Nokia N80 - 3G with WiFi

It’s not everyday we get excited over the arrival of a new mobile phone, but the Nokia N80 certainly is a delightful exception. Sporting the same attractive metallic fascia as the N70, the N80 instantly gives a sense of quality, this despite its thick plastic body.

At the back is a 3.0-megapixel camera with flash and this is paired with a front-mounted camera for 3G video calls. Besides Infrared, Bluetooth, GPRS, and EDGE connections, the N80 also has an integrated Wireless LAN (802.11g) card. True to its commitment to provide the best mobile entertainment, the N80 has an integrated digital music player with stereo audio for playback of MP3, AAC, M4A, eAAC+ and WMA music.

Although a little bit on the thick side with tactility issues uncovered in the keypad, the lack of auto-focus in its camera, and short battery life, the Nokia N80 still manages to have what it takes to satisfy a broad range of users with its S60 3rd edition Symbian OS, 40MB of onboard memory, a competent music player, excellent web browsing capabilities, 3.0 megapixel camera, and the highly valued WLAN access.

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