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Reviewer: Mohammed Ismail - Nottingham, UK
Date: 21st Jul 2008

Worst Phone I have ever owned, I always relied on Nokia's in the past, but I am going to have to go for Sony Ericsson again, they are by far the most reliable phones on the market.

Well back to N80, well its dead slow, it takes 5 minutes to send a text message as it freezes on sending, start up time is well over 2 minutes, it's too slow. & it's too chunky & heavy. 2 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Davey - Ireland
Date: 6th Jun 2008

Excellent all round ability. Like all mobiles it does have its faults the biggest being the WHITE SCREEN OF DEATH as it's been named. Very easy fix. Three quid buys a new ribbon on eBay go to you tube & watch a 10 minute video of a Nokia N80 getting taken apart & within ten minutes you can replace the ribbon on your N80 which cracks & splits through ware & tare & causes the white screen problem & when your done restart & the problem is solved so now you can continue to enjoy one of the best mobiles ever made.

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Reviewer: Terry - Sydney, Australia
Date: 31st May 2008

The connections on the slide appear to be poor. When I open the slide the phone will often drop off the connection, lose the screen, this has gotten worse to the point that I have to jiggle the side to see the screen, it is all white. The screen comes back & then drops out again if I slightly move the phone. The camera is terrible unless you are holding it VERY STILL it is all blurred. First & last slide phone I will buy.

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Reviewer: Tazzi - UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

Great phone with plenty of features but many of you won't or can't use because there are too many features.

The other disappointment is that it is simply too big. You can't fit it in many pockets & such. But the camera is fantastic! Simply why I am keeping hold of the phone.

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Reviewer: Mike - Derby, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2008

Just brilliant! I have been using it for 6 months with no problems.

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Reviewer: Nav - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

This phone is packed with features such as, Wi Fi, Bluetooth, Excellent 3 mega pixel camera & downloadable software, typical Symbian phone.

There is only one bad (very bad) side, the sliding mechanism. There is no spring reaction, not even a click (so that it stays in position). While navigating, the phone ends up sliding down & LOCKING.

Excellent features but terrible design.

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Reviewer: Derek Ingham - St Albans, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

Had this phone for 18 months & can not wait to get rid of it. N80 has a known fault with the voice message service, says you have a new voicemail message when actually you haven't.

Had 3 replacements in the last 3 days for a lost phone & all 3 have had the same fault. Orange who I've had the replacements from have the worst customer care department I have ever had to deal with which has resulted in me cancelling my contract.

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Reviewer: Neil - London, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Best phone I ever had. Bought second hand for £80 off eBay. I was dubious about getting a Symbian based Smartphone as for the last 5 years I've used Windows Mobile handsets, so I was very pleasantly surprised at the amount of free software, games, themes, ringtones etc, there are on the web. Not so for Windows Smartphones, & so easy to install with this handset! It has loads of features (most of which I don't use as I have a decent digital camera, laptop for Internet), but what I do use are great.

Now the gripes.

- The only way of getting it unlocked was to get a free Orange SIM (it was locked to Orange), register it & put £20 credit on, & at the same time ask Orange customer services to unlock it, the cost being £20. I carried on using my other mobile for 2 weeks until Orange supplied the unlock code which they had to get from Nokia. This happened in Sept 07, unless something has happened in the last couple of months this is the only way of unlocking these phones (& all BB5 models) so don't believe what these companies say on eBay & the net, they can't do it. Anyway it cost me £25 to get my last windows Smartphone (SDA)unlocked.

- Slide, this is just me as I am not used to them.

- Camera has poor flash but as I said, if I want to take pictures I'll use a proper camera.

- Directional button when playing games its easy to press too much on one side & then go back to the home screen.

- The first time I updated the firmware from the Nokia site it turned the phone into a brick however, the Nokia repair centre sorted this out in 3 days & that includes postage time!

- I haven't used it, but I read on the web that its difficult to get true stereo through a Bluetooth headset without a software patch that you can easily download.

- I've also read that there were some glitches when it was first released, but this was sorted out in later models. I guess some of the reviewers should stick to normal handsets & forget about using Smartphones in future.

Minor niggles.

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Reviewer: Lola - UK
Date: 24th Dec 2007

I got this phone a year ago & was so excited to have a fancy mobile for the first time. I disappointed shortly after. The thing crashes to a white screen almost daily, occasionally several times a day. Keypad is difficult to text with. Battery life is so short I am charging daily. Camera is rubbish, so is flash. Texts take an age to set up, send & download. Plus I have to reset time & date every time I switch the thing back on. I work in a hospital so leaving phone on silent is not an option. I've had it off for repair to no avail & O2 just humour me when I call regarding the latest disasters. This phone was rushed out before all the teething problems were ironed out & I hate that I am stuck with this expensive piece of rubbish equipment until my 18 month contract runs out. I use my old banger Nokia 3310 every day instead rather than the N80. Sony Ericsson here I come. Bah humbug.

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Reviewer: Graham - UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

Judging by other reviews here I must be very lucky with my n80, I've had it for 17 months with no significant problems whatsoever. Tip-update from the Nokia site & don't let logs & the memory card get too full. Mine is fast & does all it's supposed to do & does it very well. Camera is excellent in good light but flash could be better.

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Reviewer: Dharsha Nair - Midrand, South Africa
Date: 9th Nov 2007

This phone was great at first but my husband had his now for just over a year & a week ago the screen turned white & just refused to work. When the slide is closed it will come back on, limiting your use of the phone without the keypad. This phone started of great but ended up yet another disappointment. On a lighter note, I have a Sony Ericsson & it is 100% better than a Nokia. So on ratings of reliability I would rate a Nokia (ANY Nokia) a clear -100%. Great features but overall it is bad.

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Reviewer: Goensn - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

N80 Internet edition is good model & technology. Battery isn't good to use for a long time.

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Reviewer: Russell Stanley - Caernarfon, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2007

A stylish phone jam packed with great features. It's such a shame that this phone is so bad, on paper it's a great phone but it is next to unusable crashing regularly takes ages to turn on & ages to send a text it also needs charging daily. I have never been so disappointed with a phone & can't wait for my contract to run out so I can get a Sony Ericsson. So there you have it I can't honestly think of anything good to say about the N80.

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Reviewer: Geoffrey Sy - Philippines
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

I had it for about a year & a half. Hands down the worst phone ever! Takes too long (around a minute) to send an SMS message, keypad is too small, hangs up frequently, very slow when switching from one screen to another, shortcut key is totally useless, if not troublesome, battery life is a joke, & so on.

You will find yourself cursing when you use it. You just want to throw the phone onto the wall. That's how bad this phone is.

Worst thing was that I've paid top dollar to buy this junk when it came out. I could not sell it, because I could not guarantee it. Plus the fact that nobody wanted to buy it!

Now, my phone chooses what keys it will accept (some keys will work & most of the time will not). Screen starting to fail too - most of the time, it just appears all white. You have to shake it to see the image. What a joke!

I am now shopping for new phone & my first & most important criteria - Anything that is NOT Nokia! Useless junk!

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Reviewer: Cami - UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

The world's worst phone, I was happy when it first arrived but come a few months it slowed down unable to access messages also other files over all a waste of money repaired 3 times was sent a new one still as bad this is a big no no.

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Reviewer: Gary K - Huddersfield, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

Worst phone I have EVER had.

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Reviewer: Louise - Margate, UK
Date: 4th Sep 2007

At first I was really impressed with this phone, 12 months on it is absolute rubbish! Stuck in an 18 month contract I am counting down the days until I can throw this heap of rubbish away.

Firstly the battery starts to get weaker & weaker, I am now having to charge it up every night & it dies before the end of the next day.

