Nokia have officially unveiled the candybar Nokia N79 & the slider N85.
The Nokia N79 has the look of the N82, but with a really cool front design giving prominence to the Nokia logo & the menu key. The N79 comes with changeable XpressCovers.
The Specs:
Full specs here.
The N85 looks exactly like the N96... but make no mistake, it's much a smaller (& better-looking) slider but is much more powerful in several aspects.
The N85 has 2.6-inch QVGA AM OLED screen, AM standing for active matrix. Nokia's switchover to OLEDs not only means less power usage & a brighter screen (1:1300) but also less motion blur since the AM OLED responds faster than normal OLEDs. & black colour is "blacker" now since the AMOLED has no back-lighting.
The N85 also has built-in FM transmitter & USB charging - there's no charging port since you get a MicroUSB charger along.
As in all Nokia models it has A-GPS, HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 & 3.5mm jack with Tv-out. The N85 has a 5MP camera with a sliding lens cover & dual-led flash.
But unlike the N96, it doesn't have on-board memory & the unnecessary DVB-H. But the N85 comes with an 8GB microSD card.
The Specs:
Full specs here.
N85 review here.
The N85 is a real powerhouse with features that are better than the highly succesful N95 but at a much lower price. The only dark spot is the on-board memory. If there ever will be an 8GB variant, there's no doubt it would be a massive hit, completely cutting off the N96. & maybe that's why Nokia didn't do that...
What next?
After A-GPS, Wifi, TV-out & the Navi Wheel it's now certain that 5MP cameras, the FM transmitter, AM OLED & USB charging will now become standard in all high-end Nokias. With the release of the N85, the N96 barely survives with its flagship status (& it's not even launched!).
The N97 will need cutting-edge technology to be able to keep ahead of the competition. For starters, that would mean an 8MP camera (to rival the INNOV8). Touchscreen maybe? With VGA res (better than the Tube). Wimax? Wifi b/g/n? LTE? USB Host support? The ball is in Nokia's court.
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