Nokia N85 and N79 Announced, N85 is looking great

The brand new Nokia N85 and the brand new Nokia N79 were announced today

They both feature GPS, WiFi, HSDPA, an FM Transmitter and a 5 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus, Carl Zeiss Lens and a Dual LED Flash

They both have their advantages and disadvantages, but I have my eyes on the Nokia N85 to replace my N81 8GB

The N85 is a Dual-Slider, styled in the same way as the N81, at least on it's face. It's sides and back share little with the N81.

I'm into it's looks, but they have made a few iffy decisions and I am concerned for it's practicality. The frontal Music Keys of the N81 have been axed and I'm not particularly happy, also axed is a real charger port, you can only charge via the bundled USB charger!

However, they have put in some very nice features that should make for a welcome upgrade over the N81. The N85 is smaller then the N81, yet has a bigger battery, and a much longer battery life for Music. It has an excellent camera and a built-in FM Transmitter. It also has the new Feature Pack 2 of the Series 60 User Interface, which should add some nice transitions while turning the screen using the new Accelerometer (even if some of the FP2 Transitions were included in the V20.0.056 firmware update for the N81 ;). The stereo speakers are now on one side, so they should have an improved stereo effect, especially when in Landscape mode. To top it all off, it comes with an 8GB microSD card in the box so I don't lose out on any memory from upgrading from an N81 8GB.

The only problem is the phone is priced more then the N81 8GB at launch, it is set for 450 Euros, I will only be able to afford it once it hits roughly 300 Euros.

But this phone looks so good, I'm sure it will be worth the wait :)