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Reviewer: Tony Jones - Aberystwyth, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2009

The 8GB model is a great phone if you're prepared to get your hands a bit dirty & update the firmware.

This greatly improves battery life & installs the Maps app.

Battery lasts about 5 days for me & I use the phone at least 30 minutes a day & always taking photos.

I agree lack of Touch screen makes it seem old fashion, especially compared with iPhone, but it is a fraction of the price with many better features.

The iPhone camera is a joke (200k images? ) whereas with the N95 I no longer take my IXUS out with me. 5MP images producing 1MB images is fine for me. & the video recording is fine too.

Music playback is excellent & you just copy the music straight to the phone, no iTunes misery.

Maps work like a dream & every country is available for free. Bargain. I got a windscreen phone holder for a holiday to Crete off eBay for £2 & it was very handy turn by turn is extra, but just being able to see exactly where you are is enough for me.

This phone has been a revelation to me, I no longer need a phone, GPS, MP3, camera when I go away, it does the lot.

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Reviewer: Andy - Birmingham, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2009

I've had the N95 8GB for about a year now, & I'm sorry to say it's the WORST phone I have owned. I got it to replace the N90 (second worst phone I owned).

I have had problems with the N95 from day one. It crashes several times a day, meaning I have to remove the battery to turn it back on. This can happen a few times an hour.

The keys seem very slow to act when you press them, sometimes they don't seem to work at all.

I do have to admit that the phone is impressive when it works for me. The screen is superb, & very clear.

The memory is fantastic. I no longer need a separate MP3 as the N95 stores more than enough music. It's just a shame that it's the music player that seems to crash the most.

If anyone was thinking of buying a N-Series phone from Nokia, I would have to advise them against it, as the two I have had (N90 & N95) have been very disappointing. It's even put me off buying another Nokia phone.

Sorry Nokia!

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Reviewer: Anon - Canada
Date: 18th Jun 2009

These phones are unbelievable. If it had the iPhone's touch interface, nothing would touch it for years.

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Reviewer: Lesley - Wakefield, UK
Date: 12th Jun 2009

This phone is very easy to use if you use it like a computer I.e. Close one application down before you open another one. Turn it off regularly so it can reboot & update if it needs to. The camera is excellent, HOWEVER. Don't use the video recorder as you'll be lucky to get more than 30 seconds before it freezes & loses it all. If you take too many pictures it freezes. You have to remove the battery to reset it otherwise it overheats. As for the GPS, forget it! It can never find a satellite & when it does it freezes because it overheats, doing too much at once! The WLAN is the only thing that doesn't seem to freeze on it, use the networks Internet access & it does, use your home connection & its fine.

I have had my phone since July 2008. It has been repaired 4 times, updated software, replaced parts etc. Finally a new inside. That was end of last year. It has now gone back to the repair centre because it was repeating all the previous faults (even though it is technically a new phone) & I've been told there's water damage in it so they won't touch it! If I'd have used my phone in the rain or had a bath with it then I could understand it but my phone is my prize toy so it meticulously looked after. I even keep it in a totally enclosed casing when not in use!

I have never liked this phone & regret tying up to an 18 month contract with it. I would not recommend it to anyone, there is too much on it & it can't cope!

I am now phoneless, out of pocket by £20 to pay for administration to the repair place & stuck with the thing until September.

DON'T BUY IT!

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Reviewer: Kashif - Minhas, Saudi Arabia
Date: 9th Jun 2009

I'm using N95 for the last 1 year, I found this mobile set as one of the best. This is my mobile office, & entertainment with 5 megapixels camera. GPS is superb. I can't even think to change my N95.

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Reviewer: Nam - UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2009

How can you use a Phone if it Freezes on you, the Battery life is poor, Wi-Fi is Slow, Its Bulky, A Failure in my opinion, I went for the Nokia E71, a much Better Mobile.

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Reviewer: Fkn - Belize
Date: 22nd May 2009

Its a good phone I put Windows on it, its my PC! Good phone I really recommend this.

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Reviewer: Imad - London, UK
Date: 18th May 2009

I want to knw how to sort out my phone from frozen, its really a very nice one.

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Reviewer: Micheal - Poland
Date: 3rd May 2009

I have read so many reviews about this phone, some are bad & some are good. The first thing you need to do the moment you buy the phone is to give it a full charge, for about 8 to 9 hours. Do not install applications on the phone memory. Reduce the brightness of the screen, this will save the battery's life. Update the firmware to the latest version, this will iron out all the minor problems the phone have, like automatic rotation, GPS & freezes. Make sure you close an application before opening another one this will make it a bit faster. Turn off Wi-Fi, GPS when not in use. You will notice a difference when you do all these things. Updating the software will make the phone work just like n95 8GB.
To crown it all, the phone is great.

