Nokia N86 8MP

Pros: Screen looks great indoors; Camera takes great pictures; Lots of features; Nice speakers.

Cons: Screen doesn’t work well outdoors; Could use some more processing power; Not many options to upload pictures to the web.

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The Nokia N86 8MP doesn't break much new ground, but it's a good entry in Nokia's much-loved N series. It's not as easy to use as the iPhone or the HTC Hero, for example, but it really packs in the features, and, if you can find them, there are zillions of fantastic apps out there to make it even better. Best of all, for a phone, it takes excellent photos, with almost no shutter lag. As a top-of-the-line camera phone with all the power of a smart phone, we think the N86 is worth having.

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The Nokia N86 8MP is a great handset and a significant improvement in build quality from previous Nokia Nseries sliders. Overall, it seems that Nokia have polished their Nseries devices to a higher standard, cramming the most tech possible into the smallest form factor. However, I feel somewhat underwhelmed. What with the aggressive competition in the marketplace and the amount of innovation on show from competitors, the N86 8MP feels a bit, well, boring really. Sure, it has a great camera and a really nice music player, plus lots of storage and a lovely AMOLED display, but the UI makes it feel dated, even though it is packed with the latest tech.

Overall, I enjoyed using the Nokia N86 8MP and found it a very useful tool for music and photos, because it excels at both. However, the Ovi Store application was painfully slow and didn't have the range of apps that competing stores have, and the web browser wasn't as slick as that of some touchscreen rivals. So, in summary, the N86 is a great handset with plenty of top notch features, but isn't quite as exciting as other, lesser equipped, rivals on the market. However, if you don't need a flashy touchscreen handset and just want something a bit more old-school with a huge list of features and a rock-solid construction, then the Nokia N86 8MP could be the handset for you. Therefore, I give the Nokia N86 8MP a "Highly Recommended" rating, due to its solid feature set and robust build quality.

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