The Phones Show 66 - Nokia N85, HTC Touch Pro, iPhone gaming

[obsedatr6]

hey steve ,can you help me with a problem....i bought a nokia n85 and keeps restarting...i updated the firmware and now restarts when i charge it and sometimes when i use him..can you help me please,i would really apreciate:)

[stevelitchfield]

This isn't the right forum for tech support... but sounds like a software issue. Back up, Hard reset it and see if it still misbehaves, before restoring your data? Are you sure you haven't changed product code or anything 'hack' like?

[IrateGamingZealot]

Got WM6.5 and Touchflo 3d 2 on my Touch Pro. A million times better than before, and stock WM is finally more usable with a finger.

Regarding the camera focus: Are you aware it's touch to focus, press to take the snapshot?

[stevelitchfield]

So you have to tap the screen, then wait and THEN press the shutter? Well, it's workable, I suppose, but nowhere near as elegant as a proper two-stage shutter key.

[IrateGamingZealot]

No, the middle button on the touch pro is touch sensitive. You touch the button to make it focus, then press it in to snap.

[IrateGamingZealot]

Oh, and when I say touch I mean keep your finger in contact with the button until the camera is focussed and then push it in.

[mw520dltr]

hahahaha N00!

[stevelitchfield]

I did say it was the proto.

[triggseee1995]

what phone should I buy ? Anokia n96,n95 8gig or samsung omnia hd when avalible doesnt matter about price

[stevelitchfield]

Diff form factors.... try my Grid.

[anthonyandjennifer]

Does anyone ever complain to you, Steve, that you frequently hold the phone over your mouth? I find that very disconcerting.

Content's great, but I am always distracted & annoyed when the phone is waving about under your nose.

[stevelitchfield]

Yes, sometimes. But the phone's the star, y'know.....! It has got to stay in shot all the time.

[tomcane8]

Could you do a full review on the Nokia N85?

[stevelitchfield]

It's not. When did I say it was? Actually, the flash is better, but overall the N95 still wins by a short margin.

[singstar8]

In what way does the N95 win out? And also, is the video recording and camera better on the N85 or on the N95?

[stevelitchfield]

N95 slightly better daytime images. Better video recording too. But worse low light shots because of weaker flash. Pros and cons all round really.

[vastenmielinen]

maybe by its prize...

[singstar8]

In terms of camera shots and video recording, and other main feautures, in what way is the N85 better than the N95?

[shane03562]

hi ..pls tell me which to buy..n85 or n95 8gb?pls response..thanks in advance

[stevelitchfield]

N95 8GB

[baa3baa3]

hi steve :)

i dont know wat to buy N85 or N96 ! ?

can u help tell me the best one !

btw i want to know the applications on the N85

and how is the N85 sound is the N96 sound bette ? btw i have n73

[stevelitchfield]

N85 is probably the better of the two overall.

[eimajvl]

hey steve will you be doing another review of the nokia n85 once you get a retail version of the phone?

[stevelitchfield]

Maybe!

[detailsinthefabric]

touch pro or nokia 5800?

[stevelitchfield]

Tough one. First is 2 or 3 times the price though!!!

[aaaarrroo]

hi there,how do you get nokia,and all phone companies to give you there latest devices?and how do i get to do it

[stevelitchfield]

They don't. I get 1 or 2 week loans.

[boat122]

i dont know why people always say its for 'pros' comon im not a pro but i can get it and hav use for it

[guzzer777]

hey steve i wanna get the n85 but i hear that it doesnt have a 3d chip accelerator unlike the n95? and some n85 owners have bad build phones which makes some cracking sounds when pressing buttons?

[stevelitchfield]

Can't comment, as my N85 was a proto. But yes, undoubtedly the N85 is of lower build quality than the N95 and N82....

[vastenmielinen]

i think im gonna buy the n85

,but i checked it out

and now i think its very good build quality

dunno if they vary...

[vastenmielinen]

i heard that it has a 3c accel. and that a n96 doesnt

although bot standard and 8gb versions of the n95 do have 3d accel. for sure

[stevelitchfield]

No, N85 doesn't have graphics acceleration...

[vastenmielinen]

this is funny ,because i find that the 3d games work better (or look) than on my older N73...

the nokia site in finnish said it has.

[vastenmielinen]

thank you for the reply ! i was thinking the same ,since its mostly similar with a cheaper cost.

its quite funny sounding that something called the n85 is better than the well known older n95

[vastenmielinen]

i think you are an expert on bringing up goods ,bads .doos and donts.."

so let me ask you : which of phone is better for money in your opinion ? the N96 or the N85 ?

thank you in advance

[stevelitchfield]

I'd go for the N85, personally. But both have pros and cons....

[amr7001]

hi steve great job always but what about OLED lifetime i read that it will be lose 14,000 hours or less than 2 years but lcd about 60,000 or more than 6 years is that true or not. 'please reply' :(

[libyanhead]

hi

i heard rumors that n85 oled lifetime is only 1000 hours

is that true

i really wanna know cause i like this phone

[stevelitchfield]

Nah, they've improved OLED since then.... triple or quadruple that figure etc.

[libyanhead]

thanx

i have another Qs

When the phone falls, does the OLED get screwed or somthin like that

[vastenmielinen]

Dear Steve

could you please help me out here

,there isnt a single software on my computer that can edit mobile video formats .

(Nokia E90 - .mp4 )

and you say that all your videos are shot using a nokia phone (like the often said Nokia N93)

so my question is ,what software do you use to edit your videos ?

(as the E90 doesnt have a edition option in itself)

hope to get your reply ..

[stevelitchfield]

I use both Nero 8 and Pinnacle Studio 11.... both handle the MP4 OK, though the latter sometimes has lip sync problems.

[vastenmielinen]

ok thank you for your reply !

[gavrilaeugen]

the n85 end n79 camera are the same as n82 ?? ?

[stevelitchfield]

Essentially, yes. Though not with Xenon flash, of course!

[gavrilaeugen]

steve what do u think about the new upgrade of n95 8 gb version 30..... ? :)

[stevelitchfield]

Well worth it. But do the card backup etc first!

[bazanime]

lol, you remind me of walt mossberg in that phone review where he inadvertently reviews another phone.

thanks for keeping up the show.

[sonnyandry]

Hi Steve..

which one is better..,nokia e71 or Iphone 3G??

Thanks..

Greeting from Jakarta

[Findoloo]

ive had both and foundt the iphone browser alot faster

but the e71 alot easier to use and email, the keypad is very good

[b0nes2]

Once again, excellent show. Steve do you think the soon release of the N85 is a bonehead move since the N85 can do 90% of what the N96 can do, save for more memory and the digital tv, useless unless you are in europe? Also the N96 has a slightly bigger screen, but the N85 has a better OLED screen.

[jo3mck]

do you know what the tariffs are in £?

[rizwan1983]

Great show. As always!

[vastenmielinen]

good video ,yours are the best .

[Evildrago111]

nice video steve like watching your series

[mobilefreak92]

great video.. ;)

when will the Nokia N85 come in germany on the market?