Nokia N80

Reasonable web browser for a phone of it's age, good buttons, simpler than the N95.

If you like Nokia's general style of interface and want a phone with it's functions, it's value for what it does. There are better phones around now though. Well recommend Nokia N80.

Today people want too much from a phone they want mp3 on it internet radio the more things built in to a phone the more things to go wrong

The Nokia N80 Is A Good Phone But Can Be Slow If You Have 3 Or More Programs Running At The Same Time Or You Haven't Got Alot Of Memory On Your Phone.

The connections on the slide appear to be poor. When I open the slide the phone will often drop of 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 and then drops out again if I slightly move the phone. The camera is poor unless you are holding it VERY STILL it is all blurred. First and last slide phone I will buy.

Without question the Nokia N80 is the worst phone i have ever had. Perhaps the worst consumer item at all, terrible in every way. its slow, software breaks down all the time, been sent back seven or eight times, to send a text takes about a whole minutes after you press the send button. Really really bad.

One of the worst phones I've ever had, it seems like they have tried to squeeze to much technology onto one handset and never bothered to iron out the kinks. The simpler things that I take for granted with a handset, i.e. Text messaging become a chore!!!

The very first thing I noticed was that the sound quality on normal calls is terrible - weak and tinny. Reception is poor and the battery life is pathetic.

Then, the main feature I had bought the phone for - the Wi-fi connectivity - simply would not retain settings. I was prompted for passwords I had already entered and this happened over and over again. The phone would not retain those either. When I did manage to connect (by re-entering every setting each time I wanted to use email) I discovered I couldn't delete old messages. I spent hours trying to make the email work properly and eventually gave up.

Text and email messages are in a tiny font. Keys are difficult to use and the joystick system is imprecise and leads to numerous mistakes. The camera is very poor. Generally the phone is slow, difficult to navigate and required firmware upgrades before I could access its full memory properly.

Nokia have no route for customer complaints via their website, failing to respond to any of my emails and O2 are simply pathetic and showed absolutely zero interest in my problems.

The phone is going in the river as soon as its contract expires.

Had mobiles phones since 1987. Yes... 1987. The Nokia N80 is the worst phone ever, battery lasts a long as a gnats life. Software a disaster.

I bought my N80 second hand. Before I did I read mixed reviews. What mobile and stuff magazine have it as their top smart phone. Some people don't rate it at all. When I got the phone it had Vodafone branded firmware. By doing a bit of reading I found that you can replace this very easily with a free program, the included data cable and Nokia's own upgrade software. Since doing this the phone is a much better animal. its true the battery life isn't good. Saying that though, none of the so called smart phones I've looked at fair well in this department. Being able to receive my "home" email via WLAN is a massive bonus. My mobile contract email is now unused. A large saving on the monthly bill! Using the internet is much cheaper too rather than connecting via WAP. WiFi hot spots are now everywhere, even in some city centers. Aside from the battery, the phone's major downfall is the slide. It's nowhere near as good as the Samsung slides. I've made calls and sent messages by just having the phone in my pocket. I think Nokia should look at making the keylock Automatic in the next upgrade. Would be great if someone could make an improved slide for us phone repairers/modders. The best feature for me is the ability to run Tomtom 6 with a GPS receiver. Since the upgrade it seems a little faster and more reliable in this department.

I must admit I was the first to complain that the N80 got slower and slower and sending a text message which should be a quick and easy thing to do was a nightmare cause it was taking up to 4 minutes to send a message and meant the phone froze so you couldn't use it until the message had sent. It was driving me mad that I couldn't wait till I could upgrade, which i have been able to early. I then found out that the Nokia software on the phone needs updating to keep it performing well, which I have done and don't have any problems with the phone now, sending a text message is a doddle and the phone has a few new features on it. So all in all a fantastic phone if you keep the software up to date, wish I had known earlier.