Telephone gained fresh and stylish look. Manufacturer added 2 - megapixels camera, additional buttons for quick access to the phone book and the button for “beloved” functions. Instead of a joystick Multi key. Note that the extra buttons are very useful, especially the call to the phone book. If viewing WEB page has been necessary to call, the E61, you just need to switch to another application and sign in the phone book using soft keys. The same thing should be done if the interlocutor in the conversation asked to inform the subscriber’s number from the phone. In E61i phone book is called immediately, regardless of what application is open.
Slightly different battery design. The amount and type remained the same, but now contact drowned in the body and can not casually close. Also, the memory card format has changed: instead of using miniSD microSD.
Soft undergone minor changes. In addition to the new desktop theme appeared very comfortable WLAN wizard, which is responsible for finding a Wi-Fi network. There is a small refinement, such as those related to the fact that the indicator light can now notify the user about missed calls are taken or SMS. In E61i not been integrated S60 v3 Feature Pack 1, so the browser and other system components are unchanged. On the other hand, the operating system is very stable.
In real life
Many who saw E61i first, confused by its size, in particular width. However, as the tests have shown, after several days of using the device dimensions to the habit, and the phone becomes no less convenient than with the “narrow” models when working with one hand. Incidentally, that device can be managed with one hand is a great advantage. Decisions with touch screen and stylus require the participation of both hands, while the S60 platform allows WEB-engage brauzingom even while driving.
The second phone dignity - ample battery. At this point in E61i set lithium-ion battery capacity of 1500 mAh. This allows the device to work offline by today’s standards, a record time. If the machine does not produce a hand and enjoy them very intensively, charge enough about 2 days. Competing models are not in that mode protyanut day. In a small number of calls E61i will be able to work during the week.
Another feature of the phone is horizontal arrangement of the screen that occurs infrequently at Nokia. Horizontal screen all good, except for the width, but in this case, thanks to the form-factor is not the problem. Virtually all content (video, photos, games or Internet pages) is better seen on this display.
Full QWERTY keyboard at first glance is unnecessary. But it is only at first glance. Subconsciously people do not accept the fact that with the assistance can dial phone text, as well as experience with a digital keyboard for long discouraged the desire to write long letters. Full keyboard typing easier, simplifies the addition of new entries in the calendar, notepad, and the use of search listings in the phone book. All this can be done with one hand.
Combination E61i and WEB interface Gmail gives a fantastic result to read and respond to messages, view any attachment formats (DOC, PDF, XLS, etc.), and even edit them with the help of Quick Office. And if the mail is stored on the server, the user will get instant and easy access to the entire archive. All this synchronized with the mail interface on a desktop computer. You do not have to carry a laptop, thinking, where his charge - all fit in a shirt pocket. If WEB interface is not available, you can use the built quite convenient e-mail client, which will collect mail at POP3 or IMAP-protocol.
Most battery, horizontal arrangement of the screen, full keyboard fall can be very useful for Internet browsing, which is implemented very well. One can easily see WEB page, leave messages on blogs and forums. Supported JavaScript and cookies. Flash is not supported, and perhaps the only serious flaw. Mini map at scrolling page makes navigation very user-friendly, despite the small screen resolution. Text moved in such a way that it did not need left - right. It is a time to try and WEB on the phone is a habit. Power E61i well enough to browse the Internet pages of background music MP3 player.

When normal, full-fledged interactive WEB and messaging services available from a mobile phone, it creates a new, as is fashionable to say, a pattern of behavior. Earlier in the cellular apparatus were available only squalid WAP sites or heavily modified pages in Opera mini, but now nothing prevents, for example, are held at the forum, and not only read but also to “burn” while in the most unusual real-life situations, when a desktop or laptop computer simply inappropriate, and the time such as the need to kill. For businesses, this opens up previously inaccessible opportunities for the convenience of obtaining information.
Also the fact that the presence of Wi-Fi allows use of public access points, and often free. For example, it is difficult to overestimate the opportunity to check e-mail or open an IM application during the voyage or already waiting in another country, sitting in the cafe. GPRS-roaming - is not working in music service. In the case of a public Wi-Fi can be used, for example, voice calls Skype or Google Talk virtually free.

Nokia E61i - the happy continuation of successful phone. Given the popularity of these phones and a large number of fans of the form factor, we can expect further expansion model range.
Pluses:
• Full-fledged comfortable keyboard;
• The possibility to work with one hand;
• Ample battery and enduringly autonomous work;
• Wi-Fi;
• Quality materials and assembly;
• Thin shell.Negative:

• Lack of Feature Pack 1;
• Relatively low screen resolution;
• Lack of support flash on WEB sites.

Price described the device will not allow his youth. This is a solution for people who could afford to go a little ahead of time and “restored” in the pocket of the latest technologies.

Design and ergonomics

The size of the shell are sufficiently small and rather typical for 3G phone with the transmitter (they are usually more of their counterparts without one) than for the smartphone. But weight (134 g) relatively high. However, the walking kit leather wrist straps to partially compensate for this.
The body is made of lightweight plastic and pleasant. The front panel is almost completely covered metal box. It has become in the design and added reliability. Between the keyboard and display unit are more places left for emphasis, but not smooth metal surface can be used in disclosing slider.
Above the display, you can see the camera lens and the sensor for videotelephony luminance level, which helps to correct backlight screen and keyboard.
Above the window you can see the IR port, and a round button that is used also for switching profiles and safe extraction of the memory card. The key is fairly rigid, so random clicking and cut phone excluded.
Interface connector is located on the habitual place, or at the bottom of the shell. This is the interface used in the latest models of the company. Conveniently, that the port ZU introduced separately (located just left). Do not have to choose between discharged battery and the use of a headset or a USB cable. Port ZU also changed, become more subtle. For complete compatibility adapter attached.
Another piece of the left is the microphone hole, and just the right connector - for fastening strap. That location suggests that the N80 will be “upside down”.
Memory card hidden under the door on the left side of the bottom half slider. It is gratifying that is used miniSD. The memory of this type MicroSD cheaper, but its maximum volume twice as much. However, the size and miniSD also more twice.
On the right side of the hull, at the keyboard block key is placed camera / Shutter. At the top of the - hands-free earpiece, really loud, heard excellent interlocutor. The same is engaged with the dynamics of playing music and video, incoming call, etc. At maximum volume noise and sometimes appears somewhat jarring, the melody becomes less pleasant. The situation is changing for the better, if slightly lower volume.
Inner part of the top slightly thickened. It is there are camera lens, the outbreak and switch to macro mode. And below them - battery compartment lid.
Display slightly drawn into the body. Permission and sharpness can be assessed the highest score, the angles review acceptable, but no more: white and black colors for sufficiently large angles, but even the brightness varies with little deviation. Stock brightness, by the way, is big. This allows the image to be visible in the sun. Screen fades a bit, but you can use the telephone, even in bright sunlight.
Digital keyboard is convenient. All keys are clearly Sydney, a special form of the fingers allows convenient place. Under over the top and bottom rows of keys enough space for comfortable pressing. System keys do not cause such a stormy delight, especially with the lower number of keys size reduction. But any significant inconvenience or she had no weaknesses. With the joystick harder. Initially, he seemed terribly inconvenient, even on the menu navigation caused negative feelings. However, a few days later, the routine use of the situation has changed. Slippery contour can be used to move a finger, and some anchorage only promotes freedom convenient navigation habit comes with time, and enjoy classic joystick becomes even less comfortable.
Smartphone rests comfortably in the hand, looks not bad in the interior. However, even modern, much less functional devices are often large in size.

