Design
The Nokia 6085's look and feel affirms its rightful position in the entry- to mid-range category. Its clamshell form factor definitely isn't the most svelte we've seen, measuring 46mm by 23mm by 92mm, but its bloated body is fairly light at 104.5 grams -- thanks to the flimsy plastic casing it's fashioned out of.
Offered in black and "champagne" as well as the pale pink unit we reviewed, the 6085 has rounded corners and an internal antenna which make it smooth and comfortable to hold, if a little chunky. The size of the phone allows the keypad to be nicely spaced-out with good-sized buttons that make texting and keying in numbers a breeze.
Like most mobile phones, there is an eyelet on the top of the phone for attaching trinkets or charms to add personalisation. Nokia has taken this design facet a step further with the 6085, including a dangly crystal charm in the box. If a pink phone isn't girly enough for you, adorning your handset with a charm bracelet should satisfy your feminine desires. We wonder if charms are bundled with the other colours too?
Features
Nokia hasn't scrimped on the 6085's feature set. While it doesn't bring anything new to the table, the sub-AU$250 phone manages to cram a wealth of features into this 2G handset. The 6085 has dual displays -- the external screen a simple monochrome display with blue LED lights, capable of displaying the date, time, battery meter, signal strength and caller ID, which is fairly standard on most flip phones. The internal display, however, isn't on par with most phones -- although it doesn't look terrible, the quality is pretty poor with a meagre, 1.8-inch, 128x160 pixel resolution.
Touted as an entertainment phone, the 6085 offers an MP3 player, complimented by a MicroSD card slot to expand the paltry 4MB of built-in memory. The player supports AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, MP4, and WMA music formats.
For those who don't wish to store their own music collection on the phone, or who simply want something new to listen to, there is FM radio which boasts a visual radio feature that displays text information while listening to a radio station. An Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) allows you to stream audio from your stereo via Bluetooth.
The 6085's VGA camera is way behind the times, and although it supports video recording and streaming video, the quality isn't stellar. The phone also offers voice recording, dialling, a speakerphone and includes the Nokia HS-5 Bluetooth headset for hands-free calls. Those who can't stand to be without their mobile at all times will be reassured by the fact you will probably never have to switch if off -- yep, the 6085 offers both a Flight mode and Demo mode.
Don't forget PTT (Push-To-Talk), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), E-mail (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP), an alarm clock, calendar, notes, to do list, expense manager and timer.
Performance
Call quality on the 6085 was good; we could hear people we called just fine and got no complaints from those on the other end. We didn't have any trouble using the myriad of features either, though we did feel a bit overwhelmed with so much crammed into a seemingly simple handset. Overkill perhaps?
The quoted battery life of five hours talk time and 240 hours standby time held up pretty close to claims, though as usual, more than casual use of the multimedia features will drain the phone quite quickly.
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DIGERBU
11/06/2008, 06:39 AM
rating
6/10
BOUGHT FOR BLUETOOTH
Pros: BLUETOOTH WORKS WELL: DISTANCE AND QUALITY
Cons: DISPLAY GOES BLANK
MAIN MENU CONFUSING
UNABLE TO HEAR IT RING
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Elfi
02/06/2008, 10:43 AM
rating
3/10
After owning this phone for four months, I was disappointed to find the screen stopped working. It would flash sporadically and become unresponsive. Several friends of mine have had the same problem. If I had known this problem would occur, I would never have bought it. Very disappointing. Not a phone I would recommend.
Pros: Easy to navigate.
Cons: Not much memory without memory card, small screen, SCREEN STOPS WORKING.
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Niths
28/05/2008, 06:17 PM
rating
7/10
Cheappp...
Pros: Music player...
Cons: Bulky...hard to unfold
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some random guy
25/05/2008, 10:59 AM
rating
8/10
HEY GUYS!!! Their sellin this in aldi 4 89 bucks and guess whats even better! It comes with a free micro SD card!!!
Pros: CHEAP!!!
Camera
Bluetooth
Video
Looks Alright
Cons: not the toughest phone
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DIKKO
17/05/2008, 09:36 AM
rating
6/10
I had phone 6 months,only probs could not hear standard ring tones whilst in pocket,downloaded ringtone prob fixed,buttons rub causing rub marks on large screen.dropped a couple of times no probs yet.
Pros: compact,easy to use,cheap as chips
Cons: needs small display time brighter.flatter buttons to stop scratching on inner screen,vibration alert crap.
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Lilly xx
16/05/2008, 08:18 PM
rating
4/10
At fist i thought that it was the bees knees but now i havn't even had it for a year and it has broken in several places. I have lots of friends with the same problems with this phone, the worst case being the top flippy part snapping off. If you would like a tough phone that wont break or run out of memory this isnt the phone for you.
Pros: easy to use, PINK!
Cons: very weak casing and quite bulky.
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Nokia 6085 H8tr
15/05/2008, 08:55 AM
rating
2/10
This Phone is a piece of crap. I Have had this phone for 3 and half months and i have had nothing but problems! First of all my mom and my sister had this same exact phones and they had problems also. They finally told Cincinnati Bell (the cell phone carrier we are with) to send them new phones. So they did. Well lets start by saying I started to have problems when my phone screen would just randomly would go white and turn itsef back on. Well, i dropped that one in a glass of milk and that was the end of that one. Well after that my mom still had her old one so I started using that one, well that one messed up worse! I had this one about a month and a half when the main screen would 'blink.' Then after I would be done and flip it closed the front screen would 'freeze.' I also know of alot of other people with the same or different problems with this phone! So I am in the process of getting it fixed right now, but we are switching to verizon in a few days! Never get this phone if you want a reliable cell phone! Not to diss nokia but this phone model needs some work!
Pros: Micro disk SD slot
Video recording
Durable
Color
Cons: READ ABOVE!!!
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Kirsty
13/05/2008, 12:08 AM
rating
10/10
I don't have the phone but my friend does. It's so durable she has dropped on the road twice.
Pros: Durable, Memory card slot, Bluetooth
Cons: Nothing really I don't have the phone yet
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Kirsty
13/05/2008, 12:00 AM
rating
10/10
I don't have the phone but my friend does. It's so durable she has dropped on the road twice.
Pros: Durable, Memory card slot, Bluetooth
Cons: Nothing really I don't have the phone yet
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some random kid.
18/04/2008, 08:32 PM
rating
9/10
I got this phone about... oh not even a year ago. the first one i got screwed up twice and i sent it away. recently the screen screwed up, and i couldnt see a thing. it is a great phone and can take a beating from someone rough like me. just be wary.
Pros: music player, camera. easy to use.
Cons: screwed up 2 times and the screen died
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