Nokia N81 8GB

  • Released 2007, October
    140g, 17.9mm thickness
    Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI
    8GB storage, no card slot
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  • 2.4"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    240p
  • 96MB RAM
  • 1050mAh
    Li-Po

Nokia N81 8GB - 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, October
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 No
Internal 8GB 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
 WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player
MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A 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 Cocoa brown
SAR 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.73 W/kg (head)    
Price About 200 EUR
Tests Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -69.9dB

Nokia N81 8GB - User Reviews

  • this was my life's first phone ............. first nokia phone . i loved it more then my self . i woke up many nights to buy this phone . i used to see this phones pic in tv adds , papers . i cut papers to see this phones pic every time . after many requests to my parents they agreed to buy me this phone . 1400 saudi riyal cost to buy this awesome phone . My elder brother and me together went to buy this phone in aziziyah ,makkah . i still love that phone so so much ................ love u Nokia . nokia is the legend

  • i have this still in use i like

  • This phone music are perfect with original handset nokia, im still using it, great on every aspect

  • Hi, anyone owned and used this phone before? Any thoughts? Does the phone lags after a period of time? How is the phone overall build, esp. the slider?

  • i got one

  • This is one of the best phone ever made in its era. Pity the camera wasn't better though!

  • do you perhaps have any idea where can i find this phone?

  • please if any one knows where i can find Nokia N81 8gb?

  • Guys im looking for Nokia N81 8gb,im sure you must have one in one of your nokia back office/old stock please assist in this regards

  • A sollution can be made for that slide when ever u need one;

  • I am using a nokia n81 8GB but at the movement slider no more working i went to technician they toll me ribbon need change but ribbon is not available.any body know were i cant get? i love my this mobile too much.

  • As far as I know, the internal memory of the phone is formatted so that about 24MB of the memory is singled off for the OS and the basic apps, and the rest is read as a separate mass storage, as though it were an SD card.

  • If you're in the US, that would be why. Apparently the phone isn't compatible with US 3G networks. Kinda sucks, but I heard it gets excellent 2g reception which is what you'll have most of the time anyway.

  • rate please

  • very cool smartphone....

  • always internal memories is not exerctily 8gb but its only some mb............then where can i get in tanzania?

  • you must format your mass memory.. go mass memeory in menu after select format mass memory

  • my n81 only has 22mb internal memory how can i restore the 8gb

  • my n81 phone memory is 25MB how i get back 8GB

  • how, on my phone there's only 25MB of internal memory? I tried searching but only that? how do I restore it to 8gb again?

  • my n81 doesnt show 3g :( how it work? Help

  • Yes it does support 3g and video call

  • one of the best phone i ever used

  • I tink it does.

  • one of the best phones i ever used and i still own it n itz ma 5th year..:D

  • i use d n81, its has amazing game capability. Ngage not working, camera not 2 good but all d same i love it

  • I Like this phone then very nice and qute phon

  • where exactly can i get this phone in Kenya?someone reply pls

  • Best phone of N series!!! I have Hands-on experience

  • i lost my nokia n81 8gb n-series n-gased handset on 30/05/2012.i want to fully inactive this set.because present owner of this set is not responding me to back this set.

  • Not only n81,all 3G set supports 3G usage over india...and now we have the greatest cellular companies like BSNL,IDEA,AIRTEL,VODAFONE,AIRCEL like that....

  • does nokia n81 8gb supprt 3g in India ? both video calls nd all ?? reply soon

  • camera and ram should be upgrade compare to internal memory.

  • you should reduce level of your screen light to become minimum,

  • big do mobil or samsung le le

  • the speakers should have been better and so the camera

  • IMHO the fact is, if you buy s60 phone you should know how to use it, its different from java phone that can easely use, it like small pc that you can bringout the maximum performance if you only study the phone

  • my n81 become battery low to fast , what do you think is the problem?

  • I use N81 8gb since last 2yr. I expect 3.2Mp Cam.it Might hv made it da winner! Bt its gud wit multiple features a packed phone... The N-gage platform is nt workin here neither the demo nor the uploaded game of its type.,, very Sad :-(

  • I use N81 8gb since last 2yr. I expect 3.2Mp Cam.it Might hv made it da winner! Bt its gud wit multiple features a packed phone... The N-gage platform is nt workin here neither the demo nor the uploaded game of its type.,, very Sad :-(

  • it is a gud phone wit gud features, I hv expected either a 3.2Mp camera might make him the Winner. Bt its ok,. Updating the Firmware almost Solve my problems bt my n-gage platform is nt workin neither a demo game nor it support new installed game of its type :-( m misin a part of Entertainment

  • I have nokia n81 8gb. But the problem is that it doesn't install all games & software. Some games & software install & some show unsupported & some install half and then show unable to install.I have updated its software for this but the problem doesn't solve.

  • Looks you need a hard reset. Try * + 3 + Green button (holding them) and power on the phone. Keep holding the 3 keys and let go a few seconds after the Nokia logo appears.

  • can we like reformat the os of this fone? when i turn off the fone, it would display 'startup failure'. huhu. pls help.. :(

  • I LOVE this fone!!! powerful bass and a very good sound like IPOD

  • i have N81 8GB but it can't work navi wheel this problem occur when i was replacing housing i try to check out but i can't find the solution!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I forgot my password.

  • I sold this phone last year due to its slow speed. Dont like to use this phone again.

  • turn off your phone, and press this in key pad 3 , * and the answer call the green one together and switch it on, just hold that keys that i mention till it reformat like a brand new one :) enjoy.

  • turn off your phone, and press this in key pad 3 , * and the answer call the green one together and switch it on, just hold that keys that i mention till it reformat like a brand new one :) enjoy.

  • nokia has made alot of brand but in this phone theiy made something match better than all. am proud with nokia n81 8gb

  • if the 8gb is not showing properly you just connect the phone to your pc and update your soft ware using pc suite,you can only update the software if you are having internet.

  • connect to PC and format storage. Also *#7370# hard format for everyone who is havin SOFTWARE problems

  • it has a virus....format your memory card ando your phone

  • i have nokia n81 8gb. but there is a problem that its only showing 1876 mb of memory out of 8gb. wats the reason behind that? there was a virus in the mobile when a bought it secnd hand. plz help me out. thanks

  • how can i update my software??????

  • my mass memory is locked and it doesnt ask for any code but only says mass memory locked

  • thats veryyyy good phon&very inter surfing good 2mp camera all over good phon

  • install ovi suit in ur pc and update ur phone's firmware to latest version it will solve all problems

  • OMG Ilove this phone. can't wait to have one :)) i want to add this phone to my collection of nokia this will be named xpress game :)) i have my 5800 and e63 but they don't satisfy my gaming needs :)) can't wait for this and probably the xperia play :)) hope nokia will create a phone similar to the xperia play gaming capability

  • a very gud phone. U steam live tv at the go.

  • really its a nice expariance to have a nokia n 81 8gb.i love my handset to much.without my handset i becom mad.

  • it is so much stylist and esay to access

  • its very uttering n also gorgeous too

  • What can i say abt, d word can't express not d mind can imagine the extend to which d phone has influnced me.(Abhijit panda,from bargarh,odisha,india)

  • where is my dictionary I cant find it

  • N81 is the best.Although,N73me is a bit louder than it but n81 sound quality is far more better than n73me.

  • a very nice phone.i love the softness of the keypad.its very good on internet too get one u wont regret

  • super

  • nice set

  • phone is good.but there is some technical specification are dificult.

  • when my n81 got complain on its upper slide keys i visited on nokia care but they says they cannot solve that complaint what will i do pls tell me

  • Its nice big phone.But please help me.. 1.]secondary camera is not starting .its says restart and try. 2.] how do i change the menus or navigation keys on home screen? 3.]Even i dont know how to insert smileys in SMS-whether this phone supports smileys ?? 4.]I have lost in-built games how do i reinstall ?? 5.]There is no auto-tuning in Radio 6.]I have taken Backup on this phone, tell me what things are taken backup and how do i restore this on any other phone ?

  • yo guys... know where still got sell N81 original ? i cant find it... help me.. or it's already no stock ? please help... i wanna the phone so much...

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

  • 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 & APPLE i phone's too...., seriously bcz music's not it's not abt about loudness man! ,It's more about enjoying the music by quality & softness..... hat'ss off to nokia for making this awesome music phone....juss luv itt....

  • it camera is good if u cahnge ur camera auto mode to night portiat

  • i have been have been using the n8 for about a year and a half.it is a fon that really disappointed me.the cam is poor,buit quality iz poor,navi wheel worked for abt 6 monts,hangs very often. don no y nokia came up with such a cheap fon. i have been using my e51 as secondary fon. thiz iz realy a gud fon sleek and thin.itz any damn day beta than n8. i purchased n8 and wasted my money.hope nokia doesnt cum up with such cheap fones. jin

  • yeah,its camera is poor,it doesn't have carl zeiss lens that enhance camera graphics

  • good one

  • This phone has the same problems as the N96. It's built very cheap. But then look after it well and it will last.

  • nokia n81 is amazing i luv it.It is wonderful

  • i luv n81

  • there is no marathi font

  • is marathi sms (with marathi font ) in this handset?

  • ithe only defect is that the keypad of upper slide damages... its becomes very hard to operate the phone, even sometimes when i just touch he key.. the key got pressed... :( can i find its original keypad form anywhere... my location is dubai :(

  • how we can secre it from theft if it lost. or it don't have tracket

  • camera as bad perform,sliding loose.weight high!

  • Problem in seccondary camera, poor quality most of the time it will hang, Eventhough beautiful shape and color

  • nice mob but weak cam

  • navi weel not working in my n81 ;-(

  • camara & keys are very poor performence.

  • this is one of the best phone nokia have ever made..easy to hack..i love this phone more than e63,e71..,

  • Nokia n81 8gb is a very nice phone and i really enjoy using it. Bt d only problem am encountering is dat d key for reducing d volume doest work and d left soft key doest work also.

  • I have Nokia N81.... For one week, my mobil restart it's from alone... and my massage's wosn't ther, but mass memory show me that ther are masseg's.... can I put the masseg's on my computer?

  • Well, in my opinion, It is a nice phone..... but poor camera

  • i also got problem when i newly purchased it. Then i search it on google. I got answer. Answer is hack nokia mobile. you need hack ur mobile. Dont worry its easy i also hack my n81 8gb. Use hellox software for hack ur mobile. Or search it on google ''how to hack nokia s60v3''. Definately u will be get ur answer.

  • I prefer n82 over this phone. After using for 4-5 hours, the phone get hanged. There is some sort of "ribbon" beneath the keypads which I have to get it fixed after every 2-3 months. One of the volume controller button is not working too and hence I cant listen audio files from the default music player. If you are a person who texts people a lot and use mobile internet a lot then I won't recommend this to you. The keypads aren't really that comfortable for quick typing. This phone cost me 30,000 (Pakistani rupees) and if I have to sell this phone, people will buy this phone for not more than 8-9k :(

  • This phone becomes restarted from time to time automatically..the keys on top was bad and not able to use t properly.I cant download any of the themes from internet , Shows"certification Error".So please guide me to download some themes for my mobile

  • the best and strongest nokia ever made......nothing compares to the n81 8g

  • it was 2007/2008 phone, the camera was best on it's class in that time.

  • poor two megapixel camera and the dial/drop button should be relocated to a place where they wount actually damage the phone's sliding action by getting it all wobbly

  • this set color is not good, the color will damage sometime

  • still the best phone ever but will be on board next 5 years if nokia could help increase the camera mega pixel when releasing the nest firmware...love these phone but poor 2MP....

  • the phone is good.but l have aproblem with my hear pic / and sound very low .please help .my mail is ericlubia2yahoo.com..please any software to improve the sound,l will be very grateful for you help

  • you can download n gage games in the n gage application where u r playing n gage games and there r many games nd un can download free trials, u can also purchase it there

  • How can get second hand n81,n whenever prob this phone plz tell me n help me im purchase

  • nokia n81 8gb, the problem is camera feature not supportad. why please?

  • it is an excellent company ilike nokia very much i every time prefer this company,s phone

  • Hi Guys, Whenever I switch on the camera, says feature not supported and I'm looking for an original panel for my N81 8GB. Great phone with some good features, believe me, its a PATHAR THOD PHOD phone. I've been unable to use any games/N-GAGE games on it. Would appreciate any help. In Advance Thanks

  • no incoming calls

  • excellent phone,........its just like the awesome one for me......i love it

  • are picchoda frist install smartmovie

  • 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

  • core player can play avi dat divx

  • can not play avi file, why??????????

  • n81 iz a gr8 phn..using it for more than 3 yrs nw..n never had aany problem wid it.... camera's nt good..9both day n night)...but sound and display r gr8...luv using it..... n for the battery prob..just make ur brightness very low.... the battery lyfe will increase....voice clearity iz also nice.... lov usin it.

  • sound clarity good. But battery not good. Net also fine. And less stock of battery. What should be to get battery life long time.

  • i have used n95, n86 and sony walkman series but this completely rocks/............its processing speed is awesome....love to had this

  • a good phone to have..

  • I love this phone... camera not so good but sound clarity is good.its speakers too loud & great..m happy to using this phone....

  • This phone is the bumb, I love the wide screen, large keypad, WLAN, and direct music botton. But the carmera should have been something like 3.15mega pixel or thereabout. All in all, its a great machine

  • How i can exit from music player

  • where to start where to end. I've had more den 7diff phone's which were were always top of da range but da nokia n81 8gb is da best. No its beta den best, although i do admit da camera is not 2fab but its k. Oh n i do wish dis phone had doc viewer lyk power point etc but we cant hav every thing can we. I'm gona upgrade not sure which phone 2take but i'm keeping this one too. Cant live widout it. Honestly, its da best phone i've eva had. Thanks to whomeva created da nokia n81 8gb gr8 job... ;-)

  • where to start where to end. I've had more den 7diff phone's which were were always top of da range but da nokia n81 8gb is da best. No its beta den best, although i do admit da camera is not 2fab but its k. Oh n i do wish dis phone had doc viewer lyk power point etc but we cant hav every thing can we. I'm gona upgrade not sure which phone 2take but i'm keeping this one too. Cant live widout it. Honestly, its da best phone i've eva had. Thanks to whomeva created da nokia n81 8gb gr8 job... ;-)

  • good phone,easy to handle,high memmory but low camera,wi-fi is good option

  • i've bought mine the first month it got released, i payed about 670$ or so for it, still have it till now, using the v10 software, never been updated, and it works really good, dropped it like a thousand time, the screen cracked so i had to get a new one, camera could have been better, but i don't us it that much, as for the sound, it's superb, i even stopped using my ipod, the keypad is noisy, each button u click makes noise, but it can still handle my supper fast typing :).. and they should have made the 8gb version with a card slot for extended memory...

  • Nice phone.. Nice memory. But sliding belt or flex problems. very poor camera. 2MP. Y not 3.12MP. Or Juz 3MP. Juz dat nokia cant Juz give you all best in one.

  • i have mine, i really looove this phone because of memories ive had with this baby, tee hee. ok off with my verdict. this is a regular nokia phone, and by regular i dont mean its bad. the only thing bad for me is the camera. POOR . full of noise, and the picture came out pixelated. disaster. the sound is also very good, at the rate.it is fast, no fuss. 8/10 at the time i bought which is about 2007/2008. but as we all know that nokia is best at its versatility, this one delivers it well. the keypad still support me to type fast, and though n81 is a slider phone it doesnt made it fragile. clumsy me i tend to dropped this phone more than 50 times, it is still intact. intact refers to its sliding mechanism, of course.the rim is chipped at many places due to numerous falling to the ground.it still doing good til this very second (been having it for about 3yrs til now)

  • very good

  • S i am using n81 8gb. after a year i am finding difficult with key pad malfunction and slider doesn't work very often.otherwise goog mobile.

  • no...it's costly for maintenance....many time sliding belt problem & display belt problem....so it's a eating my all pocket money.

  • i bought since phone 9 months ago.... THE BAD: -slider's edge is out of the phone for like 1 mm - its plastic build material attracts dust so easy - i really hate the camera when using at night THE GOOD: -8gb memory -good sound quality though both loud speakers and headset -music playback buttons r easy 2 use -camera is good in the morning -great software it never reloads or something as i read some people complain about that. NOT A VERY BAD PHONE BUT I WILL UPGRADE TO NOKIA N86 8MP....NOTHING BAD IN IT ! NEVER HEARD ANY COMPLAINS ABOUT IT ! GO N0KIA !

  • this mob rocks....der r many facilities n this...its really kkool

  • i used n81 for my 1st cell phone my dady present me and my mom after one year the buttons stuck we feel so bad for the cell phone now i use n60

  • i had this phone about 2 yrs ago. I must say that this is one of the best phones ive ever owned. Its the best music on the market even now. How the build quality isnt so good. It fell apart in less than 2 yrs. The screen stopped working. The buttons went. It was jus a hot mess. But for some reason i still liked it. I guess it was the sound quality. Now i hav the n97 and i must say the speakers on this phone sucks. I really do miss my n81

  • its not great phone ever

  • update mean update ur ngage application (if u r using old fmw) just download free from ngage.com

  • Its ok ok dudes, but not so great.i had purchased on 1279 dirhams in uae,sept 2008.i thot i could hav gone for ipone....

  • Can u tell how to update n gage games in this phone for me its shows plz update can u help me

  • wifi 1m no more.

  • this is the best pjone!!!!! i love this phone

  • I have been very exiting with nokia n81 mobile.

  • anybody can tell me from where i can download free ngage games full version, mail me plz, [email protected]

  • All I can say is that N81 8GB ROCKS!!! Best sound ever in phones.

  • best sound ever by nokia phone

  • Awesome phone great sound quality never listen its kind of sound omg i have this phone every thing is awesome but its camera suck this is the best music devise if nokia can change its camera its the best phone in nokia series

  • N81 is... The Best Sound Quality Phone..

  • Its a clss phone dat i have ever come across , 16k damn good features , killing looks and stuufed with real fun ...that take ur breath away.....too good outrageous insane..... :)

  • 16K

  • i love my n81 8gb.

  • 2grand 2ny have its all u need in 1 phn ngage gaming a psp experience 4me i love this phone, all thats missing is it's not as loud as the n73 "y"

  • it is such a wondful fon..nly prob ..body is very fragile..so hav 2 use wth care..

  • N81 is a great phone ever been made from Nokia...but people how would i get the N81 phone cover case because my phone cover has gone...pls help

  • 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

  • I formated the mass storage memory on my n81 phone by accident using usb cable on the computer, and now i got left with phone memory, the 8gb mass storage is gone.How do i fix this problem?

  • yeah... n81 is good. especially with the facade and the features. cool and easy to use.^^

  • may head phone notwarking

  • i love n81 8gb bcoz its fast n the speaker is very awesome....

  • this is hand set is very good but some kind of problem on this hand set like non repairable dead boot

  • great mobile the n81 8gb its simbley intertainment mobile

  • this is very awesome cell phone.camera is 2mp so its not a good .but speed of this cell is excellent .m using this set

  • 885

  • Hey guyes could anyone tell me about n81 8gb price??? please!!!

  • i'm thinking to buy this phone but i have some doubt.how is n81's camera? and how is n81's speed?if there someone that use this phone,answer me,please

  • My camera flash light isn't working

  • its an awsome phone i hv it n i js loooooooooove it ....

  • I went swimming with mine on holiday in Turkey..and turned it into a spirit-level...but after leaving it out in the sun for three days it came back to life.....Beat that.....who said water kills a phone

  • hey its a good phone my one of the best phones i hv nw sold it but its gr8 n worth

  • that is sooo tru..its a great phone but it does wear out...i had mine for a year and i had to fix it numerous times.....but the sound quality is amazing....

  • it is in Tools/Utilities/3-dtones

  • when i bought the mobile it had an internal mem fre spac 24 mb now it is less than 4mb i del cache a small change occured i chkd mail and document files still no hope no gps and so called map no use

  • Update the farmeware with the help of pcsuite.

  • Change the 3d tone to none/living room,,,i hope u know where it is

  • good enough 4 the music.. The browser doesnt support resumable download like n73 have. So its almost impossible to download large file when using gprs.. Great ngage game .. not good enough for the camera.. Its doesnt have Gps receiver too.

  • As i write this, am using the phone. It's kool, but no gps yet there is a so call map. No n-gage games in it

  • hey guys when i use the music player the sound is fine although when the phone gets a call the music seems to play in wide angle mode which is really irritating.... any ideas on how to change this?

  • Hi..i need information...Can i watch movie on this phone?

  • best music quality phone but shame its not very durable

  • popping sound? what kind of sound it is? i also have the same phone but never heard or experienced such kinda thing.

  • Both are same, the only difference is 8gb memory n the color choice between the 2, i have 8gb, no problem except it's color wears off VERY EASILY :( n rarely it hangs. Music is great.

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  • its a very good mobile it work in youtube and msn and facebook and you can dawn load films

  • Yes u can download up to 10mb.

  • yes

  • well people i was a proud owner of this phone until it fell apart.it is scratched easily, the buttoms after time doesnt work as they should, then the camera went, then if that wasn't enough the screen went. wow, good going nokia and i had the phone a little over a yr. this phone i admit is still the best phone i have had but its not durable at all for a nokia. nokia needs to step up on product quality and build phones that lasts more than 1 yr. does anyone else has this problem

  • Hi friends plz help me .. cn the N81 8GB install app or games that is larger than 10mb? reply me plz

  • nokia n81 8gb more good or nokia n81 more good?

  • first u removed memory card and delete some unwanted memory in phone memory like photos ,sms, sms outbox,reports.contacts. then only prob will solved.ok

  • one fine day, the images on my gallery disappeared,, its only there in the lifeblog...n when i try to play songs from the music app,it says "general system error".. please help if any1 knws hw to get this right...

  • It sucks ...

  • Dear hamza aapki phone memory full ho gyi hai isliye ye problem aa raha hai.Aap apne phone phone memory ko khali kar do problem nahi aayegi. And ur second problem solution is, jab aap kuch bhi bluetoth se bhejte ho uska defalt loc ph mem hota hai. Aap isey change kar do problem nahi aayegi

  • u most have huge fingers ...dude the phone is wicked cool

  • why wen i tried 2 use d secondary camera,it says unexpected error occured,kindly reboot and try again?

  • What I did was, i did the master reset on the phone, and the pop sound dissapeared, it may sound so stupid, but it worked for me.. lol

  • Dude the popping sound is normal. i too face the same. so take lite.

  • Yes...i am facing same prob with it

  • Yes...i am facing same prob with it

  • 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!!!

  • 2 mp camera is passe... minimum should be at least 3 mp or even better if 5.

  • quite heavy at 140 gm i must say... camera not good too.

  • what is meant by your tech guy is that the unit's circuit board got toasted when you blow dried it. it's a no-no to blow dry your mobile phone when it got soaked wet. replacing the circuit board will cost you nearly the same amount as buying a new unit.

  • Can anyone help? My N81 fell in water and i blow dried it and after a wk or 2 tried putting it on and it not getting past the start up menu. I took it to my phone tech and he told me i needed to get a new board but i can't find any, don't even know what's the correct name.

  • Nokia is a....

  • i m enjoying by using it this is bestest phone ever i hav used. i liked a lot i only use nokia phones b4 i was having 5200 n N72. but this1 i m using from last 10months n i dont want to change.

  • there are lots of free games around the net. Heck, even ngage 2.0 games. If you only know what to do. :P

  • I agree with you bud....my phone also wears so fast...

  • meray set mee ea problem aaraha hai k jab mee vedio song on kerta hoon tu kehta hai .memroy full close some applications and try again .lekin iss k elawa koi or application nahi kholi hoti. or wmv format chalata hi nahi or kisi ko koi 30 mb ki chez send kerni hooo tu connect hoo ker sending fale ker deta hai lekin 5 10 mb ki aram say send ker deta hai

  • it's is un sululy muty gud. he tyra fotu, e tim mp3, e fazy vidio, nhea?

  • best phone everrrrrr!!!!

  • its very beautifull... but wat about the price??