Secondly it is now taking over TEN yes TEN minutes to send a single text which is ridiculous. Trying to have a conversation with someone over texts is just impossible & by the time the message has sent, often the point of it is too late. Now I am finding with every text message I try to send, at about 9 minutes whilst the phone is frozen in a sending state (& I am unable to do anything with it) it switches itself off & restarts & the message is still sat in the outbox!

I am ready to throw it at the wall or just straight in the bin, Nokia have really let themselves down with this one!

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Reviewer: Roger - UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2007

I have had this phone for just over 1 year now & bought it after many hours of research. I will tell you I am very unhappy with this phone. It is continually locking up & this can happen at any time & can take the phone over 1 minute to reset its self, which is a long time when you want to use it!

It has a very poor battery life, it is not very good at signal pick-up & tends to lose the call rather than hang in there as so often has been the case with other phones I have had. After sending a text message the phone will frequently lock up, stopping you from seeing if the text has been sent/re-visiting the main menu/locking the phone so you can continue your life.

This phone needs to go in the bin, which is where it's going when my contract is up!

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Reviewer: Nicola Cox - UK
Date: 30th Aug 2007

What a rubbish phone & as a result of it being completely unreliable I have now resulted to using a Nokia 1100 (yes I repeat for all those who can't believe what they are reading) a Nokia 1100! N80 freezes mid call, turns itself off at least four times a day if not more, it takes ages to switch back on, the battery needs charging every day & a half.

My list is boringly endless. RECALL, is all I have to say to Nokia.

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Reviewer: Renjith Joseph - Cochin, India
Date: 17th Aug 2007

I am really impressed in this phone. Most people say this phone's battery backup is low, but the fact is that, the display is quite large not based on size but pixels. 352 X 416. So lighting up this much amount of pixels it needs power.

Forget about that. Major features I've noticed are:

1) Wi -Fi
2) 3 MP Camera (It awesome but lack of auto focus)
3) Video resolution
4) Compact size.
5) 3G
6) UpnP
7) Music Player

After all, I have upgraded to the latest firmware which has Internet telephony. This is the most outstanding feature I haven't seen on other mobile.

You can use your mobile phone as a VOIP phone over Wi-Fi.

Great Phone, I love this.

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Reviewer: Mr.Hamster - Saudi Arabia
Date: 13th Aug 2007

Just one camera, no flash, 2MP & no edit key.

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Reviewer: Ivan - Peterborough, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2007

What a heap of junk. If you need some speed in the way your phone operates, then don't pick this model. Depending on its mood, it can take ages to dial a number or get through the software to create a text message. This is the worst phone I have ever had - BY A LONG WAY. I really would put my SIM into a 5110 if I had one.

Battery life's poor, takes ages to start, slider is cheap & tacky & software is slow. What where Nokia thinking? Decent camera I guess if you don't need a phone to be a phone.

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Reviewer: Jason Benskin - Nottingham, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

The worst phone I have EVER owned by an absolute mile. A complete & utter chunk of rubbish, which I can't wait to get rid of when my contract expires. Takes ages to send a text & I mean AGES! It can take up to 3 minutes sometimes. No kidding it would be quicker to strap a message to the shell of a tortoise than texting from this bag of rubbish. Camera is abysmal. Despite being 3.0 mega pixels I have seen better photos from a pinhole camera made by a child in a science class. Battery life is approximately 3 minutes so don't plan on making your calls to lengthy. Switches itself off for no reason, sticks, jams, freezes, locks up. The list of soul destroying problems is endless.

In summary, in case you hadn't guessed, I really don't like this phone & suggest you stay away from the Nokia N80.

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Reviewer: Adrian Leach - Stockport, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2007

Really not impressed with this phone. After a Nokia 6230 it is bulky, heavy, with very poor battery life & hard to use keypad. The phone is slow to use with poor software & generally not user friendly.

On the plus side the screen is good, but that's about it. I am off to Motorola land.

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Reviewer: Tim - Midlands, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

A great versatile phone. Originally a bit slow & tended to freeze. I updated the software from the Nokia site & then changed the logging level right down following a tip I saw else where on the net & now it is fabulous. I have no PC connectivity issues now & it works like a dream. Pity it isn't shipped like that. Wouldn't know what to upgrade to now.

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Reviewer: Melissa - London, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2007

I've had this phone for a year now & I absolutely hate it. It always freezes up when I am trying to send text messages. The battery is starting to die & I now have to charge it every night. It slides open too easily & I have accidentally called people whilst the phone is in my bag. Overall, the phone is very slow & I wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Painter - Mississauga, Canada
Date: 29th Jun 2007

The main problem with that mobile phone is all the functions of the mobile phone turn on or start working, when ever you turn on your mobile phone. Then battery goes down again & again that why the problems comes with. So I would recommend buying Nokia N73 it's really good mobile phone have no complaints. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Imran - Mirza, UK
Date: 26th Jun 2007

The WORST phone I have ever bought in my life & no thanks to Nokia about there customer service, I was just passed pillar to post when I said the phone was faulty. I was told they haven' had problems with other phones! Seriously avoid it. Sold it few months back for £50! It was still brand new! Nokia is a big let down. Never again, freezes, re boots, switches off & crashes. That's about it!

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Reviewer: Mr Smooth - London, UK
Date: 24th Jun 2007

This phone is rubbish I can't believe it. The Bluetooth stopped working. I did a hard reset with the code, but no luck. Battery died in less than a minute. I could have hammered that phone!

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Reviewer: Wes - UK
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Worst phone I ever had, takes about 3 minutes to send one text. It freezes & turns off when I get a picture message through & keeps going blue & saying radio, it's awful, don't buy it.

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Reviewer: Neil - UK
Date: 28th May 2007

Had this phone for just over a year now. Never again! Constant freezing, crashing, I even updated the firmware but that didn't fix much. It's got worse. Only 4 months left of my 12 month contract, it couldn't end any sooner! Camera is poor. I am yet to have taken a mint picture. MP3 player is bog standard nothing special. Keeps going on & off the network, have missed many calls because of this. Battery will last you 2 days if you're very very lucky! Never again.

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Reviewer: Kurtz - UK
Date: 25th May 2007

Slow, slow, slow. Takes ages to do anything on this phone.

Keylock is rubbish & turns off in your pocket & the battery life is poor, so forget the MP3 player. I have to charge it every day. The camera is 3.0MP but I got better shots from my K750i & the flash on it is useless. It feels like a brick in your pocket & the slide mechanism is the worst I have seen on a phone.

On the upside it looks nice, its feature rich & screen is great but it doesn't make up for its disgraceful downfalls.

Gave it 5% usability, because it won't allow me to select 0%. Avoid this phone.

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Reviewer: Joyce - Lancashire, UK
Date: 25th May 2007

I have had my phone 4 months - it wasn't one of my better buys! The screen has now started going white when I slide the shutter - it is white for about 5 seconds but is getting worse. The battery only lasts about 2 days - even when I don't use the phone. Updated software/firmware but still no joy in removing white screen - it is driving me mad. Warning - do not buy the phone!

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Reviewer: Chloe - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 21st May 2007

This phone is rubbish I have a 18 month contract & only on my 10th month & it's broke about 10 times now, costs a lot 2 get repaired so got new contract out on a Sony Ericsson W610i it's a lot better, at least it doesn't need charging every 10 hours anyone thinking of buying this phone don't its really rubbish.

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Reviewer: Anthony Dawson - Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 21st May 2007

Lots of great features but a total paperweight. Extremely disappointing, crashes, reboots, SIP doesn't work, menus jam, battery life is miserable, Wi-Fi reception poor & frankly its way to bulky. In all a great looking paperweight available in black or silver!

