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Nokia N95 review: Nokia’s crown jewel

01 May 2007 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N95 review: Nokia’s crown jewel - read the full textThis is the our detailed test of Nokia N95, the best equipped phone on today’s mobile market. Nokia N95 is among first mobiles to have a built-in camera with a 5 megapixel resolution. Among its lures are also an integrated GPS module, HSDPA support, two-way sliding construction, and a very handy 3.5 mm jack connector for earphones.

 

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Nokia N95 is advertised with perfect features like maps, GPS Navigator which everybody wants to have/access. No indication on the description and advertsiement says individuals have to buy the software by downloading. Clients only gets to know after the paid for downloads after signing a contract with the service provider.When a client queries or states concerns, needin assistance and support they get thrown from one place to the other without really getting any service of clarification till they give and live with what they are given and not what they want and need.Thats what Im experiencing currently.Nokia callcentre could not even tell me how much in rands the software is not how to get or buy it.Vodacom & Nokia also forget that its not everyone who has access to Internet as they tell clients to go to the internet for information and downloads. THE PHONE IS NOT USERE -FRIENDLY AND NOT EQUIPPED WITH NECESSARY FEATURES AS ADVERTISED.SOME OF THE FEAURES ICONS ARE SHOWN ON THE PHONE BUT THEY DON'T REALLY WORK, LIKE GPS DATA,WEB,MAPS,DOWNLOADS.If they happen to work in certain phones a simple connection takes too long and it finishes battery in no time. What i have discovered is that some of the phones are working fine but some instruments have problems and between Nokia and Service Providers no one wants to take the blame and solve the problem. A client is stuck witha 2-year contract and a phone that really doesnt serve any purpose.

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  • 2007-07-01 02:08
  • N90X

The phone does not have what (features) we are led to believe it has. I bought a Nokia N95 mainly because I wasled to believe that it has a built in PS Navigator (Wayfinder) which works like a Garmin.I discovered that my phone could not connect to any satelite and has no access points. In a way, I actually paid a lot of money for nothing.I have called Nokia,Vodacom,Nashua with no luck. Im currently using this phone to call, calender, sms since the reson I bought it for is not served.

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  • 2007-07-01 01:32
  • N90X

Just got mine last night. I have reformatted my Micro SD Card?.......is there any pre-installed applications on it? huhuhu...m afraid. Please, anyone confirm there's none.

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  • 2007-06-29 18:41
  • SYqt

This phone is a world phone..so It will work in Lebanon and Bangladesh..because it caries all frequencies...Quadband...plus WCDMA..so it works even in Korea and Japan..
One thing I don't like about this phone is it's size..too bulky to put in your pant pocket ...

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  • 2007-06-28 08:12
  • 4iwH

Will the price go down after iPhone's release this friday?

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  • 2007-06-28 00:22
  • SYqt

Will GPS work in countries like Lebanon?

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  • 2007-06-26 15:40
  • MR3k

I Think this phone is Great!! trully Great..!!
Even its not equiped with QWERTY Keypad...., but it is needed so badly?
Just buy a Bluetooth keyboard instead..and you can have the feature of QWERTY keyboard when browsing the Internets thru this phone over a WiFI Connection..
Some peaople who bragging about low Battery life..! Why dont you prepare to buy a spare battery, right?!
The Camera function is Great..even its flash doesnt good as K800i.
I'm not to care about the size of its Megapixels... coz in 3 Megapixel Resolution, it can produce great Macro Shots and Hi Quality Images...Why Bother with the Megapixels Res...

and Why do The people often campare it to SE K800i?
Its far more better N95 than K800i...Except the Flash part..
I Owns Both of Them...I prefer taking the picture in daylight using N95..then in The Night time i'm using K800i...
but when its come the Internet feature ..N95 owns all..

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  • 2007-06-24 11:39
  • v047

Do you know if nokia is working in a best battery for N95? If you want to buy this phone is 'cause you want the best of the best; with this problem (battery), this phone continue in the "regular" ranking

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  • 2007-06-24 01:20
  • Lxjs

Will GPS work in countries like Bangladesh?

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  • 2007-06-22 06:46
  • 2F2N

excellent analysis excellent review thank you alot and waiting more from you

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  • 2007-06-21 02:22
  • mJDY

I'm having a lot of problems with phone stability which is making the whole usage experience very poor. I see from the comments that my problem might be due to firmware version. Can someone please advise about how to know which firmware version I have & which is the latest one? Thanks

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  • 2007-06-18 14:31
  • PRN$

is the sat nav on this fone free? mines being delivered as we speak, just interested in the sat nav... anyone know how exactly it works and how much it costs?
thanks.

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  • 2007-06-11 13:38
  • MJTC

This looks great. Will it be possbile to download the South African Maps (eg. City Select Map from Garmin) to this phone to be able to use the GPS facility to it fullest in South Africa?
Want to be able to locate Points of Interest on the N95. How many waypoints can be stord on the phone ?

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  • 2007-06-10 22:42
  • Nxsf

Agree with Sean. Version 11.0.026 really makes a big difference with previous firmwares in overall stability and picture quality.
This device is something trully unique. Without being as powerful as a stand-alone GPS, camera or mp3-player, it really is a great overall replacement for all of them. The more familiar you are with the way the phone works, the better you know how to optimize its performance.

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  • 2007-06-10 04:04
  • GReP

For all persons complaining about the phone hangins and other problems please qoute the firmware version of the phone as this directly affects performance.
Phones with the latest firmware (mine) are considerably more stable than those with the older firmware

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  • 2007-06-09 16:30
  • QgP8

I just don`t understand all the buzz around the N95. It surely is a feature rich phone, but why the hell they don`t equip it with areasonable qwerty keyboard. Using all the features without qwerty is just a pain. I would love to merge the features of the N95 with the hardware of the double slider Samsung SGH-F520. THEN we would have a GREAT phone...

Shame on Samsung, that they are not equipping that phone with WLAN...

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  • 2007-06-08 10:18
  • menT

had mine since may 10th its the BEST phone ever... i am impressed by in call time.. 5 hours!!! 10 hours for music 5 hours for video. those are average for EACH device of it kind. i just wish it was a bit better it could handle those numbers + 24 hrs of standby so i would not have to charge before going to sleep.

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  • 2007-06-05 07:16
  • Pv9c

at this time n95 needs a lot of improvement - battery life, ic connection, always hanging. it is expensive yet it is not as useful as in the advertisement. nokia company action now before its too late. i bought my n95 only last may 15 and now it is in the repair shop. since i bought it i thought it is a very nice fone but i was mistaken in my decision to buy this n95. hurry nokia company do your best to make this series the best among the best.

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  • 2007-06-02 09:12
  • nT3R

i wk for a fone company. this fone is a piece of crapas, the navagation software is slow, infact the whole fone is slow. why buy this? cos it looks good well ppl dont be fooled by its looks if you want a nav fone nokia bought out a 6110 it is so much faster and beta with so many more features a lesser mp of camera but nokia really did put some effort into this its like an e65 with a nav

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  • 2007-06-01 01:39
  • RJdi

I got the N95 and although it sure is great the incredibly poor battery life is surely a major flaw.Battery duration is so far removed from Nokia's spec that you have to question whether this phone is fit for purpose and that Nokia have duped us.Come on Nokia give us a more powerful battery and fire the dopes who were responsible for the battery fiasco.The N95 is supposed to be a premier product but is akin to buying a top of the range BMW and later finding it only had a 1 gallon capacity fuel tank!

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  • 2007-05-30 11:59
  • mph@
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