send it back twice for different problems.but now nokia replaced it with a brand new one !!it's an awesome fone with all the features for one's delight - especially the gorgeous 2.4" TFT and the navi wheel.only minus is the poor build quality hence sensitive handling is must to keep it in shape.symbian OS rocks when fully exploited.and the new firmware version 20.0056 give all the FP2 transisions that the n78,79,85 and 96 have !!

  • I bought this phone yesterday. I exchanged my father's N-5310 (hand-me-down) XpressMusic mobile for the N-81 (non-8GB). This piece was highly recommended by the mobile store people for my price range (INR 10K to 15K). Its got WiFi (though not as fast as that of PDA mobiles, but it would make do for some idle surfing in a WiFi hotspot). 3G enabled (service is expected to be launched in Jan in India, though it would be pretty costly). What impressed me was the quality of tones and the phone's volume. While using the n-5310, I was gettting a lot of missed calls, as I couldn't hear the phone ring! Trust me, any slim mobile.. the speaker quality is screwed up. Which brings me to the dimensions of this mobile, its pretty big and heavy. However, it snugly fits into my pocket. The operating system, after a day's use, is pretty stable. I would be able to comment on this after I install applications. I probably wouldn't need to install many coz it comes preloaded with quite a few apps. What this phone misses is a stand alone browser and free games. The 3 games bundled with this mobile, initially need to be installed. Out of the 3 , one would be free from Nokia (I got NFS free). The others are trial version, however we have the option of buying it from n-gage.com. Pretty costly, these games, compared to Indian standards. $7.99 (around INR400). However, there are many sites where one can get games for free. Camera quality isn't that great... considering the fact that its using Carl Zeiss lens. Flash is pretty decent. The overall interface of the phone is nice and easy to use even for a fresher. I would recommend this phone to people who are on the move and want to carry their multimedia and games along with them. It looks and feels like a rough & tough phone. Only time will tell. :)

  • tanks dude...

  • Where did you downloaded from? From series60v3.com? If yes then it should have either the key in a text file or a key generator program. If the aplication is not cracked itself and there is no key, then you'll have a limited trial time to use it. Try to search other place. Anyway i'm using this site all the time and everything what i want works fine.

  • It has brilliant sound quality, only rivald by the Samsung Innov8.

  • OK I have installed the media safe..I also set the date to current, but when I open the safe again, it says "Thank you for trying media safe"..I need to change the date 1year behind in order to access my hidden files again..haha

  • When I try to install Media Safe on my phone..it says install MediaSafe_S60.SIS not supported :(

  • shud i go 4 this fone?? hw's d sound quality of this fone?? plz reply??

  • I want to buy phone having several functions:Gps,a large tft touch screen,highes mega pixel cam with optic�l zoom,wifi,infrared,bluetooth,a great sound syestem,good fOr games ,videos,songs,operamini and other software should be compatible ,max memory storage under price of 16000 ples help??

  • this phone was an absolute piece of junk!i am never buying a nokia again...i had this phone for about 4 months, i sent it back 3 times, and it always had the same and different problems.. so i called nokia, they told me to send it to them, i did exactly what the said and the phone 'wasnt in the package' and i havent seen it since, clearly nokia thought it was a good phone also! since then i have gone sony ericsson! much happier:D

  • hows the battery i need someone with experince plz answer asap

  • n81 got none build-in gps receiver and can only navigate using extend bluetooth gps device

  • could u jus tell me whether gps is present in n81..

  • Look for a program called "media safe" in series60v3.com. If, during installation, you get the message "certificate expired" set the date in the phone for few monthes (8-12) back. Try with different dates untill you install it and then you can change the date to the current one.

  • Please help..I'm not sure if this question has been asked or answered.. How can I hide some files and videos? Every one can easily access it from the Gallery. Thank you in advance.

  • its really beautiful handset.......

  • hows the battery i need someone with experince

  • i just wonder is the n-gage game is already in this phone or nid to download ourself??? plz reply thx..

  • I am using N81 but i still confused that how to operate the MP3? also wants to know that i have copied the songs from PC to N81. then how to save these songs to MP3. and how to listen them continuesly

  • Can any one plzz tell me which mobile sound's more louder and with enhanced sound quality in between nokia n91 & n81 in both headphones & loudspeaker.... i am so confused between these 2 phones so plzz help me which phone is better bczz i wanna grab one from these 2.........

