Nokia N85 and N79 official, no surprises

26 Aug, 2008
Today Nokia introduced officially two new members of the Nseries family - Nokia N79 and Nokia N85. The two devices come with rather different designs but both have quite extensive specs sheets to brag about...

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  • Anonymous
  • pYD
  • 28 Aug 2008

Yeh i know about time, they have been making rubbish keypads like n82 and N78 but will this phone actually release in october. Hope it does because i want the n79.

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    • RT HK
    • TRW
    • 28 Aug 2008

    Finally (sighs) Nokia makes new phones with keypads for adult ^^!

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      • Anonymous
      • mCS
      • 28 Aug 2008

      its a n series nokia and i work for a phone company in the uk so i already know how terrible this phone is going to be...all n series are jus like the n95 with nothing new except being in a different case...too many problems with every n series nokia that has ever came out...useless

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        • N82
        • ijq
        • 28 Aug 2008

        Bigfreak, 28 Aug 2008I Think That U Should Use Nokia 3310 That Phone Suits U D Best...Yeah.. that's true Sina.. for you Nokia 3310

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          • Bigfreak
          • vGB
          • 28 Aug 2008

          Sina, 27 Aug 2008I compared Nokia N82 with Canon Digital Ixus 860IS & the qu... moreI Think That U Should Use Nokia 3310 That Phone Suits U D Best...

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            • Anonymous
            • PUa
            • 28 Aug 2008

            can someone confirm if brightness difference between double LED vs xenon?

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              • Ulysses
              • ijq
              • 28 Aug 2008

              Sina, don't you ever compare that!

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                • Anonymous
                • ibX
                • 28 Aug 2008

                N79 so cool!
                can change theme according to the colour of the back cover!
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMIGIVXxso

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                  • blameboy
                  • 4A%
                  • 28 Aug 2008

                  Anonymous, 28 Aug 2008well ofcourse, there's no way cameraphone will beat the de... moreI have a Sharp 904SH. For small size print, it is as good as a regular digital camera. I don't need to carry an extra camera all the time.

                  On the other hand, you can't get a better phone than N82/N95 if you want multipurpose all in one phone. Looking forward on N85.

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                    • Amd
                    • jLB
                    • 28 Aug 2008

                    Hahaha....... Its clear dat all of u jealous about nokia, nokia is ever green , no one can beat it, nokia has already created history in cell market, congrats for new n members, huhooo.......

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tD5
                      • 28 Aug 2008

                      Sina, 27 Aug 2008I compared Nokia N82 with Canon Digital Ixus 860IS & the qu... morewell ofcourse,
                      there's no way cameraphone will beat the dedicated digicam.
                      not now, not tomorrow, not ever.
                      i have Canon digicam, and love it very much.
                      i use my Nokia for taking a snapshot or unpredcitable event only.
                      if i really want to take a serious picture, i bring my Canon instead.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • m25
                        • 28 Aug 2008

                        N85 Is similiar to the N96, N76 to the ?N82 in design is that just me? not a Nokia fan, N and E series are a treat tho.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • up7
                          • 28 Aug 2008

                          But,the N-series site(www.nseries.com)says the phones are not even announced.....

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                            • Anonymous
                            • kH@
                            • 28 Aug 2008

                            sea-breeze, 28 Aug 2008in reply to ppl sayin double led beats xenon flash !!!!!!!!... morethe dual led used in n85 and n79 is different from previous led flash used in previous phone. it was confirmed by nokia product manager. i read it in an intetview article. you can search it in www.womworld.com/nokia. it's updated daily so search that article in the "previous posts" or "innovations" section.

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                              • sea-breeze
                              • fsg
                              • 28 Aug 2008

                              in reply to ppl sayin double led beats xenon flash !!!!!!!!!!! Nothing i repeat Nothing beats a xenon flash ... i had other nokias with double led don't even have quarter power of the xenon .. still n82 best to buy fone

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4ma
                                • 28 Aug 2008

                                brij, 27 Aug 2008both phones can't beat n82. N82 got xenon flash and nokia h... moren85 has already beaten n82 in many accounts. the dual led flash of n85 gives the same bright illumination of xenon flash but consumes less power. the led flash also doubles as flash in video recording. n85 is a lot better than n82. there is also a dsp chip responsible for better sound quality of n85.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • M@T
                                  • 28 Aug 2008

                                  Im not saying 8 mega pixels is no good in a phone cos Nokia does not have one or cos you think im some Nokia fanboy. Far from it i actually love both SonyEricsson and Nokia. But i have a Panasonic 6 mega pixel camera and my brother has a 9 mega pixel camera and my 6 mega pixel camera takes clearer sharper pics. Im not bothered about the Samsung i dont like them and making an 8 mega pixel camera phone with no Xenon flash is bad.

