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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 inch 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 Assara on 19/06/2007
This phone is amazing cant fault it one bit.
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Reviewed by Max on 18/06/2007
DON'T BUY THIS PHONE IF YOU'RE A MAC USER. Why are Nokia so short-sighted? The excellent camera and video potential are going to attract us media types who own Macs, but Nokia not only don't support OS 10 but apparently have no plans for doing so. Why you need it, of course, is to download software upgrades to stop the phone from crashing. Nokia's customer support is also appalling, I have spent a whole hour listening to their dreadful muzak without getting through. What's the point in an all-singing, all-dancing phone if in fact it only limps?
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Reviewed by NOKIA CO. on 18/06/2007
NOKIA co. REVIEWS,DEPARTMENT OF COSTUMER CARE WE ARE THE NOKIA REVIEWS co. WERE SORRY TO HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOUR HAVING PROBLEMS AT YOUR NOKIA N95,UNMISTAKABLY THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE RUSH THAT THE NOKIA DESIGNS co. GOT SO EXCITED AND DIDNT CHECK THAT IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN. APPARENTLY NOKIA DESIGNS co. IS MAKING A NEW DESIGNED PHONE AND MORELY INTELLIGENT PHONE CALLED N95i WHICH WILL BE OUT NEXT YEAR AND A SWAP FOR THE SUCCESSFUL BUT *UNSUCCESSFUL* N95. HOPE THIS HELPS. MR. JOHN GILMOUR NOKIA REVIEWS co.
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Reviewed by Rod on 17/06/2007
The phone is very nice and all but after 2 days (btw I have the latest firmwire v11) it jsut ownt stop crashing every single time I use it! I mean I cant even text and make phone calls because it will just Feck up! this phone is ridiculous!
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Reviewed by moni on 17/06/2007
i m using this mobile the features are remarkable apecialy like GPS navigation, 5 megapixel and HSPDA/3.4MBPS... However if u install or run some background application there might be chances to hang or restart...
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Reviewed by Albert on 16/06/2007
If you are looking for the latest and greatest, the N95 won't disappoint. Although a bit bulky due to all the technology stuffed inside such small space, the N95 manages to pull it all off without too much problems. As mentioned by a few people, the original firmware on the N95 is unstable. The latest update has improved it. Plenty of add-on software available under Symbian OS which makes it a fun gadget. The downside is the poor battery life (especially with lots of apps installed and those running in the background from startup) and the sliding keypad build quality, which is a rather poor after extensive use. The camera is reasonable but not worth praising. There is also some interference between Bluetooth and wireless.
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Reviewed by Mitesh on 16/06/2007
Great Phone, only downside is the battery life...
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Reviewed by Afro54 on 15/06/2007
This is my 2nd unit - the first lost all signal when indoors and refused to play music whilst web-browsing, and rejected the microSD card and would sporadically reset itself or freeze - stuff like that. This new unit works much more smoothly (though I am still in the 'honeymoon' period before my original N95 packed up) and much more quickly than before. I love the phone and the features but, if you (Nokia) are going to include SatNave, why wouldn't you add postcodes to Contacts and integrate the two? A free business opportunity for any keen Symbian programmers, out there. The N95 is mostly perfect but I do have a gripe - with regard to Contacts and, more importantly, the Gallery. I would like to separate my business and personal contacts, and my general interest and 'behind closed doors' photos & videos but both applications bundle them together. It means that the gallery button is the button that displays a nudie pic of my ex, when you press it, as I can't secure the 'ex-girlfriend nudie pix' folder! I have a workaround for Contacts but I do get pensive when somebody picks up my N95, in case they get an eyeful! Also, this new unit allows the radio to be played (quietly) without headphones, whereas my original made me use cans. Progress. I wouldn't swap it for a p990 but, my old p900 dealt with files and folders in a much more comprehensive manner.
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Reviewed by Dean on 15/06/2007
ok i got this phone straight off the boat when it first arrived in england,now its a great phone in theory its got everything you want but it just aint good enough nokia have fallen behind sony ericsson in style and design aswell as realiability and battery life,all there phones seem to crash,slow down or just break,if you take a look at sony ericsson K850i which will be realised later to the end of this year im sure youl agree its better then the N95,N95 is a big dissapointment a good phone but nokia just need to get back to there old ways of making phones and i agree with jamie its unacceptable because my friends N95 done the same thing 3 times broke froze slow down and cuts off phone calls so id recomend the K810i to anyone as thats what phone i just got today and its brilliant,the best phone out so far all round and it looks sexy or for those nokia fans get the LUNA
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Reviewed by kieran on 15/06/2007
my mate bought this phone he let me look after it for him while he was doing games. it crashed time and time again i would buy it but not for as much as what phone shops are asking for
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Reviewed by huj zin on 14/06/2007
this mobile phone is the best i buy it and now everything that what i cant do with nokia n91
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Reviewed by Mike Zarque on 14/06/2007
THIS PHONE IS BRILLIANT! All the features are perfect! I'm glad I bought this phone! absolutly amazing Internet on a phone - how cool is that?! It's also got fully functioning GPS and a fantastic camera. but battery life is poor if you are not interested in GPS and you own a digital camera, then definetly go for the n70.
