New mobile phone
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
My mobile phone — a Nokia N73 — was having some issues after it took a fall on hard concrete, most annoying of which was the fact that it would spontaneously switch off for no apparent reason. So it became time for a new one.
Last week Friday, I placed an order, and after some trouble with my package being lost, my new Nokia N82 finally arrived last Thursday. Man, is that thing sweet. 
Some of its key features are UMTS/HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash and of course you can use it to make phone calls. 
This is what the beast looks like:
Nokia N82
After using it for two days, the thing I noticed the most is that it is lots faster than my old N73. That one always felt a little sluggish, but not the N82. It feels very responsive, most apps launch almost instantaneous.
The number keys that I read so much about in reviews are acually kinda nice. They are rather small, but their spacing makes it almost impossible to mistype. Granted, it takes some getting used to, but don’t criticize them if you haven’t tried them yourself.
Haven’t used the camera much. But as far as I can tell, it takes excellent pictures for a phone camera, even indoors thanks to its xenon flash.
I haven’t really made a trip using the GPS yet, but it usually finds a fix pretty damn quickly, even indoors. The maps applications seems to do a decent job. The phone came with a 90-day navigation trial, so we’ll see how it performs on the go.
So far, I’m very happy with this new gadget. It might even replace my Palm T|X as my navigation device, if the Nokia Maps application does a good job. Will have to find some other use for that thing then, like letting it run Linux just for fun.