Nokia N85
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- Zen
- pu5
- 26 Aug 2008
Same old round-edged design.. Sooo boring, come on Nokia, fire your designers once in a while for the love of God..!
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- Dani
- U22
- 26 Aug 2008
This is a great feature fone. It has everything which i want in a phone. Stop complaining people.
I apologize if i have posted wrong.
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- luka
- mV7
- 26 Aug 2008
great phone
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- Rington
- uNV
- 26 Aug 2008
I did not get any major difference between N85 & N96. I hope within gsmarena will publish a comparision between there two phones.
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- **Johnny**
- ut1
- 26 Aug 2008
Hey musicphone/n82, calm down, calm down..
First have a quick check on your attitude(for example barking at the wrong tree & stuff). We are not dogs out here. I am not sure about you, but I can confirm that apart from you, the rest of us here are human beings out here. Infact we are people from different parts of the World.
I understand that people maybe assuming that this should have been a better phone than N 96 or N 95, but the reason for it is only because many people think that the first phone in the World had a black & white display. Then came out colour display phones after nearly one & half decades & now you have cameras & internet access options available on the phone. So what these people assume is that, when Nokia is listing their phones here in gsm arena, they assume that the phones listed as latest would be having much better features that a phone listed 2 weeks ago.
They do not understand that Nokia has various series like N 80's/ N 70's/ N 90's etc. So chill, all this can be explained to them politely without using negative language.
I hope you would learn to behave yourself here & atleast follow decent ethics since you cannot manage to follow basic professional ethics.
Have a nice day ahead.
Thank you..
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- wondering
- w0Q
- 26 Aug 2008
hmmm...in interested in this phone..same featurews with the n95 8 gb...and much much slimmer.....
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- musicphone/n82
- 4ma
- 26 Aug 2008
n96 has dvb-h receiver, while n85 has the fm transmitter
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- DV88
- xbR
- 26 Aug 2008
I don't see why this unit wouldn't easily beat an N96. It's got about the same features, dedicated gaming controls, cheaper but only lacks a tv receiver. In most areas local TV is horrid anyways.
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- Lebo
- p$K
- 26 Aug 2008
Does this phone have a little phone rest thing like the N96?
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- musicphone/n82
- 4ma
- 26 Aug 2008
GUYS, there is nothing wrong with NOKIA. but there's something wrong with YOU!!! you keep on complaining about something you DON'T understand. NOKIA N85 is NOKIA N85 and the features it's got are how they should be! N85 is not the successor of N95 or N96 so understandably it won't have a 8MP camera nor a touch screen display! N85 is the successor of N81. and the features are just right for it. N81 is the best music phone with gaming functions but is deprived of good camera and lacks other goodies. now, NOKIA N85, fills in what N81 is lacking. AGAIN, N85 IS THE SUCCESSOR OF N81!!! so stop, complaining. you all are barking at the wrong tree.
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- Anonymous
- whB
- 26 Aug 2008
like n96...the same they are both preety and elegant
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- King Kong
- 2F7
- 26 Aug 2008
Copper colour ? I thought copper was red. This one looks like boring black to me...
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- Anonymous
- w9L
- 26 Aug 2008
very good. but it looks the same as the N96 which is yet to come.
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- jigs_84
- 2@v
- 26 Aug 2008
another n95...
they keep on reinventing it evr month now.. :(:(:(
NOKIA... get the tube out... fasstt..!!!
