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  • Cactus
  • M@T
  • 15 Sep 2008

Consumers won't pay attention about the processor specifications. What matters is the actual performance of the phone. INNOV8 is not just about 8MP. It justifies a true all-in-one multimedia device. My N95 8GB has a great camera sans the Xenon flash. But I'll be downgrading if I choose N85 or N96. While if I choose INNOV8, I'll have the most powerful camera in a mobile phone, excellent music player and all other multimedia functions. I'm getting Samsung INNOV8 for trialing. If it meets my expectations, I'll buy it. If not, then I'm going to skip buying any new Nokia phones for now, since I think I'll only be wasting money on them. I don't think N96 or N85 is the worthy upgrade for my N95 8GB.

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    • Anonymous
    • M@T
    • 15 Sep 2008

    The N91, N81 and N85 easily have the best sound quality. The N81 and N85 have the Freescale i.mx31 CPU which runs at 369mhz and has a audio DSP running at 235mhz, ON TOP OF THAT they have seperate Audio Enhancement/Amp chips with noise reduction technology. The TI OMAP CPU in the Innov8 has a weaker DSP and obviously some seperate audio processor that obviously still doesnt match N81 and N85. The N85 is EASILY the better Multimedia Computer than the Innov8.
    The N85 has the dedicated Multimedia keys, with buttons at the top and bottom of the screen, this is essential for a Multimedia device to be used in different orientations, NOKIA noticed that long ago on the N93 and also on N95, and now the N81, N96, and N85 also have this since all are positioned as Gaming, Music, Video, and Web devices. In reality all the Innov8 is is a 8mp Cam phone,it doesnt realy bring anything special and its missing hardware that most power users need.

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      • Anonymous
      • 0T3
      • 15 Sep 2008

      stfu bout audio system!

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        • Cactus
        • M@T
        • 15 Sep 2008

        The Samsung INNOV8 unit that has been reviewed by those sites is a pre-production unit only. That's not the final version. I don't believe that two different phone models will have same audio quality. Even N95 and N82 which have the very same hardware which controls the audio output don't have same audio quality, N82 a tad better than N95 in sound quality. Let's just wait for a proper review. I hope they will compare INNOV8's sound quality with N91. But I doubt they will, since N91 is a long-forgotten device already. So I'm gonna stick with Samsung INNOV8 which has the best image quality and best sound quality among all phones right now!

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          • Anonymous
          • p$K
          • 15 Sep 2008

          Anonymous, 15 Sep 2008that's for regular people. but for audiophiles they can eas... moreAn audiophile wouldnt get the samsung because it has the 3.5mm audio jack on the side, has no music buttons on the phone or the adapter and isnt as powerful as phones like n85 when it comes to music playback.
          An audiophile wil know that the margin of audio quality between n85 and innov8 isnt that big. The audio quality doesnt match all the above factors and that n85 wins in these factors. Thats why n85 is a better music phone.

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            • Anonymous
            • M@T
            • 15 Sep 2008

            Anonymous, 15 Sep 2008that's for regular people. but for audiophiles they can eas... moreDude, read the reviews. It doesnt beat n91. It matches it.

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              • Gaurav
              • Mf3
              • 15 Sep 2008

              Anonymous, 13 Sep 2008stop that now.... n91 have great bass with nice treable,wel... moreN91 will alwazzz ruleeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Awesome music phone................

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                • Anonymous
                • 4ma
                • 15 Sep 2008

                Anonymous, 15 Sep 2008They may have different audio chips and processing algorith... morethat's for regular people. but for audiophiles they can easily distinguish the difference in audio quality among these phones. and i'd go for samsung which has better sound quality than n91.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • M@T
                  • 15 Sep 2008

                  Anonymous, 15 Sep 2008n91 and i8510 do not share the same sound quality because t... moreThey may have different audio chips and processing algorithms, but the result is basically the same as n91. Read the reviews like smape.com or mobile-review. Plus, majority of people wont notice the difference between n85, n96 and i8510.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • N7a
                    • 15 Sep 2008

                    Well said Kenzo..