Menu and function

Richest set of software platform drafted third extended by additional programs to familiarize themselves with even attached a special booklet. Manufacturer’s emphasis on the 3 - megapixels camera and developed networking opportunities. No need to forget about catastrophically low number of compatible programs, and an inability to install third-party order processing (not just those designed to permit larger display). Even through a specially established a service for downloading new software, image processing and the past are not yet available.
Additional software includes the following applications: Kodak mobile, Print Online, QuickOffice, Catalogs, master settings, home server, Lifeblog. In the enclosed CD can be installed Nokia PC Suite for the implementation of all possible operations with telephone (Internet connection, synchronization, file transfer, etc.). Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (also located on the CD) - a convenient and easy way to fix a newbie, editing and printing of images.
The standard software support further developed according to PTT walkie regime, the possibility edge, the existence of two chambers, file server capabilities and UPnP.
The logic of the work is no different from previous versions of the OS, but refined interface. Now, at the entrance to the top of the menu screen, previously contained proprietary information, and information on the current application, wrapped up to a small strip without losing relevance. A place to rid houses another line of icons.
To set the default desktop icons often launched programs and events organizer, but it can be limited to just a picture.
Leave consideration standard telephone functions in the party - they are, as always, realized at the highest level, it is true, the record on birthday in the contacts have not added to the organizer.
Support profile availability of wireless stereo player makes a particularly interesting. However, the player was not proved. From the sound settings available only equalizer. The player is closely integrated with the local multimedia library, supports play lists, sort by artist, album, playlist, genre, composer. Of the current player can be set to the melody of the call, open embedded browser for downloading music. We evaluated the quality of sound coming through in a set of headphones. Outwardly they look very good quality, met in the fashionable style (dress at the neck, dynamics-liners joined at a small distance, which is just enough to them, to reach out from the wire around his neck to the ear). In the area of the breast is looking unit with the microphone and buttons for a response that is part of the body. Side volume control keys are located, but only one button, contrary to expectations, the player does not put in a pause. Walking in a set of headphones sound quality similar to a headset: catastrophic shortage of low frequency and the excessive number of high, medium inflated. The situation is going to save adapter kit for a standard 3.5-mm connector. However, the absence of a microphone does not allow such a use headphones favorite headset as a full replacement. The ideal solution may be regarded as a wireless stereo. Prices are still fairly high, but for the owners of the smartphone this should not be a problem.
The aforementioned focus on advanced networking features resulted in a proposal to enter into a network to buy everything that can be placed there. Using embedded browser - solid fun. It is not the size of the page formats the display (like Opera or similar solutions), and puts on the screen only the part that might fit. High resolution screen makes such a regime friendly. Cache cache pages and addresses is accelerate work on the Internet, there is support for bookmarks, cookies, java, blocking pop-ups and so-called tabbed (ie multi-interface). Manager allows easy download files in the background. You can decrease the font size to the limit, which will make the text less readable and very small, but most of the pages fit on the screen.
Gallery - convenient and, most importantly, testimonials working annex to maintain order in the photos, audio, video, podcasts, presentations. Access is carried out quickly and conveniently. Pictures beautifully scrolled in full-screen mode, with vivid images even large open permits, for example, with the camera. Supported by the regime, when the top and bottom of the screen represent a sequence of miniatures 4, and the middle - increased 4-fold compared with miniatures information about it: the file name, date, time, lifting frame, the size and placement (memory card or phone) . Such an organizer - an integral part of modern mobile device. For more complex operations with files, you can use a file manager or multi-party programs usually have greater functionality.
This multimedia features smart not limited. Movie Program helps build several videos, add simple effects, captions. Hardly could be expected from these types of programs are acceptable speed on a mobile device, but too slowly implemented even simple functions. To also include multimedia player flash files, real player, visual radio (in our country works only conventional radio), the client instant messaging, voicemail management. Last worthy of special attention because of their excellent work. There is no need to write the names of rooms for notebook or call functions, it automatically synthesized. Russified menu richly cuts are automatically synthesized labels, of course, also produced in the abbreviated form: “Telef. The book, Voice. Mail, etc. «Surprisingly, it works as a function with the full title, and in abbreviated form. Contact written in Cyrillic transliteration and, equally well defined. Tests and voice functions were held in calm and in a relatively noisy atmosphere without using a headset. The results pleasantly surprised. Rarely similar functions are working properly.

Camera

It is no wonder the camera is a significant part of the hull; it is not wasted advertising company based model. It came out really good. And the thing is not in the number of megapixels (3 Mrh, permission to 2048 × 1536px), and speed work, the variety of settings and as the final image. The outbreak is effective within a radius of 2 (maybe a little more) meters. The distance to the object needed to get a sharp picture in macro mode, slightly different from that for conventional treatment.
Out of camera settings storyline survey highlights: portrait, landscape, sports, night landscape, night portrait, limited illumination. From the choice depends on topic extract value, the sensitivity settings and as a consequence, the quality of photos. In a poor light itself outbreak may include (depending on the topic), you can adjust the red-eye reduction mode. White balance can be automatic and user: sunny, cloudy, incandescent lamp, the lamp daylight. Brightness, contrast, saturation, luminance can be changed in a certain range of values. It supports color filters: sepia, and black-and-white negative. The number of camera settings and images in the N80 is comparable to the menu amateur camera. The function of increasing digital, but the facility can be closer to 20 times. Understandably, such an increase in sharpness lost very much, the quality falls seriously, but the function itself is impressive.
An interesting mode consistent shooting. You can do a series of personnel with a given period (1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 300, 600, 900 seconds), but permission will decrease to 1280 × 960. Speaking of the authorization. His itself, and no, there is a choice of image size. The close integration with the press and positioning services model and then left their mark.
Self can work through 2, 10 or 20 seconds.
For quite fit self-VGA camera, it is true, the quality will be worse.
Video Mode left the same positive experience. Primarily because of the normal authorization (352 × 288px) and the right codec (H.263). Script for video is not so much: automatic and shooting night with larger excerpts. The increase is also lower - only 5 x. However, the pictures mostly inherited from the regime of photos.

The resulting video on the screen smartphone looks great, on the computer, of course, is worse. In the first place, there is a low bit rate, resulting in pixelclocks and some fuzziness. Sound is encoded by an algorithm 48kbps AAC c quality, 16kHz. Weak side as photos and video is filming in a poor light, which is beginning to seriously matrix “make noise”. For photos can be used outbreak, but because of it often appear dispersion divorce.
Many functions N80 unique or very rare, for example, a home server based on the Wi-Fi UPnP, the ability to connect a Bluetooth keyboard, a full-fledged browser, and integration with photo printing services. By the way, and you can print the images on a compatible printer via infrared or Bluetooth. It was convenient opportunity to be connected in the flash-drive mode.
Disadvantages: noise matrix with insufficient coverage, a small time in the standby mode (with more or less intensive use of a wall outlet had to look twice daily), a bad sound headphones and poor settings in the attached player.
Nevertheless, a great number of functions perfectly realized more than outweigh all the shortcomings and imperfections.

Nokia N81 - is one of the newest Nokia smartphones. In sliders managed to accommodate a lot of functions, it is a quality player and dedicated keys for the games. In fact, the N81 is the first upstream oriented games and N-Gage platform.

Design

Carefully looking machine, you know that the engineers were no easy task. They have put an enormous amount of the controls and many components in a compact casing, umudrivshis leave a pleasant appearance.
Corpus rightly feels a bit fat, and massive. N81 weighs 140 grams, which is longer than Nokia N95 8 GB or even Nokia N80. By dimensions, it is comparable with the Nokia 6110 Navigator and other smartphones this form factor.
The upper halves slider very thin, slightly wider and higher bottom. Play between halves of almost none. Specifically, it is minimal and, in general, not critical. However, in a test sample, which falls to us earlier, the slider mechanism has been very badly eroded. Phone sold not so long ago, so the actual behavior through an impressive slider until the operation is difficult to judge. At kind of construction is sturdy, movements occur smoothly, and without tap the strengths of falls, therefore, assume that only a strong movement inherent in the test sample and has no place in the new devices.
Corpus is a metal chassis with lids from plastic markogo lacquer. Building and the overall ergonomics corps performed almost perfectly. Metal painted, but the paint on the resilience difficult to say. Plastic - with a black lacquer coating - relatively thin, but the quality.