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Reviewed by Anna on 13/06/2007
I had this phone for two days, and it switched itself off more than once in just two days! Also, one of the buttons got stuck. It just wouldn't work unless I turned the phone off and on again (and it was the menu button)! Which is the most important button!
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Reviewed by Murad on 13/06/2007
this phone is wicked but it crashes alot, but i read in the reviews u can update the software. if anyone knows how or were i can get the software pls e-mail me. murmurzamani20@hotmail.com. thanks
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Reviewed by mrbing on 13/06/2007
got the n95, took it back after two days, it kept crashing, 4 times in one day, phone also locks up after sending text's. camera is the only good thing on the phone when it's not crashing, realy poor effert from nokia. i now have the sony ericsson K610i, and I am a sony convert and will NEVER go back to nokia
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Reviewed by Raja Badhan on 12/06/2007
This is my first review. Got this phone as something to myself for my 18th Birthday. I pre-ordered this phone. Cost me £50 for handset, and Contract (With Insurrance) came to £36 per month (700 mins 600 texts and O2 Long Weekends). This phone is perfect for all my uses. People need to remember, that this phone, is out to compete with the Apple iPhone and LG Prada. The Prada phone (Mate has it) is a poor quality phone (anyone who knows about phones will know why). Its got to be good. Here goes my unbaist view. Advantages: --------- 1. Camera - obviously, the best camera phone on the market. I have a Sony DSC-T1 Digital camera, and the quality is better on my nokia. However, the secondary camera (front one) could have been improved with auto focus, as it can be blurred sometimes on video calls 2. Usability - keys are easy to use, very friendly menu and system button structure, which is far better than N91, N80, N73, N70 (previous phones ive played with) 3. Multimedia - jam packed, far better than Sony 4. VOIP - its been well documented that Vodafone and Orange removed these features, but I use them occasionally, and its much better anything Skype or Torain could provide. Lifecam looks like a fool compared to this. 5. Office features - I use the office features, very easy to use, great ability to open files such as word and PDF. Great for mobile workers (students included) 6. Sound Quality - stereo surround sound. Call quality is exceptional 7. Aesthetic Design - its a great looking phone , great build quality 8. Satnav - saves me from having a tomtom in my car. The phone came with premium headphone speakers. The speakers arent as good as iPod, but better than Creative Zen and Microsoft MP3 players Disadvantages ----------- 1. Battery life - I play sounds for about 2 hours a day, and make about 3 hours of calls/texts time. The battery dies out within 7 hours 2. Software Gliches - I purchaed with Version 10 firmware. The main clitches I found, was when, If i played music, and got a call, the phone would re-start, and when i attempted to call them back, they couldnt hear me. *Note* If you have attempted to purchase the phone during the past 4 weeks (anytime during may) you would have found your on a waiting list. This is because Nokia attempted to correct the problem. The phone, if purchased sim free, or with no Operator Branding, WILL work fine, its when its become branded. Nokia released updated version to operators, who should then do the rest of the work themselves, however Orange & Vodafone & O2 have been very slowly getting the N95 back out again. Dunno about nokia updating the software for all phones already sold. Depends on the product ID. I Changed the Software firmware (debranded then updated my Nokia) using NSS and Nokia Software Updater. But use it at your own risk 3. Satnav - I dont know if it is just me, but the Satnav is slow to start up, and to get a satellite signal (With O2) has been slow around 3 mins. Satnav, unless you have a subscription, WILL NOT be free, and you have to pay between £7 (1 month) - £44 (3 years) for a subscription license. Something, O2 failed to mention to me 4. Box Contents - Im just being slightly picky here, but it could have done with a Cradle, like the N91 has. I get all the multimedia cables etc. but a docking cradle, similar to the iPod's or N91, would have been perfect, instead of me paying another £13 for a premium phone 5. Menu Structure - Can be improved upon, and if your useless at technology, may be difficult to adjust (especially for Sony K800I users) Overall though, I recommend people first read the Manual with the N95. Read the spec before you buy it. It clearly states everywhere on the phone a "Help" area. Use it. The manual states get the updater and update the software. Since Ive updated to V 11.0.026, the phone DOES NOT need charging within 7 hours, but now around 11 hours of my use. The Phone is faster, its as fast as a K800I (I have one on pay as you go). I have had no problems with the phone. Nokia are already planning to role out a Touch Screen N-Series phone. To be perfectly honest, I would recommend this phone to everyone who wants the best top-spec phone money can buy. Just becareful on what network you get it on (O2 and Vodafone seem to have the best deals).
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Reviewed by nash on 12/06/2007
this phone takes the lovliest pictures but the battery life span is so impractical it makes you want to swear, sent it back!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by aty1guru on 12/06/2007
the best
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Reviewed by Alienatrix on 12/06/2007
Bought it from carphonewarehouse, was working fine then it started crashing couple of days afterwards, went back to carphonewarehouse updated the device software,not only it isnt crashing but the signal for gps and call quality is amazingly improved. Best phone ever!!!!!
