Nokia N95
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Date: 23/11/2007
The Nokia N95 is Nokia's most feature-rich phone so far. Perhaps surprisingly, considering its high cost, it's been at the top of the best seller chart for much of 2007, proving the public's appetite for technology. The N95 is a 3G Symbian smartphone, and incorporates a huge range of functionality. Top of the list must be the GPS satellite navigation: the N95 is the first phone in the UK to have this feature built in. Secondly, the camera is one of the very best available in a mobile phone. It's a 5 megapixel camera equipped with autofocus, digital zoom and LED flash. It is also capable of high quality video recording and video calling. The LCD display is large (2.6 inches) and is capable of displaying up to 16 million colours. As you'd expect, the N95 includes features such as a media player, FM radio, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, speaker independent voice dialling for genuine handsfree use, email support, a web browser and quadband. It also has some more advanced features: HSDPA provides accelerated 3G access at broadband speeds, and WLAN support lets you connect wirelessly to a computer or to a WiFi mobile hotspot. Memory is not a problem: the N95 4GB supports memory cards up to 4 Gbytes, whilst the N95 8GB has a massive 8 Gbytes of memory. There are 4 reasons why the N95 doesn't get a full 5 stars from us: 1) it isn't as user-friendly as an average phone and demands more from the user; 2) it's large and heavy; 3) the buttons are rather small; and 4) battery life is less than average. No phone is perfect and the advantages have to be weighed against the disadvantages. There can be no doubt that if you can put up with its faults, the N95 offers more than any other phone currently on the market.
Features of the Nokia N95 include:
- 3G
- Smartphone S60 3.1 software on Symbian OS, Built-in GPS
- Camera: 5 megapixels (2592 x 1944 pixels), autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, integrated flash, 10x digital zoom
- Video Camera: MPEG-4/3GP VGA video capture (640 x 480 pixels) at up to 30 fps with stereo audio, 4x digital zoom / Second CIF (352 x 288) camera for 2-way video calling, Movie director for automated video production
- Display: 2.6" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT display with ambient light detector and up to 16 million colours
- Music Player: supports MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A with playlists and equalizer / Stereo FM radio with Visual Radio
- Java Games
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Infrared, wireless LAN (802.11 b/g), 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug and TV out
- Memory: Up to 160 MB internal dynamic memory, Expandable memory - 2 GB microSD memory cards
- Messaging: SMS, MMS
- Internet: WCDMA 2100 (HSDPA) with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed UL/DL= 384/3.6MB, CS max speed 64kbps)
- Talk Time: up to 160min (WCDMA), up to 240 min (GSM)
- Standby: up to 215 hours (WCDMA), up to 215h (GSM)
- Operating Frequency: WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
- Size: 99 x 53 x 21 mm
- Weight: 120 g
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Reviewed by Chris on 05/07/2008
I've had mine for months, it randomly locks and unlocks itself, randonly surfs the internet, and for four days now has refused to send a text message. If I wasn't going to take it back and demand another phone I would take a hammer to it. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE
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Reviewed by Gary on 04/07/2008
Hello, I work for virgin media, as we concentrate on tv,b'band, and landline there is no incentive to get virgin mobile. I have just upgraded to the N95 with O2 and I love it, I was using my girlfriends navman for a while and thought the N95 sat nav would not touch the navman but it exceeds it by miles (pardon the pun!!) But apart from that the extras make the phone an even better investment, but who cares - get on a contract and you get a new one in 12 months anyway!!! A GREAT DEVICE
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Reviewed by Nisha on 04/07/2008
Battery life is poor! It constantly freezes. Otherwise was okay but it did not live up to my expectations.
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Reviewed by Christian on 03/07/2008
I had the original N95 and thought I'd try something new when I upgraded. I got a LG Secret, then took it back and got the new N95! It is great, truly an awesome bit of kit. In the main, the changes from the original N95 are subtle, but add up to a vast improvement over what was already a great handset. The 8Gb memory and bigger screen are welcome features (even though the screen's only slightly bigger, it makes a difference). Best phone out there for my money. I was tempted by all the touch screen goodness out there but I went for toys and technology over style and image (not that the N95's not got those, too!) and I am happy with my decision. Thoroughly recommended.
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Reviewed by Hannah on 03/07/2008
I used to have a Sony Erricson K800i, and bought this phone as I thought the camera was really good and heard some good stuff about it. Although, its really not that good at all. The phone in general is really slow and I cant send text messages. It keeps going into outbox and after a few times it says its failed. Very annoying, especially when you have really good signal and credit on the phone, so there's no excuse for the phone to not send texts. Its bulky, heavy, slow. Its not a good phone at all.
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Reviewed by Mandy on 03/07/2008
Great phone as long as you dont carry it in your pocket, camera lens opens often which helps to run the already struggling battery down even faster. Also has a tendancy to reboot itself often, with mine which is 3 months old reboots itself almost daily plus accessing your messages is a little slower than samsung and sony, overall i would rate this phone 6.5/10
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Reviewed by salman on 03/07/2008
no infra red very very very very poor nonsense
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Reviewed by Mark Shaw on 02/07/2008
I really like the N95. It's feature rich and is usable like most Nokias. Only criticism is it does crash occasionally and isn't the smallest handset. But it's packed full of of useful features, from media player to GPS. nokia-nseries.co.uk
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Reviewed by Lea on 02/07/2008
I love this phone. it has everything you could want from a phone, it doesnt scratch easily, i just love itttttt :)
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Reviewed by kkl on 02/07/2008
its a clasical phone
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Reviewed by Dipak on 30/06/2008
I would steer clear of this handset, I had 2 within 2 weeks and have now sent it back and cancelled my contract. The specs of the handset are indeed impressive but dont be fooled, the 8GB version gave me nothing but hassle...
