Nokia calls N95 ‘not just one thing’, they’re not kidding. With integrated support for next-gen HSDPA networks, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Global Positioning System (GPS), a five megapixel camera with autofocus and near-DVD quality video recording, 150 MB of internal memory expanded using a bundled 2 GB MicroSD card, stereo radio, and a host of other capabilities to keep you entertained, connected, and empowered, this phone is really something.
The most impressive part of this phone is its lithe form. Its sliding screen makes it smaller than most N-series phones and it weighs just 120 grams. The large 2.6-inch screen uses 16 million colors and has a respectable resolution of 240 x 320 pixels—the animated icons and display themes certainly do justice to its resolution. You can access the buttons that are often used even after you close the slider. These buttons include those that are used to receive calls, access applications and navigate through menus. Move the slider down to see four cleverly concealed, blue backlit buttons that control the phone’s audio playback. The phone is compatible with MP3, AAC, WMA, and M4A formats. It also supports playlists and has an 8-band graphic equalizer. In this mode, the display changes to landscape and provides convenient access to the multimedia applications. A neat graphical interface lets you scroll through icons for the music player, video centre, Lifeblog, a game called System Rush, Maps, Web, and Visual Radio. To see the standard keypad, move the sliding display upwards. As you move the slider up, the display will change to portrait. Ports are arranged around the sides and bottom of the device. The right side of the device has the imaging buttons (shutter release, access to the gallery, volume/zoom control). The camera is activated by sliding open the lens cover on the back of the phone. The 5-megapixel camera offers scene modes, exposure compensation, white balance, color tone, and white balance settings. We were impressed by the image quality of both still and video captures
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Thankfully, Nokia has retained standard port formats such as the 3.5mm stereo jack for headphones which also doubles up as the video output port, and a Mini A-type USB connector (the kind you’d probably find on your camera) that uses a standard USB cable for data exchange between the phone and a computer. This standardization makes it convenient to obtain replacements in the case of any of these cables getting misplaced. The N95 package contains a charger (which features a smaller DC jack compared to the majority of other Nokia phones), a breakout cable for viewing the phone’s video and images on your television, a USB cable, stereo headphones, and an instruction manual.
This is an ultra-packed phone on the feature front, but there were some glitches. Some of the phone’s applications were sluggish. While installing Opera Mini for the N95, the phone randomly restarted when we tried to end a non-responsive installation effort. It worked only on the third attempt. After using active
If you have the spirit and are looking for a compact and multimedia-rich phone that keeps you connected to your e-mail and Internet regardless of the location, this is a wonderful piece of gadgetry.
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