Nokia N86

Don't buy it 

This phone looks good and has a great camera, I would not recommend it to ANYONE though. It has a mind of its own and has caused me nothing but problems. Stay away from Nokia till they have sorted out their software!!

Don't buy it 

I had read the reviews on this phone when it first came out and they were all good so I bought one, about three months later the ear speaker fails, only to be repaired so far a total of 4 times, it crashes from time to time, is cuts off calls, it has a mind of it’s own. Now looking at the reviews and it seems that most people are getting the same problems, they obviously are not designed to last, Shame really because it’s a smart phone with excellent features I wish nokia would pay more attention to build quality rather than just trying to get the latest software on the market, once I give-up on this phone sooner rather than later I will not be purchasing nokia again, shame!!!

I WANT ONE!! 

ive just bought the n86 sim free with v11 firmware installed

iam an avid nokia user and have owned many nokia smartphones , 6680 , 3250 , n73 , n95 , n96 , n97 , 6220c , n82 etc etc

i havent owned the n86 for very long but it seems like a solid device that looks classy and feels nice in your hand

its jam packed with features and its a shame that the memory isnt bigger coming from 48gb on my n97 to 24gb is quite a big step down (i use a 16gb card by the way)

love the slide its great and really sturdy unlike many n95s , n96s , n85s

the hardened glass front looks amazing as does the metal trim around the fron of the device

if getting a new phone i would seriously think about the n86

it beaats the n97 in my eyes and iam now selling my n97 as it is so unrealible , the camera scratches itself and the gps is poor

the n86 has a much better camera cover and the gps is alot stronger to big issues for me with the n97 which the n86 dosent suffer from

the headphones bundled with the n86 are also top quality and in ear buds instead of them cheap horrible ones and actually sound allright , ok they aint as good as the cx 300s or some of the sony ear buds but they are much better then the ones you get with allmost evryother nokia handset

battry life seems pretty good too this is a 1200mah battery but the n86 has power saving oled screen so the main power drain of the phone is kept to a minimum you cane asily get a days heavy usage out of it

the phone doesnt creak or wobble when touch as said before it has a touch of class about it and feel solid which is important for an exspensive mobile

garmin and nokia maps work great

usb charging works well and is handy

kick stand is much better then the n96 version but still a bit iffy does the job though

screen quality is amazing the oled screen produces the blackest blacks ive seen on a mobile the colours really stand out over lcd screens and make the battery last longer too due to lower power consumption

wifi and bluetooth worked well where ever ive been with it

the phone os feels snappy and even on v11 its fast and pretty stable which is nice coming from v12 on the n97 which takes an age on some things , the n86 is much quicker and responds quickly

n86 handled my 16gb card well and didnt cause slow down

very nice device which has been built well check it out its worth a look

I had my nokia n86 as an upgrade yesterday,  (it's gone back today!!!!)when i first took the phone out of the box i thought it was lovely, boy was i wrong! - i done eveything the user guide said for first time start up - i wanted to change some of the settings so read the book on how to do this and followed the instructions - i set the keypad lock to lock the keypad after a few mins -  it locked the keypad that good i could'nt use the phone!! i pressed every button to unlock it and nothing worked, i read the guide followed instructions that did'nt work, in the end i phoned nokia explained everything and was told there are a lot of problems with this handset and their recalling them!!!!! so i decided to go for the n85 have been trying to get hold of one on orange but been told that they no longer do this phone,  why? if their having so many problems with the n86!!!!!!

I WANT ONE!! 

well after weeks of checking,reading reviews,blah blah blah.i finally decided to go for the n86 on three mobile,as an upgrade. now im not a heavy user,(i have a company phone for day to day stuff)but i do like to have a nice phone with plenty of apps,extras, you know boys and their toys ect.so gets the phone home and starts the normal palava, get a beer out of the fridge,send wife out shopping.well im not easily impressed but this is a little gem ease of use perfect,sounds brilliant,fm transmitter,really cool.this is a truly fantstic bit of kit,best nokia yet  

I WANT ONE!! 

I love it
have had mine just over a month.
Every track from my laptop on there, excellent pictures and no issues at all.
Yes its hung on me a couple of times, but simply reset it. In any phone i have owned i have had to reset it at some point.

Its not a great deal to ask considering everything the handset can do !

This fone looks great and i guess it probably would have been a great phone however, after doing the first charge i tried to txt someone but the phone didn't automatically input my call centre details so i had to physically type them in myself from my old hand set, then the bottom right hand button that was supposed to put the phone on silent refused to do so it would only show the # sign on the screen and do nothing else. The light sensor didn't work so at 2am and the dark i was unable to see the keypad to use the phone.Decided not to go any further with this phone and took it back to the shop to exchange it. got another N86 that had exactly the same problems, took this hand set back and got the shop to try all the N86 hand sets they had in stock all of which did not work correctly, this was the case in a further two different shops. I understand that today after looking desperatly for a working N86 that Nokia have in fact recalled these hand sets  today!

Don't buy it 

I liked this phone when I first got it, and in a funny way still do. It was a bit weighty, but felt solid and dependable. However, in less than an hour of getting it out of the box it froze on me. A simple address book edit was apparently too much for this all bells and whistles comms hub. Ok, I thought, maybe that was just a one-off, I obviously must have typed the 1 in 1 billion keypad combo that locks a phone up. So I proceeded to take the back off, take out the battery, replace the battery and start up again.

Everything seemed to be fine for the rest of the day; that was until I got home and decided to try out the GPRS maps app. Started typing in a location and low and behold, the phone froze on me again!! To cut a long story short, the N86 proceeded to lock up a further three times over the course of the next day, always when using the keypad. Now call me old fashioned, but the keypad's a pretty crucial, and dare I say, basic part of the workings of a phone.

I've read many a review by those who have hung on to dodgy phones for ages, getting replacement after replacement, but I refuse to become one of them. So on deciding to invoke the 14 days cooling off period, I attempted to contact the Nokia(don't)Care line, as was suggested, to arrange the return of my rather expensive, but totally useless mobile. That was 2 days ago, and I'm still trying. I have been kept on hold for hours and by this rate the 14 days will have come and gone.

Not impressed Nokia. A faulty phone is one thing, poor customer care is suicide.

I WANT ONE!! 

should be one of the handy devices nokia is making, i use N85, which was exactly wat i need, this will be a +1 for me 8 mp cam and faster and full hardened glass front makes it look more elegant and shiny.

Nokia n86 have 8mp camera with dual led flash,8gb internal memory,same battery &same screen as n85...Nokia we hope more from you...