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Reviewer: John - Liverpool, UK
Date: 20th May 2007

All round great phone, was made up to own one, very fast & reliable but over time began to slow down. Sending a text takes 5 mins now, how annoying! Features are great, camera is fantastic. Music players fantastic as well. It does so much more than a normal phone, had it for a year now & want a new one. My verdict is get one cos their really good. N95 is probably a lot better than this now.

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Reviewer: Lee - South Yorks, UK
Date: 19th May 2007

Very disappointed with the phone, slides open & phones people in pocket, freezes all the time, lens for camera is scratched, forever on charge, Slow menus etc. Rubbish.

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Reviewer: Vandal - London, UK
Date: 19th May 2007

As many people here, I had one of these & what a silly move of me. AVOID! It's nothing but trouble. Bugs, freezes, glitches & sometimes switches off! Lovely! Got myself a pay as you go & now upgrading to the new Sony K810i. Nokia have really let me down, all their phones seem to take ages booting up, sending texts, etc & their software is too slow. Rubbish!

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Reviewer: Phil Johnson - Uxbridge, UK
Date: 18th May 2007

Initially the phone was prone to crashing but after several software upgrades - the latest to the N80 IE - it is now reliable. The battery life is not great - it does seem to have improved with more recent software. It's packed with features most of which I use regularly & find very useful. It is excellent with Nokia maps with the addition of a cheap Bluetooth PS from eBay. It's a pity the camera lens has no cover & no auto focus but otherwise it's an excellent phone.

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Reviewer: Rich - Telford, UK
Date: 17th May 2007

I have had many Nokia's & this one has had no end of faults. Rebooting, never got a signal even though other Orange mobiles work in same area, poor screen quality, slow to browse through options, drops calls, screen now doesn't work. Orange don't want to know! But offer me a replacement handset for £100! No way!

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Reviewer: Sally - Queensland, Australia
Date: 17th May 2007

Nothing but problems.

I can't connect it to my computer, it turns itself off.

It freezes. Not so much anymore, but the fact that it does it is enough.

Right now, my sim is in an old Nokia 3310 because my N80 decided it would turn itself off & refuse to turn back on.

When changing my 'Theme' my wallpaper changes with it to any random photo in my gallery.

It can be difficult to find simple things because nothing is where it would logically be.

It seems the more technological Nokia get the worse they become. My N80 lasted 7 months & my 7250i lasted a year before it died too. I should have been more wary after my 7250i. My 3310 is my rock, never a problem. Give it a bigger screen & I would buy that over anything Nokia ever brings out again.

COMPLETE & UTTER WASTE OF MONEY. My 3310 is nearly 6 years old & is still kicking. What happened to you Nokia? I trusted you!

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Reviewer: Michael - Chorley, Lancs, UK
Date: 16th May 2007

I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PHONE WHEN I ORDERED IT FROM 3! WHEN IT ARRIVED I WAS PRETTY SHOCKED TO FIND THE PHONE WAS AS BIG & THICK AS IT WAS. BEING A NOKIA THAT DIDNT PUT ME OFF AT FIRST BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE GREAT RELIABLE PHONE THAT NOKIA LIVE UP TOO. HOW WRONG I WAS.

THE PHONE WAS SLOW, FROZE ALL THE TIME, THE MP3 PLAYER CRASHED CONSTANTLY, THE PHOTO ALBUM WOULDN'T LOAD ANY PICTURES PREVIOUSLY TAKEN, THE PHONE WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THE BATTERY LIFE WAS APPAULING - HAVING TO CHARGE IT EVERY DAY, TEXTING WAS SLOW & FROZE ON THE 'SENDING TEXT MESSAGE' SCREEN FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE & THE SOFTWARE IN GENERAL WAS RUBBISH. MY BROTHER ALSO HAD THIS PHONE & HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAD ABOVE & RECCOMENDED I UPDATED MY PHONES SOFTWARE VIA THE NOKIA WEBSITE, WHICH I DID. THE PHONE SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR THE FIRST WEEK THEN SUDDENLY SLIPPED BACK INTO ITS OLD HABBITS AGAIN.

I CAN SAY THE PRO'S FOR THIS HANDSET IS THE CAMERA - WHEN IT STORES THE PHOTO'S & THE MEMORY CARD FACILITY WAS HANDY. IF YOU WANT A DECENT 3 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA THEN THIS IS the CAMERA TO GET. AS FOR A PHONE, DON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT.

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 15th May 2007

What a rubbish phone, I am on my 2nd replacement from Orange because of known faults with it e.g. Ansaphone icon that won't go away! The phone is slow to switch between applications & battery life ain't great.

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Reviewer: Jez - Twickenham, UK
Date: 9th May 2007

Awful, bad battery life, phone also locks up frequently.

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Reviewer: Ml - Leeds, UK
Date: 7th May 2007

I am sorry Nokia, but this phoned ruined our relationship. I've always been a very big fan of Nokia, but this is the last Nokia I'll ever get. The battery life is shorter than a mayfly's life & the photo's are of very poor quality if taken anywhere else than in daylight. Luckily I only signed for a 12 month contract, a very long 12 months, but end is in sight! Very poor design, too bulky & the camera lens is open at the back, meaning it can scratch easily. What were the designers thinking when they designed this phone? (If I look at the design it seems they weren't thinking at all).

I think Nokia tried to be too fancy with all the extra features.

I wouldn't give my phone for FREE to a friend when I upgrade as I am too scared it will ruin my friendship.

My advice: Don't buy!

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Reviewer: Alex - Swansea, UK
Date: 6th May 2007

Awful phone! There are many things that do my head in about this phone, the main one being the constant freezing, especially when sending a text, up to 2 mins sometimes, ridiculous! As I am on pay as you go I can't upgrade or even replace what a fool I was in buying it! Oh & the camera is absolutely rubbish in any light other than strong sun light (which we rarely see in this country!)

Thanks for listening!

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Reviewer: Jim - US
Date: 2nd May 2007

This phone is great but the only thing that lets it down is the Battery life only lasts for one day.

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Reviewer: Angel - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 1st May 2007

It is the best phone any person can get within this price range. It is better than N73 or N93 & its screen resolution is even more than N95. It is true! If you don't trust me, you can check. I own N80 for 9 months. I upgraded it regularly. But it has no volume button & that is the only drawback.

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Reviewer: Mawahab - Bahrain
Date: 30th Apr 2007

- I downloaded games but it's very small
- I downloaded screensavers it don't work
- I can't easily read my messages the font is very small

I hope you send me solutions for these problems or please give me an alternative for this expensive phone, thanks.

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Reviewer: Reihaneh Kalhor - Iran
Date: 30th Apr 2007

I love my N80 very, very much it is fantastic cell phone.

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Reviewer: Danial - Singapore
Date: 23rd Apr 2007

Ever since I upgraded the firmware, I have trouble receiving calls. Its either I can't hear them or they can't hear me. What have you done Nokia? I sent the phone back 4 times & the results get worst.

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Reviewer: Hafaz Saab - Bradford, UK
Date: 18th Apr 2007

Upgrade the firmware & it will work perfectly.

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Reviewer: Stuart P - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2007

Great looking phone which looks even better on paper, however, we are just in process of downgrading all of our company handsets to N73s.

Main issues I have with the N80:

1) When you slide the phone down it unlocks the keyguard so that you can make a call quickly, however, this also means when it is in your pocket (even with cover on) it can easily drop by 1mm & unlocks. We are constantly having pocket send-offs - this is just bad design.

2) Battery is awful, phones need charging daily with little talktime use. It is much less than the claimed times from Nokia.

