Nokia N82

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Nokia N82
Nokia N82 (front view).jpg
Manufacturer Nokia
Compatible networks GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100 with HSDPA (excluding China)
Availability by region14 November 2007
28 November 2008 (Japan)
Predecessor Nokia N73
Nokia N93i
Successor Nokia N85
Nokia N86 8MP
Nokia N96
Related Nokia N78
Nokia N81
Nokia N95
Form factor Candybar
Dimensions112 mm × 50.2 mm × 17.3 mm
Mass114 g
Operating system Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
BatteryNokia battery (BP-6MT) 1050 mAh
Display2.4" QVGA LCD, 240 × 320 px, 16.7 million colors
Rear camera5-MP / Carl Zeiss optics / Xenon flash (back)
Front camera CIF video call (front)
ConnectivityWLAN 802.11b/g (excluding China), Bluetooth, Micro-USB 2.0, Nokia 3.5 mm AV Connector, Hot swappable microSD
Nokia N82 rear view featuring a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, sliding lens protector and a xenon flash. Nokia N82 (rear view).jpg
Nokia N82 rear view featuring a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, sliding lens protector and a xenon flash.
The N82 in silver. Nokia N82.jpg
The N82 in silver.

The Nokia N82 is a high-end mobile phone produced by Nokia, and announced on 14 November 2007 as part of the company's Nseries line. [1] The N82 runs Symbian OS v9.2 (S60 3rd Edition, FP1). The N82 inherits much of the Nokia N95's features and specifications (including GPS, Wi-Fi and HSDPA), with the major addition being its xenon flash. At the time the N82 was considered one of the most sophisticated camera phone on the market. [2] [3] It is also considered a successor to the Nokia N95, preceding the Nokia N96. [4] [5]

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Like the N95 before it, the Nokia N82 was critically acclaimed [6] and is often considered one of the best Symbian devices, [7] although it did not sell as much and was not available worldwide. The N82 was Nokia's last high-end device in a candybar form, as its successors opted for sliders and later touchscreen devices.

As a camera phone, the Nokia N82 primarily competes with Sony Ericsson's K800 and K850.

History

Nokia's N82 model was leaked in May 2007 (along with Nokia N81), but was not made official until six months later in November. [8] It was introduced a month after the Nokia N95 8GB. [9]

The latest firmware of the Nokia N82 is v35.0.002 released December 2009. [10]

The N86 8MP from 2009 (a slider) is considered to be the N82's spiritual successor due to its high-end camera technology, despite the lack of Xenon flash. [11] However a similar top-of-the-line device in a candybar form never appeared from Nokia after the N82. [12] The Nokia 6220 classic of 2008 was the second Nokia with a Xenon flash.

Features

The N82 includes a built-in accelerometer for video stabilisation and photo orientation to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken, and automatic 270 degree screen rotation. It is compatible with the N-Gage gaming platform. It has a 2.4-inch TFT display and features the same 332 MHz processor as found in the N95.

The N82 has almost identical specifications with the N95, leading to it being called by some as an "N95 in candybar form." [13] [14] [15] Apart from the xenon camera flash addition, minor technologic differences between the models are: 128 MB RAM up from 64 MB (the N95's 8 GB variant also had 128 MB); CIF resolution (352x288) front camera up from QVGA (320 × 240); microUSB port rather than miniUSB; and removal of the infrared port.

Camera

The first Nokia phone with xenon flash, the N82 has a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and was considered the best camera phone on the market [16] [17] [18] until the arrival of the Samsung GT-i8510.

Discussions and head-to-head comparisons of these two models demonstrate the N86 8MP from 2009, which is equipped with dual LED flash, is not consistently capable of outperforming the N82 in variable lighting. [19] The primary advantage of using LED is light source for video recording, whereas the xenon flash has a stronger burst of light, but it cannot be used for recording videos due to its technical composition. [20]

Variants

The mainland China market version of the N82 has a different hardware platform which has Wi-Fi and the UMTS radio removed (no 3G support), has a different product code (RM-314 as opposed to RM-313) and its firmware is incompatible with the regular model's. This version can be readily identified by the lack of "WLAN scanning" display on the idle screen.

Specifications

FeatureSpecification
Form factor Candybar
ColorsGold/silver/black
Operating systemSymbian OS 9.2, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
Latest firmwarev35.0.002
GSM frequencies850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRSYes (Class 32, 107 kbit/s)
EDGE (EGPRS)Yes (Class 32, 296 kbit/s; DTM Class 11, 177 kbit/s)
WCDMAYes, 2100 MHz (excluding China)
Screen240 × 320 pixels, diagonal 2.4", 16.7 million colors, auto-rotate
CPUDual 332 MHz ARM 11, Texas Instruments OMAP 2420
GraphicsPowerVR MBX 3D Graphics HW accelerator (OpenGL ES 1.1, DirectX 8.0 Compatible)
Internal dynamic memory (RAM)128 MB
Internal flash memory132.4 MB
Camera5-megapixel CMOS camera sensor, xenon flash, auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, front secondary camera for video call, CIF (352 × 288 pixels) sensor
Camera lens coverYes, acting as camera on/off switch and lens protector.
Video recordingYes, MPEG-4 VGA (640x480), 30 fps
Multimedia MessagingYes
Video callsYes
Push to talkYes
Java supportYes, Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Memory card slotYes, microSDHC, up to 32 GB
Bluetooth Yes, 2.0
WLANYes, IEEE 802.11 b/g with UPnP support
Infrared No
Data cable supportYes, USB 2.0 via micro-USB interface with USB mass storage support
Integrated speakersYes, stereo
TV out Yes
HF speakerphoneYes, with 3.5 mm headphones audio jack and A2DP wireless stereo headphone support
Battery Li-ion 1050 mAh (BP-6MT)
Talk timeUp to 190 min (WCDMA), up to 260 min (GSM)
Standby timeUp to 210 hours (WCDMA), up to 225 hours (GSM)
Weight114 g
Dimensions112 × 50.2 × 17.3 mm
NavigationIntegrated GPS, A-GPS, Nokia Maps 2.0, Ovi Maps 3.0 (since 01.12.2008). External Bluetooth GPS receiver support
Browser Web Browser for S60
EmailYes, POP3/IMAP
Music playerYes
RadioYes, Stereo FM radio with Visual Radio support.
Video playback formatsMPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX/XviD), MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264), RealVideo up to RealVideo 10, with OMA DRM 2.0/1.0 & WMDRM support, Flash video (flv)
Audio playback formatsMP3, AAC/eAAC/eAAC+ (in .aac/.m4a files), WMA, playlists, OMA DRM 2.0/1.0 and WMDRM support

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