^^^^ sorry to hear that u got a very faulty n85. Quite a few early adopters are suffering from it. Nokia quality control is not that great i guess.
Mine is working fine. Only problem is gps is not working properly.Seems like its a software problem. Yeah slider is a bit wobbly but pretty better than n95 8gb. Not much of a worry.
Camera is better in bright daylight than n82. There is software bug which causes low performance in low light situations right now. This will get rectified with future firmware updates. Those dual leds are no match for xenon flash of n82. Though u can make pretty decent videos in low light/ no light with those leds which is not possible in n82 .I dont have any problems with keypad. I simply love the gorgeous oled screen. n82 screen does not stand a chance against it. Direct sunlight legibility is a problem but only in direct bright sunlight and u dont stand in sun all the time, now do u ? Direct sunlight performance of n82 is not that great either. n95 8gb shines in this aspect.
Those fancy animations make phone interface slow. Its better to switch them off. I found n85 to be faster than n82. I have used n82 for 10 months, hence have first hand experience with it . I prefer usb charging. Fm transmitter have low range but quality is pretty good. Depends on the location of fm antenna in ur car.Mine is inside the car hence i get pretty good results with fm transmitter.
And all this fuss abt graphics accelerator, only a handful of games use it. That gallery problem u mentioned is not related to gpu. I do not find much difference in gallery application, maybe n82 a tad bit faster. Mind u n82 is out for a year and fully matured device, on its fourth firmware update. I will give n85 some time before making any conclusions.
Also the first day i went to shop to get n85 , the handset i shown to me was wobbly as hell, navi wheel not working. It was a faulty unit. Sorry to hear u got such a faulty unit.
Of the three nokia phones i used in recent time, n82 , n95 8gb and n85 , I am equally impressed with n82 and n85. As for now the best n series till date is n82 , though n85 has every chance to beat it once it becomes fully matured
And the upcoming n85 refresh with xenon flash will surely overtake n82 .