N95 8gb - I just didn't like it....here's why

well i'm just the opposite. i upgraded from my n95-3 to the n95 8GB, and this phone is just so much better. i love the larger screen, and its noticeable. the battery i think is not affected much by the larger screen. when you factor in that when you answer a call, the screen goes dim anyway. and with the phone locked all day and the screensaver on, the extra battery just makes it last longer. i love the all black, and the flush upper portion and the top slide is even with the sides of the phone. god its so much better and satisfied my OCD. plus i like to wipe the screen, and now that the face is totally flat, its just better. the 8GB parts can all be easily replaced, the front screen cover, back back, the lens cover. all can be purchased from cnn.cn. my n95-3 had no lens cover, and i had it for 6 months wiht some minor scratches on the anti refletive coating. pics still looked perfect. long live the 8GB!! lol

I think the only way to properly test out real life standby time on both models is for someone to give up the use if their N95 and N95 8Gb for a couple of days, have them both charged up fully and both on their newest firmware, and then just leave them together to see how they do.

Leoni1980: You're in a position to try this out, if you and your fiancée don't mind doing without your phones for a couple of days 😉

Only problem with n95, not tested n95-8gb), doesn't matter if its just between these two, generally. is the battery and noisy sound when listening to music or somthin. in my opinion.
Otherwise its an amazing phone, but still not very excited about it.
Why not combine a reliable battery and music quality as ex. Sony Ericsson is the only one to achieve that requirement.
To n95, and the perfect phone is born.
still just dreams, so we have to live with this. its a shitty world we live in, but just accept the reality.

davyjones wrote:Only problem with n95, not tested n95-8gb), doesn't matter if its just between these two, generally. is the battery and noisy sound when listening to music or somthin. in my opinion.
Otherwise its an amazing phone, but still not very excited about it.
Why not combine a reliable battery and music quality as ex. Sony Ericsson is the only one to achieve that requirement.
To n95, and the perfect phone is born.
still just dreams, so we have to live with this. its a shitty world we live in, but just accept the reality.

You seem to be one of a very small minority with these problems davy. After v21 firmware most folk seem to be happy with their battery life, and there seem to be more folk praising the sound quality than otherwise.

Might be worth updating your firmware - or consulting a NSC ?

Cheers,

s.

ohno, its just that my demands for a phone is just as a phone really should be like. 😊
But sure, battery last for a few days, on standby, but if if start using it. The obvious is about the happen.
And if you have good hearing, and want to hear music and nothing else, listen with headphones on 10-20% volume and the background noise will be same loud.
and people only praising this firmware on the phone couse the battery show full bars for sucha amazing long time.
and suddenly goes down faster then ever.
I got v.21

i admit that the sound is something that annoys me, but then again, i am using the crappy 90db capped nokia headphones.

had a set with my psp which were too limited to 90db and once i got a set that was limited the difference was noticeable.

hi all. I must say thx 4 the guidance u've provided in the past. (couldn't transfer a pic now i can write vids) leoni1980 i have 2 disagree this is my 1st smartphone n its probably the simplest thing i.ve used. (i'm a total twit when it comes to computers)

zxon wrote:I think the only way to properly test out real life standby time on both models is for someone to give up the use if their N95 and N95 8Gb for a couple of days, have them both charged up fully and both on their newest firmware, and then just leave them together to see how they do.

Leoni1980: You're in a position to try this out, if you and your fianc�e don't mind doing without your phones for a couple of days 😉

unfortunately i'm not in a position to test standby on both models anymore as both me and my fiance now just have the standard n95.
One thing that I have noticed is how much lighter my pocket feels - after having an n95 8gb for a number of weeks it does seem strange holding the standard one - makes you realise what a great design the classic actually has.

I still don't think there's anything close to the N95/n95 8gb even now. I'm due an upgrade on my contract soon and there really is nothing else I'm interested in - this has never been the case with me before.

Maybe I'll just hold out for the N96.

Colcasa - where did I say that the N95 was hard to use?? I'm a little confused as to your point.

right, Ive clearly not woke up because Ive just ticked the wrong vote... I would never choose built in mem over expandable... not for any phone at this point.

As a current N95-1 owner, I can say that the extra RAM is really desired for me.

There are many applications I want to just leave in the background that I can't on the N95-1.

I'm getting the black N82 as soon as Amazon has it in stock.
Lots of RAM, lens cover, xenon.

I don't think the memory card is an issue for me. I could get by with just a 4GB card.

leoni1980 wrote:I still don't think there's anything close to the N95/n95 8gb even now. I'm due an upgrade on my contract soon and there really is nothing else I'm interested in - this has never been the case with me before.

Maybe I'll just hold out for the N96.

I have to agree I have always been looking for the next model on the horizon but since I got my N95 in April 07, I can't see anything else that comes close.

As for the N96, the 16Gb internal memory is the only thing that remotely impresses me, and I am sure 16Gb cards for the N95 classic will be out before the N96. I also read somewhere that the built in Digital TV chip in the N96 is for European TV and will not work with UK FreeView. If that's true, the N96 will just be an N95-8Gb with twice the memory for UK owners.

I will stick with my N95 classic for another 12 months (once the Thetford main UK NSC returns mine from being repaired - screen fault 1 day after handsets 1st birthday!)

kontraband wrote:... I would never choose built in mem over expandable... not for any phone at this point.

Same with me... and between N95, or N95 8Gb, well, none... I prefer N82! Lighter , good battery, RAM, external card (8Gb one), lower price, without moving parts and above all, the FLASH, that gives proper inside photos.

I never leave too many apps running in the background as I was always led to believe that this affects battery life. Applications start up quickly anyway - though i do usually leave opera mini running in the background. To upgrade to an N95 8gb just so you can leave tens of applications in the background seems nonsensical to me as it is no doubt going to affect your battery and how long do applications really take to start up anyway? I'd happily take removable, fast intenal memory over extra RAM which just isn't necessary.

The N82 does sound good - and I'd love a zenon flash, but those buttons just don't look comfy to me! I love texting on N95s and I'd be interested to know (Steve!) if it's anywhere near as nice to text on an N82.

I also watch things like Curb Your Enthusiasm on my N95 with Coreplayer and think the noticeably smaller screen would not be as enjoyable. The slightly bigger screen of the N95 8gb was great for watching epsiodes on but it took ages to copy individual episodes over with Nokia's sluggish cable transfer: I can copy a whole series over to my N95 classic zippety quick now with a cardreader.

I like the words nonsensical and zippety 😉

nj7 wrote:Same with me... and between N95, or N95 8Gb, well, none... I prefer N82! Lighter , good battery, RAM, external card (8Gb one), lower price, without moving parts and above all, the FLASH, that gives proper inside photos.

you forgot to mention the size is enormous