Nokia N86 8MP saw its debut in Europe this summer and will be making its way to the states soon enough. Slated to be introduced the coming weeks, the dual-slider phone is the next-gen replacement to its popular predecessor N85.

This is Nokia’s first use of its 8 megapixel camera, and this baby will set you back by $558 smackaroos!. The N86 8MP runs on Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2 (v3.2) model and features a dual slider design is flanked by a numerical keypad at the bottom and media/game-centric buttons at the top.

You’ll get an AM-OLED screen which displays at QVGA (320 by 240 pixel) resolution, but the one thing I’m sure you’ll be satisfied is the 8 megapixel camera Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, which promises better quality image, with its variable aperture feature which is touted to collect more light.

Record videos at 30 fps and manage all your media files with its management software, and the luxury of an 8 GB of flash memory built in. It supports microSDHC cards up to 16 GB.

It is a quad-band GSM device with support for UMTS/HSDPA. It got the usual bells and whistles such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS receiver and a built-in compass.

Nokia N86 8MP Specs

Manufacturer Nokia

Screen 240×320 px, 2.6 in, Active Matrix OLED technology

Camera 8 Megapixels (main)

Second camera VGA videocall (Front)

Operating system Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2

Input Keypad

CPU ARM 11 434 MHz processor

Memory 8 GB internal

Memory card MicroSD, up to 16 GB supported

Networks HSDPA (3.5G) 900 / 1900 / 2100 (European) 850 / 1900 / 2100 (North American),Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900

Connectivity USB 2.0 via MicroUSB , Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, FM transmitter

Battery Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-5K)

Physical size 103.4 x 51.4 x 16.5 mm

Weight 149 g

Form factor Two-Way Slider