Nokia N85 review: Nseries revved up
Gsmarena have posted their review of the Nokia N85. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final conclusion.
Key features:
2.6" 16M-color OLED display of QVGA resolution
5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and AF assist light
Camera lens cover
Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
3G with HSDPA support
Quad-band GSM support
Wi-Fi with UPnP technology
Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation
FM transmitter
Dual slide design with dedicated gaming/audio keys
microSD card slot with microSDHC support
8GB memory card included in the retail package
Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
3.5 mm audio jack
TV out
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Navi wheel navigation
VGA video recording at 30fps
USB and Bluetooth v2.0
One free N-gage game
Keylock switch
Main disadvantages:
No office document editing out of the box
Not the best sunlight legibility
Unconvincing camera performance
Poor Navi wheel performance
Zooming in on a picture takes bloody ages
The good thing Nokia N85 does is take (almost) all the Nseries have delivered to date and put it in a neat and tasteful package. There are no groundbreaking novelties but what you get is quite worth it. And the display… well you do need to see it.
Nokia N85 didn't hit the market so bitterly overpriced as the N96. Nor was the wait so hyped - instead it almost instantly felt right where it belongs.
While the N85 certainly doesn't have the best 5MP camera on the market or the best styling there is, it is certainly one of the best all-rounders we've encountered. There is virtually no aspect of its performance where it totally fails (okay, zooming in the gallery is not that important).
And - having said all that - the best thing about Nokia N85 is it can tempt both Symbian newcomers and upgraders. It's quite a list of phones that can lose their owners' favor to N85.
Key features:
2.6" 16M-color OLED display of QVGA resolution
5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and AF assist light
Camera lens cover
Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
3G with HSDPA support
Quad-band GSM support
Wi-Fi with UPnP technology
Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation
FM transmitter
Dual slide design with dedicated gaming/audio keys
microSD card slot with microSDHC support
8GB memory card included in the retail package
Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
3.5 mm audio jack
TV out
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Navi wheel navigation
VGA video recording at 30fps
USB and Bluetooth v2.0
One free N-gage game
Keylock switch
Main disadvantages:
No office document editing out of the box
Not the best sunlight legibility
Unconvincing camera performance
Poor Navi wheel performance
Zooming in on a picture takes bloody ages
The good thing Nokia N85 does is take (almost) all the Nseries have delivered to date and put it in a neat and tasteful package. There are no groundbreaking novelties but what you get is quite worth it. And the display… well you do need to see it.
Nokia N85 didn't hit the market so bitterly overpriced as the N96. Nor was the wait so hyped - instead it almost instantly felt right where it belongs.
While the N85 certainly doesn't have the best 5MP camera on the market or the best styling there is, it is certainly one of the best all-rounders we've encountered. There is virtually no aspect of its performance where it totally fails (okay, zooming in the gallery is not that important).
And - having said all that - the best thing about Nokia N85 is it can tempt both Symbian newcomers and upgraders. It's quite a list of phones that can lose their owners' favor to N85.
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