Continuing with our Nokia N810 Internet Tablet review, we discuss the box, the accessories, N810's build quality and features, as well as the ease-of-use.

There is nothing much to expect from an NSeries box, as it's always the same design and layout.

The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet retail package includes:

• Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
• Nokia Battery BP-4L
• Nokia Stereo Headset HS-48
• Nokia Travel Charger AC-4
• Nokia Car Holder CR-89
• Pouch CP-223
• Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101
• Get started guide
• Safety, warranty, and other product information booklet
• Extra stylus
• Cleaning cloth

Picture: Nokia N810 box

Picture: Nokia N810 box first platform

Picture: Nokia N810 box second platform

Picture: Nokia N810 accessories

The N810 has a widescreen format and it feels just right in your hand, as it's slim although heavy (226g), but the weight seems to be distributed in points which won't make you feel that the N810 is heavy. There is a metallic finish to it which makes it very attractive.

Picture: Sliding the Nokia N810 with a hand

The front panel is very simple. Nokia got rid of the springy camera and moved it to the front, just below the ambience light sensor. There are also two keys: the task switcher, and the return/back.

Picture: Nokia N810 front buttons, camera, ambience light sensor, and LED

The display is 4.1” with 800x480 pixels of resolution which fit in the screen very well providing a fantastic image quality. A LED  on the top-left corner signals many statuses, most importantly if the device is locked or the battery low.

Picture: Nokia N810 with its stylus

The top part has very important buttons, which I could rather have them on the front panel as they are too small and become difficult to press, especially the lock switch, which has the same spring mechanism as the N81's lock switch. You also have the fullscreen key, '+' and '-' keys, and 'on/off' key. The stylus is accessible from the top part as well.

Picture: Nokia N810's top part

I was looking forward to a touchscreen device without the need of the stylus, something with large buttons on an attractive User Interface. Sometimes the stylus is just necessary for small icons or for handwriting. The touchscreen feels worst than the N800, as it's slower, especially in “drag” movements. Multi-touch is missing, just like in its predecessor, as well as localized haptic feedback.

On the right side of the phone there is a speaker, a 3.5mm audio jack, and Nokia's 2mm charging port. On the left side there is only another speaker.

Picture: Nokia N810's right part

The kickstand can be positioned at three angles, depending where you are sitting or if you want to work or watch a movie. As you lift the kickstand, it reveals the microUSB port and the memory card slot.

Picture: Nokia N810 at three different possible kickstand position angles

Picture: Nokia N810 memory card slot

The slider mechanism is the same as in the N95, or atleast feels like it, there is no spring that pulls it. For once, it actually feels good to have a controllable slider, but in phones such as the N95, I would rather have a spring system, such as on the N81. Opening the slider reveals the QWERTY keyboard, including a D-Pad and the “menu” button.

Picture: Nokia N810 compared against a Nokia N95, both with their keypads revealed

Picture: Nokia N810 with a Nokia N95 on top, demonstrating size difference of slider platform and the rest of the device body, as well as components on the left lateral part

Picture: Nokia N810 with a Nokia N95 on top, demonstrating size difference of slider platform and the rest of the device body, as well as components on the right lateral part

Picture: Nokia N810's D-Pad and menu key

In general, with the slider being both open or closed, it's not of very comfort operating the N810 with a single hand. You will need atleast one hand to hold and the other to operate on it, or two hands to write on its hardware keyboard. While using it with a kickstand, you will still feel the need to type on the keyboard while holding it with your hand, in other words, it's not very comfortable typing on the keyboard with the tablet just sitting on a surface with its kickstand, it doesn't feel good. If you are only using the touchscreen while the N810 is on a surface with the kickstand, it only requires one-hand usage.

Picture: Holding the Nokia N810 with one hand

The protective case has enough space to slide in the tablet with ease, while making sure the device doesn't slip out. The case doesn't have a pocket to keep the cleaning cloth. So Nokia, where should we stick the cleaning cloth in? Please do not leave obscene answers regarding this, in the comments field

Picture: Nokia N810 sliding inside its protective case

For some reason you can hear a moving part inside the device if you shake it. It cannot be the battery or the slider mechanism, as I checked them.

Although the outer appearance is very shiny as it's metallic, you cannot really notice the fingerprints that you leave on it. Fingerprints on glossy surfaces completely ruin a device's image, so Nokia succeeded on protecting a shiny surface at last.

In my opinion, the N810's display wasn't clearly visible in direct sunlight, which is disappointing as most people would want to use a portable device on-the-move where there is more probability of sunlight, such as in a park, sitting in a bus, etc.

Another disadvantage regarding the build is the excessive light leak from the bottom of the keyboard panel, and the two keys on the front panel don't have backlight, nor do the keys on top of the device. The backlighting is clearly visible on the QWERTY keyboard, unlike on the Nokia E90 Communicator's keyboard.

Picture: Nokia E90 Communicator

Picture: Nokia N810 with it's keyboard revealed

All the keys are sized appropriately and have a good feedback as well as a sufficiently large area. The keyboard is indeed well constructed, although a navi-wheel on the front panel would have added functionality, such as to zoom in and out on the web browser, just like on the HTC Touch Diamond, or scroll through music lists.

Picture: Nokia N810's keyboard at an angled perspective

To remove the back cover you need to lift the kickstand, and this will reveal the 1500mAh BL-4F battery. The battery lasted long enough for me as I had rare use of the WLAN, but constant use of the Bluetooth connection.

Picture: Nokia N810's back cover

Picture: Nokia N810's battery compartment

Picture: Nokia N810 and Nokia N95 demonstrating their battery compartments and back covers

Picture: Nokia N810 and Nokia N95's batteries compared next to each other

The car-mount is a bit tight and it's not easy to constantly insert and remove the N810 from it, as it feels like the car-mount is going to break. Nokia should start including car-mounts in every device that has GPS, but must just improve on the design.

Pictures: Nokia N810's Car Holder CR-89

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