Nokia N85
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- Danny
- u{E
- 01 Jan 2009
I also experienced the same problem that the N85 will hang sometimes, either it hang when sliding down for the music player and had a few time , the handset could not detect the sim card and request for sim card insertion.
anyway, the multimedia features is quite cool, but the thing i dislike is there is no a shortcut key to off the application, like music player.
when wanna close the application need to go search the option then only can exit. a bit tedious, as previous handset was a k800 with a shortcut key to off the application. it will be more convenience if have the shortcut key.
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- SiFu Lee
- Afa
- 01 Jan 2009
I was not hard on my N85. I've use many slider phones so please just accept my testimony of the N85. It was a great phone besides the problems I pointed out. I recieved my N95-4 from Amazon and here are some pro's and con's I noticed between the two.
Pictures and Video recording:
They have about the same quality but the N95 has smoother recording then the N85. Pictures are about the same to my eyes. Overall I would say the N85 is the better choice for video recording because you can use the LED's for night recording. N95 can not.
Games:
N95 wins HANDS DOWN! Games run much smoother and the controls are MUCH MUCH better. The D-Pad on the N85 is too hard to press and you'll find yourself always hitting the middle button when you didn't want too. So for gaming get the N95.
Navigation:
Again the N95 is much better. The softkeys and D-pad is much better and very easy to press. All the navigation keys on the N85 are hard to press. In a matter of 4 days this area of the phone begin to separate from the display.
Sound:
Then N95 has much much better speakers and sounds amazing. The N85 speakers are very poor and doesn't sound near as good. HOWEVER... listening with headphones/earbuds sound MUCH better on the N85 compared to the N95.
Screen:
N85 wins hands down!!! The screen is simply breathetaking. Blacks are very very black and whites are white. The screen has much better contrast and colors are much more rich. However theres alot of 'black crush' went watch movies with dark scenes. The N95 screen is bigger but I'd rather have the OLED anyday.
Performance:
The N85 wins in this category. Loading vidoes, music from PC to phone is ten times faster on the N85. The N95 takes longer to refresh your playlist for music and videos. Overall the N85 is a tad quicker. And the updated OS on the N85 is alot better IMO.
So there you have it. I wasn't bashing the N85 at all. I liked it alot but with that said, I'm keeping the N95 8gb because I'm a gamer and I just can't deal with the lousy d-pad and stiff buttons on the N85.
Thanks for reading.
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- Anonymous
- YHv
- 31 Dec 2008
nokia n85-3 is the new king!!!!........i had n95 8gb, n95, n96, n82, n75, n93, iphone, iphone 3g, and lots more nothing compares to n85! dont believe the negative reviews, i have the u.s. version and it is flawless. the only thing bad on this phone is the speakers
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- panki_86
- pqV
- 31 Dec 2008
N85 has better camera then N95 8gb. I can record video on dark because you can turn on flash when recording. On N95 8gb you can't! Better video quality is on N85. I am using N85 1 month. This is my 7 symbian phone (3650,6600,6630,N70,N73,N95 and now N85).Battery= 4 days with normal use. The only problem for me is navi weel. The screen is amazing. I was compared the screen with HTC Touch HD. Resolition an size are better on HTC but colors you can't compare! HTC Touch HD has TFT screen 800x480 with ONLY 65K colors. N85 has OLED screen 320x240 with 16 million colors!
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- Nokia user
- k9W
- 31 Dec 2008
IDN Hanif, 30 Dec 2008I have nokia 6270 and its about 1.5 years old. It is a high... moreA chal tu kuch bhi fehk mat..
Gsmarena me aakay ro mat..
Nokia is the best......you don't know how 2 use a phone...
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- Subrata
- u10
- 31 Dec 2008
niki4me, 29 Dec 2008the OLED Display Lifetime - While red and green OLED fil... moreNiki.. can u explain... which type of display is best... TFT/OLED?.... I am confusing....
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- Ravezz
- wr7
- 31 Dec 2008
SiFu Lee, 31 Dec 2008Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon ... moreI suggest the N79 if you can't slide phone slowly or at least in normal way... just go for the candybar then you'll never gets any problems such a wobbly and other mechanical problem...
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- Ravezz
- wr7
- 31 Dec 2008
SiFu Lee, 31 Dec 2008Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon ... moreI suggest the N79 if you can't slide phone slowly or at least in normal way... just go for the candybar then you'll never gets any problems such a wobbly and other mechanical problem...
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- Ravezz
- wr7
- 31 Dec 2008
SiFu Lee, 31 Dec 2008Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon ... moreI got an N85 and the slide was better than N95 8GB!!! no wobbly problem!!! so if you made your N85 wobbly.. DON'T USE N95 8GB it will getting worse at your terribly hand!!! then you'll blame the material or the slide mechanism quality again and made people disturbed!!
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- Anonymous
- utu
- 31 Dec 2008
SiFu Lee, 31 Dec 2008Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon ... morei think u handle ur phones very badly. keeping this in mind- dont go for N95 8 gb - again a slider phone from nokia. u will break it like N85 then blame the build quality. go for the candybar design , that too with metal like build.
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- Anonymous
- utu
- 31 Dec 2008
niki4me, 29 Dec 2008the OLED Display Lifetime - While red and green OLED fil... morenokia launched 8800 arte one year back with same OLED display. no one is facing any problem with the display even after a year. so ur research regarding OLEDs is wrong.
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- Dj:Dj
- k9W
- 31 Dec 2008
Hey can we stream videos 4m you tube using WIFI on n85?
Sum1 Plz help me asap....!!!!!
Happy new year!!!
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- Anonymous
- Na0
- 31 Dec 2008
SiFu Lee, 31 Dec 2008Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon ... moredude...u tried 1 N85 fone....maybe jus that one was the problem...maybe jus that one was buggered up...
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- law_ren
- vxp
- 31 Dec 2008
Arindam, 30 Dec 2008Is n79 the best? Someone please reply, I am really confused.n79 for me is the best.. smart phone, doesnt hang and it has all the features that u need. Pretty fast too and battery life is 4 days.. go and buy it
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- SiFu Lee
- Afa
- 31 Dec 2008
Hi I'm from the States and purchased a N85 NAM from amazon about 2 weeks ago. I'm sad to say but I sent it back yesturday for a refund. Here's why...
The build quality absolutely sucks. After just a few days the casing started to come apart where the navagational buttons are. It started to separate from the main screen. The directional pad and buttons are VERY hard to press. If you are getting this for games don't not buy, games are pactically impossible on this handset. Also the sound (speakers) are terrible. Very very disappointing sound quality. The slider also became wobbliy after only a few days.
I had been waiting and waiting for this phone to come out in the States for months and I'm very disappointed. I will say that everything else about the phone rocks tho. The screen is breaktaking and its takes great pics and videos.
So now I'm getting a N95 8gb instead, hopefully it will be better.
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- Anonymous
- ibb
- 30 Dec 2008
can some1 compare n85 and i8510 INNOV8 for me?
Thanks.
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- Anonymous
- YHv
- 30 Dec 2008
to all the confused people who dont know what they want BUY N85-3 best phone on the market
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- Abhisaar
- iih
- 30 Dec 2008
Dude...wich nokia do i buy??? please reply fast...and thnx!
and i wanna better battery long term life...thnx! :)
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- Arindam
- ute
- 30 Dec 2008
Is n79 the best? Someone please reply, I am really confused.
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- Anonymous
- utm
- 30 Dec 2008
[i]i m planin 2 by a cell fone dis winter plz tell me sony ericson k850i or n85 which 1 is a better choice ??