Nokia launches the N79 and N85

Nokia promised us two new handsets today, and just as we heard last week, it's the N85 and N79. Not a lot of surprises with the N85 since it popped in the FCC database a couple weeks ago and started appearing in the wild: 2.6-inch AMOLED screen, GPS, five megapixel cam, N-Gage compatibility, 8GB of microSDHC storage, WiFi, and a 28-hour music playback battery life. The N79 replaces the N78, similarly bumping the cam to the big five em-pees with a dual-LED flash, GPS, 4GB microSDHC storage, WiFi, swappable back covers, and a 24-hour music playback battery life. Should be out in the UK as of next month, but we're hoping to see these hit our fair shores posthaste. N79 pictured after the break.

[Via Electronista]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 25th 2008 1:23PM]

i agree, but its not worth ditching the iphone's amazing OS just for a few features hardly used

[albertocab Posted Aug 25th 2008 4:11PM]

Goodness. Talking about features. Nokia at least has all the features a mobile should have and does each feature well. The iphone can't even handle the basic features of a phone. Look at 3G...it's old hat and they can't even get that right. Also turn by turn GPS..also old hat. Nothing new...iphone is just getting a gps that works if you are standing still. They still have not perfected turn by turn yet. They need Tom Tom to step in to help. Please. Nokia has proven to be a leader in cellular market with a large percentage.

So before you go ranting how great iphone is and how suckie Nokia is, maybe you should do a little research. Oh I forgot that the iphone 3g casing cracks for now reason...nice great phone there airforce.

[Michael Scrip Posted Aug 25th 2008 5:49PM]

The Nokia N95 is great. If I needed all of its features, I'd probably get it.

5mp camera... check
Streaming Video... check
Real GPS... check

But, people buy phones for THEIR particular purposes. As amazing as the Nokia N95 is... it doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard!!! "The world's most powerful handset is also the thickest modern phone without a QWERTY." Now that's a missing feature! I could live without GPS on an iPhone... people have been driving without GPS for 100 years. But, the lack of a keyboard on the smartest phone in the world is a shame.

I have a digital camera, and camcorder... I need a keyboard.

[retarded commenter Posted Aug 25th 2008 7:09PM]

iPhone's amazing OS is not worth it if big brother has control over it.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 25th 2008 1:02PM]

could u use dise fones wit at&t

[bfo Posted Aug 25th 2008 1:57PM]

Hmm, just to say, that N95 has been there before iPhone and have the same + tons of extra options that iPhone does not have! Just to say for me iPhone is not ment to be a PHONE its ment to be a BIG BIG profit maker! While i had a lot of phones ranking form Siemens, Samsung, to Nokia, and i have to say i have never had to take my Nokia to a servis! + to say i did had an iPhone, what a crap!

[ran Posted Aug 25th 2008 2:27PM]

Must. Refrain. Need. Money. For. Food.

[tuna Posted Aug 25th 2008 9:15PM]

Top Ramen. It's cheap. Just buy more toilet paper and you'll be set. :D

[tuna Posted Aug 25th 2008 9:17PM]

Want it. Must have it.

I wish T-mobile would pick up the N series instead of the garbage dumbphones the fools over at tmonews are going gah-gah over. C'mon, 2008 is almost over. Every phone on the market should have most of these features.

[yokken Posted Aug 25th 2008 11:39PM]

the n85 might even convince me to go back to a t9 setup. such a statement from an outspoken qwerty-smartphone user such as myself is almost blasphemy. for some reason the n95 just didn't do it for me. but man, the n85 looks HOT.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 26th 2008 10:48AM]

Thats for daddys son!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 26th 2008 3:15PM]

The Nokia N79 packs cutting-edge technology into a compact design - a characteristic of the iconic Nseries - that allows people to discover, create and share their passions with others," said Juha Kokkonen, Director, Nokia Nseries.

http://www.iwebie.com/nokia-n79-review