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Reviewed by Dave in Staffs on 11/06/2007
What a fantastic phone!!! I spent weeks reading all the reviews on this phone. Right, let me put the record straight. The phone is brill, yes, the battery only lasts a day if you leave all the applications running, just put the phone on energy save and it will last for days. The best so far is four days! The camera is fantastic, it’s crystal clear and the video playback is better than my digital camera. The sat nav is also great. If you haven’t got a Tom Tom, don’t bother. This thing will do it all. So if you haven’t got one of these phones go out and get one. And don’t listen to all the nonesnce some people write about it.NICE ONE NOKIA
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Reviewed by Jacqui Smith on 11/06/2007
Got fone April 17, so had for nearly 2 months and I have found there 2 b no problems!!! So, so far, so good!!! Video quality is fab and so iz the picture, well done Nokia, cant wait 2 c wot u think up next!!! :)
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Reviewed by martin from scotland on 11/06/2007
great idea if it worked ,on my third replacement and still keeps crashing and locking up .giving up now just want a phone that works .
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Reviewed by Craig on 11/06/2007
I am on my second N95 now, first one broke due to being thrown at a floor, the replacement phone started playing up within 24 hours. battery life is very poor but then again you have to think of how much is on the phone e.g. sat nav, mp3 player, camera etc. There are some cool things on there aswell, such as a barcode reader and a trip distance meter - measures your speed. The camera is very good considering its a phone camera. Both picture and video quality is excellent. The memory isnt so good on the other hand, due to the pixels on the camera the picture files are bigger - the camera can be changed a variety of megapixels - 5,3,2,0.8,0.3. The main display on the phone is very crisp with its 16 million colour screen. The sound quality is also good, and quite loud considering its a phone. The cool sliding down feature is both easy to use and practical. The Sat-Nav for what it is, is very good, i have used it and it more or less is identical in quality as leading sa t navs such as tom toms. If i had to rate this phone it would be 4 out 5
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Reviewed by Darren Gofton on 11/06/2007
SHOCKING! ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING!! I have had this phone for about 2 weeks now and I'm already on to my second handset and this has exactly the same problems as the previous! It crashes all the time especially during calls. Ive just spoke to my girlfriend and I had to ring her about 6-8 times during a 15 conversation as it kept crashing and VERY often people cant hear me when I call them, the salesman in phones4u told me to switch it from handset to loudspeaker then back to handset to remidy this problem and yes this does work but are you kidding me!! State of the art phone! You are having a laugh! You struggle to bloody talk to anyone on it! I could understand the phone having problems with some of its new features but struggling to call people and when you do 5/10 they cant hear you! Nokia you should be ashamed of yourselves! How on earth did this phone pass any user tests? The battery life is a joke! The GPS is SOO SLOW that its unusable. Now I fully understand why '3' are not releasing this phone on there tarrif. I wish I never got rid of my brilliant Sony Ericsson K800i. Im selling this phone on eBay tomorrow...nuff said!
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Reviewed by Gman on 10-06-2007
Got mine 3 weeks ago and so far so good,I think the latest firmware has helped,no crashes or lockups or problems so far.Battery improves its life after a week or so,menus are slow,headphones supplied are rubbish but all things that can be modified at low cost-I like it.
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Reviewed by simon on 10/06/2007
an upgrade from k800i and what a phone!! 5 mp camera is ok but i didn't buy this phone for its camera abilities, the fact that its got wireless lan i'm able to surf the net anytime without turning on my mac. The shortcut button takes ages to jump but i never use it anyway. I don't have any problems with battery life as long as you turn bluetooth, GPS off, lower the brightness of the screen, i've even turned off 3G as i don't use it. I do notice a slight improvement by running on 2G. overall i'm happy with the phone but hope that nokia brings out a higher capacity battery.
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Reviewed by Rezwan on 10/06/2007
Its a Outstanding Phone,no Phone in the World can match this Cell.Its Amazing.
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Reviewed by jon boy on 09/06/2007
gotta say an outstanding phone, the screen size, clarity and detail. the camera of course is spot on a real development in phones. few things, the battery life, sure doesnt last days on end, but for a phone this powerful its no surprise, and for gods sake people!!! is it that difficult to just plug it in when you go to bed?!?! i also read someone is taking it back and gave it a 1 star as it slides open by itself when he is called?!?! HELLO?! WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? NO PHONES DO THAT?? as for the phone being too slow- nonsence, you mke it sound like you waiting for hours for the menu to load or whatever, it really isnt that slow, bear in mind the detail and complexity if what is on the screen. next call quality is brilliant, i had a k800i and it doesnt compare to the n95. last but not least someone gave it a 1 star as the buttons were too small?! geneerally they are no smaller than other phones, i'm 6ft 2 and have large hands and have no problem with the buttons- if the buttons were bigger you'd complaining that they were too large. anyhoo overall a great phone, a spot on decision if you want something ahead of the field.
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Reviewed by ronnie-o'sealivun on 08/06/2007
had a good bash at this phone, what a dissapointment. in theory this could be the best phone on the market today, realistically its pants. nokia have a terrible habit of jamming their phones with so much software and bits and bobs and then trying to power it all with a ridiculously bad processor. i mean a casio watch would have more processing power, its pathetic. if its was faster to load things and didnt want to crash, fall asleep, restart, take a week to open even a photo gallery this would be a top spec phone. stick to something reliable like a samsung or a sony errikson. u cant go wrong there. i wish i could give it no stars. stay well clear of this phone, it truley is one of a kind.......its like michael jackson......BAD
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Reviewed by Yenny Clarke on 08/06/2007
Used for three weeks. too complicated to use. I couldn't open and save all my pics otno the computer and the videos went blanc after a few seconds... the sound crashed and I had to keep charging it... got a sonny ericson wus better!!