Negative, at night, the flash is not so good. & the battery is a bit of a problem for those who spend long time with the phone.

In general, the phone is a good one & worth the money. Once on a while, it is necessary for the phone to crash, it is normal for electronic appliances.

Go ahead & get one for yourself.

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Reviewer: Rehman - India
Date: 14th Mar 2009

It's A Complete Phone Which I am trying to handle. It fulfils all my needs till now & I am very happy to get it. & suggest you to buy it now. Regards Rehman.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 12th Mar 2009

I've had this phone for nearly 2 years & it just keeps getting better. Regular firmware updates have ironed out small problems & extended battery life. The amount & standard of freeware available for this handset continues to rise, not to mention commercial software. I have an 8 gig memory card giving it plenty of room for music & photos etc.

The only thing that lets it down now are its dated looks which are offset by the cheap deals now available (N95 8GB looks better though).

iPhone has a nice UI, Nokia N95 has everything else! If you are not sure whether to buy one, go for it, it has more features than the iPhone & is a lot cheaper to buy.

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Reviewer: Seyri Tamirobo - Philippines
Date: 4th Mar 2009

I've had this phone for more than a year now. All I can say is this phone has done so much for me than any other gadget I carry or previously carried (except for my leatherman wave).

I constantly use the WLAN for web connection. Has almost never failed on me. Its HSDPA is pretty fast. Not the best but more than enough for my purpose.

I am able to access my excel/word files. Which is so much of a help for me in my line of work. Of course it'll never beat a laptop.

The GPS is amazing! Very accurate (almost 5m accuracy). Problem with this is that the maps never do show one way streets & gated streets so even if it offers a route to follow, you can't really follow most of the route planned. But it does work to the point of telling you when you missed your turn & where to take a you turn to get back to your route. I use the Naviphone, Asia maps.

Its media programs & systems too are great. Never needed an iPod.

Battery? If you do leave on the Bluetooth, WLAN search, GPS, & frequently use the media player, you'd definitely run dry in a flash. I only turn on what I use so it isn't much of a problem for me. The battery is almost half the size of a credit card so I don't see the hassle in carrying an extra battery. If you'd be away from a charger or power source for two straight days & you still want to use all its features at the same time, well, you might have other bigger problems than losing charge.

Video & camera is more than enough for my purpose. Its TV out port is very useful.

What I'd like changed? Bigger internal memory. A more robust casing. The TV feature would be nice. Better camera flash.

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Reviewer: Lee - UK
Date: 24th Feb 2009

Featuring a larger display & massive 8GB internal memory, Nokia N95 8GB is the upgraded version of its predecessor Nokia N95. It looks attractive due to its sliding design. The larger 2.8 inch 16 millio TFT has Accelerometer sensor for auto rotate & shows beautiful images. The main feature of this device is the 5MP Carl Zeiss camera letting you to capture high-quality pictures. A quad band Symbian based 3G Smartphone is now even cheaper. Good Phone.

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Reviewer: G L Jones - Bala, UK
Date: 8th Feb 2009

I had the first N95 (the silver one) & thought it was OK but the battery life was useless, what is the point of having all the gadgets on the move if you have to stay close to a charger!

Luckily I lost it & received the N95 8GB on insurance. The 8GB has had a bit more thought put in to the upgrade. It is fast, does not crash & it is a pleasure to use. The battery is brilliant because of the good battery you can have good & practical use of all its features for a couple of days. Every feature is easy to use, especially the GPS, WiFi & Internet.

Received an N96 on a new contract, it was OK but kept freezing all the time & the battery life was useless. So I sent it back to Vodafone.

Now I've gone back to the N95 because basically you can't beat it, it is the best phone ever. In order to beat this phone Nokia has to come out with a super upgrade for the N96.

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Reviewer: Adnan Khan - Risalpur Cantt, Pakistan
Date: 6th Feb 2009

Well I recently have bought N95 8GB. I really like this phone. It has the best features any phone can have. If you even compare it with the new N96 the features are almost the same. It is also very easy to use. The best part is that with a phone with having so many features & graphics the battery even lasts so long it's amazing! I would definitely recommend this mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Stuart S - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2009

I bought this phone mainly due to its versatility. There seemed so much you could do with it other than the standard phone calls & texts.

