The Nokia N81 is a smartphone

Smartphone

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 announced by Nokia

Nokia

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 on August 29 2007. The phone is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 mobile gaming

Mobile game

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 service.

Problems

The Nokia N81 suffered from lower sound output due to the release of the new firmware version. According to Nokia, they must follow an international standard wherein a device's initial or default volume must be set to low to avoid any damage to its users.

Specification sheet

Feature	Specification
Form factor	Slider
Operating System	Symbian OS 9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
GSM frequencies	850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS	Yes
EDGE (EGRPS)	Yes
WCDMA	Yes (2100 MHz only)
Screen	240x320 pixels, diagonal 2.4", 16 million colors
CPU	Single CPU, ARM 11, 369 MHz Freescale MX300-30 (as in Nokia E71, Nokia E51, Nokia 5800)
Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM)	96 MB
Internal Flash Memory	12 MB (24 MB on Firmware v20 and above)
Camera	Main (rear) 2 Megapixel camera; frontal CIF camera for video call
Video recording	Yes, MPEG-4 (320x240) of up to 15 frame/s
Multimedia Messaging	Yes
Video calls	Yes
Push to talk	Yes
Java support	Yes, Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Memory card slot	Yes, microSD, up to 4 GB
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...	Yes, 2.0 (A2dp)
Wi-Fi	Yes, WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) support
Infrared	No
Data cable support	Yes, USB 2.0 Full Speed via Micro USB interface and mass storage class support to support drag and drop
Browser	Nokia Web Browser with Mini map
Email	Yes, Easy-to-use e-mail client with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents (POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP)
Music player	Yes, Stereo handsfree speakers
Radio	Yes, Stereo FM Radio with Visual Radio Visual Radio Visual radio is a generic term for adding visuals to normal audio radio broadcasts. Visual Radio is also a trademark for a Nokia solution for interactive radio with FM radio over a data connection.- Nokia Visual Radio :...  support
Video formats	MPEG-4, H.264, H.263/3GPP, RealVideo 8/9/10
Audio formats	MP3 (VBR), AAC, eAAC+, AAC+, WMA/M4A, WAV
HF speakerphone	Yes, with 3.5 mm audio jack and A2DP wireless stereo headphone support
Battery	Nokia Battery (BP-6MT) 1050 mAH
Talk time	up to 240 minutes GSM / 180 minutes WCDMA
Standby time	up to 17 days
Weight	140 grams
Dimensions	102x50x17.9 mm
Availability	Q4/2007
N-Gage (service) N-Gage (service) The N-Gage service was Nokia's mobile gaming platform that is available for several Nokia S60 smartphones. It is a follow-up to the N-Gage handheld game console. N-Gage is a part of Nokia's Ovi initiative....	Yes

Nokia N81 8GB

An 8 GB version of the Nokia N81 is also available.
The only difference is the lack of the Micro SD slot.
The phone treats the 8 GB as a Micro SD, while keeping about 25 MB of it, to itself.

Gaming

The device is also known for being a gaming-dedicated device because it can be played as a typical game console. The device comes with 2 dedicated gaming keys that can be used on N-Gage games and other applications.

External links

• Nokia N81 Device Details
• Official Website