The display, subjectively, it is better than the N95 or 6110 Navigator. The colors are very bright, lush, vibrant colors. Viewing Angle and other parameters are also images at the highest level.
Stereo speakers located on both sides of the hull. They covered the metal ribs and it looks quite impressive. Indeed, if this is not the best, some of the best and loud speakers ever proclaimed in phones. In the same 6110 Navigator installed loud dynamics and quality for the best playback quality voice support, but in this case the sound even louder and more qualitative. Even some multimedia notebooks may envy the volume of the earpiece.
The model used microUSB-connector to connect to the PC. For charging and connect the headphones are allocated interfaces.
A display on the small area located generally “constellation” buttons: two soft keys, buttons management challenges, four keys player, manager contour of the central Keys, keyboard multimedia menu, as well as buttons, and the abolition of the entrance to the main menu. Despite this abundant and close location of the elements cause inconvenience only one key. The whole big finger of fault, which when clicked, or the lower right-hand circuit manager hurt key player. Over time, this can be especially used to.
What is interesting, there is absolutely no discomfort when pressing to miniature silvery multimedia key menu towering middle of the sea the other keys. In the user manual, this button does not say, in every case where it is mentioned, it is drawn-out. But people close to Nokia, called this control button Anssi - in honor Anssi Vanjoki, the heads of Nokia multimedia unit, which invented the button and carousel menu that appears after clicking it.
Buttons “reception” and “Lights Out”, which ends keyboard nestled in the block, as Sydney without negative emotions.
Area around the circuit allows the administrator to manage player. Central hotkey combines the functions of the pad and buttons confirm the selection. In the latter case, the area is working as usual hardware key.
Navy Wheel functionality by default, it had to include a menu. Sensor works only in mediamenyu, galleries and player, and just to navigate through the lists. In the main menu or other programs is inactive.Even in the few cases where actual sensory panel, to use it is not always convenient. Area keyboard is very small, so the rotational motion of the resulting menu, perform inconvenient. Moreover, with the activated Navy Wheel is becoming more difficult to enjoy the basic functionality of central keys.
It would be much more relevant permit to use a touchscreen, for example, in your browser. Although in this case it is too small an area severely restricted the actions of the user. Perhaps the potential of the touch panel will be disclosed in future Nokia phones, but in this case, severely limited the user and disable function correctly - that is not hampered.
Except as described buttons, there are two more - loud and keys on the right end of the camera - as well as the inclusion and the slider button to turn off the keypad mounted on the upper front. He, like many players, completely blocking the keyboard. It is claimed when connecting headphones and remote control package.
Telephone keys are short but strong progress. They are plastic, not metal, as is often the case when such a realization keyboard.

Menu

Program Nokia N81 is different from all the latest smartphones company. Platform: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, the operating system: Symbian OS v9.2. I need hardly tell once again the main points, so proceed immediately to innovation.
In the first instance, to describe the N-Gage. Before the release of the full game environment N-Gage presented a set of demo games and summary promises. In our case before football games, and arcade space race. Not able to say that the game graphics or enamored particularly interesting gameplay. Perhaps later appear more interesting games to correct the situation.
Games are automatically in landscape mode, with the active gaming keys marked with a circle and a square. Play is quite convenient apparatus confidently rests in the hands, buttons conveniently Sydney.
Music player is different special functionality. This is the standard solution, which we have seen in the Nokia 5700 smartphone and some others with music classes.
Audio quality is better than in the Nokia N95 and other similar devices. Bloginfo Samsung U-series, subjectively, sounded better. What particularly surprised N81 quite comfortable working with high-AKG K240 Studio and Sennheiser HD270. In both cases, the volume remained at an acceptable level.
In mouse installed Wi-Fi manager and UPnP client. Like the PlayStation 3, Nokia N81 can get data from household appliances or compatible computer (unless, of course, it is UPnP server).
Working with Wi-Fi has been volatile. After 5-10 minutes brouzinga started active network lost. We were unable to find out why, or under any of their resolve.
The set also has a customer Music Store, which will be useful only to residents of Britain, Adobe PDF and the Search 4.0. Office package or a separate Media are not available.
New version of the search service searches on the Internet or by phone Resources (music, contacts, calendar, messages, bookmarks, pictures, video card, applications, and notes). Search extremely convenient, searches by keyword or part of speech. The results are grouped by category, if it belongs to several results.
This program will be installed in all new Nseries smartphones and Nokia N95 and Nokia N95 8GB have already received the new version of its firmware.
Carousel multimedia menu presented six pages: music, games, gallery, contacts, and Internet card. In each case, there are bookmarks to the most popular features section. For a list of contacts favorite numbers for the browser - bookmarks, for the gallery - and access to the gallery last snapshot from the camera and so on. Pages could be regrouped for each secured room for easy access.

The map 7672 MB of memory is available, in the phone’s memory - 25 MB. Of the 96 MB RAM 42 MB user aside. This is a very good figure. As a result, you can run multiple applications of heavy, and all of them will work correctly and quickly. In addition, a large quantity of RAM positive impact on the work of the browser and the maximum number of open pages. Rather, history with the first iteration of N-Gage repeated again. Those devices, which will be officially endorsed by the producer for the Games, will be equipped with an adequate amount of RAM; the rest of the game demanding simply will not work anymore.
3D adapter built-no, but 332 MHz processor Freescale shows very good performance, close to the upcoming Nokia N95.
Manufacturer used capacious 1050 mAh battery, which even under the most active use withstand impressive two days. You can talk about confident 4-5 days with an average use of the work.
Data on microUSB place with little to 8 GB of memory speeds of 1500 KB / s, often falling to the level of 500 KB per second.

Camera

Photographs obtained by slightly noisy and blurred visible artifacts from excessive compression, but the color is very natural, colors are bright and natural. The edges are blurred objects, but not merge with the rest picture. In the dark places noises particularly visible, but not unpleasant green tide.
Overall, the quality of pictures above average. It is hardly possible to find a similar level of the camera, which could offer better-quality pictures. In N81 established budgetary decision, albeit a very good quality.

Conclusions

We had tests on Nokia N81 8GB different from Nokia N81 additional 8 GB flash memory card-and the lack of reader. In fact, everything said here applies equally to the two phone.
The developers have established a large number of functions in a relatively compact casing, with a negative impact on the overall weight and ergonomic keyboard. Perhaps some do not like the lack of HSDPA, and the average camera.
Staff worked very quickly, supported gaming platform N-Gage and qualitatively reproduces music. It is unlikely that it can be recommended for purchase at the current price, but at least a reduction to $ 500, Nokia N81 8GB might well be in the pockets of the advanced youth.
Set:
Nokia N81 8GB
Wired Stereo HS-45
Remote Control AD-54
USB cable CA-101
The battery-BP 6MT
Battery charger, AC-5
Instructions
Instruction Quickstart
Leaflet
DVD-ROM with a set of programs

Appearance

Let’s start with the negative. By purchasing such a device for a solid amount wants to perfect it looked, it was perfectly collected and just worked, so many owners of the device is very saddened play halves. Using the phone this feature does not prevent. We are supportive in the hands of a few copies N95 - in other models play was markedly lower, but memorable.
Other serious deficiencies in the design not. The body is made of plastic pleasant to the touch. In the hands of the device is convenient for both parties to disclose soft, not pops at the close.

Slyder disclosed in both parties. At the top of a number of musical buttons at the bottom - digital keyboard. The fact that the musical keys hidden, does not allow to use them blindly. After all, hardware control buttons for the player and set them on the case to be in the pocket to find and track switch, volume, momentum, and so on. In the case of the N95 can be used only if a player reaches pockets.
Telephone keyboard realized very convenient. Convex large buttons have a clear soft course.
Q functional keys also claim not. Difficulties may arise when using buttons “pencil” and “Cancel”.
Managing contour slightly lifted on the remaining keys, it’s convenient for them to use. At the end of the right keys installed cameras, galleries and volume. On the left - plus headphones, a memory card slot and IR.
Fixing holes for a USB port, a microphone and a connector for ZU installed in the lower front.
Above the display are located “portholes” frontal camera and light sensor, as well as the speaker. It is only used during a call. Multimedia dynamics installed at the ends corps. They sound good and loud.
The device huge vested 2.6 - inch display. With such a large diagonal permit 320 × 240 may seem insufficient, but did not seem large pixels, the image does not look covered ribs. In addition, the screen itself is excellent in the sun. To work in the display room also claims not: bright colors, rich, distinct angles review.

Functions

Program Nokia N95 is a S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. Contrary to standard delivery is not much: player, Maps application, the function of TV-out and the game SRE. Earlier, a three-dimensional “shooter” we saw only masthead N93 smartphone and N93i. It particularly interesting to play, connecting device to a TV. In this case, a little blurry image, but at some distance from the monitor looks tolerably well. The screen TV receiver displayed the same as the phone smartphone.
Programs to rotate the screen, as in the E-series, no. The operation is carried out through disclosure slider player in the mode of closing and emerging applications. Incidentally, the annex “player” is in memory.
On the multimedia key instead of the usual four labels have generally carousels icons to launch frequently used programs.
Now quality player in the phone is not a trend, as established fact. K 3.5 - millimeters connector can be attached favorite set of headphones without adapters. Loudness player above average (compared with the loudness player in the Nokia 5700).