  • It's Sucks .. Key's are so bad ... it got a lot of problems in the hardware " key's part" multimedia keys and the navi wheel makes a problem must close it to use the phone well .. about the games ... i got no idea about where to get the games ... i tried but all with $$$$ .. any way it's expensive .. don't waste ur time get a Apple :D

  • flush ur phone out................

  • because internal memory of ur phone is full delete something

  • i enjoyed using this phone but it wears out soo fast

  • how can i use my wifi??how to cativate it?

  • Hi.. I'm having a problem with my nokia n81 8gb.. after ending one call and then if i try to make another call immediately it shows 'Not Allowed' and then the call button won't work.. then i have to restart the phone to make calls again.. this happens only if i try to make another call immediately after ending the previous call.. does any one of u r facing the same problem? please reply..

  • copy sim contacts to phone memory

  • give it for repair in nokia care..

  • why my N81 8GB keep saying that "not enough memory to perform operation?" ...thanks i appreciate any help just send to my email"[email protected]"

  • خلوا بالكم في مشكلة في البرامج­; لازم عشان تثبتها , تفضل توقع كل برنامج ودي شغلانة لوحدها

  • does nokia really see all this comments on N81 ? my N81 8GB ddoes not accept symbian applications.pls someone help me out [email protected]

  • my phone n81 8gb,,when i try to used the camera there wos report "feature not support" how to fix't???? please!!

  • update ur phone Software problem solved ur welcome

  • i lost my applications and my games,and i dont know where or how to find them on this phone. i cant download other applications like yahoo as my phone would not dof for that application is my phone somewhere. if anyone could tell me where or what shoud i do to find these applications.

  • I am using Nokia N81 8GB.. i have a problem for my contact numbers.... it's not easy to use my Sim Contacts then other NOKIA Cell Phones... Have any solution that i should get my Sim Numbers at the time of selecting my Contact option in my cell phone.

  • 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 :)

  • Heey people, I have a problem that I don't know how to solve, and I hope one of you know. I have a Nokia N81 8GB and when I try to install N-gage on my phone it won't install to the mass memory but to the phone memory and it keeps on saying that there isn't enough space. What can I do? Please respond, and please respond to this email adress, I can't check the site. [email protected]

  • its a cool phone ngage gaming but camera is of 2mp it should be around 3.15 mp

  • the solution for closing applictaion during working on it , is a hardware called the UI flex u can change it in the nearest maintainance store

  • Thanx, but how do i check what firmware i have?

  • Hi there. I am now using N81 8gb.. thats a system error, what am i gotta do with it? Is there a way to solve it? .. Reply asap

  • What is N81 newest Firmware Version and can you tell me its specifications?

  • hey i cannot view a video ,it get stuck . can any one help me out ? any software?

  • best phone i had so far

  • Yes a software update should sort that out,it may also be your mem card thou. What firmware are you on?

  • I've had this phn since Feb '08. Overall its 1of the best phns ive had. But a few problems/dislikes are that it fades very quickly especially around the edges. The navi wheel function is not user friendly at all (its turned off permanently. Its more of an annoyance than a help) Considering its a N Series the camera is a bit dissapointing. It just restarts while im in the middle of downloading or surfing the net and once it switches back on programs like opera mini dnt work. The program is stil on my phn but doesnt start up, i gotta download it again and then only will it work. That is the most IRRITATING thing abt this phn. Will a software upgrade sort that out? The 3g and wlan are excellent features though!

  • Never ever drop this phone otherwise the internal 8GB memory will be useless coz its very hard to repair it.

  • Please can someone tell me if it's ok for me to upgrade my n81 8GB? it just recently closes any application i'm working on from time to time. Is upgrading the firmware the solution?

  • Can someone please tell me if its ok for me to upgrade my phone? I don't seem to know what the problem is. It recently just from time to time simply closes any application i'm working on and its really getting on my nerves. Otherwise its a great phone. Please tell me if upgrading is the solution.

  • Can someone please tell me if its ok for me to upgrade my phone? I don't seem to know what the problem is. It recently just from time to time simply closes any application i'm working on and its really getting on my nerves. Otherwise its a great phone. Please tell me if upgrading is the solution.

  • nokia should update this phone.but not like n96 and n86.those are high-end models.a mid range n-gage that would be on par with 5730 but with slide out numpad,not qwerty.this phone has a good appeal when closed,with that military olive.those music buttons are in the way,along with the ugly button design in general.maybe something closer to 5730.i think im basically suggesting a 5730 with numpad slideout.

  • Please can any one assist me with an answer, my nokia n81 8gb corrupt an sis and sisx file i try to install on it but accepts jar files.I dont really know if the problem is from my phone.

  • everything is fine except for the camera

  • good news omg lol any idea where i can get those stuff thx for the reply

  • I had it for a year it was perfect!Good battery, Wi-fi, a lot of music and everything a phone should have.

  • V21.0.010 is hackable, with HelloOX1.3 ,mine has been on V21.0.010 for 4months now,and hacked it a month after getting V21, you need a certificate to install HelloOX though.

  • i have updated the firmware to the latest (V 21.0.010) it gives good performance and stability to the phone and few improvements with increased security , hacking tools such as binpda etc wont work with it anymore , and the menus work smoothly with a new random transaction popup animations which is very cool . i think everyone should upgrade but dont even think about hacking ur phone after that which means you cant install pirated stuff and hacked stuff on it , i guess its all ok for me to tune up for the latest firmware :-)

  • I've been using Nokia n81 for about 1 year. It fell and got wet many times and it's still working like when i bought it. It's not very good filming or fotographing (only good if it's to send video messages)but ITS BEST CELLPHONE FOR GAMES. The two keys on top of the screen alow you to play games (emulators for example) like if you had a PSP or a Game boy. I play Super Mario Bros. all the time, fast and with the graffics from the Gameboy advanced

  • you want a camera with high megapixel? go buy a digi cam! period! -Melon

  • @ N81 8gb User - probably u didnt take care of ur phone much , u dropped it u pressed the buttons on it like a maniac for the past few years or months , this phone is great and never gave me any problems and its music is louder which u wont even expect to hear music from it on its loudest volume level .

  • i upgraded my phone into v21..the problem is i cant use the camera in playing metal gear solid in NGAGE..other than that this phone is really amazing..

  • This mobile is not promising as I thought. In less than one year. I took it to the warranty twice to fix problems including disconnection from the network and keypad does not work properly. Now after the warranty period finished by less than one month. the keypad does not work at all.

  • mr mandy , u first format ur memory card in ur phone, & then scan for viruses. i feel the re must be problem with ur camera setting.

  • hi im using a nokia n81 8gb at the moment and someone wants me to exchange it with a n77 is it really worth doing that , cuz except the tv function i see that n81 8gb is advanced than the n77 in every aspect ? is it worth enough to exchange it just because of the n77 tv function ? how much maximum memory does the n77 support , is it working with 8 gb memory cards ?

  • i have n81 8gb i think it is the best phone i have ever but i want to buy n97... what is the best phone.. can u tell me wat unit of nokia nseries is the very best off all... but i love my phone nokia n81 for now

  • can someone please help me..i got this problem about my phones camera,when i take pictures it doesn't exist in the gallery,the pictures are not saved but it the pictures are saved in the lifeblog..another problem is my the songs that i've downloaded was gone..it was deleted..please help me regarding this matter.. email me at [email protected] or just text me at this number 09988902813 thanks.

  • People listen up! Why are you so concern about upgrading the firmwares? To get more out of your phone? If your cell phone is working properly and nothing wrong with it, LEAVE IT ALONE! Half of the time if not most, UPGRADING IS NOT FOR THE BETTER. Remember, once you have upgraded, and problems start to surface, you are not able to restore the old one. So please people stop crying if your cell phone start acting up after upgrading. Also people please, when you post, do not make like you are texting here, use proper and the whole word. GSM Arena gives you unlimited space to post you opinions here. Thank you.

  • yup dats true....the colour of the phone fades very fast..but not only in N-81..also in d latest N-series phones...other than dat der r no problems wid N-81 8GB... and for the difference...N-81 has 2 MP camera while N-85 has 5 MP camera....

  • Hey everyone.I have a Nokia 5310 Xpress Music and I want to buy a N81 8GB.Can anyone answer to my following questions ? Email me at [email protected] : 1.Does the screen scratch easily? 2.What is the difference between N85 and N81 8 GB? 3.Does the phone lag? 4.How is the batttery life ? I really need to find out these answers,I'm tired of my scratched 5310 Xpress Music.Thank you!

  • It is really a great phone, i have it for 4 months and it is doing it's job very good. My only dissapointment is about the 2mp camera...

  • can anyone say how this phone is?

  • what about its music

  • hi.. Jst wnt 2 share my xperience with my n81 8gb. I had it for 8 m0s. And i didnt had any problms with it. Der isnt any pr0blms using ur wifi at your ph0ne. Yes, it lessens your ph0ne mem. But if you have file explorer installed,it wont be a pr0blem since it helps u 2 delete caches, etc. that u got aftr you google

  • the paint of its keypad fades.

  • yes its navigation key is not functioning..when i press it, the left or right key is being pressed.and when i will off the flash(in camera) using the navigation key, the right key is being pressed.

  • How and where i get the orginal cassing on N81 8GB

  • hey pple ive had my n81 for a year now, i must say its still the best phone i ever owned. but there is a problem. my navigation buttons seem not to be functioning properly, my camera is not working either. what can be done? i must say its disapointing to hav such a great phone and it stop working properly within a year. WHAT CAN BE DONE?

  • why my battery hp is too hot and can used only for a few second? I already change a new battery but it same problem..

  • you can download from www.dotsis.com or www.pakheart.co.cc

  • Sir You said not enough memory on SIM not on phone memory itself. so it means your SIM memory is full and you need to delete some of its contents. and to remedy the issue, set your message storage to memory card. i hope i have helped you with that.

  • is n81 still available?

  • Some are, some arent, at the end all have excellent audio quality, you must just get the right headset.

  • 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!!!!?

  • hey what should i do? f my n81 always say that (you have not enough memory Sim to receive text message something like that) but my cp has no files I del8 all my picture and messages but it always link in my cellphone! help plz!!

  • Frm where i should i download magic theme

  • I'm thinking 2 buy this cell is it good idea or else suggest me another cell ..... pls rply!!!!!

  • hope less...i bought this on MAY 2008..had a prob and it was replaced with another unit.. that unit also gave probs...then got 6220c.

  • Ya sure ,you can make full screen wallpaper but you have to download magic theme application for this or any other...

  • only format your mobile memory than you can get rid of this problem

  • to NODY: ummm its same with me.just back up all your saved data in your phone and RESTORE it..dont use the google in your phone, like using WiFi, your phone mem is decreasing..mine is now 11MB but idont use anything in my phone mem.but before its 0KB no phone memory..now i have 11Mb..

  • does that mean all my data will be deleted?

  • can i make the wallpaper full screen?

  • heyyyyyyyyyy.. any one please tell me my mobile always tell me(memory low delet some data from phone memory) but i havent got anything on my phone memory all in memory mass .and i cant find anything in phone memory to delet. and therefore my mobile is sooo slow.what should i do?

  • CB, I also had the same problem but u can fix that.Please update your software its just a 15 mins work.For this u can contact ur nearest NOKIA care.

  • Can anyone help my N81 8GB is telling me that the memory is full and i need to remove data, so i have to the stage ive very little left on my phone, but still nothing i cant send or recieve txts!!

  • hmmmmm 2weeks back got a slightly used phone and enjoying it and should get the new FW but might as well use this fw for a while

  • Hey guys. how can i find the mac address of N81... if it has And from where i can manually put the ip address in this device to connect internet through wi-fi

  • For the loudspeakers... just put the phone on the 'Jazz EQ' for headphones... use the 'Rock'. My own eq worked perfectly... i called it 'Balance', basically... average bass, lower vocals and average cymbals, but you may be different. You will know by listening while yo are tuning.

  • Are people still buying that thing when the N79 is already out. :) lol!

  • hey n78 rockz every one

  • The N81 is a fantastic multimedia smartphone, its WAY better than a little Se W595, overall performance the N81 can handle a lot more eg. It can multitask heavily (run plus 10apps at once) and still maintain great UI speed, you can add functionality with apps eg. CorePlayer will add avi, divx, xvid etc. . .video support, also N81 supports full YouTube in its web browser, has a 3.5mm jack, dual loudspeaker etc. . .plus a powerful 369mhz CPU, so its realy far better than a W595.

  • help me. my GPS doesnt work at all although N81 8G comes with it. it cannot locate my current position and cannot read/detect the satellite info. seems like theres no GPS services available. anyone can help me out?

  • im goin to buy this mobile, but my friend told tat sony ericsson w595 is better than tis mob.... is tat true? which is better in overall performance?

  • Keep everything full for good loudness in the loud speakers.

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

  • I have this phone.Its good.It never slows down.Sound is good if you do proper settings in the equilizer.Camera is good in day times.

  • You can�t say that N81 isn�t upto standards if you�re talking about a second hand device. You don�t know if the 1st owner was gentle with his phone, if he didn�t drop some water on it or if he dropped it to the floor. To conclude, you don�t know how the first owner used your N81.

  • The N81 is far better than the SE W705, the fact that N81 has 96mb RAM, 369mhz CPU, built-in 3.5mm jack, Symbian S60v3.1 etc. . .gives it a huge advantage over the limited java W705.

  • this fone is not soo upto standard...i bought a 2nd hand one and a lil water touched it and from then on its not working properly and since 3 months back, it totaly blacked out and jus da back light kept on blinking...i gave it to 3 different places to repair but no1 can do anything...once dey found out dat da ribbon was damaged but even after replacing dat its not working...if any1 knows a solution, pls mail [email protected]

  • Only NOKIA themselves can sort that out bro, i had the same issue,took it in and got it back working just fine, my N81 is on V21.0.010 firmware.

  • i cant use my phone with navi wheel,what do you think is the reason?

  • hi!, i got a question here, my phone is n81 and it is just 2gb, V20.0.056 15-05-08 RM-223, i am using it for just 5 months now, and i fell it(2 meters above the ground),and then suddenly, its camera feature not supported,can anyone help me?

  • I think this should help you .Ok , now the newest firmware version is ver.21.0.010 , so please ! , do upgrade your phone to this newest firmware and i think this should solve your sms problems . And many cool stuffs you will get when upgrade to ver.21 ! One of them is flash lite 3 which is so cool and nice to use ! hope these help !

  • the loudness and the clear sounds through ur headphone set with this phone takes out sony ericsson walkman series sound quality instantly ... this phone really shows what it means by the word loud - be entertained ... (3.5 mm supported baby !!!)

  • i would like to know why the price is not indicate in US dollars as well other than rs?

  • which 2 features you want?

  • its better to take at 14400..

  • 'the mobile store' is offering at rs.14409....will it be a good buy?

  • but i shall buy the n81 8gb.........my elder sister advised me to be entertained with it.

  • i need the two features and affordable price...

  • hey i m hassan frm pakistan i upgraded my n81 8gb to V20.0.056 now there is a problem every time i send messages it says messeging failed... can any one help me plz???

  • if you fond of camera so buy n78 becoz n81 camera is very bad ,but if you wanna entertainment phone so must buy n81.

  • n78 or n81 is good?

  • Wow, thanks again! You help me a lot! I'll start to looking for these brilliant Sennheiser CX300, I've already googled it and it seems so comfy in the ears. Yeah, W series total helpless dude :D

  • Thank you very much.:) i got mine for 500zar ,thats around 40gbp (pounds) going by the current exchange rate. Yes i totaly agree,ive owned my fair share of SE Walkmans even the great W900, but none even touch this at sound, OS, speed and general capability.

  • Hey Zubair, u can upgrade it to V20. Mine version firmware is V20, when I buy N81, it firmware already V20. Really pratical isn't it? You can upgrade to V20, V 20.0.056, there is no problem at all, u can even use navi wheel at phonebook and messages, and the transition effects looks cool. Well, that's all what I can say. Happy upgrading!

  • hi everyobody i wanted to ask u all tht wht r the probs in your phone whn u update it to v20 or v21 something like tht because i am sitting on v11 and i have no probs with it...on the other hand i like those FP2 transition effects in the latest firmware but i scared to upgrade it as i told u again i have no probs with the phone and even my nav wheel have no probs even though a majority of people have there probs with this thing...i am been using this phone for 10 months now and i am very happy with it...if u want any details from me abt the phone plz do not hesitate but i am trying to give u my max information tht i can give over here itself V11.0.045 29-11-07 RM-179 � Nokia N81(08.01) tht much for now and thx for the support sorry for bad eng as i am feeling sleepy ryt now and cant even talk even my own mother language the right way!!!!!

  • Okay, thanks a lot dude, may thd God bless u :) BTW, how much the price? Seriously, this phone far better than any W series in term of music quality, OS, stereo speakers, apps., games, connectivity, etc.

  • Im currently using Sennheiser CX300s, they are earplugs, with brilliant bass techology and built in audio chip,i get great sound quality from my N81 due to this, they are so loud that i can only put the volume bar 2steps below full volume,any higher and its too loud.

  • Ehm... Can u guys help me to choose good headset for N81 so it can unleash it's true potential?

  • i've done all the things i've read here and it's still not working..

  • *#7370#

  • I have problem....when i take picture/video....its not show on gallery...but show on filemanager....and how can i play ngage game in landscape mode?whenever i open ngage game it shows on potrait mode?and now i can't play ngage game when i clik on games it will not start why? plz help me....

  • ma current s/w version is v 10.0.058 i don't knw hw 2 update the software.. can any one pls help me???

  • can u tell me how to reformat my phone?my phone has a virus..

  • can someone please help me..i got this problem about my phones camera,when i take pictures it doesn't exist in the gallery,the pictures are not saved but it the pictures are saved in the lifeblog..another problem is my the songs that i've downloaded was gone..it was deleted..please help me regarding this matter.. email me at [email protected] or just text me at this number 09276816331 thanks.

  • i haven't updated my phone since i bought it. can anyone plz tell me how to update the firmware.

  • It's a great phone if you are a music freak, camera is only 2mp but since it's a music phone so it's ok. Never encountered any problem in this phone except a few rare like hanging or turn off, very very rarerly. I don like the flatbed keybad though. Over all a Very Nice Phone.

  • Hi! Can you please give details of add-ons or new features in the new firmware, version- 'V 20.0.056' I've just updated my N-81 8GB from Nokia site but couldn't spot much difference except a little change in Menu opening n closing n Navi-wheel in message in contacts. I'd be thankful. Bye.

  • yes im using the latest firmware & i recommend using it bcoz nokia added some more features to this version like the menu icon appearance ,and touch sensitive navigator option in mesaging & contacts. both these features are superb and very usefull.

  • chal dafa ho ja

  • format de memory.. der may b virus in ur fon..

  • Hi guys, I've been had N81 8GB for 8 months, I'll share something that you guys always concerned, the camera. Some said it's good, some said it's bad. Both comments are true, N81 camera performance is depending of the photo object. If you shoot bright green grass, it'll completely washed out... Pretty annoying. But if you shoot people face, it'll turn out pretty good, as long as you shoot it in good light conditions.

  • am havin problem with txt messeging....whn i send a txt message it stayz in tha outbox...and after some time it failz to send n thn i givez a messenge that memory is full n some applicationz r open...but no applicationz r open n memory is also nt fully used both tha phone n mass memory...what should i do with thz..?

  • beautiful phone, good performance but with abit of hitches here and there. first the jog dial doesnt work, resently while receiving calls generally goes off and last but not least the phone aint working

  • for the touch sensitive navigator to work u need to activate it from the settings...its optional

  • hi everyone.... last week i've got my n81 8gb and i've cheaked online for update i found new firmware V21.0.010.. so..does anyone encounter any problem from this firmware? should i update my phone? my current firmware is v11

  • its a really kewl fon.. but dis1 s a bit sensitive. so not gud 4 rough use.. othrwise its a nice1 2 own..

  • by default navi wheel option is turned off. u've 2 enable it.. u can enable it by goin to tools->settings->general->Navi Wheel. it'l b off. change it 2 on.. i guess tht vil solve ur prob.

  • i gonna think to buy n81 8gb is it nice or not any one can help me................

  • i got the N81 phone. but the touch sensitive navigater wheel not working. include 8GB but not mentioning the front housing.i compare this with my friends one to meke sure the phone is original or not. this is original. if there is any vertion in this phone without work the navigation wheel. help me to solve this matter.

  • HI

  • 1)dude u can try the master reset just dail *#7370#,,,, lock code 12345..... your phone reset as new unit, pls backup all your contact number and important file photos and video.. 2) u can download pc suit in your pc. pls visit nokia.com, find the software pc suit, 2kinds of pc suit, pc suit for nseries only and the pc suit for all nokia models. click d latest software for your phone,, pls read the instraction carefully,, 3) reformat your extenal memory check if thers a virus.....pls email me or txt me 09279645609 if u r successful..

  • hey pple i got my phone to start working again, i jus left it for a couple of days and i picked it up and its been working. now after 2 days its freezing again and the star button and plus sign, keeps on coming up without it being pressed and other keys not working, what shud i do.

  • hey dude that happened to me too...just hard reset it...hold the green call button, keypad 3 and the * keypad all together at the same time as you switch it on again...ur memory will be plentiful again...and a bit of a tip...dont use so many apps at once cuz ull eat up all ur phone memory nd ram...dont worry this also happens to all symbians phone like n96 95 and more..hope dis helps :)

  • Thx man, i've already install the y browser. and done the clear cache .i hope now my memory shud be back to normal. thx for the tips . hopefully u can share more useful tips for n81 ,cheers .

  • Try to install nokia sms cleaner. Your phone might be infected with the smscurse bug. (take note, its not a virus, just a bug.) Try to google for more.

  • hehe its easy using nokia pc suite conect your 4ne via bluetooth

  • i am havin problem with txt messeging....whn i send a txt message it stayz in tha outbox...and after some time it failz to send n thn i givez a messenge that memory is full n some applicationz r open...but no applicationz r open n memory is also nt fully used both tha phone n mass memory...what should i do with thz..?

  • i have my phone now for about 10 months now, i must say its been the best phone i have to date, the only problem is it keeps on freezing. right now the keypad has is not working at all. its been 2 days now, does any1 hav a clue why its happening and how i can stop it.

  • through a usb cable or through a usb dongle .

  • Thats VERY true,ive done all kinds of things to make my phone look different. :) Visit www.symbian-freak.com ,register there and visit the modding section, OR go to www.prodigits.co.uk register and go to the S60 Forum, in both forums you get topics to request certificates to sign apps, in both forums my aka is POLO_011 so you can find me,id suggest using Prodigits.

  • How can I connect my device with PC

  • How the hell, shall I sign the application? I was always avoiding the unsigned programs, probably I was lazy to do that. So, it's time now to Google and to learn how. Damn!

  • Thanks for the link! Gdesk looks cool in a touchscreen phone, but for me changing themes in my nokia ain't enough. You know, after more then a year with one handset you want smth new. If not a new phone, then at least to make an old one look different. Thanks again!

  • No problem :) , here you go: just follow the instructions in the Don't Read Me.txt file. Never realy understood Gdesk to be honest lol, but then again those types of apps dont exactly fit what i use my phone for which is Mainly Music, Gaming and Web browsing. Yep V21.0.010 ,its a very stable firmware but sumhow brought two hardware failures, anyway didnt use either much, i use my SE K850 to take quality pics. But if those are important to you then stay away from .010.

  • Would you, please? I want to use GDesk for symbian, like i did for my SE g900. And i need the access to system files. So you say that v21...10 made you camera and naviweel stop working? Shall I stay away from it? I don't want to risk.

  • Oh okay cool bro. Which V21 do you have? V21.0.008 is the one that they removed but last week they released V21.0.010 which fixes the lil bugs that .008 had like not being able to install CorePlayer to the memory card. I had 008 and recently updated to .010. By the way they are now hackable with HelloOX, would you like me to upload it for you?

