Saw the first Nokia N82 in Malaysia

I just saw a Nokia N82 unit last night. I was happily having fun and good food at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, thanks to Nokia as they had a blogger’s meetup to let us know the latest buzz on their new S60 smart phones and mobile phone future trends. They also brought around a whole bunch of S60 phones like the new Nokia 81, and N95 8GB, for us to touch and play with. It was a cool event and I have a bunch of pics still waiting on my camera. I wil get down to it when I’ve rested.

Some quick notes on the Nokia N82.

- New casing makes it feel solid.

- 5 megapixel camera with the Xenon flash takes good, bright and fast pics. At least it can now put some Sony Ericsson phones to shame. Has 10x digital zoom

- Had problem getting a GPS lock but that was because the phone unit I held had no SIM card to get the A-GPS running.

- Has Share Online preinstalled. At least that is much better than Lifeblog or even the built in Flicr app.

Here is a Nokia N82 video I saw at youtube today:

More Nokia N82 specs below

# The N82 features a 5 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. This is the same camera module as that found in the N95. Instead of an LED based flash the N82 has a Xenon based flash. This is more powerful and should give better picture in low light situations. The camera is also reportedly much faster to start and to capture pictures.

Nokia describe it as the ‘best cameraphone on the market’ and a ‘creditable alternative to stand alone cameras’. The camera also supports shooting video (at VGA resolution at up to 30 fps). There is an on device editor for both still images and video (video editing more basic than N95). Camera specifications are:

* CMOS sensor, 5 megapixel (2592 x 1944), Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
* F number/Aperture: F2.8
* Focal length: 5.6 mm
* Focus range 10cm - infinity
* Macro focus distance: 10-50 cm

# Nokia highlight the sharing capabilities of the phone. The N82 will ship with Share Online pre-installed. This allows for one click upload to Flickr and other web services. There’s also the usual XpressPrint support which allows you to print photos via Bluetooth (to supported printers) or via USB (PictBridge compatible printers). You can also order prints online directly from your phone.

Standard Sales Package Contents*

* Nokia N82
* Nokia Battery BP-6MT
* Nokia Travel Charger AC-5
* Nokia Music Headset HS-43
* Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101
* Nokia Video Connectivity Cable CA-75U
* Nokia 2GB microSD Card MU-37**

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