FRC smoother than the Nokia 5700. No recession at low frequencies. In any case, sounding can be adjusted using an equalizer.
Frequency depends on the volume. At the secondary level the entire schedule smoother, a little bit at a high retracted basses. The noise level of -79 dB. This is worse than in 5700 (-85 dB). Overall assessment - well.
Built-in GPS receiver has fallen short of expectations. In some cases, it is no substitute for individual gadget, and a few reasons.
The first reason - embedded chip. This is not the usual SiRF Star III, and Texas Instruments NL5350. On less than Serf Star III, but is generally not worse. At the same time, N95 in the process of fixing the necessary number of satellites can take up to 15 minutes, depending on the weather, the availability of surrounding buildings and other conditions. GPS is at the lower end of, a little left of the USB connector, and it is a place many users are protecting handy when trying to work with the receiver. From here, and a lot of angry feedback. If a device to keep the lower end up, the quality of GPS significantly increasing, but “cold start” is still occupies 10 - 15 minutes. If the launch was carried out in the stationary, the transport device used to be realistic. In the room receiver to enjoy extremely difficult: sometimes, thrusting his hand out the window, “managed to catch a few” satellites. The latest firmware appears support A-GPS, improving the speed of “cold start” and the quality of work on the premises.

Another problem - firmware. It would seem the perfect solution - not pre-loaded maps, and while working with GPS. The result is not spent precious space on the memory card, and the manufacturer did not have to think what kind of cards for each region to supply kit. On the other hand, imagine how all this will work in roaming and how much will cost downloading maps. Fair to note that the service is extremely Dard speed channel to connect to the Internet and consumes very little traffic. Sights and other sectors on the map can be loaded or turn off when necessary.
Maps can be downloaded using any type of connection, including Wi-Fi. In addition, the application allows pave the route, which, when fully cached. For example, sitting in a cafe or airport, it is possible to plan the upcoming holiday, download route available via Wi-Fi and will not remember roaming.
Among other surprises related applications Maps, worth recalling its slow work (for the GPS program, which we have seen in other smartphone Nokia, the N95 faster and more stable Maps), as well as a proposal to acquire an expanded version of the program. It occurs when you turn on the regime construction of the road. Voice escorts, and many other necessary in the process of building a route functions are paid for.
The user is available to about 160 Mb in the phone’s memory and about 18 MB of memory.
Bluetooth controller version - 2.0. Supported profiles A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, DUN, FTP, GAVDP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, OPP, SAP.
As Eseries devices, N95 supports VoIP. Settings and use - are similar.
Video allows gather in one place subscriptions to videos, including You Tube.
When the Java tests yielded the following results:
Please note that the performance in 3D applications slightly lower than that of N93/N93i, even though a new platform and 3D accelerator. Otherwise, these figures are typical for Bugs.

Camera

5-megapixel camera - one of the key functions of the device. Maximum permission photo - 2592 × 1944. In close-up photograph is considering the effect of watercolors, blurry and fuzzy edges. The images are from 500 Kb to 2 Mb. If you see pictures on the monitor, the defects are not visible. Photos seem to be bright, are difficult to distinguish from photographs made by a camera.
Video produced good quality.
Audio: 48 kHz, 96 kbit / s, mono (1 / 0), mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC.
Video: 2700 kbit / s, 29 fps, 640 × 480, MPEG-4 Video.
Container: mp42: MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14].

Conclusions

N95 - masthead series of Nokia multimedia device. Manufactured by constantly refining flagship programmatic part, in every way it promotes. A device for a long time will remain the most fashionable and best, so its current price can be described as adequate in all respects.
Pluses:
• Qualitative screen;
• Availability of GPS;
• Availability of Wi-Fi;
• support VoIP;
• embedded 3D-accelerator;
• Quality player.
Negative:
• Loose shell.
Included items:
• Telephone;
• Audio / video CA-75U;
• USB cable DKE-2;
• Stereo wired remote control with HS-45, AD-43;
• Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh, Li-Poll;
• AC charger-5.

Design

Users accustomed to the feeling of metal and coated with the plasticity of Soft Touch, block Nokia N82 can seem cheap or even substandard. There is no velvety surface or metal inserts. The front panel outwardly resembles perfectly Amp’s metal, but other tactile sensations. Not texture and pleasant felt cold metal does not feel the strength of the design. Further, the perimeter of the front there is a gap in 0,5-1 mm, especially notable at the top of the shell.

However, the Corps did not scripts not think hlipkim, no loose or poorly attached details. Battery compartment lid sits firmly in place. The above-mentioned gap absolutely no effect on the overall strength of the design.
Keyboard panel implemented in the overall style of “liquid metal”. Glossy surface has a property to collect fingerprints: they arrive in the dirty divorce between numerical buttons. For the rest of the front footprint almost not visible.
Average consists of a durable and high-quality plastic. Back to the plastic part of the shell mounted decorated with a characteristic pattern of lines. Figure not engraved, and there was no touch. Coverage looks strong and nesklonnym abrasion. The same can be said with certainty about the secondary part.
Giving a prediction about the mirrored front panel while difficult, Nokia applies for the first time such a performance hull. Something similar we saw in BenQ-Siemens E71, where the body has been fairly resistant to deterioration, and scratches.
Original front panel design innovation is not restricted. Both multimedia dynamics set on the right end of perception for the best video and games also provided an unusual design joystick. In fact, this is an ordinary stick, a kind of covered lid. As it turned out, the solution requires a little time to adjust, but, in general, it is convenient. Erroneous or accidental clicks is not the case, the selection and confirmation of Action coincide with the wishes of the user.
It resembles Sony Ericsson W880i, but, subjectively, it’s convenient. Buttons Sydney softly and clearly. Even with the long-SMS correspondence fingers never tire of pressing the thin surface. The disadvantages include inadequate labeling numeric keypad: inscriptions on the keys bright afternoon almost merged with mirror-like shell. We have to match angle, hold the apparatus closer to the eyes. In the dark backlight fixes the situation.
Between Right soft keys “and” X “buttons installed multimedia button menu. Surprisingly, but even if accidentally click negligent enough to get past the multimedia buttons produced extremely rare. On the verge of a top button is the inclusion, on the right - the volume keys, camera and call the gallery. Pro difficult for them to say something special.
Actually, with the management of the Nokia N82 is OK. Keys are convenient, comfortable to use them.
Engineers have provided 3.5 mm headphone socket, hot replacement memory slot for 2 mm ZU and microUSB port. This is a solid set of interfaces for a modern masthead smartphone. Fixing to strap also available. It obviously is intended to keychain or strap on the wrist.The display shows excellent picture, which looks perfectly, even with wide angles of view. Color rendition, brightness, the behaviour in the sun, and other parameters are at the excellent level. Perhaps not the best display quality on the market, but it is not enough only in very rare cases: and photos, and games, and videos are fine.
Voice earpiece wonderfully fulfilling its responsibilities. Voice of living and the natural interlocutor. Sound loud, high-quality, and crepitating without serious distortions. With special desire stereo system can be a source of background music in a small room, and even allow seeing a movie.

Menu

Functionality producers realized without major trade-offs: it is the maximum today. Even the quality of the player is higher than in other decisions station.
Hardware platform built on TI OMAP 2420 332 MHz ARM kernel with the 11, there is a hardware accelerator 3D graphics and 128 MB of RAM. The test results will reflect this in the figures. Productivity - one of the best to date. Test results are almost the same as Nokia N95, which is not surprising, since both smartphone use the same chip. The user is available to about 100 MB of memory on the phone. In addition, the kit comes in 2 GB memory card.
Program smartphone line with the latest models of Nokia smartphones: Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. The basic functions of the platform can be found in the review of Nokia 6290. Now look at the specific features of this device.

