August 27th, 2008
Nokia N85 Mobile Phone
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
Longtime readers know I am not a fan of Apple products. But, I have embraced the iPhone, and despite the hype and fanboys and even my own anti-Apple bias, I consider the iPhone UI and integrated App store so evolved, no phone comes close.
Case in point, the beautiful Nokia N85. I have used many a Nokia and love the Zeiss optics, and the overall ease of the phone as a phone, and the camera as a pretty damn good camera. The N85 takes things up a notch, especially if you like to play games.
It comes with N-Gage gaming and 10 pre-loaded games, plays music, has a built-in FM transmitter, and built-in GPS. The camera is now 5 megapixels with the stunning Carl Zeiss optics as before, and and the integrated LED flash helps capture still images and DVD-quality videos at 30 fps. The 2.6″ OLED screen is bright and modern. Price: $600 - $650
We Say: Ouch on the price, but it’s still a sweet camera phone.
Bill King says:
Mmm. Its still using the old S60 interface tho. I’ll be glad when it gets a reset (a second one after the S60 Touch Interface comes live). Definately shiny…
August 28th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Swen Skullsplitter says:
I like how it looks. Background black has a way of making every other color look better. The more I read about things like this, the more I like the idea of a smartphone as a source for all things media… something like what the pc has been for ages.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:14 pm