Nokia N85 Review By Mobile Review

August 27th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Eldar from Mobile Review wrote a review of the Nokia N85 (translated) already and I am determined to make this my next Nokia phone. He explained that the N85 is not copy of the Nokia N95 with just a few changes. Instead, the Nokia N85 is one of the first devices built on different, newer chipsets.

Nokia N85

Highlights from the Nokia N85 Review

  • Build quality is good. The dual slider is firm.
  • One of the best screens on the market today. The screen display is strikingly different from the Nokia N95 8GB. It is brighter also with more saturated colors.
  • The stereo speakers are loud, comparable to the Nokia N82.
  • One of the best 5 megapixel cameraphones, comparable to the other 5 megapixel cameras in the Nseries.

In conclusion, Eldar wrote the Nokia N85 is an ideal replacement for those tired of the Nokia N95. With the price at 450 euros in Europe, you get the most for your money compared to a Nokia N96 or the competitor Samsung INNOV8. He thinks the Nokia N85 will be one of the best phones in the market… until February 2009 when Nokia releases two breakthrough devices! The N85 is expected to ship in October.

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  1. ashu on 28 August 2008:

    I am sure this phone will become one of the killer phones for Nokia. Good choice Mark. I will probably stay back with my n 82. so many new phones are coming that if i let each one seduce me, i will be bankrupt!!!!!

  2. Marco on 28 August 2008:

    I think I am falling in love…. :)

  3. ashu on 28 August 2008:

    love is in the air!!! poor n79…despite being a brilliant phone in itself, its getting sidelined because “big brother” is hogging all the limelight!

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  5. Zylam Marex on 28 August 2008:

    i might still go for the N96….just scared about the music quality on N96, the N85 will be insane man if all the new hardware and audio chip news is correct the music must rock!! Mark man when you get you N85 be sure to set the Music quality to test and let us all know!! lolll keep chillin man

  6. Mark Guim on 28 August 2008:

    Definitely looking forward to testing this device!

  7. ashu on 29 August 2008:

    of course, you are lucky! You get a chance to play around with the device before you make up your mind on buying it.
    So which restaurant is planned to take pics of wonderful food with your test model n 85, mark? ;)

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  10. Anup on 1 September 2008:

    cant wait for this is a real-world test scenario.

    and i agree with ashu, LOL think gonna go bankrupt soon if i buy a few more mobile and sim cards! anyway dont know what i will do with more than two mobile, got only two hands after all…

  11. Nokia Brand on 1 September 2008:

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    u have made a very good information about nokia phone news, so if someone has tracking the nokia phone news so they should go and read this article. I have try and spend my times to make a research and tracking the nokia phone news. I hope i can do well… i have try and fix so many phone, now I want to write an article about the Nokia phone news…

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  12. Nokia N85 rocks on 15 September 2008:

    massive screen (2.6 inch), looks wicked and quality sound, what more could you ask for! Saying that, the N96 is just in first place for me.

  13. Syed Muheeb on 29 September 2008:

    I was planning to buy a BEST QUALITY phone in Nokia N Series. I found Nokia N85 in nseries site. I have compared Nokia N85 with atleast 40 different phones from Nokia Nseries, Samsung, Sony, LG etc.,, I found that this is the BEST IN CLASS. It has all features that a phone should have. Most important feature is it has AWESOME Color AM OLED which none of today’s phone have. This is the NEWEST technology called Organic Light Emitting Diode, The colors displayed for more natural and BEST QUALITY you can get in any of today’s phones and this kind of display consumes less power. It has a AWESOME 5 Mega Pixel Camera. 8GB external memory enough to store whatever u want. REALLY AWESOME MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! A-GPS, Geo-tagging, Global Roaming are also present. The Look of the Phone is Awesome comparable to N96. It gives value for Money. With my extensible analysis, I suggest to Buy this phone.
    Regards
    Syed Muheeb

  14. loubielou on 2 October 2008:

    Always read http://www.mobile-reviews reviews they are top class an always very honest about the goods an bads on any mobile they reiew,i check this website everyday to see whats being released,an on the first i8510 review he even says Nokia is working on there first 8 mega-pixel camera mobile an might be here in November-December time i hope they are right,thats why i did not get the i8510 straight away

  15. Satya on 4 October 2008:

    Really good article. I have been following your blog for last 3 months. You have good knowledge
    on Mobile(cell phone) Industry and happenings. Please continue the good work. Thank you.

