OK, listen up. Rafe's been trying out the brand, spanking new Nokia N95 über-converged smartphone. In his comprehensive preview, he unboxes it, photographs it, tests the 5 megapixel camera, writes about the hardware design and demonstrates many of its new software features in text and pictures.
Read on in the full article.
Hi,
Can you see if the builtin GPS works well with TomTom/Route66/other 3rd party GPS software?
Any chance of a sizea comparison to the E61?
Look at this photo, you can count the bubbles.
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/images/features/N95/samples/24012007020.jpg
Surely this is the beginning of the end for the separate camera?
Once even cheap phones come with a camera as good as this, why would any non-professional get a separate one?
I don't I've ever been this jealous.. I doubt I can resist for long, and will buy this the first trip I go on to Europe after it comes out there..
The N95 is going to be amazing! If your going to get one check out the N95 forums
How is the battery life?
N95 is the coolest device from Nokia in recent times with all-in-one category device and power packed features.
FYI, the 3.5mm audio jack is a multi-purpose port, not only for Audio but the same is used for TV-Out functionality as well !!
Is it already in shops?? What is the price tag?
They definitely MUST do something with color rendering and remove this awful PINK SHADE from the pictures!!!
hi there, sweet device you got there and great preview too. this thing is the stuff i dream about every night can't wait to get one.
i am just curious about that headset adapter. the pictures do not show the pin connection clearly and i have been racking my brain as to how the microphone and other functions on that remote works. my question is how many connection points are on that adapter on the 3.5mm end that goes into the phone??
Just like to ask whether the LCD screen is protected by a hard plastic cover.
"Just like to ask whether the LCD screen is protected by a hard plastic cover."
Aren't all phone LCDs protected by a hard plastic cover? I've never seen an exposed screen on any portable device.
How easy is it to use the multimedia keys to change music tracks while doing something else on the device? Does sliding them out always change orientation and open music player? If this is the case isn't this a real bother if all i want to do is change tracks. Also isn't it hard to use music player if i can't access keypad to search songs?
Can you use N95 as an external bluetooth GPS reveicer? This would be great if you use a navigation software on your laptop/tablet/whatever..
Thanks for this exclusive preview.
I'm really looking forward to see a video comparison between N93 & N95.
Hello,
What's the firmware of your N95? Just curious...
jay_cee wrote:How is the battery life?
Too early to say really. I suspect its going to be a charge at the end of the day device if you use it a fair bit.
S60_Freak wrote:N95 is the coolest device from Nokia in recent times with all-in-one category device and power packed features.FYI, the 3.5mm audio jack is a multi-purpose port, not only for Audio but the same is used for TV-Out functionality as well !!
Is it already in shops?? What is the price tag?
Its not in the shops yet. Should come out in March (may a bit before)... and yes you're right about TV-Out - a very cool feature I didn;t mention in the preview.
2more wrote:They definitely MUST do something with color rendering and remove this awful PINK SHADE from the pictures!!!
Bear in mind this is an early device. The hardware maybe finalised, but the software may not. There's defintely room for improvement in the camera, but I think that can be said of every cameraphone I've used.
natanlevine wrote:How easy is it to use the multimedia keys to change music tracks while doing something else on the device? Does sliding them out always change orientation and open music player? If this is the case isn't this a real bother if all i want to do is change tracks. Also isn't it hard to use music player if i can't access keypad to search songs?
Sliding them out does not start the music player. The first press will start music player if its not already open (it jumps to the multimedia launcher when the controls are opened, when you close the controls it goes back to where you were). Otherwise the keys just control the music like a remote would (the track information and control key press pop up in a little box).
Unregistered wrote:Just like to ask whether the LCD screen is protected by a hard plastic cover.
Yes it does, similar to other phone.
Unregistered wrote:Can you use N95 as an external bluetooth GPS reveicer? This would be great if you use a navigation software on your laptop/tablet/whatever..
I haven't looked into this, but I don't think so.
cliboub wrote:Thanks for this exclusive preview.I'm really looking forward to see a video comparison between N93 & N95.
Will do my best to get something up later.
I'll keep answering question so feel free to keep asking.
so how about the iPhone?
I think they're not geared towards the same goal to "revolutionize" phone. They will cross different paths, and will contend to each other who will really "revolutionize" smartphones. I strongly believe with the N95, and keypad still rocks!!! hehehe, so who cares if they have iPhone which is by Apple?
It really is an easy choice for fanboys, like me.
The N95 is a peice of equipment that everyone would like to own. Waiting for getting my hands on it.
Does anyone know when is it coming to India?
Rafe,
please do a deep test about battery life, it is the main issue I think we could have with this phone (like with N80)
Hi,
i would like to know about GPS does it matter
if i have bought N95 in Europe, and could i use it in America
and vic versa... oh and could you post a list of countries included
in GPS service. And will be possible to download country maps
or are all included...
sorry for so long question, this bothers me the most...
cos I'll have 3 devices in one, mobile phone, 5MP camera and
GPS device in one...
thanks in advance
Hi,
what about the call/voice quality?
I heard that you can't call somebody without using the headset because the quality is so poor!
Thanks for answering!
Hi,
Does anybody know what's the video size of this phone?? and for the N93i ??
Thanks
"Can you see if the builtin GPS works well with TomTom/Route66/other 3rd party GPS software?"
Nope, TomTom doesn't support integrated GPS. Only BT GPS's... at least the s60 3rd edition TomTom SW I have
The question that's killing me slowly is how much available RAM is on the device? I'm praying to the lord it's more than 20mb!
anyone know if this would work on verizon wireless? im sick of using those crappy verizon phones
verizon is a CDMA carrier, the N95 is a W-CDMA/GSM phone. No can't use it.
What a pity i would have bought one but whats the point of a 5mp camera if it has no xenon flash like the SE K800i maybe next time Nokia.
Hey, thanks for the preview, my mouth is watering!
I'd much like to see a photo comparison of the N95 vs. other sliding nokias, such as the 6280 or the N80 (not sure if that's what it's called though!).
Also, as for maps, can we assume they will be preloaded depending on country of purchase? Or will it contain say, mainland Europe? Or are the maps downloadable?
Looking forward to buying this!!
Doesn't the N95 come with a 2.6 inch screen and not 2.4 inch as mentioned in the preview?
