Shhh. Be very quiet. Don’t tell anyone but the Nokia N82 (unlocked) has quietly had a price reduction to $379 on Amazon. The last time we listed the Nokia N82 Amazon raised the price about $165 after people started ordering it. This price is $20 cheaper than Buy.com and approaches the lowest price that we’ve seen on Amazon for this same model. This is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 cell phone with international 3G compatibility via 2100 MHz, and EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA. 5-megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, digital zoom, and video capture. Act now and Amazon will give you a free GSM SIM card via Mobal with $20 bonus airtime when you use the promo code MOBALSIM at checkout.

Amazon Nokia N82 unlocked - $379

Gear Diary review of the Nokia N82

Over 6 months ago I reviewed Nokia’s flagship phone, the N95 8GB, which I thought was fantastic. It was essentially a refresh of the N95 (which I wasn’t enamoured with), fixing the built quality, battery life, and a few other niggly little things that turned me off. Since then the N95 8GB has been my main phone. I was surprised to find myself switching back to it after less than a month of owning the BlackJack II, that’s how much I liked it.

Over the last week I’ve been using the N82, which is basically an N95 inside a candy-bars body. It has a few other hardware tweaks, but is otherwise the same feature-set, which to be honest is a very good thing. The N95 has almost every radio available (HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM) and an excellent camera, all features shared with the N82.

But it was never the feature-set that bothered me about the N95, it was the case that they were packed into, and I find myself having some concerns with this new model…

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Mitchell just received a Nokia N82 which he will soon be reviewing on Geardiary. If you’re itching to pick up a Nokia N82 of your own, you may be interested in this deal from Amazon. They’re offering a new unlocked Silver Nokia N82 for $359.99 - which is $120 cheaper than I’ve seen elsewhere online. This version is quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ. Add coupon code MOBALSIM to your shopping cart and Amazon throws in a free SIM from Mobal with $20 of bonus airtime. UPDATE: Looks like Amazon has increased the price on this by $165 making it a dead deal. Keep an eye on Amazon though as their pricing can fluctuate with demand. If you absolutely need a cheap Nokia - check out this AT&T Nokia 2610 Refurb for $9.99

Link: Nokia N82 - $359.99 at Amazon.com

Yesterday afternoon I received the new Nokia N82, which is very similar in features to the Nokia N95 8GB that I have been using for the last few months. Basically, they have taken the N95 innards (WiFi, BT, GPS, 5MP Camera, HSDPA, etc.), stuck it in a candybar body, and bolted on a xenon flash to make this phone. These are all good things, so I hope I like it as much as I do the N95 8GB!

I’ll only have this phone for a week, so look out for the review just after that.