But I really think Nokia have tried to cram a bit much into this one phone. For me, not everything works. Half the time I try to connect to the Internet, I get either a no gateway reply or packet data not available (whatever that means) error messages. As for the Nokia maps, this feature simply does not work at all on my handset. It's also a bit unwieldy, & clunky. I text a lot, & the buttons are anything but the soft touch type. So even texting is a bit of an effort.

I have to say that, all in all, it's the poorest mobile I've ever owned. Which is unfortunately Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Philip - Walthamstow, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

Linda & Liam clearly have faulty phones. Solution is simple. Take them back & have them replaced. I possess the N95 8GB (black) & am fully conversant with the problems associated with the original N95 which is silver. Which phone do you have? My N95 8GB was purchased brand new & has none of the problems you describe. I have two brothers with the exact same phone N95 8GB & they're also very happy. The memory feature of this phone (8GB) is also important because there is little use having a phone that can record excellent high definition video for only 60s (like some phones on the market! )

Picture quality is superb. The sound quality is excellent & certainly amongst the loudest, if not the loudest phone on the market. Voice recorder facility is great if you're a journalist. Wireless Internet actually works better than my laptop. I am actually writing this review in a hotel free of charge via wireless. Finally, the battery life problem associated with the silver N95 has been fixed with the black N95 8GB. This phone is so good that I haven't needed to upgrade to the N96. I patiently await the N97 (32GB) from the world's leading manufacturer of mobile phones.

Did Nokia invent the mobile? LOL.

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Reviewer: Erik C - Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

The first time I have seen this mobile phone was at a friends. She just got one. I thought the design was great, it had a 5.2 mega pixel camera & being able to slide your phone in both ways seemed great!

Now I have one. I still think the design looks very good & being able to slide my phone in both ways it a great thing. But my phone is constantly crashing down like my old computer did! The phone is very slow & taking a good photo is quit a job. You really have to hold your hand still if you want to have a good picture. & if you did hold your hand still, I have to admit that the pictures are great.

The features on the phone are also really cool. The only thing is that there aren't many. It's also NOT possible to download new themes, only wallpapers.

Overall I would say that if I had the choice now, I wouldn't have gotten myself this phone but probably the Samsung Pixon. The Nokia N95 is my first Nokia phone & it will probably be my last.

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Reviewer: Clive - London, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2009

Really wish people would be specific when entering their review. This section covers both the N95 & the N95 8GB. The N95 was a disaster.

The N95 8GB (the remix) is the best phone I've ever owned (possession 5 months)

The Good.

I've been from Motorola to Nokia to Samsung to Sony Ericsson & finally back to Nokia & am glad to be back with the best. Firstly, the quality of the video recording is the best I've seen on any phone including those phones that claim to be 5MP (e.g. LG kc550) you just can't beat the Carl Zeiss lens for quality. Both video (which is just awesome) & picture.

Music wise, what can I say. Some kid got on the bus making noise with his phone & I got a call that shut his phone down & turned everyone's head! It will out blast any other phone on the block with clearly identifiable clarity as well as loudness via stereo speakers on the side of the phone! Better recognise!

Ringtones & Message tones can be sent via Bluetooth or USB cable from other phones &/or laptops so easily I create my own. You don't need a degree in ringtone creation as you do with the iPhones. Complete songs can be transferred with similar ease but best of all musically. Wait for it. Is the standard mini jack socket on the side of the phone (common with most Nokia's, I know, but remember I am returning from Sony Ericsson guys). What does this mean to those who aren't in the know? the exact same socket you're CD Walkman, iPod, Hi Fi stereo, laptop, PC & practically every house hold music device etc. Has, the N95 8GB also has. In other words 'you can therefore connect it to your PC speakers directly! You're in car BMW iPod compatible stereo directly! Your Hi Fi at home. Directly! A common question to me is, where's the music coming from? People just can't believe such quality is originating from a mobile phone.

Oh. Almost forgot. Have you ever tried to use a camcorder to video the television (whether it is a show or someone playing a PlayStation & Xbox)? You can't do it. You get lines running across the screen. For some strange reason this phone IS ABLE to video television & video television CLEARLY making it better in that respect to any camcorder I know.

Capacity, as the model implies it has 8GB capacity which is more than enough for my music & videos. I don't use my phone as a dump yard for music or videos I won't listen to so with well over 12hours worth of songs already downloaded onto it & numerous videos, I still have over 25% of memory left that I can't see myself using.

