Top 5 Reasons Why Nokia N85 Is Better Than Nokia N96

August 26th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

The Nokia N85 was announced this morning and I’m surprised how this newcomer is forcing itself into the Nokia N96’s territory. The N96 is supposed to be the upgrade to the Nokia N95, according to product managers I spoke to, but it seems the lower-priced Nokia N85 is actually bringing more to the table. Read on for the top 5 reasons why the Nokia N85 is better than the Nokia N96.

N85 better than N96

#1 Power

The Nokia N85 comes with bigger battery with 1200 mAh vs 950 mAh on the Nokia N96. Take a look at these comparisons:

Talk time

Nokia N85: 6.9 hours on GSM, 4.5 hours on WCDMA, 9 hours VoIP
Nokia N96: 3.8 hours on GSM, 2.7 hours on WCDMA, (no VoIP on N96)

Standby

Nokia N85: GSM 363 hours, WCDMA 363 hours
Nokia N96: GSM 230 hrs, WCDMA 200 hours

#2 MicroUSB Charging

Reduce clutter with one less cable. The Nokia N85 can now be charged though the microUSB port simultaneously while doing data transfer. This is the first for Nseries phones, and a missing feature in the Nokia N96.

#3 FM Transmitter

The Nokia N85 has a built-in FM transmitter that will let us listen to the music from our phone directly on a radio. This feature was introduced in the Nokia N78 but is missing on the Nokia N96.

#4 Lens Cover

Readers told me they want lens cover on their cameraphones. The camera on the Nokia N85 is protected, but not the Nokia N96.

Nokia n85 Lens Cover
Lens cover on the back of the Nokia N85

#5 Screen

The Nokia N85 has new screen technology called AM OLED. You can read All About Symbian’s detailed explanation about AM OLED, but it basically means brighter, better colour gamut (numbers of colours that can be accurately displayed at same time), better contrast ratio, have a better response time, have better viewing angles and use less power than current Nseries devices including the Nokia N96

What do you think?

What do you think about the Nokia N85 vs N96 battle? Which one will win your wallet over and why?

Availability

The Nokia N85 launched today in the UK as well as in Asia. The North American version has not launched yet, but it will be just a matter of time.

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Adonis on 26 August 2008:

N85 wins easy. The N96 is one to forget about .

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Viipottaja on 26 August 2008:

Well, true (and I would go with N85 _personally_) butthe N96 holds the upper hand in two specs: 16GB internal memory (some may value that high) and digi TV tuner (some may value that high). To me its all about Nokia giving consumers many choises to pick from. But I do agree N96 is likely remain a niche “flagshippish” product with relatively low sales. Then again, consumers are tricky bastards to predict.

Once the Nokia 8MP cam phone comes out, the picture changes yet again.

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Adonis on 26 August 2008:

Comparing how slow the N95 8GB is with it’s internal memory solution I’d skip it, purely on the basis you can get a 16GB card now. DVB-H tuner? Not in Europe, using a different band.

Don’t forget rumours of the N96 not having a graphic chip either. Having choices is one thing, but having choice of an N85 or N96, I’d got with the N85 everyday.

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Zach on 26 August 2008:

#5.5 Tri-band WCDMA!

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Andy Burgin on 26 August 2008:

The N85 will really outclass the N96 the buiid of the N85 looks alot more solid than the N96,the pictures an videos i saw on http://www.mobileburn.com of the N85 looks very good indeed its like the E65 slide built slide an the N85 looks alot slimmer as well,What the hell is going on at Nokia its took them over 6 months to get the N96 ready to be released then release the N85 thats alot better,the N96 will be alot of wasted time an money from Nokia,an now got to release a 8 mega-pixel camera mobile to stop the Samsung i8510 out doing there sales on the N96,N85 an N79

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Eric on 26 August 2008:

Don’t forget the 2.8″ vs 2.6″ screen. Just look at how much better the N95-4 screen is compared to the N95-3.

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Mark Guim on 26 August 2008:

@eric size of the screen is different, but what I’m interested to find out is how much better the quality of the of the display on the N85 and if it’s noticeable.

