Nokia N83 shot and specs

by Ryan Block posted May 2nd 2006 at 9:44AM

We still can't guarantee the N83 is the real deal, but it certainly looks to be taking shape, and New Mobile has a very slick looking front-on of the device with those same promising details: UMTS, 2.5-inch ~~352 x 416~~ QVGA display, 4GB drive, 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, MicroSD, and 3.5mm headphone jack. The over the top specs make it out to be one of the hottest Symbian devices we've ever seen, which is exactly why we're not going to go getting our hopes up just yet that all those pie in the sky features are going to turn up roses.

[Thanks, MacBoy]

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, UMTS

Tags: gsm, leaked, n83, nokia, spy, symbian, umts

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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dude @ Feb 27th 2008 1:11PM

nice phone but i like n82 the most.

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www.fonebuzz.net

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skyline100 @ Apr 30th 2008 3:32AM

its not possible for the "pencil" icon appear on N83...
this must be definately fake!!

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Rich Brome @ May 2nd 2006 10:11AM

I call Photoshop on this. It's a very impressive Photoshop - and probably mostly accurate - but all the same... not real.

If the N83 is real, it won't be announced until October or November. Given that, there's no way Nokia has done official product photography yet, nor would there even be an internal prototype with "N83" printed clearly on it like that. Give me a break. That's the fastest way to guarantee a leak, and Nokia's just not that stupid.

Plus certain things on this don't match the spy shots, like the shape of the d-pad, and - more obviously - the green and red graphics on the send and end keys... so fake.

The spy shots could be real. I don't know. But the pretty one is not real.

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Andrew Tan @ Oct 19th 2007 11:12PM

yeah..they used some software to modify nokia n95 and then call it 'nokia n83'..the music keypads reali look extremely shitty

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Ryan Block @ May 2nd 2006 10:24AM

Hmm, interesting points! Though I'm not sure the photoshop doesn't match the "spy shots" -- IMO the d-pad and its surrounding buttons all match up to the previous shots, and I'm not sure I agree about the button graphics (unless you've seen some shots I haven't).

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Nick @ May 2nd 2006 10:37AM

oh great, here come the "PHOTOSHOP!!!11" zealots again.
can't you all just take something for what it is?

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Tobbe @ May 2nd 2006 11:07AM

This is a photoshop from the guy deuxani over at www.mobile-review.com forums (http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showpost.php?p=408864&postcount=62)

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SWAN @ May 2nd 2006 11:28AM

Tobbe is right. He doesn't deny that it's a photoshop. Check out post #93.

(http://www.newmobile.nl/eur/en/news.php?news_id=b76b16)

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SWAN @ May 2nd 2006 11:30AM

OOPS! Posted wrong link..

(http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?p=408864)

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PEZ @ May 2nd 2006 12:15PM

If you are going to shout photoshop, then make sure you point out what makes you feel that way.

Stupid amatures.

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Atanas Boev @ May 2nd 2006 12:22PM

At least the spy shots seem to be real. There is "Content removed at the request of Nokia's legal representation" message at mobiholics.net, where the spy shots used to be. Or, this might be really clever idea by the owners both to proove the shots real and to save bandwith. Or, might be I am just paranoid;)
Lets see if they try to press on Engadget. [insert 'bring it on' gesture from the Matrix here]

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Rich Brome @ May 2nd 2006 12:26PM

Pez and Nick, I didn't just shout "Photoshop". I did back it up with specifics.

...and it seems I was right.

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JC @ May 2nd 2006 12:52PM

The same thing happened with the n80 photoshop. It originated on MR Forums (alexander3) and was NEVER intended to be the real thing. The media stumbled on it and ran with it. Then readers shouted FAKE. So lame... The pictures are real. The device is real. Unfortunately, we don't have clear pictures. That's why deuxani made the photoshop.

Get the whole story before you jump to conclusions next time ;)

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Norbert @ May 2nd 2006 2:16PM

The phone is real! Check this out!

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/nokia_n83_spotted.php

Images from the original source have been removed at Nokia's request!

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micci82 @ May 2nd 2006 3:48PM

That phone is real. Believe U me. I heard about this phone before from some Nokia people. 3G slider with a big screen and new better design. N83 is goin very close on that.

But still I dont�t think that 5 mgapixel camera is true. More like 3,2 megapixel if you ask me.