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Reviewed by ssp on 07/06/2007
excellent phone you should buy.
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Reviewed by Paul Calv on 05/06/2007
Top Phone
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Reviewed by richard on 05/06/2007
love the nokia n95 but today it went and crashed so i turned it off and then back on and it wouldnt load with the sim card in so i removed the sim card and it works fine in off line mode but put sim back in it still wouldnt work. So i disconnected the battery for an hour and it restarted fine with the sim card in i thought the phone was fine untill i press the star...0...or hash key, when i do that it restarts not good! so then i got to my contacts and it wont open the contacts up nor will it reply to a message change the clock or do anything much. I did manage to recieve a phone call but the speaker had magically appeared to have broke and it sounded so tinny and awful i just hung up!! so for now back to my sony erricson W800i while this goes back to vodafone. Unhappy to say bad bad phone.
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Reviewed by Mark on 05/06/2007
Excellent phone, glad that I have come back to the Nokia stable and got a good phone with it. Fully recommended by myself. I had a Sony Ericsson K800i before and to be honest never fell in love with it, great at first and then the little quirks begin to grind at you until you get to the stage where you can't wait to get rid of it. That joystick just drives you to distraction. Well done Nokia on an excellent product!! The camera is simply amazing as is the video. A+
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Reviewed by s2stanton on 05/06/2007
shame on nokia / dont sell a phone with bugs i mean its not like there small bugs iv had 5 ov em gps poor. sound poor. spearker sontimes dont work . allways crashing .. if the phone was a car it would be a skoda poor /// shame on nokia i think nokia should recall all n95s give full refunds and then try again when the bugs are fixt
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Reviewed by Pin on 05/06/2007
definately the best phone i've owned, had it about 2 months now, it's never crashed (which is surprising seeing that everyone complains about the operating system and how unstable it tends to be), an amazing stills camera and brilliant video camera! generally amazing in my opinion, i've yet to find a feature i don't like. granted as its a nokia, it's got plenty of things i'll never use, like the navigation thing and the Office programs, but i couldn't give a sh1t to be honest. with regards to the weight, it's not a great consideration, it's neither too heavy nor too light, i think everyone's owned lighter phones, but did they have a fantastic camera, amazing quality 3G and a pretty awesome Slide media player for music and videos? overall i'd give this 5 out of 5, it's Bang ON totally!
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Reviewed by deepak on 05/06/2007
its a very great phone its camera is wowful and the sound clarity is wonderful this is the king of all the other mobilesi love this phone
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Reviewed by Jo on 04/06/2007
I first got his phone 2 months ago and am on my 4th handset! Each one has the same problem with crashing, freezing, dropping calls or the microphone (people unable to hear me). Orange have been very good at just replacing each time, but it's getting a bit wearing and I just want a phone that works!! The camera and all the other features are great, but reliability is far too important to me and I cannot rely on this phone to work. Very dissappointing from nokia.
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Reviewed by Nick on 04/06/2007
Had the phone a couple of days now and I must admit, its not what I usually go for. Not had one this big since the mid 90's (Microtac my ar5e). I managed to get a GSM, non branded phone, with a voda contract, through Phones 4U. Turned out to be a fantastic choice so the sales guy was right - No firmware glitches!!!!. It has behaved perfectly, but a 2 Gb card is a must. However, having filled it with full length movies, Music, Pictures, Tom Tom maps and surfed the web through WiFi, I have only just been able to transfer my contacts from the sim to the phone, individually, and just sent my first text from it. Sounds a bit backward, like the tail wagging the dog. Think this one has fogotten it's a phone.
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Reviewed by Rossco on 04/06/2007
Had it for a few days now and what started as my fav new toy to play with has descended into my nightmare. Had major problems when people phone me; i can hear them but they cannot hear me. The battery life is terrible. It's all very well having all the flash software in the world on it but when the battery snuffs it so quickly it becomes a pain so there is no point in using it for things like pics, music etc. My advice would be to buy more standard phone and if you want mp3's etc then buy a mp3 or digi cam with the money you save by getting a cheaper handset.
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Reviewed by Balaji Krishnamurthy on 04/06/2007
SERIOUSLY DONT BUT THIS PHONE FROM O2 OR E2SAVE it is completely faulty. My first piece restarted itself for no reason and people were not able to hear what i was saying (problem with the microphone) then i got it replaced with another piece, it had the same fault! (faulty microphone that works when you reset the phone). i sent it back and got another piece and duh it had the same fault!.now iam being told by e2save to go to the local carphone warehouse express store to get it repaired. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE IT IS APPAULING!