Robust, I've dropped this phone numerous times & use it as a radio when I am in the shower. Therefore steam has entered the phone. To my surprise the phone is unaffected.

I've also unplugged the device several times from the laptop without doing 'safely remove hardware' & unlike a USB stick, it still works!

Radio, Great. I don't really listen to the radio but was glad to find I have the choice. Tried it & it the sound was great.

Internet, using mobile Internet it IS faster than a PC in some countries & at least as fast as my broadband via T mobile. Of course if you use T mobile (network) you pay! The wireless feature works with my hub from my bedroom.

The BAD.

Couldn't really find any except. Very rarely it does crash. This has only happened when I've been on the Internet multi tasking the phone (I.e. Listening to music & other features). I believe it has happened to protect the phone from hackers & viruses etc on the net & only ever happened 4 times in 5 months! My laptop has crashed, froze & (been unresponsive) more times than that in a day using the Internet. No complaints.

Battery life. Not a problem. Phones will make laptops obsolete because they're heavy, take time to boot up (therefore slow) & no laptop battery lasts days (like mobile phones).

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Reviewer: Linda - UK
Date: 17th Jan 2009

The worst phone I have ever owned! Can't wait until my contract finishes & I can say goodbye to it! Great features in the phone but it crashed weekly! It has put me off Nokia's!

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Reviewer: Liam - UK
Date: 17th Jan 2009

For all you people who have said this is an excellent phone etc, well you all lie! All the people who think it is bad are spot on. The worst phone I have ever owned (& my first phone was the Phillips Savvy, Google it). My battery lasted me about 12 hours without me using it, just sat on standby. A couple of times I have charged it up & it didn't charge it just heated up, & I mean really hot. Slow when too much data gets on the phone, speaker is crackly & sounds like I am constantly on the phone to someone with a bad reception. Battery cover very flimsy & fell to bits, buttons started to wear away into dust & camera good in day but very bad in the night.

Personally I would recommend that you get a carrier pigeon than have one of these.

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Reviewer: Jackie - Leeds, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2009

I have had this phone for about three weeks, & although there are one or two little niggles, I generally think it's a great phone.

Although chunky, I really don't mind that. In fact, I LOVE the design. It's quite 'masculine' compared to some of the smaller, curvier phones. Good large screen, with excellent picture playback & sound quality. Although the buttons are quite small & my fingers do often hit the wrong key, but nothing a quick delete won't sort out, not a real problem.

Good camera, but not quite as good as my old N73, surprisingly. As many features to edit photos or different scenes, but the colour quality isn't as good in an evening. In fact, it can be quite dull at night, this maybe that I have to learn the different features on the camera settings.

I think it's responsive & quite quick going through the menus. Some people have difficulty using the phone's software, but think it's very easy, but I suppose I am used to Nokia's & you either love them or hate them.

I have the free comes with music offer which allows me to download completely free tracks for a year. This is great, but you can't use the downloaded tunes for ringtones, nor can you download them from your phone to use elsewhere, which I can understand.
8G good size memory, although it's not something I would put thousands of tracks on, like my iPod, as this would clog it up & slow it down but that is what my iPod is for. I love the way the phone knows you've turned it around 90oC as the screen changes to view (optional).

The battery does need charging frequently, especially when you have just got it & are fiddling with it all the time. Just make sure you charge it fully & you should be OK. I usually have to charge it every other night, but if you are a heavy user or when it's new, you'll probably have to charge it every night! Just don't go on holiday or go away for a weekend without your charger & expect to use the phone a lot!

It does occasionally crash, but this is seldom, & is usually because I have been doing several things at once. At the end of the day, it's not a computer.

All in all, I think it's a great phone. I have been honest with what I think the flaws are, but I have never had a perfect phone & I am being picky. It's still the best, most advanced, most user friendly phone I've had, with the most features. Its good looking (some would disagree), & I would buy it again.

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Reviewer: Ac - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

This is a brilliant phone I think it has a brilliant camera & has a lot of GB. Brilliant recommend to every 1 because it is absolutely Brilliant I have had it for a long time! To fat though!

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Reviewer: Daniel - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2008

It's an OK phone, it's just every time I put over 2 to 3 gigabytes of memory on it, it starts crashing & going really slow I've taken it in to be repaired 6 times & it keeps happening but if you buy it just to use as a phone then its good but don't try & fill up the memory on it as it's not going to have it sorry so in all fairness try it for yourself but if you don't want the hassle then steer clear of this handset.

