As the Nokia N86 8MP handset doesn’t feature a Xenon flash unlike the Nokia N82, Nokia has released a statement claiming the Nokia N86 doesn’t require a Xenon unit to make good low light pictures.
According to an article on conversations.nokia.com, capturing low light images is something the Nokia N86 does with some skill and sport 2 fundamental improvements, firstly a larger than normal aperture that is variable and changes size based on the amount of light.
Secondly the Nokia N86 features a much more sensitive sensor which can handle a more detailed, defined image capture. I could go on but we have a slide presentation for your viewing pleasure which explains it so much better