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Nokia Shares More Details About the N85 and N79

Aug 26, 2008, 3:00 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 26, 2008, 12:53 PM

This morning Nokia officially announced the N85 and N79 handsets, which are targeted at the North American market. Both run S60 3rd Edition with Feature Pack 2 and house tri-band HSDPA 3G and quad-band GSM/EDGE radios for world-wide roaming. They will also both include GPS, FM receivers and transmitters, stereo Bluetooth / 2.0+EDR and Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity. The share 3.5mm headset jacks, both with TV out included. Each has a Carl Zeiss optics 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and autofocus. They will be available in the fourth quarter.

N85: This dual-slider follows up the N81 is a slimmer package. It has a 2.6-inch OLED display will come boxed with an 8GB microSD card, but supports cards up to 16GB. It has dedicated gaming buttons to support Nokia's N-Gage gaming service. It will cost between $550 and $600.
N79: This bar-style phone is the successor to the N78. It's stand-out feature is the interchangeable back panel. It will be boxed with three panels, which also interact with the on-screen themes when switched. It has an accelerometer and will automatically switch between landscape and portrait modes. It will be boxed with a 4GB microSD card. It will cost between $450 and $500.

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mikiet77

Aug 26, 2008, 1:06 PM

n79 n85 vs 6220 classic

have been waiting for the price on the 6220 to come down a bit but now that these two came out i think i might just wait another month or two. The only thing is how does the n79 compare in size to the 6220. Spec wise you have to like the 3.5 jack and the fm transmitter. What do you think people?

aTextbookTypo

Aug 26, 2008, 10:51 AM

Paradox!!!

N78 - the successor to the N78...

eric_cartman

ha, someone should address the typo.

lg2207

Aug 26, 2008, 9:38 AM

No Qwerty?

I didnt see any reference to Qwerty; which would really enhance the appeal 😢

Eric M. Zeman

These are N Series phones, which are multimedia focused (music and photography). Nokia only puts QWERTYs on its E Series phones, which are business focused.

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