I am working very quickly. Smartphone not intended when starting standard applications, at the entrance to the submenu. Bigger applications and games to run a slight delay, but it is not over and the second. Flipped photos in the gallery, the change of orientation of the screen, working with video, browsing, and other operations that require computing power, are now working without delay. Even the masthead Nokia N95, subjectively, works slowly.
Nevertheless, with intensive testing capabilities gadget he locked a few times. Well, all defects will be corrected in the new version of firmware.
Another interesting point - full use of the accelerometer. In standby mode, it has left, but in the central menu, submenus, in the programs (even those in which it does not make sense, for instance, for writing messages) changing screen orientation, along with turning the phone. Perhaps the N95 and other smart phones with the accelerometer will get the opportunity after the firmware update, but at the moment fully accelerometer is used only in the N82.
User’s demonstration version is available N-Gage and two games. In Nokia N81 user receives 3 games, but the rest of the same features and functions, so will not repeat. Note that there were no additional gaming keys, and you can play only in portrait mode when not in the game menu option provides for a special. The keyboard and joystick N82 not a perfectly friendly games.
Multimedia menu also moved unchanged from Nokia N81. This is still 7 points: Music, Videos, Gallery, Games, Contacts, Internet, and Maps. Details about it can be read in the review.
Player something very special is not allocated. He is the same as in the N95 that is the quality of sound like an absolute majority of users. By the standard 3.5 mm connector can be attached as tablets, and closed headphones with high resistance. In both cases, the volume and sound quality will be at an acceptable level.
Dedicated buttons player no, it’s not a music device. Hands free kit rather poor quality, it is better to just buy good headphones.
To work with GPS standard Nokia Maps. There is support for A-GPS, which theoretically allows locating even in the room for 10 seconds. In practice, the program asked to wait 8-9 minutes, and then almost immediately announced the task. It turns out that managed to catch a few satellites directly out of the room. According to generally good results, even given the error results in 5-10 meters.
The open area cold start was 5 minutes. If you are near a building, the satellite caught a little longer. Overall, the quality of the GPS we liked even more than the Nokia N95.
The GPS antenna rationally installed at the top of the shell. This favorable effect on the quality and speed of the signal, as in the car or in the hands of the holder of the antenna will not be anything covered.
Deep in the menu “hidden” Home Media Program, which provides support UPnP. Her we saw in the masthead smartphone Nseries (N95, N93), but in this case, a new version with enhanced functionality.
Opening hours on battery power is at a level N95 and N81, it is 2-3 days, depending on the intensity of use of functions and, most importantly, xenon flash. In general, if the 4-5 hours a day listening to the player, send a couple of messages, and calls to perform 4-5, we can expect two days of stable work. For compact All-in-one solution it is a good indicator.

Camera

The cell is placed in a metal module together with the outbreak of Xenon and active shutter. Optics developed with the assistance of Carl Zeiss. Results of the camera very close to a low-cost camera. In most cases, photographs and even produced good Excellence. If adjust ISO, and other settings, you can make pictures with the flash even close. Most are shooting automatically configure parameters for best results. For example, in sport mode is the maximum and minimum sensitivity excerpt. The result can be with some success, even muddy landscape of a moving train window. Shumov and color virtually no mistakes. The regime is not required of white separately adjust even when shooting indoors. Most automatics cope even with the difficult combined coverage.
The minimum distance to the object can not be less than 10 cm - the camera simply will not be able to focus. At sites of regular shape, there barrel distortion. The edges of objects a little blurred, as a result of decreasing the sharpness of detail in the photograph.
Even with the drawbacks, Nokia N82 camera is one of the best on the market. It shows better results than the Nokia N95 and is a par with Sony Ericsson K850i. I want to add that the skeptical feedback on the quality of camera phones in the near future will be, at a minimum, inappropriate.

Conclusions

Overall, the impression from Nokia N82 only positive. The phone minimum number of shortcomings, the maximum number of functions, it works almost perfectly. Over EUR450 to producer requests for the gadget, the user receives a complete solution with maximum functionality to date and one of the best cameras on the market.
Speaking on the shortcomings, all of them are subjective. Impressions from the shell design, implementation keyboard and joystick for each individual user.

Appearance

Halves are connected via two joints. In disclosing the screen is in the ideal angle (just over 180 degrees) on the plane of the keyboard. This is the most comfortable conditions for the work. You can customize any convenient angle, but after the shake up device or you type near the top half of the screen will revert to the situation fully disclosed.

The device looks very firmly in place. When tactile contact only reinforced this impression. A careful inspection managed to find a couple of non-metallic parts. This is a series of keys, and support elements that simply can not be metal: display, and rubber stalk of the back cover of the battery. Everything else - a little rough. There is a feeling that is not in the hands of Nokia Communicator, a sort of military development, and the remaining screws in mind only reinforce this impression.
The body is made perfectly true. Historical convenient lies in the hand, it is true. All control elements are in the zone of reach. Some flaws do exist, but they are later.
The model is remarkable because of the huge screen and a full keyboard. It is satisfying because apparatus can be put on the table and use it as a miniature laptop. While “can” does not mean “easy”. Canberra same buttons than a computer keyboard and the bulk of the keys is always hidden under the fingers. If typing text in the hands holding the device, it will slow down the process, as will be involved only two fingers. At Nokia E61 typed text even faster, because the distance to the buttons below.
Subjectively it is the second input method is the most convenient. I keyboard designed with this in mind. Often used in combination Chr and Shift buttons are duplicated on both sides, which is very convenient: no drag on with both hands to a single fragment of the keyboard to press the two neighboring keys, as do the owners of Sony Ericsson M600i and P1i. In Nokia E61 and E61i Shift button duplicated, but not Ctrl and Chr.
Role joystick moved to the administrator path. On slightly above the keyboard and it is very convenient to use. Usually on both sides of the joystick are soft keys, here they are installed left display. On the one hand, this is logical, because the buttons should be placed next to their description of the phone on the other - for the keys have to drag on, moving hand. Furthermore, the first time otuchat fingers will go soft keys.
Left of the display set keys reception and Lights Out. Do they drag even further, but they had to use much less often.
In Nokia E90 virtually all necessary functions incidental without using menu. By default, dedicated keys or keyboard combinations can perform the following operations:
• Brightness light;
• The illumination of the keyboard;
• incl. / off. IR port;
• incl. / off. Bluetooth;
• Louder;
• Quieter;
• Help function of the phone;
• Change of profile;
• Favorites;
• Contacts;
• Communications;
• Browser;
• Notes;
• Calendar;
• Dictaphone;
• Camera;
• Two customizable features.
Switching language input is carried out by a combination of Shift + Chr. There are standard office and combinations to work with the style of the text (Ctrl-U, Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I), and Ctrl + A, Ctrl + Z, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V to highlight / copy / paste. Rollback only works on one action, and only with highlighted text. Simply erase the symbol / proposal will fail. If you delete the selected text, then Ctrl + Z work.
After some time spent with the Nokia E90, regular phones are beginning to seem something terribly inconvenient, even archaic. Most consumers will use the external display and keyboard only for basic phone functions, to view SMS and the calls were made. For the rest will be used by the usual large screen and a comfortable keyboard. Full synchronization between external and internal displays lets you do this to the full. That is the content of the external screen is transmitted to the domestic and vice versa. For example, a message delivered conveniently open on the external display, but to respond more convenient to open a communicator and take internal display and full keyboard.
The internal screen can be located almost at any angle from the user and remain readable. Viewing Angle - just high enough exactly like the brightness, contrast, color. With all these merits display minimal fades in the sun.
Specifications external screen slightly worse, but it is rarely prevented, in fact, only if you want to make a picture in sunny day. Behavior display outside in the sun can be assessed only as satisfactory.
The device is equipped with two cameras. The Principal is not difficult to notice, but the camera will have to search for the edge. She installed on the Green Keys admission to the inner side of the hull. Thus, to participate in the videoconference will disclose corpus. This is not always convenient, but not fatal.
Loudspeakers are a bit unusual way. When the apparatus disclosed, the two openings are above the palms. In this case, the remarkable sound: loud, lively, and bright. Without sounding palms becoming dim, a little less loud. At the table signal produced more sonorous, less pleasant.
Late role in the construction of the device played 4 rubber legs, scattered on the bottom of the corners. They publish quite dynamic quality audio, if device left on the table, and the rear face and the camera lens from potential scratches.
Between halves of the shell also have rubber gaskets. Just right outside the display window can be found light sensor. His need debatable, as if he had just useful device used in a closed form. After disclosure of the management apparatus keyboard and display backlight transmitted user.
Nest memory card looks massive, though not for hides microSD slot, and for the full SD. In fact, under the cover conceals a small nest for miniature cards.

Functionality

As a programmatic platform chosen commonplace and convenient S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. Nokia E90 - the first Communicator, which is running a series of smartphones. Nokia has taken an important step that will allow the use of the entire park greatest S60v3 programs for the new device. And all applications will work on the outer and inner screens.
Embedded program adapted for Nokia E90, or use additional horizontal space internal display and look absolutely habitually on the external display. Additional applications simply stretched to the width. For example, here is how embedded file system browser.
And it all favorite X-Plore.
Built-in browser is equipped with additional information on the panel highlighted file. Such panels also fitted and other programs.
Working with messages, calendar, files and images has become much easier.
Some programs display built usual.
Historical use chipsets OMAP 2420 processor with ARM11 operating at a frequency of 332 MHz, and the 3D hardware accelerator. That was long enough to see most films, but, as it turned out, not fast enough for the opening of photography. Full screen video looks perfect, but, for example, a clip with a resolution of 720 × 576, packed XviD. In general, you can say that the film is cast on the memory card without recoding.
Photos made camera built at the maximum resolution, offered few seconds in full-screen mode, and for the preview in the gallery. Explanation of these simple facts: permission to display great power brings the entire processor to a minimum, and Java-only tests confirm this.
Most of the results or worse at Nokia N75, which uses the ARM 9 processor with a frequency of 220 MHz. The wide screen is comfortable to illuminate the text. This is appreciably when reading documents or browsing.
In certain settings Onliner site looks no worse than usual Monitor: any crowded letters or horizontal scrolling. Rest assured, other sites are not bad too. Browser nothing particularly remarkable is not allocated, it is a standard solution for the platform.
GPS works appreciably faster than in the N95. “Cold” start happening for a few minutes. The work programmers and the receiver are otherwise similar to N95, just look at the map of the big screen much nicer.
Supported Bluetooth-profile: A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, DUN, FTP, GAVDP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, OPP, SAP.
In the device is 256 MB of memory, the user can be found half. These parameters for the same amount of RAM and 80 MB 128 respectively.