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Reviewed by Gman on 04/06/2007
Received last week. Going back this week. The GPS did not work (at all), the phone is painfully slow and when it does work locks up whenever it tries to do even the simplest of tasks. It switches itself off and on again every hour or so, the dreadful battery life renders the phone impractical to actually take anywhere, the mapping search does not work even with full addresses used for the search criteria, the wlan access works only for web browsing but not for any other applications, the video is nowhere near DVD quality as advertised and the phone i got shipped with a loose slider and with other clear build quality issues (poor camera housing, light housing etc..). The Nokia instructions booklet indicates this is the N95-1. I advise waiting until at least the N95-4 comes out. This is not even a beta model, its an alpha test.
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Reviewed by jayakumar, melbourne. on 04/06/2007
This is the worst phone I have ever seen. It is really worthless and i could say one thing that the person who wish to buy this phone is a stupid. Therefore please do never choose this phone.
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Reviewed by D on 04/06/2007
Outstanding phone, this has to be the ultimate james bond phone, full of gadgets! its picture quality speaks for its self with a 5 megapixel camera. this is a must have phone!
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Reviewed by iliya on 04/06/2007
the n95 it's nice, but at thesame time it's very bad .If you ask me why? Max. 1 day battery life, can hear the person opposite but he can't hear me,switch of by it's self and many more,I took it from Carphone werehouse and they are compleate lyers, do not ever take phone from them, they don't want to exchange the handset, so I had to go to repair centre after 30 min on the kew, they've told me that they don't have the softwere, so I'm stil with this phone.
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Reviewed by Mohamed Elmi on 01/06/2007
this fone was too frustrating i got it for my upgrade and software stopped it was very messed up they said that if so it was an upgrade they can not let me choose another fone
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Reviewed by samar on 01/06/2007
its realy great phone i like it sooooooo much its opt. is great
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Reviewed by charles on 31/05/2007
excellent Nokia improve on
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Reviewed by Darren on 31/05/2007
NOKIA YOU HAVE MADE SUCH A GOOD PHONE, EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT ON IT CAMRA, 5MP THE BEST EVER MADE THE BATTERY IS THE THING THAT DOSENT LAST LONG BUT APART FROM THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD WELL DONE NOKIA!!!
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Reviewed by niamh on 31/05/2007
It is the perfect phone, it has everything you could possibly want and need but the question is, has it got too much? Yes!! It does Nokia are putting too much in phones which in the long run make them slower and harder to use. They are NOT reliable at all! You would be safer buying a Sony Ericsson Walkman. I personally feel that the Sony Ericsson W850i is an outstanding phone and is the best on the streets at the minute!!! Good phone...not the best tho!
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Reviewed by malc on 30/05/2007
well all i can say is don't do it!! good phone if you like a challenge it crashes runs slow and well the battery is complete rubbish ok if u work in an office or something where you can keep it on charge if not forget it its no good believe me! the gps is way out of position wit the lat long thimk carefully before you do it :(
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Reviewed by chrisstina on 29/05/2007
it.s perfect
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Reviewed by alex on 29/05/2007
I bought the n95 used it for couple days and end up sending it back.2 reasons. first: guy sent me phone with chinese letters on key pad, second:I'v allways been using nokia phones but this one n95had very ugly sound to ear speaker and i never heard it before ,its like high frequency going thru ear speaker ,and for the price of the phone its big shame to nokia scientists.
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Reviewed by DP on 29-05-2007
HAHAHA WAT A BAD FONE, just get a XDA (microsoft)
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Reviewed by Wai on 28/05/2007
Got the phone after almost a week wait thanks to some number porting issues from orange,phone itself is good but battery is somewhat poor.Phone doesn't have maps preloaded so have to get them online....Phone does crash,thankfully not as much as windows....Outta Five...Four..
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Reviewed by chris on 28/05/2007
the picture's quality is not as sharp as it should be for a 5MP camera
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Reviewed by Rajesh K Dudeja on 27/05/2007
I bought this phone, just 5 days ago from Coventry City centre, after waiting desperately for more than 3 weeks, as there was no phone available in the market. All were sold out. It’s superb. It is one of the best phones I have ever seen. Reception is great. It has satnav, so, no need to buy tomtom. Can use it as PDA also. I am going to download my medical textbook on it. No probs with the handset. It’s wonderful. Being a doctor, I’ve a busy life, but I swear this phone has made my life much easier. I am simply in love with it.
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Reviewed by Ian on 27/05/2007
The N95 is a good phone. But if you take a 5 meg picture you cant send it via picture messaging because the picture size is to large. you have to drop the meg pixels down to 0.3 megs and also the problem is battery life,it has to be re-charged everyday!!. Tried to get a long life battery but not had any luck yet. if you forget to recharge the phone daily it dies on you halfway through the second day. I went back to my k750i.
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Reviewed by ste on 27/05/2007
RUBBISH!! just over hyped not worth it at all!! crashes all the time!
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Reviewed by Tim on 27/05/2007
every thing about this phone is just amazing. although the camera is not as good as i thought it would be, but there is no point in moaning about it because at the end of the day it is only a mobile phone. my advice is that if you do have a faulty n95, then try to get a replacement. my dad has this phone and everything is working perfectly fine. i think that it is a expencive phone but you are getting a lot of features for your money. a lot of the problems that people have been having with this phone are softwear problems, and could be fixed by nokia sorting out a softwear upgrade. also this is realy nokias first attemt at a phone with so many features on it so there is bound to be problems.