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Reviewer: Siobhan - UK
Date: 24th Dec 2008

I think this phone is great it is a bit chunky & hard to fit into pockets of skinny jeans but the features are good it's got amazing memory got over 1000 pictures, over 20 songs & still got quite a bit of memory left. I think it's really easy to text on & good for calls it plays music very clearly & picture quality is good.

Merry Christmas everyone, Siobhan x.

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Reviewer: Abby - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2008

Totally rubbish, battery is short, restarts too many times, slow & useless piece of trash, don't Buy it.

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Reviewer: Cordless - India
Date: 14th Dec 2008

AN AWESOME PRODUCT BY Nokia. ANY OTHER mobile phone COULD HARDLY BEAT N95. CHECKED OUT VARIOUS SITES, REVIEWS, COMPARISONS ETC. N95 IS AN UNDISPUTED KING OF the MOBILE WORLD. JUST GO FOR N95 WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT.

IT'S A HANDY DEVICE WITH A BUNCH OF FEATURES IN IT & YOU DO KEEP ON UPDATING FOR NEW FEATURES. IF YOR ARE NOT A DIE HARD FAN OF BLACK COLOUR THEN GO FOR N95 CLASSIC ONLY BECAUSE N95 8GB ONLY HAS.2 INCH BIGGER SCREEN & SLIGHTLY IMPROVED BATTERY LIFE. BUT IF N95 CLASSIC SIMPLY ROCKS! & YOU MAY BE the LUCKY ONE IF YOU DON'T GET WOBBLY SLIDERS. WELL WAITING FOR Nokia 5800.

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Reviewer: Peter C - Papakura, New Zealand
Date: 13th Dec 2008

I love this phone. But, as many people have put it. Nokia has gone overboard & kind of chewed off a little more then it can chew with this phone. Had this phone for a week now (bought it for $500 NZD or around 120 pounds? ) & so far has no problems but I did drop it once onto carpet but no visible damage. The top slider is a little loose if you haven't noticed. It's not the most user friendly phone Nokia has built. As it is SO complicated & too much things here & there if you are not such an organised person like me. So it is best if you just use it as a phone & nothing more. As it can give it a little headache. Also don't really like the horrible clicking noise when you're writing a text. I am a fan for Samsung mobiles but I cud not resist buying this phone with its sweet design & over loading features. But. Its so so for the sacrifices I made.

Pros.
- Good camera in good lighting.
- Good screen & good colour.
- Music quality & volume of speakers is good too.
- Good grip in your hands.
- Good software. As in easy to get around the basic things such as multimedia & texting mechanisms.

Cons. There is quite a lot.
- Buttons crack when texting.
- Fragile. Especially for the price you paid & when you slid it or drop it.
- Bulky.
- Pricey.
- Too sophisticated.
- Camera is horrible in darker places.
- Battery life could be improved but doesn't bother me.
- Secondary camera is in awkward placing. To open.

I was wandering if any others had problems with the ribbon on this phone breaking at all? Or the sliding mechanism breaking?

Yeah well. I have only used it for one week so far. So fingers crossed for another two years I hope.

Final note, Go for this phone. It isn't THAT bad & I really think that not all phones are perfect.

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Reviewer: Shreyus Bagga - London, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2008

I think the N95 8GB is excellent. I have it & think it is perfect in every way but I am having a few problems with the PC suite. All in all, this is an excellent phone.

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Reviewer: Michael Mckelvey - Belfast, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2008

There are different versions of the N95, I own the black version. The silver version I avoided as colleagues in work reported lots of problems with it. Being quite honest the N95 is one of the best mobile phones I've ever owned & I've tried lots in my day.

Some petty things annoy, if you engage predictive text (by mistake! ) turning it off is difficult, moreover how you do this in the phone's help files isn't explained, sometimes it crashes but then this happens nowhere near as much as I've had happen with Window Pocket PC phones, the headphone volume is also pretty poor, maybe it's me but it just doesn't seem very loud.

Besides the above I love my N95, the camera is really good, it easily plays videos through my TV, it makes & receives phone calls well, & unlike Sony Ericsson's that I've owned it plugs into its charger without fuss.

Thanks M.

