I still am puzzled with the high price of the Nokia N96. Give me something new and innovative that is in the phone and maybe it will justify the P41,000 price.
The one at the left is the N85 and the one on your right is the N96. They look almost the same huh?
I did a comparisson of the N82 and the N85 and found out that there are certain features that can be added to the first by software upgrades.
Now, i would like to see the N85 -which is said to be low priced – compared with the high priced N96. I hope this would help me understand why one is more expensive than the other which at this point i think is just absurd.
So both phones are running on Symbian OS v9.3 with S60 3rd FP2. There will be a Nokia N96-3 that will be offered to Latin America, Americas and Brazil.
The OLED Screen of the N85 is one of its best features. According to Wikipedia:
OLEDs enable a greater range of colors, brightness, and viewing angle than LCDs because OLED pixels directly emit light. OLED pixel colors appear correct and unshifted, even as the viewing angle approaches 90 degrees from normal. LCDs use a backlight and cannot show true black, while an “off” OLED element produces no light and consumes no power. Energy is also wasted in LCDs because they require polarizers which filter out about half of the light emitted by the backlight. Additionally, color filters in color LCDs filter out two-thirds of the light.
OLEDs also have a faster response time than standard LCD screens.
Nice Huh?
N96 wins with its Dual CPU but N85 is not far behind with its ARM 11 and 369 Mhz clock rate. In terms of memory, the N96 is packed with 16GB.. what a biggie!
N85 has more bluetooth profiles than N96. The first is also equipped with Nokia’s Intellisync Email app.
The N96 has a slightly better camera resolution than that of the N85 but the latter wins with more focal length. I’m also surprised and happy at the same time that the secondary is being given some lovin’ as the N96 now gives a higher resolution to the front camera.
I think nokia just forgot to put on the list the video editor on the N96 or maybe it really has none.. Yaiks!
Here in the Philippines, the FM transmitter will be more appreciated than the DVBH. You see, DVBH here is not yet fully developed. And if someone wants a portable TV, then China phones with TV will be the phone to beat.
Both N85 and N96 have dual LED lights used for flash and steady light when taking videos. I just found out today that the Dual LED flash of the N85 have enhanced micro-optics which means better illumination where there needs light. WOW.
USB charger vs Normal charger connectors. Now while people may like usb charging, it would also mean having to bring with you 2 different chargers if you have 2 different nseries phones such as N85 and N96. BUt one solution is having an All-in-One charger which i have right now. Just bring one charger and different small connectors.
But you might not need to always bring with you a charger if you are using the N85.. As you can see from teh comparisson, the N85 grabs hold of the battery capacity/talk time and stand by time categories!
The n85 is smaller but slighly heavier by 3 grams against the N96.
You may notice some areas with a question mark (?). I placed this coz i think Nokia just forgot to put these features on the list but they have it on the phone.
Conclusion:
The one with more Yellow shades, the N85 wins versus the high priced N96. But hey, they haven’t released the local pricing for the N85. Maybe they are still checking the reaction of the Public with the pricing of the N96. Then they’ll price the N86 just slightly lower. yaiks!
If you’ll also notice, the N96 has a product code of 2D82 while the N85′s product code is 2D86. Hmmmmm… i have this theory that the N96 should have been released first… or.. it just means that the N96 took more time in creating than the N85…still first in.. first out.. right?
So. it seems that I am still on the look out for the reason why the N96 is expensive.
i dont like n96′s design. It looks like an enlarged version of n81. Hehehe. I’d still stick with my n82.
Nice article.
More, more comparisons like this one! Great guide for the rest of us.
[...] Migs has posted another of his spec comparison articles over at Migsmobile, and this one leaves him baffled as to the point of the N96. [...]
The larger screen of the N96 is the other main difference.
Bugger me with a pitchfork if I’m ever gonna understand how freakin’ badly mixed the features of these two models are. And in the end, the simple end-user is left between doubts about which one to choose – disregarding the price (and supposing the N85 will indeed be much cheaper).
What has gotten into Nokia???
[...] http://www.migsmobile.net/2008/09/29/n85-vs-n96/ [...]
Nokia is like selling their name over their phones. Thats what makes their product expensive. N82 is so okay for me and if you want a god mode ones, then get N96 to show off to your friends. I stick to N82 and I dont need larger storage, extra network and battery span. N82 still does a good job done.
So,which one is the best? N96 or N85…
Give me a true answer..
The answer is clear… its the N85
The comparison is almost all a Lie
n96 has also a Dual Led
it has also flight mode, Maps 2.0(latest),
USB charging(CA-100),And dedicated media keys(which N85 lacks on the front),the video zoom should be 20X,it has also a video Editor,supports WMV and FLV,FM transmitter,Audio recording AAC,VoIP,and others more N96 wins for me the only down side is the battery
N85 loose it has small screen,hevier, No 16GB mass memory(n96 has phone memory, Massmemory(16GB) and also a micro SDHC slot(up to 32GB micro SD now 16GB+32GB=48GB and can still expand))N85 has only Phone memory and Micro SDHC slot ony,It has no DVB-H reciever and others more
N85 is a big looser
WEMJ N85
(I am an N96 user that’s why I know and I know also N85(used it))
TC to all
Almost a lie…
Tell nokia to do good on the specs that they publish online.
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Hi
This is johar i am very much confuse to bying a new cell fone.Befor i used N73.3 Nokia N Series Model is runninig on my mind this is N82, N85 & N96. So kindly suggest me which Cell Phone is suitable for Me. I hope that will give right suggestion to purchase Nokia cell Phone.
Thank’s
Joharsha
bro n85 is better than ..n96
would like to know which is better, N82 or N85?
It is tuely the N96 I am using an N96 now and my brother’s Cellphone is an N85…………and the N85 is soooooooooo Really Slow and The Keypad is soooo hard to presss unlike the N96 which has soft keys………..Don’t buy the N85…..buy the N96
I’m also a N96 user and its a good phone, most of the people are saying that, the phone is slow ??? I know, but they don’t know about firmware updates. I recently updated my Nokia n96 and its perfomance increased. Another tip to increase its speed is, make the log for only one day and not for 30 days.
Go and buy Nokia N96 and live happy with it. If you want to save your money go and buy Nokia 3310
I was able to watch an NBA game via a friend’s N77 DVB-H phone and it was a year ago (Very good “digital” quality you can even see the scores). The channel line-ups are good as well (Smart MyTV). You can watch MTV, Basketball TV, History Channel, National Geographic Channel to name a few. In comparison to China phone’s Analog TV, I would prefer the DVB-H.
During this recent NBA Playoffs, I’ve had a hard time watching through China phone because of poor reception.
In fact there’s only 2 features I wanted from N96:
- DVB-H
- Wifi
I like the fact that flexible OLEDs have a quicker response time than LEDs!
Thanks man.
I was thinking to buy a n85