Live Images Nokia N85, N79 and 5800 XpressMedia
While the world waited with baited breath to tune in for every last word from the Apple keynote, live shots of three little Nokias crept out into the wild. The timing is very interesting. Perhaps even more interesting is the coincidence that two completely different sets of live N85 photos found their way onto the internet on the same day. Hmmmm. Is Nokia planting a few seeds in an effort to steal some of the limelight? We may never know. Regardless, pictured above from left to right you’ll find the N85, 5800 XpressMedia (which we’ve already seen plenty of) and N79. The N85, which is labeled N00 as all Nseries handsets are in the early prototype phase, is a dual slide a la N95 / N96. Think of it as the N96’s little cousin. Little is known about it at this point but from the images found on the read link we can see a 5 megapixel Zeiss camera with a sliding lens cover and dual LED flash. Odd that the lens cover on the picture of the two N85s together has different text than the picture of the solo N85. Next in line is the 5800 XpressMedia aka Tube. We’ve told you plenty about it already and there’s really no additional info to be learned from the photos. Lastly, the N79 (also marked N00) is a big variation from the design cues we’ve seen coming out of Finland lately. It does bear some resemblance to the N82 though, so perhaps it’s an offspring. Whatever the case may be, the keypad looks pretty smooth and the handset is definitely unique. What do you guys think?
Tags: 5800, Handsets, leaks, N79, N85, Nokia, Rumors, tube, XpressMedia
hope at least one of them has NA1700 support
there’ll be at least 10 markets will have 3G by the time these phones are released
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The N79 looks very old … the design of the nav area seems to pre-date the N82. I’m guessing whatever it is is not the form we’ll see…
The N85 looks cool though as does the 5800.
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I really like the design theme of the N79. It’s a more mature yet whimsical look. I like it a lot!
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N79 looks like it will get the same raves, uh, rages about the tiny narrow keys as the original N80.
BTW, it’s “design cues” (not “queues”)
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Glad to some Nokia give us some small-slider love. Ever since my 6111 broke, I’ve searched long and hard for a compact Nokia slider. The N80 came close, but, boy, was she a fatty (or, as they like to say on Match.com, a “BBW”).
Now, my only rant about Nokia - I hate how long they take to bring out a phone. From announcement to availability is often 6 months or more. These haven’t been announced yet - are we talking more than a year till I can buy one?
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Nice touchscreen Nokia, looks kinda early 2000’s/late 90’s, but it’s pretty sweet.
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n97- good video quality
5800- look and music is great
n85- design, video and music is nice, but not great…….
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