3) One of the main reasons for buying this phone was the 3 megapixel camera, but it does not have autofocus so it useless. All the shots come out blurry, you have to be very lucky to get a decent shot. The pictures on our E70 & our 1 megapixel 6230i are much better.

4) Finally, signal is terrible on these phones.

Don't buy the N80, get the N73 instead - better camera (has autofocus), no slide design & both battery & signal seem better.

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Reviewer: Avinash - Mauritius
Date: 4th Apr 2007

Great phone! I have used it for six months now, & I love it. The design is very good, except for its depth, apart from that it's really nice. Usability is affected a bit if you have fat fingers, but you'll get used to it. The black one is more eye-catching. Very very good phone, buy it! I've ever had any problem with it, except for a couple of freeze, update the software.

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Reviewer: Davy Brown - Scotland, UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2007

Aaaaaaaaaaaarrghhhhhhhhhhh! Phew, I needed that. Persevered with this phone for 10 months. No replacements got the firmware updates, sms accelerator & 2GB memory card. Its still rubbish. I have always used Nokia & have found them all to be extremely good, so when this was released I thought it would be the same. Ooops, wrong! Slider is very poor, probably because the phone is too big for it. It has a lot of features, probably too many to be honest. Good sound, I have found the pictures to be very good when transferred to PC & printed. Unfortunately Nokia, you need to do better than this one!

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Reviewer: Smokin - Southampton, UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2007

I have owned this phone for a few months now which is running on the updated software from Nokia & I am totally happy with it I have had no problems whatsoever. Boots up in 25 seconds including entering pin & discarding anti virus update message, texts sent in 10 seconds which is not too slow, screen resolution is brilliant, camera picture is detailed & of good quality. It has everything you need its easy to use & it's reliable with the latest software. My only moan is they don't come with enough memory as standard so I would also budget for a 1GB mini sd card so as you can save all of your mp3s & pictures on it.

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Reviewer: Me Again - UK
Date: 27th Mar 2007

I am annoyed that I could not give this phone a lower usability rate than 5! My brother has this phone & ever since day one it has been trouble! The slide is terrible & the screen has cracked! He has complained to 3 mobile but they sat it cannot be fixed & they will not give him a new one but he needs it for work!

Take my advice DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Robin Kelly - London, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2007

I would have been willing to forgive the chunkiness of the design, the missing daily alarm function that is only replaceable by third party software, the way the camera only takes sharp photos in bright sunlight, the way you can't turn the pathetic flash off permanently, & the rattly slider that can just about be corrected by adding a protective case, because the n80 has more functions than you will ever need. Come on, a Super Nintendo emulator - & Doom, & editing MSWord docs on you mobile? The sound, although mono through the speaker is really good. & the WLAN is an essential, because the Nokia mobile browser is brilliant. But the battery life on this phone is awful. It's not so much that you have to charge it every day, it's that the battery life indicator either shows full or nothing, & that the actual battery only lasts about three months with all that charging. It makes the n80 UNRELIABLE, which is a complete deal breaker. I've got to the stage where I am going to solder a Sony battery into the case & chop it to fit - because otherwise I'd just chuck it.

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Reviewer: Laura - Coventry, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

I have had the same problems with the phone locking after sending text messages. After having the phone repaired four times & a new hand set, I have finally got to the bottom of this problem.

After spending hours & hours on the phone to a call centre & being told that it was my fault, it now turns out that it was not.

Here is why- the Nokia N80 & n73 had something programmed into the software to store every message sent in the internal phone memory. After sending lots of messages, the phone slows down as the phone memory fills up.

Every time my phone freezed, it would be sent back to be repaired where they would clear the memory & it would appear to work fine until I started sending messages & the phone would start to lock again.

The solution is, you can download software called the sms excellerater. It is free to download & takes 2 minutes.

Since downloading this software, my phone has been great! Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Steven - Bangor, Northern Ireland, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

AVOID THIS PHONE!

I like the N80 for its design, features & easy use. However, this phone is full of bugs & glitches which really frustrate me.

I rushed to get this phone as soon as it was released on Orange & took up an 18 month contract. If there is one thing I am going to regret in life, so far its getting this phone & contract. I suffer from the same glitches as everyone else, also finding my videos won't save without corrupting & pictures are disappearing. Also Orange are a pain & their network coverage seems bad. Especially when I am in work! I have around 8-6 Months left on the contract & I am currently looking into a decent pay as you go unlocked phone to use until it's finished.

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Reviewer: Lee Smith - Teeside, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

This phone is rubbish please do not buy it!

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Reviewer: Owen - United Arab Emirates
Date: 20th Mar 2007

If you're having freezing issues after sending an SMS, then go to the Nokia website & look for the software section for the n80, very convoluted menu structure, but it's in there, (I promise).

Download the 'SMS Accelerator' & all your problems will be gone, I was ready to throw the damn thing out the window before I installed that.

Everything else is still way too slow. Who the hell designs these things? 'Ah yes, a drunk snail would go faster than that. Let's release it! '

I upgraded the firmware via the website as well & my Jabra Bluetooth headset suddenly stopped working. Tried re-installing & it still doesn't work!

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Reviewer: Andrew Wilson - Glasgow, UK
Date: 20th Mar 2007

Compared to some of the other and series phones I thought this looked fantastic. OK a bit on the chunky side but have you seen the size of the N91.

The battery life has been absolutely woeful with a charge required every day & I wouldn't consider myself a heavy user.

Software is average my second N80 hasn't crashed much, nowhere near much as the 1st N80 I had replaced.

The worst thing about this phone though is the slide function, it doesn't auto lock the keypad & it doesn't close applications when you close the slide. I have even closed the slide & locked the keypad but had only to find closing the slide hasn't ended the call I was on!

Poor show come on Nokia stop putting useless features on your phones & go back to basics :- good design, good battery life & above all it must be user friendly!

Rant over.

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Reviewer: Joe - Darlington, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2007

Oooooo Nokia what have you done now I have stood by you all these years because they where good reliable easy to use phones they never let me down but now the n80 is one of the worst phone I ever used because it is slow the front top is wobbly if you have a pouch that closes with a magnet it unlocks it self then it is if put pressure on the pouch e.g. sitting down it will dial the last number & it goes on & on it is so rubbish I gave it to my 4 yr old son to play it as a toy! I think there's so many names on the market I will try a different brand from now on.

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Reviewer: Alan Collins - Tollard Royal, UK
Date: 16th Mar 2007

I have never had a problem with this phone except the buttons activating when in your pocket even though key lock is on. It is great for Internet usage - googling, checking your bank accounts etc. Camera is useless, pictures always blurred. To user swapping for Samsung D900, it is easy to snap PCB board inside because phone is to thin so don't keep it in back pocket! Never had freezing up or battery life problems. Looking at all the reviews I must have been one of the lucky few. I do notice that Vodafone & O2 don't sell it on their website anymore.

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Reviewer: Terry Walsh - Grays, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

I agree fully with everyone on this site. I've had 2 replacements now both have had the 4 minute text fault. Also I would like to add (completely randoml) don't use 3. Their cust service is terrible, my Nokia N80 will not charge & has been sent back to me twice with 'NO FAULT FOUND' which is hard to believe as it won't turn on atm. LOL N80 STEER CLEAR.

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Reviewer: M - UK
Date: 12th Mar 2007

Good phone. Good features. Stylish. Not happy with slide bit flappy Nokia could have done better job. Only issue I have with this phone is battery life.

Been using this phone for 4 months never frozen while sending text message or calling. I am also using Tomtom navigator not this phone never frozen or dropped Bluetooth connection.

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Reviewer: Munib Shaikh - Mumbai, India
Date: 9th Mar 2007

What a great phone!

