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Nokia N85

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User ratings:
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4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • distinct styling and more affordable price
  • S60 devices are moving in the same direction
  • convincing colour tones and impressive depth

Cons

  • its FM transmitter that can beams music
  • the slider action is a bit on the stiffer side
  • There are only two shooting modes - auto or night mode

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 2.6 in
  • 240, 320 px
  • AMOLED
  • 1200 mAh
  • Single-core

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Nokia N85 - Pros & Cons

Nokia N85

Pros

  • distinct styling and more affordable price
  • S60 devices are moving in the same direction
  • convincing colour tones and impressive depth
  • styling is actually one of the best elements of the device
  • looks modern
  • light
  • svelte
  • and a touch sexy
  • compact and amazingly powerful
  • amazingly easy to move around the page in both landscape and portrait mode
  • audio synced with the sway of the crowd perfectly

Cons

  • its FM transmitter that can beams music
  • the slider action is a bit on the stiffer side
  • There are only two shooting modes - auto or night mode
  • soft-keys - they may feel on the stiffer side
  • navigation button that is made of soft plastic
  • feels slightly thick
  • but not large or heavy
  • hard to open
  • especially downwards
  • impression for a cheap and fragile phone
  • The feature is not sensitive enough and sometimes interferes with operating the device

Nokia N85 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.6 in
Best:
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Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1200 mAh
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Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconCPU clock speed
0.37 GHz
Best:
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CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Nokia N85 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemSymbian OS 9.3
CPU clock speed0.37 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
RAM memory152 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Copper
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery capacity1200.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time4.5 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size2.6 in
Touchscreenno
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution240 x 320 px
TechnologyAMOLED
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayno
HDRno
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Storage
Internal storage128 MB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage8GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
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Dimensions
Height4.06 in
Width1.97 in
Depth0.63 in
Weight4.52 oz
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Other features
FM Transmitteryes
FM radioyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno

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Nokia N85 Nokia - Editorial Reviews (9)

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Nokia N85 Nokia N85 review: Nseries revved up
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GSMArena.com
Published: 07.11.2008
Nokia N85 review: Nseries revved up

N85 is the latest Nseries signing and a bulletproof spec sheet sets it right in the thick of all-in-one action. Full-house connectivity and multimedia...

Nokia N85 Nokia N85 Review - pt 1 - The Hardware
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All About Symbian
Published: 01.12.2008
Nokia N85 Review - pt 1 - The Hardware

Ewan starts his review of the Nokia N85...

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Phone Arena
Published: 11.11.2008
Nokia N85 Review
3.8

Nokia N85 is the first phone of Nokia’s N-series which is equipped with an OLED display. That technology doesn’t consume that much energy, doesn’t fade away in direct sunlight and offers a brighter picture. It’s hard to figure out whose successor is the N85 by just looking at the company’s product line. It is supposed to be a lighter version of N96, which at the same time offers a better display and a battery with a longer life. We can define it as an updated version of the N95 with similar characteristics...

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TechRadar
Published: 27.03.2009
Nokia N85 review
4.5

A stylish sliderphone with an impressive set of features to boot

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LaptopMag
Published: 13.02.2009
Nokia N85
3.5

The N85 is an excellent multimedia, mobile Internet, and GPS device, but it's a bit lacking as a phone.

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Good Gear Guide
Nokia N85
4.3

Is Nokia's N85 a better mobile phone than the flagship N95?

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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 07.06.2010
Nokia N85 (2009)

Nokia N85 (2009) (Mobile Phone): 3 out of 5 stars from 3 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

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CNET
Published: 26.01.2009
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Nokia N85 Review: Nokia N85
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TechCrunch
Published: 27.02.2009
Review: Nokia N85

Somewhere out there there is someone lusting after the N85. For some reason the rest of the world loves these lumpen little phones. Perhaps the Nokia N-series calls up memories of the old phones that we once clung to in the dark ages of cellular communication. The Nokia is the ur-phone, the manufac…

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