Up close with the Nokia N95

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jan 10th 2007 at 7:48PM

Never mind the iPhone, we wants us some N95! Actually, we desperately want both, but that's neither here nor there; point is we used CES as a killer opportunity to catch Nokia's next superphone au naturale. With S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (read: user-installed software, lots of third party support, and vibrant user community) and HSDPA shoring this sucker up, Nokia needn't be too worried that its latest and greatest models are gonna get pwn3d by Apple -- in the spec sheet department, at least. The dual slide action is trick, but it seems like it'd be easy to accidentally engage it in one direction or the other with the phone in your pocket. No bother; just throw in a set of Jabra BT8010's and we're good to go.

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: ces, features, hands-on, multimedia computer, MultimediaComputer, n95, nokia, nseries, s60, slider, symbian

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Rytr @ Jan 10th 2007 8:24PM

Don't get me wrong.. I really really like Symbian devices..I sport an N80 at the moment..However, if the iphone is as fantastic (UI wise) as it looked, then I am sorry.. I'll relegate the venerable Nokia to my "beater" phone.. Cingular won;t carry the N95 so I'd still be riding the EDGE network anyways.. oh well..

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tnkgrl @ Jan 10th 2007 9:07PM

I'm in the exact same boat as you, *Rytr*...

Yet there's something to be said about pressing real buttons and about enjoying 5 megapixels of mechanical shutter auto-focus Karl Zeiss goodness, that's still ticking me!

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Dan Levy @ Jan 10th 2007 9:08PM

looks sweet! how was rf i wonder?

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Randy @ Jan 10th 2007 10:25PM

Damn, this is one sweet device. re: the iPhone, I'll let the early adopters work through the kinks before picking up v2.0 sometime in 2008 when it actually ships.

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nikescream @ Jan 10th 2007 10:31PM

I have a N80 and have been waiting for the N95 for what seems like forever...But now the iPhone has my full attention. The sad thing is that the iPhone has a pretty solid release date (june) and it was only announced yesterday! Yet we still have no release date for the N95!...Any mention by Nokia at CES as to when we can actually buy it?!

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Adam @ Jan 10th 2007 11:47PM

CNET is reporting a Nokia rep. at CES mentioned the N95 would be shipping by the end of the month, unfortunately not in the US. Word from Nokia is there are no current plans to release in the US, but that it would only take some slight modification to bring the phone here, that statement would indicate that it might happen but if so it's going to be a while. So for those of us willing to pay for an unlocked model (me) looks like soon is the word of the day.

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Adam @ Jan 10th 2007 11:50PM

Link: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9675862-5.html?tag=blog

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Digital Fury @ Jan 11th 2007 2:28AM

Aside from the UI, it's everything the iPhone should have been. Perhaps I'll get an iPhone Rev 2 in say two years if it gets a removable battery, a MiniSD slot, 3G, a GPS and user-installable apps, but the N95 will be mine ASAP.

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LowTeckh @ Jan 11th 2007 3:17AM

N95's release date is Q2. Engadget stated it one another article, so you're looking April-July. Not on US shores of course.

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menneke @ Jan 11th 2007 3:18AM

Is that a N95 in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? 'nuff said.

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Septimus @ Jan 11th 2007 4:34AM

UK release is set for March (early according to O2).

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Richard @ Jan 11th 2007 10:38AM

What's the diff? No support for the U.S. 3G Bandwidth - let alone GSM 850

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jason @ Jan 11th 2007 11:00AM

Nokia N95 has a MICRO SD slot.

the N95 does NOT have 3G 1900/850mhz

But I don't care. 2.5G/3G Data rates in Canada are way way to expensive for it to be an option anyway.

Until I hear that the iPhone loads any widget, I'm still a fan of the N95.

Walled gardens should rot.

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Alex @ Jan 11th 2007 11:43AM

N95 has GSM 850, it just doesnt support US (i.e. Cingular) 3G bands.

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Fransexy @ Jan 11th 2007 11:47AM

May be the iphone is UI wise but nokia have the best hardware, no matter how good your UI is if you not have memory card slot, gps, 3G, multimegapixel camera....And certainly i don´t believe that the iphone UI is a lot more good than symbian to worth the lost

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bpm2000 @ Jan 11th 2007 3:19PM

gah it doesnt support cingulars 3G band?? back to the drawing board - i was all ready to import this guy too.

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DK @ Jan 11th 2007 5:34PM

I live in the US, and am APPALLED that N95 is apparently not going to be picked up by a US carrier! Seems that most US residents continue to prefer clamshell phones just to talk on; drives me crazy. N95 is the phone I've been waiting for to replace my old but reliable 3650, but alas, no US carrier. I'll probably go ahead and pay full price nonetheless. And regarding N95 vs the iPhone, N95 looks like the perfect form factor for my tastes...iPhone looks too big.

