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Nokia N81 8GB

04 Dec, 2007, 5:15 pm IST | by Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Other Features
The GPS system, though great to have, should have come preloaded with India-centric maps. Perhaps the official release will have them. You can always use Google maps 2.0 as an alternative, though the My Location system is erratic in the city – more often than not, it gives an error on all phones we tried out, including the N81.

Another great feature is a Home Media feature that you can use to control your music, presentations etc with a local Wi-Fi. There are provisions for Push To Talk, making VOIP calls, and using a wireless
Bluetooth keyboard. The search feature helps locate files easily.

I thought iTunes was painful but the Nokia Nseries PC Suite is probably as bad, if not worse. Though you can copy-and-paste music and videos to the phone directly, you will have to create playlists in the phone itself to avoid complications. There doesn’t seem to be any way to rename songs from the phone either.

Camera
I’m rather surprised it has just a 2 megapixel camera. But I can’t do much about it. Although there are plenty of options to choose in order to get the best pictures – from white balance to scene modes to manually selecting the exposure compensation and ISO levels – the picture quality is ho-hum. In low-light areas the images look as grainy as a bowl of cereal. The camera is quick to load and take consecutive pictures. That’s a must for spur-of-the-moment Kodak moments.

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