n 95 8gb or n85 · DIGIT-ARC

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pls help me.
i wanna buy a phone around 24k-25k.
i am a bit confused in selecting the correct phone..
i like phone that has good functioning and has a big screen..

which one should i buy N95 8GB or N85??????

if u want to suggest any other phone in this range you r welcomed. :wink:

eYeS cLoSeD N85...

+1 for N85...coz of great screen..new Symbian OS...better looks

n85 anyday

N85

By functioning do you mean Symbian?? If not, the C905 is available for 27k now.

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n85 ... don even bother lookin at anything else

N85

None.. if u have budget of around 24k then wait for n86.. it will be much much better than these two phones. n85 has build quality issues btw..beware of it..if u can get a solidly built n85 then go for it..but again nokia has corrected a lot of mistakes they made in n85 in n86, hence i will advise to wait for n86 .. even i am waiting for n86 to release and see how it will do.. not going to be a early adopter as i did in getting n85 very early ..

C905 Se

...+1000

C905..............

well yea if you don't want a symbian

+infinty to c905 ...

after using this phone once i am in love with it

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can u tell that when would n 86 be lauched ????????????????
i want to buy the phone by 5th of APRIL/

please also post the shortcomings of n 95 8gb

thanx in advance :lol:

N86 ko bahut time hai....better u purchase N85.

n95's main shortcoming is its very bulky..and old now.

U get everything of N95 in a sleeker and upgraded package of N85

unless you want a 8mp phone,you can go for n85 right away....some build problems have been reported.........so you must check-out the slider b4 buying....
i myself will be buying n79 which has come-down to eye-popping 17400rs!!!

LegendKiller said:
unless you want a 8mp phone,you can go for n85 right away....some build problems have been reported.........so you must check-out the slider b4 buying....
i myself will be buying n79 which has come-down to eye-popping 17400rs!!!

wow N79 @ 17400 is just too good....did N85 price came down to 20k.

22k is too much for N85

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blah blah blah... who said it has everything that the n95 8gb had?
there's no any better phone nokia has released yet than the n95 8gb!!! just the lens cover u'll be missing but overall nothing can beat N95 8GB!! so buy it with no second thoughts

blah blah blah... who said it has everything that the n95 8gb had?
there's no any better phone nokia has released yet than the n95 8gb!!! just the lens cover u'll be missing but overall nothing can beat N95 8GB!! so buy it with no second thoughts

ha ha ha , nice joke what about N82 , N79 , N85 all these phones r better then N95 8GB :lol:

nokia6600 said:
blah blah blah... who said it has everything that the n95 8gb had?
there's no any better phone nokia has released yet than the n95 8gb!!! just the lens cover u'll be missing but overall nothing can beat N95 8GB!! so buy it with no second thoughts

even the 5k cheaper N82 fcuks the N95 8GB big time :lol:

all all three above mentioned phones are much better than n95 8gb. As i said i will wait for n86. If not then either get n82 or n85.

Now after using n85 for last five months i can say avoid it, as it has shoddy build quality. Even if u can get a solid piece initially , later on it will have some kind of prob relating build quality.

My n85 is pretty good barring just a bit of wobble in slider.But that may be cos it have had several hard falls on solid surfaces. The other issue being non functioning of gps in my particular handset. And all this people having build quality issues with n85 have been early adopters. Maybe nokia could have improved the build of n85 since then.

n85 is the only choice u got if ur not waiting for n86. But then choose the handset carefully before purchasing.

i think nokia6600 the guy , he is in the age of 6600 so only he is telling N95 8GB

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Go for HTC Diamond or N85

N86-3q 2009.

well buddy if there are build quality issues in N85 don't go for it seriously buddy.. Build quality issues are pain in a$$

So finally it can be concluded that if you need symbian then the best phone without build quality issues is N82 else you can considor C905 too.

yup I too agree....build quality is a serious issue...and for a slider the 'slider wobble' issue is big one...

C905 @ 27k is costly

No phone is perfect though :grin:

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according to univercell.in Samsung Pixon M8800 is Rs.24038.
if thats true then is a gr8 buy.

No wifi in pixon and the samsung touchwiz is slow and ugly. No xenon either.

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^^^ theres no perfect fone till now.each has its own advantages & drawbacks.

