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Stylish powerhouse!
Mar 21, 2008 02:01 AM 5427 Views
(Updated Nov 07, 2008 01:37 PM)

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So it's that time of year again.


After close to 1.5 years on my trusty Nokia N73(review here-


https://mouthshut.com/review/Nokia_N73-114571-1.html)- I decided to give in


and get hold of the phone I've been lusting for since it was unveiled in Dec.


'07.


Here's the rap sheet  - https://developer.nokia.com/devices/N82


For the full flash demo with all the bling, go here


https://nseries.com/index.html#l=products, n82


So here we go!


First looks:To describe it in very concise terms, N82= N95 - slider+


candybar+ Xenon flash+ light meter+ auto tilt+ user data protection. Let me


elaborate further.


The N82 has the same candybar form factor as the N73, but with the added


powerful features of the N95. Speakers are located along the right side,


instead of the top and bottom, and the data cable/charger socket have moved to


the left side. The phone uses microUSB and 3.5" audio jacks, instead of


the old proprietary PopPort interface, so this means you can connect any


headphones to it.


Headphone jack is moved to the top, so it can be easily slipped into your shirt


pocket while listening to music.  **The handsfree supplied unfortunately


is the typical basic one with no music controls.** Why couldn't they supply


the same kind as is given with the music edition phones?


Aesthetics/ergonomics: What's not to like! Beautiful polished steel look


(not actual steel, like the N91 was). It attracts fingerprints, sure, but I


love the silver gleam. And yeah, there's a black N82 coming out soon for those


who are interested. Contrary to  appearances,


the thin keys are actually fine to type on. The last time such keys were seen


were on the N91-and they were hard to press. These ones have the right balance


of not being too spongy(like the N73 original) or too hard. They ‘click’ just


right, and are easy to type on. **However, the pencil key( a staple on s60


devices) has been removed**. The+ key now has the options for dictionary etc., and can be used to multiselect, and this may take some getting used to.


There’s also a dedicated ‘multimedia’ key that works


differently than the older ones. It displays a rolling set of tiles; each tile


showing in order-recent music, videos, quick access to contacts, last photo


taken and so on.


Firmware: As the complexity of Nseries starts to rival computers, bugs


do come out and Nokia has started offering firmware updates that can be


performed at home without having to take the phone to a shop. My base firmware


was 10.0.0.46. After reading up on the net, I found that a newer version of the


firmware fixes several bugs and makes performance improvements, so I upgraded


and now I have 30.0.0.19. Chances are if you buy this phone later, it may


already be updated; you can use Nokia Software Updater(google it) to check the


latest version. One nice feature is ‘user data protection’-this means that


firmware updates will not wipe the phone memory as they did with earlier


phones; your applications, contacts, messages etc remain intact after flashing


the firmware.


Responsiveness: This has to be the Core 2 Duo of


mobile phones. It uses a dual core ARM processor and a dedicated OpenGL


graphics chip. The result? Stunningly fast performance and responsiveness.


Despite all the features, it boots up in less than 15 seconds, and the camera


instantly starts when you open the shutter. The last word- you can play a Symbian port of the old 3D game Quake 1 on this with full graphics and effects!


Operating system/look and feel: The phone, like the N95, uses S60 3rd


edition Feature Pack 1. As before-I’ll just highlight the new features here


over the base S60 3rd edition OS.


Reorganized menus- Earlier one had to go to separate


places to change the theme, ringtone, wallpaper etc. Now they’re all grouped


together under a ‘personalization’ menu in settings(though you can use the old


way also). A few other menus have also been grouped together/reorganized.


Animated icons- Icons in the menu animate(if you can


call sliding towards you, that)


Running app indicator-The N82 has 120 MB of RAM,


which is huge for a mobile device. You can have several apps running, and now a


small blue swirl is shown in the menu to indicate that an app is already


running in the background.


Timed Bluetooth visibility- You can specify for how


long your phone should appear visible via Bluetooth, after which it reverts to


‘hidden’ mode.


Gallery- You can save images directly to contacts as


their thumbnails from the gallery now.


Unified browser: In the previous OS, there were 2


browsers ‘Web’ and ‘Services’ for full web and wap, respectively. These have


been merged into a single one that recognizes both types of content. It now can


store form passwords for websites as well, saving you the hassle of typing it


out. Also, since it has wifi support, you can surf the net using wifi instead


of your GPRS connection.


Keypad autolock, and repeating alarms!-Finally,


finally they ported over these features from lower end S40 phones! Why Nokia


chose not to have this ability before, I wonder! Caveat: The autolock only


works when the phone is in the standby screen, not otherwise. The alarm clock


lets you specify working days, and can be set to ring only on those days if


needed. Also you can set multiple alarms.


Search: Imagine having the equivalent of Google


Desktop Search on your phone. This is the most awesome application on the phone


that I’ve found. It can be invoked from the Active Standby screen, and you can


search anything on your phone-be it contacts, messages, emails, calendar


entries, by just typing it. No more hunting through menus. You can also search


the web-Google, MSN and Yahoo! are the default search providers.


Autotilt: Like the N95 and the iPhone, this phone


also has an accelerometer that detects its orientation. Unlike the N95, it does


support auto tilt. Tilting the phone to the left in any mode other than the


standby screen causes the display to switch to horizontal/landscape mode.


However you need to hold it exactly perpendicular to the ground to work


correctly, and it only works if you flip it to the left. You can turn off this


behavior too, if you like.


Camera:According to a web review, the N82 wins hands


down over other 5mp class camera phones in terms of image quality. I totally


agree. The phone also has a lightmeter that vastly improves photo quality under


low light conditions. As I mentioned before, the camera starts up immediately


on opening the shutter(there’s a small switch for the lens cover on the back).


The camera now has a viewfinder grid and extra setting for sharpness, in


addition to everything else. Image quality lives upto the hype; pity I don’t


have examples. Geotagging support via


GPS for photos means you can embed position information into the photo,


so that the location can be indicated on google maps.


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