N86 / N85/ N96…!!! what to select!!

It would be interesting to compare the three same design phones N86, N85, N96..just to see how far Nokia’s dual-sliding form factor and multimedia Nseries range has gone.

As you probably already know, the Nokia N96 was Nokia’s second handset to come in a dual-sliding form factor, the Nokia N85 the third, and the Nokia N86 8MP the fourth (and latest).These phones actually exhibit how a media-centric Nseries phone should look like, with external music keys, large screens and loads of connectivity options for sharing content. Nokia’s been messing around with these types of phones for quite some time now, and with the Nokia N86 8MP, it looks like they’ve hit the proverbial jackpot once again.

The Nokia N86 8MP is only a tad larger than the Nokia N85 (0.4 x 1.4 x 0.5mm to be exact). This means that newest of the bunch is just as pocketable as both of its earlier versions.

The Nokia N96 didn’t exactly wow the crowd with its 5 megapixel camera and dual-LED flash, and neither did the Nokia N85 (the biggest reason being the Nokia N82, with its vastly more powerful and useful built-in Xenon flash). The Nokia N86 8MP, however, is a different story, as it is Nokia’s very first 8 megapixel cameraphone. This is a landmark phone for the company, and as usual it also comes with a Carl Zeiss lens and Tessar optics for better image quality. Actually an update was required here,( as usual, a dual-LED flash which hampers it to become great built-in camera).

If you notice, they all also have the easy access external music control keys when they are slid down, which first appeared on the Nokia N95. All three designs look the same, except for the Nokia N86 8MP, whose buttons look more rounded, and appear to have zoom in/out keys. This is probably intended for use when taking photos, which means that Nokia decided to move the zoom in/out function from the volume keys to these buttons.

As for their screens, well, the Nokia N96 is a bit out of place since both the N85 and N86 8MP feature OLED screens, which have been proven to kick LED arse any day. Screen size is the same across al units at 2.6-inches, displaying up to 16M colors in 320 x 240 resolution.

Nokia N86 8MP Nokia’s new imaging flagship, since even though it has an 8 megapixel camera, it’s still no match for the 5 megapixel Nokia N82 with its Xenon flash. And it’s just about the same as the old Nokia N85 or even the Nokia N96 in the form factor, software, and overall features front, so I can’t see where Nokia will position this handset. Guys who have the Nokia N85 won’t be eager to upgrade to this thing, and the question remains whether the 8MP camera will be enough to sway some users.

Exclusive: Nokia N86 8MP Review

A member from our Network, Meraj Chhaya, was at the Carl Zeiss Factory tour powered by WomWorld and was able to review and to get in touch with the Nokia N86 8MP for a night (yah, he slept with the N86). At the Nokia N86 blog we decided to get you a huge pictures list, with comparisons to the Nokia N96.

This Nokia N86 contains the highest megapixel count in any Nokia, and is the flagship of camera-phones for the manufacturer. As you know the N8x series are normally phones with great cameras and N86 is the latest one with the best camera. Nokia N86 has an 8 Megapixel Camera and contains a 2.6″ AMOLED display with QVGA resolution (240×320 pixels), the camera has autofocus, dual LED flash, geo-tagging, panorama mode, wireless and online sharing capabilities. Nokia N86 has Bluetooth, HSDPA, DLNA-certified Wi-Fi, A-GPS, a 3.5mm audiovisual jack, an FM transmitter, Ngage gaming platform, and a kickstand. This smartphone runs on the Symbian OS9.3, with S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 software platform.

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Nokia N86 Review-Mobile Review

Eldar Murtazin, the creator of Mobile Review has written a review on the Nokia N86 8MP. He had written a preview of the Nokia N86 before but that was of a pre-production unit. Now since he has got his hands on the final release version of the Nokia N86 8MP, he has written a full-fledged review for us.

He starts off by saying Nokia planned to release the Nokia N86 8MP as the N85 8MP similar to the Nokia N95 8GB and N95. He says it may be because the users were disappointed with the issues of the N85 and Nokia didn’t want them to think that this handset was the same. Nevertheless, he says the N86 8MP has excellent build quality.

He says that the N86 8MP is a refurbished N85 both in terms of build quality and camera. It’s Nokia’s Imaging Flagship. Nokia says it doesn’t believe in the Megapixel race saying it’s better to focus on the Lens Quality, Algorithm etc.

Discuss more about the Nokia N86 8MP Review by Eldar Murtazin at our forum.

Nokia N86 8MP Camera Improved-Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N82

The staff over at All About Symbian (AAS), have done a review of the Nokia N86 8MP and this time it is done using the latest prototype.

They say that even though the Nokia N86 Camera lacks a Xenon Flash, it’s camera unit has the next level of performance with a bigger, better sensor, variable (and wider) aperture, wide angle optics and faster shutter speeds. This means that it will cope in dark situations even without the use of any flash.

They take the latest prototype of the Nokia N86 8MP and compare it to the king of Nokia cameraphones ie Nokia N82.

Here is a quote from the review and comparison:

“The limiting factor with most camera phone photos is that there’s simply not light registering on the small sensor for good indoor photos. So you get blurred images (a result of having to keep the shutter open for longer to gather enough photons) or ‘noisy’ images (a result of there simply not being enough photons captured to produce reliable and consistent colours). Or both.

The sensor in the N86 8MP is almost certainly bigger and more sensitive, plus the optics themselves are listed as ‘wide angle’ and the widest setting in the much trumpeted ‘variable aperture’ (f2.4) is half a stop wider than that (f2.8) in the fixed aperture N82, giving 50% more light in extreme conditions. It all adds up to better photos when the chips (and lights) are down.

See the example photos below, ripe for analysis. Firstly, a photo taken by the N86 8MP in normal indoor (but bright) conditions. Click through to see a typical snap from the N86 8MP in all its glory:”

Click here to see the review, comparison and picture samples

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Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N85

Here is an article quite similar to our very own Nokia N86 8MP vs N85 comparison, but from All About Symbian (AAS) comparing the Nokia N86 8MP with the Nokia N85. As many of you may know, the Nokia N86 8MP was initially called Nokia N85 8MP and Nokia intended to launch it as a minor upgrade to the Nokia N85 as in the case happened to the N95 and N95 8GB. But then Nokia decided to give it a different product number and promote it up the line and that resulted in the Nokia N86 8MP.

They say that even though in the end Nokia gave it a higher model number, there are only a handful of differences looking at the specifications sheet and they wanted to compare the phones to see the difference.

They go on to talk about how the physical dimensions of the devices are also very similar and how the Operating System remains unchanged. They point out the improved keypad and keys, drop in battery life even though the battery capacities are the same and how the better camera unit is the main selling point of the Nokia N86 8MP.

Overall they have given a good thought over the two devices and to read their conclusion, visit the link below.

Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N85

Discuss more about this comparison at our forum.

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