FCC (Federal Communications Commission) which is the body that gives rights to Cellular companies to sell their device in the USA has just provided Nokia the right to sell the Nokia N86 8MP in the USA.

This is also another sign that the phone is on it’s way to to the shops in the USA and elsewhere very soon. So the Nokia N86 8MP should begin shipping very soon. We shall post info about it when it does. The FCC website provides some information and some interesting photos of the devices which can be seen below:

Nokia N86 8MP Internal Photos

Nokia N86 8MP External Photos

Nokia N86 8MP User Manual

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The pre-order price is 399GBP including delivery to the UK. The price is equivalent to 445 Euros or 610 US Dollars. The price is for pre-order so the users who buy it now will receive the first handsets. The final release price should be lower. The price is already quite good and this is for the sim-free black colour Nokia N86 8MP.

The release date according to the site is on 31st of July 2009.

“Take ultra high-quality pics with the 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics. Get more into the picture with super wide-angle optics. Capture clear images in bright and dark conditions with a wide exposure range, variable aperture and high speed shutter. Share your photos through Ovi, email and MMS, or print them with a compatible printer. Map your photos to their location and view them using the Nokia Photos application. Store your photos with the 8GB of internal memory and view them using the OLED display and kickstand.”

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The pictures taken by the phone seem to be good. But the pictures have been re-sized and full size pictures are not available. Hence it is difficult to conclude much. But it appears to be taken by a final production unit if not a new prototype of the Nokia N86 8MP. Lets hope there will be further improvements in it’s quality.

View the Nokia N86 8MP Sample Pictures

Here are the other posts which show the Nokia N86 in action.

Nokia N86 8MP Preview-Mobile Review

Exclusive: Nokia N86 8MP Camera and Video Samples

Nokia N86 8MP vs Nokia N82

Nokia N86 8MP Preview and Camera Samples

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1.Design and Dimensions-Both the phones are dual slider’s and their size remains the same more or less. However the N86 is on the larger and heftier side as it measures 103.4*51.4*16.5mm compared to 103*50*16mm of the N85. The weight has also increased from 128grams on the N85 to 149grams on the N86.

2.Build Quality-The N85 has severe build quality issues such as wobbly slider, removal of area around the d-pad, creaking etc. The N86 seems to have overcome these issues and by summarising from many previews, I can say that many have praised it’s notable improvement in build quality.

3.Keys-The N85 had it’s keys embedded onto the body i.e they were not raised and it wasn’t as comfortable as the conventional keypad. The N86 solves the problem as it has proper keys that are raised, have proper spacing between them and are easier to use. They have done the same to the media keys also.

4.Screen-The screen on the N85 and N86 are exactly the same i.e both use the same OLED 2.6″ screen with resolution of 240*240 and displays upto 16Million colours.

5.Memory-The N85 had 85Mb of internal memory which could be increased by using micro-SD cards. The N86 however comes with an 8GB of built-in memory and also the possibility of using micro-SD cards. Thus the N86 provides more memory to satisfy all your needs.

6.Camera-The N85 had a 5MP camera with autofocus,dual-LED flash and Carl-Zeiss optics. The N86 takes it to the next level with it’s 8MP Carl-Zeiss optics camera with dual-LED flash, autofocus. It is the first cameraphone to use a variable apperture lens and also has a wide angle 28mm lens. Due to this the camera produces excellent pictures.

7.Others-The N86 seems to have a better camera shutter key and speakers. The N86 also has a kickstand to enable comfortable watching of videos .

Overall, there are many improvements and since there are no downgrades in features, I think the model index change is rightly deserved and the phone basically fixes everything that was wrong with the N85.

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He says the N86 8MP uses the same OLED display as the N85 and it has better build quality than the N85 due to the fact that the N86 has less plastic in it’s casing compared to the N85.

Nokia claim the N86 to be the first phone with a wide angle camera lens.

“The Nokia N86 comes equipped with a standard suite of applications and supports OVI (including OVI Store) services, although this department still requires some tweaking. But honestly speaking, I don’t think it’s worth a separate review right now, because, design and 8 GB of bundled memory aside, it really isn’t all that different from the Nokia N85.”

There are many shots of the N86 in both colours, camera and video samples.

Read the preview here.

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They have stated booth the good and the bad of the N86.

Here’s what comes under the good category:

• Materials and Build Quality
• Screen
• Keypad
• Camera
• Call and Network Performance

Here are the things in the bad category:

• The Functions Keys
• Sunlight Legibility of Screen
• Memory Card Slot
• The Software

Head over to their site and post any comments, suggestions or questions. Read the review here

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