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Reviewed by Jake Atkinson 16 Stoke(Read To See How To Get A Battery Upgrade on 30/06/2008
i had this phone on saturday only 90 pound new off ebay its so cool i got a 4g card 2 pound off ebay and got started downloads games and apps. i did find the wifi a handy tool with bars and pubs offering free wifi now days and the satnav to be a bit on the shit side but i downloaded tomtom on to the phone and used this it was fine.Where do i start with the battery OMG when i got the phone i thought i had been robbed thought the phone was broke with the battery beening so poor but after reading review after review i found it was the phone its self.ithen set out out i could help solve this problem it scanned online page after page until i found two battery that holded more power here are the following link >BATTERY UPGRAGE>GO TO GOOGLE>SEARCH>n95 extened battery>CLICK ON FOLLOW PRODUCT RIGHT AT THE TOP I hope i could help you n95 owners new and old the phone mint i did get it cheap tho a must buy try get the 8g one tho if you have the money if not go for the n80 you can also get a extened battery for them :) o yes update the phone it never crashes then i did that when i first got it only happend once
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Reviewed by not happy! on 29/06/2008
had phone 2 weeks crashes all the time, went to gig and could not take pictures because of this. phone is going back for a full refund. will not buy nokia again! think sellers are misleading customer about how fabulous the phone actually is.
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Reviewed by abe on 27/06/2008
this phone iss grat i love it
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Reviewed by jacko on 26/06/2008
the best mobile I ever had , lots of features only minus is battery
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Reviewed by amy on 26/06/2008
i have had my nokia n95 for about a week and i think it is a great phone and the camera on it is really good, i am a bit dissapointed with the battery life but i think the over all view of the phone is really good.
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Reviewed by Claire on 25/06/2008
If you really would pull out all the stops to get this phone, dont bother. I did exactly the same and I am now currently waiting for my 3rd swapout because these phones are faulty! I read other reviews and yeah fair enough, the phone runs slow when you have too many applications open....but it shouldn't switch itself off on a regular basis. Also this is the 2nd phone where the microphone doesnt work!!! I've upgraded early and asked for the N95 8g to see if its any better but with all seriousness, avoid this n95 like the plague!!!
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Reviewed by Roy on 25/06/2008
What I noticed in a lot of consumer reviews, is that there is a major difference between certain comments on how long the battery survives. Some people mentioned 4 days of battery standby. Others are talking about recharging it at a daily basis. The problem however is, and I know it for sure because I am a employee of KPN in the Netherlands that work in a callcenter, that before you use the mobile phone for the first time it is neccesary to charge the battery until it is fully recharged. A lot of consumers want to try their mobile phone as soon as they manged to get it out of the box. Problem is that the battery doesn't get the chance to use it's full capacity. I hope this is useful.
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Reviewed by Kayleigh on 25/06/2008
Do not get this phone i have this phone and a few of my friends do and they have had 2 send it back for a new nokia n95 as is keeps crashing and the battery like is not very good, i have had to send my phone back twice now as it keeps crashing, and i cant get out of my contract, be aware.
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Reviewed by shane on 22/06/2008
had the n95 8gb for 3weeks now and love it.i have had SE walkmans for past 3yrs or more but i can honestly say that the 8gb is a far more accomplished mp3 player than sony's walkmans.plus the added benifit of being able to put your own headphones straight into the phone is fantastic.camera/video are both awesome..i canot recommend this phone enough and has far too many features to mention,but if you want the best phone out there,a gadget to keep you amused for months(by the way,it aint that big,not an issue to me anyway)then look no further...NOKIA N95 8GB!!!...10/10
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Reviewed by paula on 22/06/2008
i would advise anyone who is thinking of buying this fone not to as i have had two replacements due to software problems ie fone needs cahrging all the time fone freezing nokia are aware of the problem and supposedly working on it
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Reviewed by Shak on 22/06/2008
This is the best and the coolest phone in the world.
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Reviewed by Tamz on 22/06/2008
In one year i have used six different phones as i got bord of them all. But i have had the n95( silver) for 6 months now and i am sure i will never get bord of it. I havnt had any problems with it what so ever, however after installing some applications the phone did kinda slow down, but hey thats what smart phones do!! i gotta admit though, compared to all my other phones, the battery life in this phone is the worst!! even though i turn of all the applications, i have to charge it nearly everyday. People do overestimate how large it really is, but try this, put the n95 next to another phone, like the k750i or something, its just large in each dimension by a tiny amount. Its the big screen that might make it look so large. And for all you narrow minded people, its big for a reason...it does alot!!!...well compared to most other phones.
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Reviewed by julie veerappan on 21/06/2008
I got my n95 3 months ago, within the the first 4 weeks the silver paint came off the keys 7,8&0 and it kept crashing. froze or completely died nothing except a blank screen. I had the keys replaced and software fixed and it was fine for a couple of weeks but now the paint is coming off the same keys again and the phone continues to crash. however when the phone does work it has some good features.the battery life is rubbish. This is the worse phone i have had and not very reliable. I will not be getting another nokia once my contract runs out. complete rubbish of a phone.
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Reviewed by Shaun on 18/06/2008
the only thing i cant do with the N95 is make phone calls I have had 4 of them and every one the ear piece speaker has stopped working after a couple of days dont know if this is because i work in a metal work factory and the speaker atracts the metal dust but other makes work fine so if you work with metal avoid
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Reviewed by sheeth on 18/06/2008
the phone is slow
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Reviewed by dan c on 17/06/2008
worst fone ever only had it a week, kept locking up and hanging too much software makes it slow. battery kept fallin out nd i had it from NEW
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Reviewed by N95lova on 17/06/2008
iv had this phone for about 1 years and i think proberly the best n series phone iv ever had i cant think of any downsides to it aprt frm the battery life but i can live with that anyways i cant believ it has only got 4 stars it should have 5 really good phone now thinking of getting the N96
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Reviewed by paul chollerton on 14/06/2008
bought the n95 two weeks ago and ive had to buy a ericson 850i to replace it as the nokia is far to complicated to use,the ericson is so much better especially the touch screen facility .
