Juha-Pekka Sipponen, Director, Nokia Nseries, commented, “The Nokia N85 was created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package designed for connecting, sharing and discovering. The iconic Nokia Nseries dual slider design has evolved to become smaller and sleeker while integrating the newest features and services to deliver the best mobile experience to date.”
The Nokia N85 promises to redefine your mobile experience with N-Gage gaming, music with in-built FM transmitter, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and geotagging capabilities, three month integrated license for turn-by-turn voice navigation and high-speed connectivity, all packed in one device. The device sets novel standards of mobile convergence with its powerful multimedia features. Combined with a striking 2.6″ OLED screen, the handset is a unique blend of gaming, photos, navigation and music.
Sharing files is now effortless with the latest Ovi and third party services via 3.5G HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Nokia N85 additionally boasts of a 8 GB microSD card, an in-built FM transmitter for wireless access through a car or home stereo, a RDS radio or a wide selection of stations via the internet and a 3.5 mm audio jack that makes connecting to a top-quality headset really simple. Users can now enjoy up to 30 hours of music playback time with high-fidelity sound meaning you can play your favorite tracks virtually anywhere.
You also have an option of customizing the Nokia N85 to your own likes with the pre-loaded Nokia Download application. The application offers a wide range of bespoken attributes including an amazing selection of world-class branded entertainment content as well as the latest in mobile gaming and dynamic applications.
With a multitude of powerful functionality, the Nokia N85 should hit stores in October 2008 at an estimated retail price of EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies.
Like the Nokia N96 (and N95 before it) this is a two-way slider with a numeric keypad in one direction and a set of multimedia or gaming keys in the other. The media keys change legends depending on function, a little similar to the Motorola ROKR E8 in concept.