Camera

Photographs obtained excellent. Deficiencies have, but they are too small and easily corrected on the computer. With a closer look, you can see a little blurry edge of objects.Very good work outbreak. Even in the dark atmosphere is produced to make good shots.

Conclusions

Price and size Nokia E90 - these are major weaknesses flagship device for business users. If overcome the first one, then you are in the bag (hardly fit in a pocket model) will be an excellent assistant with maximum functionality.
The working mode (browsing through Wi-Fi, reviewing documents calls) battery allows two days to dispense with charger. In general, you can say those two days - a normal work offline. Very rarely will achieve three days.
Pluses:
• support HSDPA;
• Availability of Wi-Fi;
• Broad and display quality;
• Quality camera;
• Full-fledged support for video and documents;
• Practically perfect assembly;
• Packaging and quality of the keyboard;
• Maximum functionality.
Negative:
• Large dimensions;
• High price.
Equipment:
• Nokia E90 Communicator;
• Battery-4L BP 1500 mAh 3.7 V;
• Stereo wired HS-47;
• AC charger-4;
• USB cable DKE-2;
• MicroSD memory card is 512 MB;
• Quickstart manual;
• Guide;
• DVD-ROM with Nokia PC Suite.

Light sensor (located on the left of the dynamics of the voice) only works for the digital keys. To turn on the internal keyboard is a special key. Color illumination - white with a yellow tinge.
The display is bright, perfect review angles, colors, lush and natural. Any review of coal white looks white and black - black. At sun picture fade slightly. Permission 352 h416 - is the best to date. A similar authorization used N80, but we need only a cursory glance to see the difference in the quality, color, clarity in favor of the testing model. The display can also be confidently described as the best so far.
Hot possible replacement memory cards. Slot for miniSD hidden on the right side, under the battery compartment lid. There is also a high-capacity battery (1150 mAh). Testing revealed that the E70 will have to charge every two days - sometimes lacked even charge for a full day of work. For multi smartphone this result was not bad. Recall that the CPC, with a low-resolution screen, and without having to board a GSM / UMTS / Wi-Fi / Bluetooth and other supervisors, unable to endure even before the end of the working day.For calls and multimedia uses a separate earpiece, located on the right side, just above the window, IR port. He was not loud, but not scripts and cod accompanied Enterprise melody.
The standard interface connector and a port for ZU are habitual place.
Camera only one at the rear. Lens does not covered, only slightly drawn into the body.

Menu and function

About this version of Symbian OS, we have written more than once already. If you wish to understand the capabilities of the platform reader should refer to previous materials. Additional elements are not so much, but what there is to tell. E70 positioned as a full solution for business, for people who are often in the road and appreciate the speed and compactness. They calculated and additional software.
Most importantly - to work with office documents. Notably, the software comes bundled “own” compositions. Earlier, it was a Quick Office or Pixel Viewer. The new software works faster, allows many types of settings allows users to view the data in full-screen mode (including bar). Supported by three types: a page, table of contents, and reading. Once again want to mention the magnificent display. Even extremely small font reads well. In full screen text is placed quite a lot. Software for viewing presentations and spreadsheets less convenient because of a more complex structure of the documents. For example, it displays the full contents of a cell, even if it must be less. The search functions like unusually quick work. Features editing documents is not too rich, and could not show any document. In any case, high-quality office suite is not enough to S60 smartphones. Now from this shortcoming has disappeared. The result easily sends prints.
In addition to the classical instruments of office, is software for viewing PDF files, and flash animation.
Many will be useful management functions projector and transfer the on-screen information on the projector (using IR or Bluetooth connection).
Among the applications for corporate clients also include software for the management of wireless GPS navigation (sold separately). Their only three. The first is based on a service operator (weather, coordinates jams on the roads, etc.), the second manages GPS navigation (search satellite, the definition of the situation, routing), the third allows you to tag orientations (recreational facilities, attractions, etc.).
Interestingly, despite the positioning, in the latest models of smartphones have extensive and detailed information. This model is no different. Help inexperienced user detailed contextual background, the textbook, voice assistance, the master settings, online reference service. It is not clear whether all this will really set demanded by most potential buyers, but for beginners will become a true gift.
Supported 3 band GSM, WCDMA 3G network, WLAN (802.11g, 802.11e and 802.11i), Bluetooth, infrared. At the same time, it is possible to use multiple connections. In the same connection can run several programs. We have excellent data transfer took place and worked on a dial-up connection and an outdated volatile IR port (classic test for strength). On the one hand, such abundance allows you to select the most convenient type of connection on the other - depending on the conditions it will have to change. You can set up connections manager, automatically performs the work on choosing the preferred mode of communication, as soon as it becomes available. Ie 3G is on the street, and if the base station does not support or 3G signal is too weak, included GPRS, in the office switches to Wi-Fi. Note that the audio device can be connected only one.
Generally smartphone enjoy convenient. Gone is the shortcomings voice dial (when the sentence reduced is not fully read), the quality of speech recognition, translation menu became clearer, but the cuts are still insufficient.

Some enhancements to the system due to form factor. Suffice to deploy the keyboard to type a few characters and how they will be immediately recorded in a new window editor notes. Then you can send a file, for example, e-mail or via the usual combinations (ctrl + c, ctrl + v), moved to any other application that allows you to type characters. Message Manager (otherwise it was not) want to commend separately. Very convenient and functional application. U reports received from different sources, different icons. Attached files are opened in their respective applications (supports jpeg, 3gp, mp3, ppt, doc, excel and PDF).
Another useful point relates to memory cards. Vendor announced support for the maximum amount of 1 gigabyte, but the map on the 2 GB also correctly identified and worked. That’s enough for a collection of music, and for all the necessary documents.
Results of tests JBenchmark was not remarkable, but during the delay (if time turning aside menu in disclosing the keyboard). Obviously, the reason is no better assess high resolution display.

Camera

The module allows the camera to make images with a resolution of up to 1600 х1200. You can withdraw as disclosed with the keyboard as well as usual.
The function will make your night shooting photos and video lighter, but also more noisy, slightly blurry. While photo frames produced 6. Permit or deterioration in the quality of this does not arise. The timer is set at 10, 20 or 30 seconds. You can set the white balance (automatic, sunny, cloudy, artificial lighting, fluorescence) and tint colors (regular, sepia, black and white, negative). The video settings are similar, except for the possibility of shooting without sound. The maximum resolution - 352 х288. The quality of video and photos very dignified. Video without artifacts, severing pixels and noise. Photo sharp, clear, but slightly faded.
Menu camera is not very convenient. It is a standard list. It is much easier under the stylized camera interface. There is a demand from its model of this class, but it would definitely please.

The impressions and conclusions

As a result, Nokia has a niche machine, which wills definitely its user. The weak can recall only inconvenient external digital keyboard. Prompts to find fault with the desire to set. A much more logical it would be to offer wireless solution.
Advantages of the model to allocate difficult. In fact, the entire paper and was listing of the benefits of E70. If you try to isolate the most significant and important pluses, the first and foremost to mind is the ideal display and convenient (for their size), a full-fledged keyboard. Mention should also be made of the edited and interface software, offering a complete set of necessary software and advanced networking features. Even the most progressive man after at least a year (and perhaps twice as much), after the acquisition of E70 is unlikely to have the change, this smartphone in a more modern model.

Design

As mentioned above, the main drawback is the thickness of the shell, which, despite all the tricks Nokia, still not satisfied with many users. The maximum fine upper half of the size of the lower stresses, which makes corpus N93i visually massive yet.