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- NOKIA N85
- Rnp
- 26 Aug 2008
Nokia N85 - the dual slider evolves: OLED, USB charging, tri-band WCDMA Published by Rafe Blandfordat 9:01 BST, August 26th 2008 The Nokia N85, the latest edition to Nokia's Nseries range, was announced today. With AM OLED screen technology, tri-band WCDMA (3G) cellular radio, USB charging, and preloaded Ovi content and services, the multimedia-centric N85 delivers the latest evolution of Nokia's dual slider form factor. The N85 boasts the usual impressive Nseries specification list: 5 megapixel camera (with dual LED flash and lens cover), integrated GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, FM transmitter and TV-out. The N85 will be available from October at a price of ?450 (£350) before taxes and subsidies. Read on for more. The N85 is Nokia's smallest dual-slider Nseries handset so far and offers a number of key technological advancements (explained below). It manages to do this while significantly lowering the launch price compared to its predecessors (N95 family) and thus opens up the higher end of Nokia's Nseries portfolio to a wider audience. The N85 looks set to follow in the footsteps of the N73 and N95 as an iconic handset for Nseries. In terms of positioning the N85 is a mid to high end Nseries and sits in between the N78/N9 and the N96. It can be seen as a replacement for the N80 and N81 and complimentary the N95 family. The N85 follows the design language of the N96 and N78with the 3D 'adzed' plastic on the back of the device, the hard silver / grey plastics on the side of the device and a predominantly flat, black and shiny plastic on the front of the device. It also has the hidden-till-lit control key cluster design, made from a single piece of plastic, but with each key having its own key dome. The N85 will be one of the first Nseries to ship with the full range of Ovi services and software on the handset out of the box. Key points about the N85 hardware: 2.6 inch, QVGA (240 x 320) AM OLED screen with 16 million colours. AM OLED screens have a number of advantages: they generally draw less power, and have better performance for colour gamut, response time, and contrast. See below for more on AM OLED. Tri-band WCDMA cellular and quad band GSM radios, which means 3G data connectivity or calling can be used worldwide. There will be three N85 variants: a European and Asian model (WCDMA 2100/1900/900), an Americas model (WCDMA 2100/1900/850) and an EDGE/GSM only model for the Chinese market. See below for an explanation of WCDMA bands. USB charging. The N85 is the first Nokia S60 model to support USB charging and the first Nokia device to support simultaneous charging and data transfer. The microUSB (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) connector is also used for PC connectivity, media sync, printing and USB mass storage (client). The N85does not have a 2mm power port, instead a microUSB charger (Nokia AC-10) will be provided. Dimensions of 103 x 50 x 16mm and a weight of 128g make the N85 at least 25% thinner than previous dual sliders (N95 8GB: 21mm, N96 20mm). It is also the smallest in overall volume at 76cc (N96is 92cc, N95 8GB is 96cc). 5 megapixel camera (2584 x 1938), which is protected by a sliding lens cover and accompanied by a dual LED flash/photo light and lens cover. The lens uses Carl Zeiss optics and has an aperture of F2.8 and focal length of 5.45mm. Video capture is at VGA resolution at 30 frames per second. The camera's dual LED flash has optimised micro-optics. The gain is better than earlier devices with freshnel lenses. Essentially this means the flash will provide greater illumination. Using an LED flash means it can be used in both video and photo mode. Intelligent key illumination -the upper slide keys illuminate according to their current function. In music and video playback, the multimedia shortcut controls are shown. In N-Gage games, two circles represent the dedicated gaming keys. Similarly, the control cluster only illuminates when the key functions are available (e.g. switched off in camera mode). Touch sensitive NaviWheel for scrolling in user interface. Auto screen rotation powered by integrated accelerometer sensor. 8GB microSD memory card included in the box. 70 MB of internal memory with 128 MB of RAM (around 75MB free after boot up). Integrated FM transmitter (as first seen in the N78) and FM radio with RDS support. 3.5mm stereo headphone jack (on the top of the device), which is also used for TV-out. Twin stereo speakers are located on the top and bottom of the right-hand-side of the device (above and below the volume and camera capture keys respectively). Integrated GPS (with support for A-GPS), which is used for GPS navigation and geotagging photos. The GPS antennae is located on the back of the, near the top end of the device around the camera area. This should give it the optimum position for reception regardless of the slide mode. WiFi (802.11b/g) and Bluetooth connectivity, including support for A2DP and AVRCP profiles (Bluetooth stereo headphones). Nokia BL-5K battery (1200mAh) with quoted standby time of 300 hours. 