As you probably already know, Nokia N86 leaked yesterday, but today it makes the news all official. Named Nokia N86 8MP, it's got the first 28mm wide angle lens on a mobile phone. There's also a kickstand, and the rest of the specs are pretty close to what Nokia N85 already offers.

The new Nokia N86 8MP (yeah, it doesn't get any more obvious than that) is the first 8 megapixel cameraphone to sport a wide 28mm lens. There are also other goodies such as a mechanical shutter as on the Samsung INNOV8, allegedly a new, better Carl Zeiss lens.

Unfortunately, there's only a dual LED flash on board the N85 8MP. However according to Nokia, the LED flash is a third generation one and should effectively work at distances of up to 3.5 m.

The Nokia N86 8MP is the first device with variable aperture ranging from F2.4/3.2/F4.8. That means the device does betted in low light situations thanks to the wider aperture of F2.4 and takes sharper shots in bright daylight thanks to the F4.8 aperture value.

The other goodies on board the Nokia N86 8MP include 8GB of internal memory, a microSDHC card slot, a 2.6-inch OLED screen, FM transmitter, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack and TV out. There's also quad-band GSm and tri-band HSDPA support for a truly worldwide voice and data roaming.

The Nokia N86 8MP will start retailing in Q2 2009 with an estimated price of 375 euro, before taxes and subsidies. There goes the Nokia E75…

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This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 10:04 PM

No Xenon flash, is a dual LED flash. Kind a disappointing, still waiting for E-series touch screen phone. When will Nokia bring them out . Hurry Nokia, the Samsung and LG new phone model is damn tempting, better stop the crap before Samsung take over you for the throne .

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This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 12:43 PM

looks cool enuff... i wud buy it.

The phone is there but I guess the Nokia team is too "pai seh" to announce it after seeing Samsung, LG and SE line up with their products. Makes ppl laugh if they were to announce this phone as the successor for N85 .

oled ftw! love the screen.

i would buy it if bigger display, xenon flash ..30 fps video recording.. and can do slow motion vide recording too like innov

tis is real, not a rumour
The datasheet is coming frm nokia themselves
The form factor of n86 is actually a mixture of n85+n97 in addition of some features appeared b4 but lost in n85
The spec is not as attractive as the se idou and samsung i8910 but it does has some features never seen b4 such as changable aperture, although it is controlled automatically but still a good feature to acquire much quality photos
And it stated tat the led flash as 3rd generation, i wonder how powerful is it compared with those equipped now and how far the performance of it compared to xenon flash
Let just wait for the time to tell the story

yep the dual flash is dissapointing.. imgaine the 8mp with xenon.. nokia you always half half give .. why lor..

the number button looks tasty. nice design as well.

Feel like N79 + N85 design. Bore....

The number keypad very lousy like 10 years ago design.

keypad design looks comfortable thn n85.

Slider again

pencil key missing again ..

The phone model named as N86 8MP

If with Xenon flash for sure will be my next phone...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 11:05 amBlue + White lights...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 11:06 amI think from now Nokia will produce OLED Screen...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 11:07 amSlider, not bad what... They can procude all new phone in candybar...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 11:08 amPencil is replaced by "#" for all new NOKIA now...

This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 11:08 AM

moar live photos here along with other new nokias. n86 is at the end of the set.

http://share.ovi.com/channel/gamerz.Showca...09.2.16.14.32.8

look boring, nokia designer must be running out of ideal. Very typical nokia design..sad..look at SE, their design is very good.

We havent try the real thing yet... So not much comment on the design and functionwise... From the look, so so only...

nokia shud come out with high end but durable phone,
like motorola tundra... haha....

Lol 8mp camera wit no xenon flash ?

The Xenon to be installed on N97 instead of this model...

Nokia already announced it officially, & u can check its full spec on GSM arena

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n86-2713.php

Yea is officially confirmed today...

nice...esp white colour..i love it...

White and black 2 color of choice to choose from...

For real? I thought the N97 only has an LED flash.

Huh I thought N97 are comes with Xenon Flash as well... Need to read the review again...

nothing special
8mp camera wit no xenon flash. not so good .

N97 is just LED

lolz when they coming out the candy bar version of 8MP...then at least i can be super motivated 2 replace N82 happily after 2 weeks usage only

Wah after using for 2 weeks thinking of replacing???

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Added on February 17, 2009, 4:32 pmHuh just LED, then better keep my N82... Look at the after photo result, 100% best camera phone...

This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 04:37 PM

I think its very similiar to N85..can't wait for its comments and reviews

Releasing Q2 2009... That would be May or June???

they produced it b4..

