The Nokia N85 is a
smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
produced by
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...
, announced on 27 August 2008 as part of the
Nseries
The Nokia Nseries was a high-end lineup of feature phones, smartphones, and tablets marketed by Nokia Corporation from 2005 to 2011. The Nseries devices commonly supported multiple high-speed wireless technologies at the time, such as 3G, or Wire ...
line. The N85 runs on
Symbian OS
Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones. It was originally developed as a proprietary software OS for personal digital assistants in 1998 by the Symbian Ltd. consortium. Symbian ...
v9.3 with
S60 3rd Edition platform with Feature Pack 2. It was released in October, retailing for 450 euros before taxes.
The major feature N85 introduced was an
AMOLED
AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, ) is a type of OLED display device technology. OLED describes a specific type of thin-film-display technology in which organic compounds form the electroluminescence, electroluminescent materia ...
display, giving brighter and sharper colours.
The N85 has a dual-slider like the
Nokia N95
The Nokia N95 is a smartphone produced by Nokia as part of their Nseries line of portable devices. Announced in September 2006, it was released to the market in March 2007. The N95 ran S60 3rd Edition, on Symbian OS v9.2. It has a two-way sli ...
to access either media playback buttons or a numeric keypad, and is about 25% slimmer in size.
The upper sliding keys illuminate between four multimedia keys in music or video playback, and two gaming keys during the playing of
N-Gage 2.0 games.
It also has a Navi wheel like the
Nokia N81
The Nokia N81 is a Symbian OS smartphone announced by Nokia on 29 August 2007 and released the next month. It runs S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1.
The N81 was marketed as an entertainment device focused on music and gaming. It was the first d ...
which it replaced and bases its design from, as well as a
GPS
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a Radionavigation-satellite service, satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of t ...
receiver, 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and an
FM transmitter.
The N85 was well received as a decent upgrade to the N95, as well as better than the actual flagship,
Nokia N96
The Nokia N96 is a discontinued high-end smartphone announced by Nokia on 11 February 2008 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as part of the Nseries line. The N96 runs Symbian OS v9.3 ( S60 3rd Edition, FP2). It is compatible with the N- ...
, which cost 100 euros more with few additions and was somewhat critically negative. Compared to the N96, the N85 is thinner and lighter, has a camera lens cover, has a larger battery capacity, USB charging (via the
microUSB
The initial versions of the USB standard specified connectors that were easy to use and that would have acceptable life spans; revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices. Higher-speed development of t ...
port), and an AMOLED screen; although without large internal memory or a
DVB-H
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 20 ...
receiver.
Specifications
Dimensions
* Form: Two-way slider
* Volume: 76 cc
* Weight: 128 g
* Dimensions: 103 × 50 × 16.0 mm
Two-way slider with spring assistance mechanism
Memory
* microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 8 GB (After firmware update)
* 128 MB internal dynamic memory
* 78 MB internal NAND flash memory
Data network
* HSDPA, maximum speed 3.6 Mbit/s (DL)
* WCDMA 900/1900/2100, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbit/s (UL/DL)
* EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbit/s (DL/UL)
* GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbit/s (DL/UL)
* HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbit/s
* CSD
* WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
**WLAN Security: WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WEP
**WLAN Quality of Service: WMM, U-APSD
**WLAN wizard
* TCP/IP support
* Capability to serve as data modem
Display and user interface
* Size: 2.6"
* Resolution: 320 × 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 16.7 million colours
* Active Matrix OLED technology
Power management
* BL-5K 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
* Talk time (maximum):
** GSM 6.9 h
** WCDMA 4.5 h
** VoIP 6 h
* Standby time (maximum):
** GSM 363 h
** WCDMA 363 h
** WLAN 172 h
* Browsing time with packet data (maximum): 5 h 42 min
* Video playback time (maximum): 7 h
* Video recording time (maximum): 2 h 54 min
* Video call time (maximum): 2 h 42 min
* Gaming time (maximum): 7 h
Operating frequency
* Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
* WCDMA 2100/1900/850 (in the Americas) and 2100/1900/900 (everywhere else)
* Automatic switching between WCDMA/GSM bands
* Flight mode
Connectivity
* Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate.
* Bluetooth profiles:
** Dial Up Networking Profile (Gateway)
** Object Push Profile (Server and Client)
** File Transfer Profile (Server)
** Hands Free Profile (Audio Gateway)
** Headset Profile (Audio Gateway)
** Basic Imaging Profile (Image Push Responder and Initiator)
** Remote SIM Access Profile (Server)
** Device Identification Profile
** Phone Book Access Profile (Server)
** Stereo Audio Streaming:
** Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profile
** Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (A/V Remote Control Target)
** Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (Audio Source)
* Add-ons enable integration into enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure
* DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification
* UPnP support
* MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
* TV out (PAL) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, in box inclusion may vary based on sales package configuration)
* Nokia XpressPrint
* Support for local and remote SyncML synchronization
Digital TV
With optional
DVB-H
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 20 ...
Nokia Mobile TV Receiver
SU-33W it is possible to watch television on the screen of the phone.
References
External links
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{{Nokia phones
Nokia Nseries
Slider phones
Mobile phones introduced in 2008