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                      • Kenzo
                      • p$K
                      • 15 Sep 2008

                      Nokia Neva said the N96 was an upgrade 2 the N95 8GB.......its an ALTERNATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
                      I wanted 2 purchase the N95 8GB yet i didnt coz i needed more space.....so The N96 is an ALTERNATIVE.........Nokia realised that peaople are different so in order 2 suit the needs of numerous people and meet there charector standards in wat phone they should use, they produce a number of models with similer features for u 2 choose from.....that way they meet ur perdonal needs.....!!!!So if u dnt like the N96 that means it wasnt ment 4 you......Your baby is being Made by Nokia as we speak. So leav the N96 Alone....!!!!!i woukdnt purchase the N85 coz it dosnt give me wat i need....!!!!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • T0X
                        • 15 Sep 2008

                        http://tech.tom.com/uimg/2007/4/2/wang_weiwei/1175476120689_56949.jpg

                        check the nokia N98 guys

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 4ma
                          • 15 Sep 2008

                          Anonymous, 15 Sep 2008N91 and samsung i8510 share the same sound quality (the bes... moren91 and i8510 do not share the same sound quality because they have different audio chips (hardware) and sound processing algorithm (software). even n81 and n91 do not have the same sound quality, how much more with samsung i8510 innov8. i8510 has dnse 2.0 technology for its sound. that's much better than n91.

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                            • Jamal
                            • QuD
                            • 15 Sep 2008

                            what does this phone got over the nokia n95 8gb really? other than the design. what? what? what? nokia have not made any major improvements since the release of the nokia n95. now all u get in n96 is 16gb, dvb & a few things of low interest. no wonder many nokia fans are buying the samsung i8510. come on nokia. we need more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                              • John
                              • Y6y
                              • 15 Sep 2008

                              Ya i have the n82 black it's ccol but i can't wait for the n85 to come out. i must buy it

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                                • Anonymous
                                • p$K
                                • 15 Sep 2008

                                Anonymous, 14 Sep 2008n91 had the best sound quality that was before. but now the... moreN91 and samsung i8510 share the same sound quality (the best so far). Its been confirmed by the reviews. However according to smape.com, the sound quality difference between n85, n96 and i8510 isnt that big.

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                                  • Australia
                                  • PNE
                                  • 14 Sep 2008

                                  LETS COMPARE N85 and N79

                                  Which one would you choose ? Why ?

                                  Please tell us what you think

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                                    • shiva
                                    • utY
                                    • 14 Sep 2008


                                    i think nokia n85 is much better than n96....
                                    cos it has gud money value..
                                    its almost equal to n96 except 16gigs of memory and d-tv receiver...
                                    u can save some money rite/
                                    this s my opinion..
                                    can u guys help me with this....
                                    is my assumptions rite...

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                                      • Dani
                                      • mXZ
                                      • 14 Sep 2008

                                      Anonymous, 14 Sep 2008Oh, Dani boy. You sounds like a cry baby, begging attention... moreAs of what Mobile-review said about Sony Ericsson they said 'Sony Ericsson have good youth appeal and eye catchy design'

                                      that was in the W980 review


                                      then i read 5310's review and they said 'it has full functionality with youth appeal'

                                      oh yeah and the DSP chip

                                      basically they were on Nokias side and yeah i know why .

                                      but still ...yeah truth be said they are right about SE sort off

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                                        • MICHAEL
                                        • Sjw
                                        • 14 Sep 2008

                                        I bought a Nokia N95-2 8 GB.
                                        Unfortunately, the phone seems to be faulty out of the box.
                                        First I noticed that the sliding screen cover was a little loose and I suggested to myself it wasn’t a major problem and that an adjustment could be done to fix it at nokia service deparment, but the worst was about to come.

                                        After charging the device fully I turn it on. A massage “start-up failed, contact your retailer” appeared. After 3-4 attempts the phone loaded and was working. It was a little slow and with some strange menu jumps at first but, after a couple of hours the phone restarted by it self and seemed to be working much better. I tried to restore the phone, using the N-Series PC suit program which I had from my other N95-2 but, unfortunately again, this attempt failed through the progress at 81%.

                                        My last attempt was to update the firmware as that the new v.30.0.018 was available from Nokia software’s updater program for this phone. This action was installed successfully and made the phone working much better, but again you could notice that it wasn’t perfect and it has turned off several times by its self.
                                        I’ve had NOKIA phones all my life including the N95 and N95 8GB so I think a can be in a position to understand that something is wrong or not.
                                        8 hours from my purchase of this phone, made me hate it and forced me to give up and repack it.Not even the screen sticker was ever removed.

                                        With all the respect, all the above mentioned are very honest. I think I deserve a fully replacement and not a fixing service. I have decided to will wait for the new N96 or N85 to arrive. I hope NOKIA SHOP accept my decistion.