Camera module, which took a significant portion of chipsets, gives it a serious look and shows as optics. Only noticing a placard Nokia surrounding understand that their high-tech device Finnish company.
Lens covered with a plastic lid logo Carl Zeiss, which theoretically could easily lose. The tragedies could be avoided if attach it through completing strap to the bottom of Staff. It’s a little bit spoils the appearance and ergonomics worsens.
On the face of the manufacturer’s logo hides under a multicolored light, which reacts to certain events (missed call, charging), but not an infinite надоедает smiley.
Under the inset mirror is OLED display, the settlement of which has remained the same (as in the N93). Information presented in this case white. In addition to time and service indicators displayed on the screen animation accompanying extra bed closures, and various events (incoming and missed calls, unread message, etc.). When you press the camera is displayed time, date and day of the week - a very handy thing, especially given the fact that the screen is extinguished in a few seconds after the start of work.
When the apparatus is closed, the user can change the profile (power key), include a flashlight (key outbreak), and block the keyboard (key switch mode photo / video). In the latter case, blocked all the buttons, including digital.
Interface connector and a slot for memory cards were hidden, which is a good idea, as diverse elements corpus overstocked. The memory card is installed under the door on the right side, cable - on the left. Slightly above located and infrared outburst. Plugs are functioning normally, inconvenience its use does not arise.
Below on the left end of the slot to set ZU and loud, it is pleasant sounding speaker. In high-tech multimedia devices, but would like to see stereo speakers.
In the device has two provisions of the display: right angles (camera mode), and at an angle of approximately 160 degrees (normal mode).
The internal screen is typical of Nokia multimedia computers. His diagonal of 2.4 “, resolution - 240 × 320. This is sufficient for normal smartphone, but while in a video display seems quite small, wants to he held large area. At the same time, the picture quality claims not: excellent angles review, bright colors and lush, rich palette.
Above the screen are two soft keys, operated in portrait mode, as well as cameras for window edge, lights and the voice speaker.
Ergonomics keyboard below average: the function keys are small, have a shorter course. At the touch to work very hard, we have to constantly look at the buttons.
The side keys and joystick used in camera mode, much nicer than the N93 model. However, the holders of small hands to manage them will still uncomfortable because of the large corps and a strong distributes buttons. True, use these elements simultaneously accounted rare. In addition, the close was still required to turn the slider left, but to remove - to the right, slightly illogical.

In order to enable smartphone, it is necessary to slightly tilt the upper halves (if it is open); otherwise access to the appropriate button is blocked.
The updated design forced the manufacturer to install the battery and smaller-capacity, which affected the work of the autonomous N93i time. With the active use of ZU device will be required at least once a day.

Menu

As in the N93, the N93i installed OS Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd edition. However, a set of programs and functions expanded. First and foremost, we note an updated WLAN Manager, which first appeared in E65, a local search function, Lifeblog and the new manager. Also in the recruiting programs are set solitaires, Snake three-dimensional, three-dimensional arcade TRE and video editing program for Muvee.
In N93 review of this application has already been mentioned, but then the results attributable to obtain. Functional programs remained: choose some spots required and photos, if desired, adjust the quality and length of video clip and generate a template. The whole procedure takes about 5 seconds, followed by a few tens of minutes is a video processing. Commercial low resolution for the MMS messages generated 10 - 15 minutes, and as a source of the video, two were chosen, duration 3 - 4 minutes. The creation of high-resolution video took more than half an hour (the rest remained unchanged settings).
Smartphone supports UPnP technology, which can send photos, video and audiokontent on wireless network at home computer equipped with software from a kit, or compatible appliances.
Like other Nokia smartphone, the N93i can view and sort the photos and video through the gallery. Compressed into MPEG4 video with a resolution of 640 × 480 plays without hovering in full-screen mode. If necessary, what is happening on the display could be shown on television through cable or UPnP. Supported output in 4:3 and 16:9 formats (PAL or NTSC).
Video, photos and games look fine in portrait mode, but, as in the case of the N93, the holders of small palms will distort paunch over keyboard module block the camera.
Migrating from portrait to landscape mode is carried out faster than in all previous Nokia smartphone with this feature, which can be seen in videoobzore.
The company has set the standard in N93i player. The quality of sound and the possibility of a special player is not a matter of admiration; it is a standard solution that will satisfy most users.
Productivity updated version multimedia PC can be compared to the previous model.
Easy to see that the results worse, but not much.

Camera

Camera Module, its functions and the possibility remained at N93, but the photos and video seem to be worse. So, following pictures shows clearly too strong pressure, even though all the settings were “quality” at maximum. According to the EXIF, compression level, in both cases the same and equal to 60%.
The quality video remarkable for the smartphone, but excessive compression and spoils the picture in this case. Subjective reasoning confirms experimental data:
Nokia N93i
• 640 × 480, 30.00fps, MPEG-4, 1429kbps
• MPEG-4 AAC LC, 48000Hz, 193 kbps, 2 chnls
Nokia N93
• 640 × 480, 30.00fps, MPEG-4, 2915kbps
• MPEG-4 AAC LC, 48000Hz, 193 kbps, 2 chnls
Bit rate reduced by half.
Changed work optical zoom. The objective now is not the roars, but rolling image, as demonstrated in the next video.
Features photos and video compression are the programmatic optimizing codec’s. Perhaps in the next versions of firmware settings at maximum quality will be better.
Video Primer
Annex “Camera” is in the device memory, so its inclusion is implemented as quickly as possible. Turn the screen instantly to the appropriate treatment program and already runs through the second allows withdraw.

Conclusions

The new version of Nokia phone-cameras can boast a remarkable design. At the same time, the deterioration in the quality of person “highlights” the main apparatus - the camera. Last, but very little impact on the work of WOW-function device, which is highly, demanded the target audience. N93i created to surprise, and this is successful.
Pluses:
• Attractive and relatively compact body;
• Quality camera.
Negative:
• Small battery capacity;
• Lack of memory card adapter;
• Strong photos and video compression.

Design and ergonomics

Phone attracted enormous attention (even by the standards of smartphones) size and weight. For comparison - perimeter E60 fully coincides with the N93 dimensions when closed. Corpus seems lengthy, but lasting. There is a sense of cheap Chinese toys, on the contrary, feel the high-thrust and the advantage tekovskaya device. This impression is created mainly thanks to the quality of assembly. The basic material - plastic (metal would have added extra weight), but it is qualitative. Can be described as unreliable, perhaps, the battery compartment cover, which is quite thin and tugovato withdrawn.

Construction of extra bed untypical, as a result of outstanding abilities multimedia device.
Installation nehrupky element entirely, but the metal inserts, as the E70 is lacking. The upper halves not shake loose even if the phone.
In the disclosed form of a growing feeling of awkwardness, because the lower part of the phone a few more top and is not far from it. The upper half is in a small corner. Using N93 in a way for owners of small ladoshek most likely to be inconvenient.
In a turn of the display 90 degrees feeling completely changing. Now you can take a machine in both hands (similar to a portable game console). All keys, except for “S”, disguised under half display, are easily accessible. And enjoy smart in that situation better. Activated soft keys on the display, which is easy to reach finger of his right hand. Levy remains joystick hand, you can click on a digital keyboard with both hands. In such a “book” of N93 looks more compact and more interesting.
While photo / video display when turned on its side, smartphone virtually indistinguishable from a miniature video cameras. The Office is also very similar: the lateral activated joystick and keyboard switching regime outbreaks and photo / video. Soft-keys on the screen, too, are by the way.
In addition, smart and can be useful in a closed form. In the on-call mode, a small color display shows time and displays network / charge, Bluetooth, etc., and keystroke Shutter makes available the date and day of week. Fon while becoming black, and the indicators are removed. Feature convenient and practical. The side stick to block the keys (external and internal), but it is really unlikely to be useful. But the outbreak-lantern (corresponding keys are activated) may be helpful.
Besides unusual form factor attracts attention camera lens. Unlike the N90, it is fixed. Cap has loop for mounting, but will consolidate its hull only at the very bottom.
Manufacturers had to locate a sufficiently large number of keys, plugs and other parts across the shell. It should be noted that the location has been extremely successful and convenient: nothing prevents all at once: plug the memory card interface connector and one under another are on the left wall, and the camera control buttons - on the right. Cut the microphone close fingers fail, they are placed on both sides of the shell just above the left soft key. Dynamics located on the back of the upper halves, and in the use of the phone is forwarded to the opposite side of the user, so in a noisy environment of his little will be heard.

