Nokia n95-the unbeatable. Review on Nokia N95

I am posting my review on the newly purchased n95. I had shortlisted the following phones before buying-

N81, n95, n82, n78, e71

Except n95 all of them sported a small screen, and on asking the nokia priority dealer about the best tool, they told me to go for the n95 with eyesclosed.i purchased this phone and I dont regret my descision.now again, nokia because of the trust and reliability

I have used atleast a dozen nokia phones including the 9500 and 9300 communicators, and fortunately none of them forced me to think of another brand.

Now the features of n 95 in a nutshell- Two-way sliding construction , Dedicated music keys , Landscape screen mode , Stereo speakers , microsd memory card slot , UMTS, Wi-Fi, USB, stereo Bluetooth , and Infrared support miniusb, port FM radio, 5 megapixel camera with auto focus , Records video in VGA resolution , GPS receiver with free basic navigation , Symbian 9.2 OS, with S60 3rd edition UI plus Feature Pack 1 Standard 3.5 mm audio jack TV-out port

It is a beautiful phone, discreet but at the same time irradiating a huge performance potential. The front plate is silver, while the back one is black. The phone’s one and only design particularity is the expressed camera frame on its rear side. Surface is matt, so fingerprints will never ever be a reason to worry; except for the display, of course.the display is crystal clear with 16 million color resolution which never fades in the strong sunlight.the build quality of the phone is excellent and its reflected by even the most minute detail.

Nokia N95 is a slider, but it slides either direction, which is quite surprising; this is the first time we come across such a constructional solution. A classical slide move upwards reveals the keypad, while a slide move downwards shows the four keys, through which the music player is controlled.

Nokia N95 is a quad-band phone, which means that it works in all four standard GSM frequency bands – 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 mhz. Here it offers data transfers via GPRS or EDGE. The phone also works with 3G UMTS networks. Apart from video calls you can also enjoy instant data transfers as fast as 3.6 MB/s thanks to the HSDPA support. The latter is already on the market in some countries, but there aren’t many networks with speeds above 1.8 MB/s.

One of Nokia N95’s greatest assets is Wi-Fi support. There is an option for quick search of available WI-Fi networks straight on the stand-by display. It is especially useful in case that you often need to connect via Wi-Fi out of your home, in a restaurant, for example. You don’t need to search any settings in the menu; all you have to do is select a network and connect directly, without any complicated setup. Nokia N95 searches for available networks on its own and if it finds a known network, it connects to it automatically. Of course, you could deactivate the automatic network search option and save a little bit of energy.

Game lovers will appreciate the application 3D tones installed in Nokia N95. It uses the pair of stereo speakers to create miracles through common ringtones. For example you can not only set the sound to circle around you, but you can even define at what speed it should do so. An echo option is available too. If you select the sound route called „fly“, the phone will even offer you a Doppler effect setup option

The browser works very fast in the presence of WI-Fi or HSDPA networks. If you use a GPRS connection, then you will surely appreciate its economic mode. Of course, Opera Mini uses the bandwidth even wiser. Web pages can be viewed in landscape mode; the favorites can be saved into folders, which can be subsequently synchronized with a computer browser

The camera is 5 megapixel carl zeiss lens with excellent imaging.its the only feature highlighted on the rear side of the device; the lens is protected by a mechanical cover opened with an easy slide. Fortunately it's not that easy to let the cover open spontaneously, for example in case of pulling the phone out of one's pocket. The cover is active, that is, its opening activates the camera application. When you closed it, the keypad lock is activated automatically and vice versa - opening it unlocks the keypad.

Both activation and deactivation of the camera application is accompanied by gradual l lighting up of the side functional keys backlighting, just like in Nokia N73. On the right side, under your right pointing finger you will find a large release button; right next to it is an instant-access key to the Gallery; there is also a dual zoom key located under your left finger. To sum up, taking pictures with the phone is as natural as with your common digital camera.

The camera application is very user-friendly and easy to manage. Function icons are displayed on the right and switched between by using the vertical ways of the navigation key.

Nokia N95 is fully equipped to entertain everybody. After all, providing fun is one of its basic missions. One of its key functions is the music player controlled through special keys for quick and efficient control. These keys are located on the smaller, sliding half of the phone. They are functional, even when the music player application is minimized. In case that the music player is off, pressing on the “ Play” button will make it run from the last played piece of music.

Another boon for this phone is the gps or global positioning system.it helps u in finding your ways to a destination if u get lost(not really in a country like india with a high density of population per kilometer)anyway, its a very useful application for u to find the shortest route to a destination.though the basic navigation is free, the network provider will charge u for the value added services like finding a restaurant, bookshop, hotel, etc.

Now to summarize the whole review, nokia n95 is a great device with neverending capabilities, a good battery life and reliability.if u buy it , u will find different ways of using it , in which even u wouldnt have ever predicted.