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Reviewed by Aisha on 27/05/2007
Rubbish fone! incredibly slow! w850i much better
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Reviewed by skoopylou on 26/05/2007
well,i hope i dont jinx it by what im going to write but i am very happy and surprised by this nokia model.i changed to it after two different phones i disliked from my upgrade.i was reading all the reviews and was a bit dubious about it given all the problems people have experienced with it,but then i thought,with all the features crammed into it of course it will be a little sluggish and may freeze and it made me decide that i could put up with that as long as it never happened too frequently,cuz at the end of the day as long as between them episodes im getting one of the best phones on the market.So far so very good. I got this phone on thursday just gone(24th may) and the battery has only just started to warn me its low.I turned the 3g off and now its just gsm so that helped battery life loads and like i did with my old pda i just kept closing applications not being used that also helps loads,so,really the battery i think is quite fair considering how bad i thought it would be. now onto the camera,WOW,WOW,WOW loads of ways to customise your pictures and so god damn crystal clear,amazing.call quality very good no funny whistling sound emitting from speaker(mine is a vodafone branded one).slide function smooth and solid with no loose feeling to it with a nice tactile keyboard and been as i have very small fingers it suits me great.ringtones nice and loud so can be heard clearly in bag. No system freezes as yet but i am expecting it to happen soon.WLAN very easy and quick to set up which was then very fast,even my husband was very fast.media palyer is really good too. All in all i love this phone and for once i can see me having this phone for a very long time as its amazing as it does so many things,even if things go wrong i will just replace it for another n95. sSo well done nokia for converting me back,i never thought that would happen.My main advise is,think about what type of person you are,if your an extreme perfectionist that everything has to be 100% perfect then dont get this phone as if you are unfortunate to have a dud one it will drive you mad until you update software and sort the problems out,or if your more easy going and relaxed like me,who can tolerate things a bit better then get this phone as you wont be so bothered about the occasional freeze or average battery life and will have loads of fun when it is running great.
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Reviewed by Jiggles on 26/05/2007
Sending it straight back to the supplier ... battery life is rubbish. The features are stupid ... who needs a barcode scanner that doesn't work. If you have a hidden ssid then the wireless is useless. The camera is annoying because it tries to send your pictures stright over the web all the time. Not a phone - a pile of overhyped and poorly conceived waste of time. Overrall extremely disappointed.
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Reviewed by wowy wee thats gd on 26/05/2007
what a great fone!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by jase Bristol on 26/05/2007
i,ve had my n95 for 6weeks now and have just had to get it sent back to nokia. it often crashes when i answer a call, the earpice speaker has become so quiet that i,ve had to use it on loudspeaker, now the loudspeaker has become distorted too. Bloke in shop says it will be fitted with new software as there have been a few problems with some customers. Get it back in a weeks time!!!!! FINGERS CROSSED ITS OK!!!
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Reviewed by Sophii on 25/05/2007
i dont have this phone but my mates dad has it! and its realy good it has eevveerryytthhiinngg =D=D=D xoxoxoxox
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Reviewed by Zan on 25/05/2007
I've had the phone a month - I got it off O2 in the UK. I haven't tried all the features. The satnav is about +-20m. The battery can run down very quickly after using the satnav for a bit. I haven't found any bugs . . . yet! I don't mind charging the phone every night. When I went to get this phone I was getting it for the 5 megapixel camera, that's all. To find it having all these additional features is just a bonus. I like it, I recommend it, but note - you will need to keep your charger handy . . . still, better than having a phone and a satnav to carry.
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Reviewed by Hugh on 24/05/2007
Really disappointed, it claims so much and on paper looks great but on receipt of the phone I'd find problems and after 3 day there were a string problems and I found myself thinking "well, at least the phone works"...then the microphone stopped working during calls.The list of problem includes the microphone, crashing EVERY time I access the internet, high pitched whine during calls, VOIP disabled, loose front panel, cutting out randomly. Good points: great camera and features, big screen and good sound. I'd recommend buying this phone in it's 2nd or 3rd incarnation when all of the problems have been ironed out, great ideas and probably the future but it just isn't capable now.
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Reviewed by Shah on 23/05/2007
i have been waiting days when i heard of its upcoming release, it has been a great choice, although the price is demanding its worth it, great phone, advised to buy!!!
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Reviewed by nigel on 23/05/2007
hate it
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Reviewed by CHRIS on 23/05/2007
I am now on my third nokia n95 after experiencing faults with the previous two that i had all on o2. the first one had a lose connection in the actual ear piece so the voices were screeching all the time when calling someone or receiving a call. the second one i had kept freezing for hours on end when i tried to accsess any icons so i am anxious with my new one as to whether it will be dodgy for me agian or not but at the moment my opinion of them is not clear on one hand it is a brilliant bit of kit on the other i think nokia are trying to be too clever and are still way behind sony and samsung in terms of quality of handsets...
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Reviewed by Craig on 23/05/2007
The phones hs everythin that you cold want or eed in a phone... But its as big as a lapt top..
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Reviewed by memo on 23/05/2007
just amazing
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Reviewed by Jason on 22/05/2007
I upgraded to a Nokia N95 wish I hadn’t bothered as all it does is crash, Nokia should not release a phone when it is riddled with problems, people may be able to flash the phone to the latest firmware but this should have been done prior to its release.
