Tuesday, January 8, 2008

A Powerful Smartphone Packed with Memory: Nokia N95 8GB

The Nokia N95 8GB is an updated version of the best-selling original N95 and while it's still rather chunky, there are a few serious changes to it that make it a significantly better mobile phone than its predecessor. The 8GB Nokia N95 brings a plethora of on board memory to an already powerful smartphone.

Packing a larger screen than the original N95, we really enjoyed viewing content on the N95 8GB, particularly watching videos and browsing the Web. The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen, although smaller, seemed easier to press too. Overall, the interface felt snappier to use and the N95 8GB's boot-up time was far quicker.




At the back of the N95 8GB, the fiddly camera cover is gone. The advantage of not having a cover is that you no longer have to worry about the camera accidentally being activated in your pocket, which regularly happened on the original N95.

But the N95 8GB's greatest improvement over its predecessor is, obviously, the 8GB of on-board storage for all your music and photos -- or any other data you want to tote around. The extra space makes it a multimedia mammoth, and importantly, lets you install many more applications.

At first we thought the double slider was a cool feature, but it's worn off now and we would prefer not to have it. When you're pulling it in and out of your pocket the slider mechanism can move up and down, activating the phone.


Similar to the iPhone, the 8GB of on-board memory is non-expandable, which has its limitations. The main issue is that unlike a removable memory card, you have to use the USB cable and can't use a card reader.

If you're a road warrior with a need for a smartphone that has a lot of memory, say hello to the 8GB Nokia N95. The all-black mini storage machine features a larger, 2.8-inch QVGA non-touch screen (compared to the old N95's 2.6-incher) and also comes sans camera lens cover to make way for a larger battery. In addition, the Symbian device continues to offer integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 5-megapixel camera, and dedicated music controls. The 8GB Nokia N95 is available now unlocked for a pricey $780.

Specifications:
  • Form factor: Slider
  • Size (W x H x D): 53 x 99 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 128 g
  • Talk time (mfr): 240 min
  • Standby time (mfr): 215 hours
  • 3G: Yes
  • HDSPA: Yes
  • Ringtones: Polyphonic, Real music
  • Display Resolution: 240x320 pixels
  • Camera resolution: 5 megapixels
  • Supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, M4A
  • On-board memory: 8100 MB
  • Memory card type: microSD

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