So the N86 arrives in a different world to its predecessors this alone means it is less likely to match the success of its illustrious predecessor. And, at the same time that it has faced massively increased competition at the high end, it has pushed S60 further now into the mid tier with devices like the E63, 5320, and 5800 XpressMusic. Nokia has faced increased competition from RIM (Blackberry Bold and others), but, outside the enterprise space, it has continued its near total dominance of the non-touchscreen smartphone space. While touchscreen phones do get the lion's share of media and consumer attention, they are still out sold by the non-touch screen devices. However, I think its important not to get carried away and to understand the context. The entry of Apple and Google has shaken up the market and given the incumbents plenty to think about. Touchscreen phones have arrived by the bucket load since the introduction of the Apple iPhone. For one, the competitive landscape has changed. Both devices had their own design issues - enough that there seems to be a popular consensus feeling that the N95 never quite got the successor it deserved. The N96 faced criticisms for being under powered (partly misconceived perception, partly reality), while the N85 didn't seem to add a great deal, aside from an AMOLED screen. The N96 and N85 followed in the N95's dual sliding footsteps, but they didn't manage to capture the imagination in quite the same way. With its integrated GPS and five megapixel camera it broke new ground - while such items may seem standard now, there was a palpable sense of amazement at the N95's launch in New York. The N95 introduced the dual slide form factor and went on to become one of Nokia's most popular high end devices ever. Its first flowering may have been in the N70, but it was with the N95 that the idea came of age. The advent of the Nseries brand set Nokia on the road to the multimedia computer devices that aimed to converge multimedia functionality and mobile phone into a single device. The N86 follows a well worn path it is a device with a smartphone blood line stratching back a few years into the mists of history.
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