Advantages: Feature-packed, great value, and a definite GBA beater. Disadvantages: Two-hand typing impossible, sidetalking looks silly, annoying MMC slot
...and an e-mail client. Nokia claim that you can only access the Internet via GPRS, but I'll let you into a little secret: if you have a SIM with free WAP access, you can get full Internet access through dialup. All you need to do is set up a GPRS connection, tell everything to use it, then go in and change the connection type to dialup! Having a Genie SIM with unlimited free dialup, I can tell you I'm glad of that.
It doesn't stop there, though - ... ...storing data on - well, Nokia have thrown an MP3 player and an FM radio into the N-Gage. They didn't stop there, either - the phone comes with RealOne player, so that you can play back videos and RealAudio files. You can get MP3s on to the N-Gage either by using a card reader for your PC to put them on an MMC card (you'll have to get one of these yourself), or plug in the USB cable and upload them to the card through the phone (the N-Gage appears ...
kurowski 27.03.2004
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Advantages: Games engine, games, bluetooth, mp3 player, radio Disadvantages: Look stupid when on the phone
...recently bought one of the Nokia N-gage's and I have got to say it was a very good buy. I sold my Ericsson T68i (which i also loved) and decided to purchase one sim free for around the £200 mark from Amazon.co.uk. I put my own Orange sim card in and got straight to work with all the features. Some of this phone's main features are shown below, I have written a comment about each one to help show you whether this phone is all it's hyped up to be:
... ...this technology over distances which Nokia state (10 metres or less) as me and my mates have been playing from opposite ends of lecture halls, pubs etc without any loss in signal or slowdown.
I have got to say bluetooth gaming has GOT to be the future. No costs such as what you get with online gaming through xbox or PS2 and also can be setup almost instantaneously through radio waves, so hands down this has got to be the feature that sets this device ...
thefeature 24.02.2004
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Advantages: Ergonomic design for games, great phone features, PDA applications Disadvantages: Bad physical shape for a phone
...those who don't know, the Nokia N-Gage was designed to designed to be both a powerful mobile phone and a handheld gaming device (such as a Nintendo GameBoy) all in one neat little package.
As for the gaming part, the N-Gage does what it says it will do and mostly does it well. The games were originally priced at around £30 but are now sometimes available for just £2.99, and are supplied on tiny MMC memory cards that are roughly the size and thickness ... ...quite consistent with modern Nokia phones. One of the biggest problems with this phone is that the earpiece (what you hear the other person through) is located on the side of the device and not on it's front part, so you need to hold it on its side to your head so it's length sticks out. This kind of makes you look like you have big dumbo ears and can lead to ridicule. Some people ridicule it by calling it "sidetalking" or talking with a bit of toast.
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gmx13 08.06.2005
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Advantages: Games, Music, Videos, Entire Entertainment System Disadvantages: Error Corruption, Battery Life, MMC Swapping.
...plenty to do with the Nokia N-Gage, So if you're already reading this then good luck on trying to find one in the shops as Nokia have now stopped production.
With that out of our mind though it's time to tell you how amazing this little device is, i call it a device because it's not just a mobile phone and a games system but more like a PDA with added extras.
As soon as you unwrap this little baby you just want to hold and protect it for fear that ... ...Thats the feeling you get when holding the N-Gage.
The main features of the device include;
Mp3 player
Radio
High Quality Games
Calender
To do list
Movie Player
Screen Shooter
Calculator
Converter
Internet
And plenty of other stuff you'll get round to using eventually over the course of your contract :D
People claim that each of the above are possibly the greatest things about the phone but what they really neglect to consider is the ...
skateboardkid 14.12.2004
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The Nokia N-gage was the first Nokia mobile phone, in fact any make of mobile phone to incorporate the usual bits and bobs of a mobile, with a hand held games console, and well they have done it well for a first try.
Nokia are leading the way with new phone technology. They were the first phone company to have Bluetooth added to phones (along with Samsung).
