As far as camera phones go, the N93 was certainly something of a high watermark, making the lack of a successor after two years all the more conspicuous. A reasonably new patent uncovered by The Nokia Blog however, seems to suggest that a new camera focused handset from Nokia is on the way.
Already numbered as the N85, it looks as though the device will be Nokia’s next flagship video/camera phone (and hence the spiritual successor to the N93). The patent images suggests that the clamshell form factor is gone and replaced with a slider but with a swiveling camera unit on the top.
We are guessing that a 5MP snapper (or maybe even a 6MP one if that photo is the real deal) and a better screen than the N96 are probably a certainty here. Which would be great, though we can’t quite get over the chunkiness of the thing. Sure we understand the need to have a bigger lens in the device than in your typical handset (much like the N93 did) but this is ever so slightly brick-like.
The rumour is that the N85 is scheduled for a summer 2009 release so expect much more info to surface between now and then.
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