While there has been much chat about the best mobile games and whether the sector will ever be able to compete with the games console sector, many people seem to have forgotten about the hi-tec mobile phones on the market today. So is the Nokia N81 your dream gaming mobile?

Those who follow the industry will be aware that the Nokia N81 handset is one of the few games on the market which can accommodate the N-Gage gaming platform, but it seems as though the Nokia N81 really does have it all. So what has it got to offer?

The Look

Sleek, sturdy and a very smooth slider mechanism which ensures that you can open the handset in a second. A little larger than some handsets on the market the Nokia N81 is packed with everything you could ever need.

Screen Size

The main screen is a very useful 240mm x 320mm and offers 16.7 million colour variations – enough to cover the vast array of mobile games available now and set to come to the market in the future.

Memory

The Nokia N81 comes with a more than adequate 8GB of memory which puts the handset on a par with the infamous iPhone.

While there are many new and exciting handsets coming to the market it seems that the Nokia N81 and the iPhone are currently head and shoulders above the rest. Nokia’s N-Gage is the latest gaming platform to hit the market and the big hope for the future. Nokia believe that they can take on the might of the iPhone and, while it will not be easy, there are signs that consumers are starting to look elsewhere, away from the iPhone.

The battle between Nokia and Apple seems set to continue for some time and while the iPhone has a stolen a head start, Nokia is starting to catch up.