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The Nokia N95 is a dual slide design model that raises the bar on all of it's features. The camera is a 5.0 megapixel that has Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, and a secondary CIF videocall camera. The built in GPS navigation feature has an installed map application that covers over 100 countries. Other key attributes include a touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, push-to-talk, and EDGE data.

Nokia's flagship handset, the N95, rests at the top of their N-Series line of multimedia computers. This long awaited mobile literally does it all, from phone calls to GPS-enabled driving directions, music to video, Bluetooth to WiFi, and then some. The N95 also represents the state of the art in camera phone technology, featuring a five megapixel auto-focus shooter with a full 30 frames per second video mode - the best specs on any handset currently available for use in the U.S.

All of this technology doesn't come cheap - N95 is available only as an unlocked handset, and at $750 (list) it's the price of a budget laptop computer. So is the new king of Nokia's lineup worthy of its pre-launch hype and still-lofty price tag? Well, I'll put it this way: The N95 is a viable replacement for your current cell phone, camera, mp3 player, Web browser, and GPS unit all in one. It's not quite as good at any of those non-phone functions as a true stand alone unit would be, but it's pretty close. If you can afford it - and don't mind charging the battery every night - the N95 might just be the answer to your consumer electronics convergence dreams. Just don't expect a QWERTY keyboard.

Special thanks to Corey over at Mobile Planet for providing the sample N95 for this review.

The N95 is a candybar slider with a large display, thick profile, and unique bi-directional sliding mechanism. While the handset measures 99x53x21 mm, the sliding portion is quite thin and somehow makes the device as a whole feel a bit smaller than it really is. In the closed position you have access to the phone's large display, front-mounted camera (for video calling overseas) and navigational array featuring a D-pad surrounded by an array of buttons: menu, multimedia, call, cancel, input mode, clear, and two softkeys. Nudging the top layer forward reveals a standard dialing layout, while sliding the layer back uncovers a row of media controls aligned for use with the phone in widescreen mode. A front-mounted ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the N95's display brightness to suit external conditions, which is a nifty feature.

While certainly not unreasonably large, the N95 is a rather squat, stocky handset. At 19mm thick and weighing 120g, this is one of the larger candybar phones on the market right now. Then again, it does more than any other handset out there, and features one of the biggest, best displays you'll find on a phone, so the size isn't really that big of an issue. The phone is finished in plum with silver accents, and features a soft-grip plastic on the sides and back panel that gives it a somewhat similar look as Nokia's N73. N95 is shorter and thicker than N73, but retains the same "luxury high-tech" aesthetics. However, the N95 doesn't feature the same solid build as N73 - where the 73 felt like the mobile handset version of a BMW 7-Series or Mercedes S-Class luxury cruiser, N95 feels just a little underwhelming in hand. Part of it is because the slider is a bit wobbly when extended in either direction and was too easily nudged out of "locked" position when being slipped in or out of a pocket. Another part of it is that chromed plastic buttons on the face of a $750 gadget just seemed a little "off" somehow. I didn't have any problems with the slider (or any other moving parts) actually breaking down - rather, I just expected a little more in the way of build quality out of a flagship "multimedia computer" from a company known for building some of the most solid-feeling handsets out there. Read full review »

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N95 8gb - Excellent phone

Overall Rating:

4.2 out of 5

By: mitch S on Monday, December 08, 2008
From: NYC, NY (United States)
Experience: 1 Years

Pros: Technically fulfilling. I use it to get my work email (exchange interface)and pop mail. Great 3G, Wifi and capable GPRS connections. A wonderful media device, though the standard audio player isnt the best- however several free players out there that can do the job well.

Cons: Expensive. 8 gb is nice, but doesnt have expansion slot. The firmware update is a painful process cause the backup/restore isnt the best- though critical data is always saved.

Summary: I really have no complaints. I had an iPhone but it just didnt feel right in the hands. Big factor here.. i have so much more freedom to back up music and other files and use as ringtones... iPhone is restrictive to iTunes purchased music as ringtones. I guess you could unlock your iPhone to make it better, but i want to update it. Nokia is open source- so there's tons of quality free software out there. So though pricey, you wont get hit with a lot of the little annoyances that prompted me to return my iPhone.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

N95

Overall Rating:

4.3 out of 5

By: Carl Taylor on Monday, June 04, 2007
From: Manchester, England (United Kingdom)
Experience: 8 Days

Pros: More gadgets than Obi Wans sock drawer
Excellent camera
GPS thingy
DVD quality video capture/playback

Cons: GPS thingy

Summary: My life is so dull that when I know a new phone is on its way to me I kinda turn into a 12 yr old all over again. Anyway, moving on...the phone arrived and I put it on charge right away. First point is that it seemed to charge really quickly compared to alot of phones I've had before...so that's a bonus. At first the actual feel of the unit was a tad cumbersome, it felt bulky, fiddly but surprisingly light. My old phone was a Sony K800i. But after a couple of hours playing with the new handset it felt ok, still bigger but thats fine cos it needs to house that HUGE screen.

Applications...Well, what hasn't it got!? Well actually it cant make coffee so that's something Nokia can work on for the N9645 (i just made that up btw). Yeah, the apps on the phone are great and I am sure there are still a few I haven't found yet. The camera takes fab perfect crystal pictures and the video capture and playback is simply DVD quality, so camera 100% thank you very much. The GPS thingy...Hmm, well I still haven't worked out how to use the damn thing properly and my network supplier (*cough not a lime or an apple*cough) had no idea on how to advise. The manual doesn't really tell you too much either about the GPS thingy. So the jury on that is still out for the mo. Its great that its on there but would be nice if it was more user friendly as its one of the main reasons I bought the phone. It also has MS Office suite on there too and that all works fine again and is bloody handy when I've left the laptop at the office. Bluetooth and Infra-red is handy and a WLAN thingy too, which enables me to use next doors wireless connection tee hee. If you've had a Nokia N series before you'll find your way around pretty quick, if you haven't you'll have fun playing with it (dont we all ;)).
As a phone itself it has speaker phone which for once is loud enough to hear in the car, not that I use my phone in the car officer.

I could be here all night but a call has just come through and I gotta go do some work now...so...just go and get one, they're fab, look great, take a bit of getting used too, have brilliant camera and well...erm thats it. Just go get one. Cya.

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