  16. andrew burgin on 10 October 2008:

    IF YOU GO ONTO http://WWW.JASPP.NET THEY SHOW THE N85 COMING OUT OF THE BOX YOU GET WITH THE N85 AN I CAN”T WAIT TO GET ONE MYSELF AN ON THE EXSPANSE WEBSITE THEY SAY THE N85 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO BUY SIM-FREE ON THE 25TH OCTOBER SO IT CAN NOT BE LONG BEFORE NOKIA MAKE THE N85 AVAILABLE FOR SALE

  17. Craig on 12 October 2008:

    Cant believe this!! Ive just upgraded to the N96 and now they’re bringing one out above it! How mad am i!

  18. Rim Faber on 12 November 2008:

    Best part about this phone – charges using the mini USB port. Way to go Nokia!

  19. KKP on 15 November 2008:

    Man wat 2 say abt this fone i compared it with all da avilble fne .. n now i got it ..
    ppl beliv me i got maah own ceel n 82 n dis one is just da upadted version of it ..
    ppl those who planed to buy n82 shift to dis n those who want to upgrade .. goo lok urself .
    THNKU nokia group

  20. xymo on 16 November 2008:

    i just bought an N85 last night… compared it to N96 before buying it. ive noticed that the N85 is not that compact compared to N96… or the device that i bought have something wrong? when i slide it to use the keypad, it seems that something is loose on the slide. i asked the store if this is normal he said yes. he even compared it to the displayed N85 and its

  21. Mayo on 19 November 2008:

    plz..plz tell me where it’s made??i just preordered it and i’m freakin out now !there is a lot of bad reviews on how cheap build it is…and the slider issue also.
    for me i trust nokia made in Finland.

  22. khan muhammad akbar on 20 November 2008:

    sorry ,

    the Nokia N 85 is verry expensive.

    i can’nt buy it.

  23. mimi on 22 November 2008:

    n85 doesnt support pdf. can i install acrobat?

  24. manoj on 26 November 2008:

    what is it priced in India?

  25. khan muhammad akbar on 26 November 2008:

    the price in pakistan of nokia n85 is 48000/-pkr convert to usd is 600/-$

    i know the n85 is very great and latest mobile in nokia nsereis.but we can’t buy it.

  26. Jeffrey on 27 November 2008:

    Nice phone, but it was broken when i recieved the phone. The screen did not work:S.

  27. Jeffrey on 28 November 2008:

    recieved today a new phone, and this one works perfect:).

  28. Amer on 5 December 2008:

    Should i go for n95 8gb or n85? m sO confused

  29. arjun singh on 21 December 2008:

    man the n 96 is a good phone but its batt power sucks more then biiig time.contineous music play back will last for just 3-4 hours.if u want a better phone then n 96 leaving the memory aside u should buy nokia n 85

  30. bhumi....... on 27 December 2008:

    same here yaar………
    m olso confused !
    wich 1 to opt nokia n95 or n85………
    guys plz help me out.

  31. bhumi....... on 27 December 2008:

    wats the price of n85 in india now….

  32. faisal on 28 December 2008:

    @ bhumi no need to confuse … i bought N95 1 year ago… and its still the best nokia phone around… N85 is a new one.. nokia must have made some changes in it… so wait and and bought the new Nokia N85… i will change mine with N85 as well as soon as i see the good reviews coming…

  33. c-lils on 31 December 2008:

    Has anyone got this phone in the UK yet?

