Nokia N86 8MP
Discontinued 17th February 2009
The Nokia N86 8MP is Nokia's
first 8 megapixel camera phone, representing a step
up from the Nokia
N85 and sharing many features with the Nokia
N96.
Clearly, the camera is the main feature
here. As well as having an 8 megapixel sensor, the N86
8MP has a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, autofocus, and a dual
LED flash. The lens features wide angle optics, and
the N86 also has a very high shutter speed of 1/1000
sec. Video capture resolution is 640 x 480 pixels at
30 frames per second, which is good.. although some
of the competition are now coming up with HD video recording.
Like the N85 and N96, this is a two-way
slider and it shares the N96's "kick step"
which allows it to be placed on a desk. The display
is a fairly standard 2.6" 240 x 320 pixel OLED
panel that we have seen on high-end Nokia phones before.
Sadly, this is not a touchscreen device.
The N86 8MP is quite heavy, weighing
in at 149 grams, more than 20 grams heavier than the
N85 and N96. It's hard to see why this should be the
case, although the N86 8MP does come with scratch-resistant
glass. The battery is the same large 1200 mAh BL-5K unit
found in the N85, and this gives the N86 8MP up to 4
hours talktime and 11 days standby time on 3G.
Internal memory is an impressive 8GB
and this can be expanded by a further 16GB using a hot-swappable
microSD card.
All
the usual N-Series features are here, including a multimedia
player capable of supporting MPEG4, 3PG, H.263, H.264,
MP3, WMA and AAC file types. There is also an FM radio
plus an FM transmitter, allowing you to play back over
a car or home stereo wirelessly. There is a standard
3.5mm audio socket, or alternatively you can use a stereo
Bluetooth connection or the built-in stereo speakers.
This is a 3.5G phone with dual-band
HSDPA support, quad-band GSM and WiFi. GPS is a pretty
standard feature on Nokia's high-end phones, and it
is included in the N86 8MP along with Nokia Maps, it
also has a built-in digital compass in case you need
to do some "old school" navigation. Photographs
can be automatically geotagged with the location that
they were taken.
This
is a Symbian S60 smartphone, and it comes with a wide
array of built-in applications including a web browser,
document viewer, ZIP manager and email client. New applications
can be added through the upcoming Ovi Store. There are
also a wide range of personal information management
tools, and the N86 8MP supports N-Gage gaming.
This is quite a nice device, though
more of an evolution of previous designs than a revolution.
Apart from a few minor enhancements, the main improvement
here is the camera rather than anything else.
Nokia say that the N86 should be available
during Q2 2009 at an unsubsidized pre-tax price of around
€375.
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Nokia
N86 8MP at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2009
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 /1900 +
UMTS 900 / 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
+ WiFi
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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8
megappixels
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Size:
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Two-way
slider 103 x 51 x 17mm
/ 149 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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No
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Java:
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No
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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24 hours talk / 30 days standby
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