Nokia N86 8MP review: Lens wide open

24 June 2009
You may’ve thought Nokia lost their touch, you may be out of love with the Nseries but the Nseries are always keeping an eye on you. Their wide-angle, variable aperture eye. On you. Whether the Nokia...

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  • 11 Nov 2009

Hi I had a Nokia N73 ME and just brought a N86 8MP.

Having used it for a week now .. I feel N86 could have been made better. Camera is okay with noisy pictures but could have been even better. Waiting for a much better firmware update.

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    • Anonymous
    • q{A
    • 05 Nov 2009

    earth loverz, 01 Nov 2009Is this phone has great audio quality more than previous No... moreits not as good as some other nseries but imo they are pretty decent. not good enough for listening to music though, you wont get the same sound.

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      • earth loverz
      • txG
      • 01 Nov 2009

      Is this phone has great audio quality more than previous Nokia phones?

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        • URBANTIGER
        • u1w
        • 30 Oct 2009

        which one colour is best in N86 nokia WHITE OR BLACK

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          • Rahil
          • mT{
          • 18 Oct 2009

          Anonymous, 22 Sep 2009why would a giant company like nokia set up factories in le... moreeven i have the same question .. why would nokia do it ??

          But unfortunately the quality of nokia phones made in china is very low grade compared to phones made in finland.

          Over here M talking about the System software stability.

          finland made phones are much stable than their chinese counterpart.

          And i have observed this in most of N Series phone personally.

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            • mark
            • 0xc
            • 05 Oct 2009

            Pratyay, 21 Sep 2009did you say...that n95 was a bad camera phone???!!!!!! do... morewell..i dont wanna spoil ur party but n82 and n95 are one of the best,not the best 5mpx cameras..Soul kicks ass when talkin bout camera,n g810 is fantastic too.

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              • Anonymous
              • q{A
              • 22 Sep 2009

              Anti-Garbage, 08 Sep 2009Ohh really? You say that there's no need for concern becaus... morewhy would a giant company like nokia set up factories in lets say, China, and intentionally tell them to build it with less quality than say, one made from finland?

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                • Pratyay
                • 2SU
                • 21 Sep 2009

                hur ben, 29 Aug 2009colors are very much pumped up like on innov8 when set up s... moredid you say...that n95 was a bad camera phone???!!!!!!
                do you want me to believe that you ever even touched b95 brother. coz it's a fact kinda like a universal truth that n95 and n82 are two of the most best 5mp camera phone to date......................... go for onida or a ben q you don't deserve a nokia or a sony................

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                  • urbantiger
                  • u1w
                  • 10 Sep 2009

                  which one colour is best in N86 nokia

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                    • Anti-Garbage
                    • 0Us
                    • 08 Sep 2009

                    Anonymous, 25 Jun 2009Hi Andy, the speakers are placed along the long side of the... moreOhh really? You say that there's no need for concern because it is Made in China?
                    Then I guess it would be ok for you it was Made in Papua New Guinea as well?... :))

                    Most Nokia users buy Nokia simply because they feel safe to buy a European product but now that its not so European anymore these people will stop buying Nokia! I'm one of these people and there are thousands of customers like me out there.

                    Don't judge us! Better try to understand us! We demand Made in Finland Nokia phones, not garbage made in china!

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                      • u1w
                      • 29 Aug 2009

                      which one colour is best in N86

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                        • hur ben
                        • SXw
                        • 29 Aug 2009

                        colors are very much pumped up like on innov8 when set up saturation 50% up but wow efect is already outdated

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                          • SXw
                          • 29 Aug 2009

                          nokia's camera performance wors then over one year old innov8.nokia never been number 1 in cameras even with carl zeiss,produces very noise pictures.my old n95 was bad camera phone dream.maybe wors then old viewty.this will be same just +3mp more

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vGC
                            • 13 Aug 2009

                            i would love to see an upgraded n86 with xenon flash...

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                              • Kote
                              • mQ0
                              • 07 Aug 2009

                              interesting two-part review of the Nokia N86 by Engadget, I hope you enjoy it (videos, photos ...)

                              part I

                              part II

                              Flickr

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                                • Anonymous
                                • q{d
                                • 22 Jul 2009

                                Pratyay, 10 Jul 2009this one is for all including gsm arena,who(i don't know wh... morethat might be one review. From what I saw, I was unimpressed with how any of the cameras were handled. Generally, it was not a very fair test. Plus the synthetic resolution chart doesn't lie. It is very close.

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                                  • James
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                                  • 15 Jul 2009

                                  Anonymous, 29 Jun 2009Hi James. I worked on both the N82 and the N86 :-) What ... moreThat may be true, but when you are ditched into a pitch black environment, everybody will prefer xenon over LED. The reason is simple, xenon has the ability to illuminate every objects within a certain radius, making the image crisp and nice. LED on the other hand, is only good for taking video in low light conditions. Moreover, I always go to parties with my friends, thus the xenon flash plays a very important part in my daily life.

                                  Yet, I cannot help but feel disappointed with the images taken by N82 and N86 at times. No matter how I tried to deny the fact, digital cameras will always overwhelmed mobile phones no matter how much the manufacturers say that the phone can substitute a real digital camera.

                                  Nowadays, Sony has produced cameras that are thin enough to fit into pockets to be brought anywhere just like a mobile phone. So, if a larger and better sensor is not embedded into a mobile phone, then I daresay the day when mobile phones can replace digital cameras in our lives will never come.

                                  Regards,
                                  James

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                                    • Pratyay
                                    • 2SU
                                    • 10 Jul 2009

                                    this one is for all including gsm arena,who(i don't know why) are saying that there is a better 8mp phone around.............. in all conditions n86 wins hands down,even the innov8 is not much of a challenge,though yes it has more detail in it's snaps.
                                    check this out...................
                                    http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/Camera_group_test_Nokia_N86_8MP_N97_N82_and_Samsung_I8510.php

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 06 Jul 2009

                                      Anonymous, 04 Jul 2009Dude this is an eye catcher :) should iget it insted of my ... moreU must be crazy or dont know a thing about cells!

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                                        • j2U
                                        • 06 Jul 2009

                                        Angry Machine, 04 Jul 2009Amazing ! This is the only good thing in this phone !whitch cell do u use?