My New Nokia N85 Review & Features

I’ll just start by emoting… o.O !

So, I lost my Nokia N95 8GB. (Don’t worry about the details.. Its GONE) What was I to do? Nokia stopped making the N95 and I didn’t want the N96.. I mean theN96 features are great, but the N85’s features on the other hand.

So I decided to get myself the N85, I must say, a wise choice. Very sleek, fits well in the hand, not too heavy or bulky and it does everything, in the way of features,  I need it to do.

So what’s the difference between my old Nokia N95 8GB and my new Nokia N85? Not too much. The screen is smaller, it doesn’t have 3D Hardware Acceleration and It only runs on ONE processor. So? The Nokia N85 is still better than the Nokia N95 8GB. I would also say the Nokia N85 beats the Nokia N96.

Why you ask? Because of the new features that Nokia has incorperated into the N85. The Navi Wheel for starters is a great tool to shut the iGeeks up with the Navigational Button (the left, right, up and down keys) now doubling up as a Finger Wheel that allows you to select songs, images and videos with more ease than clicking the nav 40 times. Just rotate the thumb!

What happened to the “Pencil” key? Who cares, I can still copy and paste by using the editing options or by holding down the Hash (#) key and selecting the text I wish to copy. To the people who say that it isn’t there.. Look a little harder. If this phone did not copy and paste I wouldn’t have bought it. Quite frankly I’m happy there is one less key to accidently hit!

They also updated the way you can customise the look of your phone too. With advance theme options to can even change what alerts you when your phone battery is going to die.

The Camera is now back behind its own cover to protect the lense glass. It also makes it easier to take photos and movies as I don’t need to open the keypad now.

You also get a new option for the look of the “Desktop” with a new “Vertical”  list option. I quite like this list tool it allows you to have great power on the initial screen without needing to go into the main menu all the time.

FM Transmitter. Yes, you can now tune into your nokia through your car stereo. Although at this point it only works for music and video audio. Not when a phone call comes in.

The game keys also make it easier to play as the old set up used to anoy the hell out of me as my fingers are too big to press the keys when the phone is on its side

So I jazzed my phone up with all my Handy Tools and also my Warelex Mobiola Webcam, everything works a treat and I am now much happier. Plus also now my phone is new again.

If you need an upgrade and want the good stuff. Take a look at this phone. You wont be disapointed.

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