Nokia N82

Nokia's N82 model was leaked in May 2007 (along with Nokia N81), but was not made official until six months later in November.{{Cite web|url=http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2007/05/11/news-broadcast-high-end-nokia-n81-and-n82-phones-leaked/|title = News Broadcast: High End Nokia N81 & N82 Phones Leaked|date = 11 May 2007}} It was introduced a month after the Nokia N95 8GB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-N95-8GB-launched-on-the-market_id2115|title=Nokia N95 8GB launched on the market|date=15 October 2007 }}

The latest firmware of the Nokia N82 is v35.0.002 released December 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://marcosvinicius.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/changelog-firmware-35-0-002-nokia-n95-n95-8gb-n82/|title = Changelog Firmware 35.0.002 Nokia N95, N95 8GB, N82|date = 26 December 2009}}

The N86 8MP from 2009 (a slider) is considered to be the N82's spiritual successor due to its high-end camera technology, despite the lack of Xenon flash.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/11442_The_N8_Imaging_champion_with_a.php|title=The Nokia N8: Imaging champion with a five year legacy|date=27 April 2010 }} However a similar top-of-the-line device in a candybar form never appeared from Nokia after the N82.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/03/27/hellonokia-wheres-the-n82s-successor/|title = Hello...Nokia? Where's the N82's successor?|date = 27 March 2009}} The Nokia 6220 classic of 2008 was the second Nokia with a Xenon flash.

The N82 includes a built-in accelerometer for video stabilisation and photo orientation to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken, and automatic 270 degree screen rotation. It is compatible with the N-Gage gaming platform. It has a 2.4-inch TFT display and features the same 332 MHz processor as found in the N95.

The N82 has almost identical specifications with the N95, leading to it being called by some as an "N95 in candybar form."{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/hands-on-with-the-nokia-n82-best-camera-phone-ever/|title = Hands-on with the Nokia N82: Best camera phone ever?}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.esato.com/archive/t.php/t-171401,1.html|title=Nokia N82 Review – Esato archive}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/Long_Term_Test_Nokia_N82.php|title=Nokia N82 (Black)|date=May 2008 }} Apart from the xenon camera flash addition, minor technologic differences between the models are: 128 MB RAM up from 64 MB (the N95's 8 GB variant also had 128 MB); CIF resolution (352x288) front camera up from QVGA (320 × 240); microUSB port rather than miniUSB; and removal of the infrared port.

The first Nokia phone with xenon flash, the N82 has a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and was considered the best camera phone on the market{{Cite web |url=http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=1797 |title=Nokia N82 wins TIPA "Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe" Award 2008 {{!}} Softpedia |access-date=11 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723150611/http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=1797 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}[http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-N82-Review-92446.shtml Nokia N82 Review | The best cameraphone on the market | Esato][http://www.cnet.com.au/nokia-n82-339283875.htm Nokia N82 Review | Mobile Phones | CNET Australia] until the arrival of the Samsung GT-i8510.

Discussions and head-to-head comparisons of these two models demonstrate the N86 8MP from 2009, which is equipped with dual LED flash, is not consistently capable of outperforming the N82 in variable lighting.{{Cite web |url=http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/07/30/head-to-head-n86-8mp-vs-n82/ |title=Head to head {{!}} N86 8MP Vs N82 {{!}} Nokia Conversations |access-date=17 March 2010 |archive-date=1 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801144427/http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/07/30/head-to-head-n86-8mp-vs-n82/ |url-status=dead }} The primary advantage of using LED is light source for video recording, whereas the xenon flash has a stronger burst of light, but it cannot be used for recording videos due to its technical composition.{{Cite web |url=http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62047512,00.htm |title=Flashed-out: Xenon vs. LED {{!}} CNET Asia |access-date=17 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330042954/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62047512,00.htm |archive-date=30 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}

The mainland China market version of the N82 has a different hardware platform which has Wi-Fi and the UMTS radio removed (no 3G support), has a different product code (RM-314 as opposed to RM-313) and its firmware is incompatible with the regular model's. This version can be readily identified by the lack of "WLAN scanning" display on the idle screen.

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• [http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-n82 Nokia N82 | Official Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080116225240/http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N82 Nokia N82 | Device Details]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116090459/http://www.nseries.com/nseries/v3/media/sections/products/tech_specs/en-R1/tech_specs_n82_en_R1.html Nokia N82 | Technical Specifications]
• [http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n82-review-195p2.php Nokia N82 | GSM Arena Review]

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