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mIKE THE DAMNED MAN @ Jan 11th 2007 6:17PM

Forget the Iphones non removable battery, no removable memory, high price, no 3g on a cingular network. no over-the-air support to the popular ipod download service!?!?! lack of office docs/ app support, no beam data access (sry a nokia sweetness) but yet INCREDIBALE DISPLAY (which actually out-does the quality from that of the N95 and Nokia's top display of the popular E70's model). the iphone is a glossy eye catchy phone, maybe more so than the N95 and yet sill cheaper! but still--a cheaper all-around phone in comparisons to the all-mighty N-NINE-FIVE! If you take a good educative look at the n95 and compare it on all fronts to the Apple Iphone--you the reader will see theres absolutely no comparisons... besides the awesome display--kudos to alteast that as a benchmark display.

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Dan @ Jan 12th 2007 12:30PM

I'll take my 6 lines to T-Mobile if Cingular doesn't start selling more acceptable phones: N75, N95. I haven't had my contract extended by in house phone upgrades for some time as there has only been eBay to satisfy my upgrade experiments!

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SornyPanafonic @ Jan 13th 2007 4:35AM

this phone is a no brainer, God willing, I will be copping this phone, and I would like to thank verizon for increasin their sms so i can get out of this contract. i mean for $700 you get a camera, mp3 player (no use for me since i use my sony 50 hour mp3 player), gps, and a great phone. thats a lot of money but this also seems like a phone that in 2 years will be able to hold up to any new phone that most people will sport in terms of looks and features. by then of course nokia will have the n69 which ill monica lewinsky you while youre on the phone.

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x-man @ Jan 13th 2007 6:10AM

i'm also waiting for the N95 from Nokia. The specs on this phone blows the iphone away. There really isn't a comparison. do i even need to run down the list of features the N95 has vs. the iphone?

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craigory @ Jan 15th 2007 3:32AM

can someone please explain to me how the band widths work? What is the fastest band width that cingular is using right now? I'm looking to get a phone mainly for internet and i currently use cingular as my carrier. Should I only be looking at phones that have 3G 1900/850mhz on their spec sheet? And can someone also please explain to me why so many other nations are ahead of us in regards to phone tech. while the self proclaimed "greatest nation" on earth has to pay up the butt for subpar equipment and bandwidth. I was looking at the cingular 8525 wich looks pretty powerful but at the same time pretty ugly. Can someone tell me the difference btwn smartphones and PDA's? thanks to everyone in advance -laymen

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moorgast @ Jan 15th 2007 7:18PM

Can someone please explain what type of modifications are necessary to make the N95 US ready. I am waiting for this phone.

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roger @ Jan 18th 2007 1:54AM

Will the phone work with verizon? i read its a quad band phone and suports alsmost all GSM bands and also supports WCDMA2100, i know verizon is CDMA but i dont know if the phone will work with verizon. I am tired of using cingulars slow internet, so the phone is only useful if it goes with verizon as the internet is really fast with them

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SornyPanafonic @ Jan 25th 2007 11:32AM

no this phone doesnt work on verizon, the cdma2100 is for high speed internet abroad. this is a quadband gsm phone using 850/900/1800/1900 (i might be wrong on those numbers)

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phenon @ Jan 25th 2007 11:36AM

The N95 is going to be amazing! If your going to get one check out the N95 forums www.n95users.com/forum

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nakul @ Jan 28th 2007 7:57AM

I need to know the correct launching date of Nokia N95 in india so please be frank in your answers

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vikash seth @ Feb 14th 2007 8:20AM

i m eagerly waiting 4 the launch of n 95, let me know the exact time & exact price in india,

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amit manocha @ Feb 23rd 2007 6:29AM

i m eagerly waiting 4 the launch of n 95, let me know the exact time & exact price in india

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beyondmygrasp @ Mar 9th 2007 5:00PM

the n95 has everything!! i been dreaming abotu this phone for a few weeks now, but i am a little pissed off though, i am using verizon wireless and can someone help me answer this question: Does this phone work with verizon wireless?!

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jim @ Mar 30th 2007 4:24PM

The nokia n95 is finally available on a pay monthly contract in the UK. To see a list of online retailers stocking the nokia n95 visit http://www.nokia-n95.co.uk/

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cynthis @ Apr 16th 2007 3:11PM

i was wondering does the nokia n95 work on cingulars network. That's what i have or should i get the nokia n75.

thanks

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taxlienresearch.com @ May 22nd 2007 7:34AM

I can't wait to break open my piggybank to get one of these!

www.taxlienresearch.com

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Horace @ Jun 12th 2007 1:16AM

does anyone know if the N95 videos can be used as is on youtube? without having to change the format?
And is the wide angle of the N95 wider than the Kodak V705?

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Bill @ Sep 21st 2007 6:37AM

Ok, I've just moved to the states and would be grateful for some advice about the N95 8GB:
Is there a US provider for it with a contract?
Or where can I get hold of one for the least Bucks?

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