Nokia N85 mobile phone review

Can this Nokia break away from the crowd?

Nokia N85 mobile phone
Reviewer
Stuart Miles
Review Date
15 December 2008
Manufacturer
Nokia
Price as reviewed
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Our score

8/10 8/10 See more with this score

Comments

  • I suppose like all S60 devices it still cannot display an image as a full screen wallpaper? This has to be one of the most annoying 'bugs' in the S60 software, why Nokia can't spare a software engineer 30 minutes to fix the problem I'll never know! Posted by Craig Thomas, UK
  • I've had this phone for some time now and I am very happy with it as a successor to the N95.

    The keys under the screen are sometimes fiddly, the camera button is spongey and imprecise, and the nav key is very hard and clicky, but these are relatively minor faults. Maps, music and internet (especially with Opera Mini downloaded) are all done extremely well.

    The OLED screen looks great, but gets totally washed out by direct sunlight which can be annoying (especially when trying to take photos outdoors).

    I think 8/10 is a very fair grade, especially given its affordability (you can get good deals on 12 month contracts, rather than the 18 months I had to accept to get an N95 back in the day).
    Posted by Henry Baker, United Kingdom

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