Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Review: Nokia N86
A guest postingAs the son (read "associate") of an independent telecommunications consultant, it is my privilege and pleasure to test out new gadgets from time to time. Recently, I got a hold of the brand new Nokia N86 smart phone.
As a disclaimer, this was one of the first smart-phones that I have used, with the limited experience of accessing wikipedia-ing obscure 90's alternative rock bands on friends' iPhones or checking Facebook on a parent's Blackberry.
Accordingly, the initial wow-factor for me was "amazing, I can easily check my e-mail on this thing".
After I got over the general excitement of setting up and using a smartphone, I focused on a few specific features I liked/disliked.
Likes:
- Fast response time - when I press a button, the phone does something. This might sound trivial; I currently use a Motorola SLVR L6 and there is a noticeable delay between the time I press a button and when it responds. All around frustrating. So I appreciate the blazing speed with which the N86 responds to my button-pushing. [Side note: The L6 is a 4 year old model, and my father/boss is a telecommunications consultant. Hmmm.]
- In general, it doesn't take too long to load up applications on the N86 either. It switches between applications instantly.
- Five stars on multimedia: Two cameras. 8 megapixel primary camera. Secondary camera on the front face is handy for the self-shots with pals. The sound quality is quite good for a phone speaker, and comes with great noise cancelling earbud headphones.
- Did I mention that you can check your email with this thing? Goodbye telegraph.
- Battery Power - Lasts quite some time - a nice break from recharging my battery every night.
- For all the features it has, it might as well have a full QWERTY keyboard. The biggest limiting factor of the phone, in my opinion.
- Stiff camera shutter button. Maybe it was just this unit, but you really have to jam your finger down on the button to take a picture.
- Clumsy auto-rotate - takes too long to respond to turning the unit on its side. (nitpicky?)
Editor's note: Before you write to ask why my son is using an "antique" phone, remember that he is living in Southern California and he seems to enjoy subjecting electronic equipment to salt-water immersion tests and exposure to his chemistry lab experiments.
Posted by Mark Goldberg @ 12/15/2009 06:30:00 AM 
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Said Chemistry Lab also has equipment with which phones subjected to salt-water may be salvaged. No excuses, pops
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Alex Goldberg : 4:19 PM, December 15, 2009
Alex Goldberg : 4:19 PM, December 15, 2009
Nokia N86 has become one of the favorite among all cell phone users. It has an attractive design. The image quality is very much satisfying.It is very easy
to use and has a good speed. The picture quality is mind blowing. It is a bit pricey. This phone is specially meant for Nokia fans. For more details refer Nokia N86 Review
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to use and has a good speed. The picture quality is mind blowing. It is a bit pricey. This phone is specially meant for Nokia fans. For more details refer Nokia N86 Review
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