  • Hi, man! I've updated the firmware as soon as appears,but some time later it was removed from a website as there was no v21. So i'm stuck with it. The phone is no longer hackable. The only problem i have is activating my loudspeaker during the conversation. The loudspeaker option was assigned to the right soft button. Now it always says "handset", as if the loudspeaker is already activated. I have to go to options and choose "activate loudspeaker from there. Nothing serious but inconvenient enough. No more problems,man, except that.

  • Funny enough im also back, have you updated your N81 to the latest V21.0.010 firmware? A few days after updating both my Naviwheel and camera stopped working :(

  • Lol funny enough im also back, have you updated your N81 to the latest V21.0.010 firmware? A few days after updating both my Naviwheel and camera dont work :(

  • Hi, everyone! I'm back after over a month. The phone memory can be occupied not only by messages, photos, music, etc., but also by temporary internet files. If you have a third party file manager installed (Y-browser,Xplore, etc), go to disk C: and in the root of it find the folder "cache". Open it and delete all the files. Or open you internet browser and in options go to "clear privacy data" and choose "clear the cache". That's it! You've got your memory back. Simple as that.

  • well u guys need to delete all the send files in your message in box and make sure u store u'r stuffs on the built in memory not the on the phone memory, if the phone memory is full, its memory is full, its gonna say full, hit me up at [email protected] i'm on messenger

  • i got one and its krazy, i love it

  • you buy it last january 2008?

  • you have a problem in your phone memory?it's thesame w/ me....my phone says that,full memory delete some data..even thou i delete all the message in my phone memory,it's still full memory...and the one prob is my PC can't detect my phone,coz i want to back up and format it all....can anyone help me with my problem?pls...i think it start when i always using my wi-fi my phone memory decrease..:((..email me at [email protected]

  • Dear just look the right hand of ur Mobile there is an arrow up and Down.Up increase the volume whereas Down arrow decrease the Volume u can adjust it urself.In this way u can cantrol the voice problem. Just keep the volume of earpiece on Third last And Louder on Middle.Ur problem will be clear.

  • yes i have to a problem with memory status phone....i need help...for opinion send me a e-mail...thank you....sorry for me englais ... but i'm not ...eng.. :|

  • Delete the messages that you sent by bluetooth to get the phone memory back

  • hi,i have a problem w/ my n81 8gb..the problem is my phone memory,,my phone say's full memory delete some data..i can't receive a message in my phone,even thou i use the mass memory..and all my songs is gone at the music player, ican only see all my song's at the file manager...their's one more problem in my phone...my PC can't detect my phone, when i connect it to the usb...pls..help me with this problem...

  • hey also read vin's comment... there r some problem wit the keys. it...change the err... some sort of the function. 4 example: how come he press A and it appear B?

  • oh i see... hm hahaha... yeah it'll turn colour unless i paint it with a brush. haha... u're a big joker la... hehehe... happy n glad 2 know u. haha... u're such a friendly person. hehehe... well...ur friend are so kind 2... haha... present u that phone as a gift. haha... erm...ok... since u said that the buttons are all made from plastic, will not turn colour and won't have any scratches, like the SE phone, hm... i trust in u then. haha... um...wat? u said that there's a roller 2 scroll up and down? hm... will that spoil easily ah? haha... sorry 4 asking so many questions about the phone buttons. haha... as u know i'm very particular with all the phone buttons cause i faced the 1st problem from my SE and i don't wanna face the 2nd problem again. hahaha... it makes me feel...hectic and sometimes quite reckless with the phone. haha... i love sms but sometimes it really made me fedup and it pissed me off when have to sms that time. haha... i love typing the buttons that are soft and smooth during typing message. hm... hahaha...

  • i own a nokia n81 8gb. the fon s excellent but recently i've sum prob wid it.. the keys r changing.. wen i press call disconnect button it shows delete, then when i take music player button(assigned right selection key) it goes to messaging or calender. it happens sumtimes only.. i went 2 a mob shop they said its moisture problem. does any1 face de same prob or know bout dis??

  • u mean the navigation button in the middle , no it doesnt change colors unless u get some kind of paint brush and paint it hahahaha ... its plastic and its all good , and the navigation button of n81 also got the navigator wheel around it that makes scrolling down and up ur music playlist and media gallery easy and fun , i got my n81 8gb second hand (and i got it free from a friend of mine just as a small present) its been almost two weeks and im loving it . (im no nokia sponsor & im loving both nokia and s.e. phones followed by samsung lg and motorolas so dont misunderstand) :-D

  • .....sorry for my very late reply. oh i see... Hm... haha... oh so u got the same problem as me huh? haha... so how long have u been using the n81 phone? ok i trust in u but what about the cursor button? there's a...square button right? to press up, down, left, and right. hm... will that button change colour or have scratches on it? haha...

  • i dont understand what kind of question u asked back there like is it that ur getting loud sounds than u want in ringin tone or from the speakerphone or the top ear speaker ? u have certain options to level down the volume of such things inbuilt to ur phone ... anyway i suggest you do a hard reset to your phone before doing that backup all ur contacts and messeges and emails ... type in *#7370# when the phone restarts enter the country u live in for eg - usa (english language) and set date or time when it asks to then ur done and good to go ... all ur settings are default (back to original settings) and any viruses or corruptions that have been affecting ur phone have been removed good luck ...

  • N81 8GB is an excellent phone, but I bought mine second hand and it is giving me the problem of volume when ringing, but whenever I used earpiece, the volume will be too loud, pls can someone tell me what the problem is? Thnx

  • i have this , it 's not bad but if you wanna uy phone i think another is better

  • its a bug update your firmware it will fix it ... u probably have a older version of the firmware installed cuz u brought it second hand ...

  • u actually brought a w580 then bad move buddy we both are on the same boat cuz i brought a w580 3 months ago after 1 week the keypad got scratched they replaced it and took another month again it got scratched and damaged ... later on i noticed that everyone who owns a w580 faces the same problem ... and many have faced a signal problem in it ... i really love the looks of the phone but i will never recommend it to anyone ... lol ... anyway moving on the n81 keypad is large and good enough for texting it wont give any problems trust me on this one ... no scratching or breaking buttons in it ...

  • if your using a contract phone then some certain features of the phone maybe disabled by your phone operator company ... which means to unlock those functions you need to pay extra cash ...

  • dear all,,, i have a lil' problem with this phone. i bought it for second hand. the condition is 99,9% ok, only have a problem at messaging menu, it can't operate when i want to enter. can anyone tell me what is matter with my phone? i'm very glad if someone can give an answer. thanks a lot.

  • Oh I see... Hm okay. Seems that it's nice to use. Well...I have a question. Does the N81 8gb have problems on keypad??? I'm very particular towards phone keypad. Haha... You know nowadays phone make not to last. I'm bougt SE W580i last year after CNY on Feb 08 and it gives me lots of problem. I've problem in pressing 4, 5, 6, and #. I've been repairing it for so many times already as I still have the warranty but now I still got the same problem in pressing # button. And erm...the navigator key have changed colour. I mean it turn rust because I kept pressing it. So I hereby wanna know does the Nokia N81 8gb having the same problem as I'm facing?

  • Hello every body , nokia n81 8gb is excellent , i,ve have a question , i have switch to mass memory, but then after use up to 3.9GB(music,game,image.video and themes). the phone unable to receive anymore data , as if i have utilize all the memory, i have to delete some songs or videos ,my usage of memory is 3422MB and free 4250MB , when receiving bluetooth the error msg showd not enough memory(sumthing like that). I AM APPRECIATE IF ANYBODY COULD HELP.TQ

  • the phone is great ... the camera is a bit bad when taking photos in dark environments (it gives noicy pics in dark sourroundings) well so many camera phones are the same unless its a xeneon flash equipped phone model , but in day light its doing great so as the video recorder in it ... the 8 gb memory is outstanding so much space for music videos and n gage games ... its running on symbian series 60 so the phone got so many functions than any other phone and so many applications and games to be downloaded via the internet ... symbian phones supports the largest collection of mobile applications in the world ... the 3.5 mm jack is inbuilt which means instead of the original headset it supports headphones from ur pc mp3 player etc. it gives outstanding sounds through the dual speakers and on headphones ... the navigator wheel is very useful to surf through ur music library which will be very long in a 8 gb memory ... ill give the phone 9 out of 10 which means the cam is 2mp and it takes bad pics in night times (not like my sony ericsson k850i 5 mp camera with xeneon flahser and the led flash well its just a camera phone anyway) what you want is music and real mobile 3d gaming with large memory capacity and symbian with a 2 mp ok to use camera this phone is for u ...

  • thx for the reply bro ... interesting to hear from u ... well since the n81 8gb is a used one i got from my friend im facing a problem its that when i type a text messege and when i try to add contacts to the reciver of the messege when i mark up the reciver from my phone book it wont show the " ok " tab on the left side of the screen instead it just shows " back " on the right side of the screen so when i press the back it just goes to my typed sms messege and it wont show that the contacts ive selected have been added ... anyone wanna help ... and please tell me the latest firmware for this release ... ty

  • hey there i wanna buy nokia n81 8gb for original... may i know is there any positive and negative things about this phone? how's the camera? i heard that they said it's not clear. is it true??? and erm...what about the music? is it clear? is it lasting ah this phone? will it spoil easily? as i don't wanna waste my money cause it's quite expensive but if it's good, it's no harm and it's worth buying it. so...if u all are kind hearted, please let me know how's the phone like. please don't cheat me as it's hard to save money these days. econimic is bad u all know. so.....can i get the reply as soon as possible??? thanks for those who're really kind hearted

  • you asked about the SE k850i? i can say that it is a powerful camera phone for those who love taking pix.. The camera speed(startup,shooting, zooming,etc) is quicker than my N85. it takes crystal clearer pics, and has better pic editor apps built in the phone than my N85. Its basically a sony cybershot camera with a phone on it. be weary, If you are a heavy texter, cuz the buttons on the k850i are so small and it gets annoying if u are a fast texter....the current firmware has no bugs on my k850i. its frozen up before, but so has my N85! the xenon flash works wonderful, better than the dual LED flash on the N85. the single speaker is much clearer on the k850i than the dual speakers on my nokia n85. it all depends what you are looking for in a phone. The k850i is the milestone of camera phones for SE. much better than Nokia. I like my N85 better than my k850i in many other ways, but thats a different story. I know you were asking about getting your N81 for the K850, but i figured the specs on the N85 are almost similar. My N85 is currently at Nokia for repair on the earpiece.. Google that issue. a lot of people are having problems with the earpiece on the new N85!!!!

  • e51 - go for it if ur a businessman who dont want good looks in a phone (its just a candy bar style phone) 5320 - yes go for it if ur a music fan who wants to hear music the whole day till u go to sleep n81 or n81 8gb - go for it if u want uniq features good looks a slider style two stereo speakers a navigator wheel and a uniq ngage gaming expirience all in one great multimedia phone with a big screen --------- for me all the 2mp cams in those phones are of the same quality so ill go for the n81 8gb or n81

  • today i got a n81 8gb as a present from a friend of mine , i love the large storage capacity of it however im really disatisfied with its 2 mp cam while taking photos in night times or in dark environments , maybe its cuz im used to my s.e. k850i anyway look at the bright side its s60 3rd edition , plus a large amount of features . and a much much bigger display with a navigator wheel makes it fun to navigate through my music using it . the 3.5 mm input is so cool try out a different headset even a bigger sized stereo headset ur ears will get blown away by the sounds of it . i give this phone 9 out of 10 .

  • Hi to install your own language you have to change the firmware of your mobile. so find a firmware

  • hello my frends i want to ask dos n81 support tv out

  • ok most likely you bought a reverse make of the phone from china ok so most of the feature are not there so u make have to do is have tht model flash then get the real features put on i would know i repair cells. and i'm from barbados...

  • when i coonect my phone to pc the mp3s on my cell dissapear?? what the problem???????????

  • if we could upgrade its camera in artifical light it was the best

  • is this phone model worth to be exchanged with a k850i ... i brought it brand new and my friends n81 8gb is used as hell it got scratches all over it ... and above all the n81 got symbian but my k850i got too much of a powerful camera (5mp with xeneon flash and autofocus) and i found out that the speaker of the k850i is making so much sound than the n81's stereo speakers ... i must make sure i wont miss my k850i ...

  • Hey, there is no animation available for a wallpaper in Symbian phones, unless you install a plug-in or an aplication.

  • I don't know why my handphone wallpaper can't move . It should be animating . But instead it was like just freeze there when i put it as wallpaper . Someone please help me !

  • try to go to application then select application manager.all files with a memory card symbols are files that was saved to mass memory.those files w/o symbols are files saved to your phone memory.be very careful on deleting these files.make sure your deleting only those files that you download and never delete other files that was already there.these may disable some features of your phone.(ex. navi wheel function). hope these will be helpful

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

  • very simple my friend.1st go to message then press option, go to setting and select others.change the phone memory to mass memory.any data (video or music) you transfer by using bluetut on mass memory will not be shown if you change back the setting to phone memory and vice versa. hope this will solve your question

  • i want to ask how can i make the recieved files go to memory card not to phone memory because when i transfer video it says memory not enough.

  • CAMERA is 2mp best cell with 5mp and 8gb internal memory is an n85

  • Every things z okay but camera z realy bad one on buying it u vil realy spoil ur money

  • nice comment dude yeah i agree with u

  • I Really Like This Phone, I have Had It For 14months Now. It Works Well, And Has A Very Good Memory. The Camara, Yeah Its Only 2mp, But It Suits Me Fine And Takes Decent Photos. Fine By Me. =)

  • Ive had the phone for a year. The camera is NOT bad i bought the phone without any expectations about the camera but i compared it with my friends samsung (it has 3.2 mpx) and it was clearly better. The camera isnt like other 2 mpx cameras. i think its because nokia doesnt want to put all qualities in one phone to make more money. Anyway the music is fantastic. The speakers are very loud and the quality of the music is very high. The internet browser is pretty good and easy to use. (I reccomend using SkyFire because it has flash 9 intsalled on it.). It has a lot of battery time (17 days standbye and 11.5 hours music). its a great phone and i think everyone should buy it.

  • i cant use my GPS

  • hey bro this the perfect fone if u r a gaming freak. it too has a camera which is 2 mp. with flash. its camera is good but not too good its just like n 70 or 72

  • Phone is good, but the camera is NOT.

  • the phone is excelent buy it and be proud with it:P

  • please someone tell me i want to buy n81 but some people say that its camera is not good is it that bad . i really want to buy it .

  • it is in the application files

  • .hi,again nokia users..isn't it that scratches is normal for a n81 phone?coz mine is alot of scratch at the back.pls.help me.i wil thank you if you help me..

  • hi,can anyone answer my question?do micro usb for n81,can use a usb micro charger?pls.reply

  • memory download

  • Hey buddies...i need help regarding situation...if ny1 help me in dis.. Actly i m using Nokia N81 8gb with having 24 mb of phone ...I have downloaded some of the applications thru the "Download "...icon dat is placed in your menu..Can anyone tel where these downloads are placed after downloading..cuz it has decreased my phone memory...i have installed applications in my card...

  • id like to know if ths is the only phone in the N series that seems to have a slow connection.

  • It is a nice phone, but it is toooooooooooo slow with N-Gage and all applications 2mb camera is stupid.

  • What the hell are talking about?! When i open a video file of 700 megabite? What happens then? Nothing. I'll open a video file and watch it. The size of the document has no connection to ram as you mentioned exept the longer time it loads. You won't be able to scroll quickly as it will take time for another page to load. So, only the current page you are viewing is loaded not all the 90 mgb of pages.

  • Ok, so this handset is able to handle PDF files, but what happens if the PDF file is, say, 90mb? With the OS alone you consume more than 10mb of memory, I assume, so when I try to open this PDF, Acrobat tries to send it all to the RAM and, of course, it's insufficient, so I can't open it. Does anyone know a way to get around this that isn't splitting the PDF file with the PC?

  • it is very good mobile in all n series

  • yes sunny nokia is one of the best to playing the games .But my freind i like the sonyericson i have a 3 sonyericson mobile k850i k800i w890i but sonyericson main problem is hibernating so please buy the nokia

  • its a perfect mobiles

  • my N81 8gb.. is some problems i have .. i can't see my photo and video that i save into the gallery... it's always fade of white and if i press the option.. and its come HELP and EXIT ... can you help me to figure it out what the file i erase and .. i can update my phone to bring it back to normal again..??? and what the tools or programs that i can download to update it my phone.. thats all thx..

  • help needed i am confused between nokia n81 and w760i.pls tell me which one is best.also how is gaming experience on w760i.as n81 is great for games.

  • it's so beautiful!

  • can i get a software to turn the screen of this phone into landscape........any help wuld be appreciated.cuz i just want this feature and everything is perfectly handled by this phone

  • Same here, the 5800xm is a dream to use,and very useful, cant wait to see what interesting apps it'll have

  • Nice phone

  • Great mob and Cool but 1- cam 2mb is bad 2- flata is bad 2

  • The phone is good only the problem is 2.0 mega pixel camera.

  • Nice Phone. Seems Great. but something is unusual about this, that is a 2 mega pixel camera! WTF? this is a horrible for phone like this isnt it? great design and top ram and cpu . At all its a good phone, or i say it better, A Normal NICE phone. Goodbye Everyone. See ya later. MMG FroM IRAN

  • Mobile is cool,great,nice but camera 2mp is stupid

  • the only cons of this version is only the 2mp of its camera but its a nice phone

  • gratttttttttttttt

  • can u mail me the full version [email protected] .

  • Speaking about the upgrade, honestly i would prefer 5800. It costs about the same money as n85 here in Cyprus.

  • Same here, id get a N85 if i could its a direct upgrade to the N81 which has served me so well for over a year now. :)

  • Only hassle with the 81 is 3G is 2100 only not 850.. So not compatible with Telsta-NextG but since Telstra data is so expensive.. I am thinking about Optus/Vodaphone/three anyway cheaper..But less coverage..

  • use ur manual duuuuude.

  • u know y? dat cf does not belong to u.....incredible hulk owns dat phone.

  • hello..........its very simple! use ur internet.

  • mine dont loose signal.coz its "n81 8gb" and its autoband. not tri band,dual band,gsm......get the 8gb dude.....get best 1.not the good 1.

  • its all depends on how u use or phone...

  • no 1 can beat n81 gb. get the "best 1" not the "good 1".

  • der s no capacity.its automatic maximized.hello!!! ds is nokia!!!

  • 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...N85 over my budjet...What do you all think

  • N85, because it's the upgrade of n81. Unfortunately i can not afford N85. Otherwise without hesitation i would exchange my n81 8gb for it.

  • wats better betweeb N81 8gb n N85??

  • wats better?? the N81 8gb or the N85??

  • Unlimited.

  • What's the SMS storage capacity of this phone ? Thanks in advance.

  • Thanks, man, but i'm having it for a long time already. Plus to videos i'm listening to the internet radio. Just insert the url address. That's it. I like divx player for it's simple interface.

  • I used to use this apps too, but when i discovered Core player i leave all this apps out of my phone... COREPLAYER play all you want (flv, wmv and wma are my favorites). Just try it...and enjoy...if u cant find it...mail me and ill send a full version for you... Hugs

  • Hey thanx bro, Happy New Year to you to Jon! :)

  • don buy dis phone, totally waste phone.......... hangs a lot for 2 gb memory only....

  • hi friend my message is about the nokia n81 8g phone i want to buy a new phone now and i stop on this one.tell me this phone is it good i mean the sound screen keepad design.be honest and answer. best regards!!!!!!!

  • should i prefer N81 8GB or just N81.... would i face any problem in using N81 8GB

  • ammazing

  • Hey, Tsepz! Happy New Year's man!

  • The problem with smartmovie is that it's not free. You can either buy it or use a cracked aplication. Besides it is big in size and uses alot of system resources. The only good side is that it has a converter for PC. Personaly I'm using DivX player. It's free. Plays DivX, XviD and has the same functionality as smartmovie but uses less space. There are millions of programs for PCs to convert your movie to divx or xvid format and to have the resolution and bitrate optimal to play it on the phone. But if you want a player that plays everything + with a superb quality go for a CorePlayer. Look for it in series60v3.com

  • Can any one tell me a Smart Movie version which supports N81 8GB plz ?

  • You're comparing image quality of two non camera orientated phones lol, good luck.

  • I got a new 8gb N81, thinking that the performance would be real good.The phones hungs up sometimes when I listen to music, the picture quality is pathetic though the video quality is good.The battery is not so bad, but my main complaint is the picture quality.I was using a Nokia 5300 before which has 1.3 mp and the pictures I got from it is better than the Nokia N 81, really dissapointing experience.

  • Does the screen scratch easily?

  • it becouse of the file you are playing in your n81 is slow, the file is not taken from it you may have taken it with other phone which is slow recoder, or it may be very low in quaty

  • Hey guys. A bunch of sites are saying that e63 has the same sound quality as n81. Can anyone verify this?

  • Yes the antenna is located at the bottom but signal is still great for me, im constantly online on IM and Web browse often without any errors, also i never had calls being dropped even at very low signal areas, so its all good. :)

  • It's d best fone eva made by nokia, havin a sensitive navigation wheel...... Nd d handfree is bloody

  • I heard that since the antenna on the N81 is at the bottom, people that talk on the phone lose signal from holding the phone to talk. Is this still a problem with the newer recently made models? If this is the case..... Also, when I had a N95-4, I only spoke on the headset to keep my music at hand. My question is....if I kept my phone in my pocket, will I never get calls since it will get no signal? Also, will there be a 3.0 update like the other Nokias?

  • how yo use the map

  • Kees Both N81 and N82 are entertainment devices. What you must understand is that the N82 has a CPU with full video and graphics acceleration so it can play higher bit rates and resolutions but theres no point in playing VGA res and 1500kbps bit rate videos on a device that only has a QVGA res. Bit rate is fine a 300kbps there wont be much difference in quality. The N81 can play very high bit rate videos but i see no point in making vids so big. I have my South Park episodes sitting at 300kbps bit rate, 15-20FPS, each episode is around 68-70mb and look great,they play in Real Player without a single glitch and the quality is excellent without taking up much space. :)

  • I see that you don't have an idea about what kind of software can play video, and what type of video is supported. You can not generalize video. There are so many formats that you can't imagine. Be more specific in your post so people will understand what you mean.

  • ..NO..when i play q music video such as(all time low-dear maria)the video become's slow..then when i send it to my n82 phone it play's good,not slow..the n81 has an entertainment device,why its slow when we put some videos..and the n82(not entertainment device so on)it can play video..its capable in any video....:)..maybe you must have a software for your device...

  • Your clips are not playing well just because you want too much from your phone. First of before playing smth make sure the phone is capable of playing it. For the build in Real Player the resolution should not exceed 320x240 and the bit rate not higher then 600 kb/s for optimal playback. When we say that the phone supports the playback of a high bitrate video we mean the playback in the third party applications, such as DivX Player and especialy Core Player. Have a look at symbian60v3.com for them or Google knows where else.

  • Merry Xmass to u all Especally 4 u Tsepz i hope your n95 works gr8

  • I can understand wt u say . wt i meant was video clips are very slow it get stuck while playing .. any software ?

  • hi guys im 16 yrs. old from philippines . . and i own a nokia n81 2gig. for about 8months already . .and i love especially that i have the latest firmware . . v21. i love the sound quality . . the camera is good for my situation . . gaming is great and fun in this phone so over all . . this is a great phone from nokia. . tnx nokia for making this phone . . hoping for a new firmware release . .

  • i have n81 how can i download needed thing without data cable can by any other mean

  • no place to store my importat details. camara is soooo bad

  • They just missed out to mention Stereo, it even has a graphic accelerometer & not all phone unit's display is clumsily, may be what you got was unfortunately not well built. The phone is gr8, specially after the new firmware upgrade.

  • how can the camera be bad if the sample pics taken are good

  • No stop watch, to dos nd timer on dis fone... Whyyyyy!!! Plus where can i get cool games 4 dis fone?

