Nokia N85 Mobile Phone Review

Nokia N85 – Music, gaming and internet in one sleek package

The Nokia N85 has a very sleek, compact design. It features a 5 mega pixel camera that brings pictures to life in vibrant, natural colors on the stunning OLED display. The N85 comes preloaded with games and you can choose one to activate for free. there are plenty more games on-line that you can try before you buy. The assisted GPS shows where you are, the Internet helps you choose your destination, and Nokia Maps guides you along the way, very convenient to everyone. A voice-guided navigation trial is included with the N85. The Nokia N85 has a long battery life and plenty of memory so you can stay entertained longer. Keep your friends at your fingertips with instant messaging and Internet calls plus widgets and social networking. The Nokia N85 multimedia computer puts the power to share, explore, and entertain in your hands.

The only thing that some times makes on wonder is why so many different phone models with the same capabilities. Looking at the Nokia top end phones they all seem to feature the same thing just in a slightly modified package.

Physical features,power and memory

Size

* Form: Two-way slider
* Dimensions: 4.05 x 1.97 x 0.63 in
* Weight: 4.5 oz
* Two-way slider with spring assistance mechanism

Image and sound

Display and 3D

* Size: 2.6"
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 16.7 million colors
* Active Matrix OLED technology

* Additional display information
* Brightness control
* Orientation sensor
* Ambient light detector

Photography

* 5 mega pixel camera (2584 x 1938 pixels)
* Image formats: JPEG, Exif
* CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar™ lens
* 20x digital zoom
* Autofocus with assist light and two stage capture key
* Focal length: 5.45 mm
* Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
* Macro focus: 10-50 cm
* Dual LED flash

Video

* Main camera
* Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) and up to 30fps
* Up to 8x digital video zoom
* Front camera - Video recording at up to 352 x 288 pixels (CIF) and up to 15fps
* Up to 2x digital video zoom
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp; codecs: H.263, H.264
* Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo
* Image stabilization
* Video editor on device
* Online album/blog: photo/video uploading from gallery
* Real time video sharing to another compatible mobile device
* Video sharing support (WCDMA network services)

Music and audio playback

* Nokia Nseries digital music player
- Playlists
- Equalizer
- Selection by artist, album, composers and genre
- Album graphics display
- Skins
* Music playback file formats: .MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+
* Audio streamingUPnP music streaming
* Dedicated music keys
* Dedicated volume keys
* FM radio 87.5-108 MHz
* FM transmitter 88.1 - 108 MHz
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
* Ring tones: MP3, AAC, AAC+ 64-tone polyphonic, AMR, WMA
* 3D sound effect stereo speakers
* Integrated stereo speakers
* Synchronize music with Windows Media Player

Voice and audio recording

* Voice commands
* Voice dialing
* Voice recorder
* Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo and WMP
* FR, EFR, WCDMA, and GSM AMR
* Digital stereo microphone
* Text-to-speech

Personalization: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Customizable profiles
* Ring tones: MP3, AAC, AAC+ 64-tone polyphonic, AMR, WMA
* Video ring tones
* Themes:
- wallpapers
- screensavers
- ring tones
- pre-installed themes
- icons
- changeable color themes

Colors and covers

* Available in-box colors: Copper

Connectors

* Micro-USB connector with mass storage class support, High-Speed USB 2.0
* 3.5 mm AV connector

Memory

* microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 8 GB
* 74 MB internal dynamic memory
* 78 MB internal NAND flash memory

Comunication and navigation

Operating frequency

* Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz
* Automatic switching between GSM bands
* Flight mode

Data network

* CSD
* HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbps
* GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL)
* EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL)
* HSDPA, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
* WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
- WLAN Security: WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WEP
- WLAN Quality of Service: WMM, U-APSD
- WLAN wizard
* TCP/IP support
* Capability to serve as data modem

Call features

* Integrated hands-free stereo speakers
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialed, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial
* Speed dialing
* Voice dialing
* Fixed dialing number support
* Vibrating alert (internal)
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts with images
* Talking ring tones
* Conference calling with up to 6 participants
* VoIP

Messaging

* SMS with support for concatenated SMS for long messages
* Multiple SMS deletion
* Text-to-speech message reader
* MMS version 1.2
* Message size up to 600kb
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Windows Live support (requires download of Windows Live Messenger application)
* Cell broadcast

E-mail

* Supported protocols: IMAP, POP3, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* Support for e-mail with filtering
* IMAP IDLE support
* OMA e-mail notification support
* Support for Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email
* Support for Nokia Mobile VPN

Web browsing

* Supported markup languages:HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
* Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP
* TCP/IP support
* Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map
* Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

* Integrated and separate GPS, A-GPS, and Cell based
* Nokia Maps 2.0 application

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