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Reviewer: Chandu - Thrissur, India
Date: 7th Mar 2007

I like my mobile but there is some problem in my phone, I need to get more themes. The gprs is so good, I use it for surfing the net.

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Reviewer: Simon - UK
Date: 6th Mar 2007

Just wanted to agree with all the people who have freezing/slowness/battery issues. They are not making it up. The n80 is a seriously flawed phone. I've had mine for six months on an 18month contract with 3 & I am counting down the months. Two mins of frozen locked up phone just to send a text message. What a backwards step in technology! & whatever you do, don't forget your charger if you go away for a night! Rubbish rubbish rubbish.

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Reviewer: Michaela - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

It's a nice phone but it freezes constantly! Whenever I send an SMS it freezes for at least 4 minutes before sending the message & its sooooooo frustrating! Tried deleting lots from the phone but made no difference.

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Reviewer: James - Warrington, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

Theses phones are shocking, it's the slowest thing I have ever had, could walk faster than making a call. The whole phone freezes when I send an sms, which takes about 5minutes, the 3rd one now in 5 months the slider is sloppy so half way through a call it slides down & hangs up. Nokia sort it out where are all the proper phones. Good features to slow

DO NOT BUY A N80!

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Reviewer: Morse - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2007

Feels like carrying a brick about, you also have to make sure you turn the keypad off each time you put it in your pocket or in a case as the buttons on the front get activated easily & before you know it, you are connected to some website (costly).

I have had 3 occasions in the past 2 months when the phone decides to turn itself off & it tells me to insert my memory card. When I turn it back on, I have to reset my screensaver.

It is NOT COMPATIBLE with AUDI in car blue tooth as it does not read the SIM card as it should which is a real pain.

All other features are excellent & the sound quality on the music player is above average.

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Reviewer: Wayne Harris - Oxford, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2007

Absolute Garbage! Freezing, rebooting, I even have the latest firmware on it & a 2GB card. May wait for the Nokia N95. Contracts up for renewal in 2 weeks time! Thankfully!

In 5 years, this has to be the worst phone I ever had, 2nd only to the Nokia N91 which was just beyond belief.

Come on Nokia, get your act together & release phones WITHOUT rubbish bugs etc etc

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Reviewer: Craig - Liverpool, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2007

I was excited about getting this phone, it looks nice & is packed with technology. After having it for 8 months, I can honestly say that I hate it. The battery lasts less than 24hours, it turns itself off regularly, it often has 'general memory faults'. Everytime I send a text message it freezes for 4 MINUTES!

After 4 months of having this phone, I complained to Orange about its performance. I explained that it froze for 4 minutes after sending a text. Orange told me that this was to do with Nokia & that they were waiting for a firmware update. They said there was nothing they could do. I asked if they thought it was reasonable for a phone to freeze for 4 minutes after sending a message. Their reply was that it was a safety feature that stopped the phone from completely crashing & having to be switched off. Eventually, they agreed to send me a new phone.

the new phone arrived & has all the same problems. My advice is to stay away from the N80!

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Reviewer: Marc - Somerset, UK
Date: 28th Feb 2007

I love this phone I waited months for it to come out, & got it as soon as Orange had it. I have had loads of problems with carrying it in my pocket though. I am now on my 5th phone but Orange just send me a new one each time one goes wrong. I phoned again yesterday & Nokia have an update on their website which should apparently fix the problem. Have downloaded it & we will see.

As I said this is a great phone I have a 1GB card in mine, so loads of memory, never had any problems with the way it works, just getting fed up of it sending pictures to my friends in my pockets. Could have done with some better games, never even heard of most of the card games.

I am now looking to get the N95 as soon as it released hopefully the pocket thing on it will be cured.

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Reviewer: Alex - Tbilisi, Georgia
Date: 28th Feb 2007

Very good.

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Reviewer: Diane - West Lothian, UK
Date: 27th Feb 2007

As many of the others have said, previously I would never have looked at another make of phone, Nokia has always been way up there in my estimations. Until now! The N80 is a huge let down, I waited on this model coming on the market for months, what a disappointment. When I first got it I thought it was just me being stupid & unable to work it. It constantly hangs up, battery life is very poor, it's touch & go whether the WAP works or not, insufferably slow, so frustrating when sending a text, it takes for ever! Couldn't get it to synchronise with my PC (that may just be me being the techno-dinosaur) but don't find it very user friendly at all.

So for the first time ever I am selling 'the brick' (as my children have christened it) & buying a Samsung D900. As someone else said, Nokia will have to work some to get this customer back.

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Reviewer: Andy Hamilton - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2007

This phone is rubbish do not buy it, battery lasts a day & a half, phone crashes all the time, seriously rubbish phone avoid it.

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Reviewer: H Btaddini - Lebanon
Date: 20th Feb 2007

I had this phone from 4 month ago it was a pleasure for me it's really great the battery is much better than the N70 & have so much features but the camera is not good it should be much better than that's specially when every picture get a size about 800 kbytes to 1000 kbytes & what I like in this phone is that I upgrade the mini sd to 512MB & it's still fast I had before the N70 & the N80 believe me it's much better & also it's much better than any current Sony Ericsson it much simpler in working on it.

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Reviewer: Emma - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2007

I can't wait to upgrade, all I have had is trouble with this phone, its got lots of features but it is very slow & freezes a lot & when I complained was told it was a design fault, wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Roman - Cambridge, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

The N80 is slow, slow & one more time slow. I was waiting for this phone to comes up & I finally bought it. & now after 6 months I am looking the way to change it. 6 months left. Do not buy it unless you like slow & unreliable things. I hope N95 will be better but I will be more careful next time.

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Reviewer: Al - South East, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2007

What a shame! This phone has got such a nice design & feels good to hold BUT, its performance lets it down - it's all to do with the firmware.

After numerous e-mails & calls to Orange & Nokia I was finally informed that not only had Orange pulled this phone from its range & was not offering support for it, it would not release a firmware update for customers who have already upgraded to it.

Version 4.xxxxxx apparently fixes a lot of the Bluetooth & re-booting/crashing issues but is only available to Generic versions of the phone.

Finally having complained higher up the Orange chain of command I was offered a new phone/upgrade within my current contract period which. Well done Orange!

Not sure about the N80's performance on other networks but steer clear of the N80 on Orange!

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Reviewer: Simon Thoms - Swansea, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2007

Junk Junk Junk, I agree with whoever said it below. The people who gave this 100% must work for Nokia. The WORST PHONE EVER. When I went to buy this phone even the guy in the mobile shop said it was awful & advised me to go for the Sony Ericsson k800i. But I thought he was just chasing a better commission! I was wrong. I am so disappointed I've only ever owned Nokia's. What clot thought it a good idea to have a keypad that unlocks itself when opening the slider? That's just the beginning; it's been back for repair 3 times since I bought it for all manner of software faults. The last time I had it back I put it back in the drawer & I've gone back to my old 6230i (what a great phone). The N80? Well Nokia must be kicking themselves. Why didn't they just recall this phone, hold their hands up & admit they got it wrong? You've lost me as a customer Nokia & you're going to have to work pretty hard to get me back.

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Reviewer: Pete - Guildford, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2007

I've had this phone 6 months now & have a few pains with it.

This is actually the second one Orange have given me. The first kept loosing connectivity with the memory card. The second one does the same but after the new phone feeling wears off I hardly use it.

It takes OK photos but really you'd want to use a digital camera. The photos I have taken are now corrupted on the memory card, duplicating them all.

The text message send takes ages but I'll follow a link from this forum to download a software patch.

Syncs well with outlook.

To delete all messages in the inbox you can go 'Options>>Mark all>> delete' should save you hours!

You can also set the call log history to be less than 30 days which reduces phone memory usage.

