US$ 448 US$ 329.00

Nokia N81 with a two-way slider with numeric keypad or music shortcuts? Well~ we called the combination of N81 and N96 as Nokia N85. I am very surprised with this newcomer, Nokia N85 which is going to force itself into N96 territory, however in a lower price. What are you going to do, Nokia? Whatever, we just enjoy the benefit of it.

The package come with a Battery, a microUSB cable, an AV cable, a stereo headset, a mobile charger, a travel charger and a user’s guide.



Inspired by N81, N85 with a neat design and made of shiny black plastic.



Here’s the numeric keypad with the phone slides up. The slider mechanism feels sturdy.



The navigational cluster below the display, there are right and left soft keys, send, end, and the five-way d-pad, menu and clear keys and a multimedia key. However, the menu and clear keys which are on the corners are a bit cramped to press.



The keys are flat and close to each other with very little space in between, that means you may take a risk of pressing the wrong one. And the keys are a bit hard to press, but they give a perfect tactile feedback.



MicroSD slot located on the top left of the phone.



The bronze back panel has a glossy finish together with a wavy pattern just like the one on N96 but in different color.



5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual-LED flash located at the back which is similar to N96. But this time luckily, we have lens cover which N96 didn’t have it.



On the top, there are 3.5mm jack, the on/off button and the Mini USB port.



On the right hand side, there are stereo speakers, camera key, a lock key and a volume rocker.



It features an auto screen rotation just like N96. The screen can be automatically rotate according to how you place the phone.



A downward slide reveals four media keys- FF, Play/Pause, Stop and RW. They can also be used for gaming controls. N-Gage is also on board. Like the keypad, these keys are dark at rest but white when being used.



Application of Nokia Map in action. It has GPS receiver with A-GPS as well.



Also it has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0.



N85 has a built-in FM transmitter that will let us listen to the music from our phone directly on a radio. But, there is missing on N96.



We find that the image looks clearer than the one in N96 when it is camera in action. Of course, since N85 has new screen technology called AM OLED which make the image looks brighter, better color gamut (numbers of colors that can be accurately displayed at same time), better contrast ratio.



Here’s the actual photo image taken by N85 in an indoor environment. The colors are realistic and saturated. Wonderful~



Another shot by N85.



The photo is taken with flash on. The image is clear but feels a bit dark even the LED flash is on.



Lastly, I would like to mention the power of N85 which comes with bigger battery with 1200 mAh vs. 950 mAh on the Nokia N96.Its talking time is up to 6.9h, compared with the 3.66h of N96, which is more striking. N85 is the definitive entertainment package that inherited N81’s brilliant and upgraded N96’s powerful features. Well~ the latest Nokia Nseries is setting another new standard for mobile entertainment, gaming and sharing. Nokia, you are incomparable! 

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