Finally I have a 20k budget for a good phone. Need help deciding!

hahahari said:

In my other thread, I had a budget of 12k. Now I have managed to improve the budget to over 20k. I am confused between a range of phone.

N79
N82
N85
N95

or should I wait for 5800XM ?

I am leaning towards N79 right now.

Some help deciding guys. I am srry abt a new thread though.

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n85 much better than n82 if xenon flash is not required. or get n82

I'd recommend that you wait it out.

If u dont want touch screen n85...
If u want touch screen wait for 5800..then decide..

Are you ready to wait till jan for the 5800?

Go for the N82...It is awesome...

Wait for 5800 xpress music.............

Wait for 5800XpressMusic. The wait is worth it. It appears to have everything you need from a mobile thats a combination of smartphone, pda, touch device, portable media player and a cool looker.

I would stay clear of the N-Series. Too many horror stories.

Either wait for 5800 or go for a good one from SE.

^^very good user name

T159 said:

^^very good user name

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But yours even better

Anyways,get N82.

I see that 5800 only has 3.2 mp cam.... thats a sopt of bother for me

And even if I buy it, it is not going to be market tested. That worries me. But yes the touch screen and the large screen and looks definitely makes me want to wait.

Someone above said, "N Series horror stories"

What does he exactly mean. Which phone exactly.

Many said n82 or 85 y is it better than n79? (Apart from the increase in cost )

Thnx for the reply guys, I appreciate it.

Are you fixed up on Nokia or can go with some other company as well?

I can go with other company. I dont want SE though. Am fedup with their customer service. I had two phones from their company and their customer support sucks.

IMO N82 is the best under 20k. N85 costs 23k now and N79 costs 19k although lacks some features like xenon flash and graphics accelerator. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/30a.gif

I agree with Krazzy....If u have a 20k budget, then u must go for the N82...It is a full powerhouse...

hmm well n82 seems to be the best contender closely followed by n85 and 5800XM .... Well since I will be buying after 2 months, I guess I can wait for 5800Xm probably if I dont buy 5800, the other prices might drop!

hahahari said:

hmm well n82 seems to be the best contender closely followed by n85 and 5800XM .... Well since I will be buying after 2 months, I guess I can wait for 5800Xm probably if I dont buy 5800, the other prices might drop!

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If I were you I wud go with the 5800XM. It will be available in December, you don't have to wait till January.

If 5MP is important to you then, I wud suggest the N79..... looks more classy than the N82 and is a better choice if you don't click too many photos in the dark outdoors. You should select the N82 only if you take photos in the night outdoors in dim light (for indoor photos in the night in proper lighting conditions, xenon is not required).

Not much of a shutterbug and I do read a lot on my phone. So would make sense to opt for a large touch screen. But I am a big guy, 6.1 feet and 85 Kg and have pretty large hands I am concered about the on screen keybord.

Any BIG guy have experience with touch screen, can you tell me if I will have a problem with it.

Thnx guys.

^^Cool man, we are of the same dimensions.

Perosnal xperience, avoid touch screen.

This is my personal experience. I bought this n85 mobile for Rs 24000 but had to sell it after 3 days at 19000.
1. Loose slider,loose numeric keypad (believe me u can take it out just by putting your nail under its lower end), it is made of very thin cheap plastic. Battery cover is also loose with play.
2. Camera is worse than my earlier n82,lack of xenon flash,poor camera butten,fails to lock focus even on repeated pressing. Poor feel of camera button.
3. OLED screen very poor performance in direct sunlight.
4. USB charger- more wear and tear at single point. The 2mm charger is most durable.
5. Fm transmitter poor signal only a gimmick.
6. Slow fp2 interface,poor graphics(no 3d accelerator)just compare the photo gallery with n82 (n82 has a graphic accelerator and dual processor)
I had to revert back to my old faithful n82 which i think is still the best nokia smartphone. i have been using for last 7-8 months. n79 looks like another cheap nokia model.

I have used n82 for 10 months , n95 8gb for a month and been using n85 for last one month. n85 is fantastic for me. Only gps is not working properly for me. Looks like u had a very faulty unit. That does not mean every n85 is bad. Mine is working like a charm. And with its latest firmware update its camera performance is improved too

krazzy said:

N79 costs 19k although lacks some features like xenon flash and graphics accelerator. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/30a.gif

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I find Dual LED better then Xenon cos the difference isn't much in brightness & Xenon cannot be used as a Torch light or for video recording as it cannot stay on.

Graphics accelerator matters only for gaming, everything else like Video playback, menu transition can be done in CPU too....

Unless U need these 2 features, I don't think Nokia N79 is bad

N82 is the obvious choice for a solid performer u can totally depend on it
But it lacks the style of the 5800 & the screen is smaller

gxsaurav said:

I find Dual LED better then Xenon cos the difference isn't much in brightness & Xenon cannot be used as a Torch light or for video recording as it cannot stay on.

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Read this:

*www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/Camera_Nitty_Gritty-part_2.php

5800Xm seems to be out of question due to the fact that it has only touch screen and my hands are pretty big and am a rough user.

The million dollar que is

N82 or N85

Am not a big fan of Xenon flash and I also need flaunt value and bigger screen. Which makes the N85 better choice.
But the Graphics Chip has me by the baals .... Does N85 perform and optimum level when running Ngage games and during videos?

gxsaurav said:

I find Dual LED better then Xenon cos the difference isn't much in brightness & Xenon cannot be used as a Torch light or for video recording as it cannot stay on.

Graphics accelerator matters only for gaming, everything else like Video playback, menu transition can be done in CPU too....

Unless U need these 2 features, I don't think Nokia N79 is bad

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ur completely wrong abt xenon. xenon flash is way much better than dual/tri/four/n led setups. I badly miss xenon flash in n85.

hahahari said:

N82 or N85

Am not a big fan of Xenon flash and I also need flaunt value and bigger screen. Which makes the N85 better choice.
But the Graphics Chip has me by the baals .... Does N85 perform and optimum level when running Ngage games and during videos?

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Get the N95 8GB then. It has a 2.8" display, graphics accelerator and N-Gage gaming.

N79 and N85 come with S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 which has improvements like theme effects, improved task manager etc.
Feature wise they are almost identical to N82, with N85 having a 2.6 " OLED Screen whereas N82 and N79 have 2.4 TFT".
(OLED is supposed to be brighter and better than TFT)

Also one more thing, reviews of N79 and N85 at gsmarena.com

*www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n79-review-299p6.php

*www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n85-review-297p6.php

show that they have a peculiar problem with image zooming in the gallery. It takes too long to zoom an image.
Might be a small software problem and may get resolved with firmware updates.

Overall i say go with the latest N79 / N85 as per ur budget and hope that the zooming problem is solved in the firmware updates.

Yes, thats what I have decided 79/85

I dont know the advantage of 85 over 79. Nothing that actually justifies the 4k I have to pay extra to get 85, except the screen size and OLED.

Does 85 have any other advantage over 79?

N85 also has dedicated music/gaming keys, USB charging and comes with an 8gb memory card.