Nokia N86 8MP camera test – Is it pulling its weight?
The Nokia N86 has been Nokias flagship camera device for a while now, and ive had my hands on it for a few days thanks to WOM World. Ive been waiting a while to see what one of these is like. Im a huge fan of my Nokia N82, and still now I firmly believe that its one of the Nseries devices where they have managed to get almost everything spot on with it. Being a few years old doesnt matter, it has one of the, if not the best cameras ive ever come across on a phone. It really is good. The reason I was so exited about getting my hands on a N86 was because of my love for my N82.
First impressions of the N86 is great. Nice solid weighty device. AS soon as you see the screen light up, its great. Brightest screen ive ever seen on a Nokia phone, but thats expected with its AMOLED screen. Its fast and snappy and the keys have a really nice feel to them. However, I didnt loan one to look at the hardware, it was the camera I was interested in, so lets get down to business!
These few pictures are so comparisons between the N82 and the N86. The N82 ones are on the top and the N86 are below. Take a look at a few comparison shots. The first 2 shots were taken in pitch black, and then the other ones were taken in in middle of the day in light.
N82 (Fan on medium speed)
N86 (Fan on Medium speed)
N82 (Fan on full speed)
N86 (Fan on full speed)
N82
N86
N82
N86
N82
N86
Now i’ll let you make your mind up on these pictures, but bear in mind the N82 isn’t exactly a brand new phone, and its been on the market for quite some time. In my personal opinion the fan pictures sway it for me. I have yet to see a cameraphone work so brilliantly in pitch black conditions and manage to capture the detail in such quality. I also feel that the colours are a lot more “real” in the pictures, and I feel it handles brightness a lot nicer. Its such a shame that Nokia can move a step back like this in terms of cameras on the devices. I mean if your going to release a flagship camera device, you would surely want it to be on par with the previous, if not better? In my opinion, the N82 camera is far superior to the N86s, double the age, and half the price.
When you buy an N86, your buying a premium all round device. Great screen, great build, nice keys, fast. But when you buy the N86 8MP you want it to take great quality pictures, and don’t get my wrong, it does, but when you compare it to the N82, you will feel a little disheartened and a little let down by the 8MP beast. If its a great camera your looking for, stick with the N82, you cant go wrong. If you want an all round premium device, then go with the N86, but please don’t think that just because it has an 8MP camera your going to get flawless pictures, because you wont. I have said it before and I will say it again, please Nokia, please bring Xenon back to your phones! If you do that, you will truly ill have a cameraphone to be proud of!
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