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Reviewed by Mike from California on 10/06/2008
I am shopping for a smartphone. I have read more reviews than you could shake a stick at. There are lots of features about these new style phones. It is obvious that no phone (smart or otherwise) can do it all "THE BEST". So we must pick out the two or three most important features and focus on how well the phone we are looking at preforms or excels in those two or three areas. I have always been partial to Nokia (most of my phones have been Nokia since 1996). But one thing is for sure: I got two hours of talk time in the mid 1990's! For a phone of this level and sophistication to only get two or three hours of talk time in the year 2008 (over ten years later) is absolutely absurd!!! I don't care how many features this or any phone has........if I can't get at least five hours of talk time, I will immediately rule a purchase out for that device. How is it that Sony/Ericsson can get over nine hours of talk time out of their newer "G" series and the newest Xperia X1? Shame on Nokia for thinking that users would overlook battery life for fantastic features! I guess I could carry around two or three batteries. Perhaps Nokia could design a belt that would hold multiple batteries and the phone as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by jord on 10/06/2008
DO NOT GET THIS FONE i had it got rid of it straight away, 1. its slow 2. it crashes loads 3. crap battery life 4. have to keep removing the mem card 5. turns it self off 6. camera takes 4 seconds to take a pic i wasted £300 on this phone i sold it now ive gt the lg venus its great
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Reviewed by Tarikh on 09/06/2008
Honestly, I cannot understand the craze about this phone. Sure, it`s got lots of features, but most of them are useless for the average fashion bloke/girl. So what`s the point of paying the price of a laptop for such a phone, just to go with the trends?
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Reviewed by Bob on 07/06/2008
A rubbish phone it is a bit like my 6600 with same graphics and layout but with 5mp camera it makes uo for it and the 8gb memory
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Reviewed by Sean on 06/06/2008
Has all the credentials to be a top phone but fails miserably. So dissapointed with this phone. Battery lasts me about 8 hours if im lucky with little use, speaker has broke within 2 weeks of purchase so i cant hear anyone when they call me, back mechanism has broke, slow at accessing applications. I advice you to go for a better phone, dnt be fooled by all the fancy gadgets this phone has to offer, the bad points far outway the good points. Terrible phone
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Reviewed by Soroosh on 06/06/2008
that is just outstanding!!!
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Reviewed by Tarikh Jumeer on 05/06/2008
Frankly I really foot get it why the (vanity obsessed) youth are so crazy about that phone. It costs the price of a good desktop pc or even a good Acer laptop, but yet it cant replace them in any way. The Nokia N95 is full of features for people who need them. A smartphone is basically a phone for business people, not necessarily for the idiotic, fashion addicted youth, and clearly if you buy a N95, it doesn't mean anything these days because the first idiot that comes is likely to have one.
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Reviewed by Kiran Gill on 03/06/2008
I have the N95 Black - from Orange, i've had the phone for about a week now, and i must say im impressed so far. i use my phone all the time, im always texting and calling out or on facebook - checking email etc, and i must say im impressed. battery life, considering how much i use of the phone, for example the last tim ei charged it was around 48 hours ago, i have been using most features of th ephone non stop .. especially the video and camera!its only started beeping at me now, and even then it will last a while before it will runn out completely. i love the huge screen, its crashed once on my but i was pressing buttons too fast and i had too many apps open. i love the back of the phone, because before on other phones wen the phones are shiny on the back i hate them because u get finger marks, on this its like rubber like material and it always looks brand new, uc an see any marks. i love the memory, easy to use and camera and video camera is amazing. down side to key pad is if u got long nails its harder to type but i still never get a character wrong, so im still impressed!!!! ive had some crapphones in my time, this one is lookin good at the moment.i would reccommend it to anyone... and im just a student!
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Reviewed by jamie hill from walsall on 31/05/2008
i have had the nokia n95 8gb for 2 months now and it is the best phone i have had out of all of them. i think that it is better than the sony ericsson k810i. i dont get when they say that it keeps on freezing, it has only froze once out of the 3 months that i have had it. all u need to do is when you get it is to update the software on the phone and then it should work perfectly. the camera is brill. the music player is that loud it is fantastic. the sat nav is good but you have to pay for it, monthly. it is a greight phone and you should buy one.
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Reviewed by jimbob on 29/05/2008
After trawling through internet review sites for weeks ,I finally decided on the N95 8GB and I believe I've made the right choice. I mainly wanted a good camera and music player and they are both awesome on this phone.I was impressed with picture quality on the phone screen but when viewed on my p.c they are simply excellent.I can also use the web browser at home for free using my wireless router.I've been a mobile user for around 10 years and this is my favourite so far.
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Reviewed by Judiebuk on 28/05/2008
I have an N95 and I am very happy with it. A friend has one also, and has had to have the handset replaced after experiencing some of the problems other people have mentioned (handset freezing, microphone not working). I was caught out a couple of times by the battery, but after changing a few settings on the phone, and making sure some of the applications weren't auto starting (as on a computer) I now have a battery that will last a couple of days with normal use, or a bit less if I'm watching video etc. My only gripe is the organiser features...or lack of them. Though I'm assured I can download some software that will do the job. It's not the smallest of phones, but still a very good phone,and I'm more than happy with it. BTW, my friend who had been having probs got his handset replaced and has had no further problems.
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Reviewed by lee28888 on 28/05/2008
had phone for a month now, brilliant! untill it crashed and the screen no longer works. can swithch it on and it makes all the jingly noices but cant see anything on screen!!!!!
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Reviewed by richdebdan on 25/05/2008
Where does one start.I am now a proud owner The Nokia N95 8GB . What a smart piece of gear.I have had this phone for 1 month,first thing i did was update the os. Never had any probs what so ever,all i can say to people out there is go to the web and get all the latest symbian s60 software for it and u will be amazed with this smart phone.it does everything that nokia and smbyian say does.