The Nokia N-Gage. Needless to say it didn't do all that well when first released as it was ... ...product and were then unsatisfied. But looking back at what it had to offer and trying one out myself it's pretty damn cool.
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N-Gage has all the usual features of a mobile which I won't go into detail with but things like SMS, alarm clock, calculator just standard stuff is all on the phone. But other things are not quite so common ...
mr.stubbs 24.08.2004
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Advantages: Just keeps getting better and better ! Disadvantages: a bit odd looking for phone calls
...I found designed specifically for nokia phones...(More later).
Bluetooth works fine as well, me and my husband are always sending each other files/pics and ringtones we've found to each other. (He has a Sony Ericsson T610).
Email on the n-gage is great also. You set it up just like outlook express and download your emails as you wish. The fab thing out the n-gage is that I can also download the attatchments an open them within the phone. I have ... ...£3-400 top of the range nokia 'smartphones'...the N-gage IS a 'smartphone' and has exactly the same capabilities. These phones are based on an operating system called 'Symbian' and this means that there are LOADS of fab little programs you can add to the phone it increase its usefullness. From 'Opera' a webviewer designed specfically for top of the range mobiles and PDA's (view real web pages scrunched down a bit as opposed to wap pages which are ...
gahahfan 01.03.2004
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Advantages: Lots of technology Disadvantages: Size & Weight
...MP3 players and cameras. Nokia have managed to squeeze more into the N-Gage than I would have said was physically possible!
What first attracted me to the phone was its looks. Anyone can see that it is no ordinary phone as it looks more like a Game Boy Advance than a normal mobile. But yet at the same time it still manages to get some style into it with the large keypad, ginormous screen and nice cover.
Next I saw all the features that it included. ... ...would be writing forever so I'll take you through the main ones (and I'll still be writing for a long time!).
MP3 Player - I have found this an extremely functional part of the N-Gage. It can be accessed by a single button located on the left side of the phone and you have the option of listening with earphones or a loudspeaker (which really is loud!). Songs can be transferred onto the phone in a number of ways. The main ways are by downloading ...
tom_g 29.05.2004
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Advantages: Mobile entertainment center Disadvantages: I dont dare make phone calls in public
I have a had a nokia n-gage for about a year and the amount of things you can do on the phone are amazing.
Advantages
The best feature on the phone in my opinion is the games. The games are very easy to get in to and are very simular to playing a playstation 1 game. The phone also has an Mp3 player which is easy to use and the amount of songs you can hold on your phone depends on the memory card you have. I have a 256 MMC (Multimedia Memory Card) ... ...is well built like most nokia phones and it is possible to purchase new covers of ebay for about £5.
For real hardcore N-gage users it is possible to download programs for the phone which give it extra features like different Mp3 players on the phone that play different format music such as ogg. Ogg is a music format like Mp3 but takes up about a 1/4 of the memory that an Mp3 would. This means you can put 4x as much songs on ur memory card.
Bluetooth ...
ian505050 26.01.2005
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Advantages: Stylish, feture packed device thats solid and reliable. Great games, great tools. Disadvantages: Odd angle when talking on the phone, although comfortable.
...utility provided free on the Nokia web site.
Despite being labeled a hand held games device, it has many features which would make it favorable for people who are not gamers. The design which was inherited from gaming is in fact extremely natural to work with.
The screen is clear, and the device is bulging with great tools including a calandar, notepad, image viewer, screenshot capture, to do list, favorites...the list goes on. Developers can create ... ...the device, and theres a huge selection of freely downloadable applications and games available for it.
It also doubles as a USB storage device, on which you can carry your PC files.
There is very little I can say against this device. The angle at which you hold the phone is odd to begin with, however, you get used to it, and in my case, actually prefer it.
