Nokia 6085 affordable clamshell

Today Nokia announced the affordable 6085 clamshell phone. The quad-band handset with EDGE support uses Nokia Series 40 user interface. What is interesting about the clamshell is the extended Bluetooth connectivity. Nokia 6085 supports stereo audio streaming for convenient use with wireless handsets (A2DP profile). The stereo streaming can be used with both the FM radio and the music player. The hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 2GB cards) provides the needed storage for the music library.

Nokia 6085

The rest of the features are unimpressive - low resolution internal display (although with 256K colors), monochrome external one and only VGA camera.

The Nokia 6085 offers excellent operating times - talk time of up to 5 hours and standby time of up to 10 days.

Nokia 6085 will be available in 4Q 2006 at an estimated price of 175 euro excluding taxes and subsides. In addition to black, the Nokia 6085 will be available in a fresh color selection, including sand gold, royal pink, and seagull silver.

Nokia press release

New folding camera phone offers classic style, excellent usability and compelling features at an affordable price

Espoo, Finland - Expanding its highly popular portfolio of folding mobile phones, Nokia today introduced the new Nokia 6085 camera phone at an affordable price. The Nokia 6085 emphasizes ease-of-use, up to date technology and enduring design to create a straightforward, familiar phone. With an estimated retail price of 175 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies, the quadband Nokia 6085 is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Its subtle, organic design lines, clear keypad and an uncluttered menu structure make the Nokia 6085 convenient to use. Complemented by sophisticated detailing such as black soft touch paint and chrome accents, this elegant phone is also a pleasure to hold. In addition to black, the Nokia 6085 will be available in a fresh color selection, including sand gold, royal pink, and seagull silver.

The Nokia 6085 features a highly readable, large color display with 262 000 colors. Additionally, the blue light display on the cover makes it convenient to see who is calling, check the time and signal/battery strength without the need to open the phone.

The Nokia 6085 includes a built in camera with a video recorder with expandable memory, ensuring a camera is at hand for family highlights, like a soccer match or dance rehearsal. Music lovers will enjoy the Nokia 6085 phone's built-in music player and FM radio, as well as the stereo audio streaming support for convenient use with wireless Bluetooth headsets.

Pictures, videos and music can be stored and shared using the optional hot-swappable microSD memory card, which offers up to 2GB storage. To complement the feature set, the Nokia 6085 offers wireless connectivity via Bluetooth technology, making communication -- such as synchronization between phone and PC, transferring images or usage of wireless enhancements -- with other devices quickly and easily.

Keep in touch with family and friends
To enable staying in touch with family and friends, the Nokia 6085 offers comprehensive functions for easy messaging and voice communication, including MMS, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, enhanced email and push to talk. Browsing for news and uploading images and videos is convenient with the phone's XHTML browser and fast data connections through EDGE.

The Nokia 6085 offers excellent operating times - talk time of up to 5 hours and standby time of up to 10 days.

Other features include:

• Connectivity via Bluetooth and USB
• Voice recording, voice commands, handsfree speaker
• Macromedia Flash Player 2.0
• Convenient and fast browsing with XHTML browser
• Flight and demo mode