  34. strider on 3 January 2009:

    I want to ask a question. Is N85′s camera’s shutter speed good? Like, can it go to 1/60 or 1/250? Thx.

  35. ks on 3 January 2009:

    Can the N85′s camera’s shutter speed go very high? Like 1/60 or 1/250 or 1/640? Thx

  36. Nokia N85 on 28 January 2009:

    hmm…I think I will rather wait for the Nokia N97 to come out….patience will prove to be the winner here I think

  37. CantStopBuyingPhones on 30 January 2009:

    Got an N85 in UK in early Dec 2008.
    OLED screen has superb contrast.
    Good battery life, probably because of OLED screen.
    Not got the TV features in like N96 but then in UK you can’t really use them all.
    Does all the things you expect from these pricier models. WLAN etc. good internet browsing, don;t miss items of websites.
    camera good, viewing via zoom a bit slow for some reason (maybe a software bug, who knows)
    Sound pretty good.
    Great FM transmitter for in car own tunes.
    proper 3.5mm jack, although headphones that came with it pretty impressive.
    N-gage games surprised me by quality on this screen.
    Personally prefer over N96 if that is the comparison you are doing.

  38. Suresh Kumar on 25 March 2009:

    Worst mobile of Nokia, dont buy this, big problem of earpiece , you cant hear the incoming call for 5-10 seconds. its repaired 3 times by nokia….but cant rectify it…read in google (complain N85), like me there are atleast 10 people who have written the same problem….Dont buy N85….

  39. Suresh Kumar on 25 March 2009:

    Worst Mobile , Dont buy , the earpiece is having serious problem,.. i am experiencing with my new N85 and its under repair in Nokia Care for 3rd time. Its seems to be basic problem with N85, voice cant be heard for 10-12 sec and again it become normal.

    Suresh Kumar, Chandigarh
    09779702711

  40. Sindhoor on 2 April 2009:

    Terrible terrible phone. My troubles started the day I got this phone and just did not end. I had to replace with a new phone of a different model.

    The phone reboots often, and rather spontaneously. Twice, the phone completely froze and there was nothing I could do other than give it in the care center and wait for them to fix it. After 3 months of getting it, it started rebooting so much that I could not send an SMS or make a single call. The phone would reboot every time I used it. Worst part is that mine is not an isolated case. I checked with friends who have the same phone and all of them complained. I also checked on their website and many other consumers are complaining of the same. My recommendation – DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE

  41. Sindhoor on 2 April 2009:

    Terrible terrible phone. My troubles started the day I got this phone and just did not end. I had to replace with a new phone of a different model.

    The phone reboots often, and rather spontaneously. Twice, the phone completely froze and there was nothing I could do other than give it in the care center and wait for them to fix it. After 3 months of getting it, it started rebooting so much that I could not send an SMS or make a single call. The phone would reboot every time I used it. Worst part is that mine is not an isolated case. I checked with friends who have the same phone and all of them complained. I also checked on their website and many other consumers are complaining of the same. My recommendation – DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. This one is too expensive to take a chance with

  42. Samantha on 11 April 2009:

    Hello, I would like to know if I would be able to use this phone in a different coountry, I don't live in the U.S. but my mother wants to send me this fone. So I wanted to know if I can use it here using a local phone company.

  43. Saurabh on 14 April 2009:

    i had a N73 which got stolen..
    ..and lucky me.. my dad bought me N85.

  44. Nokia N85 Fan on 14 April 2009:

    The N96, then n97, then n79, and now the n85. Seriously Nokia how many more N series phones are there going to be?

  45. Nokia N85 Fan on 14 April 2009:

    The N96, then n97, then n79, and now the n85. Seriously Nokia how many more N series phones are there going to be?

  46. Nokia N85 Fan on 14 April 2009:

    The N96, then n97, then n79, and now the n85. Seriously Nokia how many more N series phones are there going to be?

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