Nokia N85 first impressions

[Nexus_]

Black Diamond unleashed



To anyone who might have missed, the newest wave of Nseries phones is already upon us, which also means the N85 is out! The N85 was on my radar ever since I saw the official press shots. I can't easily describe why exactly was I so excited for this particular model.

Perhaps of it's simple, sleek and compact size, while at the same time lacking any evident drawbacks. In this and my future articles I'll try my best to find out what features best describe this phone and make's it worth purchasing. So, let's take the phone for a little spin.

To be honest with you, I kind of like design. Although I'm not a huge fan of the controversial N81 design, that spawned across many Nseries phones, the phone looks and screams stylish sexy. The rounded edges make the phone look even smaller than it already is, and the relatively small thickness really makes the pho... .. .

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Sincerely yours,
Nexus

[Quicklite]

Very informative review, great work bro. Congrats on being able to get it.

May I if the screen works well out door?

[Nexus_]

Good question quicklite. At the moment when I was making the outside shots, the sky was clear but it was already sundown. I'll look into testing the screen in direct sun conditions, it's mostly cloudy here, hopefully the weather improves soon. Glad you enjoyed my article

[Quicklite]

Its good to hear n85 has no major problems.

I think this might be too much to ask for, but can you upload a few screenshots of nokia energy profiler in action in your final review? I'm still am not quite convinced by 28 hours of music playback, energy profiler might give a rough estimation of the batterylife.

Cheers.

[Nexus_]

Ok quicklite, that sound as a good idea along with java and 3d benchmarks in my next article...

[Quicklite]

Very much looking forward to it.

[karanpawar]

Congrats brother. I would like to know how is the music quality on this phone???

[Apocalypso]

Great work Nexus_, will appera on the front page as soon as possible

[Nexus_]

Great work Nexus_, will appera on the front page as soon as possible

Amazing, so much thanks Apoc I've also made unboxing video, but it'll take some time editing it.

Congrats brother. I would like to know how is the music quality on this phone???

The sound via 3.5 mm jack is really top notch, given you're not using the supplied stock earphones, and the sounding goes on par with my iPod classic. I can't say the speakers are better than what I've seen on the N95 8GB, partly because of their placing. But they still produce a clear and loud enough sound, so thumbs up here too.

[MichaelSF]

Nexus_, wow congratulations on your Trial Phone Mate! Cool lookin Pictures, pretty sure how our Reports will look like ..