^^exactly ,we gotta decide what features we need most and accordingly make our choice

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lool! is n79 a better phone than n95 8GB? who would agree that? n oh yeah im still in the age of 6600 so what do u care huh everyone has their own likes n dislikes if u dont like ones opinion that doesnt mean u can insult them i said that because n95/n958gb has better build quality than these phones n if these new phones were way off better than n95 8gb it could have made a boom like what n95 8gb did in the mobile phone market. . . whateva, bak to topic, wat did u choose to buy, talwar?

nokia6600 said:
lool! is n79 a better phone than n95 8GB? who would agree that? n oh yeah im still in the age of 6600 so what do u care huh everyone has their own likes n dislikes if u dont like ones opinion that doesnt mean u can insult them i said that because n95/n958gb has better build quality than these phones n if these new phones were way off better than n95 8gb it could have made a boom like what n95 8gb did in the mobile phone market. . . whateva, bak to topic, wat did u choose to buy, talwar?

sure not N95 ....LOL

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^^^^ ignorance is a bliss for some ppl.

for him N95 is better than N85 because 95 is higher than 85

i think N95 8GB should be awarded as the best mobile phones ever .... rite

i think everyone @ the budget of 20K should close their eyes and go for N95 8GB

:lol:

U all knw y N95 is superior to N85 and N82?
Coz it has infrared to use it as a tv remote :lol:

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talwar, see what these ppl saying? someone here thinks n95 should be awarded for the best phone ever and u can even use n95 8gb as a remote control as utrau says so it is the best so go with it

talwar, see what these ppl saying? someone here thinks n95 should be awarded for the best phone ever and u can even use n95 8gb as a remote control as utrau says so it is the best so go with it

Man its "utsav"

Personel question @ nokia6600

any under link table connection between N95 & U ??? :lol:

damngoodman999 said:
Man its "utsav"

Personel question @ nokia6600

any under link table connection between N95 & U ???

lol. nokia6600 didnt understood the sarcasm in my previous post :twisted:

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lmao it seems u too dont

lmao it seems u too dont

OK ,, enough of ur comedy

i think the thread starter never replied for times ???

My n85 is again back at nokia care center. This time its dpad stopped working and handset started behaving funny. So all this talk abt faulty design of n85 is true indeed. All those folks over at symbian-freak forums are indeed correct abt n85. So guys my advice would be to avoid n85. Its really sad to say abt such gem of a phone . But its let down by its build quality, design and material used.

yogi7272 said:
My n85 is again back at nokia care center. This time its dpad stopped working and handset started behaving funny. So all this talk abt faulty design of n85 is true indeed. All those folks over at symbian-freak forums are indeed correct abt n85. So guys my advice would be to avoid n85. Its really sad to say abt such gem of a phone . But its let down by its build quality, design and material used.

OOh no

..thats a bad news

talwar.chetan said:
pls help me.
i wanna buy a phone around 24k-25k.
i am a bit confused in selecting the correct phone..
i like phone that has good functioning and has a big screen..

which one should i buy N95 8GB or N85??????

if u want to suggest any other phone in this range you r welcomed.

N85 hands down..

get N82 or N79 or maybe N95 8GB

N85 is no doubt one of the best phone but still build quality issues will piss you buddy later

Guyz the thread starter never replied for many times , let us wait until he replies

This useful info is for all of us, not just for the threadstarter.

Right now i will only recommend n82. Though n79 looks very promising its still not proven as n82. Interesting deal on n82 - *www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/9218_Bargain_of_the_decade_The_Noki.php

yup its interesting deal..we get N82 at around 14500 which is 3-4k less then current price :))

I hate nokia...y dont they just change the case of n82...it would be perfect

A better keypad would indeed make n82 a perfect phone. Nokia intentionally done it for the sake of n95 8gb.

^^ for the sake of N95..y??
They both r in different leagues...N95 is slider with bigg screen..and cost 6k more

Then what abt N79 and N85...they too r similar in that way

If u happen to use both n82 and n95 8gb then u will most surely be more impressed with n82.

Both the devices share the exact same hardware platform. Battery life , music playback quality through earphones is much better with n82, xenon flash, a bit better camera even during daylight situations, better placement of 3.5mm jack on the top of the device, micro-sd card slot which can be expanded upto 32gb , solid candybar form factor, mechanical shutter in camera vs the rolling shutter in n95 8gb ,better usb transfer speeds, less heavy than n95 8gb hence more pocketable and last but not the least less expensive than n95 8gb.

If it had a more conventional keypad it would have definitely affected the sales of n95 8gb.

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I am new to this forum and i am also in the same dilemma on whether to buy N85 or n95 8Gb. Finally chose N85 over N95 8GB.

Almost bought it in chennai from 22400rs.After reading the slider issues from various forums i thought the latest batch of N85's might have improved and asked them for the march N85 batch but all the shops in chennai have only Jan2009 batch.

so i have decided to wait and another reason is price of N79 dropped to 17600rs so there is every chance for N85 to drop to 20k.

Please let me know if the slider issue is solved in the latest batch and when will the march batch come to chennai?

Please correct me if my thinking is wrong...

Thanks .

Dude, excellent decision. I have heard that NAM version that is north american version is much much better built than all these early n85s. Maybe latest batch would have solved the built quality issues. Again i wont take a risk of getting a badly built handset that costs 23k. Even if its a gem of a smarphone.