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Reviewed by Jo on 21/05/2008
I have a nokia n95, fantastic phone, tho i've had problems with it not being able to send txt messages! it has been in to have its software re-installed 3 times in 4 months! i've only had it 5 months, altho it is the best phone i have had, without the problems it is a good phone, i guess i got one of the dodgy batches!!
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Reviewed by Steve on 19/05/2008
Dreadful phone - doesn't even do the basics well, such as the fact it refuses to connect to the network on moving trains.
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Reviewed by SHANAKA on 19/05/2008
ive used this phone for 3 months and i think its a good product but crashes are very big trouble and microphone is not good and key pad is too small and hurts my thumbs. i used sony ericsson for many years before this bug phone but the *quality of the SE IS UNBEATABLE* SO THINK TWISE IF U BUY THIS PHONE
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Reviewed by Garyn Lewis on 16/05/2008
this phone is like a big brick. the battery is a teribble battery it lasts like 1day unlike the smasung d900i. vidoe calling does not work
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Reviewed by Neil on 15/05/2008
I noticed all of the problems with this phone crashing and that these posting are from early 2007. I purchased my n95 in March 2008 and have NO crashing problems at all. It is very stable. Photo quality improved once we realized there was a hardly noticable plastic layer protecting the lense. With this later still on the phone it was causing the Flash to bleed across the lense taking horrible photos. ha! Once this protective layer was peeled off the photos were fantastic.
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Reviewed by Mally G UK on 15/05/2008
Not fit for purpose, constantly crashes or shuts down. Battery must be recharged daily, sometimes goes flat during day even with minimal use. If my provider will not change will be taking legal action
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Reviewed by Angela, UK on 14/05/2008
I have had the N95 for 12 months now - have to say its great (upgraded to the Samsung Soul yesterday - going back today its awful - going to stick with N95 until N96 is available). Going to swap my tariff for 02 simplicity for a few months until the N96 is out as there is no better phone that the N95 at the moment. Plus points - loud ringer tone (don't need to have it on the highest volume setting like most other phones), great sound quality - enhanced with the 2 side speakers, texting - great, maps - great, handy memory card slot and comes with a memory card, great camera and wide range camera settings, also nice to have a camera lens cover for protection, you can have lots of different menus open at the same time, need I say more!
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Reviewed by Jess (L) on 13/05/2008
Heyya; this is the most awsum fone in da world, if u need a fone dont buy this one (cause ur copying me) but yea. it has an awsum camereae, great gps and a loooovely music player
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Reviewed by Rikky Bartlett on 13/05/2008
2nd N95 same old problems sent it back already Nokia sort it out
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Reviewed by Robert Lowe on 12/05/2008
The phone is fine if you only want a phone but try and get the bundeled "mail for exchange" to handle your emails, well you may as well want blood from a stone. It just dont happen. Apart from the email problem only had 2 to 3 crashes per week (not bad for a 95) But I will tell you all to get a blackberry if you want emails and stay away from the 95's
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Reviewed by Ryan on 11/05/2008
i bought the n95 8gb only to return it in 10 days . i thought it was absolutely rubbish its bulky , its does not feel good in ur hand . all that it has is features which probably you will never use . battery is rubbish. kind of hangs and switches off on its own .. absolutely dissapointed . would not recomend you to buy it
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Reviewed by Guy on 08/05/2008
I have just got my N95 8gb yeaterday....and all seemed great. I was delighted with it untill it froze on me today. I couldn't unfreeze it and so took the battery out, and now it won't start at all. A huge disappointment and judging by what i've read when i googled this problem just now, there are alot of people out there with the same glitch as me. Sort it out Nokia....not good enough!!!!
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Reviewed by Sammy on 06/05/2008
OH my god dont bother with this phone... I've had mine for months now and its still crashing. Ive had it in the shop to be fixed and its rubbish. It crashes all the time and randomly turns itself off mid-call, and then it can take up to an hour to turn itself back on. Why buy a phone if you need to have it updated as soon as you buy it? if I knew I would have this much trouble with it I wouldnt have bothered.
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Reviewed by Miles on 06/05/2008
this phone has loads of features including the ability to store over 10,000 (count them) photos at 2MP. However - (and it's a huge HOWEVER) the battery life is pants. I am lucky to get 36 hours out of the battery - and before anyone thinks it, or says it, i turn off bluetooth, WAP, Internet, reduce time out and do everything that nokia suggest to improve battery life. on the plus side, it recharges within 4 hours. if you want a phone with great graphics and something to use instead of a camera, this is for you. if you don't want to fork out on a car/usb charger, or would prefer not to charge every evening - buy something else
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Reviewed by Amit Patel on 01/05/2008
Nokia N95 is amazing mobile. I love to use this mobile anywhere. Its features are rocking. I can surf internet anywhere, i can capture image or video at very clear picture with this mobile N95. One day i thought to purchase handycam, and after watching this mobile i didnt purchase handycam, but i took this mobile N95 because its very nice mobile.
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Reviewed by Miitch on 01/05/2008
realy good phone bit slow but amazing!!!
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Reviewed by Fal on 30/04/2008
Nice phone
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Reviewed by sue on 29/04/2008
this is my second N95 in 14 days - i absolutely detest the phone!!! the first phone froze numerous times during the first week. the second phone was fine for 3 days, but it has now totally frozen again - i shall be off to the 3 store where i signed up for an 18 month contract again tomorrow!!! aarrgghh
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Reviewed by Simon Ford on 28/04/2008
Overall the N95 8gb is a brill phone with all the functions you get. The phone is free on a £30 tarif with 3 network. I have brought a car charger and holder for the car and the sat nav works spot on, locking a position within 30 seconds. For a small fee you get voice navigation which for occasional use I dont mind paying for. AV out is brill, being able to see your photo's and video's on the TV. The only problem is the software can be a bit slow and it froze once. Recomend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Mish on 28/04/2008
I now have the nokia n95 8gb because my first normal nokia n95's screen got cracked and the 8gb has a better screen and bigger screen plus all the features and more. And yes the battery lasts longer aswell couldnt get a phone better
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Reviewed by Rachel on 27/04/2008
Worst mobile I have ever had!!! The phone would never have any signal so i sent it back for a new aerial in the phone and it still didnt work, plus all the front screen style has changed and there isnt a way of changing it back! Plus the phone restarts itself atleast twice a day.
