Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 preview: First look

29 August 2008
This week has been marked by the announcement of two highly interesting N-series devices, which offer excellent feature packages. The Nokia N85 and the Nokia N79 feature quad-band GSM support...

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  • Anonymous
  • upe
  • 01 Nov 2008

Can somebody please advise how well N85 can be used for e-mail applications without loosing any feature especially in comparison with Blackberry.

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    • Feusag
    • pw9
    • 30 Oct 2008

    I, on reading all the reviews am still waiting to find out whether the phones actually work as a phone...HELLO OUT THERE do these receive especially in poor reception areas and how well. After all they are primarily a PHONE...I wnat one but which the N79 or N85
    Anyone out there actually using either as a phone and can tell me which is best. Thankyou

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      • manu400067@gmail.com
      • 2@q
      • 28 Oct 2008

      hi all. i m using Nokia N79. its really n xcellent phone. n i really liked the features. wow awesome phone... it has al the features of nokia n95 or any other latest mobile. shuld purchase it once. really AWESOME... with 5mp camera with dual flash... roatating screen... GPS... FM Transmitter... Music Player with 4GB card. TV out... WI-FI & Bluetooth... wat else u need guys.... i m really happy with it...

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        • kUm
        • 28 Oct 2008

        Makes me hate the Xperia and Sony Ericsson all together even more. Way better specs, way better price...

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          • boon
          • upd
          • 11 Oct 2008

          when N85 will be released...what would be the price?

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            • Anonymous
            • P43
            • 06 Oct 2008

            N85 = 450 EUR ??? In Nokia Finland`s Website says N85 = 700 EUR!!! N79 not mentioned. What a crazy thing!!!!

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              • Hany
              • iA0
              • 01 Oct 2008

              when exactly would the n85 be realesed

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                • jzen
                • iba
                • 30 Sep 2008

                should i get the n85 or e66..?

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                  • pra
                  • 2SN
                  • 27 Sep 2008

                  do nokia n79 supports DVB-H feature that is simillar to n96 or does
                  it support tv...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • ibp
                    • 27 Sep 2008

                    both phone can play wmv

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3C7
                      • 25 Sep 2008

                      'will cost 350 euro (515 US dollars) before taxes or subsides.'

                      That is affordable for me in few days :-D
                      But?????? is that a joystick or just a press button in the middle of N79...


                      Anyway i WILL buy this phone by any mean. cause i loved N73 and This will be my second Love.

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                        • jessica
                        • pUH
                        • 17 Sep 2008

                        will there be a us-version with UMTS 850 (nokia N79 or N85)?

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                          • iIR
                          • 16 Sep 2008

                          wednesday83, 12 Sep 2008I assume the battery life will be 30 minutes as per most No... morelike your style nokia, although extremely well known lack the the technology needed to be leading competitors. majority of nokia's n series handsets will fault sometime down the line and why carnt they add in a strong enough li polly battery pack that will last longer than 2 mintues. nokia please expand your range.

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                            • spunkinmeslut
                            • iIR
                            • 12 Sep 2008

                            wednesday83, 12 Sep 2008I assume the battery life will be 30 minutes as per most No... morePotentially very good phones, even though not the best looking. Shame theres no Xenon flash.

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                              • wednesday83
                              • iIR
                              • 12 Sep 2008

                              I assume the battery life will be 30 minutes as per most Nokia handsets then??

                              Awful handsets, I suppose most will be faulty as well same as most Nokia handsets these days.

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                                • gary sparkle
                                • S35
                                • 09 Sep 2008

                                i really am looking forward to this handset coming out
                                im a keen photographer and the mega pixs in the nokia n series range is great too

                                hopefully the video quality is good too

                                does anyone no if this handset is child friendly ????

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PIu
                                  • 09 Sep 2008

                                  It seems to me the picture quality taken using Nokia N85 is sharper and better quality. And Nokia N85 gives color is richer that N79. Other than that I'm pretty impressed with N79.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 4@1
                                    • 08 Sep 2008

                                    I don't know much of the N85 features-wise, as for the design, I don't like it. I preferred the N79 over that. Have you guys seen the close up pictures of the N85, I was not impressed by it.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PSL
                                      • 08 Sep 2008

                                      N85 showing most of the useful features, that too with 1200mAH and OLED.

                                      so, i think i can expect
                                      2.5 day battery
                                      better camera for pictures , video
                                      n81 kind of audio
                                      2.6 " screen for serious browsing
                                      wi-fi for connectivity.

                                      i won't use the GPS anyhow.

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                                        • M@T
                                        • 06 Sep 2008

                                        John, 05 Sep 2008Would you buy 6220 classic now or wait maybe 3 months for N79?I would get n79 instead of the 6220c. The xenon flash cant compare to all the other goodies that n79 has.
                                        Mobilereview.com has done a review of the phone and its keypad is easy to use. Texting is a breeze.