Nokia N85
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- tony
- TIE
- 18 Oct 2008
review of N85:
bad points:
finger print magnet, average visibility under sunlight, may not be compatible with some existing software (eg nokia labs' Conversation), slider feels a bit wobbly but nothing to bothersome, Quickoffice is read-only.
very good points:
outstanding battery life, beautiful screen, pretty fast camera, fast interface, good volume as music player and phone, good camera lens cover, charges by USB, audio jet is at the top of phone, pretty good stereo speakers, separate keypad lock button, nicely designed side buttons, good battery cover latch.
other comments:
number and navigation pads surprisingly did not bother me, nice heft (ultralight phones feel really cheap), buttons do feel a little stiff, for the D-pad, the bottom side seems stiffer than the other 3 sides -- perhaps bcos that's the side that gets depressed most often.
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- Bronco
- Uip
- 18 Oct 2008
Bronco, 18 Oct 2008It's not coming to Australia, from what I've been told. If ... moreSorry, meant if it does get released in Australia, it'll be February next year.
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- Bronco
- Uip
- 18 Oct 2008
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970It's not coming to Australia, from what I've been told. If it doesn't get released in Australia, it'll be February next year.
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- Kevin
- 4Ap
- 18 Oct 2008
The biggest technical problem for OLEDs is the limited lifetime of the organic materials. In particular, blue OLEDs historically have had a lifetime of around 14,000 hours (5 years at 8 hours a day) when used for flat-panel displays, which is lower than typical lifetime of LCD, LED or PDP technology—each currently rated for about 60,000 hours, depending on manufacturer and model. Toshiba and Panasonic have come up with a way to solve this problem with a new technology that can double the lifespan of OLED displays, pushing its expected life past that of LCD displays. A metal membrane helps deliver light from polymers in the substrate throughout the glass surface more efficiently than current OLEDs. The result is the same picture quality with half the brightness and a doubling of the screen's expected life.[32]
In 2007, experimental PLEDs were created which can sustain 400 cd/m² of luminance for over 198,000 hours for green OLEDs and 62,000 hours for blue OLEDs.[33]
The intrusion of water into displays can damage or destroy the organic materials. Therefore, improved sealing processes are important for practical manufacturing and may limit the longevity of more flexible displays.
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- ng_lee
- 01p
- 18 Oct 2008
hi, I want to buy nokia n85 too, but i heard bout the bad news about the screen. can you or someone tell me more bout the screen? do we have to change the screen after 1000 hours? or what happen after 1000 hours?
thanks..
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- ng_lee
- 01p
- 18 Oct 2008
a, 17 Oct 2008E.M. The N85 comes equipped with a large and bright OLED sc... morehi, I want to buy nokia n85 too, but i heard bout the bad news about the screen. can you or someone tell me more bout the screen? do we have to change the screen after 1000 hours? or what happen after 1000 hours?
thanks..
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- U2$
- 17 Oct 2008
ggjjkg, 17 Oct 2008"The lifespan of the material itself draws near 10,000 hour... moreE.M. The N85 comes equipped with a large and bright OLED screen, but the downside to it is that its lifetime doesn’t exceed 1000 hours or so. Have you tested it in the labs already? Will it be enough for most users out there?
M.W. I don’t have the details myself, but I know our R&D guys are looking into these things.
found quote from: http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2008/interview-winblad-en.shtml
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- Anonymous
- 2ZY
- 17 Oct 2008
musicphone, 16 Oct 2008i'm really torn between n85 and n95 8gb. n85 seems to be th... morei m also facing the same decision
i would follow u
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- anna
- mun
- 17 Oct 2008
Louie, 17 Oct 2008can anyone tell me how fast is the processor of this phone?... moresame proccesor with n78 & n91
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- Louie
- w0Q
- 17 Oct 2008
can anyone tell me how fast is the processor of this phone?
is it dual arm? like the Nokia N95 processors?
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- willee
- ib3
- 17 Oct 2008
can this phone put password for message n files ?
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- ggjjkg
- 0EV
- 17 Oct 2008
"The lifespan of the material itself draws near 10,000 hours already, and it has been developing by more than 30% every year; it is expected to achieve 40,000 hours of lifespan in year 2005 when AMOLED is regularized"
http://www.samsungsdi.co.kr/contents/en/contact/faq/list.jsp?category=EL&menuFg=14
we r in 2008 so its lifespan must be way ahead of 1000 hours
so i wouldnt worry bout its amoled screen
if eldar was rite about 1000 hours, that d be 40 days.
and i dont think nokia is willing to replace every n85 almost screen every month. that would be a huge loss to nokia + their credibilty will go way down.
but something is fishy otherwise i dont think Eldar would express n85 AM OLED screens lifespan.
lack of info about its screen will put some of the future buyers off, so nokia should enlighten us.
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- yuri min malta
- 3iK
- 17 Oct 2008
the n85 is equipped with an AMOLED, which is an active-matrix oled screen. Regarding lifetime i.e. wear and tear as for any object ever created, has limits. THe amoled used for computer monitors, large screen tv's and electronic signs and billboards needs less power than a PMOLED, amoled needs less external circuitry. Anyhoo it will last more than a blue OLED that's for sure, especially after Giant companies like Toshiba and Panasonic have revolutionised the life expectancy of OLED's to the extent of superceeding LCD display's lifetime. So no worries quite yet, enjoy your N85, plus when it dies, it dies.... even we humans have a limited lifetime \m/ :)
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- Anonymous
- NHU
- 17 Oct 2008
lol if dis fone last me 3years il b hapy
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- macke
- xLh
- 17 Oct 2008
1000 hours is about 42 days!
Think it will last a little more than that..
Hope so anyway... :/
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- Anonymous
- npv
- 17 Oct 2008
Lifetime used to be a problem for OLEDs. But ofcourse it still was not 1000 hours. Blue OLEDs had a lifetime of around 14.000 hours. With the latest OLED technology, now blue OLEDs have a lifetime of 60.000 hours and green OLEDs have a lifetime of 200.000 hours. I don't know what kind of technology Nokia has used in its mobile phones, but I doubt it has 1000 hours of lifetime (which means 40 days of usage). I think it will be at least 14.000 hours.
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- Anonymous
- NHU
- 17 Oct 2008
a, 17 Oct 2008after 1000hours apparently the organic material just die ou... moremust be much more hours b4 dat happens,1000 hrs is jus 2 less,sure its more odawise no 1 wud buy.dis fone is a must hav 4 me
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- U2$
- 17 Oct 2008
musicphone, 17 Oct 2008amoled, 1,000 hours lifespan only??? omg! there are 8,760 h... moreafter 1000hours apparently the organic material just die out and become redundant =S
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- tony
- TIE
- 17 Oct 2008
just bought it last night. so far it has been terrrific! the only shortcoming is that its slider is not as secure as the N958gb's.
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- musicphone
- 4ma
- 17 Oct 2008
a, 17 Oct 2008I really like this fone
except for the fact that AMOLED te... moreamoled, 1,000 hours lifespan only??? omg! there are 8,760 hours in a year. i'm a heavy mobile phone user. my phone is always on 24/7 because i do everything with it. so what will happen after 1000 hours?
what i know is that, amoled screen is always on because there is no screen backlight. the pixels in the screen illuminate themselves. the screen is always "on" until the background image is changed to black. you can always see the screensaver on the screen unless it's totally black.