Pictures: Nokia N78 vs N82
Posted by Dusan on Saturday, April 26th, 2008 at 3:23 am under Nokia, Devices
Few days ago we posted a series of photos that compare two of the high-end Nokia NSeries devices N95 8GB and N96. We’re still in the high-end spectrum, though not that high as the mentioned two devices. It’s the N78 and N82 time and we have a new series of photos that show and compare the two devices.
There’s no doubt the N82 is a better camera phone — it has a 5 megapixel camera while the N82 has “only” 3.2 megapixels — but that FM transmitter built inside the N78 does sound tempting. Both devices, though, have somewhat awkward keypads. What do you think and which one you prefer?
April 26th, 2008 at 4:48 am
I want that black N82!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 6:48 am
apparently, most people would prefer the xenon flash equipped n82. comparing the facts and interface, n82 is more likely to be more friendly.. =)
April 26th, 2008 at 7:32 am
The N78 is such a clean and beautiful phone.
I’m not liking this whole USB and charging port on the side thing that Nokia have got going on.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Hehe i was really neutral towards N78 when it came out and looks wise wasent really a fan, but actually now i think it’s one of the best looking Nokia’s ever made.
Thought even with the fp2 and clean looks i cant make the switch from N82(5mpx).
April 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I go for the N82, better camera and Xenon flash.
Regards
April 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Got to go for the N82! Xenon flash and a 5 megapixel? Hands down no contest. But Im not really a fan of Nokia. I’m more of an HTC fan but if I were to get a Nokia phone, it would be the N82.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
N78 is my choice….honestly, 3.2 megapixel comes out just fine when you print 3×5 photos. Im from California, where you spend half of your life in the car, and the FM transmitter will come in real handy when im driving on the 405 freeway. Also the N78 S60 3rd edition feature pack 2 is a must have, that puts it over the top.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
according to the 163 chinese website, it says that even though N78 has only 3.2mp, but it has better picture quality. N78’s S60 3rd ed w/ FP2 also runs faster than N82, even though N82 has more memory.
You can see the sample pictures at the bottom of this page:
http://tech.163.com/mobile/08/0421/22/4A3AV0O7001117A5_7.html
I’m gonna wait till E71 comes out and then decide
April 27th, 2008 at 12:59 am
N78 and E66 i believe should be pretty close each other. If E66 will have fp2 and the normal E series build quality it would hard fight between those 2.
Great to hear that fp2 is actually running faster!
Really bummed that it seems to take so long with E71 and E66….not to even talk about if it really is going to take so long to announce it as some are saying currently =(
April 27th, 2008 at 6:32 am
N82 is simply the most powerful phone out there. N78 looks like a half finished design. The number keypad looks very disturbing.
April 28th, 2008 at 3:10 am
The N78 keypad isn’t as bad as it looks, it is really usable. Both handsets have their plus points but overall I like the the black N82.
April 28th, 2008 at 8:00 am
see the N78 phone review http://nseries-phones.blogspot.com
April 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I’d go for the Black N82 seeing as how I own one hehe
April 29th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I want the both..;)
May 16th, 2008 at 7:21 am
wouldn’t it hurt to use the buttons for N78 ?
May 16th, 2008 at 7:22 am
wouldn’t it hurt to use the buttons for N78 ?
I like N78 better but if it had a different and an easier key pad to use
May 26th, 2008 at 4:01 am
I have a 7.2 digital camera with Carl Zeiss lens so I don’t need a camera phone. SO i’ll get the N78, but can someone tell me if the key board is good or nt?
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 am
Hi! If anyone’s interested in a fully detailed N78 review, then go
check out
http://mobilearsenal.com/review/nokia_n78_for_a_suv
June 14th, 2008 at 4:50 am
Feature-wise: a great phone, almost a complete one, in todays standard.
But useablity-wise: a great loss of a great phone!
And, Someone knowledgable please comment on the usability of comparatively smaller keypad of Nokia E71!
June 15th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I have a silver n82,Had an n95 8gb two months ago solid it just for the reason that the camera photos started to get dull and not clear the biggest reason of which was no lens cover.Having a 5mpx camera which cant take good photos is useless.