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Reviewed by Peter M on 27/04/2008
After a great deal of thought I retired my trusty K800i and signed up at Carphone Warehouse for 18 months (orange) on a N95 8GB. Read much about all the N95 problems, but wanted something that would work with my Outlook and at least equal the K800i for photo qualities. I know 3 x N95 owner who have all love there N95's but had various freezing problems, but after one of them traded up to the N95 8GB and showed me the differance first hand, I took the plunge myself. 1 week later I am please to report everything works fine. While the sat nav's no Tom Tom its still very useful and to have say to everything on a phone is brilliant! The extra memory seems to work wonders speeding things up just fine and so long as you don't rush it excessively don't think many people will ever find much wrong with it. I have had many of the best phones available and at the time of writing this is the very best!
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Reviewed by Sanjay B on 26/04/2008
Outstanding features but the screen can crack so easily! - mine got cracked from having it in the same pocket as my ipod headphones. With the features they can sometimes overload the phone making it crash quite frequently say once every couple of days.
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Reviewed by Dan on 25/04/2008
Has started to crash and one of my buttons doesnt seem to work.....will be taking it back but will definately be getting the same phone! The battery life isnt great but I charge my phones every night anyway. Great phone...when it works properly....but Il just keep taking it back until Iv had enough! lol
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Reviewed by sharna on 24/04/2008
i have looked at this phone so many times now and i think i may change my phone ive got now which is the sony ericsson w910i to the n95 in septemeber
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Reviewed by sarge on 23/04/2008
best hand set out buy one end of chat .
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Reviewed by Rachael on 23/04/2008
my friend has this phone and she was on the menu part and it suddenly froze for a day. me and my other friend tried switching it off but it wouldnt work. to get it working again we had to take the battery out
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Reviewed by Michelle on 23/04/2008
dont buy this phone and certainly dont get if from Dialaphone. i am stuck with it and it doesnt even work. Dialaphone do not care. they think i have nothing better to do than keep sending it for repair. go to a high street shop because atleast you can take it in if something goes wrong. Dialaphone expect you to sit and listen to an automated service which is less than useless!!!!!!!!!!! if i could give 0 star tating i would!!!
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Reviewed by Lee on 22/04/2008
Theres no doubting this phone is good, it has some outstanding features, but if you are like me and use it for wap access it is not the best with the battery lasting 4 hours max! I have had the nokia 2 months now and hae to charge it twice per day if i use it or every night if i hardly use it! I am currently now looking for a new phone.
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Reviewed by katie on 18/04/2008
This is the most amazing phone i've ever had. Because i'm a young girl i dont like those big chunky cases that people put on them. The camera is amazing, and so is the music player. The 2-way slide is excellent, and the only downside is the battery life, after texting all day, it displays the battery full, then goes straight to low, so i have to charge every night. It has NEVER frozen on me!!! People also complain that its a big chunky phone, but it fits in all my pockets so i have no problem!!!!!!!!!! good job Nokia!!!!! *****
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Reviewed by jj on 18/04/2008
this is amazing i have only had it for 1 week and the battery is still not out
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Reviewed by Jon from Boro on 17/04/2008
I have had the n95-2 (8GB) for a week now and have had a chance to mess about with most of the features. The main review describes the features so I wont go into them all again. It has worked quickly and reliably since I have had it, yes it is quite big, and yes due to extensive use of the features I do drain the battery down quite quickly....but try to put this into perspective, a Ferrari burns up petrol quicker than a Nissan Micra. I have listened to the mp3 player on the phone and compared it to my Ipod touch and counld not believe how much better the Nokia is, in fact as an mp3 player for sound quality alone it is the best i have heard. The interface, though not as good as apple's is solid and easy to use. The wi-fi is a bit problematic and the internet use is certainly not a patch on the ipod touch through wi-fi, but due to the 3.5g connection mobile internet is far faster than the crawl you would have to suffer if you got an iphone. The screen is great, the build quality great, call quality great, memory great...and not really much that can be improved on to any great degree. Once the sat nav finds itself it works good, though there is an extra subscription to pay if you want navigation. If having a 120g phone is ok to fit in your pocket then you wont find better.
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Reviewed by ella on 16/04/2008
my partner has this mob 8gb one it doesnt lock proberly n wen in his pocket he rings ppl or send them texts without knowin battery life very poor he has to charge it every night or it goes flat on him too blucky for ladys not my cup of tea ,
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Reviewed by plula on 14/04/2008
a very good phone to have. I have had it for six month now and not a single problem. Battery life very good and so is the camera. Really pleased to own one.
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Reviewed by Beth on 12/04/2008
Even though it's not the newest phone, it beats most of the models around today and still has that 'wow' factor. Great looks, camera, design and multimedia features. I personally prefer it to the n95 8GB as it has a lens protector, memory card slot, is lighter and a lot more. Amazing!
