Before buying, consider Nokia's upgrade policy. There are now four different versions of the n95, all with different firmware versions and capabilities. Knowing if an app, besides the most basic (and I do mean basic) s60 app will work on a particular n95 is a bit of a crap shoot. Nokia needs to get serious and provide consistent updates to their too-long list of devices before they are considered on the same tier as the iPhone and others. After all, these devices cost as much as a notebook computer.
Amen to that. I can't see myself paying almost $800 for a phone, when it doesn't have a keyboard and not a customizable at a winmo device. For $800, I can get a laptop, skype phone, and a psp, and most likely a liver transplant, (LOL). You get my point. I would definitely wait until the price drops to around $500.
I don't quite agree, the n95 at least has a high quality camera that distinguishes it from any other "smartphone" (if that's important to you) but Nokia needs to get serious about providing a supported, consistent platform if they want to be taken seriously.
Living in a Europe and getting N95 8GB free with 2 year contract and having two N95's(N95 and N95i aka N95 8GB) sure makes me wonder why N95 even sells what it sells in NA ;) And it really seems that those NA models are Nokia's red headed stepa child's. Havent heard them getting any updates yet or...? Comparing it to European models that have already got it all.
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huh @ Mar 19th 2008 11:57AM
Before buying, consider Nokia's upgrade policy. There are now four different versions of the n95, all with different firmware versions and capabilities. Knowing if an app, besides the most basic (and I do mean basic) s60 app will work on a particular n95 is a bit of a crap shoot. Nokia needs to get serious and provide consistent updates to their too-long list of devices before they are considered on the same tier as the iPhone and others. After all, these devices cost as much as a notebook computer.
Robert @ Mar 19th 2008 12:06PM
Amen to that. I can't see myself paying almost $800 for a phone, when it doesn't have a keyboard and not a customizable at a winmo device. For $800, I can get a laptop, skype phone, and a psp, and most likely a liver transplant, (LOL). You get my point. I would definitely wait until the price drops to around $500.
huh @ Mar 19th 2008 12:10PM
I don't quite agree, the n95 at least has a high quality camera that distinguishes it from any other "smartphone" (if that's important to you) but Nokia needs to get serious about providing a supported, consistent platform if they want to be taken seriously.
Pdexter @ Mar 19th 2008 12:35PM
Living in a Europe and getting N95 8GB free with 2 year contract and having two N95's(N95 and N95i aka N95 8GB) sure makes me wonder why N95 even sells what it sells in NA ;)
And it really seems that those NA models are Nokia's red headed stepa child's. Havent heard them getting any updates yet or...? Comparing it to European models that have already got it all.