Went for smaller screen.silver colour n82 but it has proved much better except the smaller screen size but xenon flash,and lens protector are those plus points which neither n78 nor the coming n96 have.Buyin an expensive camera phone without a lens cover is mere stupidity unless like me you are crazy about nokia symbian phones have been a folower since the Nokia 7650 started the game.
so its all your choice n78,n96,n95,or n82 it depends what you want.No match uptil now now with n82 if you want a camera phone.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Can u plz tel me which cel i should buy, m confused b/w N82 and N78, both hav same features, same kind of drawbacks, can anyone tell me about the better one having good sound quality…..plz m in hurry to buy one of them !
June 16th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
@ Harry
Man = N82
Woman = N78
June 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
~~~Zak~~~
hav u used both the phone? can u plz tel me that which one hav better sound….? Evn m thnkn of buyn N82, i hope my choice is ryt, bcz i already hav bought N95 nd m not happy with that one. Plz tel me abt better sound and camera from N82 nd N78
June 17th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Well I own the N82 but I can’t comment on the N78 just yet.
I’ve ordered it for my gf and should receive it tomo.
The sound is fine on the N82 although it doesn’t go as loud as I’d like. (my ipod touch can play my music alot louder)
But if you’re planning on using either the N82 or the N78 as an Mp3 player be prepared for heavy drain on your battery.
I think it’s expected that the N82 will have a better camera. Ultimately Harry, you’ll have to ask yourself, whats more important: A heavy duty camera or a smoother interface w/ an FM transmitter otherwise they’re both the same. (I think the back of the N82 looks better)
June 18th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Thanx ZAK 4 ur concern, m gona buy N82 nw, both are of same cost, then its better i should buy N82.
June 18th, 2008 at 11:43 am
June 18th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I really can’t comment on this!! I would say the N82, but just becasue it looks cooler, lol. I’m stuck with my Centro until the HTC Touch Pro comes out for Sprint. Then I’m buying ir reguardless of upgrade eligibility or not! I’m a huge fan of Windows mobile but I’ve never tried my hand at a Symbian before. Wouldn’t mind trying but being constricted to CDMA, I’m at a loss for now.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:46 am
zaaaaaaaaaaak
teel me plz
what is better in net n78 or n82
June 19th, 2008 at 2:34 am
On the net?
I assume they’re both the same seeing as how youll probably be using the opera browser anyways.
The N78 came in today and my gf has it.
Ill invite her over tomo so i can play with her new phone and sweet vagina
June 19th, 2008 at 3:32 am
coool so n82 is the perfect 1
June 19th, 2008 at 3:35 am
THE NOKIA N78
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 / 900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - US version
Announced 2008, February
Status Available. Released 2008, May
Size Dimensions 113 x 49 x 15.1 mm, 76.5 cc
Weight 101.8 g
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
- Downloadable themes
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
- Stereo speakers
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), hotswap, buy memory
- 76 MB internal memory
- 96 MB SDRAM memory
- ARM 11 369 MHz processor
Data GPRS Class 11, 118.4 kbits
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32, 296 / 177.6 kbits
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Features OS Symbian OS, S60 rel. 3.2
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Games Yes + Java downloadable, order now
Colors Black
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, video(VGA 15fps), flash; secondary CIF videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS support
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/M4A/AAC/eAAC+/WMA player
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- FM transmitter
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Push to Talk
- Voice command/dial
- PIM including calendar, to-do list and printing
- Document viewer
- T9
- Photo/video editor
- Integrated handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-6F)
Stand-by Up to 320 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 20 min
June 19th, 2008 at 3:36 am
THE N82
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2007, November
Status Available. Released 2007, November
Size Dimensions 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm, 90 cc
Weight 114 g
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, Monophonic, True Tones, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB, hot swap, 2 GB card included, buy memory
- 100 MB internal memory
- 128 MB SDRAM Memory
- ARM 11 332 MHz processor
Data GPRS Class 32, 107 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Features OS Symbian OS 9.2, S60 rel. 3.1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Downloadable, order now
Colors Silver, Black
Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), xenon flash; secondary CIF videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Motion sensor (with UI auto-rotate)
- Installed Maps application covering over 100 countries
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
- Video player
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- TV out
- Stereo FM Radio
- Organizer
- Office document viewer
- T9
- Push to talk
- Voice dial/memo
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1050 mAh (BP-6MT)
Stand-by Up to 225 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 20 min
June 20th, 2008 at 2:28 am
Just got a chance to play with it today
First impressions: same as the N82 with a worse camera and the game “global racer” (runs at 40fps) lagged really bad
But it has a really cool breathing effect
June 20th, 2008 at 10:19 am
LOL. Wow, Zak… To much information up there a few comments ago. Hope you had fun playing with her “phone”. lmao! But i’ll take ur word for it, the N82 does seem like the best choice between the 2.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:54 am
can I chage FP1 on nokia N82 to FP2 as on nokia N78 ??