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Reviewed by Nikki S on 12/04/2008
I have had nothing but trouble with this phone and the one prior to this one which eventually spent more time being frozen or turning its self off .I wont be getting a replacement for this one it will be a refund
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Reviewed by Junaid from Sunderland UK on 12/04/2008
Its quite plain and simple. I have had many mobile phones. Some of these include the Samsung U600, Sony Erricson K510i and LG U8120. This Nokia N95 8GB is the best phone I have ever had. I have seen a lot of good phones as well but this is by far the best. It has everything. The only point which is debatable is the battery life. With NORMAL use it can easily last 2 days. With PROLONGED, EXCESSIVE use it will still last a day. It has GPS, a 5MP camera, N-Gage games, Internet and many more applications so you would expect the battery life to be short but it really does soo much with the battery life that it has. I think 2 days is reasonably for such a groundbreaking device. I actually bought mine on contract from dialaphone.co.uk. I live in the UK. I bought mine on an 18 month contract with vodafone in which internet and landline mins were free and I also got an apple ipod touch with it. This phone can be compared to the iphone, Sony Erricson W960i and the LG Viewty. I believe it's only real competition is the iphone. I wanted to buy the Iphone at first but it was far too expensive and had a shocking camera. The Ipod touch came free with my contract for the N95 8GB so everything worked out since the Ipod touch has everything the Iphone has except a phone and a camera. The N95 8GB is the best phone ever made. Better than the Iphone, Sony Erricson W960i and the LG Viewty. It is big but so are the other smartphones which can be compared to this. It has a better battery life than its main competitors and has many more functions. I have had it for a while now and I still haven't found everything. Truly incredible, groundbreaking device. It really is what computers have become.
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Reviewed by N95 user on 12/04/2008
Great phone, best on the market. But don't get it on T-mobile; they don't support the firmware upgrades.
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Reviewed by Harriet Pond on 11/04/2008
I was really excited when I got this phone, but like after a few weeks the phone would just turn off for no reason! Thank goodness I had insurance on it but it cost me though! On my 2nd handset now and yet it still turns off! Can't be bothered now, I'm just gonna get a new phone and keep the N95 and use it as a camera, it's a good camera! Be warned... don't get this phone!! It's not worth it.
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Reviewed by Milo on 09/04/2008
I have the 8 GB and its wonderful
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Reviewed by gha gha moo on 08/04/2008
urrrrr!!!! what an awful phone its a con! its worth so much money and every single phone ive had its been much better than my n95. i expected it 2 be a lot advanced from my other phones its also very bulky. if i was u i would choose a samsung much more reliable
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Reviewed by Christopher on 07/04/2008
I've been using this Nokia N95 for more than 8months.This phone does not crash or hang or lang compared to the nokia N80.If you update the software for this phone,it will be even better than the current version.It will new icons and many more.Great phone just that is big.
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Reviewed by Cheyenne on 07/04/2008
ive had my nokia n95 for 3 months now and apart from the odd few crashes its been absolutely fab. i love it. not had a problem with battery life, i just make sure i dont leave apps running and it last me for days. theres so much on such a small device. who could want more. well done nokia!!
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Reviewed by jonny on 07/04/2008
that's two cracked screens now on two seperate N95 phones=they are just not robust enough. One screen cracked after being left in my pocket, not worth the risk
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Reviewed by Alan Ee on 06/04/2008
I love this phone N95 8gb cos its has everything in it. I can install what ever software i want and no need to worry about the memory space.
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Reviewed by pop on 06/04/2008
this phone is rubbish, the screen keeps freezing. u cant receive calls on it and i have only had the phone 2wks and have had 8 updates on it already. my advice - dont buy one.
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Reviewed by John Little on 05/04/2008
1st no possibility to use the webcam with WLAN as Video conferance. 2nd N95 has Symbian S60 3rd Ed which doesn't allow you to install freeware ex: RotateMe. It is expensive enough not to do what you want with your phone. 3rd The battery life is too short (3hrs with use of GPS) 4th N95 is one of the most expensive navigator due to the extra cost of Nokia gprs-umts connection. 5th no soft keys 6th if you install more apps it will slowdown,and crashes will be upto date. 7th Office apps are light version = read only and PDF won't be seen correctly on the screen. you've to buy extra at more expence the full version. There are even more little problems, I'm disapointed 'cos I expected more for the price. The intern accelerometer is not used what a pity, nokia should take a look a IPhone.
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Reviewed by Julie Chicago on 05/04/2008
Well, overall the phone is ok (I have the 8BG version with 02)- although somehow my photos are not a patch on the quality I wouold expect (I had upgraded from a k800i Ericsson). My niggles are all quite petty but they do irritate on a daily basis - the photo button is RIGHT next to a big "browse your images" button - how many times have I so far lost those special moments by hitting this stupid key by mistake...ridiculous placement. Also when texting the "c" (clear) button is so close to the red cancel button that you frequently end up back home in the middle of texting. It so infuriating! Is so slow overall as it seems too clever for its own good.Camera particularly slow. Good points - using any headphones is fab - and getting div-x plug in is good although phone too slow to play stuff properly (full movies etc) . Battery life not THAT bad although i had to fork out £20 for another charger to have at work as once battery starts going it pretty soonish goes dead. I reckon later in the year they will catch up with themselves and release an even better one.
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Reviewed by smith on 05/04/2008
excelent phone had it for 2 weeks top features f
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Reviewed by Jimmy O on 03/04/2008
Awesome, great package, a few bugs in the original software that can be fixed by updating the firmware online but appart from that anyone luck enough not to pay for this phone on a 12 month contract will be laughing. GPS, 5mp Carl Zeiss camera, awesome near tv quality video (tried and tested) which can actually be streamed directly via your tv with the av cables included. With the option to view all of your videos and pictures in 16:9 widescreen via the feathertouch media centre controls this phone has the Apple Iphone licked well into touch....especially when i recently discovered that this handset also includes and 'iphone' style accelerometer motion sensor, which once unlocked means you can flick view all your photos, emails, switch bwteen portrait and landscape views by a flick of the wrist and to top it all you can use it as a bluetooth controller for your nintendo Wii.... its serious fun, believe me. regards jim
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Reviewed by Phil on 03/04/2008
Its RUBBISH!! First week i had it the microphone went and people couldnt hear me. 2 months after having my second one, it crashed and the screen froze, and even wen i took the battery out the back, the screen was still showing the screen being frozen. SO I HAVE JUST TODAY PHONES UP O2 TO SEND BACK MY THIRD N95, AND REPLACE IT WITH ETHE SONY K850i. SO IM HOPING THTS BETTER. IF NOT ILL GET THE LG VIEWITY. The nokia is ok, if u do things very slowly, but if u wanna get things done on it. Its freezes alot, like if your listening to music and texting someone and then someone phones you, when u hang up the phone freezes and u have to take the battery out, and reboot it. Its like a PC, and needs restarting alot, basically.
