Rafe's Nokia N82 review, part 2: GPS, applications, performance

Published by at

In the second and final part of his definitive review of the 'Silver Snapper', the Nokia N82 , Rafe proves that this smartphone is a lot more than just a great camera. Looking at GPS and navigation functions, music, general applications and overall performance, Rafe concludes that, despite a few problems and annoyances, the N82 is "an outstanding handset".

"Outside its Nseries stablemates, the N82 has little competition. Nowhere else do you find the marriage of an outstanding camera, good multimedia playback features, integrated GPS and a flexible open software platform. As we've highlighted in the review above, it is not without its problems and annoyances. A more intriguing issue is that the N82 may not, despite its technical and feature prowess, stand out all that much from its most recent Nseries siblings. The glory of the 'flagship device' goes to the N95 8GB with its bigger screen and because of this it is all too easy to forget the N82. Perhaps a comparison with the last Nseries candybar, the N73, is more informative. Here we can see just how quickly Nokia's Nseries lineup has evolved. Remember the N73 was a top of the line handset just 18 months ago (it was launched on April 25th 2006) and is one of the Nseries best sellers. The N82 justifiably faces some criticism for its keypad, but many would agree it improves on the N73's cramped keypad and joystick. The N82's feature set and software is a generation beyond the N73. In this light it is easier to see the N82 for what it truly is - an outstanding handset." 

Read on