  • the first bad sector of this mobile is the camera is very very bad.it has much noise in still photo.and its body is very creaki its sound only best but left all are very bad i ask you all to not buy this mobile

  • why doesen't say stereo speakers?like on n95 or n82?eventought i heard the sound on its speakers is very loud

  • KCostas what about its speaker

  • I can but that's iranian site www.gsmaria.com if you know persian you con downlode it

  • Recently I've purchased a Nokia N81 8GB.Its camera is not doing well originally ,the colour of the pictures r green. i went to setting many times but it has not been changed. I appreciate your answer and thank u very much.

  • What's hanging? Never happened to me. Sound is the best on the market (through the headphones, not nokia headphones)!

  • what about the sound and hanging problem??

  • hey i cant play video clips . can anyone help me out to install any software pls ?

  • The 8GB version DOES NOT have a memory card slot.

  • yes, the 8GB version has 8GB of internal memory - in addition to the SD slot.

  • It has a StarCore audio chip running at 250mhz and a seperate DAC amp so thats how it has such excellent audio.

  • It has a StarCore audio chip running at 250mhz and a seperate DAC amp so thats how it has such excellent audio.

  • is there anyknid of difference between the normal and 8gb version

  • does the phone have light leak from its side and can it turn its screen like n95 into landscape mode

  • i had this fne then a mnth l8r they stole it! but i bought it again thats how good the fone is!!!

  • Hello guys... I've been use N81 8GB for almost 4 months, and I'm still impressed with it's sound quality. Really crisp and crystal clear. BTW what make N81 have a really superior sound quality? Thx for the answer

  • Thank you for your attention, I appreciate that. Unfortunately you can hardly know if you'll be able to remove the theme you are installing. Some of them say that it's not compatible with the phone, but installing and removing fine. They are produced with different software. The one you can trust and even make your own themes is Nokia's made Carbide UI. Or you can make themes straight on your phone with Theme DIY. These themes will uninstall easy. The rest that are not shown in application manager will stay in your phone untill you format the memory, because the uninstall file is automaticaly removed during installation by a theme itself, 'couse it's programed to do so. There is a way to remove all files belonging to a theme manualy with the help of different third party file managers or file explorers. But unfortunately I can not tell you the procedure 'couse i never tried myself. Try to google for an answer and you'll definitely find it yourself.

  • this phone is fantastic I am definitly buying it thank you very much for these information

  • hello. kcostas i've been reading all your blog since october dis yr and u've truly help me to know about the device before i got the assurance of buying it. now i had it for about 3 mos. now and i totally love everything about it. just 1 question, how would i be able to delete some of the themes that i downloaded.. because some does not appear on the application manager? i know would be able to help me pls. tnx

  • its jst a ckssic phone the best

  • Seasons greatings from Cyprus. Enjoy it!

  • i have dis fne 4rm 7 mnthz........and this fne iz da best eva fne lanched 4rm nokia....sound iz best camera iz ok n memory more dan enough.....a compelete fne.....i love ma n81.8gb.................!

  • thank you for the help KCostas. Ok then I am going to buy that phone in any way whether it may be having problems or not. I will take care of it Bye Bye ... Thank You Once Again.......... ManVinS

  • The phone has serious phone memory issues. Try installing nokia maps 3d but take note of ur phone memory. There are some apps like this dat only install to phone memory. By the way can anyone tell me how to uninstall nokia maps cos it doesn't show in application manager.

  • Thanks for this very helpfull info. Seasons greetings from Cape Town South Africa.

  • hi,frnd m planning to buy n81 8gb........will it be a right. how is the over all performance

  • Also had the same phone memory problem. My problem solve by changing the message from phone memory to mass memory (menu-messages-option-settings-other-memory in use) AND delete some ngage games that i'm not playing with. Even you saved the game(s) in mass memory, the save data will be save in the phone memory. So just leave the game that you want to play and delete the others. Work for me.

  • nokia n81 is a great phone but the only problem is that it hangs between between a video clip.then i have to open my battery to re-start it .i fail to swith of during this problem.what can i do?

  • i have been using N81 8gb for a year and i have had no problems, i don't understand how people can complain about phone memory etc, but i have noticed its alot less than on other phone forums , anyway i love this phone, crystal clear screen, massive storage, lovely looks an finish, and for a 2mega pixel cam it is great and to answer many questions about which cam is better between n81 or n81 8gb, the n81 8gb is better.

  • I have been using the N81 8gb for a year and i've had no problems! I don't understand how some of you can say you got problems, but not that many of you do as compared with other phone forums , anyway its a lovely phone, huge space , crystal clear screen, and to answer some questions of whether or not the N81 8gb has a better cam than the other N81, well it actually does , not big time though , it jus 2mega pixel but it's really good , fantastic flash and i luv the new s60 use interface, i recomend dis fone

  • It's not true, unless it's a faulty device. N81 is the fastest symbian phone!

  • me again i friend told it is hanging a lot so please help me i want to buy that phone in any way Thanks in Advance..........

  • I am thinking to buy N81 8GB, but my friend said that the phone is strucking a lot when you try to open a folder and it requires restart to work it normally. Is it true in the case of all phones???????? Please help me out

  • You forgot about internet browser cashe. And restart you phone after.

  • its better to throw,,, therfor u dont have a prob.. hahha

  • hey its me again.. i was able to fix it.. thanks though for helping.. happy holidays!!

  • hi, its me again about the phone memory problem.. i've tried doing wat u said about saving text messages in the mass memory, n clearing the cache.. i dnt have any files received thru bluetooth and i don't have files installed in the phone memory either, n still the problem occurs.. do u have any other suggestions on wat i can do???

  • thank you! i'll see how that works..

  • hi im planning to buy this fone but I'm a little bit confused about the problems that are posted here.. can someone tell me which is better n81/E66/n95.thanks!ciao!

  • hey can i help me please? what cellphone is better the N81 or the N82?

  • That's bad, I'm afraid you can only change it for another set the place you bought if there is warranty. Sometimes when the battery is totaly empty it takes few minutes untill you can start the phone when it's on charge. If not, the only thing that might be the problem is the battery or a charger. Try to start it with another battery or charge it with another charger.

  • I've problem,I bought N81 8gb and after usig him for a 3 days ...it's stop...shut down..I can't charge him or nothing..what is the problem...there were no fisical problems..or something like that... please help me

  • To empty your phone memory change the message storage to the mass memory. When it prompts you to keep the original messages, don't keep them. Mind that everything you receive via bluetooth stays in inbox untill you delete it. Go to your internet browser and clear the cashe, it's probably full of temporary files. Do not install anything in the phone memory only in the mass memory. The more free space the phone has, the faster it works. That's it.

  • Hey freindzz .... i want to know how dis phone is working....is it good or bad

  • please help! i have this phone.. its been working great til recently.. everytime i receive text messages it would prompt that i have low memory and that i should delete some files.. i don't have anything saved in the phone memory other than 60+kb worth of contacts and a 3kb for calender stuff, and about 180 bytes for documents.. everything else like is stored in the mass memory, but when i check the phone memory status, it shows me that i only have 150+kb worth of free memory, and for than 20mb being used.. can someone please help?? what's going on with the memory?? thanks in advance!!

  • flash, u cn dwnld a file name X-plorer frm mobile9.com and it free. Frm it u cn go to d videofile u wan to hide, clik proprties-attributes-clik hidden.ur videofile wilb disapear frm d gallery. F u wan to view it again u cn jus c it via X-plorer by untick d hidden box.

  • There is a program called "media safe". Google for it or look in series60v3.com

  • HI guys. Please help me. I have n81 8gb. When I open Gallery>Images and Videos, All my files can easily be accessed.. Is there a way I could hide some images/videos? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. ^_^

  • For your information, the internal memory is separate from the mass memory.

  • Can you be more specific about your post? What You Mean By Only Internal Memory? You saw in the specs that there is no memory card and decided to be smart saying that the memory is low? Or maybe 8 gigabites is not enough for you?

  • i have to say that this phone is one of the most perfect by regarding to the features in it. But however, i kinda feel down when this phone have only internal memory to keep the data. well, it kinda suck if u need to format your phone.TQ

  • I have now reactivated my OVi account so now instead of Share Online being there its OVi with the Star and Speech Bubble lol. Unfortunetly we cant remove that bar until this FW is hackable. Overall im happy with this update.

  • Hi, I have posted the same thing about Core player week ago. The only that pisses me off is the share online bar. I want to get rid of all of them.

  • can anybody tell me how do i download quickoffice for this phone?

  • I updated a few days ago to V21.0.008. The phone is now no longer hackable, and the update doesnt allow installing CorePlayer in the Mem Card, it has to be installed in the internal mem. Other than all that its a welcome update, havent had a single reboot even during very heavy useage and the phone handles RAM a lot better whilest multitasking.

  • I've used this phone for about 2 months, its a pretty cool machine but what scares me is the 'shakey' slide. Yes, the slide shakes and i think it could be a factory defect cos some people i know complain about the same issue

  • i have someone using it and what i felt, i cant explain. i wish i could afford it. Nokia always wins.

  • i am planning to buy n81,n73 or n95 and the decisive factor is the loudness or clearnes of the speakers..so wich one is louder or clearer on loudspeakers?thx

  • can you watch live TV on a nokia n81???

  • n81 is a quality phone, just wished it had minimum 3.2 mpixel cam and gps but none the less this is class mobile

  • if you can see on the review the n81 8gb of GSMarena the camera is different because say 4.8mm 1.2.3 on the other n81s not say this and if this is 8gb version in the front on the phone just say n81 not n81 8gb and this n81 looks like a more plastic than others n81 well one critic of the state of the n81 "8gb" of the GSMarena

  • It can not slide. And doesn't fit in small N81 pocket case. It doesn't have music buttons, and doesn't play music with the quality of N81.

  • u better buy n82 rather than n81. for only a few bucks more, youll be getting so much more from n82. theres nothing that n81 can do that n82 cant.

  • itZ quite a c00l phone me and my girlfriend have it n experiance nothn wrong with it... N82 is such a brick!! but for the same price it does have a 5 meg pixel camera

  • I've upgraded last night. No visible changes. On more useless line "share online" appeared on the standby screen. And the CorePlayer stoped working, even if i reinstall it, the phone just restarts when i try to open it. Damned!

  • hi, were u guys able to upgrade your firmware to 21.0.008? so how;s the experience? thsnk u snd please respond..

  • help me out. which is better, n82 or n81 8gb? and which performs best, n82 with 8gb microsd/sdhc or n81 8gb? im just afraid to have the n81 8gb because it's a slide-phone type, and i have an experience of having a slide phone with the reflex damaged jst havin it for a few months. pls repz. tnx

  • Nokia N81 8GB is better then the n96 beacuse its good and have more applictions then the N96{:

  • You can download maps of the place you are going to just by browsing it, lets say at home via your own wifi (they will stay in the memory). And when you connect to the satellite the phone will ask the permission to use the network. If you choose not to use it, then you'll be able only to see your current position on the map you have previously downloaded, without the option of guided navigation. It refers to all Gps enabled phones even with external bluetooth receivers. Standalone Gps devices are using their own software with all the maps and guidance preinstalled. So if you can find gps software for a symbian with all the features in then there will not be any need to use a network.

  • u have to change ur settings to store recived files in memory card or in this case hard disk n nt phone memory... only then will u b able to use the entire space of ur HD.

  • I saw someone was asking if it is possible to use the GPS Feature on this device, Well it is POSSIBLE! But it will be costly if you want to use it on the go.Because in order to be tracked by the satelite , your device need internet connection which can be made by either using your wireless Wi-Fi or by your using intrenet via your provider. Hope you got the answer you were looking for.

  • i also use a n81 8gb...when you use bluetooth to transfer music to ur phone, it gets received in the msg inbox, n that is in the phone memory, which is very small... it is better to use the usb cable to transfer music and other stuff to ur phone and it is much faster...

  • KCostas Lol relax, thats why i just dont reply sometimes. Some of these posters are too lazy to read below or go a few pages back.

  • Are you blind!!!!! Read 2 posts back, below yours!!!! I'm so tired of the arrogant people. It makes me stop writing these posts.

  • well the if the phone says memory full then delete something from your phone memory... make some space equal to more than the memory occupied by that song...

  • i have aslo having same problem .but my friend solve my problem..just go to main menu.click on options , click settings..there will be option of changing the default storage device...check it ..you will find it..

  • I have nokia N81 8GB hand set, i have enough memory left in the mass memory but when ever i tried to transfer the data via bluetooth it prompts me saying that memory too lw on your system, Now i am not able to Receive/Send message, pls help!!!!!!!!!!! JyothiLokesh

  • Your Mobile Memory Should Be More Than the memory of Song Moey i.e. you should have 8 mb free of your phone if u r sending 7.5 mb of song from blue tooth if any body wants the games then [email protected]

  • Sorry, man, but every third person is asking the same question over and over again. Why don't you read back few pages. As this is a Symbian smartphone, all files, whether it's a text messages or files received via bluetooth, are going to messages, but not directly to the mass memory. This handset has a phone memory along with your 8gb. So, thinking logicaly, you need to check the phone memory first. It's obviously full. To empty it, save your files already received via bluetooth to the mass memory and delete them from messages. Transfer pictures, video, music etc to the mass memory. Clear the cache of your web browser. After you did all that do the simplest. Go to Messaging/Options/Settings/Other and change the Memory in use from the phone to mass memory. And never again save or install anything on the phone memory if you want the device to work fast and stable.

  • i have n81 8gb ... i have used 663 mb of the mass memory and still have 7009 mb free , but everytime i try to send music to my phone using bluetooth , i recieve a msg of full memory and that i have to delete some data first .... how to use all my mass memory and how it is 8 gb and cant store that much plz reply ......

  • hi can anyone know what's the latest firmware for n81? i just bought my phone and im trying to update through NSU but it says that it is update already to 10.0046. hows this? thank u..

  • 4 those of ypu ho have this phone can you tell me if it sounds louder than nokia 6131 or as loud as N95?

  • Recently purchased N81-2gb as 8gb is no longer available now.The phone looks amazing its too stylish and attractive,build quality is good and sound is enough loud,too crispy clear.navi feature is superior and music keys are very helpful.Camera quality not gud,well its not an camera phone .if its had an gud cam than why wud anybody go 4 an N96...similar looks. the unlock switch feature is hard to find in other phones. A 2.4 inch scren is upto the marks with extreme graphics.The Phone has N-gage Gaming and a gud battery backup.Overall the phone is very gud and hard to find within 14000.far better than 5610 and n95 if compared lookwise.Mind it ,it is an 27 k phone (when launched)

  • I just bought the phone and I ejoyed using it cos it is one of Nokia's greatest.. N81 is the best within the N series to my opinion and the wonderful internal 8GB tells it all. Thanks.. Last Don

  • excellent phone.good sound.ngage gaming.all featruez

  • this phone is rockz. all featrue in it. shape is excellent

  • Hello. Were you able to solve ur problem with ur NOKIA N81?? The exact same thing happened to me! I can't send Txt msgs cuz it says that my memory is full... Bu that's not true.. I already deleted some stuff, cleared my private data after browsing and i deleted all my text msgs!

  • Firs of all, what do you mean? It has Nokia maps application (you can download actual maps and navigation help over the air by wifi or GPRS automaticaly by browsing the place you are going to). But there is no build in GPS chip. To connect to the sattelite and to see your actual position on the map you will need external bluetooth GPS receiver. Thats not bad 'cause you are going to have much faster and more stable communication with a sattelite, and save the battery on your phone. External bluetooth GPS receivers are the size of a matchbox, so it's not a problem to carry it.

  • Does anybody know, who have used this phone, if it has GPS (MAPS) in it for navigation? Somebody who is using it, told me that this phone does not come with it. Please reply if you know about it.

  • Man make you get dis fon i have 1 now man the fon dey b...

  • getting mine as well in the morning...... enjoy!!

  • hi, i must say that the n81 8gb is a wonderful phone to have by your coner. i just purchased one and its cool

  • is verry coollllll

  • men, make i no lie, this is cute enough and am just abt to get it, if u like u can all join me lets enjoy the world of nokia together, cheers!

  • I'm planin to buy dis phone...How can i contact u

  • I think u better send it a any nearby fon shop coz they know wat to do. Dont try anyting u r self coz u might worsen the situation.

  • is n81 more loud than n82 or n79 in speakers?but is it as loud as n73?can anybody answers me?

  • choose n81! its better than n78.

  • hey im confused btween 81gb and n78 ...which 1 is betta

  • N81 has better loudspeaker than N82. N81 is even better than N82 as a music and gaming device.

  • The loudspeaker is done to replace the earpeace during the conversations and to play the ringtone. The rest is optional. And it's definetely not designed for enjoying high quality music. Use headphones or connect your N 8... to the amplifier with a subwoofer to hear the "hint" of bass. What do you want from such a small speakers? To shake your guts? I'm done. Thank you.

  • this is barely opinion-based but i'm telling you this, my friend owns this phone and the loudspeakers are...lousy. Aside from the low volume., the sound is so shrill. There isn't even a hint of bass sound or richness in its sound. Sounds are sharp to the ears and dull to listen at. I don't know why some bash n82 loudspeakers. I'm not a pro-N82 or a bias here but n82 obvioulsy sound better through loudspeakers.

  • I have already replied to you in N81 forum, haven't I?

  • There are no such preinstalled tools in N81 8gb. But I'm sure you can find third party applications to do that. Actualy, there is no need of defragmenting, it's flash memory that is used, not a hard disk. The phone is fast even when the mass memory is full. Just make sure that the phone memory is empty. When you install and then remove an application, some files are still left in the phone memory. When there are to many of them, that's the only reason why the phone slows down and is not stable. No defragmentation is needed for me, I just format everything and use it like a new again.

  • my phone was a birthday gift from my sister.i was using the phone.but a friend of mine put the phone on lock code. and the phone refuse to open.so what do i do now

  • can i ask you something? does the mass memory (flash drive) of n81 8gb has scanning and defragmenting tools like that of the hard drive of n91 8gb.

  • The same phones. The difference is that one has build in 8gb memory (not upgradable, but you will not need more). Another has a memory card slot and comes with 2 gb card (you'll have to buy another card in case 2gb isn't enought for you), and has a choice of different colours. That's it.

  • Where is diference between N81 and N81 8Gb. In Italy, price of first is 310e, and of second is 227e. Tell me if u know

  • no go with the n79

  • Realy like this media Divice.... all i wana knw is that is the Build quality of the N96 the same as this 1....? in terms of the quality plastics used 2 assymble thes devices...?... i realy need 2 knw coz i like the plastics used 2 assymble the N81.....i hope the N96 has the same quality or better .....

  • my n-81 is slighly loose when i slide my phone up ... is that normal ?? because i jus brought it ... i dont know is tat normal or wat , but i suspect my phone is loose !!

  • Yes, if you don't mind the downgrade of the camera and its quality. Its speakers are superb but not as loud as your n73 right now but n81-8gb has more sound quality than n73. the battery is good enough. The internal phone memory is only 20mb and the mini hard disk is obviously 8gb. Its up to you if you will follow my advice.

  • Ya , because it is only trial . So it just let you to have a try , see whether you like a not , if you like it , just go buy but you must pay for it .

  • hi , i heard that n-gage games in n81 get expired after some period.is it true?? so this mean we can't use tham again or we hav to purchase them in future.

  • I'd like to know if it's possible to read an Excel file and PDF file. If yes, which software should I download for that ?

  • I plan to swap my N-73 music edition to N-81 8gb. it is neccesity or not. pls help me decide.

  • i own a nokia N81....love it....so far no questions about it....

  • I am having problems when i am bluetoothed - ie pictures, the phone saying memory is full - when i have 8gb mass memory available. I have been advised i can change the settings to save straight to the mass memory and not the phone which it is trying to do at the mo. Can anyone help me how to change the settings - it is very frustrating.. :(

  • when it says the memory is full,then you are saving messages on your phone memory.Tofix that you go int message folder from menu,then "options"/change save to: "Phone memory" into "memory card" .........

  • I want to buy this phone but I just don't have the money to buy one. I've been waiting for 2 years already to have a new phone but I can't afford any Nseries phone right now. I'm so sad. :-(

  • That's because you are sending it to your phones memory(not 8gb flash).And it is because you send it via bluetooth.

  • if it is 80gb internal memory,how much left when all the built-in programs was installed?

  • if u trying to send via bluetooth,please clear ur sms inbox,outbox and sent item tq.

  • format your mass memory in your phone, save all your contacts to your sim. take your sim out o your phone and then format the mass memory. to do so goto tools utilities and then memory, go in click options format memory.

  • I have both n81 and 6210 nav,6210 nav is slighty louder than n81 using default equalizer setting but n81 sound provide clearer stereo sound than 6210 nav

  • Replying for CHRIS go to settings and original phone settings(factory settings)..then do the resetting..hope it wnt show memory full again!

  • your internal memory must be full classic problem on the classic N81 handset,huh.. make sure you dalete some files until the internal memory show the same volume bit as your files

  • did you send by bluetooth?? maybe you not change message setting to memory card..

  • does n81 8gb have good colur quality like n95 8gb and also does ti have loud speakers???

  • replay to chris,u have to change the message storage to mass memory.messages-->option--->other--->storage make it mass memory

  • i have one song on my n 81 8gb but when i try send more it tells me my memory full???????answer if possible thanks

  • First of all what is ID calling, how the phone numbers are displayed if displayed at all?

  • please help me I don�t know how I can received de ID callers What I cadn do????

  • It's very fast for a symbian phone. You can fill the memory with songs, pics and it's still fast. Just make sure you close the applications you are not currently using. Mind that it's not data that slows the phone, but applications you've installed, especialy java. You may notice a gallery slowing down when the memory is full, but the true symbian users are using file explorers. Who cares about attractive interface?

  • Pleas help......dose the N81 hav 8way direction navigation key(D-pad)....like the N-Gage and QD.... wich other Nokia device has 8way direction navigation key(D-pad).....

  • Hi N81 8GB Users! If you won't mind to answer the question, after putting more than 5 GB of music and videos in it's built-in memory, does it becomes slow, little slow, very slow? Does it hangs often while accessing files from its memory? How much overall it performs in terms of speed? Thanks for your comments!!!

  • ive been using n91 for all my life and its weight is the least that i notice. actually, its just right that n91 be a little bit heavier than other phones since its only nseries which is made of metal and stainless steel, but n81 which is all plastic to be that heavy is weird.

  • I think n91 is heavy. One may not have much trouble operating it in the hand, but its a nightmare in the pocket. To make matters worse, its weight isnt evenly distributed. N93i which has the same weight feels lighter.

  • that is so exaggerating! n91 is really heavy? come on! i can even carry a kilogram of rice so easily! anyway, its nice if u have an n91 because its the best in sound quality. just use it as a music player and use ur other phone for anything else.

  • I have a question. I read a review of the 6210 navigator at smape.com and it was said that it has the same audio quality as n81. The RMAA tests done at mobile-review confirm that they are quite close. (wierd!) Can anyone who has had hands-on experience with both devices confirm how they sound please?

  • N91 is the best through headset, but it has a really bad battery, a bad keypad, software issues and is really heavy. For music through headset, get n81. Its more stable and firmware updates give it the same music quality as n91 (for those outside europe). For music through speakers, get the 5800xm. It is the loudest nokia phone at the moment in this area. It also has very good audio quality through the headset as well. Just slightly below n81, but better than say 5310xm.

  • ok everybody u gotta help me with this.. n81 or 6500 which one should i go for i gotta buy it before diwali,pls suggest fast!!!! really important..keeping in mind both the phones nd their features which 1 should i buy.. thanks.

  • N81=crap N78 is totally worth a buy N81 is just a gaming device it has a bad camera(even n73 has better camera) N81 is just not worth of its hefty price tag

  • samsung innov8 for sure!!! or the cheaper one but not even worse is samsung i450 use sennheiser for far far far better audio quality...

  • I m a very hardcore Music lover listening music through quality headphone.Im also very fan of loudest speaker phone.I want to buy a phone for main purpose of enjoy high quality music. Now my question is : which phone is perfect for me among Nokia 91 4gb/8gb, Nokia N96 , Nokia N81, Nokia N95 8gb , any samasung/Sony Ericsson phone for listening very high quality music? those r used this sets plz advice me...thanks

  • I wonna buy a new phone i am confused between 79 and 82 and as i can see 79 has flash lite 3.0 and 82 has 2.0 would someone pls tell me what the hell is the difference!