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Zylam Marex on 26 August 2008:

Man Mark thats the post people needed, i’m so eagly awaiting the N96 i just can’t wait any longer, i’ve seen like a dozen hands on videos and pretty much imagined it in my hands! i love the new Nseries look, its so slick and i cound’t wait any longer so i went out and bought the N78 just 3 days ago it had such a major price drop that i could’t resist and i’m loving it! but i’ve still saved money for the N96, my plan was to enjoy the N78 mid level phone until the N96 was ready to shine, but today nokia realease the N85!! what is this man, some kind of a joke? its better than the N96 but!! i’m still going for the N96 :)! i think it looks better, i saw the hands on preview on Pascos and its so slick, so i’m still gonna go for the N96 i don care of smasnung have 8mp i’m still in love with the N96, after all its a N96 baby!!!!! oh yea and the N78’s really slick too can’t stop looking at it!! Nokia’s the coolest man

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brian talamn on 27 October 2008
hello my name is ben and i have a nokia n85 and my wife betty has a nokia n96. me and my wife are both 22 years old and i no my nokia n85 is beter than the n96 it look beter it is beter. the camera is still 5 mp but the photos come out beter. and the screen is very good. much much beter screen the nokia n96 is very bad for the phones price and it keap swiching of ever day and the music is bad as well. and the 2.4 inch screen for the nokia n85 is very very good in sun light as well. and the video is beter than the nokia n96. and the gps is bad on the nokia n96. as well. do not by this phone. the old nokia n78 and n95 is beter than the nokia n96 i love the nokia n85 i think it is the best phone ever made in the world. and the nokia n85 is less money than the very very bad nokia n96. my wife had to take the nokia n96 back to the shop it is so bad and in the end it stopped working. and would not work again.DO NOT BY THIS PHONE

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ashu on 26 August 2008:

my vote to n 82!! Come on guys, you gotta love the one that is handling all your current needs more than what is on tube or paper!
However, going by the specifications, of course i feel n 85 has definitely got more relevant features than n 96 and is more user friendly. My ’second’ vote to n 85.

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Marco on 27 August 2008:

Congratulations for this post!!… and thks a lot for sending it via your news letter right to my mail.

I was thinking on a N96 for this winter, but this post is really changing my mind.

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Greg on 27 August 2008:

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your blog. Funny to read your post as I think the same. I wrote about it yesturday on my blog.

Here is the link translated in English by Google.

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Tijs on 27 August 2008:

i think n85 beats n96 but those 0.2 inches are noticeable i wish they’d include on the n85 :/ , dont care about the 16 gb on the n96 since im a microsdhc pro guy , too bad the n85 doesnt include a xenon flash thats the main reason i won’t get it besides the screen size

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johan on 1 September 2008
xenon flash ?
I suspect that’s overrated in terms of photographic advantage.
With a LED photo-light you have a possible BUILT IN FLASHLIGHT, which in my book is really usable !
- - - -
OLED display - haven’t seen one yet.
What RESOLUTION does it feature ?
- Size matters, but resolution matters just as much.

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Anup on 1 September 2008
@johan cmon…a xenon does make a difference…especially for night shots! I have a N95 8GB and N82 and there is a sizeable difference between a single LED and xenon (and i am not talking about total darkness) and of course the xenon is faster when capturing images…ad regarding the flashlight angle, use it to much that way and chances are the LED will conk off.

the only point where i see the LED better than the xenon is video! LED allows some light in low light videos where the xenon will work.

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Anup on 1 September 2008
You want to see the difference between a dual LEd and xenon, check out this link at the Symbian-Guru blog article

http://www.symbian-guru.com/welcome/2008/08/dual-led-vs-xenon-flash-a-real-world-test.html

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Chris Knight on 27 August 2008:

If it’s going to look like every other Windows Mobile phone - all trying to look like an iPhone - then it should at least have a touch screen…

And the lack of left-hand support while in landscape mode is just plain rude.

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unknown on 27 August 2008:

n96 is the best nseries phone ever made…
nokia 3310 is better than the n85.

untill they make 8 megapixels
divx player
32+ GB
3″ screen
windows
etc…………………….
nothing beats the N96

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Adonis on 27 August 2008:

N96 fanboy in the house! LOL!

