To know the positive and the negative points about an electronic or anything for that matter you have to live with it and use it as it were a part of your daily routine and then see where it outstands your imagination and as well where it lacks. This is what I just did with the New Nokia N82. Lets start with first things first:

Anatomy & Histology

The Phone has a very blocky appearance and looks just another regular phone in your hand. It has a thick cross-section area which shows the outline of the phone when its lying deep inside your pocket. This by far breaks a handful of customers who want a good looking classy phone.

The color combination is not bad; the golden silvery shine is amazing and makes the front panel come alive at night. The back has an off white finish which perhaps is not as good as the front. On whole I would accept the appearance as a moderate approach which needs a little more work, a steel body would perhaps lift its gloomy looks.

What a regular scale gives is approximately 11.1 cm x 5 cm x 1.6 cm the size will qualify considering the amount of features loaded on to it.

The Weight of the device is pretty good. For its bulky appearance it is actually light. Got to give it to the Nokia for making such a packed device so light.

The four sides of the phone are joined with smooth curves. The top one has the Power On Button along with a 3.5 mm audio jack slot. The left side has the USB cable slot, Memory Stick Slot and the Charging Pin Slot. The right side has 2 speakers one on top and other on bottom along with the Volume Keys, Camera Click Key and the Gallery key in between. The lower side only has the microphone.

The Front panel has a big screen measuring approximately 6.2 cm diagonally. That sure is a big one. On top of the screen we have a small front panel camera for video calls facility. Below the screen are present the keypad. The key pad is the worst part of the phone and the keys are stacked on top of other as they were coins. The buttons too are made very small. I sure had a hard time text messaging and dialing numbers using just one hand, but it is pretty ok if you use both hands. The pencil key has been deleted and the function is served by the # key. Fortunately the call key and the end key have been made big enough so attending and hanging up is not a problem. But on whole it sure will make your Adductor Pollicis Longus and Brevis (Thenar muscles or simply the thumb muscles) a good workout when typing.

The Camera

Nokia N82 features as 5 Mega Pixel Carl Zeiss Optics with Auto Focus. The flash is also no ordinary one and the illumination is all Xenon. It is located at the upper one third of the back of the device and has been provided with a cover which when opened automatically turns the camera on with the view finder on the screen. The picture quality of this phone puts a silence to all the flaws it has. Simply the best picture quality in a mobile phone and good image processing I have seen in a Nokia mobile so far. The flash can click in complete dark conditions and still bring out almost every detail in the clicked picture. A lot of options to choose from the inbuilt picture settings.

Following is a picture clicked with N82

The video quality is also pretty good. The sound in the video is just super. It lives true to its name and is rightly said as a ‘The Storyteller’

Features

The phone when it comes out of the box has a handful of features to offer. With simple calling and text messaging capability it has a wide variety of network selection from 2G to 3G. One can travel to any part of the globe with this device. I made a trip from India to Switzerland to USA and had no problems with the network selection. Making and receiving calls was easy. The voice clarity was super; it missed a few seconds initially but didnt give me any problems of what so ever later on.

I have to keep logged on to check my mails frequently which was well served with the built in email client and Wi-fi connectivity. I also had no need to carry an extra bad for my laptop. So I am pretty satisfied with the email functionality but I must say that it was hard to write long mails due to the lousy keypad. Surfing the Web is also easy with the web browser and the big screen adds to its user friendly approach.

The GPS with Nokia Maps was not functional in some parts of India but was working well in USA and Switzerland. A great tool for someone like me who is new to a place.

Games too are pretty realistic and give you great graphics and performance. Although the gaming keys need a little refinement but on whole I enjoyed playing on a few occasions.

The Search option is also a great feature of the phone on the home screen.

The Music player and FM Radio are not as friendly as in the N95 with the dedicated music keys but once you get used to it, they work just as well.

The Auto-Rotate feature is a very cool thing about the device. Something new in the mobile world. It can get annoying sometimes but can be easily switched on or off depending upon your liking in the settings. Another distinct point about this Nseries device.

The Gallery Feature has a good graphics interface but this makes navigation really slow. My picture gallery sometimes becomes so slow and sluggish that I have to eventually switch the device off and then back on. Seems too much of a burden on that small processor. I was not happy and eventually stopped using the gallery feature.

The PC Sync application is not good. I used it to transfer my contacts to MS Outlook and back to a new device and I was missing few numbers. Only few details were transferred. Thus I recommend you guys to use the BackUp tool to do that.

The Headphones

Good wired 3.5 mm headphones, necessary for FM function but FM works with any other regular headphone too. A bit difficult to work around at first. Not as user friendly as I have seen in Nokia N91. The voice clarity is good. Not too a great accessory for music lovers but okay for a purpose of hands free.

The Nokia Charger

The only problem I had was that after I left India, I was not able to use it. I feel Nokia Should rather provide a small addon Plug to make it worldwide rather than buy a new one all together. Had a lot of problems charging my device all this summer during my traveling.

The TV Out Cable

One of the best things about the device is that you can directly view your media on TV and not only that I also used it to play a handful of games. Not as good as PS 3 but still who’s complaining. The only problem I faced was that I was not able to get the audio working. Otherwise, Good Job Nokia.

MicroSD Card

It is small 2 GB card which according to me is pretty fast in processing. My media on the card was easy to access but I had problems with the gallery feature. Easy to remove and insert card as it is located on the outer left side of the phone.

Final Words

Although the device gave me a few headaches but in the end i rate it as a Good Buy considering the price and the functions it has to offer. Best Camera I have seen in a Nokia Phone so far.

Thumbs Up from a Critic.

A word of caution

Dont Buy if you planning to use it as a business phone. Strictly No

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