Battery is poor - expect to charge daily if you actually use it at all.

Bluetooth is bad on it - doesn't work with my GPS software. (This is also because it is Symbian ver. 3.0 - not compatible with loads of prior software)

The slidey keypad does annoy me but I've got round it by 'locking' the phone after 10 mins of activity. This means I have to enter a unlock code every time I use it but at least I've stopped phoning my mum from my pocket.

Hope you find some of this useful, shame I am on an 18 month contract. Go for the Sony. :o)

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Reviewer: John W D Pinkerton - Ballymoney, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2007

I bought this phone on upgrade last September having read various reviews in the press. Reads very well & looks nice but that is where it ends. It is anything but simple to operate, it dies without warning (usually at the most inopportune moment), the battery life is pathetic, the keyboard seizes up, it switches itself on without warning, the blue flashing light is enough to wake the dead, the typeface is far too small, the reception is extremely unreliable, etc, etc, etc. I explained to O2 that it was not of merchantable quality, that it was not fit for purpose & that the advertisements were positively misleading but that cut no ice whatsoever. They could not have been less helpful & I was continually shunted between Customer Services & their shop - it has finally been sent away for repair (no replacement phone available from O2 to tide me over) & I have had to revert to my old XDA while I wait for its return. The XDA does everything I want it to do even though it is a tad chunky, but it is infinitely better than the Nokia N80. It is significant that none of the network operators are offering this phone any longer. If anyone should be tempted to buy (or even take a gift of) an N80 take my advice - DON'T!

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Reviewer: Zuncaat - United Arab Emirates
Date: 10th Feb 2007

Perfect

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Reviewer: Gillian Johnson - Northumberland, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2007

I saw this phone & I had to have it. Worst move I have ever made I can't use it I have had it repaired 4times wish I hadn't got it but my contract ends in may could not be quick enough I will replace it with Samsung D900.

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Reviewer: Adolf - Tehran, Iran
Date: 7th Feb 2007

I think that it is a good mobile set.

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Reviewer: Salv - Stoke On Trent, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2007

Could be a great phone, but my biggest gripe is (as many other reviews have pointed out) that the phone easily unlocks itself because of the stupid slide. Why didn't Nokia put a simple manual lock on it. No though was put into this at all. I bought this phone as soon as I could to replace my Motorola, however, I hardly take the n80 with me, ( especially in the summer when I don't wear a jacket with internal pockets). What a waste of money it was, as I am still using the Motorola 90% of the time.

Other problems. Screen goes white, slow start up, slow camera, speakerphone volume too low, centre navigation button too sensitive, battery life too low, stops charging itself.

Not the phone I expected & Nokia should note the mediocre reviews that this top end phone is getting!

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Reviewer: Simon - Weymouth, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

I have exactly the same problem as Cassie. I stepped on my phone & broke the screen. Brought a new screen & now the screen is just completely white.

Probably wouldn't buy this phone again due to it taking so long to do things & just randomly locking up. I had big problems with it keep rejecting the memory card (which was a Nokia one) but eventually got it sorted with a software update.

My old 3310 was more reliable than this.

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Reviewer: Richard - Stromness, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2007

I used to be a Nokia man but then changed to the RAZR V3, when I saw the N80 I just had to go back to Nokia but alas it's been a sad few months. The phone looks cool & has great features but its always jamming & takes an age to send even simple sms texts.

I have put it on eBay & have bought the coolest phone around the Samsung p310 & if I don't like that I am going back to Motorola.

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Reviewer: Phyl - Dundee, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2007

Help. Please. I've had N80 for a few months. Always had Nokia's & loved them. So simple to use. I took this one as an upgrade & I simply hate it. O2 are no help. Battery life is practically zero. Phone freezes constantly. & I know this seems like a simple problem but I can't figure it out. My inbox & sent messages are full. I can't find an icon to delete the lot in one go. I am horrified at thought of having to delete 1000 texts individually. & how can one know how many they are sending? There's no counter for counting sent messages? I am scared to use it half the time as I can't afford to go over my monthly allocation. I know this phone has many fabulous features but I really only text with the thing & this has got me so distressed I don't know where to turn! Can anybody help me please? Thanks so much.

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Reviewer: Shalim - Tela, Israel
Date: 28th Jan 2007

Best phone 4 me.

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Reviewer: Ali - Hamedan, Iran
Date: 28th Jan 2007

GOOD MOBILE

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Reviewer: Cassie - Lyme Regis, UK
Date: 24th Jan 2007

I have a problem with my N80 & I have searched & searched for somebody else who has had the same problem & can help me!

I was updating my software via USB cable & I was well aware of the big warning saying DO NOT DISCONNECT YOUR USB CABLE OR HANDSET AS THIS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE. However, I was very near to completing the software update when my stupid laptop & stupid N80 decided to disconnect themselves! Now I have a dead phone (which was working perfectly before). I bought a new battery for it but this hasn't made any difference, IT JUST won't TURN ON!

PLEASE CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME AS I have ONLY HAD the PHONE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS & I am GUTTED!

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Reviewer: Lauren - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2007

This phone is fantastic. That is of course when you can charge it because of the charger. I have been through 7 chargers & they have all broken! Do not get this phone simply for this reason. It is a complete nightmare!

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Reviewer: Con100 - Glasgow, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2007

I was just curious to know whether you all have version 3 firmware or the (apparently now available) version 4. It seems that installing V4 will sort a lot of the initial glitches & bugs, including the battery life

I think you check what firmware your using by pressing *#0000# on the phone keypad

For some strange reason I am still tempted to buy this phone on sim free or payg. Even after the bad reviews.

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Reviewer: Rob - Manchester, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2007

I agree with the majority here. This phone has to be the worst handset I have ever owned.

I am a dedicated fan of Nokia but this one has really made me question my loyalty.

The handset freezes after sending SMS, it constantly refuses to accept its own memory card & most annoyingly of all (& this one really hacks me off) about 5 minutes into a call it will drop all signal (& of course the call), before suddenly coming back on again.

This is my 4th handset & I am moving to an N73 tomorrow.

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Reviewer: James Bissett - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Love this phone battery much better than expected 3 days between charge great music camera screen & brill Internet even if some sites cause reset works on most fast working phone after it loads even does good video I stuck a half gig mini sd card in & made a great MP3 player with the stereo headphones supplied & slide still works well after 9 months.

Was a good upgrade to the 6680 no regrets, Jim.

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Reviewer: Borat - Kazakhstan
Date: 3rd Jan 2007

This is an honest review.

I was after the N80 for ages & even changed fro O2 to Orange to get it quicker, I am on my second phone & the glitches are still present. These include your usual text sending taking minutes, freezing, locking up & shutting down, gallery going haywire, the charger broke, I was really really disappointed, its annoyed me that much that I have just ordered a Sony Ericsson W850i we'll see how it goes eh!

Hope this has helped, you might be lucky? I just think they hurried the software etc

Cheers BORAT

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Reviewer: Richie Rich Kid - London, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2006

Very misleading phone looks great but that's all! The phone has a mind of its own & has the response time of a Sony Ericsson T69. Try before you buy is a must. I hate this phone & it might go missing one day!

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Reviewer: Claire - Stoke On Trent, UK
Date: 24th Dec 2006

I thought this phone was going to be the answer to my prayers - brilliant features, great camera, massive memory capacity & cool design. How wrong I was! I was offered it on contract with Orange when the brilliant 6230i became obsolete but wish I hadn't said yes. Problems include screen freezing, constant need to remove battery as the only way to restart phone, ridiculous length of time to send text messages even simple SMS ones, slide opening itself in my pocket which automatically unlocks active keys, phone automatically 'logging on' to Internet, packet data device constantly activating despite being disabled, phone refusing to recognise Bluetooth headset halfway through a conversation, phone calling people from my phone book without being asked to! Need I go on? My disappointment is massive - as a dedicated Nokia fan, this is a total letdown to me! Never ever buy one, they are not worth the headache & frustration!