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ARJWright on 27 August 2008:

I agree that teh N85 has a lot of positive marks for it that the N96 doesn’t. But we are also comapairing a device that has already had a first announcement and is on sale in one respect, versus another that’s announced but not in hand yet. This speaks to development lifecycles and lessons on the N96 translated to the N85 and later models. It happens.

Personally, if DVB was something worthwhile in the US, I’d say the N96 was slightly better as that would literally mean mobile TiVo. The N85 can stream Flash, but mobile TiVo would really be something to play with.

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Al Pavangkanan on 28 August 2008:

AREJWright,

You could buy just a Slingbox. With the S60 Slingbox player and 3G, you could have Tivo everywhere.

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laughing john on 28 August 2008:

Well I had been looking forward to the N96, I’m currently using an N95 8GB which I’m very happy with. My main gripe would be the size of the thing.

However the main selling point of the N96 for me was the TV tuner.Uf that doesn’t work with freeview in the UK then it seems a bit pointless to sell it here.

I guess it’ll be the N85 for me too unless they put a DVB-T tuner in for us.

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Davesmith on 28 August 2008:

Reason 6: SIZE!
The new N85 is noticeably thinner, which means less of a bulge in the pocket. This is a major factor when deciding o nwhich phone to get, esp. for the non-techie.

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path on 28 August 2008:

i’ll hold on till nokia,decide that n95 users deserve more respect.

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path on 28 August 2008:

n96 is the best nseries phone ever made…
nokia 3310 is better than the n85.

untill they make 8 megapixels
divx player
32+ GB
3″ screen
windows
etc…………………….

now that’s i call showing love and respect.
nothing beats the N96

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Yusuri on 23 October 2008
8 Megapixels? should we go “wow” on that? My old N73 which is 3.2mp really does a good job at taking pictures. The average quality pics is only at 3-5 megapixels only. Our human eye is at that average quality. So why is it we need an 8mp?
Screen is large for the N96, which consumes a lot of battery. 32GB can cause your machine to slow down.
N85 may not have all the specs like N96 have. But as a normal user like us, our average use during the whole day is the N85. We don’t need the extra N96 specs/app because most of us doesnt even use it or rarely use it.
N85, I’m getting it. Cheap for cheap thrills.

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Adonis on 28 August 2008:

@Laughing John DVB-H has been chosen by EU recently to be the standard for mobile TV, but who is transmitting signals is another question. Also how much would you be able to watch before the battery runs flat?

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Maciek on 28 August 2008:

I for one won’t be picking up any of those phones and I am Nokia fanboy. The reason is plain and simple…Nokia fu..ed over the US again. They should realize that there’s a new 3G network on the block (T-Mobile) which day by day is popping up in more cities and I think Nokia lost a lot of sales. T-Mobile doesn’t have any decent phones yet. Android is around the block but who knows how it will turn out to be. Had Nokia included WCDMA 1700 in N85 or N96 - they would have more sales then expected. T-Mobile subscribers are anticipating better phones and since T-Mobile is not providing them yet - this would be a good step to pick one up from Nokia and have it in hand when 3G officialy launches on October 1st. This was a stupid move on Nokia’s side.

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Mark Guim on 28 August 2008:

Hey @Maciek! It’s been a while since we met back in Barcelona!

I agree picking up the frequency for T-Mo would have been a great idea, but it also would have been a great idea to add xenon flash, HD video, waterproof, etc.

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Carlee on 28 August 2008:

hello to all!!
i have the big cuestion if the 9.2 applications will work in this new feature pack 9.3?
i know that a big amount of them wont work, but approx what percent you guys think?

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greg003 on 30 August 2008:

- i prefer N85 because its cheaper.
- i’m not buying any 8MP phone because it a waste of money. 8MP will just add to the price. I don’t even used often my N82’s 5MP even if I’m a photo enthusiast because its not part of my regular and normal routine.
- i’ll buy N96 if i’m rich but never be fooled by specs that i dont need like 8MP
- i’ll never ever buy Samsung products because of durability issues. putting low grade parts on their mobile device is a wicked business that Samsung have mastered.

