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jokerpoker81 · 12-10-2008, 08:11 AM

rockdhop wrote:

haha.after looking at hwz,i nv look at n96 again.it's either n95 8gb or n85

yea...if you examine all the details one by one....all specs almost 100% identical....just screen size diff most obvious....but i dun like N85 keypad...

another close one wld be Nokia 5800 XpressMusic...higher batt life, but 3.2 mpg cam, althout megapixels on camera phones is only a "myth"

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilep...41404-2,00.htm

rockdhop · 12-10-2008, 03:11 PM

alright.....hey pal,i like the way you express your view.it's meaningful

arsonn · 12-10-2008, 03:15 PM

hmmm.. those n85 owners can post some pictures taken by the camera?? some day and night shots.. thanks.. ")

achtungbaby · 12-10-2008, 04:32 PM

Why can't Nokia get it right!!!

Look at Samsung's Innova.

8MP camera. 8GB storage. Nice comfortable keypads.

I would love to get the N85 for the battery life, 5MP camera n storage. But the damn keypad is not an improvement over N81!. They tried to make it look like a 6500 slider pads but it is smaller.

I don't want to get the Samsung bcos their software sucks!

Damn it Nokia. Get it right pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzze

kk8mooo · 12-10-2008, 05:36 PM

anyone can tell me how much is it now ????
what's the cheapest price that u hv seen ?? (i mean the retail price)

jjaks · 12-10-2008, 07:59 PM

Got this from Starhub yesterday @ $398 after $200 trade-in... yes price is ex but hv to make do to be early adopter. Anyway no regrets after having it for a day. The S60 3rd Edition FP2 platform has quite a no. of changes over FP1, namely:
- vertical icon bar during standby (FP1 only had horizontal)
- menu view has "horseshoe" and "v-shaped" (FP1 only has Grid and List)
- audio themes (able to define tones for slide up/down, menu open/exit, even bground music!

)
- fade in/fade out of menu, open out/close in of programs
and more which are not very significant. But overall, am a whole lot more appreciative of Symbian platform over, say SE's, Samsung's or even iPhone's.

i personally have no problems with the 'flat' keypad. definitely prefer it over n82's 'chiclets'. someone mentioned speaker distorted, no such issue for me. No lag experienced either.

only thing that bugs me now is how much of a fingerprint magnet it is.. those with oily skin/sweaty palms may want to give this a miss

wajanda · 12-10-2008, 10:28 PM

hi all, likely to get the phone for wifee... is the phone really that bad when it comes to sms ing?

those with the phone already, please feedback

ast34 · 12-10-2008, 11:43 PM

Hi, anyone know where to get the screen protector for N85? Can't seen to find any. Good one

teckhwee · 13-10-2008, 12:20 PM

jjaks wrote:

Got this from Starhub yesterday @ $398 after $200 trade-in... yes price is ex but hv to make do to be early adopter. Anyway no regrets after having it for a day. The S60 3rd Edition FP2 platform has quite a no. of changes over FP1, namely:
- vertical icon bar during standby (FP1 only had horizontal)
- menu view has "horseshoe" and "v-shaped" (FP1 only has Grid and List)
- audio themes (able to define tones for slide up/down, menu open/exit, even bground music! )
- fade in/fade out of menu, open out/close in of programs
and more which are not very significant. But overall, am a whole lot more appreciative of Symbian platform over, say SE's, Samsung's or even iPhone's.

i personally have no problems with the 'flat' keypad. definitely prefer it over n82's 'chiclets'. someone mentioned speaker distorted, no such issue for me. No lag experienced either.

only thing that bugs me now is how much of a fingerprint magnet it is.. those with oily skin/sweaty palms may want to give this a miss

Hey bro, can i know what firmware on your phone? *#0000#? Mine bought from MS and my menus dun have those transition effects like N78........ like the fade in fade out/ zoom in zoom out menus..........

my fw is 10.045, dated 10/9/08......

Tried the nokia software update but program say phone not supported.........

meet_nanda · 13-10-2008, 02:29 PM

Just got my N85 today. Its my frist N Series phone. So far, it looks promising. The screen looks bright and crisp. The brown back is refreshing as I always had a black phone. The glossy plastic in the front is a fingerprint magnet. I find the navigation buttons a bit hard to press. However, the keypad is fine. Music playback quality through earphones is very good eventhough it cannot match the Samsung Innov8 I had before getting this. Camera is good and takes decent pictures in good light. Yet to try the night shots. Overall, its quite a good all-in-one phone.

Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks.

Xgrind · 13-10-2008, 07:02 PM

This means it still carries the N95 slider problem?

meet_nanda wrote:

Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks.

jjaks · 13-10-2008, 07:06 PM

teckhwee wrote:

Hey bro, can i know what firmware on your phone? *#0000#? Mine bought from MS and my menus dun have those transition effects like N78........ like the fade in fade out/ zoom in zoom out menus..........

my fw is 10.045, dated 10/9/08......

Tried the nokia software update but program say phone not supported.........

Bro, u hv to go to ur themes, press Options (left soft key), then "Theme effects ON"
(Tools-> settings-> General -> Personalization-> Themes-> General )

MIVEC525 · 13-10-2008, 07:08 PM

meet_nanda wrote:

Just got my N85 today. Its my frist N Series phone. So far, it looks promising. The screen looks bright and crisp. The brown back is refreshing as I always had a black phone. The glossy plastic in the front is a fingerprint magnet. I find the navigation buttons a bit hard to press. However, the keypad is fine. Music playback quality through earphones is very good eventhough it cannot match the Samsung Innov8 I had before getting this. Camera is good and takes decent pictures in good light. Yet to try the night shots. Overall, its quite a good all-in-one phone.

Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks.

Any regret changing to n85?? Thought of following your path...

arsonn · 13-10-2008, 07:13 PM

wad about the upcoming nokia 5800 xpressmusic? You not gonna get tat? Haha.. Thinking of changing to n85 le ah.. Haha..

jjaks · 13-10-2008, 07:16 PM

Xgrind wrote:

This means it still carries the N95 slider problem?

mine not wobbly leh.. tried move the screen with my thumb left n right but quite firm.

however i noticed during lunchtime today that the screen aint very visible under direct sunlight... thot OLED shd be brighter?

12-10-2008, 08:11 AM	#211
jokerpoker81 Master Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,797	rockdhop wrote: haha.after looking at hwz,i nv look at n96 again.it's either n95 8gb or n85 yea...if you examine all the details one by one....all specs almost 100% identical....just screen size diff most obvious....but i dun like N85 keypad... another close one wld be Nokia 5800 XpressMusic...higher batt life, but 3.2 mpg cam, althout megapixels on camera phones is only a "myth" http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilep...41404-2,00.htm

12-10-2008, 03:15 PM	#213
arsonn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 791	hmmm.. those n85 owners can post some pictures taken by the camera?? some day and night shots.. thanks.. ") __________________ N73ME--N82--N85--N5800XM--Goggle Nexus One!!

12-10-2008, 10:28 PM	#217
wajanda Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 295	sms -is it really that bad? hi all, likely to get the phone for wifee... is the phone really that bad when it comes to sms ing? those with the phone already, please feedback

12-10-2008, 11:43 PM	#218
ast34 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 29	N85 screen protector Hi, anyone know where to get the screen protector for N85? Can't seen to find any. Good one

13-10-2008, 12:20 PM	#219
teckhwee Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,499	jjaks wrote: Got this from Starhub yesterday @ $398 after $200 trade-in... yes price is ex but hv to make do to be early adopter. Anyway no regrets after having it for a day. The S60 3rd Edition FP2 platform has quite a no. of changes over FP1, namely: - vertical icon bar during standby (FP1 only had horizontal) - menu view has "horseshoe" and "v-shaped" (FP1 only has Grid and List) - audio themes (able to define tones for slide up/down, menu open/exit, even bground music! ) - fade in/fade out of menu, open out/close in of programs and more which are not very significant. But overall, am a whole lot more appreciative of Symbian platform over, say SE's, Samsung's or even iPhone's. i personally have no problems with the 'flat' keypad. definitely prefer it over n82's 'chiclets'. someone mentioned speaker distorted, no such issue for me. No lag experienced either. only thing that bugs me now is how much of a fingerprint magnet it is.. those with oily skin/sweaty palms may want to give this a miss Hey bro, can i know what firmware on your phone? *#0000#? Mine bought from MS and my menus dun have those transition effects like N78........ like the fade in fade out/ zoom in zoom out menus.......... my fw is 10.045, dated 10/9/08...... Tried the nokia software update but program say phone not supported.........