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Reviewer: S. Holmick - Australia
Date: 23rd Dec 2006

As others have said: style & features checklist over substance. Poor usability overall. Frustratingly slow menus even with the latest firmware; slow startup, very poor battery life with modest use; make sure you try one before you buy. Those who rate it at 100% must be Nokia employees.

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Reviewer: Sleek - UK
Date: 16th Dec 2006

I love it. I have it. The slide is OK. The camera is great. The memory's cool. Easy to use. I love it.

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Reviewer: Phil - UK
Date: 12th Dec 2006

Agree with the vast majority of reviews this phone is a total waste of metal. battery life is as good as 4 year old varta from Wilkinson, features are good but if you use any of them the battery life is reduced even further. so as advised by the ever helpful people at Orange of Bombay I have turned off all these features such as 3G & Bluetooth which gives me enough battery life to make 4 three min calls & 3 texts a day before it goes flat (about 1.5 days).then we have all this s. Tware (insert as desired) glitches as reviewed by other unfortunately second phone in two months number 3 just around the corner please do yourself a favour & avoid at all costs. You have been warned!

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Reviewer: Kayleigh Dunleavey - Weston - Super - Mare, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2006

Absolutely shocked with this phone. I have been the proud owner of nokias for many years as they was always the best build, easy to use brilliant phone but my gosh this phone it's utterly bad.

I am on my 4th handset & can't wait to get shot of the thing as soon as my contract runs out.

Many many problems, could go on & on & on. Here are a few of the main 1s

-freezes constantly
-freezes when sending a text taking at least 1 min 30 & you can't do anything else whilst it is sending
-blank screen, it will just go white & you can't do nothing
-battery dies with 24 hours
-problems with charging the phone
-problems turning on the phone
-very slow to load applications
-suppose to be a 3 megapixel camera & I am pretty sure it isn't!

So to some up, don't EVER buy this phone or it will cause you havoc from the day you get it.

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Reviewer: Ven Yim - Bridgend, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2006

First one I got was mint from the Orange shop, till water damage then it went down hill.

Now I am on my 4th handset, problems include:

2nd- arrows/directional's buttons not working when phone was open & battery doesn't even last a day.

3rd- phone has a mind of its own & starts going through menu & among other things.

4th- hoping nothing goes wrong.

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Reviewer: A-z - Indonesia
Date: 27th Nov 2006

This phone is useless. I give it to someone, he or she does not even want to accept it!

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Reviewer: K Smith - Liverpool, UK
Date: 24th Nov 2006

I hate this phone! I looked for months for a great new Nokia as I've always used them. I wish I never bothered getting this one. It has constant connection errors. Numbers I have stored in my contact list show up as unrecognised. If I open the slide too fast, the phone jams up & I have to take out the battery to reboot it. Orange won't give me a new phone because they insist there is nothing wrong with it! Can't wait for my contract to end to be honest, don't buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Priyanka - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 17th Nov 2006

The design color, everything is perfect. Some. Sis files cannot be installed, but it really doesn't matter much. The 4 way navigation key is a bit hard to use, & 3 top 3 buttons on the keypad, 1 2 & 3 are tough to use specially for women with long nails. Good sound quality. Very sensitive phone. Another downside is that, after re naming a picture, if any exclamation mark is included, the file is shown as corrupted. But other than the exclamation mark its fine. Not many themes or games either. Still picture quality is very good, but video quality isn't very good. Radio is good too. Feels a bit uncomfortable when talking. All in all, the N80 is a good phone, it's worth it! :D

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Reviewer: Tom Van Den End - Crawley, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2006

I have had Nokia phones for years. They are developing new systems & leaving out some very good old systems (auto key lock after 10 seconds, enlarge text size, able to read the screen in daylight!).The key pad is great (nice colour at night) easy to use enough space not to hit other keys. The up-down-left-right key hard to use, easy to hit other keys & go to other sections. Looking at Sony Ericsson W850i or W050i, Nokia should have given more people this phone to test!

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Reviewer: Damo - Bognor Regis, UK
Date: 9th Nov 2006

All the tricks you could want BUT very frustrating to use. Incredibly slow, you send a text & the phone freezes while it sends, disabling you from doing anything else. Suffers regularly from Connection Errors & frequently needs re-booting! Can't wait to get shot of it to be honest. Shame as it promises a lot, which it does deliver, but fails to provide the usability that is essential for a mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Kelly - Manchester, UK
Date: 9th Nov 2006

I got 2 of these on contract for me & my brother & we just love it! At first we hated the fact that to send a message it took ages but when we went onto the Nokia website we found out that if you send a lot of text messages it fills up the memory. There is a download called the sms excelorator & when this has been downloaded to your phone it speeds it back up to normal. No problems with the signal as were in a good signal area. As for the Battery life I don't seem to have a problem as I put my phone on charge every night as always like to have a full battery.

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Reviewer: Anon - Belfast, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2006

This is without doubt the WORST phone I have ever owned. Took out a contract with Orange in June & I am now on handset number 6! Continual problems with handset locking, rebooting, screen blanking out, vibrator alert stopping working. Need I go on?

If you are even considering buying one of these, DON'T! I have now changed back to Sony Ericsson which I know & love.

I will without doubt NEVER own another Nokia again.

You have been warned :-)

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Reviewer: Rich - UK
Date: 31st Oct 2006

If you were waiting for this phone, please don't bother. A victory for technological gimmicary over phone usability.

I have owned this phone as my work phone for 8 weeks, so have tried to persevere with it & just given up.

Here are a few of the common problems that I have had:
1. Phone crashes more often than Jenson Button.
2. Corrupts expensive memory cards, ruining data.
3. The battery goes flat very quickly.
4. The signal strength will drop out suddenly even in good areas.

If you are considering buying this, you may want to look at two tin cans with a piece of string between them - cheaper & just as effective. :)
Just bought an N73, review to follow.

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Reviewer: Dan - Southampton, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2006

Yeah yeah feature filled, great camera-dreadful phone-never owned anything as poor. The media player is cool, the camera is good, stick a mini SD in it & you're rolling-IF & this is a big if the damn thing actually works-it's sliding mechanism was shocking-it constantly opened-connected to the Internet-even if you disabled the auto connection thingy-the text msg send was dire-it took for ever & froze you out of doing anything at all. The phone randomly called people-& to add insult to injury it was the second one I owned-after returning the first due to software glitches! Poor poor poor-full stop end of story. Gonna try the N73 hope this'll be a bit better.

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Reviewer: Mustafa - Sulaimania, Iraq
Date: 11th Oct 2006

I spent months on finding the perfect smart phone & here it is... about the battery life >>turn off the 3G always searches for a 3G service... that's why it takes a lot of the battery life... I was shocked about it features when I saw a video of it... & I thought all the cell phone are bad...

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Reviewer: Dodge - Northants, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2006

Only borrowed an N80 for a day so didn't get to try everything but on the whole it seemed like a good Smartphone with almost every feature you could ever need. Unlike most people (including the mate i borrowed it from) I had no problems with signal. Didn't have it long enough to comment on battery life but the stupid flashing blue light can't help! Didn't like the slide cos i kept opening it every time i tried to take it out of my pocket. I was shocked by the lack of autofocus.

If you want WI-if get the N80. If you don't, get the N73.

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Reviewer: Peter - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2006

Got the Nokia N80 a week ago & getting to grips with it. Overall its a very high spec phone. Lots of features, some I'm sure I will never use.