June 24th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Oh i had fun Radium, dont you worry (she just recently got a brazilian wax)
But 2 answer the other dudes question - no, it isnt possible
However i think its so stupid how a cellphone manufactured in 2008 wouldnt have animations between clicks
Its just so basic
June 27th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Hey i bought N78, u knw wat i think tht m world’s biggest stupid out here, camera is just like N73 no change, the only positive thing is this the FP2, KEYPAD IS SO CHEAP, its very difficult to press the desired key. So my advice don’t go for N78 (never), nw m switching on to N82…..nw thts the good choice i hope so….
June 27th, 2008 at 1:59 am
What did I tell you Harry!
I almost want to call you gay for purchasing it but I just purchased tix to the Backstreet Boys concert
June 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
can any one tell which out of n78 &n82 has better sound
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
my fone is n82 but my brother like n78,so i used to of them,n82 very fast and much more user friendly………and n78 keypad(right hand top buttom)is BBB….AAAA…..DDDDDD///////////
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Wow, Harry… You were sitting there asking questions about the phones and whatnot and u decided to go with the one that you were told was inferior? I’m with Zak on this one… gay… lol.
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
hi.. m planin 2 change my n80 phone.. been waitin 4 the release of n78.. but now, wen i saw it, i got confused
because i saw the “black” n82.. is it true that n82 has no calendar? to-do-notes / reminders is a great help for me due to short term memory lost.. lol.. please advise if its the ryt decision to buy n82 than n78.. juz dnt wnt 2 make a BIG mistake and be sorry 4 a lyftym.. quality wise wat can u say? felt bad with my n80 because of the slide.. the flex always broken.. spent too much money for the repair!!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 pm
sorry, can’t relate.. wat does fp2 mean? wat kind of feature is dat? sorry..
July 4th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Hey zak i noticed u answering all the questions den will u plz compare the sound quality of n78 and n82 plz!bcoz i am willing 2 buy 1 of them
July 5th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
What’s FP2? LOL! TV out. It didn’t work.
Why?
July 9th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
hello! can anybody answer my query dated july 2nd, 2008 - 7:42pm..
sir zak.. r u stil der?
hi.. m planin 2 change my n80 phone.. been waitin 4 the release of n78.. but now, wen i saw it, i got confused
because i saw the “black” n82.. is it true that n82 has no calendar? to-do-notes / reminders is a great help for me due to short term memory lost.. lol.. please advise if its the ryt decision to buy n82 than n78.. juz dnt wnt 2 make a BIG mistake and be sorry 4 a lyftym.. quality wise wat can u say? felt bad with my n80 because of the slide.. the flex always broken.. spent too much money for the repair!!!
July 10th, 2008 at 1:34 am
LOL of course the N82 has a calendar, all S60 phones have calendars.
The sound quality on the N78 and N82 are pretty similar, nothing that stands out though. To be honest, if sound quality is important to you, the N95 8GB goes much louder.
Ironically, I sold my N82 today as the Xenon Flash cover broke and Nokia told me that my phone had a “Hong Kong” serial number and that they couldn’t help me. They gave me the phone number to the Hong Kong Customer Support line which spoke no english
I will never buy another Nokia Product again.
I’ll most likely be picking up a Samsung G810 next week.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:29 am
wat can u say abt the se w960?
July 10th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Your Xenon Flash cover broke!? How!?
August 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
N78 is the best it has much more programs
August 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
n78 is very vell mobile!!! but n82 is better!
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
N78 is the finest mobile in my opinion