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                                    • Bakhti
                                    • 4CM
                                    • 28 Aug 2008

                                    Funny that GSMArena didn't pick up the news of N96 being officially announced yesterday. Cnet reported N96 was announced along with N82 and N79, I wonder why GSMArena didn't report on that...

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                                      • Sina
                                      • nTJ
                                      • 27 Aug 2008

                                      I compared Nokia N82 with Canon Digital Ixus 860IS & the quality & benchmark of N82 is horrible.
                                      Zeiss optics doesn't help Nokia.
                                      & I don't burn my money for Cam Phones like you.
                                      I shoot less than 100 per a year.
                                      & I have a great camera.
                                      It's horrible freak when you shooting with Cam Phones instead of digital camera.
                                      Instead, I have laptop class PDA Phone: HTC Touch Pro.

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                                        • Sina
                                        • nTJ
                                        • 27 Aug 2008

                                        Detailed Technical Specifications of Nokia N85-3

                                        Brand: Nokia
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                                        Manufacturer: Nokia
                                        Expected Release Date: October, 2008
                                        Physical Attributes
                                        Dimensions
                                        (width x height x depth): 50 x 103 x 16 millimetres
                                        2 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
                                        Bounding Volume: 82.4 cubecentimetres
                                        Mass: 128 grams (battery included)
                                        Software Environment
                                        Embedded Operating System: Symbian OS 9.3 Series 60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 Chinese
                                        Operating System Kernel: Symbian 9.3
                                        Memory, Storage capacity
                                        ROM type: Flash EEPROM
                                        ROM capacity: 256 MiB
                                        RAM type: SDRAM
                                        RAM capacity: 128 MiB
                                        Graphical subsystem
                                        Display Type: color Active Matrix OLED display
                                        Display Color Depth: 24 bit/pixel (16777216 scales)
                                        Display Diagonal: 2.6 " (66 millimetres)
                                        Display Resolution: 240 x 320 (76800 pixels)
                                        Viewable Display Area: 1.6" x 2.1" (39.6 x 52.8 millimetres)
                                        Dot Pitch: 0.165 millimetre/pixel
                                        Video out: NTSC/PAL resolution
                                        Proprietary connector
                                        Audio Subsystem
                                        Audio Channel(s): stereo sound
                                        Analog/Digital Converter
                                        (Recording): 16 bit nominal quantization
                                        48000 Hz sampling frequency
                                        Digital/Analog Converter
                                        (Playing): 16 bit resolution
                                        48000 Hz holding frequency
                                        Microphone(s): mono sound
                                        Loadspeaker(s): stereo sound
                                        Audio Output: 3.5mm plug
                                        Cellular Phone
                                        Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
                                        Cellular Data Links: CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE
                                        Cellular Antenna: Internal antenna
                                        Call Alert: 64 -chord melody (polyphonic)
                                        Vibrating Alert: Supported
                                        Speakerphone : Supported
                                        Control Peripherals
                                        Positioning Device: Not supported
                                        Primary Keyboard: Slide-out numeric phone keyboard, 12 keys
                                        Automatic keyboard backlight (upon press of any key)
                                        Directional Pad: Four-way (with action button)
                                        Scroll Wheel: Rotary full area roller
                                        Interfaces
                                        Expansion Interfaces: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash
                                        Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
                                        USB: USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
                                        USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
                                        Bluetooth (802.15): Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate, Internal antenna
                                        Wireless LAN/Wi-Fi (802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 54 Mbit/s
                                        Internal antenna
                                        Infrared Gate: Not supported
                                        Multimedia Broadcast
                                        Analog Radio: FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS radio reciever
                                        Proprietary headset as antenna
                                        Digital Media Broadcast: Not supported
                                        Satellite Navigation
                                        Built-in GPS module: Supported
                                        GPS Protocol: NMEA 0183
                                        GPS Antenna: Internal antenna
                                        Complementary GPS Services: Assisted GPS, Geotagging
                                        Built-in Digital Camera
                                        Sensor Type: CMOS sensor
                                        Resolution: 2584 x1938 pixels (5.01MP)
                                        Autofocus (AF): Supported
                                        Macro Mode: Supported
                                        Built-in Flash: mobile light (LED)
                                        Camcorder: 640x480 pixels , 30frame/sec
                                        Recordable Image Formats: JPG
                                        Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
                                        Built-in Secondary Digital Camera
                                        Sensor Type: CMOS sensor
                                        Resolution: 640 x480 pixels (0.31MP)
                                        Camcorder: 352x288pixels , 15frame/sec
                                        Recordable Image Formats: JPG
                                        Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
                                        Power Supply
                                        Battery Technology: Lithium-ion battery
                                        Battery Build: removable
                                        Estimated Battery Life: 10 hours
                                        Battery Capacity: 1200 mAh
                                        Estimated Avarege Current: 120 mA