Nokia N82 vs Nokia N85 vs Nokia N95 8GB vs Nokia N96 Camera Flash Test in Darkness

October 25th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Some people asked me how the dual LED flash is on the Nokia N85 compared to the xenon flash on the Nokia N82. What better way to answer by showing the results instead? I took pictures with N95 8GB, N96, N85, and N82. Sheila was kind enough to stand in front of the camera and try not to get blinded.

Post Now Updated with the answers below and link for larger original image sizes.

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Nokia N82 vs N85 vs N95 8GB vs N96

Here’s the breakdown on what kind of flash each phone has:

  • Nokia N95 8GB – LED
  • Nokia N96 – Dual LEDs
  • Nokia N85 – Dual LEDs
  • Nokia N82 – Xenon!

The photos were all taken in automatic mode with all the lights turned off in our hallway. The wall is painted light yellow and the doors are dark brown. The photos were also resized to fit the blog’s width. Can you guess what camera phone was used? I’ll update this post with the answers and links to the larger original size photos on Monday night.

Camera A
Camera a

Camera B
Camera b

Camera C
Camera c

Camera D
Camera d

Guess

I wonder if the guesses will be unanimous. Is it hard or too obvious ? We’ll see. Please let me know your answers in the comments.

Answers:

You can click on the photos and check the properties to make sure I am telling the truth. I think the Nokia N85’s picture looks better than the N96, but the Nokia N82 is still definitely Nokia’s photo flagship.

  • A = Nokia N96
  • B = Nokia N95 8GB
  • C = Nokia N85
  • D = Nokia N82

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  • paygbroadband
    Although i'm now on the iPhone, I always had Nokias before as felt they were the most reliable phones around. they always felt good in the hand and easy to use.
  • abdel
    I own an electronic store and sale all kind of phones ...all Nokia phone are excellent ....taking pictures ....I will go with Nokia N82.
  • kirkskiii
    yeep!!
    i agreed!!
    nokia phones specifically the nseries has a "EXCELLENT" cameras compared to sony's:)
  • princenyendwa
    N82 i think has the best camera, cause its able to capture things clearly. am not sure about N96 cause the 8gb still does it for me.
  • thegames
    I have nokia n85 BUT n96 rulz maan....itz better....seriously jst thing abt the qulity of photos......n95 8gb also fine........

    n85 and n82 suckz cuse there s soo mush brightness......thatz not the qulity........and finally wants to say n85 better than n82...thanxz
  • Seleno
    in your pictures Nokia N85 appear as the best picture. on the last picture its more red color in your eyes and wall
  • s.t
    N82 has no red eye reduction.. look at the last picture..
  • r
    i have n85 i thing n85 and n82 are best
  • I am surprised about the image results. I would have always placed the N95 at the top of the pile for good photo quality.
  • mike
    1 question guys i have this phone it's great love it but whats the max gb i can use on this phone? I saw a 8gb and a 16gb memory. Which one i can use? Thanks.
  • will
    I bougth my used nokia82 thanks to this post. I'll let you guys know if i did tue rigth thing!!
  • Ashique
    N82 got 16 million colour,n95 does not have that!
  • rommel
    That's why i bought Nokia N82 for this Test, and i agree and recommend to all for this amazing smartphone. a complete packaged with a superb XENON Flash when it comes to digital imaging.....
  • Will
    So, watching this im about to buy a n82 but i love to take videos. This is all about a picture race what about video race. I use to rec video during the day dont care about night mode. Which one should i buy when we taking about videos? Thanks.
  • hunter
    hey guys i wanna ask something ibought n85 this week and the quality of the camera is bad why is that and its said that it have 5 megapixel but i don't think so because i saw the camera of n95 8gb and i found a big difference between them.

    please answer my question
  • JimP
    The best is N82
  • AIA_85
    thank u but u missed an option called (red eye deduction)

    because when u focus on photos that u have captured u will know what i mean specially with the last photo

    totally i think n82 is the best

    also n85 is not bad and i think it's a good rivals comparing with n82
  • shaf1
    n82 is way better than any other nseries phones! It rocks!
  • claudio
    N96
    N95/8Gb
    /
    /
    Porque nokia sigue sin tener un telef con windows?????
  • Hey Mark,

    N82 rocks for sure !!

    N82 is nokia's photo flagship and also she's posing the best way for n82 camera :D
  • UK
    eh? what doors? what walls?
  • kelvin
    n85 pictures quality with deal LED isnt bad
  • joke
    I can't believe that a single LED n95 gb beat the n96 dual lead! i thought the n95 is supposedly the darkest... but anyhoo, it seems like every spare parts of the nokia phones can be bought separately (GOOD!) How i wish i can buy a XENON lead to replace the LED on my n95 8gb! is that possible?
  • Dennis
    I did a total darkness test with my n 95-3 in auto mode. picture was so dark. But when I set it to night portrait what a world of difference it made! Shots were waaay brighter! Could you do a similar test like this Mark? thanks!
  • Hooray! N82! I really made a right choice of choosing N82 since I really love taking pictures!
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