We first saw the reports that the Nokia N85 would be heading to the US a few months back and now it looks like it has almost made an appearance. Well, technically it is available for you to purchase. However it is currently listed with a 2 to 4 week shipping time, so it will more »

So it looks like our friends from the UK are not the only ones getting the two new N-Series phones – the N79 and N85. Nokia has also announced the North American versions of these two powerful mobile handsets, and while the UK versions of the N79 and N85 are more than likely to start hitting the stores this month, US stores will start getting both sometime in October.

Anyway, in addition to the features that we already know about the N85 such as a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, a 2.6-inch AMOLED display, GPS navigation, geotagging support and 28 hours of audio playback, we also know now that the N85 will support N-Gage gaming, high-speed HSDPA connectivity as well have Wi-Fi capability and a built-in FM transmitter.

The United Kingdom will have two new phones from Nokia sometime in the next month, the N79 and N85. Some sources indicate that these phones will launch as early has August 26.

The N79 is meant to replace the N78, and has features such as a 5-megapixel camera and dual-LED based flash. Other features include 3G connectivity, a microSDHC memory card slot, Wi-Fi support, as well as GPS navigation.