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5140-pictures-587.php

Nokia announced this phone too late la since SE,samsung & Lg launch this phone already

Huh??? What are you talking about??? Nokia 5140??? Lol, out of topic man!!!

compare to the other phones witch will be released on Q2 2009, SE Idou, Samsung Omnia HD, LG KM900 Arena, HTC touch pro 2, etc, N86 is consider "low spec"....

LOL what link is this ? Nokia 5140

the design is quite ugly to me i mean the dark one..the white one quite nice..

nothing special..only the camera with 8mp but not with xenon..

S.E i do still wayy better..

man looks tempting i wonder how much would this cost?but still no xenon flash kinda disappointing

looks OKay to me. only cam upgrade from n85? @>@

I love the white one.. so gorgeous!!!

Yeah i agree with you

i love the design... looks very futuristic...
anyone know when it will be launched..??

@yip_man, topic title wrong. Not N86 8MB, it is N86 8MP.

Euro RM375...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 9:28 pmHaha you also making me confuse... 8MP + 8GB memory...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 9:29 pmIn terms of Camera comparison with this model SE wins, but in terms of apps and games Symbian rules it...

This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 10:05 PM

Euro RM 375? is that a new currency? from witch country?

This post has been edited by cheebc: Feb 17 2009, 09:38 PM

So it will be below RM2000?? When it will going to be launched..?? Can't wait...

Typo error EURO375...

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Added on February 17, 2009, 9:56 pmQ2 2009, maybe June or July...

This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 17 2009, 09:56 PM

@yip man it is N86+8mb of memory ?
Gsm arena said is 8gb memory la

no xenon = phail big time.... definately wont be flag ship~

Yea modify it already 8GB not 8MP... Thanks...

given that the focus of this phone is the 8mp camera mainly, the lack of a xenon flash is causing it to lose it's main market share.

Don't know what the hell they are thinking.

May be some people dont need the xenon? And they need higher megapixels.

hahaha no la jz jk i may be selling it one day though 4 extra funding 4 the new core i7 system

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: Feb 18 2009, 12:30 PM

Xenon is very important to camera, I dont know why they can make on N82 but they cant make on this model or the coming soon N97???

Nokia seems to be having a hard time balancing between I think price(why else would they want to put in LEDs instead of Xenon?) and features. They're trying too hard to compete. I don't think other manufacturers are trying to do the same. I think others are thinking, "there is a market out there and I'm sure it'll sell".

oh man...why again do they need to make the design the same as n81 or n85 or n96?...

previously i got an n81 and some of my friends say i got an n96..wow..
maybe if i bought an n85 some would even say i got an n86..

hopefuli tis phone wil not failed us becoz of the non xenon flash

Hope so, but afterall it is an 8MP phone so I think it still got its own fan/user...

the release date is on Jun.. argh.. i just need it right now... can someone post the white color one...?? I thout I saw it yesterday but has been taken down already...

I'm officially so drooling with white n86.. the surface most likely as same as N97, but I like it more because of the keypad and and the lights effect.. should I choose this phone over N79????? Ngehhehee... I have to wait wait wait...

N86 = 375 Euro
N97 = 576 Euro...

Both out on June 2009... Make your choice and saving now...

LOL... I'm a student meh.. so choosing N97 will burn my bank account so bad lah.. hehehe.. It is as same as N85 price when it first release..??

The upside of having LEDs as the flash is that you can use it as a light source for capturing videos at night and the cost savings and batt life.

Maybe the LEDs will surprise us, who knows? Maybe the LEDs will be brighter and could snap pics faster than what we expect?

Actually, I I prefer snapping photo without flash... My face will turn ugly, oily and brighter when snapping photo with flash... Without flash, the atmosphere would be so calm and natural...

Perhaps maybe, as in the review stated this phone comes with new genaration LED flash different from Nokia LED phone now... More stronger and better...

As their review they say it is the third generation LED flash...

The phone looks very nice in white

Hope that the 3rd generation LED flash can fight the Xenon Flash

^ Agree with you.. White rules!!! I really need this phone just like right now.. I'll get people annoyed already.. hahhaa...

White is always made for girls...

Xenon is totally different from LED... But I believe the 3rd generation LED should be brighter and clearer...

Brighter than Xenon ???

Of course the flash light is impossible stronger than Xenon...

haha.. brighter than predecessor LED; but dont think it can outdo xenon. but sometimes, LED flash can minimise chances of overexposed photos;because it is weaker but good for macro sometimes.

guys also can wear white...

White ? Shirt ?

I mean, white phone....