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Reviewed by Spangle on 02/04/2008
nothing but problems with this phone, yes it might do everything you want but, soon as i got this phone callers could not hear me even though i could here them, the 9 button would not work sometimes. These same problems happened to my friends handsets aswell. It has made me sway away from nokia handsets for now.
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Reviewed by terry on 28/03/2008
broken screen in first week of use, very fragile, no cover, dont put it in your pocket, get a protective case, otherwise fine
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Reviewed by Graeme on 27/03/2008
Brilliant concept they just havent pulled it off but at least all us users/losers are funding the next one wich will undoubtedly be better. Very user unfriendly, compared to the sony K800 this is like going back 5 years, unlike the sony it assumes you want to send texts to a number rather than a name from your address book (I for one have difficulty remembering everyones mobile number), when you press a shortcut you can see the screen going through each step to get there soooo slow, the excellent camera is rendered useless because it takes about 15 seconds to get going when you switch it on so the moment has usually passed. Battery life is abysmal, back to charging every night (it was twice a week with sony) and even then it runs out with heavy use. Having vowed that I would never stray from Nokia again when I got my sony now that I have come back they seem to have completely lost their edge, it's not acceptable to test such a flawed product at consumers expense, i'm just glad they dont make pacemakers.
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Reviewed by Ali G on 26/03/2008
Like the design
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Reviewed by Nik on 24/03/2008
I was offered a free upgrade to a black 8gig N95 by Orange. The saleswoman said I would get the 8 gig as the original silver N95 had been stopped by Orange due to bugs etc.. The package arrived and it was a silver model with an 8gig memory stick!! Initially I wasnt happy. I have a habit of thoroughly testing my phones due to the huge amount of bugs inherent in the models overloaded with features nowadays! I decided to stick with the (old) model and see how it went. The phone is slow, but that is to be expected due to the huge amount of functionality. Patience is a virtue! Camera is amazing, better than my k800i. Wireless works really well and I sync all my emails, internet surfing etc.. on my home wireless network. Had no issies with this at all. GPS can take a while to find satellites. But I expect the reciever to be slightly substandard compared to a dedicated Tom Tom (after all, they have had to fit a decent quality reciever into a feature rich phone!). Again patience is a virtue.. just leave the unit stationary for a fair few minutes and it will find enough satellites. After that, I was able to place it deep within my car on charge where it still retained the signal. Recommend Garmin software which contains all the maps. Do not use the phone GPS, its naff and pricey on the internet! Bluetooth seems more efficient that I've experienced in the past. I have not experienced (yet) any of the in call issues (high pitch whining & mic no working. Perhaps the later models have had this issue fixed. I did find that the signal can drop off at times, perhaps this is due to switching between wireless, gps, etc.. Had a few lockups but nothing major. I fully recommend upgrading the firmware, it seems much ,more efficient now. I havent even had major battery issues considering surfing all day using wireless etc.. recommend using in car charger for gps tho! All in all, certainly does the job on all fronts and functional to a high standard considering all the features.
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Reviewed by girish baria on 24/03/2008
this mobile is very beautyful & this mobile system is outstanding.
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Reviewed by andy on 24/03/2008
utter baws half the stuff i got it for aint work no more
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Reviewed by mint on 22/03/2008
the best
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Reviewed by ADNAN on 22/03/2008
it does not have a loud sound
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Reviewed by wayne green on 22/03/2008
well had my n95 7 months now, on my 6th so far. ear speaker keeps going pop and cant hear when making calls, battery dont last if you dont close programs down manualy. apart from that it is good, it does every thing all other phones wants to. oh yer it crashes lots if you enable the name id when call you receive calls. wont buy another nokia, back to sony for me when contract is up
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Reviewed by coole on 22/03/2008
the phone is greaaaat
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Reviewed by abrar on 21/03/2008
gud phoen but the phone battery is nt gud
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Reviewed by Abrar on 21/03/2008
it is a gud phone with action packed features.the omly drawback is the batterylife ,the phone needs to be reacharged twice in a day if you use the Music Player option.
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Reviewed by Natalie form england on 20/03/2008
very disappointed with the phone. i had it on contract as it was the latest upto date phone. had everythign you could ask for in a phone, brilliant camera, mp3 player etc. Ever since i have had the phone it keeps crashing, switches itself off and then restarts. the volume button stopped working after 3 weeks so now the volume is constantly on 70%. I sent the phone back for repair they reassured me that everythign was now fine. Two days after i had it back it went again not impressed would not reccomend
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Reviewed by al on 19/03/2008
as a do everything phone its great and the picture quality is outstanding. gps sign-up to get the whole of uk mapping is well priced considering but if you reset the phone remember not to have thrown away/lost the sign up codes as i have done LOL. reception and voice quality are good (do any phones deliver bad quality these days?). using it as a broadband modem on 3G drains the battery very quickly so dont plan for more than 100 minutes of web surfing if you want to make a call afterwards! battery and software lockups are two sticking points as is the occasional switching off of the backlight which only started happening after a firmware download/upgrade of the operating system. all in all i recommend the phone, its easy to get along with and you dont have to use every function on it to get your money's worth (especially if its free on a contract!). the fm radio saves me packing even more sony equipment into my bag. the phone is not a small or lightweight phone but to me that's not an issue. i use the diary function on it which replaces the psion organiser i used to use for the day to day scheduling and reminders of birthdays/anniversaries etc. would i buy another one is the pertinent question. the answer is yes, especially if i could get an extended battery for it.