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12-10-2008, 03:11 PM	#212
rockdhop Master Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,338	alright.....hey pal,i like the way you express your view.it's meaningful

12-10-2008, 04:32 PM	#214
achtungbaby Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 131	Why can't Nokia get it right!!! Look at Samsung's Innova. 8MP camera. 8GB storage. Nice comfortable keypads. I would love to get the N85 for the battery life, 5MP camera n storage. But the damn keypad is not an improvement over N81!. They tried to make it look like a 6500 slider pads but it is smaller. I don't want to get the Samsung bcos their software sucks! Damn it Nokia. Get it right pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzze

12-10-2008, 05:36 PM	#215
kk8mooo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5	anyone can tell me how much is it now ???? what's the cheapest price that u hv seen ?? (i mean the retail price)

12-10-2008, 07:59 PM	#216
jjaks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 729	Got this from Starhub yesterday @ $398 after $200 trade-in... yes price is ex but hv to make do to be early adopter. Anyway no regrets after having it for a day. The S60 3rd Edition FP2 platform has quite a no. of changes over FP1, namely: - vertical icon bar during standby (FP1 only had horizontal) - menu view has "horseshoe" and "v-shaped" (FP1 only has Grid and List) - audio themes (able to define tones for slide up/down, menu open/exit, even bground music! ) - fade in/fade out of menu, open out/close in of programs and more which are not very significant. But overall, am a whole lot more appreciative of Symbian platform over, say SE's, Samsung's or even iPhone's. i personally have no problems with the 'flat' keypad. definitely prefer it over n82's 'chiclets'. someone mentioned speaker distorted, no such issue for me. No lag experienced either. only thing that bugs me now is how much of a fingerprint magnet it is.. those with oily skin/sweaty palms may want to give this a miss

13-10-2008, 02:29 PM	#220
meet_nanda Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,630	Just got my N85 today. Its my frist N Series phone. So far, it looks promising. The screen looks bright and crisp. The brown back is refreshing as I always had a black phone. The glossy plastic in the front is a fingerprint magnet. I find the navigation buttons a bit hard to press. However, the keypad is fine. Music playback quality through earphones is very good eventhough it cannot match the Samsung Innov8 I had before getting this. Camera is good and takes decent pictures in good light. Yet to try the night shots. Overall, its quite a good all-in-one phone. Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks. __________________ AIM for the STARS... even if you fall short, You will definitely land on the MOON.....!!!!

13-10-2008, 07:02 PM	#221
Xgrind Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,741	This means it still carries the N95 slider problem? meet_nanda wrote: Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks. __________________ http://xgrind.blogspot.com

13-10-2008, 07:06 PM	#222
jjaks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 729	teckhwee wrote: Hey bro, can i know what firmware on your phone? *#0000#? Mine bought from MS and my menus dun have those transition effects like N78........ like the fade in fade out/ zoom in zoom out menus.......... my fw is 10.045, dated 10/9/08...... Tried the nokia software update but program say phone not supported......... Bro, u hv to go to ur themes, press Options (left soft key), then "Theme effects ON" (Tools-> settings-> General -> Personalization-> Themes-> General )

13-10-2008, 07:08 PM	#223
MIVEC525 Supremacy Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,613	meet_nanda wrote: Just got my N85 today. Its my frist N Series phone. So far, it looks promising. The screen looks bright and crisp. The brown back is refreshing as I always had a black phone. The glossy plastic in the front is a fingerprint magnet. I find the navigation buttons a bit hard to press. However, the keypad is fine. Music playback quality through earphones is very good eventhough it cannot match the Samsung Innov8 I had before getting this. Camera is good and takes decent pictures in good light. Yet to try the night shots. Overall, its quite a good all-in-one phone. Only one gripe. The slider is a bit wobbly. Anyone else's the same? Thanks. Any regret changing to n85?? Thought of following your path... __________________ Galaxy S i9000/Lumix GF 1/FL 330/Holux 6210T with TMC/ Nikon D700 with Di-GPS /SB 900/ ..／l、（ﾟ､｡７. 　l、 ~ヽ　　　　じしf_, )ノ

13-10-2008, 07:13 PM	#224
arsonn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 791	wad about the upcoming nokia 5800 xpressmusic? You not gonna get tat? Haha.. Thinking of changing to n85 le ah.. Haha..

13-10-2008, 07:16 PM	#225
jjaks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 729	Xgrind wrote: This means it still carries the N95 slider problem? mine not wobbly leh.. tried move the screen with my thumb left n right but quite firm. however i noticed during lunchtime today that the screen aint very visible under direct sunlight... thot OLED shd be brighter?