Abstract: It is difficult to fault the N85, so we won’t. Despite it slipping under the radar, Nokia has created a wonderful multipurpose device. Everything, from the excellent five-megapixel camera to the impressively accurate GPS, has been expertly thought out...
We're not totally convinced by the N85's screen, but in most other respects this is Nokia's best handset for quite some time. It's small and pocket-friendly, has an excellent line-up of features and is fairly easy to use. In many ways it's the phone that ...
Refined design, Excellent screen quality great for video, Automatic software update, FM transmitter, Universal headphone jack
Saving photos and videos sometimes slow, Zoom in videos leads to poor quality, Supplied headphones poor
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Published: 2008-11-14, Author: Andrew , review by: CNET.co.uk
HSDPA, GPS, Wi-Fi keep you connected; 5-megapixel camera takes good pics; 3.5mm headphone jack is convenient, and well placed
Keys on the keypad could be better defined
The Nokia N85 is another solid N-series phone from the peeps in Finland, but if you're looking for something different this won't be your bag. What you have with the N85 is a well-designed, feature-packed phone, but it's not a million miles away from ...
Lightweight, Easy to navigate, Ability to listen to text messages
Greaseprone screen, Dislike copper rear casing (although not only option), Keypad too cramped
Nokia reckons that the N85 takes “the world of mobile convergence to the next level.” In that respect it does what it says on the tin but we still found the handset more evolutionary than revolutionary...
The good thing Nokia N85 does is take (almost) all the Nseries have delivered to date and put it in a neat and tasteful package. There are no groundbreaking novelties but what you get is quite worth it. And the display… well you do need to see it.N...
The Nokia N85 holds up under scrutiny and is a great phone for general purpose use, as well as for multimedia entertainment. It plays music well, with great sound, and videos are equally good thanks to the AMOLED display. This is a smartphone th...