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Reviewed by adeel on 19/03/2008
its the best phone ever and guess what i own 1 to.its got a slick camera oh and the speakers they can speak for themselves
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Reviewed by dickyfinch on 18/03/2008
ive had this fone since it came out last year never had any problems with it at all, yes if you try to do too many things at once it runs slow as do top spec pcs and laptops. it has to be still 1 of the best fones on the market and was a breakthrough in mobile phone technolgy.. ive had many samsungs and sony ericssons and they are not a scratch on nokias.. the only fone i would put on a par with the N95 is the LG viewty
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Reviewed by Jess on 17/03/2008
I have had this phone for 3 months and am ready to get rid of it now! It is my second N95 as the first one broke within a few days. It has frozen 3 times in the last couple of weeks, the volume down/zoom in button on the side is broken and the slide function is showing signs of wear and tear. The most frustrating thing though is that it seems impossible to use many applications simultaneously - for example, when I try to play the radio in the background and open up a game, there is a serious drop in the sound quality, so much so that radio can only be heard in one earphone. Sound quality during calls is also poor. On the plus side, the camera is excellent, and it is very easy to transfer files from your computer onto the N95. The screen is really clear and the music player is excellent. Honest... I was really pleased to hear that they had updated it along with adding in an 8GB card - until I saw the phone itself. At least the original N95 was attractive to look at! I think the overall problem with the N95 is that the software has great potential, but the hardware just isn't strong enough to carry it off. I'll be sticking with a Nokia phone next time, but I definitely won't be getting another N series.
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Reviewed by Richard from manchester on 16/03/2008
I Love this phone. Im on it now on the internet. Would say i use to have a fair few crashes. But now its stopped. It didnt come with msn. So had to download it. One major problem after having it a year, is the screen back light stops working everyonce in a while. But i fink that is my fault for using it alot. I do find that on t-mobile the internet is really slow. Does anyone know how to change this? And also i cant watch videos on youtube. So if anyone could help on that, would be happy! I want the iphone. But without the bad stuf! I.e the batery problem, the cost, the network and the wifi only
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Reviewed by Rex on 16/03/2008
Had mine now for three months and can't do without it. Updated software three weeks ago and runs even better. Have loaded Fring (free) so have Skype on tap too, jolly useful. Also, have you guys loaded Moving Ball and Activity Monitor (both free) on it? I never knew how much walking I did in a day! Diary is good too bearing in mind it has a small screen; it synchs with Outlook etc beautifully, I use bluetooth for this. Camera excellent, I upload all piccys to Flickr which works great. Only thing is don't forget to disconnect WiFi if you don't need it else the battery goes fizz in no time flat. Am looking forward to upgrading in a year to what has to be an even better generation of this superb 'phone - eat your heart out iPhone !!
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Reviewed by P on 14/03/2008
all the features are great but when you are on your third phone within 3 months its a bit of a let down. Camera is unbelievable though . . the rest im afraid to say is complete and utter rubbish . . DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!
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Reviewed by Tracy on 14/03/2008
I actually have an N95 8gb and I like the phone but I am hugely disappointed in the performance of the phone. I ordered the phone via 3 on a 18mth contract however, in less than 1 month, I have had the phone exchanged and I am now awaiting delivery of a 3rd handset. The last one was charging and then the screen went blank. It couldn't even turn off. Removed battery and SIM many times. Sent it for repair but told it can't be repaired (or they can't be bothered). Generally freezes a lot- my hubby has one too and swears blind that he has no problems but I think he's just trying to show off! if the 3rd one plays up, I will be looking at alternative handsets- not worth the hassal and inconvenience.
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Reviewed by martin wright on 13/03/2008
my mother put my n95 through a washing machine and recked it but it was great. i bought a blue tooth gprs booster reciever for the built in sat nav it had a long wire with an magnetic ariel block on the end and a blue tooth satalite booster reciever on the other it talked to the phone and the satalite is now being recieved from three diferent places the magnetic ariel the booster and the phone now i have a new phone i can get a reception for gprs in my flat and on my bike doing 60 miles an hour and in a car doing 70 miles an hour its great and cheaper than buying sat nav for a motorcycle and is more water proof than a proper motorcycle saTNAV KIT
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Reviewed by Hugh Lyle on 13/03/2008
Not a great phone, had my n95 for a while the up volume switch doesn't work anymore and the microphone cuts in and out. Disappointed for a nokia, will be changing very soon.
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Reviewed by NJ on 12/03/2008
Absolutely RUBBBBISH!! Battery life is rubbish. On my second battery. Must be a handset problem!! Dont buy it.
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Reviewed by Dean on 12/03/2008
Ive had my N95 and the camera is poor the Sharp 903 and Sony K800i are better.
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Reviewed by Tumelo on 11/03/2008
A very nice phone covering 99.9% of exciting features
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Reviewed by Ryan on 10/03/2008
had the phone a few days now. the camera is the best camera phone i have ever had and beats the k800i hands down. the other features are very impressive aswell. Fantastic video camera the sat nav is brilliant, graphics on the games are awsome as they are n-gage, and it has a great loudspeaker for playing off your music. reason im only giving 4 stars and not 5 is because im having problems sending sms messages. and i dont seem to be the only one. but i advise anyone to get this phone.
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Reviewed by Lubo on 10/03/2008
This phone, as written above, has a mammoth amount of features. I got this phone as soon as it came out. But I sure am glad I have insurance for it, this phone was not ready for release in my eyes. For a start the very first ones only have a maxixmum of 2 gig, not 4 or 8. I am on my 5th phone and it still wont work right. It freezes up when a call is received, to the point I have to take the battery out to get any sort control over it again. Overall this phone is a lightweight, but i love its features, but i hate its performance.
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Reviewed by Sean Gilmore on 08/03/2008
I've had the phone for a few months , and other than finding it a bit bulky I think it's great. Almost too many features , feels solid , in fact a girl threw it on the tile floor in anger and no damage. camera good , music speakers amazing sound for so tiny. If I have one |
