Nokia N95 3G Cellular Phone

Every now and then a product comes along that promises to revolutionise the market.

The N95 is such a beast, combining satellite navigation, a cutting-edge 5-megapixel camera, a media player and PDA functions in a handset that somehow isn't the size of a brick.

Nokia knows how to put a phone together. Pick up the N95 and you simply won't believe that so much technology has been squeezed into such a light, palm-friendly device.

Nokia has embraced a two-way sliding design that lets you push the screen up and let your fingers roam over a nicely textured keypad, or slide it down to reveal a fashionably touch-sensitive suite of media-player controls.

In the realms of pure portability and ease of communication, the N95 is in a league of its own. It represents the very pinnacle of technological miniaturisation, without sacrificing usability, flexibility or style.

Excellent does not give this Phone Justice !!

"Perfection"

I think from the title you might gather a bit...That I just love this phone
These phones are awesome
Camera is perfection you wont need to carry a camera & a phone if you go on hols trust me....I use mine now for all my ebay picture
The video quality is as good as a lot of cheap digital cameras if not better to be honest
The MP3/4 player is exceptional quality as well
Signal when it is in its dual mode setting especially is just mind blowing...BUT be warned it eats the battery so only use that toy in areas of BAD reception.. turn it on with no bars on your phone & watch it get a signal BRILL....The Life blog is a must it holds store & reviews what you have done every day...handy I tell you there are toys & gizmos galore including a ring tone swirly spready sorta sound thingy which you will find eventually hidden oh somewhere....wanna impress your mates in the pub..I got a Scottish pipe band marching around a parade ground on mine.....you would think they were in the room its loud enough & it sorta stereo widens & throws the sound HOW such tiny speakers do that is mind blowin....Put it this way you will NEVER miss a phone call by saying you ain't heard the ring tone loudest phone in the world if you want it....
I could go on & on BUT just buy one....only tiny problem can be battery life BUT heck do what I have buy a couple of spare batteries takes two seconds to add another & my mates have got used to me saying S**T batteries gone I will ring you back
This is now added I have just upgraded the software from Nokia's site....heck this gets better. NOW it has added a whole host of NEW features.The camera will hold still more ...have thrown my digital in the bin this phone is now my camera having just looked @ our CRETE videos they are awesome best yet I am up to 867 full music tracks.... 2000 + PIX.... 245 videos & still loadsa memory left......JUST LUV IT

in my view the nokia n95 is the best mobile ever made with it having everthing in your pocket like sat-nav to wifi its a pocket computer i sold my old n95 for a apple iphone what a mistake so i resold the iphone and bought the new n95 8gb the best phone ever a must have

I used to have Nokia N95 and N81 8gb mobile phones and I loved them both. I like the style of the N95 and I like the colourings of the N81, so I decided to sell them both on Ebay and buy this lovely Nokia N95 8GB which combines the two of them, the style, the colour and the memory capacity.

What can i say about this phone it speaks for itself, I had the original N95 and upgraded to the 8GB then i went onto a 16GB iphone to end up going full circle and buy another Nokia N95 8GB its the be all and end all of smartphones and really is a computer in your pocket. The best thing is the screen is superb and with an integrated 3d accelerator the video playback is on par with an ipod touch all beit without a 3.5" screen best of all the handset allows you to bluetooth any file that resides to another handset something the iphone could not, not only this the menu is true Nokia and symbian series os makes it a freindly and not frustrating experiance, you have to hand it to apple on the user inface its far slicker than the nokia but its not bad at all. Personally its the numero uno of uber smartphones I just hope Nokia updates the N95 with a larger 3.5" screen and puts S60 touch software on then apple will have something to worry about.

Very pleased with this phone.
Out performs my N70 in every category.
Battery life better than expected
Camera quality excellent

The phone is amazing. The pictures and movies are grate and really clear. The music player is really loud and sounds really good. The best phone I have ever had and would highly recommend it.

The Nokia N95 is the best phone ive ever owned!ive been through a few including the prada ,various sonny ericsons, and even had an iPhone.The menu is very simple to use,the camera video are top class,messaging very easy ,internet browsing fast and efficient,all in all 10/10 Buy one if you see one!!!!

Undoubtly Nokia N95 is one of the best phone around. It is also amazing as a PDA. The 5 MP integrated camera is almost as good as my digital camera. Sound quality is better than most mp3 players. The GPS function is a big let down. And the software is also a bit slowish. But overall a great phone.

Thanks for a great quick service this was a gift for my teenager. What a great big smile we got when it came thank you for the excellent discription just what was needed.

dont prat around with this austin allegro of phones,get the 8gb one.the internet makes the phone crash,the camera does,the mp3 player makes it crash,basically it's a big pile of pooh, nokia should be ashamed,not of the standard of old

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I have gone back to this phone after tries with N82 N79 and the 6500, and over the 3 years since my 1st N95 have always missed its classic looks, smart simple menu, the wireless which was always heavily used when I took it abroad, its battery life holds its charge for a long time too considering the facilities it has.

Mostly I love the TV playback, (N82 6500) also, but the fact I record my whole memory card onto my DVD Hard Drive recorder then edit it and put it onto disk and never lose those memories of the kids growing or unexpected moments that many people wipe off. The camera has an impressive 5.0mp and the quality is that of a digital camera of the same price, I can also edit photos with its photo editor, great selection of frames and humour ones and fantastic ones for the kids faces, ok, (so does other phones) but can you put them onto disk without hassle of putting them on to pc and all that hard work.

