Nokia N80
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Nokia N80
Manufacturer	Nokia
Available	Q1 2006
Camera	3 Megapixels
Operating system	Symbian OS (9.1), Series 60 Third Edition
Input	Keypad
Networks	GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA
Connectivity	WLAN b/g (100mw instead of 250mw standard)
Battery	BL-5B Battery, 3.7V, 820mAh
Successor	Nokia N95

A Picture Taken Using N80

The Nokia N80 is a multimedia 3G smartphone made by Nokia with support for high-speed UMTS/WCDMA connections. Features include a 3.0-megapixel camera (interpolated from 2.0-megapixels) with built-in flash (on the back of the device), another camera (on the front) for videoconferencing, Wi-Fi (802.11g), Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), FM radio, Bluetooth 1.2, digital music player functionality, MiniSD memory card slot, and support for 3D Java games.^{citation needed} Because of its memory card and relatively large screen, it can function as a portable media player.^{citation needed}

It uses the third edition of the Series 60 user interface (S60v3) and the Symbian operating system version 9.1.^{citation needed} It is not backward compatible with software compiled for earlier versions of the Symbian operating system.^{citation needed}

The N80 is Nokia's first UPnP-compatible phone, allowing the transfer of media files to compatible devices over Wi-Fi.^{citation needed}

Versions

• WCDMA/UMTS 2100 MHz for Europe/Asia.
• "Internet Edition" which is available in both US and European Versions.

Bluetooth

Nokia originally announced the N80 as supporting Bluetooth 2.0, however it was released with Bluetooth 1.2 ¹²³. Therefore the N80 does not currently support stereo playback over Bluetooth.

Specification Sheet

Internet Edition

The Nokia N80 Internet Edition is a new version of this handset with the same hardware as the normal N80. It has been released in Q4 of 2006 and is available in Patina Bronze or Pearl Black, and has the following^{citation needed} additional software included. As of January 2007, the Pearl Black model is available for sale in the US for $499⁴

• Flickr
• 'Download!' App management
• Internet Telephone - SIP VOIP Frontend
• WLAN Wizard

Nokia have now announced that the new Internet Edition firmware is available for the 'classic' N80 by using Nokia Official Software Updater, downloadable from Nokia.com.

Before the Internet Edition firmware was made available on the Nokia Software Updater, end users could update the N80 to the same specification as an N80 Internet Edition by flashing the N80 with the firmware from the N80 Internet Edition ⁵.This required the use of several hacked Nokia servicing software applications, including the Phoenix Service Software (or Nokia Software Update with Nemesis (by changing product code)). This method is of questionable legality in some jurisdictions, and may violate the terms of the phone's warranty^{citation needed}. There are reports of the occasional failure of this method due to user error or for other unknown reasons, leaving the phone in an unusable state from which only a properly-equipped service center could recover it.

Criticism

• The battery backup is too little with all these specifications in hand. So, one has to recharge the battery everyday.
• The slide factor is too rigid. One has to push the slider upwards till the end. Lacks a slide spring
• Does not support Bluetooth stereo headset
• Very slow and crash problems
• Automatic shutdown.
• Very slow start time (over 30 seconds)
• Bad RAM swap.
• Under certain situations, the phone software runs into an infinite loop trying to retrieve settings via the network and therefore consumes a fully charged battery in under 3 hours. When N80 reaches this state, the phone is effectively dead. There are currently no known fixes to this problem. Restarting or reinstalling the firmware does not fix the problem.

User criticisms of the N80 include low battery life, particularly when several wireless radios or programs are active, in addition to a rigid slide mechanism and generally poor performance. While the N80ie firmware update to the phone remedied several issues with pre-existing handsets, battery life and instability continue to plague the handset in general in addition to its pre-existing construction faults.

References

See also

• List of Nokia products

External links

• Nokia N80 Product Page
• Nokia N80 Details
• Bluetooth Qualification Program specifications

Reviews

• Review by MobileReview.com
• Review by GSM Arena
• Review by MobileBurn.com
• Review by All About Symbian
• Review by PhoneArena.com
• Reviews by CNET: Asia, Australia U.S.A.