  • Does latest firmware of n81 8bg features flash lite 3.0?n81 and n81 8gb provide best audio experience through headset and speaker,no doubt

  • Hi Noname Apparently the N96 and N81 are currently the best at sound, in that case if i can il get a N96, otherwise im now considering the N95-8GB due to its good price and great Hardware. Ive become fond of watching movies on my N81 and think the N95-8GB will be even better to watch movies on due to its 3D hardware acceleraters supporting VGA 30FPS Video Acceleration. I dont think il be getting a FP2 device. Chit I replied to your question at the N81 Forum.

  • i want 2 buy a music phone with powerful sounds both in external speaker as well as earphones which one is better n81 8gb or sony walkman nd also tell do n81 8gb hangs nd is slow

  • What a beatifull handset but not to nokias standard

  • Y is da n78 so crappy ,both n81 nd n78 hv da same hardware, wht is da Prob wid n78?

  • this phone is nice, very nokia!!!! i enjoy using this phone.

  • Hey tsepz How r u r u going to buy the 85 some people say that it is not like 81 at all in music quality so i think that 79 is the best

  • Hey, you seem to be the N81 guru here. I want to buy an N81. Can you pls enlighten me? Is there really no other hardware & software differences between N81 8GB and N81 w/ microSD slot besides the 8GB flash memory & the card slot, and also the color trim? Which is N81-1 and N81-2? And also, can N81 handle 8GB card with no problems? I want the N81 w/ microSD slot because I want to expand its memory to 16GB if possible. And I like the silver trim than the mocha trim of N81 8GB. Thanks.

  • i luv it !!!!

  • Yes. The N78 is the cheapest since its pointless and its successor the N79 is now available ALREADY! LOL! Hey i see the N81 price has gone up a bit. Now retailing at $400 and its worth it. :-)

  • N78 is the best among the phones you've listed. It's also the cheapest.

  • N78 is the best among the phones you've listed. It's also the cheapest.

  • hello..what is the possible cause if i can no longer open the ngage??some say because of depletion of RAM..how will i know if i still have a sufficient RAM??please i need some help here.. i really want to play my ngage games back..

  • I have had my N81 8gb for 2 weeks now, and I love the it! It looks great, its still easy Nokia to use, and is much faster than my N80. I am really happy with the phone. It still fits into my pockets and I love all the internal memory!

  • Is N81 8GB is louder than 5800??

  • execpt the camera..........it shud have been atleast 3mp.........:-)

  • n81 8gb very good in Music,games,internet... every thing good!

  • how much will I be loosing if I buy the 6210nav? I currently have the nokia n81 8gb

  • N73 is louder than n81 for sure . But n81 sound quality is a lot better than n73 .

  • n81 is louder or n73???????????? sumone pse help......

  • why does my ngage application wont work anymore after playing ngage games for a week..it wont open anymore..please help..

  • You can compare these phones here at the gsmarena. Apart from camera quality, n81 lacks the gps. But surpasses SE in everything else! Don't forget about symbian platform that n81 has!

  • hi i wanna know whether n81 is better than w760i. apart from camera quality.

  • thnx guys the last thing i wanna knw is which version of N81 is more suggested?? the standard N81 or the N81 8GB???

  • Just had a feel of the 4n. Seems okay for me, size,speed, functions but nothing really outof the norm.

  • The N81 is perfect for you then. Its fast and very reliable. Yes Wi-Fi can be used for anything relating to connecting to the internet. The N81 has fantastic sound quality, great loudspeakers, a lot of RAM to multitask etc. . . .this is far better than a N73.

  • Hey i m usin a n73 white nw(music edition) n now i m plannin for a change. i m mainly focusing on music,wi-fi' loudspeaker sound quality n the speed of the fone since i dnt like slow fones. Can sme user plz tel me abt its wi-fi ability [like can i use PROPERLY for msn n browsing websites] n which fone is better suggested, n81 or n81 8GB [mainly for the speed when the fone is loaded]?

  • N82 for sure if you have enough budget...

  • the phone is for a friend

  • is n81 or n78 or 6120 or n82. which of these mobiles sound good

  • This is a great phone.The features are just good for a travelling person.Not to mention the internal memory.

  • beautiful, cool, and affordable phone compared to n95 8gb and n96. cant wait to have one.

  • I am really love this mobile

  • It has 8-band as well.

  • How Many Bands on the EQ of N95 8GB ?

  • Funny thing is the N82 and N78 have 8-band EQ but their sound is utter crap when compared to N81, so dont use the number of bands as an excuse because its realy irrelevant.

  • The equalizer of N81 is only 5-band. It can't achieve a good sound effect by tweaking the equalizer. N91, which has 8-band equalizer, can make a song sounds like pop, jazz, acoustic, rock, hiphop, rnb. But in the case of N81 you can't do it. No matter how you tweak the equalizer you can't make the song sound like jazz or pop, etc.

  • N81 still has an update coming, V30 im sure is in the works since the N81 is still the Ngage phone being used to test Ngage games by developers and major tech magazines like NAG, who do all Ngage game reviews on N81, NOKIA are certainly not done with this beauty yet.

  • What do you mean not huge? The differences between the n78 and n79 are many. Better egronomics, better quality materials, better keypad, better select keys, better looks, isnt a fingerprint magnet like n78, lighter weight, keypad lock, tv-out, lens cover, 5mp camera, video at 30fps, accelerometer, at least 10 n-gage demos with an unlock code for one game, xpress-on covers, bright dual led light for video recording, 4gb card in the retail package, need i go on? The n79 is simply an n85 in a candybar form. If you want to talk about the n78, do it in the n78 forum. Stop coming here or the n79 forum.

  • complaints about n78 can still be addressed through firmware updates while there's nothing that can be done to n81's problem which is n81 itself! bleeehhhh!!!!!!!!!

  • Lol that disappointed n78 user is still here? That explains that creak plastic sound. Why are you disappointed n78 users here, in case you cant read this is N81 Forum, then again most n78 users are uneducated hence why they buy a pointless phone and say the gap between it and N79 is not huge when it is, what a shame. HowardForums and Symbian-Freak all have complained about the n78, i think they even have a forum dedicated to its bugs and why its crap, N81 never had that lol. Anyway you lost n78 users better get back to your forum, complaints are flooding in, if you're able to write so much crap in N81 Forum you should help fellow n78 users.

  • n78 and n79 are just the same phones. it is just that n79 has 5mp camera, and tv-out plus 32mb ram more. but basically they're the same phones! the gap between them is not that huge. n78 is meant to be mass marketed that's why the price and feature sets suggest so. n81 is not that's why it has a certain market niche only. n81 is not better than n78. n78 may have lost to n81 when it comes to music and gaming, but n78 beats n81 in camera, gps, hsdpa, battery life hands down. n78 is a better buy than n81 because n78 is better than n81!

  • It's hard to rely on ratings when they can easily be manipulated, especially by fanboys. Just go to the N78 forum. You'll find more complaints there than there are in this forum. BTW I've had a feel of the N78 in my local shop. Indeed, it does feel cheaper. And music playback via headphones sound like a cheap MP3 player. After listening to 2 songs, my ears hurt. But the camera is as good as N73's.

  • man i swear n81 -sound just great. better than n91 i tried the song "runaway"on both the phones and n81-is the best in style and sound

  • well, i have seen this phone my friend has one, and i think its rly RLY great! and hell yeah i am getting one :D

  • Great phone, loads of features, memory and a classy look. Oh not forgetting the light weight. Snazzy.

  • the best site of free n-gage game downloads..

  • how delighted i am to use those useless n81 extra buttons! hahaha! this is the phone that can boast nothing but those fancy buttons! those buttons suit only a little kid's tiny fingers!

  • how many times will i have to tell you that n96 has no touch sensitive naviwheel! all it has is the naviwheel breathing, not the actual naviwheel. and also, vga 30fps video recording on n96 is fake! the highest video quality is set to 352x288 px @ 15fps only. try to record a video with quality setting set to high, then check the details of the recorded video, its CIF not VGA!!! and also the frame rate is not comparable to a 30fps. the current v10 firmware and processor of n96 cannot support VGA 30fps video recording! if you still dont believe, then go a cellphone shop and try it for yourself!

  • LOL! Oh thats funny NOW you're making dumb excuses! Actualy buying a Garmin or TomTom device can cost as little as R1500 and a Lil Sony digi cam for R2500, thats only R4000 spent yet n78 is R4300. ATLEAST if i buy a Garmin i get Superior and exact GPS positioning in less than a second, and if i buy a lil Sony digicam i get optical zoom and far better pictures and can still listen to superior audio music in my N81 and play games that are at PS1 level rather than carry around my heavy PSP. Atleast its justifiable to get N81 since audio is louder and better quality than a iPod Nano, and because its lighter, and smaller than a PSP and still offers great gaming, and ON TOP OF THAT i can buy an external BT GPS Reciever at just R500 and have a very quick and exact GPS position in my N81. So i guess you've read what the guys said below, indeed the n78 is the buggiest and worst midiocre Nseries with no solid market, N79 here i come :-P forget poor n78

  • Were did u see that the Nokia N96 has no Navi-weel and cnt record videos @ VGA 30Fps........ only ppl lyk u say things out there brainless heads....that hav no proof nore source 2 substanti8 wat they say...... Alll reviews confirm the N96 has a Navi-weel and records video @ VGA 30fps.......smape.com gsmarena.com and mobile-review.com.....all confirm the same thing......

  • N96 does have naviwheel and records at 30fps. Have you read the review? They even posted a video sample. N96 isnt really buggy as compared to n78. Its main problem is a few restarts, but is fine overall (software wise). I havent heard/seen any other problems from the n96 forum. As for the n78, well...just go to the n78 forum and see the complaints. Im not sure how many have been fixed by the firmware. As for the unruly n78 supporters shoving their solution down every other nokia phone forum (n81, n79, n82, n85, n95, n95 8gb, n96), stop it. We know you love your phone. Just stop going to other forums and dissing every phone that isnt n78. It is very childish. Every phone has its strengths and weaknesses. Why dont you instead try and help those who want to learn more about the device or those who actually need help?!

  • yeah.. but ipod nano and a psp won't cost that much compared to n81! it's better to shed a few more bucks for better gadgets than buy the pitiful n81! in the case of n78, it won't cost even a quarter of the costs of the gadgets you posted altogether! think!

  • Lol , ya same idea with you !!!!!!!!!!!! LOl

  • Lol what an 1diotic statement. If you'd rather buy an iPod Nano and PSP to replace a N81, then it would make sense to just buy a Garmin SatNav Device, a proper Digi SLR Camera or Sony Cyber-Shot 7.2mp digicamera than get a N78 lol!! Atleast the N81 is known to be better than an iPod Nano at sound and FAR more practical than a PSP SO it makes sense to get it. Ive got a PSP and now hardly play it. On the other hand the N78 loses BY FAR at GPS positioning when compared to a dedicated Garmin Nuvi or TomTom GPS device, and the N78 cant take great pics like an SLR or a nice little Sony 7.2mp digi cam LMAO! Oh so realy n78 is not so great LOL! Yes N81 is made for us spoilt teens who know whats good and smart enough to wait for a N79 or 5800XM Tube cause us spoilt teens arent dumb to buy the pointless n78 scam like poor adults who havent amounted to anything would fall for n78 and even ex s40 users who could finaly get a Nseries! :-D

  • your phone is so boring! it's targeted to spoiled brats and teenagers who does nothing but listen to music and play games! your phone is very unproductive! it's much better to buy an ipod nano and a sony psp than n81! at least you can play much better games on a psp! n81 is not a phone, its a toy for little kids! n78 is the best! it's for people who want a function of an all-in-one device for a very reasonable price!

  • thats right u try too much things... installing a reprogramming.... what a control FREAK

  • LOL! This n78 fanboy is still here talkin trash? Lol, N78 is a better buy than N81? LMAO! Oh goodness. It must be Comedy hour. If the n78 is so great then please go back to its forum and bask in its buggyness and complaints, thanx. :) N96 is fine, the fact that it doesnt have a navi wheel and a few of its specs changed is understandable since its running a new and different hardware platform, that doesnt mean its buggy, it means nokia changed a few specs to match the hardware. CIF @ 15fps makes more sense than VGA @ 15fps that the n78 got. A larger res with a low frame rate just doesn't look good. The N96 is as fast as a N95, ive used both N96 and n78. The N96 is a nice quality product unlike the latter which is a public testing of the waters unit. Now run a long back to n78 creaky forum, lots of complaints waiting to be solved yet here you are trying to justify why a poor product like n78 should be bought over a niche product like N81. Sad. Go help the n78 users.

  • and please stop saying that n78 is the most buggy fp2 device becos nothing can be worse than n96 when it comes to software issues. n96 has no naviwheel and records video only in CIF resolution @15fps as opposed to what the technical specs says that it has naviwheel and VGA 30fps video recording!!! also n96 takes ages to open an application. now are ya still going to bash n78 in this matter? n96 is the worst fp2!

  • Man leave him just let the rating talk 7.7|7.6|7.6 can never as excelent as 8.1|8.0|8.1 leave him n78 nothing is better than it they that n81 is a ultimate gaming mobile cause it has a couple of buttons but haha those buttons are hard as my old tv buttons i have tried n-gage on n78. I played asphalt 3 in landscape mode it was an amazing experience it was very fast nice graphics it was great and also i played space impact on both mobiles and honestly n78 was better.:) just nokia release this firmware and it will become ultimate :-):) pls hurry upp

  • you are making me rofl! you're making statements about n78 being a bad product wherein you haven't got a chance to at least touch the phone for even a minute! poor you! your opinion about n78 is based on your exaggerated imagination! i have tried many n81s already from my classmate, from my friend and even from my network operator business center. n81 is a very cheap phone. only young teenagers in high school can appreciate its feature sets. n78 is a better buy than n81, i mean a lot better. n78 is an alternative for many devices like those people who want a better n73 replacement, a more affordable n82 or a more functional n81 alternatives they should get the N78...

  • and i want to know if there is a nice web browser of it, that can COMPRESS so that it would be faster like opera mini ...

  • i have solved the prob HARD RESET so about epocware "handy calendar, clock, shell"stuff and the x_plore prog r they safe?????? those couple things i need them too much beside i need a nice music player that plays aac formats, any ideas lcg jukebox 2.30 doesn't play aac... i don't like nokia music player!!! pls tell me !!!!!

  • hi can sum1 tell me where can download stuff especially a free n-gage games for my phone? i just bought it the other day. Thank you and I appreciate your response

  • It actualy wasnt going to cost more to put a LED flash or a 240x320 decent resolution. But they chose to keep that and 352x416 for their top devices. The N91's TI OMAP arm9 cpu has a DSP and does do some processing a long side the Toshiba DAC33 chip, everyone knows that. Lol if you felt the n78 was so great then you wouldn't be here talking trash, you'd be helping the other n78 users who are having problems with that buggy device, theres so many users complaining about it, and yes it is cheaper built than a N81. You ex s40 users are realy making me laugh though.

  • if autofocus shoulda been added to n91's camera, as well as 352x416px screen, 30fps video, then these woulda been added to n91's already hefty price tag! i guess you don't know anything about marketing. n91 was the first s60 3rd edition device to be developed but it took a almost a year for it to be released after its announcement. n81 is not a phone. it's a toy! it's cheap. n78, for your info, is solidly built except for the lil shaky back cover. but n81 feels more cheap to hold than n78. n81 in this age and time is really outdated. and another thing to note is that the arm9 processor has nothing to do with audio output reproduction on n91. the job is done by a dac not by the cpu. only phones without dac rely on their cpu for audio reproduction.

  • UK Mobile Choice Consumer Awards 2008 : - Phone of the year : Nokia E71 - Best Camera Phone : Samsung i8510 INNOV8 - Best Smartphone : Nokia E71 - Best Music Phone : Samsung SGH-F400 - Best Stylist Phone : LG KF750 Secret - Manufacture of the Year : Samsung Mobile (held at London's Old Billingsgate Market)

  • Wow it's been quite some time since I last posted here. Well, if the 'hard reset' trick doesn't work, you'll have to go to the nearest Nokia Care center for repairs. You might have gotten a lemon.

  • Don't install all the crap from those forums and all in the future - they access sensitive symbian OS features and modify them(kinda malware).you can "hard reset ur n81" to format it freshly - it'l become a new one - like how it turned it on the forst time !

  • Take it to the service center, something must have gone horribly wrong.

  • The fact that you say the N91 and N81 use the same hardware already indicates lack of knowledge. N91 uses an old TI OMAP1750 220mhz CPU, whereas N81 uses a Freescale I.MX31 369mhz CPU. What N81 improves on is little and doesnt matter? Yep thats an ignorant statement. N81 has better battery life, larger display, better screen resolution, better ergonomics, better size, better UI, much faster interface, more RAM to multitask, better memory management, better Web browsing etc. . .but offcourse the above dont matter hey? Only music quality? Lol! Actualy the 3250 was the 1st S60v3 device. N91 was announced 1st and took a lot of delays,so the 3250 was officialy the 1st S60v3 to be released with a fully functional s60v3 UI. Actualy QVGA 30FPS video recording was already here in the SE W900, and a few other devices before N91. Cif 15fps was disgusting and extremely midiocre. N91 had a 2mp camera with no Autofocus, no LED flash and a very basic UI, there were already music phones with better cameras. NOKIA put the poor old 176x220 s60v2 resolution on N91 yet were putting 352x416 resolution in their N90 and other flagships. Yep N91 had Wi-Fi but so did N80 and N93 soon after. So no the N91 wasnt realy amazing, im suprised someone who claims to know so much about S60 has made so many mistakes. If you open your eyes you'll realise that N91 already added enough and theres not much else that can be added on top but rather IMPROVEMENTS that have been made, many of you seem too focused on new features instead of IMPROVING the ones we already have, thats what N81 did, and its a great improvement, with an extremely stable and nearly bug free UI, my N81 hardly ever if at all restarts, freezes or slows down. It does EVERYTHING its meant to do PROPERLY as a Smartphone, and Entertainment device, the N91 couldnt, it was great at Music and thats it, even if it had alot of new features it couldnt do them all properly, and its low battery life made it nearly useless. Same is the case of N95 and N85. The N85 is an improvement on N95s mistakes. Yes i know what 1st means. It means BUGS BUGS BUGS and loads of mistakes! Thought you knew that? Yes N81 is plasticky but thats what ALL the current Nseries devices are like, N96, N78, etc. . . All use similar materials, in fact the N78 seems to be using cheaper materials. The N91 was indeed the best at sound quality, it showed us that Smartphones are more than just boring business devices, it showed that Smartphones can also be great at multimedia (music) and for that i have lots of respect for the N91, it paved the way for Music Smartphones and im happy about that but the N91 was nothing special, and s60 regulars waited for the N80 and passed the N91 because it just didnt much else properly and had an old screen resolution. Now please go back to your N91 Forum and carry on praising it there. :)

  • to the one with the big problem.... just a point of clarification... The reformatting is done by pressing and holding the asterisk key, number 3 key, and the green call receiver key.. Press and hold them before you turn-on the device and don't let go until the country selection appears. that ought to do it.

  • u should throw ur n81 to the dust bin. that aint gonna function anymore.

  • the white screen appears for unlimited time i thought about formatting it by green key+3+* but i don't respond!!!!! HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • guys me pls reply me my phone n81 doesn't work!!! i have installed many of apps from ipmart forum and when restating the phone it appears the boot pic "NOKIA" then a white screen appears any ideas????? i am really scared!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tsepz pls help me leave the n78 and n91 users, their phone sucks!!!!

  • he guys .. i wanted to take a n81 .... if u guys can mail me its qualities .. my email address is [email protected].... or u can suggest me a phone in n series that is worth buying and has a good sound quality and has WI FI.. please please mail me as fast as u can ... or suggest me a good phone .... my email address is [email protected] Thank You

  • you put up a good argument. but you know what? it does not change the fact that n91 in many aspects, considering its age, is still better than n81! you must have forgotten that n91 was a revolutionary device and during its time, no other smartphones had the same rich sets of features as n91. the highest megapixel count in a phone during that time is 2mp and n91 had it. the highest video reso & frame rate was cif @ 15fps and n91 had it. wifi, then, was reserved to extremely pricey business handsets and no other s60 device was equipped with wifi but n91 had it. if you're saying that n91 was a useless smartphone, well let me remind you that n91 was the very first s60 3rd edition device and you probably know by now what accompanies the word "first" in the smartphone world.. do you? but in the case of n81, it was released that there was almost nothing new added to it compared to n91. and if there is, that is just so minor and is almost completely unfelt. n81 is not even to be considered as an n91 upgrade. it doesn't upgrade on anything but on insignicant details only. it's just a music phone in a new flavor. it's not in anyway revolutionary. the hardware is still the same as it was, only the software has changed. the built is so poor, the materials are so cheap. n81 is a disappointment anywhere you look at it. and by the way, i'm not an ex s40 user. i know almost anything about nokia s60. i only buy the best value device, and this n81, is not! p.s.: n91 has better sound quality via 3.5mm jack than n81 and n76. -end of argument-

  • Lol, N81 was released November 2007, its only rivals being the Samsung i450, SE W910, Moto Z6w and E6. Now looking at all those competitors the N81 was CLEARLY ahead and didnt need things like GPS and 3.2mp camera. I dont understand why you're here trippin kdsf. Its as if those poor kids who weren't able to afford a Nseries finaly got a chance to get a N78 and now they think they own the best thing ever made. Power is a strange thing, give it to the wrong people and they make fools out themselves, thats what NOKIA did with N78, they put GPS and a midiocre Camera and now its little users think they're on top. Lol great MP3 players are the ones that play FLAC, WMA Lossless etc. . .like the Zune 30GB, even iRiver makes great audio players, and Cowon, Creative have amazing audio players, thats what you buy if you want true audio quality. The N91 has a reputation for being extremely limited even for its time a true Symbian S60 knows the N91 was a useless smartphone thats why they bought N80 or N93. The N81 is not outdated compared to its competitors, its still a great fully fledged Gaming & Music Smartphone with other talents, it still passes as a great smartphone with enough RAM to multitask, great loudspeakers, great for Audio Books, great battery life, amazing for Web Browsing, etc. . . Clearly im dealing with imature ex s40 users who finaly got a chance to touch a s60 lol.

  • Dear all, i m going to buy this cell ph but i m bitt confused btw n78 & n81 can any budy tell me which 1 is better. And what abt LG KP320? Is it good ph??

  • any experts!!! i have this phone, i have installed lots of app then when restating the phone it says NOKIA than a white screen appear!! i am really scared pls help

  • no you don't have to buy an n91! it's been in the market for the longest time already and it has achieved its status as a reputable and ultimate music phone till now. and neither n91 users need to buy an n81. it's pointless! the drawbacks you are stating on n91 are excusable knowing that this phone was created 3 years ago where mobile technology was still immature. but n81's outdatedness considering that it's just one of the most recent phones around is unforgivable! what other portable mp3 players around you know that can beat or at least has the same level of sound quality of n91? kindly exclude all ipods, they all sound crappy. now can you at least name one and i'll try it for myself?

  • Its a true Nseries because it actualy has a proper positioning as a Music & Gaming phone and is the best at it. Thats the Nseries for you all have a proper market position and are the best in it, well except theres one Nseries being used as a market test dummy and a few months after its release its successor was announced, not mentioning its name because its users are so emotional and hell bent on convincing themselves that its a good phone lol! Anyway seems like N81 is still selling a lot of units, due to it being such a great device, the N96, N79 and N85 are going to the same im sure, i dont know about that other cheap and creaky Nseries though lol.

