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Fri, Nov 30 12:43 AM

The Nokia N81 8 Gb is a very powerful multimedia device that is in some ways is like the Nokia N95's little brother. Though nicely designed, it's chunky and heavier than the later.

IT HAS SO MANY BUTTONS The first thing that strikes you about this phone is the huge number of keys! In addition to the usual number keys and navi wheel, there are dedicated keys for playing games and accessing music and video. The two gaming buttons are on the top (the backlight comes on when you start the games).

You'll either love it or hate it. But one thing is for sure - it's a hard-core music and gaming phone, and if this sounds like your kind of phone, then you'll love it to bits.

THE POOR COUSIN In comparison with the N95, the screen is about 15 per cent smaller, the camera is (again a poor cousin of the N95's 5 mega pixel camera) just 2 mega pixels and lacks auto focus. WHAT WE LOVE Oodles of memory.

The first feature that really differentiates the N81 from the competition is the whopping 8 GB of internal memory and a fantastic music player that can give the iPhone a run for its money. In a nutshell: A good alternative of the N95, the N81 comes with a fantastic 8 Gbytes of memory, outstandingly good music and games playing features, a superb high-res screen, 3G video calling, fast downloads and Wireless LAN. It's good that Nokia has improved the battery life.

Its camera can't match the best, but that's its only real weakness.

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