Mobile technology has expanded by leaps and bounds in the last few years. Even as mobile phones shrug off the business-only roles of old and find new life as trendy handsets for people of all ages and from all walks of life, new technology keeps popping up and allowing manufacturers to install and integrate cutting-edge features into their new mobile phone units. The mobile phones’ new roles and new features go hand in hand, each side influencing the other as they continue to establish themselves as essentials in new ways. 2009 has been an interesting period of time in which the turnover from old guard to new forms of mobile technology was most clearly seen, with the advent of touchscreens and smartphones.
However, not everything needs to change and follow the trend in order to keep pace with the mobile world. Longtime mobile manufacturer and telecommunications firm Nokia have managed to strike a balance, time and again, between cutting-edge and old-school dependability, with mobile units that blend new functions and features with the familiar, resulting in seemingly outdated but ultimately reliable designs that keep pace with the new. The Nokia N86 is no exception. With a solid range of features including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G and HSDPA connectivity, dependable and sturdy construction, and an easy-to-use keypad, the N86 makes everything old new again despite not really pushing the envelope in the age of new, large-touchscreen smartphones.
Mobile phones have begun to look alike in streamlining and integrating their features, increasingly resembling the current king of the popularity hill – the iPhone – with each iteration, the N86’s resemblance is not to its contemporaries but to the older N95 8GB. However, the N86 does a great job of looking sleeker and more streamlined, albeit without looking too much like its current fellows. This may lead some to think that the N86 is an older phone and nothing but, which, while excusable owing to the unit’s looks, would be something of an inaccuracy. Ultimately, from its slim slider design that opens smoothly with a thumb-push to its very easy-to-use physical keypad, the N86 bears Nokia’s signature ease of use if nothing else.
Mind you, there’s plenty of “something else” ’s, even in the physical aspect of things. The standard 3.5mm headphone jack already puts the N86 above quite a few other recent Nokia handsets that still for some reason go with the 2.5mm jack. An unlocking switch on the side keeps users from having to go through multiple key presses to lock and unlock, and the back of the unit features a powerful 8-megapixel camera. This impressive integrated feature is supported by dual-LED flash, auto-focus and a wide range of image settings to help tweak the pictures you’ll be taking. They’ll be great pictures, though, with solid color turnout and effective focus. Outdoor and indoor photos will be very eye-pleasing, as well.
The interior of the unit has Nokia’s signature S60 platform running at its best, with a fast and generally bug-free mobile experience virtually assured with very little to no processing lag. While the menus and interfaces take some figuring out and digging for this particular go-around, users will eventually get the hang of the quick-moving system and start using Nokia’s Ovi Store and Music Store, as well as an efficient new email client.
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