  • Yes you can create folders. Its a fantastic phone! Very versatile, the extra keys you get with it allow use in any orientation you want it, be it landscape or portrait. Its a very stable phone, runs extremely smooth, has amazing audio quality, it can multitask without slowing down, i ran just over 10apps at once and it just kept its speed. The keypad is great, very easy to use, nothing is loose. With latest firmware it has the complete FP2 Menu Transitions and Effects, its well built no creaky covers or anything, it has long battery life due to its 1050mAh Li-Polymer battery which are the best quality batteries available plus it has On-Demand-Paging for less power consumption and less RAM consumption. Its the best for Gaming and Music currently, it does both plus others VERY WELL, the way its supposed to withov any glitches. Its a great Multimedia device, you'll enjoy it, i'd also look at 6210-Nav, 5320xm,6220c,N96, N79 and N85 since both those are the only FP2 devices worth getting. :)

  • Excuse me, but TRUE AUDIOPHILES wouldn't want their music processed or anything, so they wouldn't use a N91 either. In the latest Nseries the N81 is the best at audio, i wouldn't buy a N91 just to listen to music. If i was a true audiophile i would get something thats especialy made for extreme high quality audio,and no phone can produce that. The people who use a N91 are not true audiophiles, just "wanna be's". The N91 was useless at everything else, couldnt even run Web and a large Document at the same time without closing something down. Its main purpose was to be a smartphone but couldn't do that.

  • Yes,of course it can The multitasking go well even you're browsing web while listening to the music The sound itself is good heard from the headset or loudspeaker

  • N81 is for average users only. It will satisfy the least demanding people. But for audiophiles, N91 is perfect. It doesn't leave you hanging.

  • n81 can only wish it had the same audio quality of n91! when you owned an n91 and used it as your main music player for 3 years, it's hard to downgrade to another music phone as much as sound quality is concerned. no arguments can change the fact that n91's sound quality is much better than n81's! n81 is just a "should've, would've, could've been" device! it always has a sense of incompleteness!

  • What? N78 cam only 3.2 mp? The same camera like old N73 has, 6500 slide even better cause of it's double LED flash. I prefer N82 instead cause of it's 5.0 MP CAM + XENON FLASH

  • dear all, could any one tell me whether its possible to create folders in n81 8gb? i am going to by this by next week, gow is the over all performance of this cell? please help me to know the actual of it thanks in advance ahmed

  • N81 sound quality is the best in Nokia, not like the ugly looking museum artifact N91 + "I feel sory for buy it" N78

  • The N81 has far better audio quality than a N78. The N76 certainly has amazing audio quality, it even has true bass in its loudspeakers. The N81 and N91 share the same Toshiba DAC33 audio chip hence why both weigh quite a bit, the difference is the DSP. The N91 has a Texas Instruments DSP in its CPU which is running at 220mhz, whereas N81 has a StarCore SC140e DSP running at 250mhz and the CPU running at 369mhz.

  • for the last time, let's clarify the confusion. n91 and n81 have different audio chips. even nokia nseries product manager when interviewed in london at nokia go play event last year said that n81's sound quality is close to n91, but not equal.

  • and have you heard the sound quality of n91 via 3.5mm jack? hear it first and you'll change your mind!

  • whoa n81 is also equipped with the same audio processor as the n91 right? n91 has been touted as the king of all when it comes to sound and I think n81 is the sequel...

  • anonymous: have you heard the sound of n76 through the 3.5 jack? I've heard it too and I agree with chris as well as with the many others. N76 has the best sound quality not only in nseries but in all of nokia handsets. Some se walkman and samsung could beat it though.

  • n91 has the best sound quality among all nseries followed by n78! n81 has the worst, even worse than n72!

  • the n76 has better sound quality... better than the n91 too.. In fact, n76 has the best sound quality in a nokia handset...

  • Is this mobile better than n95 non 8 giga version... i mean in batery and things ... pls tell me !

  • i think u dont know how to use dear...

  • Lol they have to come to the N81 Forum to TRY convincing themselves that the n78 is a good phone. The only 2noobs here. there are the ones who hopped in and bought a n78 instead of waiting for the N79, and then the others who claim a n78 is better than a N82. LOL!

  • How is it's mp4 playback?

  • worst nseries phone! what a shame! n78 is the best!

  • Lol thats great. Enjoy your test units. :-) Now can we have the N81 Forum back to normal without any creaky and noise n78s? Thanx. :) Dont worry, il get a device with GPS, FM Transmitter, HSDPA, BUT WITH a 5MP PROPER camera, Music Keys, Gaming Keys, and good looks, a device that can actualy be seen as an UPGRADE to the N81. A device like a N85,Thats not a simple cheap market test unit. Dont be mad just because i didnt fall for the Scam aka N78. :)

  • Man i cannot agree more soon or later after firmwares test n 78 will become the all-in-one device leave this black one alone in its cheap n 81 soon or later he will forget how high quality pic looks like or how soft navi wheel touch like or how fast is the 3.5G come on release itttt pls!!

  • Just realised that the 5320XM is the N81's "younger brother" lol, its also a Gaming and Music phone, just like how the 6220c is the lighter version of the N82. Interesting. :-) Lol @ the N78 user Thanx but no thanx, id rather get a N82 or the proper version of the n78 which is the N79, i dont like dummy test unit phones like n78, thanx though. :)

  • Whatever dude, all i know is when i get my next phone, it will not be the n78. Id rather get n79 or n85 which will both be out in a few days.

  • okay, get miserable with your n81. sooner or later you'll feel the need to change that phone. while n78 users like me are content with what our phones can offer. this phone is so much better than what you are calling music and gaming flagship device! and don't tell me that n78 is not good at anything. it produces better pics than n73, better sound quality than n82, longer battery life than n81, faster gps lock than n82/n95. and don't make your statements so conclusive. n78 will still undergo many firmware revisions. it's too early to tell what this phone can become.

  • No my boy. The N81 is a Music and Gaming Flagship so it makes sense to be named a Nseries, just like the N92 and N77, which are also niche devices. If you look at the history of Nseries you'd understand that each Nseries is aimed at a certain part of the market. N81 Music and Gaming, N82 Imaging, N95 All in One Covergance Multimedia Imaging device, N96 Music,and Video, and the N78. . . .nothing, just thrown in as a test unit. HSDPA, and GPS are not worth the hype you throwing around them, if the N81 was TOTALY missing 3G then it would be understandable why you're b1tching about it, its already got Wi-Fi and at the time of its announcement HSDPA wasnt as widely implemented as it is now.

  • you said, "The NOKIA 6220c should have been named N78, and the N78 that we see now should have never been made." OBJECTION!!! the n78 should've been the n81 and the current n81 should have been just a 4-digit xpressmusic model! a phone model with an index higher than n80 should have a 3.2mp camera with hsdpa & gps! n78 has more rights to be in the n8x line than n81!

  • i have no problem with my n78 fm transmitter. what do you expect? ...that it will broadcast your music in the entire city? it works up to 3 meters. good enough to listen to the songs stored in my phone in our home stereo system wirelessly. and for the record, n85 as reviewed in some russian site has been reported to have the same fm transmitter performance as n78. it loses signal in longer distances. so, n78 and n85 are just equal in this field. about the fp2 thing, n78 is quite buggy but i'm sure new firmware releases are on the way to aid that. even n96 which is the nth fp2 device now is still buggy! fp2 is not only about menu transitions! n81 may already have that themes effect ala fp2 but i doubt that will have the full fp2 suite! there are so many improvements done on fp2 to make this user interface fully usable. you'll never see it until you get to have a true fp2 device! do most consumers like me care about market niche at all? n78 does everything your n81 can do and even a whole lot more! lack of accelerometer doesn't hinder this phone to be used in landscape mode either. just when i bought this phone, its price was even lower than n81 8gb's price and i can surely say that this was a very wise decision and great deal to buy this phone, knowing that it has everything n81 has plus all other features that makes a true smartphone complete! the only things n81 has over n78 are just minor details. i can get away without them anyway! my point is buying this phone when its price fell dramatically 2 weeks ago is really a smart decision considering that there were a lot of other more expensive handsets that offer less functionalities. but anyway, you can't buy it at 290 dollars anymore because its price has gone up to 370 dollars now!

  • look dudes n78 design is the best, n82 looks very cheap in the plastic all over it! N81 has this light leak everywhere! N78 has all of the best N-series features : 3.2 MP Carl zeiss auto focus cam, WLan, GPS, Fm transmitter, too loud stero speakers, fast bluetooth, 1200ma battery, 3g, navi wheel, light sensor, up to 8gb memory card! Symbian os 9.3 feature pack 2 which a whole new world in the gallery!! has n-gage support that will be realsed soon by the time those two devices n79 n85 realsed! So no other device has all those features! It have it all except TV OUT ONLY! So it can be ALL IN ONE DEVICE! But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but But but but THE PREFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It needs a new frimeware because it cannot handle the multi tasking as good n81! The REAL PLAYER cannot stream videos, cannot replay videos!!! JUST A NEW FRIMWARE IS NEEDED TO BECOME THE ULTIMATE NSERIES DEVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some ppl say that its keypad is not comfort !LMAO i have written this review on it!i have been this oeuvre for two months!

  • Thanks. I was thinking of getting the n85, but i heard it wasnt as loud as n81. Am not sure how true that is. I saw the n85 review at mobile-review. Its total harmonic distortion didnt look too good; it might affect the bass effect negatively. If thats the case then its n81 for me. I really enjoyed the little time i spent with it plus its much cheaper. I dont need a gps and there's no hspda over here. The wi-fi hotspots are starting to increase. Anyway, i will wait for the gsmarena n85 review before making my final buying decision.

  • Dan 5700XM is a great device. I was looking at getting one mid-last year until the N81 was announced, then i waited until December and bought my N81. Ive now got a N81 and SE K850 and may get a iPhone3G this December, but my N81 remains my workhorse, its such reliable device, truly Multimedia Computer. A phone like N78 with missing Music Keys yet is supposed to be an allrounder certainly is bad news.

  • Exactly what Dan said. At the time when the N81 was announced a GPS was mainly made for the very top end devices such a HTC TyTN-II, N95, N82, E90, Samsung i780, Etc. . . These were the very premium devices, the N81 was/is aimed at the 18-25yearld who doesnt need a GPS AND doesnt care for a high quality camera, but wants a device thats primarily made HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE wise for Music, and Gaming, the N81 does extremely well in these, its a typical Nseries thats aimed at a certain niche, and performs well in it but at the same time due it being a Music and Gaming phone its extra amount of keys become useful in more apps, and enables us N81 users to comfortably use this device in the orientation you like. The NOKIA 6220c should have been named N78, and the N78 that we see now should have never been made. The N78 is just pointless, in my country both N82 and N78 dont differ that much in price. Why get a N78 when you can have a N82 which has the great Camera, plus GPS, then get N81 if you dont need those. Simple. The N79 and N85 could have nicely introduced the FM Transmitter. But i guess NOKIA needed a device that was going to be used as a Market Test Unit for FP2,and FM Transmitter. Well done N78 users you are the guinea pigs, il get a N85 or N79 thats stable, has a good FM Transmitter, stable and even better FP2, AND even better GPS, Camera and Build Quality all at your expense. Thanx guys.

  • Symbian fp2 mainly improves on visual transitions, not functionality. N81 has updates that give these transitions. Another issue on n78 is that it has far too many bugs. Yes, it is still new, but other fp2 and even fp1 phones didnt have as many bugs when they came out. The n78 may have a better camera and gps (which most people dont use), but thats it. And besides, why put so many things in a handset if your construction is so bad? People who pay over 200euros expect a solid handset. If they experience any unwanted moving parts before buying, they will most likely leave the phone alone no matter what kind of technology it has. In the case of the n78, its major basics are just too weak. It gets even harder because it doesnt target any particular audience. Its just a basic all-rounder thats got everything, but doesnt deliver properly on all fronts. It wont be craved for any particular reason. Other n-series devices go for a particular audience, like n82-photography, n81-music and games, n79-fashion, n96-music and video, etc. To be honest, n78 isnt particularly strong in any of these sectors. And besides, n81 is a year old. How can you compare a one year old handset to one that hasnt even lasted 6 months? How many n-series handsets at the time had things like gps? This phone was considered one of the best n-series of the last year (behind n82 and n95/n95 8gb).

  • dam good mobile .woarth than n96.does not hang even when fuffly loaded with programs.graphics just soooo good.the best mobie i ever had.hope next time they increase the screen size to 2.8 inches

  • oranges and mark: I agree with both of you.. I mean, who would even compare n81 to n78...

  • yeah I agree.. add the fm transmitter.. to tsepz.. If for you, the " GPS, fm transmitter, and 3.2 mpx carl zeiss camera" are poorly implemented gimmicks. then the " no gps, no fm transmitter, mere 2 mpx camera" would surely sound awful. It doesn't even sound nseries to me... Agree?

  • Tsepz.... well well well... let's just check on what you said again.. cam of n78 not good? GPS not good? what else would you like to add? for the nth time, that is what you think.... Where ate your sources? nowhere! You know what, everyone could easily bash n78 and say those things, but can't prove em.. Too bad, you're one of those suckas.. Talking about sources, I've got mine.. I can easily contradict your statements that n78 camera and gps are not good. I can easily show you're wrong no sweat. Everyone else, please read the n78 review REGARDING the camera and the GPS of n78 and try to think over what this guy is talking about... FM transmitter isn't even part of the issue but since you pulled on that thread, here's what I have to say... You are completely not into yourself, How could you think that way when it is the only nokia handset to released to date that offers such a feature. Does the n81 have such? You said 3.2 mpx cam of n78 and GPS receiver are a " lot of poorly implemented gimmicks". If those are poorly implemented gimmicks then what does "2mpx cam, No gps receiver" sound to you? a winner over n78? I really don't think so. What the n81 only has over the n78 are the gaming keys and I don't give a damn.. The difference between us is that you are making your own self-proclaimed statements while I have something to base what I say on.

  • Just because the N78 has a GPS, FM Transmitter and 3.2mp camera doesnt make it more fun,just makes it have more poorly implemented gimmicks. The FM Transmitter in real life use DOES NOT have a good signal The GPS is not that great at locking on to a satelite like my Nuvi. The 3.2mp camera is the worst in its class with a much smaller lens, and with that said how is it more fun with its trashy build quality? The N78 has to be held portrait get the best experience whereas a N81 can be in any orientation. Mark The results i posted are from a N78 with latest FW and N81 with its very 1st buggy V10 FW yet it was still better. In terms of software what the N78 has N81 can, N81 already has FULL Menu Transitions and Effects, the Navi-wheel thats right the hardware is now enabled in more apps. Fact of the matter, N81 is far more fun, with its hardware (Music Keys and Gaming Keys) atleast i can add a Bluetooth GPS reciever and have a better GPS, i can also add an FM Transmitter they dont cost much and the camera, if i wanted a great camera i would have gotten a N82 and not a crap N78 half baked 3.2mp which is making Carl Zeiss look bad. Everything the N78 has is half done,and half works then crashes, the N81 AS a Music, Gaming, Web, Multitasking and Video device is excellent, as said its aimed at Gaming and Music and does them THE BEST, yet N78 is not the the best at anything nor was it meant to be, its just a bunch of cheap chips slappd together in the cheapest way and offered to the suckas who buy it.

  • to Tsepz: That's what you think. You know what I think? I think you've been thinking a little too impractical. The n78 firmware is still buggy and you should've considered that. However, that can still be fixed. But the lack of good camera, gps, symbian 9.3 won't get fixed in the n81. Now watch gonna say? Anyway, The hell I care about the missing gaming keys... Look at what the n81 misses, good camera and a gps, Your gaming keys ain't gonna make up for that.

  • is N78 has ngage platform?..

  • thanx dude...........for helping me ........

  • no matter what you say and whatever statistics you present, n78 is one of the best nseries! it's based on actual user experience and not just looking on specs! and i am just so lucky that i've got this phone at a very low bargain price 2 weeks ago, because n78's price is now going up. i think because the demand for this phone is now increasing. and for your information, this phone can be used in landscape mode with just a press of a button. your n81's music, gaming and lock keys do not compensate for the lack of better camera, gps, hsdpa, fm transmitter, real fp2 user interface which are all present in n78. and even if you boasts your li-polymer battery, that ain't still going to beat n78's battery life! and are you sure n78 will be stucked with buggy firmware? it's just a fresh device. i'm sure nokia will fix its bugs in the next firmware release. this phone is so much worth than n81! don't even try to compare them! you can compare it with n82, but not with n81, for heaven's sake!

  • The n78 is not as 'fun' as you say. I had a chance to play with a few phones for a few days. The n81, n82, n78 and 6210 navigator. When it comes to the n78, its missing multimedia keys for gaming and music, it has software issues like the restarts (which i found irritating). The keypad isnt bad. Its like the 6080, but what i didnt like is the rest of the keys e.g. The call/end keys. They are just too close to the edge. The flimsy back cover is another issue. It makes you feel as though the phone is old and is falling apart. The camera and fm transmitter were the only things i found 'fun' to use. Otherwise the other phones beat it in everything else. The 6210 was even more fun to use because of the better construction, far superior music quality, accelerometer, no software issues, etc.

  • Im still using the 5700 and 5310, but i plan to sell the 5310 tomorrow. I had a chance to play with the n81 for a few days. The slider is pretty steady, the keypad is decent (just like the 5310, but less stiff), its not as heavy as most people think. My hands couldnt tell the difference between the 5700 and n81. Battery is quite okay. Music is amazing, better than anything else i have ever put in my ear. The UI is just as fast and user friendly as the 5700. The games are really addictive, even though they are demos. Plus i didnt experience any software issues. To sum it up, i loved it. Multimedia unleashed!!

  • OpenGL Scores N81 vs. N78: N81 HD ES 1.0: 189 HD ES 1.1: 183 PRO ES 1.0: 103 PRO ES 1.1: 89 CPU Float: 1104 CPU Integer: 4753 N78 HD ES 1.0: 178 HD ES 1.1: 173 PRO ES 1.0: 99 PRO ES 1.1: 86 CPU Float: 1102 CPU Integer: 4687 So clearly the N81 is a lot more optimized, and performs far better than the littile N78, NOKIA must have looked at optimizing the N78 as a waste of time since its such a poor Nseries aimed at nothing. They even put the older technology Li-ion battery in the N78 yet gave the N81 the newer Li-Po 20% better battery to the N81 and N82. Stupid N78 doesnt even have a keylock switch yet all other newer Nseries do.

  • The N81 is boring? Excuse me but the N78 is the one MISSING gaming AND music keys! The N81 atleast can be used wonderfuly in Landscape since its Gaming keys can be activated in different apps to make using it in Landscape fun, the N78 on the other hand just has the same old keypad, when turned to landscape theres no balance your left thumb does all the work. Ever played Fifa or Asphalt on a N78 in landscape? Its useless. The N81 has a good equalizer, 5bars is enough, it gives similar audio quality to N91. Lol THE ONLY thing the old N91 can do is Music its useless at everything else lol! The N81 on the other hand was made to be multifunctional and work in ANY orientation even Up- Side-Down with the Gaming keys on N81 its easy to use. I can hold my N81 at 180 deg, or 270deg and still work with it, if i just want to listen to music i can close the keypad and just have the music keys and dpad available conviniently. The N81 is the more "fun" device to use. The N78 is a clumsy and badly built dummy for market testing, no wonder its price couldnt hold, whilest the N81 held its high premium price like a true Nseries, it does what its meant to do THE BEST IN ITS NICHE.

  • haven't you checked the very latest price of n78 this week? it is now up to 20 percent higher than its previous price cut down, about 20 euros cheaper than n82. so, i was just so lucky when i bought my n78 when it was only 290 euros because today it's up to 360 euros again!

  • n81 is not the best music phone! it doesn't even have a proper equalizer! n81 is for young people that's why it's marketed as music and gaming phone because youth today are focused on those 2 areas. n91 is the ultimate music phone. nothing beats it up to now! you feel like a disc jockey when you have it! n78 is better than n81, n82 and n96. why? because it's so much more affordable but what you get is so much fun! you are just looking at the specs. you don't look at the actual experience you get from this device. n78 is much more fun to use. you get everything for a very low price. this phone means fun! while n81 is a very dull and boring phone. not really worth the price. period!

  • Thats great Dan, you'll love it, had mine for 10months now! I got it for R4200 thats around 300 Euro, and i dont regret it, i was one of the 1st non NOKIA Employees to Walk out with a N81 before the major networks had it in my country, despite some of those reviews complaining about the plasticky build its actualy pretty solid. What phone are you using currently?

  • No problem. But its the truth. Back here, its still going for 410 euros, while n81 is 260 and n82 is 350. By the way, i got myself enough cash. I wil be getting an n81 in a few days. Its selling like hotcakes over here.

  • Thank You Dan!! Thats exactly it! The N78 is a joke! It really doesn't have a concrete place in the market.

  • Final ask before go to nokia shop, Which is better, N81 8GB or N81 with card? Thx....

  • N78 better than n81, n82 and n96? I wanna know what you've been smoking coz its clearly messed with your head. At the moment, n81 is the ultimate music and gaming phone, n82 is the ultimate camera phone and n96 is the ultimate all-in-one device. N78 has serious construction flaws, badly placed buttons and really horrible looks. No wonder nokia was so quick to announce n79. In fact, nokia used n78 as a dummy to find bugs in the feature pack 2 OS. Quite a few of them were found and addressed. Thats why the other fp2 phones like 6210n, 6220c dont have the same software problems as n78. The only reason its price got lowered is because it would get mauled to death by n82 and the upcoming n79 which possess better construction, better cameras, etc. It just doesnt stand a chance.

  • Yep, mistaken to be an ugly iPhone.

  • n78 is the best looking phone out there! it's so beautiful. it's even mistaken by some people for an iphone!

  • Lol, the N78 is a fugly phone so im glad the N81 doesn't look like it.

  • you are a crazy human being! whatever is done to your n81 that will still not look like and even closer to n78!

  • Lol, thats id1otic, at which point did i say GPS can be added by FW update? LMAO! I was obviously talking about the software modifications, don't worry next time il draw pictures for you to understand lol. N78 better? Nah, thats why its cheaper :-P Dont be so sure that its the last update for N81. ;)

  • that is the last firmware that would be released for n81. nothing more will come in the future. and firmware updates cant add gps, hsdpa, fm transmitter to your n81. n78 is the best! n78 is even better than n82 or n96! period!

  • N82 or n79 witch one mus i buy . I like the n79 design but the function not better than n82

  • I own n82 and used hellocarbie to remove screen brightness control which worked fine. Is there any way to remove EU sound volume restriction on N81 8gb ??. Please help

  • A lot of those can be added via Firmware updates. The FM Transmitter has poor signal, there are now N81 contracts that come with a free GPS Reciever that offers far better signal than built in GPS reciever, HSDPA fair enough that is great but then again not many countries have it, those that do have low coverage and for larger downloads Wi-Fi hotspots are there, the Camera is definetly an advantage il give that to N78, the 1200mAh batt not realy, seeing some of those figures are not much higher than N81 which has become even better due to the addition of ODP to it. The N78 realy doesn't add much as ive said, and the loss of Multimedia keys is not good and realy its master at nothing, and the lower OpenGL scores given by N78 are discouraging. Its fine the N79 is worth waiting for.

  • and n78 has the true fp2 software, not only the menu animations but other ui improvements like new photo gallery, access point prioritization, etc., gps, hsdpa, fm transmitter, 1200mah battery..!

  • Well then you'll just have to get over it. :) N81 has the Multimedia keys, the far superior audio quality, an 8GB varient, better build quality, and the better OpenGL scores, not to mention the FP2 effects that were added. Like ive said, the N78 is not an upgrade to a N81 User, rather get a N79 or the real N81 successor the N85.

  • you will never get it right! n78 is much better than n81. in what terms is n81 better than n78? nothing!

  • can this drakkarious application will work on n81's v.11 firmware???

  • the top part is kinda loose im not sure if whether it should be like this or should return the phone

  • how to copy wmv files to n81 i dont have media player in my mobile

  • I bought N81 8gb but i am not enjoying using it coz I dont know how to open the wifi and also i dont know how to download games etc,,,.I am only using my n81 8 gb in txting and calls.. Can annyone tell me how to make this all? pls.......thank you so much.

  • The fact that the N78 is priced lower than the N81 says it all. :) AFAIK the N79 will be out by end of November just like how the N81 and N95-8GB were last year. Instead of jumping in and getting the N78 id wait for N79. The N78 OpenGL scores are all lower than N81 lol! I thought the N78 was more optimized? Guess not.

