Nokia N810

Nokia N810 review

The N810 is the latest addition to Nokia's Internet Tablet lineup. The Linux-based mobile device offers an assortment of new features and drops some of the familiar functionality found in the previous model, the N800. The N810 also ships with Internet Tablet OS 2008—the new version of Nokia's Internet Tablet operating system—which is built on Maemo 4.0.
The feature trade-offs and considerable price difference imbue each product with independent value to different segments of the mobile computing market. Changes
The most significant additions to the Nokia N810 are a thumb keyboard that slides down from the device and a built-in GPS receiver. The menu button is right below the directional pad. The escape and home buttons are still on the front of the device, but they are on a single slim rocker button that runs along the left side.
On the top of the N810, the zoom buttons are on a rocker by themselves and the full-screen button—which was placed between the zoom buttons on the N800—is a slight distance to the left of the zoom rocker. The power button—which is now round—is at the very center, and a new sliding lock button has been added to the right of the power button.
The headphone and power adapter jacks are still on the right side of the device beneath the stylus. The N810's external memory card slot is designed for MiniSD cards rather than standard SD cards. It is 2GB total, and approximately 1.5GB is already consumed by maps for the GPS software.
The N800 webcam extended from the side of the device and could be rotated, whereas the N810 webcam is embedded in the face. The N800 was clocked to 330Mhz by default, but OS2008 brings up the clock speed to 400 Mhz. The N810 display is slightly smaller than the display on the N800, but the difference is barely noticeable. The N800 display is 4.2", whereas the N810 display is 4.13".