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mobiledan on 31 August 2008:

When’re you getting them in the store Mark? What’s the pricing looking like?

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Mark Guim on 31 August 2008
Not sure when I’ll be getting them. I’ll find out as we get closer to october

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Anonymous on 31 August 2008:

The N82 has one feature that was removed on the N85–Xenon flash.

I wonder if they fixed the N82 problem of overcompression (or actually, it’s the complete lack of ability to select compression levels) on the N85. The N82 took one of the best pictures for a camera phone (or maybe the very best), but it handicapped itself by overcompressing.

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johan on 1 September 2008
In VERY serious tests the N82 took decent photos - no more. No less.
One thing is that it CONSTANTLY had white-balance problem, no matter what condition.
- - -
Regarding the puny little xenon-flashes some cam-phones feature - of course placed in close proximity to the lens : and thus giving severe red-eye problems - I suspect they’re overrated in terms of photographic advantage.
- - -
Camera phones don’t need more Megapixels, they need better lenses - make a wish for optic zoom ! - and better photographic tools for adjustment.

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Clear on 24 October 2008
I agree with you. The higher the MP is seriously not really needed. Better get a digital camera which has been built for taking picture purpose.

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john mortimer on 3 September 2008:

why the n85
best thing is OLED
and that it
it as a small screen (same size as the n95)
i have used the n95 8gb and the n96
and the bigger screen makes up for the oled
also the n85 as crap phone internal memory
oh dear if the n95 is to go by
so there

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TaranQ on 6 September 2008:

Will Feature pack 9.3 apps be compatible with 9.2? Because mostly I only see S60V2 or S60V3 in app description, no mention of 9.2 or 9.3??

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hydra on 28 September 2008
Symbian OS v9.3 is fully backwards compatible with previous versions in the v9 family…

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goga on 18 September 2008:

i have n96,,bad batery back up,,,so n85 better choice and better look + in technology

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Tom cruise on 18 September 2008:

After doing a research i also agree n85 is the choice

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TaranQ on 19 September 2008:

Got latest update today on LG-KC910 and HTC Touch HD today. Was waiting for N85 to hit the stores, would N85 still be the better choice? HTC seems to rock as well.

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george on 23 September 2008:

Hi all,
Iv’e just been reading about n96 coming with bbci player. I wonder if the n85 will do this? W hat a cool feature. You can even save the programs you watch on your memory card forever (not possible oniphone).
George.

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al on 23 September 2008:

Also n85 has one great advantage which is phone book transfer which does not exist in N95 and N96. this phone book blue tooth feature allows to transfer cotacts to my car thru the blue tooth.

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naresh on 24 September 2008:

nokia n96 has got a built in fm tuner , dont decieve people

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TiMiX on 25 September 2008
Ya it has a tuner (receiver) but not a transmitter. You can send music to a FM radio with the N85…. sweet (o: Other reason im choosing the N85 over the N96. They should have called the N85 the N97 and stopped any confusion (o;

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TaranQ on 25 September 2008
Indeed, many go for the N96 because they believe it’s superior to N95 (and N85)

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TaranQ on 24 September 2008:

If I’m not mistaken the N85 has got built in FM tuner also.

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johhny cash on 25 September 2008:

the n85 has fm transmitter for car or stereo!!

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hydra on 28 September 2008
that means we can play music from n85 to the radio’s speaker?

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n80 on 28 September 2008:

You forgot one major point as well, the N85 is Triband 3G phone, a first for nokia as well, which means 3G system works in Europe / North america and Asia.

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BRETT on 1 October 2008:

I WENT TO THE CARPHONE WARHOUSE TODAY TO CHECK OUT THE N96 I AM SEROUSLY DISSAPOINTED WITH IT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HYPE OVER IT THEY HAD 25 IN STOCK 15MINS BEFORE CLOSING THEY SOLD 1 ALL DAY ????? I HAD A PLAY AROUND WITH ONE AND THE FEATURES WERE NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL NOT TO MENTION THE PRICE TAG £50($90-100) A MONTH FOR 18 MONTHS ARE THEY TAKING THE PISS I CANT WAIT FOR SOME1 TO RELEASE A PHONE THATS QUALITY AND CHEAP !!!!