  • please any one can help me my problem is that when I change the memory storage from phone to memory card my phone give an error message and it refuses to change the the storage memory otherwise the memory card works perfectly

  • from series60v3.com

  • Download Nokia firmware updater from Nokia website. Install the drivers for your phone on the pc. Connect your phone and pc with usb cable, start the updater program on the pc. It will show if the update is available for your phone and will guide you through all the process. But first format the phone. To ensure the stability of the system it's recomended to format and the memory card. Don't use a Nokia pc suite back up, couse when you restore the system with it the bugs you have now will be back. Just transfer the pictures, music, video, etc. to the pc. Copy your contacts to sim. You'll need to reinstall you extra applications manualy after the format. To format the phone turn it off, press the green (call button), 3 and *. Keeping them firmly pressed start the phone. Keep these three buttons pressed for some time even after the phone started. When it restarts by itself you'll have it as fresh as from the box. Mind, that you may not be able to have your trial preinstalled ngage games back and some of the other preinstalled applications. I'm doing this when necessary by myself. You're doing it on your own risk. If the change of settings doesn't help, I recomend to take the phone to the service center. At least there will be someone to blame if something goes wrong.

  • help !!!! from where can i get a dictionary for n81 ??? i need it urgently...!!! reply asap thanks

  • does anyone know how to format the phone mem0ry...and can anyone give me the link to the latest firmware...please!!!

  • First of all, did you check the message center? If it's correct, in the sms settings check the following: The message type should be text. The preferable connection-GSM/UMTS Change the answer via the same sms center to "no". If this doesn't help you have to reset all the settings to factory default in the Settings, General. If this doesn't help, format the phone and memory card and update the firmware. If this doesn't help it means you never tried it. I'm done.

  • thanks you...but i managed to close all the apllications and it still doesnt work...and why when i put the sim card to other units it works fine but when i put it to my n81 it doesnt..but i still can recieive text messeages and make calls...and when i also try other sims on my n81..it wont work still..cannot text :(...anyone plz help!!!

  • As far as I can see, there are 2 problems. Your ram memory is full, not a message memory. To close some applications, which you obviously left running on the background keep the menu button pressed untill you see the popup list on the top left side of the display. These are running programs. Press C to close them one by one. The only one running should be the standby and the music player which you'll not be able to close anyway. The simplest way to close applications is to restart your phone. The second problem is your sms center number. That's the only problem i know why the messages are not sent, except if you are out of the network reception. Go to messages, options, settings, sms message and put the correct number of the sms center in use. When you send a message, it doesn't go directly to the person you want but to the number of the sms center (it's the operator server). From there it's sent to the destination when the person you want to communicate with is available (let's say his phone was off, so he will receive the sms when he turns it on). That's why it's possible to put any number (even not exsisting one) when you send sms, but it will be sent anyway and stay in the operator's server for the period you specify in your settings and then when not deliver it will be erased from the server. If you don't know the sms center number, ask your provider. Or take the sim card out, restart the phone, turn it off again, put the sim back. Your sms center number should be restored from the sim card. It usually stays in the sim all the time and which you can't change. And don't ever mess with the settings if you don't know what they mean.

  • is nokia n81 its voice better than n95 or like it i dont say louder the sound have more quality or like n95 plz repy so i can buy it plz replay if you have the mobile because you know the one having n81

  • i think n81 is a perfec mobioe in use in shape it is wonderful and i say to you if you need a fantastic mobile then buy nokia n81

  • yes chan ... there is loudspeaker in the nokia n81 :D

  • hi guys...i have a problem..in my phone...i can call other people with it and text..but the next morning i woke up..i could only call but not text...it kept saying resend at a specific time..then when i send it..it says sending failed....then when i check the details it says memeory full..close some applications..but my inbox is EMPTY?....anyone help!!!

  • Love my N81. Good screen and colours vivid. only drawback keypad quality feels like cheap plastic. Ngage my favourite.

  • i wanna purchase n81 plz sugess me will i purchase it or not plzzz

  • guys what is the max memory of the n81 which is not the 8GB version?..

  • go to in ur fexplorer and uninstalled file deleted then u'll see ur prob has been solved ok............. and enjoy................