- Its quite a 'manly' phone in design & bulky.
- Can be slow in use but what do you expect with all the features on the phone itself.
- You have to move the slider fully yourself, there is no 'spring' to help
- No cover on the camera so need to be careful with it

BUT all in all I still think its a fab phone, camera is amazing, really clear photos, 3g is great too. Great Phone!

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Reviewer: ANGELA - GLASGOW, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2006

GREAT LOOKING PHONE, FAR TOO SHORT BATTERY LIFE THOUGH, AND SCREEN FREEZES, CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 1M 30S TO SEND ONE TEXT MESSAGE AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. YOU NEED TO CHECK SENT BOX AFTER EVERY MESSAGE 'SENT' AS THEY SIMPLY GO INTO DRAFT BOX FAR TOO OFTEN AND DO NOT SEND AT ALL.

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Reviewer: David Chapman - High Wycombe, UK
Date: 30th Sep 2006

Like others on this site, the N80 is a lovely phone which actually misses the mark. It's a real shame & I will have to consider getting rid of it as well.

The problems are the same as others, text font so small that I have to get my glasses out to ready ANYTHING on the screen. Signal strength is a bit suspect & it tends to drop leaving you talking to yourself!

There's virtually no add on software available yet & although the WiFi is good it's difficult to connect to, you seem to have to go online via WAP & then switch.... Seems strange but I can't find another way of doing it.

Battery life is poor at 24 - 36 hours but the phone looks nice.

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Reviewer: Stefan - Romania
Date: 29th Sep 2006

Fantastic Smartphone...

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Reviewer: Rico - Dorchester, UK
Date: 21st Sep 2006

A victory for style over substance. Every fancy doohickey in existence & it is very, very good. BUT, & it is a monster big BUT, battery life can be dire (24hrs) & if you are in the countryside, reception is awful. It will drop calls, lose network coverage & be a pain in the whatsit. I've gone back to my old phone - far more rural.

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Reviewer: Brian - Singapore
Date: 16th Sep 2006

All is well! wifi is great... Only complaints are the battery life is short & no auto slide (maybe due to its size).

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Reviewer: Lamar - London, UK
Date: 6th Sep 2006

Very good phone

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Reviewer: Jamie - Walsall, UK
Date: 1st Sep 2006

Very easy to use phone & good design, 1 thing to say is don't just remove memory card normally go to memory card & choose the option to "remove mem card" otherwise it can ruin the mem card & all its items stored onto it.

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Reviewer: Ahahm - Kuwait
Date: 22nd Aug 2006

Excellent smartphone

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Reviewer: Duncan P - Bristol, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2006

The phone is amazing

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Reviewer: P Hand - Pontefract , UK
Date: 6th Aug 2006

Was sent 2 N80 phones on free upgrade, had them 5 days sent them back to hard to use & there is to much on them, very good camera, but the tex messages are very small writing, I am going to try the Nokia 8800 & Sony K800i but I have also looked at the Samsung D900 with 3.meg camera looks & feels nice to your hand, can not find any reviews on it.

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Reviewer: Paul - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2006

Acquired N80 after a long wait & loved feature list. Didn't like the slide & software problems so sold it & reverted back to my old phone. Disappointed

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Reviewer: Adam - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2006

The phone iz excellent I think the sliding design is great the key features are good & over all the phone is great I would recommend people 2 get this phone & the sound quality is great.

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Reviewer: Sara - Uckfield, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2006

So far had various phones by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Sagem & Samsung. This phone has almost everything I could want - reasonable camera, mp3 player, radio, dozens of great features EXCEPT phone reception & battery life. The poor battery life I could live with (that's what car chargers are for), but the reception is so weak that I have been constantly missing calls. So much so that I've resorted to using my sim in an old phone, which renders the N80 little more than an entertaining toy. I'm so sad this great phone is not up to the job. It goes back tomorrow, & I'll look elsewhere :(

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Reviewer: M.Tayyub - Glasgow, UK
Date: 17th Jun 2006

It's very nice a N80 Nokia design. I try a N80 Nokia mobile, look up everything features & also got a wireless connecttivity! What ever come up new mobile, always high tariffs from £30 to £75 in O2 network? I already bought a N80 Nokia, I gave to my wife. Because her contact, nearly expire at the end of the month.

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Reviewer: craigyr - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2006

Black version is now available at CPW on O2 in stores! I would recommend the Sony Ericsson k800i if you want a cracking phone with 'basic' add-ons (camera, mp3 etc). If you want smartphone features go for the n80 initial software issues & lack of auto focus aside!

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2006

Well after a long wait I finally got 2 of these on contract with Vodafone. Got to say it is one of best phones I have had, while im ok with symbian my other half found it a little slow, & to be honest depending what I was doing the phone at times slows down to a stop. The feel of the phone is 1st class, but having said that you always feel like you have to "mother" it, e.g. the slightest bang or knock or rub will have you cringing. Not a phone to take to work with you unless you're in an office. Wifi is fantastic, connects to broadband without to much fuss & Nokia home media suite is great. Camera is good but not what you would expect from 3mill pix, also no auto focus, so a very steady hand is needed, same applies to video. Also no cover for lens. Sounds on this phone are loud but tinny, even the built in settings don't make much difference. But all in all this phone is one of best I have had bar the biggest fault of all, the internal antenna. For people in poor reception areas this phone just does not come close to any other, I tried 3 other phones all getting 3-4bars, while the N80 struggles between 1 & nothing. Broke my heart but both had to go back. So unless you are in a 100% reception area on whatever network beware, N80 does not like weak signals. I will be looking for N80 on different network, but other half wont, typically it feels, looks & acts like a male phone. :o)

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 27th May 2006

Great concept, but the reality is very poor indeed. Lack of autofocus on camera is slightly annoying, but the handset has major speed issues! Changing between applications can be painfully slow & at times my handset has crashed & had to restart. A word of warning to anyone who is considering buying this phone & who does not have near-perfect eyesight - DON'T!!!! The text on menus & SMS is the smallest I have seen on any device ever & you can't change it.

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Reviewer: Jimmy - UK
Date: 29th Apr 2006

I am having the same problem as Semore I can't decide between the nokia n80, nokia n90, sony ericsson k800i or the upcoming sony ericsson p990i could someone help me here! ASAP

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Reviewer: Semore - UK
Date: 18th Apr 2006

The nokia n80 has a rich camera buct could have has some key facts to it like the nokia n90. For example the carl zeizz optics which made that camera crisp. I am stuck beetween the nokia 90,nokia n80 or the sony ericsson k800i, could someone please help me out here asap.

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Reviewer: Keith Kendrick - UK
Date: 29th Mar 2006

Well, Typically - the pre advertising boasts an all-black version - but I don't see that option on the Nokia Website. So presumably they're going to make us wait - forcing us to take the silver option in the meantime. Anyone seen a black one advertised for sale so far? Almost perfect is right too - it doesn't appear to have a voice recorder or a qwerty keyboard which would have finished it off nicely. Great phone though clearly. Come on Nokia stop playing with the market & get the black one out!

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Reviewer: VVS Laxman - Hyderbad, India
Date: 24th Mar 2006

At this current time the phone is almost a perfect phone!

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Reviewer: Lee - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2006

There has been no official release date as of yet, but as far as I'm aware it should be on the shelves around March time. Lets hope so, it looks great with excellent features.

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Reviewer: Josh - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2006

I just love the simple design of the N80 & will be buying one as soon as they are available.

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Reviewer: F Brown - UK
Date: 5th Jan 2006

Come on, I've been reading heaps of reviews over the pass two weeks on different sites & would like to know why everybody is desperately waiting for this phone to arrive on the market.



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