Nokia 6085 Review

Introduction:

The Nokia 6085 emphasizes ease-of-use, up to date technology and enduring design to create a straightforward, familiar phone.
Specifications

Key features
Good-looking fold design with internal antenna
See clearly with the large fonts of the high resolution main display and cool mini cover display with blue LEDs showing caller ID
Enjoy the sounds of the FM radio and music player
Talk around the world with quad-band
Store photos, music and more on the expandable memory
Use wireless accessories and synchronize with Bluetooth wireless technology
Easy messaging and voice communication with quick send MMS from camcorder, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, non-user dependent voice dialing and Push to talk
Easy over-the-air application downloading

Operating frequency
Quad-band GSM/EDGE coverage on five continents (850/900/1800/1900)
Automatic switching between bands
SizeSizeWeight: 84 g without battery
Dimensions: 92 x 46 x 23 mm

Display
Main display: 128 x 160-pixel, 1.8" CSTN passive LCD with 262,144 colors
Cover display: 96 x 68-pixel, FSTN, black and white with blue LEDs
Caller identification on the cover display without opening fold
User interfaceUser interfaceActive standby
Keypad: 3 softkeys, 4-way scroll, dedicated volume keys and camera key
Digital cameraDigital cameraVGA camera with 4x digital post zoom
Video recorder and player

Messaging
Common inbox
MMS OMA 1.2: Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story with a multi-slide presentation. The MMS OMA 1.2 specification allows you to send/receive messages up to 300 kB in size.
Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols.
Nokia Xpress audio messaging: Record your own voice message and send to compatible devices
Instant messaging
Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging (receiving only), SMS distribution list

Multimedia
Music player supporting MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) for stereo audio streaming over Bluetooth technology
FM stereo radio and Visual Radio
Streaming video (3GPP)
Macromedia Flash 2.0

Memory functions
Up to 4 MB free internal user memory
MicroSD memory card reader

Applications
Over-the-air phone software update
Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
ConnectivityConnectivityNokia PC Suite with USB and Bluetooth connectivity (Bluetooth SIM access, Headset & Handsfree profiles)
Pop-PortTM interface with USB 1.1 (12 Mbit/s)
Local and remote synchronization (SyncML)

Browsing
XHTML browser over TCP/IP
Smart content download - OMA digital rights management 1.0

Data transfer
EDGE*: Class 10, download up to 236.8 kbps
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)*: Class 10, download up to 53.6 kbps * Note: Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support
Personal information management (PIM)Personal information management (PIM)Calendar, to-do list, notes
Contacts
Expense manager
Alarm clock, countdown timer

Voice features
Push to talk: Select the person or group you want to talk to and press the Push to talk key (long press of volume up key) to communicate Handsfree speaker
Enhanced voice dialing with SIND: Speaker-independent name dialing on long press volume down key
Integrated handsfree speaker with new high quality speaker for better audio experience
Voice recorder
Artificial Bandwidth Expansion (ABE)
Single Antenna Interface Cancellation (SAIC)
Hearing aid compatibility (HAC)


Review

The Nokia 6085 is an inexpensive clamshell phone with expandable memory and an MP3 player, pitched to sell at €175 before tax and subsidy.

Frankly, it's a pretty disappointing mix of components that appear to have been thrown together. Nokia have revise a fairly standard overall look that we've seen in other 6000 series clamhshells, and then added a low end 128x160 pixel display and VGA resolution camera. Admittedly, the Nokia 6085 comes with a microSD slot, FM radio, Bluetooth and an MP3 player and usefully it is a quad-band GSM phone.. but overall it's a pretty unsatisfactory mix of components.