NOKIA N83
NOKIA N83
Only based on rumours, but the Nokia N83 slider phone due for launch in Q1 2007, seems to improve on all the weaknesses of the N80, described in Nokia N80 versus Nokia N93:
- Large display of at least 2.5-inch (compared to 2.1-inch for the N80), however only 240 x 320 resolution (apparently becoming the standard display, the 352 x 416 resolution being abandoned?)
- 16 million colours (compared to 262k for the N80)
- Bluetooth 2.0 (compared to bluetooth 1.2 for the N80)
- MicroSD slot (compared to miniSD for the N80)
- 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, mechanical shutter, and integrated flash
- 4GB Hard Disk
- Mini audio-jack 3.5mm (compared to pop-port for the N80)
- New nokia-style media control panel
This brings the Nokia N83 to the top of the list, well ahead of the Nokia N93 (assuming it does also feature high resolution 640 x 480 30 fps video capture and optical zoom…).
On the other hand, the N83 does not seem to offer new features, only an improvement of existing ones. One of the new features to be expected in 2007 should be built-in GPS, the question remaining wether this will already be included in the N83.
Obviously, there is no point in keeping waiting for the next model to be released, so the advice now clearly is to go for the Nokia N80, and potentially upgrading to the N83 next year.