The battery life is a little disappointing when playing games or listening to music on ...
kinnon_2000 08.04.2004 (14.04.2004)
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Advantages: Great Gaming, Good Nokia Op System Disadvantages: Bad Marketing, Ugly, dated badly
...for its stock of N-Gage Nokia is working away on sales in places like Toys'R'Us and the new N-Gage, which remains ostracized for only being for fans of video games, because children, the true engines of mobile phone sale -hmmm , I think the adolescents, true mobile market is music - now lost, it is not worth putting your foot in place for a tadpole. In November 2006, Nokia announced it is suspending the development of the N-Gage, but plans to return ... ...emulators for Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Megadrive ... The Nokia N-Gage QD Silver Edition comes with a silver casing, a box with Pathway to Glory, Colin McRae Rally and MMC, 16 MB of data, charger and box design. QD. But otherwise is the same QD. ...
sonicview 07.02.2009
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Advantages: The ring tones alone will make your parrot bi-ligual! Disadvantages: Wont get it back if the kids get hold of it !!
...and dagger launch of Nintendo's Nokia and sega's collaboration, of which grubby little mits could just walk into their local Carphonewarehouse and pick one up.
We also had to log onto the net and read the whole Blurb of its 'bib and tuck'
Quite clever don’t you think?
Education of its potential new owners to the wonders of what’s to come managing their expectations of wonders so they now know exactly happens when they open the box.
Too many times ... ...newest Phseudo gadget.
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coolfizzin Nokia N-gage.
Which is just what we have been saying couldn't happen as finally appened!
When we have finally worn away the carbon look a'like transfers covering the squeaky pocket size beast what have we left?
Well not just your average phone FACT!
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leeannc 29.10.2003 (02.11.2003)
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Advantages: Great Graphics Disadvantages: Not For Non Gamers
...this mobile for non-serious gamers. It is too bulky to function just as a mobile by itself.
As a conclusion, The Nokia N-gage is a Nintendo Gameboy and audio player with a mobile phone combined. It is practicaly a useful and functional entertainment gadget.
I hope this helps. ...
bennyong 16.11.2003
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Advantages: Good when it works, plays video better than my PC, allsorts of software available Disadvantages: Gonna have to get the damn thing fixed after 5mnths use
...the damn thing to a NOKIA Service centre before long because it started acting a bit screwy one afternoon in November when I got back from doing errands in town and leaving it @ Home.
It would appear the only solution to fix it is a new battery (only about £20) + getting the memory wiped and reflashed at a Nokia service centre (so I guess that mean's I'll have to re-enter everything if I ever get it working again). ...
duck1979 04.02.2005
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Advantages: Plays games, very good battery life Disadvantages: Does not play mp3s, does not have a camera
...well, i use nokia multimedia studio to convert avi files into 3gp (video phone format) and they play very smooth and clear, I would recommend this phone if it came with an mp3 player as standard, it is a good phone just not on initial contact, hope this review helps ...
disturbed.1 11.07.2006
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Advantages: Portable Gaming, and thats about all.... Disadvantages: size, side talking!, weight, changing games
When i first saw the Nokia N-Gage advertised on TV i was truly mesmerised and i was instantly intrigued about playing popular games titles on a mobile phone!! So because of my compulsive buying nature i went and bought a Sim free model, costing £230 - which could have been spent so much more wiser!
At first i was addicted to it, the games play in comparison to the first Playstation, which really is quite an achievement in a handset this small! All ... ...can be any size you like.
Even with all the great features and the games, this phone really is not a good investment and leaves you in regret as your friends point and laugh at you. But at least Nokia are being innovative in the industry!
Look elsewhere....... ...
Toblerone_uk 21.07.2005
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Featuring 10 of the world's most exotic racing bikes, plus some of the world's top racing more
circuits, MotoGP brings the adrenaline of motorbike racing to the Nokia N-Gage game deck. Supplied on a Multimedia card. Bluetooth wireless technology allows up to four people to take each other on at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. Do you have what it takes to emerge victorious? Who said four wheels are better than two?
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