My advice will be to wait for n86. Looks very promising..

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Thanks buddy. Do you think almost all the N85 that came to india had slider issues or some sort of hardware issues?

I want to buy this mobile before April 28th.I have a lot of programs in May and i need a good camera mobile before that.so far i am using N70.

N86 will be launched in June 2009 i suppose??? and the price must be around 30k atleast. I have read somewhere that to preorder N86 you have to shell out around 625 Euros, so definitely cost wise it would be priced around 30k and it will take around 6 months for the price to come down to say 25k.

What''s the best option i have now?

Dude if u need good camera phone then simply get n82. Best all round camera phone till date. Awesome device. and if ur not cool with it then n95 8gb as is has the same camera without xenon flash. But n82 is the first choice.. Even i am getting back to my n82 till n86 arrives. And that price was a preorder one. Its expected at 379 euros and in q2 2009. That means anytime between april and june. And it will be a kickass camera phone with all the goodies of n85.

n86 would be priced at 25-26k at most initially.

N86 and N97 launch july. Duh!!!

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Dude...it took me almost 6 months to decide on my mobile..Intially i was waiting for the preice of N95 8Gb to come down and then after N85 came i had to decide between N85 and 5800 and after lot of research in the internet i settled down on N85.

I don't want to buy N82 because of the small and very dull screen.I am using N70 and i know the value of big and bright display.

N95 8Gb is priced 3k more than N85.Only advantage is 3d hardware chip which is of no use at the moment and 0.2" bigger display..other than that all i can see is cons when compared with N85.

lack of lens cover is a big no no for me...

I looked at pixon too..that phone is perfect for camera and display but no Symbian.....

Phew..looks like my wait will be a never ending one.....

Do you have any idea on when the samsung Omnia HD will be launched and the price?

rock18 said:
I don't want to buy N82 because of the small and very dull screen.I am using N70 and i know the value of big and bright display.

U r comparing N82's display with N70's ? Woah!!! . How can u say N82 has a very dull display? .man its pretty good. If you want a bright screen then you can simply increase the brightness of the display. But always remember that a bright screen decreases the battery life of a phone. Am a power user and i know the disadvantages of very bright display. It drains the battery like anything. Infact i hav decreased the brightness of my N82 to the lowest level and i dont find any problem with it and also the brightness level is comfortable to my eyes.

Now now, who is still saying that N82 has a dull screen ???

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Better to use low setting to extend battery life.

Further more, if u just increase the screen size while still sticking to the qvga (240x320) resolution, images viewed on them will look worse and pixelated.

And the OLED screen that currently being used is not perfected technology. Its in alpha stage ;-)

Poor sunlight legibility, less life span & oversaturated colors etc. are unfortunately plaguing it.
So before getting a OLED screen u better research properly, will it do justice to u in its current state.

OLED looks like it is what future will be, but remember u are buying for the present the current state the OLED is in.
Research and Google much before buying so that u don't regret later :grin:

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utsav said:
U r comparing N82's display with N70's ? Woah!!!

I was comparing my N70 display to 5700 display which was bright and colourful.so i need a mobile with a bigger and brighter display than 5700. :grin:

Power UP said:
Now now, who is still saying that N82 has a dull screen ???
Research and Google much before buying so that u don't regret later

Yeah will definitely do a research before buying it.
How is N82's display compared with N82's display?

I have seen an article to increase brightness of N82 screen .what does that mean?
and also another article which compares N95 8GB screen with N82.Even though the resolution is same N95 8GB screen looks brighter and sharper despite being .2" inch bigger.

rock18 said:
I was comparing my N70 display to 5700 display which was bright and colourful.so i need a mobile with a bigger and brighter display than 5700.

Yeah will definitely do a research before buying it.
How is N82's display compared with N82's display?

N82 has a bigger 2.4 inch display then N70 or 5700.
u can increase the display brightness but it really drain off the battery...please dont complain afterwards that battery is not good enough ;-)

N82 compared to N82 is too good :))

Power UP said:
Now now, who is still saying that N82 has a dull screen ???

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Better to use low setting to extend battery life.

Further more, if u just increase the screen size while still sticking to the qvga (240x320) resolution, images viewed on them will look worse and pixelated.

And the OLED screen that currently being used is not perfected technology. Its in alpha stage
Poor sunlight legibility, less life span & oversaturated colors etc. are unfortunately plaguing it.
So before getting a OLED screen u better research properly, will it do justice to u in its current state.

OLED looks like it is what future will be, but remember u are buying for the present the current state the OLED is in.
Research and Google much before buying so that u don't regret later

Poor sunlight legibility- only under direct sunlight .. a bit oversaturated colours but they indeed look stunning .. and my n85 screen survived 5 months of heavy use without any issue. . i think it will do good for atleast a year more or so ..

n82 screen is no match for oled display of n85 ..