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luqy on 4 October 2008:

ive been checking both phones thouroughly, and it looks to me as the n85 just seems, to be generaly faster, well animated, and smaller, not to mention better battery life, meaning, most likely the n85 will be a bigger hit and more popular, but my money would go to the n96, as i prefer a large screen, the kickstand, the internal memory, and external expansion, and the look and feel of it. but or most people n85 wins, as smaller, and faster is always and will always be an upside. well thats my un-biased view anyway.

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illusionado on 10 October 2008:

it is all about the use i think…^^ if u prefer most viewing sessions then GO for n96 and its about the NAME also^^..

the nokia didnt name nokia n85 as n85 if it can SURPASS n96…hahaha….

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TaranQ on 10 October 2008
better do some research before posting dum comment illusionado!

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Mat Lampitt on 11 October 2008:

hey guys im a previous n95 owner and upgraded to a n96 today. iv had the phone approx 9hours and im 100percent taking it back tomorrow. I Am Simply Gob Smacked That Nokia Can Relese Such A Slow Under Powered Phone.
Its Crashed on me countless times today and the flash is pathetic in the dark. the n96 cant even play its own videos back withouth jerky picture or sound. im am deeply dissapointed as i have been waiting for ages for this.
had a play with my mates n82… now thats a flash… jst cant decide between n82 or n85.

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WALTER on 14 October 2008:

n96 is fucked up the TV reciever dosn’t not work in my country;NIGERIA.i regret buying it……it’s too slow for my liking…..

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Toby on 15 October 2008:

Doesn’t it all come down to money and screensize? Who needs a TV tuner? Who needs 16GB instead of 8GB. I myself do need VoIP, but who buys such an expensive phone without having a contract where VoIP is not really necessary.
So if you want a bigger screen, buy the N96. If you want a smaller phone (incl. screen) and safe some money buy the N85. If you wanna safe more money and care even less about the phone buy the N79. They basically have all the same funtions. So it’s just a personal preference. Tho I’d go for the N85.

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jk on 17 October 2008:

hi guys
can any body post a comparison b/n N 82 & N 85
thx in advance

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Clear on 24 October 2008
go to Nokia Nseries website. You can do comparison up to 4 cellphones at the same time.

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TaranQ on 25 October 2008:

I think I just changed my mind! As I hate companies to drop functionallity on newer models! I think it’s real freaking stupid of nokia to drop built-in nokia VOIP support!!!
Why in the hell make a new model that’s in the same line and still lacks importand functions (N85 and N96 both have no standard VOIP client)???
I’ll keep my E51 for the moment.

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Farhaan on 26 October 2008:

I believe that the N85 still has VoIP support, does it not?

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hardeep singh on 26 October 2008:

hey guys
i got new phone n85 ………
it is best deal to do …….
camera , screen ,music,gps,etc all the things rocks in this ..
…

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TaranQ on 26 October 2008:

No built in VOIP support on N85! You have to use fring to be able to make VOIP calls. I have both on my E51, native nokia VOIP and fring, but I prefered nokia VOIP as it’s much more easy to use (no 3rd party app to start) and call quality is better than with fring.

Btw can anyone confirm tomtom using the built-in gps module (maybe by using the BINPDA patch)??

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hydra on 27 October 2008:

how about the 5800?

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Lambsi on 28 October 2008:

Hi n96 is good.its memory is huge.sound and video quality is fentastic

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sexy boy ryan glitter on 29 October 2008:

hello i do not have a nokia n96 or a nokia n85 but i do have a sony ericsson w902 the phone has a 5mp camera and 30 frames per secones video reconding and the phone is very good the phone is slim and had a 2.2 inch scratch resistant screen and a good fm radio and lots more i have had the phone for a day now i got it from the carphone wearhouse it was 299 pounds on vodafone and it was with 20 pounds top up as well it hold a lot of songs i have 375 songs on the phone and a 8gb card for it and the phone has a lot of good stuff and more the music go up very load very very load but the phone dos not have a 3.5mm head phone jack bab but all in all it is a very good phone by it

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sexy boy ryan glitter on 30 October 2008:

i have a nokia n95 and i am going to get a lg kc910 renoir but a lot i have seen the nokia 96 and the nokia n85 or a nokia n79 and i mite get one of them instead of the lg kc910 i no that all the phone i want to get are all a lot of money and are all very good but what is better the lg i want or the nokia n79 n85 or the n96 i nead help with this please reply to this and give me adviice good by good people.

