New Nokia N81 8GB
The Nokia N81 has dimensions of 102 x 50 x 17.9mm and weighs in at 140g. The screen is 2.4" QVGA TFT affair, supporting up to an impressive 16m colours.
There are two versions of the N81, one has a memory card slot supporting Micro SD memory cards, the other has 8GB of internal memory which we are using for our comparison purposes. Plenty of room for music, pictures and additional applications. There is a 2.0 megapixel camera included. Video clips are recorded at 15 fps, I couldn't find video playback stats, if anyone knows??
On the data connection side, the Nokia N81 is a tri band GSM handset and also offers 3G reception. There is also WiFi, Stereo Bluetooth, and USB 2.0 The N81 also offers EDGE and HSCSD.
The nokia N81 runs Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 and fits in as a strong member of the Nokia NSeries family. There are plenty of applications available for the N81, as with the W960 you can find software for the N81 at the NSeries Mobile Software Shop.
On the music front the Nokia music player supports multiple formats including MP3 and AAC. There is also an FM stereo radio and the N81 also has a 3.5mm stereo jack for using your own headset with the phone.
Summary:
On the face of it the two handsets are very well matched. Both with 8GB memory, the W960 has better camera spec, and a touch screen. It is also 21g lighter and almost 2mm slimmer. Small measurements but noticeable in the world of mobile phones. On the other hand the N81 offers more data connectivity options, although HSDPA is a noticeable absentee from the spec of both phones.
It's too early to call a winner in this fight, so I'm going to give an honourable draw for now. Especially with the expected announcement of the European iPhone on Tuesday, it will be interesting to see if it offers specification to match the impressive W960 and N81.
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