Yea no prob, as long as anything you like suits youself, go for it... Dont care what other people talk about it...

i wonder why only 2 colours. i like phones in red! HOT-ness !!

why no xenon flash..

gosh nokia, i am soooo disappointed.. n86 is a big disappointment.. i was expecting so much more for the n8x series and this one came up.. led flash only? come on.. pls make xenon standard ok.. and the design is ugly.. it looks so disgusting with its matte look and quirky buttons.. this is by far the ugliest phone and most disappointing phone ever existed. i was wishing something that would top the already-perfect n82 but instead this came up..

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Added on February 19, 2009, 3:12 amthe back of the phone is just retarded and looks outdated.. worst back cover ever..

and what is the use of 8 mp without xenon?

sorry guya i'm just really frustrated over this n86 right now.. i tot they'll put a xenon and somethign similar or more beautiful design than the n85.. i'm just really really disappointed.. this is nothing but just a boost of megapixels and downgrade of design..i was expecting sooo much more.. to have nokia slap this bloody- ugly- non-xenon camera phone thrown at us.. what an insult to smartphones

This post has been edited by vetkin_gray: Feb 19 2009, 03:12 AM

Wow you seems hot about it... Dude even N97 also just LED flash not Xenon, maybe the cost for making a Xenon flash phone is expensive so Nokia decided to pull it out... The design not bad, rather than the old ones squarish design...

this is the first nokia phone with 8 megapixel .. hopefully it will be better than the other phones

Im always support Nokia phones, even yourself are using N73ME I believe you satisfied with its camera performance until today...

Nokia's move to use LED and improving the technology is the right one. One day LEDs will be able to compete with the Xenon in terms of speed and brightness. LED already has 3 advantages to it that Xenon cannot compete, battery life, torchlight capability and cost.

Just because Xenon is better doesn't mean every manufacturer has to go for it, then what happens to LED? Trust me, LEDs are just waiting to pwn the Xenon. It probaably won't be brighter than the Xenon, at least it could probably come close, without the energy sucking and cost inflating properties of Xenon.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Feb 19 2009, 09:29 AM

Price of N85 is already over 2K. This will be 2K+++ or 3K? Sometimes an 8MP camera may not do justice to the pic. Hope the picture quality of this N86 matches up to the N95 or is even better. I need a good camera phone. Seen the Samsung 8MP phones pics. They are not very impressive.

Design wise..it's a bit different, just a bit diff from n81, n85 and n96. i guess that's okay for me.

but for the flash nokia says that it's a 3rd generation led meaning it is more powerful and has a higher range.

you said u wanted xenon flash right?

KEEP this in mind:

1. xenon flash will most probably make the n86 more expensive than it already is
2. xenon flash will drain much much more battery power and from what u can see now the n82 is the perfect example because it has the lowest battery life compared to all the 5mp N-series phones...even with a smaller and dimmer (less brighter) screen size.

3. from what i can see, i u really need numerous good pics with battery life to spare for calling people on the phone and other things, a LED flash phone would be a much sensible choice because of the much better battery life.

4. if you wanted xenon so much with 8mp then i suggest buying a digital camera or even a DSLR at n86's price range.

alpha's right, it is afterall a smart phone. It'll be a pity if you used up all your battery for pictures but don't have enough charge to go to the net to blog it.

Well describe and explained, so guys dont always complaint about the LED Flash... There is a reason so why NOKIA choose this option... More important what is function in it, its processor, design and etc...

Actually I don't care much about Xenon - which if you study the quality of the photos taken by my K850i and using Xenon flash, it's pretty overexposed. What I actually wanted to say is, phone is a phone.

It is true that nowadays, a phone can do multiple jobs, but for sure the main function of a phone is to get connected and not to take photo. For me, if you want to take proper photos, you can simply use your DSLR, or your digicam, easy and obviously no lag.

Know what, the main point that I always looking for if I wanna buy a phone is how long its standby time and call time. It has need to worth your money dude..

Nokia first 8mp with no Xenon flash

Yea sometimes Zenon light are too strong, but if built with Nokia then it will be superb... (Dont compare with K850i)... Let me show you an example photo taken via N82 with Zenon lights with Close-up Mode... (This is real photo, not edited or whatsoever, click photo to enlarged for actual size of it)



Now you see why Zenon Flash is so important under some circumstances...

This post has been edited by yip_man: Feb 19 2009, 01:47 PM

For sure if xenon is being installed for N86, the phone will be a great phone... I know what you mean... My K850i is so like pasar malam made punya when I took photo with Xenon.. LOL!!!