The mobile phones market is a fickle and cut throat industry, retailers and networks come under constant scrutiny for high pricing and contract obligations. A common move is for retailers to keep a new mobile phone release strictly available only to contract customers which ties them into either a 12 or 18 month contract period and so generates far more revenue than a simple pay as you go (prepay) or sim free (unconnected) sale.

So to see a new phone launch, in particular a high end model onto the pay as you go network is a very surprising but welcome move. The new Nokia N82 is a mobile phone firmly marketed for its camera technology, a phone that will appeal to anyone who would rather take just one device with them when leaving their home. Mobile phone camera technology has come on in leaps and bounds which means that the top end models now offer similar quality pictures and video capture to that of stand alone cameras, a cunning ploy by the phone manufacturers to encourage us to just consider the one device for all of our needs.

The Nokia N82 was originally released onto the O2 network just days ago before surprisingly making an appearance on pay as you go, this firm of connection means that the customer is not tied into any lengthy contract period, they simply buy call time and text messages from local stockists, online or directly through the handsets services.

There is big demand for pay as you go phones as a large percentage of customers cannot pass the credit criteria needed to own a contract phone, the thresholds are set by the individual networks and differ from provider to provider, however all of the companies have access to and use the details held on file at credit reference agencies to make their decisions when taking on contract customers.

This means that if a customer has experienced credit problems in the past that have been documented then their options for owning a mobile phone are limited to either a pay as you go or sim free deal.

When buying a pay as you go phone the price is not subsidised as it is with a contract deal and can work out expensive, especially if the customer is a heavy user. The minutes and texts cost more than on a contract deal and so the overall price of ownership and usage is far greater.
The second of two new N Series handsets, the Nokia N82 lends itself more towards being a camera phone, rather than a music phone, for all those budding photographers out there.

Featuring a sleek candy bar design, the Nokia N82, as with the Nokia N81, is a Symbian S60 3rd Edition device with some powerful abilities.

The integrated camera is no less than 5.0 mega pixels and includes Carl Zeiss lens with autofocus, 20x digital zoom and a Xenon Flash plus has the ability to capture 30 fps (frames per second) when video recording plus its own built-in camera protection and a secondary camera for video calling.

Although the Nokia N82 does not offer the storage capacity of that of the N81 with 8GB of flash memory, the N82 has taken care of this with the assistance of microSD card expansion.

The Nokia N82 is a Quad Band 3G handset with EDGE and HSDPA support and in addition offers WiFi and Bluetooth with A2DP Stereo support.

Other hidden gems include an integrated GPS Receiver, built-in FM Radio and TV Out whilst being the successor to none other than the Nokia N73.

With plenty to boast about and a sexy design, the Nokia N82 is both a stunner and an extremely strong competitor for any other phone, let alone camera phone on the market.

So when a new mobile phone, especially of the calibre of the new Nokia N82 appears on pay as you go, it is a very welcome addition for those who are limited to the pay as you go network.

The Nokia N82 is just one of many new Pay As You Go phones to be released this year. Should you require any further information please feel free to visit our mobile phones shop.