Pressing Shutter and zoom ring met, as in the camera, but seemed a bit unnatural increase in the work: an image is approaching when the distance ring, that is counter-clockwise (subjectively, it would be easier to do the reverse).
Digital keys and buttons large central panel, operating without problems. It’s difficult to add something else.
The display of this model is the standard - 2.4-inch with a resolution of 320 х240. That screen is more than adequate for the use of multimedia functions apparatus. In addition, display similar N80, and would have increased the already high price of N93. Overall, ergonomics device is very high that surprising, given the dimensions of the model.

Menu and function

Not surprisingly, the heart of a multimedia computer controls the Symbian OS 9.1. For this reason, we put a description of the standard functions and stop only on the specifics.
First, the Nokia N93 is notable for the support of a rapidly evolving standard UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), which allows you to broadcast video and audio on a PC or home appliances. He represents something like Bluetooth profiles, only for Wi-Fi networks. The set comes with a DVD-ROM software needed to install mediaservera home users. Naturally, will also require the installation of a wireless Wi-Fi adaptor. Then N93 will be able to read files with a PC and vice versa. These opportunities broadcast media also become available. Less demanding users can use a wire to connect to the TV. Video broadcast in PAL or NTSC formats with the parties pictures ratio 16:9 or 4:3.
Edit video can be obtained through a simple and user-friendly program Muvee. This is not normal and boring videos in the style editor of Video DJ from Sony Ericsson, ie the user does not have to invent plot and video overlay. Muvee of the selected photo, video and audio minifilm make up for a specific, but rather a flexible pattern. Analysis of the material, depending on its size, can reach 10 or more minutes, after which will be presented in draft as a preview. The user can change some settings and ask another option roller that the program will do for a couple of minutes. Video can be exported as high-resolution (640 х480) and the lowest (320 х240 or less).
If opportunities Muvee seem small, can be found on DVD full version of Adobe Premiere Elements. This is ideal for home-user program that offers ample opportunities packed in a convenient interface. K program attached multilingual educational background and English video.

Players of audio, video and flash files has long ceased to be something unique in Symbian-smart. The player, by the way, the standard supports playlists and equalizer.
Office documents are read through Quickoffice package, and not through similar programs from the vendor (as in the E70 and E60), which often show a good result.
Also in the standard set of programs includes Barcode reading bar codes. Paradoxically, make it work, too, failed. The proposed bar code on a box of N93 program is not accepted.
Games proved to be very interesting. Their three: Exciting three-dimensional space race with variable game already become classics Snake and three-dimensional set of maps of various kinds.
Working with video requires a powerful processor, as you can see, after examining the results of the following tests.

The impressions and conclusions

Model came out as interesting in terms of functionality, and in terms of construction. The work of the chamber will be described in detail in the near future, but running forward, it is worth noting that the results were really good. In any case, the N93 - this is an excellent multimedia smartphone latest generation with support for third-generation communications and a better camera.

Exclusivity evident at the time of unpacking model. Chic black box of cardboard skreplyaet Solid steel straps inscribed “Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition”. Here, and the single felt strong, seasoned and at the same time chic style Sirocco: two Li-Pol-battery capacity of 700 mAh, stylish kredl (or “the glass”), with the possibility of charging the phone and battery (simultaneously), brown Clothing tissue (tissue with all its desire not be calling), as well as wire monogarnitura listening to the radio and the newest Bluetooth headset-BH-801 for daily use. When Sirocco was in Belarus, the latter has not yet been formally submitted. In the box is specially created for this model leather case. It feels extremely phone home: Idea is not covered (and therefore not muted), easy to get apparatus, finishing the interior of the Clothing perfectly Lekman returns and deprived of extra prints appearance. The CD nothing revolutionary new but the presentation so beautiful pair of exclusive music (Brian Eno!) Been found.
A Bluetooth headset is compact size and style. Sound processor, udalyayuschego noises, no. Management and keys are standard: a functional central button on the front panel, the volume swings on the left front and the power key, located on the upper end of a small number of warning lights. Metal bow, hidden under a thin layer of rubber, devoid of memory effect, which should be attributed to deficiencies (especially difficult to configure ear). Dynamics loud enough. The device will work for both hemispheres, and for pravshey; in the workplace headset “sitting” is not very reliable.
Before turning to the most interesting, you want to recall that when developing Sirocco were the focus of the style and quality, and it is slightly affected the ergonomics phone. In particular, a number of lower and upper keyboard joysticks several key is “suffering” from a lack of seats. And the central tipko will have to adapt - it is too convex with respect to the contour of the joystick.
Corpus truly steel apparatus, and not covered by steel plates (mid-section and the rear half of the cover slides the metal). With sapphire glass spraying, according to the manufacturer, indifferent to scratches (check, we do not venture). Build a magnificent: slider sits on skids extremely well; the keys and no hint of the shift to, but in the classic 8800 caused an enormous amount of criticism loose battery compartment lid inherited fully.
Slider mechanism works properly. To conduct this operation will help special silver under a projection display. He, in fact, serves as soft-keys (if you click on the edge of the details).
Disclosed slider exposes built stair digital keyboard. This design virtually eliminates the user from accidental pressing. The buttons are small, but comfortable enough, Canberra clearly.
Just above the metal bar was inscribed with the joystick and buttons reception Lights Out on the edges.

As has been said, because of too convex central keys and a small circuit will have to adapt to the joystick. Sydney both equally well.
Multimedia earpiece loud. His location (at the upper end of), coupled with a strong enough vibro not allow miss a call: from the soil surface and the reflected signal will be strengthened, from the pocket will be sent to the head, a soft material would not be able to muffle the sound. “Conversation” earpiece activated only at the time of the call. A special loudness he could not boast.
Camera installed inside slider for the screen, in a way, the bulk of time; it was reliably protected from outside influence. Its activation is available when you click on the brink of the top joystick. The interface is ideally combined with the camera design themes. Legend modes of operation available. Using the joystick can switch to video and vice versa, as well as manage the increase. Photographs obtained clear, good color. Options is standard: 4 white balance option (day, night, incandescent lamp, the lamp daylight), 3 option settings color (black and white, sepia, negative), option 3 compression quality, choice permits and night mode. Maximum resolution for the photo - 1600 х1200 for video - 174 h144. In foto available timer.
This important detail, as markost corps is discussed separately because it is the appearance of Sirocco is the primary value. As expected, the sun perelivayuscheysya all varnished surface of the front, piece of glass, battery compartment lid, and even on the few details remain traces of silver, turn into dirty divorce (if, of course, does not eliminate the time). Good or bad - do not take argue, but the beauty requires sacrifices. With careful handling and careful care will shine the phone, and a piece of suede and leather case attached to this actively epidemics.
With 75% of the charging machine worked day and 11 hours. At full charge on the phone without problems will function reliably 2 days.
Software Sirocco different from the usual S40 platform. The structure of the menu and its appearance changed somewhat. Primarily noticeable large font and a special presentation illustrated menu items. Most certainly appreciate such a decision Nokia. However difficult not to agree with those who argue that the whole place two items on the full screen rather wasteful. Involuntarily reminded of the first-time graphics displays, when 1-2 lines of text were the norm. Part of the problem is solved with the help of settings: You can slightly reduce the font communications and web browser.
Particularly worth noting graphics and multimedia filler phone. Familiar melodies (the same Nokia Tune entire 3) sounded unusually glamour, in a new way, not cut ear; special melodies written Ino (all sounds, by the way, reserved and set them on the other device is not available), also pleasant, although promised notice revolution failed. The themes chosen with taste. There are 13, they differ mainly floral design. Most are dark themes (there are even completely devoid of graphics), there are also some light. Maybe in a white Sirocco everything will be vice versa.
Describe functional model has no special meaning. In any case, he was not too interested in the target audience, and nothing revolutionary, it does not. All features can be seen in the catalogue Online. Note only the most interesting. The accompanying games (chess, golf and the patience), and developed their own vendor chosen taking into account the interests of alleged user. They are quite interesting, and looks remarkably well documented in musical terms. Leave the running game in the background is not that sometimes prevented.

Active desktop is not provided, so in order to start the calendar, a list of cases and events will have to click the left edge of the joystick.
A list of contacts was called when you press the bottom brink. It is a list of the 6 lines (the type does not change). This displays the name and surname. To select numbers or view contact details must be selected. Voice dial is set automatically when adding contact. The quality of his work still was not acceptable.

The findings and impressions

Practice shows (associated with the sale of 8800), Sirocco buyers will suffer in any case - even though the shortcomings of functionality and some bump first installments phones (small loose back cover). In general, the model is fully live up to expectations: it is astonishingly beautiful, a pleasure to hold in her hands.