  • Go to dotsis.com and reg. and go to Symbian OS 9.1 Zone and download n-gage games there...

  • n79 will not be released until next year! and just at this time, n78's price is very low much lowered compared to this n81. now tell me which is a better buy!

  • my mobile cammera dosn't work i have a error on it possibly any virus but what can i do of this problem is any one help me plz!!!

  • Whatever floats your boat. N78 is a waste,its definetly not worth getting if you've got a N81 rather get a N79 as an upgrade not the Piece of Waste N78. Lol i feel bad for the N78 users, its such a faulty device and a few months after release its successor the N79 is annouced! :-D LMAO!

  • n78 is better than this!

  • any link for a free download ?

  • it's an excellent mobile but can anyone give me a link for a free workable video player to play Divx, Xvid,.. I had a coreplayer but the crack didn't work :(

  • The N81 does not have built in GPS so what you'll have to do is go out and buy an external Bluetooth GPS Reciever that will connect to your N81 via BT, you already have NOKIA Maps which should allow you to use the external reciever with it. Vicdiaz Indeed its a fantastic Media device! :-)

  • Can anyone help by telling me how to get my gps funtion to work, what software and hardware i need to get this to work.

  • n81 8gb is a nice phone! i just bought 1 for my daughter and she has explored it already! very nice and functional specially in music downloading! nice nokia!

  • does it have a navigator

  • Yes, you can install dictionaries, and many other stuff. It's symbian that means a platforms that enables you to upgrade the functionality.

  • does n81 have the capabilities like n-70 or n-gage that they can be installed with different programs like dictionaries or sumthing,,, can somebody answer me please,,, before i buy one,,,

  • Thats very true, im right handed so i found the red (end call) key more difficult to click.

  • Download divx player 4m smartlip.com

  • Formating means erasing everything.

  • ya video songs

  • will i loose the data's once i format?

  • hi can i know , how can i refrece my n81 ?

  • I think the hardest key to push are the green and red key sometimes I've got wrong to press left shortcut key or menu key instead of the green key... T_T

  • WaLDZ Like KCostas said the buttons are big and comfy,the ones on the slide just take some getting used to, the keypad is great for writing long texts and emails only problem is that it clicks pretty loudly. That said, i think go for the E71 if you want a QWERTY keyboard business phone, but if you want Multimedia get the N81

  • They are very big in size and easy to get used to. Just the button position on the sides is unusual. Very convenient to use for me.

  • Sorry to ask again, I love technologies and multimedia, but I also love comfort keypads on the phone, I read the review of N81 that the c key and menu key are not easy to use, then I'm thinking about purchasing E71, is it true about the keypad?

  • N-81 2gb encocgh you can download many things so 2gb better ....have a nice day

  • N-81,Dos'not have a TV output

  • Hi....can any1 tel me,from where i can get dvd player software for my n81 Thanx

  • Thanks to everybody who posted views on the N81 8G. I wait in anticipation of receiving the phone within a week and will decide if it was a viable purchase.

  • That's not true. Lg for camera and touch screen, N81 for everything else!

  • sum of ma frenz told me dat it takes a long time for n81 to open messages and switch between other tasks........ guys n81 8gb or lg viewty????????????

  • In simple words, when you scan the available networks choose the one without a padlock next to the bars indicating the signal strenth. Thats the one without the key. If other web site opens instead the one you want it means the wlan provider wants you to pay or register.

  • N81 won't ask a keyword for WLAN the one who asking it must be the WLAN network dude.. find other WLAN network that require no password,charge,login name or blablabla.. enjoy it.. ^^

  • just open your web browser or other apps that need internet connectivity once you open it,there will be a prompt message wether you choose WLAN,3G or GPRS connectivity or easily from standby menu you can choose and press 'WLAN scanning off' it will show the available networks then you can choose the networks you want to begin browsing

  • Som 1 plz tell me.does n81 hav TV out function.mine is not working wit d cable i bought..plz help..plzzzzzzzzzz.

  • Please, Can anyone tell me how to cennect the WLAN of my N81 8 Gb? Your quick reply would be most appreciated. Thanks.....

  • how can i used the wifi or how can i connect the WLAN of my N81 8gb? I tried to connect it already but it is asking for a key word. Tell me how...Please... I need an urgent answer. Thanks

  • I'm so like everything inside N85 but it's expensive............... I think I'm gonna buy N81~

  • bro.. its no use to reply 'the breathing guy' anyway his post made me laugh and rolling down to the floor wakakakakakakakakaka.. the breathing is also found on motorolla E398,5610 etc its not a new way to prompt a message wakakakakakakakakakaka.... :p

  • Hi all, I have been trying to connect my N81 8Gb with a 'Parrot easy drive' handsfree bluetooth car kit. The car kit is a couple of years old but worked fine with my old Samsung. I was able to successively pair the N81 with the kit, and it connects automatically when i get in the car, however about 10-15 seconds later it automatically disconnects and won't reconnect. Has anyone else had similar problems with either this kit or other bluetooth devices disconnecting? Thanks

  • I like this phone!!!

  • You probably don't have n81, otherwise you would explore the phone and see the so called "breathing" where I said it is. P.S. And write you real name when posting, please.

  • those problems you posted only apply to n78. that's a firmware related problem, not a FP2 problem. n96 which is also FP2 does not have problems like those. n85 and n79 are not even out and for sure will not have problems like that.

  • n78 n79 n85 are all feature pack "2" which has sveral prob: 1. Sometimes Loudspeakers doesn't work while making calls 2. The Zoom Key in The CAmera Sometimes don't respond 3. The albums in The Pictures Application sometimes LAGS. 4. THE MULTIMEDIA MENU doesn't have video menu!!!! 5. Real Player LAGS EVERY TIME!!!! 6. Sometimes Voice Recorder dont respond!!

  • Get n85 if u must have everyth�ng. If you can sacrifice music and landscape gaming, get n79. If you dont mind sacrificing a camera, get n81. It depends on what you want.

  • only nokia N78 have this option and it is called """"""BREATHING""""""" when the screen is off it flashes once every 7sec and twice if their is a missed or message!!

  • hi can someone tell me if n81 (2g) is good enough than buying an 8g n81? please answer me coz im thinking if i can save some of my money for it? thanks

  • If the blinking irritates you, you can turn it off in the general settings/sleep mode.

  • wich phone has a petter reception nokia n81 or nokia 9300i??? and wich one is better??? pls answer my question. thx

  • Guys... n78, n79, n85 are all symbian os9.3 "feature pack 2" which have serious problems in Much Things it is slower then feature pack 1 it lag when multi-tasking the music player with anything else!!!! IT HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH """REAL PLAER""" it plays sound without pictures AND NOKIA DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IF U DON'T BELIVE ME GO TO NOKIA FORUM AND U SEARCH FOR IT!!!!!!

  • If you cant find the N81 then yes rather get the N85, it is the N81's successor after all. :-)

  • thanks tsepz.. but i think i am changing my mind to buy n85 instead. but its still not available here in the philippines. i am trying to contact my relatives at singapore if its available there. but im still thinking and im really frustrated to have n81 now. I went to the mall just a while ago and sad to say that stalls does not have an available stock except for the nokia store only but it has 25% times the prices on retail stalls.. :(

  • Thanks for ur replay

  • Good to hear, thought we had lost you there. :-) Sweety It blinks to show you that the phone is still On but in Sleep Mode.

  • No brainwashing at all, man. That's just my own opinion. I still have my N81 8gb (don't want to change it for anything else) along with G900 and love them both. N81 is much faster than SE better wifi and so on, but SE is more complicated thus more interested in usage for me.

  • Hi..... I have ques about this mobile. Can anyone tell me why the scroll key blinks when the mobile(N81) is not in use.

  • this is a very heavy phone and the sliding mechanism is not that reliable than that of the n95 i'll dump this phone and the transfer of music via mass storage is way too slow...not recommendable...

  • Gel Get the N81 and buy a 8GB MicroSD. Kcostas Ugly colours? The N81 is a beauty in ALL 3 Colours. But i guess you've been brainwashed by that SE G900.

  • Save you money,man. The difference is only the memory. And the ugly colours of N81.

  • hi can someone tell me if n81 (2g) is good enough than buying an 8g n81? please answer me coz im thinking if i can save some of my money for it? thanks

  • i want 2 buy this phone.. but whice is best? MADE BY NOKIA?? MADE IN FINLAND?? MADE IN HUNGARY?? MADE IN GARMANY?? Plese tell me about this & help me.. ** Listen HOW can i know about NOKIA ORGINAL set?? is there any SYSTEM? If there any system about to know NOKIA ORGINAL phone..plz tell me [email protected]

  • Wait!!!!!!!!!! Think of N85 or N96.. Say No to N79.

  • Yeah.. U can get Firmware update in phillipine. Just install Nokia PC Suit from CD include in box. U can see Nokia software updater. Join ur fone to Comp, click on this..\ Then Sleep.. When U wake Up.. U will see that is updated.

  • No different in country that they were produced. Coz QC is directly under NOKIA world wide QA board.

  • Regarding Chinese made N81s... I bought mine on eBay, and I found a major difference between Chinese made N81s and European devices: The Chinese devices do not appear to have WIFI or GPS capability. Check for yourself if you don't believe me...

  • just format d memory mass storage card once every thing will b alright..

  • i don't know much about it...My camera is not also clear..please explain..

  • there is no different at anything between N81 which come from finland,chinese or somewhere else in the world

  • I decided to buy this phone but all the sellers told me it's made in china so my question is whether chinese n81 differ from that made in finland?? Espicially sound quality.. Please ur reply is very important 4 me

  • i have n81 8GB-its veri quick and best for muli media and very TOKHMI

  • offcourse buy it because it is the best

  • Hi, I guess the videos you are trying to watch are in mp4 format and you're using build in realplayer. Don't think you converted the video to a smaller size and bitrate. N81 supports playing videos at high bitrates but you need to download the third party software to do this. Try to install "coreplayer". It's the best so far, supporting mp4, DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP and plenty of audio codecs. It's got a bit complicated interface, but once you configured the settings there is no need to complicate youself anymore. If you can convert the video, go for DivX codec, and install "DivX player". It's free and very easy to use. The minimum conversion video settings for me (without losing visible quality, watching on the phone screen) are 400 kb/s video bitrate, video resolution of 320x240. Make sure to use an appropriate audio codec for your videos while converting (mp3 for DivX, XviD), (AAC for mp4). Hope this helps

  • what did you mean with the videoclip?...

  • probably your installing a sis file for lower model phone. see to it the model being supported.

  • Oh my God.. In my country only chinese n81 present, what to do after i convenced with n81 i'm facing this big problems

  • hey i have downloaded some video songs to the phone & when i play it gets stuck in between , i donno y .. my memory card space is also high . can some one help me out ?

  • I loath dis phone, after while it really doesnt last... i'm now on my second one wish I had gotten me a refund . . ."cries"

  • This phone is a cheap heavy and ugly brick. The buttons fell off mine and the slider is now really loose, what a pathetic waste of 200 euro.... It reboots the whole time as well.

  • helo you shud just format the memory card 2-3 times if still not working then throw ur n81 in the pot.

  • music, games - n81 camera, software - n78

  • hi i have a nokia n81 8gb it has voip on it buit arnt to sure how to use it has anyone used this function on it or know how to use thanks.

  • well... i m thinking of 2 phone now.. n78 or n81 8g? which one is better? in term of music, games, camera, software? tq

  • is there any free games in ngage? THANKS

  • is the latest firmware available here in the Philippines??? where can i get dt?? is it free or does it hav a charge? how much? Thanks!!! and GOD BLESS YOU N81 users!

  • Hi friends.... Just wanted to buy this phone and then see N85 and N79.......... Then I don't buy it.... Buy or wait???

  • hey.can you help me out...i already installed all of this ngage games and it works fine..few weeks later i formatted both the phone and the memory card coz of trojans...as expected all files are deleted..then i tried to reinstall ngage games but it can no longer be installed..it will say "file has been corrupted" what can i do..pls help..

  • hello: I have a question Why my nokia n81 8gb does not support sis files? Eror: does not suport sis files? Sis is symbian. isn't it? Thanks 4 who answer me!

  • actually, n81 is positioned as a gaming (the top priority) and music (second priority only) device. above anything else, it specializes on ngage gaming. music function is added to complete its purpose as an entertainment device. it offers great sound quality but it doesnt have the actual dedicated audio chip installed in n91. its a different audio chip. n91's audio chip is manufactured by texas instruments.. a device that n81 is most likely to replace is the psp. a psp has gaming function as its top priority, music playerand internet browser are just supplementary. n91 replaces the ipod. it prioritizes on music.

  • if you want to damage your hearing and become deaf change the product code of your phone to non european and reinstall the firmware. Just google for the guidance,how to do it.

  • Tsepz plz reply me.plz

  • In the Philippines, price of N78 has already drops down to P13,900 this week. It's the most affordable Nseries as of today. N81 8GB is still P16,300 and N81 is P14,000. While the price of N82 is stable at P18,100, N95 is P19,400 and N95 8GB is P25,300. To those who will buy one of these phones in the Philippines, be guided by the current pricing.

  • You must quit being so parenoid. The other 50mb is used by the phones system to boot up other things like Backlighting, Navi-wheel, Stand By, and LOADS of other processes. p$kx The N81 is brilliant at multitasking, its got On Demand Paging, 41mb of RAM at boot up and is extremely stable. I usualy multitask and this phone with latest FW has been able to handle whatever throw at it. :)

  • is this phone good for multitasking?

  • Guys, i have a prob the SDram supposed to be 96MB, but X-plore shows that it is 88MB, Where are those 8MB used in??? ANd that the free one are 30~45MB after a phone reset, Where those 50MB used in?? plz help

  • far way better then iPod nano 2nd generation that i have as good as iPod nano 3rd generation that my sis have

  • To n81 users ..what u say about n81 audio qualty: 1 les than ipod 2 equal to ipod 3 better than ipod

  • i have the same question as yours...plz tell me if u've got the answer!

  • hi everyone...i hard formatted my n81 8gb and reinstalled the ngage application and the metro TRK as well..but i can no longer install the security manager coz it always say "TRK not found" even i already followed the instruction...and then i tried to reinstall ngage games and it say "file is corrupted" all of it... tell me what to do..

  • Very good Hand phone.. 8GB more than enough.. 2mpx camera just ok for 4 me.. not that important.. i've my own DSLR.. Sound very good.. Everything pack inside..

  • My friend's n81 8gig is great exept for d stupid volume reduction..wat do we do.tsepz plz help us..thanks

  • Tsepz plz i want 2 buy n81 8gig very soon,i luv it.plz tell me how 2 no d 1 wit volume restriction.& how would i upgrade 2 d APAC FW.i lov music alot plz help me,plz reply fast

  • Guys, i have a prob the SDram supposed to be 96MB, but X-plore shows that it is 88MB, Where are those 8MB used in??? ANd that the free one are 30~45MB after a phone reset, Where those 50MB used in?? plz help

  • it is really an amazin cel........i really lykd it.....its realy kool......

  • Hi..I m 4m Bangladesh,i want 2 buy a nokia N 81,8GB.I love music very much.I m in dout about it.Is it perfect 4 me, Whats about music express 5610 OR Nokia N73? Which one is batter option 4 me. Ply reply & suggest me plz.

  • another prob, the sdram supposed 2 b 96mb, but x-plore shows that it is 88mb and the free is 30-45mb where is those 50mb used in?

  • Was just using an iPod Nano 8GB, then my PSP and now my N81 all to listen to music while waiting at the airport to board a flight, been sitting here for roughly 2hours comparing these and trying to find which il use in my flight shortly as a Music player. The N81 won, its sound really packs a punch. Its sound quality is rich, bassy, gives great treble and AMAZINGLY crisp instruments and voice. Reminds of why its said to be one of the best Music devices out. Battery still 100% ,guess i realy dont need an iPod Nano, im giving it back to my mate.

  • I really like this phone so much. It's my top pick among all my choices. The phones that I'm choosing to buy are N81 8GB, N82, N78 and N95. Is it true that N81 8GB has already been discontinued and no longer available in the market? I'm interested to buy this phone. I prefer the N81 8GB because I don't want to buy an extra memory card. Please clarify if this phone is still available and how much does it cost. Thank you.

  • Poor Camera quality! and need to improve the sound quality! If does not better than iPod, just make the same iPod audio quality.

  • price 450 euros before taxes excepted to be shipping on october 2008 so wait until the end of the year

  • Yay ! N85 ftw ! i hope N85 have gooood or same sound quality as N91 ! cant wait Any idea of price and release date ! Anyone ?

  • X-Plore cant read ARM11 CPUs So it displays the 192mhz as default CPU speed. PhoNetInfo shows 369mhz. Kenzo Its a TOSHIBA DAC33 Sound Chip, im pretty sure it can handle your headphones.

  • Come on guys i need more info about this DSP DAC sound chip.........will it be able 2 handle my Sennheiser's HD 555....with impedance of 120 Oms.........?

  • Hey i bought this phone n81 and i have installed the X-Plore prog and in device info, tells me that the CPU speed is 192MHZ So What the hell is that?? Is It a Fake device??? plz reply

  • iPmart Forum register than download everything

  • simply perfect!!!

  • Hey i bought this phone n81 and i have installed the X-Plore prog and in device info, tells me that the CPU speed is 192MHZ So What the hell is that?? Is It a Fake device??? plz reply

  • i want d full asphalt-3 game...from where i could get it???

  • Ye the N85 is the N81 successor. Id love to get the N85! I cant wait to play on one. I KNEW IT! The NOKIA N78 was a mistake! Look with in 5months the N78 already has a successor! LMAO! Thats a record time replacement by any manufacturer, nice one NOKIA, id rather get a N79, im SOO happy i left the N78, it didnt look great to begin with. :-) my next Nseries gota be the N85. :-)

  • hi,i want to buy a handphone which good in sound and camera...any idea?

  • NOKIA N81 is my strter to the N-series n so far so gr8t!!!! ... 2mp might be its weakness bt its a strter n this baby is a keeper so tht small flaw is insignificant ... hello IT'S NOKIA >>connecting ppl

  • Can i play full n-gage game free at cost? how? please, help me.

  • this is my dream music phone. where do you think i can find this set? but i think the headphones alone cost more than an n81 or an n82.

  • Throw it away then,you've had two lemons in a row. Get a N82 or N95.

  • Problems with this phone(i know because i had one and now my second, which i regret.) navi wheel is bad and doesnt always work well especially in changing temperatures or being on for too long. The gaming buttons have the tendency to crack The slider goes loose and also scratches the cheap plastic film on the keypad. The cheap black plastic creeks a lot when texting etc and scratches fast ( i got my second one already scratched before i even used it) The buttons go stiff or over sensitive Camera is pathetic and video recording max is 320x240, the 640x480 stated on the nokia site is a lie. There is light leakage everywhere around the buttons and edges of the slider and usb port especially in the gallery where all the lighting is on for media keys etc. Buttons can be peeled off when you stick your nail down through the edge. I could go on....

  • the n81 8gb is very good, in fact its amazing! The only problem is the camera, it takes clear pics but its only 2MP.

  • check your camera setting or peel off your plastic lens cover if there is still covering camera and flashlight streaming video by youtube via WLAN is free & doesn't charged anything except for some hotspot that requires voucher money! this is not about your operator but the hotspot administrator

  • Cool.....and thats the computer im waiting 4....N96!!!!!YaY.....here i come!!!!!! A few more questiones....coz im a Audiophile not 2 mention a movie freek!!!!!! Do u think the N96 or ur N81 would beable 2 handle my High Impedance of 120 Ohms Audiophile headphones SENNHEISER HD555's?.....wat are the specs interms of audio output in the N81/N96...... And pleas i need 2 Knw more about this sound chip.....

  • Not realy, pics taken in low light are still pretty bad. Everything else improved though lol. Dani Oh realy?

  • tsepz, is there any change in the image quality of n81 brought by the latest firmware? has it improved?

  • I have a question, does anyone else's pictures come out not that great, with a greenish to it? & if i go on youtube while connected to wifi would i get charged with my service provider?

  • N82, N95 and N95-8gb have a DSP but their sound is not as good as N81. The N96 as far as i know has a similar DSP DAC33 as the N81.

  • Do the folowing phones also hav a DAC DSP sound chip? N82, N95-1, N95 8gb and the N96?....pleas tell.....

  • Excuse me, but the N81 is FAR better than a W960. All W960 has over N81 is: Touchscreen Slightly bigger screen (2.6inch) Camera. (3.2mp wit AF) But N81 has lots over W960,like: Faster CPU (369mhz) W960 only has 220mhz 3.5mm jack 3D dual loudspeakers 16Million colour screen DSP DAC Sound chip Better sound quality More apps for its OS EDGE Both Wi-Fi (b) and (g) standards, W960 only has (b). Longer battery life On Demand Paging Gaming keys Proper Music keys FlashLite3.0 built-in so it has support for native Desktop YouTube and other sites with Flash8 content Better Web browser As well as Widgets Support And in general it's a better Multimedia device than W960.

  • erase your private data & history after browsing,your unuseful apps,unimportant messages, notes and phone contacts

  • instead W960 more more expensive than N81 it has only 262k colors for its touch screen no EDGE no HSCSD while.. where in the hell you can find such a music phones with touch screen except SE? touch screen+music phone=uncomfortable

  • hey guys! can you please help me on how to delete on my phone memory. my fone is nokia n81 2g.. i can't sent a message now, it said that memory is full, im sure it's the phone memory because my memory card has still 1509 MB.. PLS PLS help me..thanks! hoping for asap reply before i could throw this fone.. thanks

  • did you ever explored your N81 eh?.. even in V.11 firmware the slideshow program already appears on the gallery & flickr already on the share online menu check out this menu-gallery-photo & video-options-send-post to web-then choose with your smart brain where you want to posting it (Vox or flickr)

  • What are u talkin about man??? W960 has wifi and touch screen and a bigger screen and it has a better keys and buttons and a 3.2 mega pixel camera. So dont be blabbin bout stuff u dont know... I am thinkin of buyin this phone but only coz where i come from w960 is 200 quid more expensive than n81 8gb.The only xtra that n81 has over w960 is the 3.5mm jack.but still the whole idea of having the adaptor is to have the fm radio antenna on it and the extenal mic so u can use them with all headphones coz if ur really a music fan u never use the standard phone headphones. But if im travellin to a country where w960 is more price adequate i will definitely get it over n81. theses are all facts but for fairness sake i did try the n81 music with my own headphones and it was excellent.just as good as ipod and sony erricson walkman.So finally nokia has caught up and made a fine music phone. But im betting that the standard headphones are not so good.

  • You need to update your firmware to V20. The N81 can do all that with V20 FW. Stefanus No the N81 does not slow down,it works very well with transitions and other effects.

  • Can someone answer me please. Will the new firmware with the new UI animations slow down the N81. . . like the slow N78 with its animated UI?

  • Hi Jazz...I have just posted my experience about N81 8GB. I hope it helps you to buy your new phone.

  • I bought N81 8GB in March 08. So far, this phone has been working perfectly albeit there are a few limitations which needs to be come around by Nokia; Hopefull in their new and forthcoming models. I have put some of them below: 1. It has limitations for video streaming. I tried to play a video from youtube, but after approximately 15 seconds it stopped working. It may be because of the processor speed, which tends to be higher in the flagship models such as E90 or N96. 2. Internet browsing experience might not be as perfect as that in Apple iPhone. N81 8GB does not quite support slideshow-based applications such as slideshow albums in flickr. I tried to open flickr from the in-device browser but only the webpage appeared on the screen, not the slideshow. However, I would provide with a 7.3 as an overall rating for this device. If there is anyone who owns an N81 8GB and like to share his/her experience, you are gladly welcome to do so. Thank you, Manna

  • hey..am plannin to buy a handset..am confused betw N81 8GB and c702..am looking for a balanced camera and music phone, with fast processing and well made keypad. Please pour in your suggestions!! Thanks in Advance.