The N79 was a bad buy, I really thought it could also work on the TV playback but let me down, closest thing to the N95 was the N82, a smart phone with similar facilities as the N95 and picture quality but I love the N95. you will too!

In my opinion, the best phone on the market to date. I have used mine for 2 yrs now and won't replace it until another of its quality, ease of use and features comes along. I have two other phones, iphone and n96 but the n95 is the one that stays with me. The iphone is a great phone but too fiddly to use on the go. The n96 is a good phone but slower to run multiple apps. N95 wins every time!!

This is a very good phone. has real player on it so can store alot of music and its loud. My father in law wanted this phone has he heard how good the phone was and wanted one straight away. He is very happy with his buy.

excellent excellentexcellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent

Never recieved! Had to threaten with the police, before the seller would answer my emails. Bad experience for me.

Probably the best smart phone available at the moment it has lots of useful features and a lot of room for 3rd Party software. Only issue is the battery life although this has been addressed with the new 8GB version.

First impressions? It looks much nicer in person, very, very schmexy, shiiiiiiny piano black and gun metal soft keys. Keypad lights, as well as music keys are in a smart contrasting white.

Slide is very solid in either directions. Multimedia keys are raised and provide a much improved 'bounciness'.
The softkeys, although shrunk down a bit, are still comfortable. Multimedia and main menu keys are also raised, as opposed to being flat in the original.

Position of ports/speakers are all identical to the original N95, except for the lack of a memory card door and slot as there is none. Although more or less identical in shape, the N95 8GB can be placed on its side for timed photos much more easily, a feat the N95 could do only by sliding open the keypad.

Battery cover has lost that stupid flimsy catch that users have reported to snapping thus making the battery cover either less effective or useless. Now it uses these thick short stubs to keep the battery cover in place, less prone to snapping even if you attempted to break it.

Both original and 8GB version are listed as 21mm thick, with the N95 being marginally thicker overall as it's completely flat at 21mm whereas the original is mainly 20mm except for the protruding camera. The N95 8GB looks much thicker than it is because of the uniform black look. The original N95 is two tone and so the last 3.5mm are separated by the silver front, conversely making it appear slimmer than it is.

Most noticeable is the missing protrusion at the back of the N95 8GB. Nokia has done away with the protective sliding-star-trek-shutter-doors and now leaves it open for possible greasy finger prints, dirt, dust and pocket scratches (scratches that phone received when being in a pocked filled with other items, like keys/coins). Whether this helps with camera performance as speculated check out the Camera section of this 'article'.

Materials used are mainly plastic, but that doesn't make it feel cheap. In fact, the overall look delivers an outward appearance that reflects all that's going on inside it, and the price you'll have to pay in order to acquire one of these babies. Downside maybe is that it is more prone to finger print marks, so keep a lint-free cloth close. Held side by side, personally, I prefer the feel of the N95 8GB. Not least because of the extra features, but with the added weight of 8g combined with the new materials, my hands instinctively appreciated embracing more substantial and robust handset.

I was surprised by the display. The "smaller" screened N73/93 was slightly brighter than the larger N95 and was expecting the same again. Even more so because Nokia's other 2.8 incher from Eseries looked a shade above dull.

However, it was bright, vivid and crisp. Stefan of intomobile.com noted that it was actually brighter than the original N95. Like the 2.2" to 2.4" and 2.4" to 2.6", 2.6" to 2.8", although only 0.2" difference on paper, makes a world of difference when viewing a mobile phone screen. For one, it's a lot more comfortable for your eyes not having to focus on such small fonts and makes viewing pictures/videos a more pleasant experience. Despite the fact that the display is still QVGA, as opposed to the rumored VGA, it still looks darn good and there shouldn't be much complaint over the gained screen realty. I haven't done enough exhaustive testings on different applications to see if there has been any obvious, unsightly stretching but I definitely welcome a bigger screen.

I've only scratched the surface (not literally) of this intriguing phone, however I do have a serious warning for any prospective buyer - it is an absolute BUGGER to unlock, especially if you live outside London. Apparently it is possible, though difficult, to code-unlock it but this is fraught with problems - if your phone runs out of battery power it will reset itself and re-lock itself. You have to get it hard-unlocked which involves someone doing something physical to bypass something or other (don't ask me what). I wonder if this affects the warranty - probably.
I spent over a week investigating various offers to get it unlocked, they nearly all involved sending it away and the prices varied between £22 + postage each way to £30 all-in. Basically, if anyone offers to do it for £15 while you wait they're probably only offering a code-unlock and that's no good. If you buy a locked phone expect to have to spend another £30 and be without it for up to a week.

The state of the phone is indeed excellent, as written. All the accesories were included and seem hardly used if ever.Im very satistied with the purchase and delivery.Phone itself is gorgeous and posses incredible amount of features.For me it truly was a bargain.

I got the Nokia n95 8GB after using Sony Ericsson W810i for about a year and then (just before the Nokia) I had Nokia e65 shortly. I must say I am very happy with this Nokia n95 8GB: 8gig space, fabulous quality of sound (nice stereo speakers), 5 megapixel camera! I am really enjoying all of it! The phone is reasonably bigger from these ones I've used before, but I've got myself a belt holster for it and now doesn't bother me in a pocket. Well I only miss the nice shape of Nokia e65's keyboard and lazurite (greenish blue) colour when keyboard's highlighted - N95's keyboard is quite simple shaped I think and it highlights in white - well, but that's cosmetics only! The phone's great! +++AAAAA+++

phone came well packed works well very satisfied.and it had some dints but other than that nothing to worry about thanks to the seller thank you recomend to any one how buys of this seller many thanks again.