Nokia N85
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Monday, June 16, 2008
The new Nokia N85 smartphone is the newest addition in the Nokia portfolio of N-Series Symbian 240×320 pixeled OS 9.3 devices. What makes Nokia N85 a real gem is the fact that it has an OLED display which supports up to 16 million colors and provides QVGA videos. At last N85 has the micro usb charging mode which was a much needed feature.
Additionally it supports the GSM based reception of 1800 Mhz which is widely used around Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. Also for all you Aussies mate, well, it supports all the 850 Mhz, 900 Mhz, and 1900Mhz band.
The N85 has a similar form factor to the N95, complete with dual sliding functionality. Media buttons slide out from the left while dedicated game buttons slide out on the right. N-Gage games are becoming increasingly popular, and the platform has recently enticed some major publishers to jump on board. You can now choose from games such as The Sims and Worms, with more games becoming available all the time.
N85 comes with a 2.6" OLED screen. OLED is a display technology that provides much richer colours (16 million of them!) and contrast than traditional TFT screens while also requiring much less power to operate. The result is a dazzling screen and a much longer battery life - Nokia are quoting 363 hour stand-by time and nearly 7 hours of constant talking!
Main features of Nokia N85:
- 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens.
- Autofocus.
- Dual LED flash.
- 30fps video recording.
- MP3 player 3.5mm audio output jack.
- GPS Sat-Nav functionality with Nokia Maps
- Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity lets you connect to the Internet.
- UPnP support enables other devices, such as PCs, TVs and printers.
- Stereo FM radio.
- Built-in FM transmitter, enabling you to transmit your tunes to your car stereo.
In addition to the standard features you'd expect, the N85 also comes with a host of tricks that you probably wouldn't expect. There's the familiar D-Pad key at the bottom of the phone that lets you navigate the menu system, but if you scroll your fingers around its edge, you'll find it also works as a Navi-wheel, controlling a cursor as you slide your fingers around.
There's also an accelerometer, which detects the orientation of the phone and automatically switches between landscape and portrait modes depending on whether you're holding the phone vertically or horizontally; and, of course, full Sat-Nav ability with a built-in aGPS unit. In many ways it's similar to the N95, last year's uber-phone which set the benchmark for features.
The N85 comes with many of the same features as the N95 but in a much thinner form factor. The new Nokia N85, then, seems set to be another hit for Nokia. It looks good, is a high end multimedia handset & also affordable if compared to Nokia N96.