  • Hello everyone I'm planning to buy this phone but there are 2 two things i want to ask about the 1st is the Camera how good or bad is it ? i don't have much of an experience in taking photos but do they look nice when moved to the computer 2nd question: is the keypad friendly especially when it comes to write texts Thanks

  • teapz help me plz i found nothing on installing unsigned on feature pack 2 reeeeeeeeeepppppppppppppllllllllllllllllllllllll­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

  • no

  • does this fone have tv-out ?????????

  • but W980 has no wifi and N81 has better screen display (2,4' & 16m colors)

  • The W980 is nowhere close to being as good as a N81 when it comes to being a Music phone, sorry but thats the truth.

  • Unfortunetly its like that in low light conditions, not much can be done about it,sorry. Sharon www.ipmart-forum.com is where you can get Ngage games, you cant load your old Ngage games on to this because they are on different platforms.

  • Hey guys, i really recomend this phone, very fast with v20.0.056, don't hesistate buying it, when you listen to it through the headphones it's like an ipod!! navi wheel is great too!

  • i'm from the philippines but i'm based here in dubai, uae. i think i'll buy a n81 made by nokia if i see one. ok thanks. i can't wait to have a n81 again and try the latest firmware with cool ui transitions and no volume restriction. :D

  • tezpz help me plz i found nothing on installing unsigned on feature pack 2

  • - hy... can u help me n solving my problem with my n81 camera.sometimes it gives a great quality of pic(image)and in d other time it gives a poor quality of pic.the image is full of small spots.

  • hello guys..i just wanna know how to install ngage game classic to my n81 8gb...

  • Ye the one in Silver looks good, thats the one ive got, but now i think im gona go and get the housing changed to the Blue. Mine is made in Finland and had EMEA firmware with EU Volume Reduction but i flashed it with APAC firmware and now the EU Restriction is gone and its louder. I think you should try getting one from Indonesia or Philipenes.

  • actually, what i want to do is to buy a n81 with microsd slot this time, the warm graphite trim (silver), i like that trim, and buy a 8gb card for it. i just want to confirm if n81 made in china or made by nokia has eu volume restriction because i think that n81 carries the apac firmware? i've had n81 8gb before, it's made in finland and it had eu volume restriction. so i just want to make sure if n81 made in china/by nokia doesn't have eu volume restriction. oh, i'm getting redundant here. well that's all. thanks.

  • hey guys, today i brought n81. but i dont know how to install n-gage game? please help me. and where i can download games or software free?

  • Thats great man. Im actualy a black South African (part coloured though) i look mixed race. But i can understand afrikaans since i take it as my 2nd Additional 1st Language at school. Ye thats very true, the N81 is a great entertainment phone,and unlike some of the others it does what its meant to do the best. During daylight outdoors its camera performs well and thats all i need, for serious photography ive got a SONY 6.1MP Cyber-Shot Digicam as well as my SE K850 if i want to take night pics and dont wana carry a digi cam.

  • many people criticize n81 because they believe every nseries phone must be a n95 wannabe. but i don't think so. n81 is positioned as a music and gaming phone whose targeted audience are music freaks and game addicts. i believe a music phone don't need much of great imaging powers! i'm a music aficionado and i care the least on camera. for me n81 is the best music phone released to date, much better than n91. i'm definitely going to buy one again especially now that price has come down.

  • hey tsepz. i'm neither dutch nor afrikaans. i just used google language translator to translate my message to dutch because i know your from south africa and i believe you're a white south african who speaks afrikaans which is related to dutch. i just thought someone would understand my post here and you did! =D yes, i love n81. i'm planning to buy that soon, again for the second time. i'm fed up my n91. its joystick has just been broken. my n82 cannot gimme great music experience.

  • Im glad you're happy with it, i kind of prefer the blue over mocca, dont know why. Are you Afrikaans or Dutch? I was able to understand most of what you wrote but some of your words are unfirmiliar, i can understand Afrikaans.

  • can anyone tell me how to install classic ngage games to my n81??? pls send it to my email [email protected]

  • Why are you still here? Anyway try doing the HelloCarbide Hack, it should be at Symbian Freak or IPMART, start searching. ;-D

  • dam it does any1 knows how to install unsigned appz on feature pack 2

  • Hey all, Could someone please tell me which phone has the better, clearer speaker for music, N81 or W980? I'm interested in them both and i currently use a K800, so the N81's camera would be a downgrade, but i just want a phone where i can just play music through the speakers and have a clear sound, nothing tinny. Thanks!

  • I had n81 8gb for about a month and i can say in overall, it's great... my only gripe about it is that it dosen't have lock as in whenever you turn on the power of the phone, it only has lock if a change in sim card is detected... The disadvantage of the n81 8gb is that when it is spoilt and being sent for repair, most probably you must delete all your personal media if you do not want anyone to view it---it lacks a card slot. here, the n81 micro sd version is better. But on the other hand, n81 8gb good as you can lock the phone in standby screen through the power button---one must know your password if not it cannot be used and view and send stuff inside it(except for n81 micro sd version as people can take out the micro sd and insert into another phone). So it is up to you which one you want...

  • look man, this phone, i wont never change it. It has better internet browser, really it is so much better! And the navi wheel works almost everywhere! And also it is so soft to use, unlike the n81 where the wheel is so hard to press on! Really u have to try it!! And what really upset me is that n78 don't have gaming keys and no ngage support available yet but i can wait!! Everything else is so dam perfect, and about the music keys i can find in the headset!!

  • LOL! You clearly had a faulty unit. :-D you did this very same thing over at the SAMSUNG i450 Forum. Why do i get the feeling you don't own any of these phones? The "lag" part gave you away because thats one thing the N81 doesn't do. I bet you're gonna do the same in a weeks time at N78 Forum lol!

  • Guys Guys Guys Guys Listen to me!!! I have bought this phone for a week, i has serious problems in the sliding!!! It lagggggs, it is sh*t!|!!!!!! i bought a n78, it is the perfect phone ever made!!! 1. it has a 3.5G which is lot faster than n81 2. the sound!!!! the n78 has a clearer sound than n81!! 3. the browser is lot much better than that sh*t n81 4. it is more upgraded; it has OS9.3 feature pack 222222 5. it is much better in the camera and don't say anything about the lens!!!! IT IS PERFECT!!!! That n81 has a bulls*it of camera !! An advice to you all DONT BUY THAT SH*T N81 , IT IS SH*T BELIVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i tried to install the blz installer on my n81..its a .sis file but it says "application not supported" i really want to install classic ngage games...please tell me what to do

  • N78 doesn't have TV OUT, and if you are in India and in some other M-EAST Countries the FM Transmitter is disabled.

  • To, M@T2 True, N78 is better thn N81 bcoz its got 3 MP Cam, HSDAP(useless for my country), TV-OUT(this is What i want), but not in sound quality i think, "TS" got some points. i wish they update TV-OUT on next Firmware... since N81 hv already Hardware.. Thx for ur help Buddy ;-)

  • Those who are considering the N78 keep in mind that in some regions like the Middle-East countries the FM Transmitter has been removed or disabled due to laws against Radio Transmitters. It sounds like a great feature i must say,but its not enough for me to get a N78, ive got my N81 and K850 for now and waiting on the XPERIA to come along, i wana get the Black one. Chaitanya Yep try updating, V20.0.056 maybe available for your product code. Tell me what your product code is and il check for you. You'll find it in your N81 under the battery. Look for sumthn that says CODE: Give me that number.

  • Chaitanya Yep you should get the APAC FW, try updating. R.o.c.k Im sure you're aware that not all N78s have that Transmitter, especialy in places like India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and i thnk in Russia as wel.

  • Ive played with a N78,and 1st thing i did was try the Music since it was connected to a NOKIA headset in store. I agree with r.o.c.k that its sound is far better than N82. But the N81 is still a lot better, its more crisp,louder and way more bassy. Although i can say N78 was good,it wasnt good enough for some whos had a N91 or N81 IMO. R.o.c.k You must love the N81,you keep coming back.

  • To Chaitanya, Honestly, N78 is a lot better than N82 in terms of sound quality. The bass and treble are much deeper, and more pronounced. I've never had N81 'cause I don't like that phone. N78 is really fun to use as a music player. It's complete with all music options - 8-band equalizer, album art, visualization, support of all major audio codecs, ability to play music via any type of headphones using the 3.5mm jack, ability to be hooked to your home stereo system, play music using the stereo speakers and last but certainly not the least, ability to play music to any FM radio receiver using the FM transmitter which is really fun. I can ask my circle of friends to tune in their phone's fm radio to my defined station and I will broadcast my music collection and they enjoy listening to it. So I would say, N78 is the complete and best music phone. To n o n a m e, here's the Magic Key that tsepztic tank is talking about.

  • 1.go to nearest nokia service centre in your town 2.download it by nokia software updater on your N-series PCsuite 3.download it directly in nokia.com

  • Hey Dude ! Is N78 Best in Music ? or its nearly good as N81 or N91 ???????????????? @TS U mean i will get APAC Firmware when i update my Firmware bcoz i m from asia ?? :-D sound found ! do u knw which last Firmware they released for N81 ? Thx :D

  • and plz post the adress of MagicKey thanks

  • how to upgrade the frimeware, using nokia pc suite or what??? thanks

  • Hi Noname It sounds like they gave you a faulty phone, take it back and demand a new one. For the navi-wheel to work in Contacts and Messaging you need to update your N81's firmware to V20. Nilesh Hi there,its definetly worth it. Its competitors are: SAMSUNG i450, Sony Ericsson W910 and Sony Ericsson W960. The N81 is better than ALL of them and its been proven in many tests and reviews. Its great for watching movies on, i watch some Podcasts of tv shows that ive missed and i even load some movies for when i travel. It plays videos at 30FPS very well, especialy in CorePlayer app. Go for it. Celladik Thanx man, ye its a great app for even a 5700 and N91 as well.

  • hey i have that application in my 5700 and its very useful. i don't need to use my joy stick in playing games... sure it is a must application for a non-bar or phone that have a joy stick... Good Sharing :)

  • Hi friend, i was waiting for Apple iphone. But now since its priced too high then wat i was expecting,(& also coz of other few drawbacks in it. I am now planning to have n81 8GB, as i know it comes at 15k these days. I want to know is it worth buying it at this price. Aslo are there any other competitors of it ? how is the movie watching exp. in it is the screen size comfortable, n at 30fps is the video playback speed comfortable? plz ans ASAP.

  • Tspez, i am writing this from my n81 8Gb. Everything is perfect except when i slide the phone hard, it turn off at the second. Plz tell my what to do. And about the navi wheel, it works only in the gallery, music player. Can't i make it work in other place. Plz reply. Thanks

  • Hi all, theres a great app at IPMART called MagicKey. Its a great app for all N81, N95, N95-8GB, and N96 users. Since these 4devices are the proper Multimedia Devices of the Nseries they offer Multimedia and Gaming keys, so what MagicKey does is help re-map these keys in different apps eg: let you use the Music keys on N95 as Ngage Gaming keys as well. Im able to play even non-Ngage games with the gaming keys in landscape on my N81, im also able to use the Music and Gaming keys in portrait or landscape in the Web browser to manage and navigate a web page, as well as use the Music keys as extra gaming,texting,browsing, etc. . .keys. This means you will hardly ever have to slide out the keypad unless you need to dial a number or write a long text message, you can use the N81 in closed mode nearly everything with this app. Thats what makes slider phones so much better than average candy bar mid-ends. Look for this app: MagicKey.

  • Guys plz help me i have just bought this phone n81 8gb it is working very nice, very thing work like it should, the sound quality is great, everything is great EXCEPT when i slide the phone and open it, and reslide it it turn off, what shall i do!!! plz help i am so dam scared

  • Daniboy you of all people shouldn't be talking mate. And LOL @ the N78 fan.

  • Your the One always blabbing on about N81 .. and dissing other brands i mean your probably the guy who is making SE loose their sales with the bad things you say about SE and Samsung and other brands and then heres you with your N81 LOL! N81 isnt the Best Phone in the World, it isnt even the King of its Price Range it lacks a few important things.. yet it has its pluses but common so biast with it !

  • To those people planning to buy N81, pls hold your nerve. Don't buy N81. If you can shed a few bucks more for extra useful features like better camera, better video, better music experience, GPS, HSDPA, better battery life and better software, then buy N78. It's really worth it.

  • N81 does not sell in my country even when it was first released. And now, people are stirred with 6220c and N78. They have completely snobbed N81. A phone without HSDPA is completely an outdated device and should be priced 150 euros if it has to sell a lot. Nobody wants to spend money for a phone that has no HSDPA at least when there are plenty of other options that have better specs that are almost in the same price range. If N81 is priced like 5700, then it will be the best-selling midrange phone ever. This phone costs so much more than 5700 because of wifi and cramped extra keys alone. The N78 pricing is much more reasonable knowing that it almost has everything. Well unless, you want to waste money anyone can always buy N81 if it's still available. But I don't see many N81's in stock in cellphone stores in my country anymore. I don't see a lot of people holding a N81 either. Because for N81's price, you can already buy a 5MP camera phone with DVD like video recording, has HSDPA, GPS, TV-out - 6220c. Or add a few bucks if you want an almost complete set - N78.

  • I am going to Buy a new phone ranging around 15000 and I have selected sony erricsson W760i for it ..... coz of it being.a walkman and a gaming phone.....is it really worth it.....please reply fast coz i have to buy a new phone......ar shoud i go far any other .......please suggest any other fone ......i dont want to have any business phone like of HTC or ASUS......any Nokia SOny OR MotoRola OR samsung Beat 450....

  • Im guessing the 8GB hasn't sold that much, the MicroSD must have sold a lot more because the N81-8gb was realy overpriced whereas the MicroSD was priced correctly for what you get. I dont think the 8GB has been discontinued though. Exceptional APAC is Firmware for Asia. Yep its Louder. The EURO (EMEA) firmware contains the EU Volume Reduction whereas APAC doesn't, so APAC FW makes it louder.

  • Tsepz dude u said that n81 wid APAC frimware whats that how it sounds louder 3.5 mm?

  • LOL TS :-P and que. to everyone ! is this true ? Nokia stopped N81-8GB (not N81 2GB) ?? bcoz i asked to Nokia Autho. Dealer and they said. N81 8GB is not available anymore ??? huh ? why any idea ? are they gonna release new 8GB Phone ??? dont tell me N96 i m tired of waiting... Thx in advance

  • Tsepz why don't U juz ignore this guy who very proud with his N78 or the last guy with W910i stop debating and try to help the others solve their problem with Ur knowledge I know N81 are one of the best multimedia phone U know we all know I am a N81 user too but U're stuck by narrow fanatism

  • You make me laugh LOL! You've now said the most silly things ive ever heard. The keypad of N78 is better than N81 LMFAO!!! Ive tried a N78 and i know for a fact that its keys are worse than a N82. The N81 keys are flat but big and give great tactile feedback. The equaliser bands don't even matter, the N81 does not need so much equaliser editing. The ONLY thing that made N91 a little better is because it didnt have EU Volume Restriction, ive now got a N81 with APAC Firmware and its seriously loud, on par with a N91. LOL! N81 keypad lighting uneven, mine is very even so what in the world are you talking about? Are you reading some test unit review and blabbing about it here? In that case get out of here you're a waste. :-) the N78s backlighting tends to shine through some edges aswel. You Seem to be very ignorant, i bought the N81 in December, NOT ONLY FOR MUSIC its a great ALLROUND entertainment device with dedicated Multimedia keys BUT with an emphasis on Music, Gaming and Video, doesn't mean it can't do more. As a N81 owner for arounnd 9months now i see NO POINT in getting a N78, its not realy better its just got the poorest 3.2mp camera, an average GPS and ye HSDPA but most of us use Wi-Fi. So if i got a N78 i wouldnt gain much if anything at all. The N81 looks far better than a N78 MOST if not ALL agree with that. N81 is one of the best looking Nseries devices out. LOL 140g heavy? Whats wrong? Are you weak? The N81 is not heavy. Its also smooth. It maybe longer than a N95,but its thinner, and not as wide as a N95. Must be terrible to watch a movie on a N78, its so long, and the loudspeakers are poorly positioned in landscape, atleast i can simply close my N81, and il have the Multimedia keys (Rewind, Pause, Stop, FastForward right) right there and not have to use the dpad. :-)

  • What ! i m in india ! nokia autho. delar said n81 8GB is not available anymore. ???? and N81 2 GB only available . ? why nokia stopped manufacturing N81 8GB ??? any idea anyone ? if yes is any New Model coming just like N81 8GB (in sound quality) ???? in same price range ! plz help someone ?? i need best music phone and i think thr is not any better thn N81 8GB !

  • I like the design of N78 more than N81. N78 is thinner and a lot lighter in weight. The design is very elusive. And I like the look of the front view. It is very neat. You won't notice the alphanumeric labels when the backlight is turned off. On the other hand, N81 maybe short when slide close, but when you slide it open, it appears to be a monster. It's very long, even longer than N95. And it's very heavy considering it's plastic all over. I would prefer the N78 keypad than N81. At least, N78 doesn't have a flat keypad. N81's keypad is actually harder to use. And the backlighting of the keypad is so uneven which spoils the design. Even the edges of the phone illuminates when the backlight turns on.

  • The ui of n81 is similar to n78. You never had n78 so you think that fp2 is all about themes effect. You turn off themes effect and compare the n81 and n78 ui. It's like comparing windows 2000 with windows vista! I don't see any point of buying N81 for a premium price. It's not even near close of n91's audio quality. The equalizer is only 5-band just like n7x. N81 is the most boring of all current phones. You should not pay 400 euros just for music alone. No matter what angle you look at it, it's really not worth it. I can't even think why I come up with this idea of comparing N78 with N81. N81 is only a crippled version of N78. Pls don't buy N81 or else you're gonna regret it.

  • N78 looks like a pregnant frog....and its keypad is to small.. N81 is Ok but its still needs money spending on it

  • hey people....Please select the best among the given.....fulfilling my gaming and music experience and looks.....that i expect out of a phone..... N81 or Samsung i450 or W760 or any other..... i Jus want aan alround best fone ranging around 15000

  • No it's not a lot better :-) . LOL! The best 3.2mp camera!!? No sorry thats not true. The N78's camera lense and sensor is smaller than the sensor found in the 2mp SE K750, W800, W900 and P990, and is A LOT smaller than the N73, K800 and K810's, images taken by N73 and K810 look FAR better, so NO. ACTUALY the N78 is using the cheapest 3.2mp camera unit, with a 4.6mm focal length its quality is nearly as poor as the N80 3mp fixed focus camera. Like i said the N78 has average things thrown in to it, its just a mixed bag made for any average joe that wants an all in one package for a low price. The N81 is a niche device aimed specificaly at an audience that dont need GPS, and dont care for a high MP camera, but want a Smartphone that combines High Audio Quality withan amazing sonic experience, great Ngage Gaming in landscape, good Movie player and amazing internet capabilities. Like i said in terms of entertainment the N81 and N78 are not realy different if at all, the N78's camera is very average for a 3.2mp. The N81 with the V20 FW is very similar to a N78 in UI, realy not much seperating these two. Rather get a N82 if you dont like a N81 or vice versa. Dan It seems so,but yes the N81 is more bassy and is slightly louder. Its got an amazing treble/bass balance.

  • I have been using this phone for about a month now, and I simply adore it.... Iloved the 2.4inch 16M LCD, beside that I love the web browising experience and the music is great too. I do agree with the review of gsm guys that the only flaw in this phone is the camera, which is reasonable for a 2M and the keypad, otherwise its fun using this phone.

  • plstell me any one is it possible to install SmartMovie Software

  • Very biased opinion it is to say that N81 and N78 don't differ much in image quality but only in image resolution. N81 has the worst 2MP camera from a Symbian phone. N78 has the best 3.2MP camera backed up by a professional optics and lens, from a Symbian phone. And you will say they don't differ much? Then I would say, an average person wouldn't hear much difference in audio quality between N81 and N78! It's very much easier to spot the difference in image quality than audio quality. N81 should've been named N7x and N78 has all the rights to be an N8x. Anyways, that's just labelling. What matters most is N78 is clearly a lot better than N81 in every aspect.

  • Found some info about n79 and n85. Apparently the release date is the 18th of August. Check out this site. By the way, could you please tell me the difference between the 5310 and n81 in terms of sound quality. Ihear they are almost the same when it comes to maximun volume,but the n81 has more bass. Is this true?

  • Tnx 4 ur reply tsepz but i have already cleared my web browsers cache and my messages are stored on my memory card. below are d applications showing on d app mgr dat is installed on my phone memory: 1) Open C LIBSSL - 416kb 2) Nokia Internet Support Package 1 - 1kb 3) Mobile Security (F-Secure)- 249kb 4) Mobile Security Subcomponents - 98kb 5) License Manager - 290kb 6) Discover N-Gage SP - 27kb 7) Symbian OS PIPS - 247kb 8) Share online Upgrade - 1kb 9) Vodafone live! - 27kb items 1 & 2 - are they applications included upon having installed N-Gage on my memory card? if not,what are they & can i delete dem? items 3 & 4 - i want 2 retain. it cannot be transferred on my memory card. item 5 - what is it? can i delete? item 6 - is it d trial n-gage included on d package? items 7 & 8 - what are they?can dey b deleted? item 9 - ? if you would notice, above applications only indicates kb size. so how can my phone mem details show 16mb mem in use and 8650kb free memory, wid only 742b - calendar, 71kb contacts, and 180b - documents? mesages,image,sound files & video clips show 0. pls help!

  • Oh please. Like Jon said and ive said there is not much difference between these phones. Fact is the N81 is the current Ngage and Music Flagship Nseries so it deserves to be a N8x. Whereas the N78 is just a mid-range where they threw in a lot of average things the FM Transmiter being the only big feature and they made the UI look good. NOKIA no exactly what they're doing. mbbm Clear your web browsers cache, move Messages to memory card and make sure nothing is installed on the internal mem.

  • but im still worried of d phones internal memory which already indicates 16mb being used.im just afraid dat it may hang anytym soon.any suggestions on how 2 free some space on d internal memory of d 2gb phone?

  • There's no need for you to swap for N81 8GB version. You can buy a cheap 8GB (or maybe 16GB if available) microSD cards to substitute for the 8GB flash memory in N81 8GB. Enjoy :)

  • hi guys! i am an owner of an N81 2gb. i only bought a couple of weeks back but am now thinking of selling it again or swapping it with a N81 8gb. d reason 4 such is due to d small phone (internal) memory that d 2gb has.so far, i have not installed anything on its internal memory but d memory details indicate dat i have used 16mb out of its 18mb internal memory.i checked on d app mgr 4 possible applications installed but only found small sized app wid only kb in size installed on it.i have also deleted all files that is being shown on d file mgr but to no avail of freeing more memory. can anyone pls help by suggesting on possible ways on freeing my internal memory and can anyone pls advise if it wud be better to swap my N81 2gb wid an N81 8gb? Please anyone?

  • Well, you are entitled to your opinion. But the fact still remains that N81's sound quality is a lot better than N78, though N78 has a better camera. Honestly, I tried N78 and didn't notice much difference except for the size of the photo. That's my opinion, and you have yours, I respect that :)

  • its kinda like ipod scrool wheel. in music player, gallery and some other apps, you can spin your finger round the dpad like an ipod and it moves around. alot handy when you put alot of music into your phone.

  • N81 is the worst nseries phone. Doesn't have the right to be in the N8x line. The N78 is a lot more qualified to be a N8x than this phone.

  • got myn about three months ago .. and i fink it's da best fone alive.... music lovers stand to gain most.... get urs...

  • Guys, does anyone uses iPmart forum? i do and i have a problem, every time i try to download an attachment, the site tells me that i do not have the permission to access this page!!! what shall i do? plz help!!!!

  • thanks man

  • Hi Jon Yep. The phone is a lot more stable, it boots up faster, and the Navi wheel is more responive. Theres also been an increase in battery life,although it was already great, and its become lite on RAM useage, even when using the built in Web browse, which has also become faster. All in all a great update. NONAME Theres FSecure, check the Download app in your N81.