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.
The screen on the Nokia 6085 is a particular gripe - 128x160 pixels is just not good enough for any modern phone, although at least it is a TFT display so it should be sharp and clear. The VGA resolution camera seems hardly worh including. And it this is a dedicated music phone, then where are the multimedia keys?
It's quite a light phone - the Nokia 6085 weighs just 84 grams - and the quoted battery life is pretty good too, with up to 5 hours talktime and 10 days standby time.
The Nokia 6085 has some good features, but overall it looks like it has be thrown together from a set of components from other handsets. There's nothing particularly inspiring or distinctive about the 6085, but if you're looking for a low-cost, lightweight clamshell that can play music and you're not too fussed about other features, then perhaps the 6085 will be what you are looking for.
Nokia 6085 at a glance
Available:
Q4 2006
Network:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Data:
GPRS + EDGE
Screen:
128x160 pixels, 256k colours
Camera:
0.3 megapixels
Size:
Compact clamshell
92x46x23mm / 84 grams
Bluetooth:
Yes
Memory card:
microSD
Infra-red:
No
Polyphonic:
Yes
Java:
Yes
Battery life:
5 hours talk / 10 days standby