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Paul @ May 2nd 2006 4:56PM

Well I just hope to God it is real

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Eugenia @ May 2nd 2006 4:57PM

The screen is a QVGA one, and *NOT* a 352x416. All you have to do is load this pic http://www.fs-newmobile.com/images/news/mei_2006/n83nm.jpg or this pic http://imgs.idnes.cz/telefony/A060502_ADA_NOKIA_N83_03_N.JPG on photoshop or paintshoppro and select the black screen and copy it to the clipboard. Then, create a new image using the clipboard image and then resize it (by using the correct aspect ratio) to 240 pixels wide. You will see that the screen becomes almost a 240x320 image. If you try the same with the 352pixels wide, it creates a completely different vertical resolution, at about 470 pixels height, which is way off to be a 352x416 screen.

Logical conclusion: this is a QVGA screen, not a super high-res one.

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Eugenia @ May 2nd 2006 5:13PM

The guys over at NewMobile.nl fixed their article after I emailed them about the resolution, but not before EngadgetMobile and many other sites copied over their false specs.

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Martin @ May 2nd 2006 7:33PM

Earlier today I posted the exact same measurements as you did, Eugenia, over at Symbian-Freak.com - nobody seemed to care.

However, I wouldn't jump to conclusions on this one.

1) You only know this have the 'standard' (maybe not for phones yet, but for most other non-widescreen screens) apsect ratio of 4:3. If the rumored 5 MP camera on this one is true, we could be facing a VGA screen as well (Sharp has done it with a 2.4") - or maybe some intermediate solution like 360x480. We have to get some folks with Symbian knowledge to say which are the supported resolution for S60 3rd Edition - then we might tell something about the actual resolution.

2) You have to know the aspect ratio on the pictures are correct. I must admit that they seem to be, but I have seen official manufacture pictures that weren't, so you can't really rely 100% on any of this.

Come on people, I thought this was what a good news site did - checked the facts and saw if it all seemed plausible.

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jdclarke @ May 2nd 2006 9:47PM

The N80's resolution is 352 x 416 pixels, so it's highly unlikely that N83 would be worse than that.

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Jacob @ May 2nd 2006 10:00PM

Come on Nokia, bring some of your good phones to Canada already. The selection of your phones available here is CRAP.

If you have a beef with the USA, which I'm beginning to think is entirely possible, please don't bring us into it.

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alesha th @ Jul 16th 2006 8:49PM

i need nokia n83

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john @ May 12th 2009 4:06AM

can anyone tell me a web to download 100% free??? post me at quardas@yahoo.com..(looks like stupid to tell all blog surfer my email) hahahaha

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Mobile Phone News @ Aug 28th 2006 2:51PM

Very soon it's going to be pointless having these standalone devices, such as ipods and digital cameras.

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Mark Leon @ Sep 15th 2006 12:26PM

Jacob's previous post about the Nokia situation in Canada is right. It's either oudated/limited use phones on sale or go fishing abroad. Hope this changes soon!

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Abhik @ Nov 21st 2006 7:21AM

WOW..
That is a great news. I was planning to buy a Nokia N73, but now, I'll wait for it.
and btw, you can get some cool stuff for 3rd Edition phones in DreamStrikes Mobile

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Abhik @ Nov 21st 2006 7:26AM

and, you can get some cool Series 60 or Series 60 3rd Edition phones Application and games here
http://www.dreamstrikes.com/mobile/index.php?showforum=12

http://www.dreamstrikes.com/mobile/index.php?showforum=56

http://www.dreamstrikes.com/mobile/index.php?showforum=57

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kentaro @ Apr 4th 2007 6:04AM

This is definately a fraud..
-its not announced on nokia's official website..
-the top half of the phone copies n73's colour and the position of the secondary camera..
-the menu buttons and directional pad is the same of as of the n95's pad..

definately photoshop...
but good work by making it so real...

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fiswa @ May 30th 2007 3:22AM

hey every body i'll wanna to tell you some thing
this phone is not n83!!!!!

this is N95

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n95 user @ Oct 29th 2007 4:19PM

this phone is going to be great i really like the n95 but there is 1 exception with the n83 the 4gb. i had an n91 which had 4gb and it was too slow when filled with 2gb worth off stuff and i had a 4gb memory card for the n95 and the same problem

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