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Reviewed by Phil Black on 22/05/2007
sent three back ! battery life is pathetic and the bind of having to exit everything including camera....not for me
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Reviewed by Hein on 22/05/2007
I received my second N95 handset yesterday and it's going back yet again. The first handset had the wobbly slider and, unfortunately, the second one is worse - it has the wobbly slider AND the high pitch noise... Functionality-wise it is a great device, but with the high price tag, this is completely unacceptable.
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Reviewed by Christopher John Reynolds on 22/05/2007
I have had the phone less than 4 weeks! It was in my pocket, i bent down and the screen smashed! I have found the phone very slow, it is also very unconfortable to the ear (when i put it to my ear the corner sticks in). I agree if you want a phone that wipes your bottom this is the one. If you want a phone that you can use as a phone, which is not like bone china in your pocket, this is not for you! May i also add be careful with the GPS offers, it all sounds great till you read the small print (and what ever you do dont but from phones 4u, complete rip off, they would rob your granny and take sweets of your baby)
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Reviewed by Nigel on 21/05/2007
Battery life , poor. Sometime it needs to charge twice a day. GPS, Poor. Does not locate anything when you need. Operating System, Poor. It crashes so many time you will forget your counting. Best part is camera.
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Reviewed by ravi on 21/05/2007
Great CELL Phone with small pc internet and cool camera result
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Reviewed by richard on 21/05/2007
the best phone ever
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Reviewed by Mihai Cristian on 20/05/2007
very BEST
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Reviewed by Monk on 20/05/2007
Had this phone a month now - got a free upgrade For functions this phone is great. Best feature is definately the Wi Fi, meaning you can get hold of large files pretty easily. The screen is brilliant. The sound quality of calls is probably the best I've come across on a mobile... The GPS is wicked, I got lost today and found my way using it. Stroke of genius that was BUT here are the cons: -battery life is abysmal. If you use it for anything other than texting you will be charging it every night. -There are 2 menu buttons - the second LOOKS good but is totally useless. It ALWAYS gets in the way when playing games, and I have now given up with snake now as I am constantly pressing the menu button. -The camera is great, but the lens is always opening in my pocket and starts the camera - The mp3 player software is shockingly bad, its really not geared up as an mp3 player - plus no memory card bundled as in sonys -its SLOOOOOOOOW -programs dont always close when you exit them meaning the phone is constantly slowing down as there is so much running. I will keep this phone, but next year, I am back to Sony again I feel like Nokia have tried too hard with this. A couple of tweaks and this would be an awesome phone.
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Reviewed by Alan on 19/05/2007
battery is junk. Not enough for two days. If you forget to charge it at evening after one day using it, next day it show 1 of 3 battery bars and BU! it's go down
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Reviewed by Doug Walker on 19/05/2007
I have had the N95 for a while now & other than a few lock ups and resets (mainly when i'm playing around with the wi-fi) but other than tht it is a great phone. I have still not updated to the newest firmware but will be soon as tht is meant to make it a lot better. I have 2 major gripes with it tho, battery is the first. I use a bit of music of uif mornin and around 30 mins of calling a day, it can go JUST for two days but any more and it's just luck. My other gripe is the memory. i'm unable to do a lot me things at once on this phone, that might be something to with me having am o2 phone & installin progr on uif phone but it does happen to me. Other than tht the phone is great & will be more than happy with it for the rest of my contract.
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Reviewed by Kanjar on 18/05/2007
BAD ASS PHONE Wicked.................
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Reviewed by Graham on 18/05/2007
I've not bought an N95, but i've used one as I work for one of the UK mobile networks. The image quality is NOT better than the Cybershot Sony's, how Nokia can claim 5mp quality I dont know. When you see the images side by side, I have to say I think the Sony slightly edges it, and they are only 3.2mp. As far as reliability goes, I left Nokia after having a 6600 a few years back as it used the symbian operating system and ALWAYS crashed. Its sad to see that the world's 'biggest' mobile brand cant get its act together. Even the people who rate the N95 highly say it crashes, but they put up with it!! Are you mad,take your Nokia tinted glasses off people, you shouldnt have to put up with poor quality and crashing handsets!! Would you buy a car that breaks down every day? No, so why buy a phone that costs the earth and doesnt really do what it says on the tin?
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Reviewed by Mario from Surrey on 18/05/2007
Just love everything but the short battery life. So would the future Nokia's make tea for me one day. As what else could you fit inside a phone?
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Reviewed by ???? on 18/05/2007
best phone ever out. the video quality is to good. the sound is the best i have ever had, so far.
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Reviewed by Samiran on 16/05/2007
not match Value for money.
