Gadgets: NOKIA N81 8GB, New Phone for Gaming!
Abe Olandres is one of the people who inspired me to start blogging. I’m an avid reader of his blog and I was pleasantly surprised to read about the new phones that NOKIA unveiled in their event “NOKIA: Go Play!” in Singapore. They showcased 4 new phones and one of them was touted to be a gamer’s mobile phone! This is probably their follow-up to NOKIA’s N-Gage which actually sold a lot of units way back in 2004. The question here is would gamers actually go for phones like these? Here’s a picture and stats of the new gaming phone - the NOKIA N81.
Nokia N81 8GB
- S60 3rd Edition
- Up to 8GB internal mass memory, supports microSD cards
- HSDPA, Wireless 802.11 b/g LAN
- 2.4 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) , landscape mode for gaming
- Dedicated game keys for N-Gage
- 2MP camera
- Drag & drop sync with Windows Media Player 10 & 11 or Nokia Music Manager
- Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 11.5 hours
The new NOKIA N95 8GB after the jump.
Now this phone is just too pretty and sezy. The black sleek design reminds me of the new motorolla phones. I remember going all geeky when the first news of the N95 was released. It’s a good thing I didn’t bother buying one back then since NOKIA is releasing an improved model yet again.
Nokia N95 8GB
- S30 3rd Edition, feature Pack 3.1
- 2.8? QVGA display ( 240×320 pixels at 16M colors)
- GPS with free Nokia Maps to over 150 countries
- Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g and HSDPA 3.5G
- 8GB built-in memory
- Bluetooth stereo and IrDA
- USB 2.0 and TV out
- 5MP digital camera
- Plays MP3/AAC/eAAC/eAAC+/M4A and WMA audio files up to 10hours
- Plays MPEG4;AVC/H.263/H.264,RV videos up to 3.5hours
- Talk time 300 minutes for GSM and 210 mins for 3G
Makes you think if it’s actually worth buying a phone these days. They keep upgrading which means that the phones you buy keep on getting devalued. I remember buying my first phone, a NOKIA 5110, for more than 10,000 pesos. Now I’d be lucky to sell one for a thousand bucks, hehe. Feel free to check out the other phones that were released in Abe’s blog. More updates within the day.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I guess it will meet the same fate as the N-Gage due to lack of game support. Though in gaming aspect, this would be a great device to emulate gameboy and other consoles since it has enough power and capacity. If you really want a mobile phone and gaming device, better wait for the PSP Phone instead.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:55 am
@Strike: I totally agree with you that it really boils down to content. If there is no sufficient support then this will die out as another PSP/DS wannabe.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
The games are no different from the Java games that the carriers already offer: side scrollers, strategy (read: sudoku and chess), car racing, shmups. That’s it.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
@Boky: If that’s the case then I don’t think this phone has a chance of selling well here in the Philippines. @_@ I’d rather wait for the iPHONE.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
N95:I already have the old one, and yet there they go again releasing better & improved models of the previous generation handsets. Well, what can you expect from Nokia? /pif
How much do you think I could sell my old one?
I’m not gonna buy a Nokia anymore, I’d better stick to a SE or a Motorola instead. O.O
August 30th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
The recent addition to the N95 is the 8GB internal memory and some games. If that’s the case, then might as well buy a 4GB micro SD card and download Java games. You would save a lot instead of buying the new N95, it would be relatively cheaper.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Hopefully, the batteries given to these units won’t be fatal.
August 31st, 2007 at 7:32 am
Have you guys heard of the I-Phone by Apple? I think there just similar.
August 31st, 2007 at 4:32 pm
iPHONES in PI usesless
September 2nd, 2007 at 8:27 pm
hehehe sa wakas dumating din! believe it or not I still use my ngage (pano may magnanakaw na kumuha ng new unit ko) T_T . kapag traffic yan gamit ko pindotpindot! at least it not SIDE TALKING! omg!!!!!!!!! ehehehehe sana naman di masyadong mahal!