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Nokia N81 (8GB, Unlocked) comparison

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Price $269.49 $329.99 to $399.99 $247.71 to $269.99 $11.99 $199.99 to $599.99
CNET editors' rating
Average user rating
Release date October 22, 2007 October 02, 2008 October 28, 2009
The Bottom Line We had high hopes for the gaming- and music-centric Nokia N81, but it ultimately disappoints with a bad design and buggy performance. The Nokia N85 may not offer as much memory as the N95 or N96, but it offers just as many features and a sleeker design, making it a better value in our book. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers an attractive design and feature set, but the touch-screen phone has some shortcomings compared with the competition. With a 5-megapixel camera, advanced multimedia capabilities, and GPS, there's no doubt that the Nokia N95 is one of the most feature-packed smart phones to date, but poor battery life and sluggish performance make it hard to justify the high price tag. Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.
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Features
Cellular technologyWCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
CDMA2000 1X
Weight4.9 oz
4.5 oz
3.8 oz
4.2 oz
6 oz
Talk timeUp to 240 min
325 min
Up to 540 min
Up to 390 min
385 min
Wireless InterfaceIEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
Bluetooth 2.0
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
Infrared (IrDA)
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Service ProviderUnlocked
Unlocked
Unlocked
Unlocked
Verizon Wireless
Band / modeWCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
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