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Reviewed by Phil on 16/05/2007
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this phone - I've had it just over a week now, on T mobile, and its been OK. Its crashed twice, when I left virtually everything running on it and was trying to change settings etc as well. As lots of people will attest on here - its vital to close programmes as you've finished with them. Battery life hasn't been an issue just yet and I've used the internet a lot - I'd say speed wise its about equivalent to a 1-2 gig broadband, so not bad. Sat Nav is pretty good. If you need Sat Nav everyday for work - this isn't the system to use. If you need to find your way somewhere on the odd occassion, this IS for you. I've had a play with it finding my way to places I already know just to experiment and its been fine. Its only £3 or £4 for a week and £6 for a month, so I'd be tempted to use it on holday I think, and for the odd confusing trip to Cities I'm really unfamiliar with. You really DO need a decent PC to use this phone fully - and with Broadband too. Otherwise you'll never get to fully update the system as it grows, and Nokia iron out bugs - also the mapping system which is excellent, is easily downloaded through USB, which I find easier, and cheaper I guess. Oh and you'll need a memory card to - get as much as you can afford - at least 1Gb tho. I have to say I think the other thing to consider is your internet usage on this phone - I'm on web and walk with tmobile, so I can just get on with it - I dread to think how much it would cost to run otherwise. Insure it too - I've never bothered before - but at a replacement cost of around £400 you'd be mad not too. It also feels a little fragile, (hence the insurance) and I;ve had the microphone cut out once. I'll be keeping a close eye on it. SO - Excellent - not quite outstanding - as theirs a few bugs here to be fixed. I suspect the next one N95i or whatever it'll be will be the mutts nuts! Phil, Hull.
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Reviewed by rumahn on 16/05/2007
i really like this fone its got the hole package, navigation system, bluetooth, 3G, 5 megapixel camera. my friend has 1 of these and im jealous so i would recamend it 2 u!
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Reviewed by Hugh on 16/05/2007
Just send my upgrade N95 back for refund. Appalling battery life( less than 14 hours ) and kept crashing.
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Reviewed by matusko on 16/05/2007
nice mobil,good mobil, i love it...
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Reviewed by AJ on 16/05/2007
This is my second review, I had 3 T-Mobile N95 phones replaced over 2 weeks, had enough, back to my old phone which is 10x better. i was really really disapointed, I thought I will be 3rd time lucky but I was wrong. Best advise stick to the old phones, these new phones have too hi-tec, thats why there is so much problem.... Not good for Nokia...
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Reviewed by x on 12/05/2007
this sucking gzimo is absoultely rubbish. I doubt whether the camera is really 5mpx or vga! the gps feature is below average. no sound clarity. i'll never ever turn my head towards nokia in my life. waste of serious money! those sony ericsson walkman sets seems to be far better than this. I would never have given even a one star for this gizmo. it deserves nothing!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by emma on 04/05/2007
ordered online at 4 pm andreceived it the next day! wt a great service and handset it self if very very nice and sexy!!!
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Reviewed by freebird on 15/04/2007
got mine on orange contract, always had nokia (except for last year when i had a terrible moto razr,sounded like a tin, and a sony ericsson k750i,the joystick broke after 3 months) got my n95 on the 10th april,the pictures are stunning,took it to silent valley in northern ireland and took some awesome pictures,they look perfect on my computer. i have already had a 6600,6630,6680,n70,but they dont compare to this, its fast,the ringtones are very loud (for instance i was upstairs in bed the other night playing around with the phone when i turned the mp3 player on, my husband who was downstairs with the tv on came upstairs as he thought i had the stereo on in the bedroom!) overall very very happy with it and i will keep it til it dies, unfortunatly i have to take it back as it has a fault on it (keeps turning off and telling me to set the phone up,has happened 6 times, and it deletes themes when it happens, also the camera button on the side of the phone became very very loose and felt like it was going to fall off,phoned orange and they are replacing it for me. other than that its a perfect phone and i must have got one of the faulty ones :-( the screen is very bright and clear,the phone feels sturdy,it is light, but still bulky enough to feel it in my pocket. I didnt get a carry case in my box so i bought a clear plastic hard case for £4.99 and i dont even notice it is on,memory wise, i havent had a chance to get a memory card yet, up to now i have 7 themes,3 songs and about 12 pics on it and it seems fine. In a nutshell, the camera is the best i have ever seen on a phone, the ringtones are the loudest i have ever had on a phone, and for me it is worth the 8 months i waited for it :-)
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Reviewed by PAUL on 12/04/2007
OUTSTANDING ON ALL COUNTS - NOKIA JUST WIPED THE FLOOR WITH EVERYTHING ELSE ... DONT TRY TO COMPARE OTHER DEVICES...THEY ARE NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THE N95.
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Reviewed by Coops on 09/04/2007
I took the gamble and purchased one of the first batches of this phone, I've had the phone nearly a week but still very, very pleased with it. As with all new phones condition the battery (charge for 16hrs and then let it drain completely and then re-charge for 16hrs and repeat one last time). This is especially important with a feature packed phone that is likely to have a high impact on battery life. The first day of use the battery flattened very quickly (I was using the camera a lot) but since then, with the battery conditioning, it has substantially improved and now last 3 days with moderate use with using some of the features when showing your mates. The phone is a lot smaller and lighter than my previous N91 and works considerably quicker between applications. The camera is great and the music quality through the speakers better than my N91. I was able to transfer all my numbers easily via Bluetooth. The phones feels good and seems to be built very well. The menu systems (this phone has two menus, one for most things and one for media applications) and as you would expect is easy to use and understand, my GF is even buying one later she's that impressed with it and she has major technophobia. If your thinking of making a purchase I would, I've very happy with mine, most operators/networks are already doing some great deals on new contracts and upgrades.
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