25 hours of music playback (offline mode). In the real world this should be sufficient for a day of heavy usage. The in-box accessories for the N85 are stereo headset/controller (HS-45/AD-54), high power charger (AC-10), connectivity cable (CA-101), 8GB microSD card, and TV-out cable (CA-75U). Key points about the N85 software: Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 on Symbian OS 9.3. Photos application on phone for viewing photos, organizing into albums, printing locally, and adding meta-data/tags. Share online application for uploading photos and video to Flickr, Share on Ovi and other web services, with XpressPrint application for printing photos via the web. Bi-directional media sync between Photos application on the handset and Nokia Photos for PC. Music player (MP3, AAC eAAC+ and WMA) and Nokia Music Store applications on the handset. As with current handsets (in some markets) a few music tracks are likely to be preloaded on the memory card. Intially the Nokia Music Manager software will be used for side loading. Nokia Music PC client, currently in beta, may replace this at a later date. Video Centre can be used to download video on the device via RSS feed. (H.264, H.263, RV 8/9/10, and WMV). WMV can be handled at VGA resolution at 30 frames per second (downsized to QVGA on handset, but full resolution used for TV-out). Side loading of videos is supported by Nokia Video Manager. UPnP software suite for controlling remote UPnP servers, control points and renderers, making on-device multimedia available to other UPnP devices, and syncing on-device media to UPnP server. A Nokia-branded version of Simple Center software is included in the box. Nokia Maps 2.0 (3 months free navigation in selected markets) for driving or walking navigation will be available out of the box. Maps for the appropriate local area will be preloaded on the microSD card. The full N-Gage client application will be available out of the box. The N85 will ship with 15 N-Gage games preloaded and there will be an in-box voucher that will let you activate one of these games for free. N85 Video demo, courtesy of Nokia Conversations AM OLED Screen Technology The N85 has a new screen technology - AM OLED, but what is it and what does it mean for you? OLED, also known as LEP (light emitting polymer), is a screen made up of small dots of organic polymers that, when charged with electricity, emit light. The advantage of OLED displays are that they are generally brighter, have a better colour gamut (numbers of colours that can be accurately displayed at same time), have better contrast ratio, have a better response time, have better viewing angles and use less power. In contrast to traditional TFT LCD displays they do not require a back light. AM OLED is a technology that combines the active matrix back plane, from a traditional TFT screen, with an OLED display. AM OLED displays, because of their active matrix nature, are quicker to switch pixels and thus give better performance for fast moving, on-screen changes such as animation and video.
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- Anonymous
- w0Q
- 26 Aug 2008
well not everyone would be happy with touchscreens you know! stop whining about touchscreens!
anyway one thing i noticed is that the standby screen can now be rotated. is that a new feature? the standby screen of my n82 doesnt rotate...
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- Anonymous
- pTK
- 26 Aug 2008
Dani, 26 Aug 2008What the....
Looks of a N81, features of a N95 8GB
th... morewtf nothing new read the article first!!!!
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- kujo
- vFk
- 26 Aug 2008
release some 8mp & touchscreens.people will be more happier when it comes out.as for now....very disappointing.....
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- Anonymous
- Mx@
- 26 Aug 2008
Anonymous, 26 Aug 2008har? NOKIA !!!!
u r really disapointed me
no improvement ... morei dont understand why u are moaning about the camera when this phone is about gaming to be honest???
so i think a 5megapixal camera is fine on it as long as it does what its ment to so stop moanning if ya want a camera phone go look at the c905 or the innova8 or the new lg phone
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- Nokiaobsessor
- e6w
- 26 Aug 2008
awesome Its about dang time there's some new Nseries phone really like the dual slide desighn I need to upgrade from my N75 still love it though!