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i love ipswich on 30 October 2008:

i love nokia n96 it is 5mp and 16gb

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cuetians.com on 4 November 2008:

can anyone tell me, in its ultimate storage capacity, how much song can be stored in Nokia N85.

Thanks
Cuetian

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iejal9006 on 14 November 2008:

hey guys…

just wanna to check with you all…does n85 support push mail?and how much does it cost now (m’sia)?

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Mark Guim on 28 November 2008
@iejal9006, push email is possible thanks to Nokia Email Service http://email.nokia.com which is currently free.

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ratanak on 15 November 2008:

I do love all kinds of Nokia Nseries, especially Nokia N85. What are difference Nseries will you show after Nokia N85?

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Emmy on 18 November 2008:

Hi. I have just got the N96 on 3 for £24 per mth. I have two weeks to decide if I want it. So as yet I haben’t put my sim card in and having left the phone on standby yesterday having charged it up all day sunday, I was not impress to find the handset flat when I came home… naughty N96, I fink I will send you back and get your younger fitter brother….

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David on 25 November 2008:

Just got the n85. Had n95 8gb previously. Graphically, it’s like going from a regular TV to a flat screen HDTV. The colors and contrast are spectacular. the n85 shows details that aren’t visible on the n95.
I have three seasons of Justice League Unlimited on my 8gb card as well as 560 songs (around 53 hrs of music) and around 924 pictures. Still have 1.6gb free so memory isn’t a problem.
and it’s fast. with my n95, if i loaded more than 30 java games, it became sluggish. with the n85, no lag. fastest load time from powered off to accessing memory i’ve seen.
awesome, awesome phone….except for 2 problems. gps with nokia maps is off. shows my location 50-300 meters off as opposed to google maps which is accurate. hopefully firmware update will correct this.
and, although scrolling through the gallery is much, much faster than on n85. the info on each image doesn’t include what album it belongs to. it’s a seperate tag, which is kinda annoying.
oh and when music player is on, if usb is connected. it attempts to “refresh” itself which is annoying

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kc on 1 December 2008:

Well to each is their own opinion .. some love the n82 and some love and worship the n85: so be it, for whatever the reasons are. However, I have the n96 and before it I had the n95 and I can tell u one thing, this machine is sexy, smooth, better looking, works alot faster, has better quality pictures and videos and is a beautiful piece to have and the envy of the owners of any other phone!! Who cares how it compares to n82 and n85 after all this. You can brag all you want, it’s what you want to believe that wins in the end! I chose n96 and I love that toy!! On your end, just enjoy your toys. It’s that simple. Thanks you!!!

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shamzzz on 1 December 2008:

omg went to the shops to get n96 but now i want the n85 didnt even realise there was a n85!!!!! but it so much better i tried using both and the n96 is slow and when i press the buttons it just basically dont work for me bit more complicated i guesss and the n85 looks better than the n96 but i thought i wont get it just yet thought id do a bit more reasearch on the net b4 i get it haha and i will definately get the n85 now !!!!

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scream on 8 December 2008:

n96 dont have a lens cover because it has a kickstand around the camera and only n96 has it
the second think i can say that n96 has the media keys on top and its very useful
but short battery life and lcd screen disadvantages for n96

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ZX on 27 December 2008:

i want to add that the prossesor of the n85 arm 11 is twice better than the one in the n96 arm 9 one

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Leo on 1 January 2009:

After some reviews & opinions i’ve read, i surely be going for N85.
I have just one thing in mind: OLED SCREEN’s DURABILITY,since my hands get wet more frequently due to sweat.Im thinking how my situation affect OLED’s Life, since it isn’t water resistant.

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qwerty on 6 January 2009:

i have an N85 ,and it totally rules over N96… its an overall great device in a slim package !

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