The Nokia's N81 is currently "available globally" and the pricing is thus: pre-tax, pre-subsidy €360 / $515 for the 2GB microSD model or €430 / $615 for the 8GB on-board flash device. Because the refurbished N-Gage platform isn't online yet, the N81 comes pre-loaded with three playable demos of FIFA 07, Asphalt 3: Street Rules, and Space Impact Light. These games will be available for free download-and-preview over HSDPA when the service goes live sometime "later in 2007."

This quad-band GSM phone only sports 2100MHz WCDMA will limit its effective use in North America even if it is FCC approved.