Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 officially announced today in UK!?

[Apocalypso]

Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 officially announced today in UK!?

http://www.symbian-freak.com/images/news/08/08/n85tm.jpg (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/08/Nokia_N85_and_Nokia_N79_announced_today_in_UK.htm)

Although it is not possible to find anything officially on Nokia pages, Pocket-Lint claims that Nokia has officially announced the launch of the Nokia N79 (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/08/nokia_n79_in_the_wild_again.htm) and Nokia N85 handset (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/08/nokia_gets_fcc_approval_for_the_nokia_n85_nam.htm) in the UK.

NokiaN85 offers a 2.6-inch AMOLED QVGA (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/08/nokia_requires_panel_suppliers_to_be_ready_for_amo led.htm) (scren has faster response time, lower power consumption and faster refresh rate than LCD, which lends the screen to fast motion video and gaming) with up to 16 million colours display, a 5 MPX camera, and geotagging capabilities (http://www.symbian-freak.com/downloads/freeware/cat_s60_3rd/descriptions/camera/ADnota_GeoTag_for_3rd_ed.htm).

Phone will support N-Gage platform of course and will come with at least 10 pre-loaded demo titles and it will be possible to choose one licensed game for free. Yes you read it right, 10 demos titles and one full game for free! Supporting GPS (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/007/07/assisted_gps_service.htm), the handset will offer Nokia Maps 2.0 on board and come with an FM Transmitter (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/06/nokia_n78_transmitter_troubles.htm), with direct acc... .. .

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http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_arrow.gif Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 officially!? - full story (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/08/Nokia_N85_and_Nokia_N79_announced_today_in_UK.htm)

Sincerely yours,
Teo

[difenbaker]

Nokia debuts N79, N85 smart phones
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
August 25, 2008, 6:43 PM

The Finnish phone maker is expected Tuesday to take the lid off the two newest additions to its N-Series line of smart phones.

Nokia appears to be replacing two phones in its lineup, the earlier released N78 and N81. The N78 has been out since the 3GSM conference earlier this year, just recently making its way to the US: the N81 since late summer of last year.

N79:
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/566/854382508n79sp7.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=854382508n79sp7.jpg)

N85:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7/854382508n85tl1.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=854382508n85tl1.jpg)

Unlike past releases, where the company has announced its new phones months ahead of time, it is expected that both phones would quickly become available in the UK as early as October. Release dates for the rest of Europe are unknown at this time.

Guesses at a US release are for all intents and purposes a crapshoot. While Nokia has gotten better with releasing its smart devices here, generally that can come well after their release overseas.

Both the N78 and N81 are currently available in the US unlocked through Nokia's flagship retail stores and its Web site.

The N79 is expected to replace the N78. Upgrades are from a 3.2 to 5 megapixel camera, which would also include a flash. Harkening back to the days of the ever-popular 5100 series phones, part of the case would be swappable, in this case the back cover. It will include a 4 GB microSD card for music storage, plus include 3G, GPS, and Wi-Fi functionality.

On the other hand, the N85 should be the replacement for the N81, carrying over the N-Gage functionality of its predecessor. Here too, the camera would be upgraded to five megapixels, and the screen is upgraded to a 2.6-inch AMOLED. The N81 used a 2.4-inch QVGA screen.

Another change is that there may no longer be built in storage with the N85. Although it would still maintain the 8 GB capacity, its storage would be in the form of a removable microSD card like the N79. It is expected to be a 3G device as well, although reports indicate that the extent of international HSDPA support is not yet known.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Nokia_debuts_N79_N85_smart_phones/1219702574

related links:
http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=5166
http://stuff.tv/News/Nokia-finally-rolls-out-N79-and-N85/10658/
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/08/nokia_n85_and_n79_to_hit_the_uk.html
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/nokia-launches-the-n79-and-n85/



cheers!

[RS77]

User guides:

hxxp://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_N79-1_UG_en.pdf
hxxp://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_N85-1_UG_en.pdf

[burnbabyburn19]

what is the max MMC memory limit? 4GB or 8GB?