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Reviewer: Tonto - UK
Date: 24th Nov 2008

There are so many reviews on this phone that it hardly seems worthwhile commenting! However, in my opinion there are several others that are better at one thing or another, iPhone, BB Storm, HTC Touch HD, Innov8 etc. It really does depend on several factors, price, ease of use, reliability, your needs etc, but generally, the N95 has been the benchmark for some time. Easy to use out of the box & with some tweaking, it will serve you well for business or personal. Had issues with restarts & changed it straight away (on 3 network) for a new one & no problem since. Good camera, music, Internet Wi-Fi (with Internet max) & 3G service & also maps using GPS. Forums & review sites are awash with criticism & praise but if you're in the money for a reasonable all (almost) in one device, it's worth a look.

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Reviewer: Sahil - Greatshead, Barbados
Date: 24th Oct 2008

I got this phone through the door today, it is very good for features & everything, but I just can't use it. Horrible.

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Reviewer: Lucy - Mansfield, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

This is an extremely good phone. I have only just got it & it is very good. The sound when you play music is very clear & defined. The screen is very clear. I have had to replace the screen once, but on my own fault, not the phone. The down point is the middle button on the Main keypad, I just dislike it as sometimes it doesn't work. Otherwise GREAT PHONE. GET IT!

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Reviewer: Ailsa Mulhern - Leeds, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2008

Had this phone since October last year not so long after it came out, & I am now on my 6th handset, after sending it off due to almost countless faults.

3 times now has the screen broken in my pocket, deeming the phone unusable unless I connect it up to my TV, & 3 times also have the speakers gone. When making a call, I know I should be able to hear the person on the other end, but I couldn't tell you for sure as all I can hear is crackling on the other end. The speaker is currently broken, but I just can't bring myself to send it back only for it to break again. I also experience the popular cutting off of calls, loss of signal, screen freezing etc etc & really this is just the worst phone I have ever had. Don't WASTE YOUR MONEY.

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Reviewer: Tracey - UK
Date: 4th Oct 2008

It's not a very good design I think it's an okay phone, there are phones better but also phones worse.

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Reviewer: Dean - Ipswich, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2008

Reasonable phone, I think I regret getting it rather than a Sony Ericsson. It is rather chunky but is not surprise as it has so many features packed inside. It doesn't bother me having it in my pocket, I don't even notice.

Camera is excellent in good light conditions.

The menu is not very well arranged. You never seem to remember where certain applications are as they are arranged poorly & not found in obvious places.

The battery lasts around 2 days, but this is with only a moderate amount of use.

Stores lots a photos & music but takes ages to load your photo album. Also seems so crash sometimes when opening your album.

Signal is good in all places I have been but this is more down to your network provider.

Overall it's not a bad phone but nothing special. I am glad I have insurance for it as I can see problems arising with this phone at some point. I am only 3 months into the contract & bored already!

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Reviewer: Anthony Burton - Leamington Spa, UK
Date: 15th Sep 2008

This replaced my K850i which was totally unreliable. I was dubious about getting a Nokia as I am not a huge fan, my last 3 phones have been Sony Ericsson's but this has proven to be an amazing phone. I love the metallic purple cover, the huge screen, applications run quickly, it hasn't crashed (yet! ) buttons are nice to the touch, media player (with remote on headphones) are impressive for what they are. The best features for me are the standard connections phone out allows you to hook it up to an amp easily so my music collection can be played anywhere. USB connector is standard so you can hook it up to a friend's PC without the need to bring your own cable along.

The negatives. The camera pictures don't quite match the K800i for colour & contrast reproduction but it's not far off & unlike the K850i the flash works. Finding files after you've downloaded them isn't easy. Your call list is buried in the menus would be nice to have easy quick access to them. Can't have alarms on sound only, it vibrates as well, which ruins most of the songs I like to wake up to. Oh, & alarms are set to off as default in the calendar so you have to set the alarm every time you set a calendar entry, why? !

Overall, the positives for this phone far outweigh the negatives & I am extremely happy with it.

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Reviewer: Sean - Derry, UK
Date: 9th Sep 2008

This is a review of the Nokia N95 8GB. Best phone I ever had. & I hate Nokia. I crossed over from a long line of brilliant Sony Ericsson's until I bought the K850i. BIG MISTAKE!

BUT I have just sold my N95 to my brother & I am changing the VIEWTY. I have a 6 month lifespan with mobiles before I get the urge to change. I am undecided at moment between Viewty & Sony Ericsson C902. Any advice please?

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Reviewer: Yuba - Sombor, Yugoslavia
Date: 9th Sep 2008

OK, now the slide is excellent the speed of the software is to excellent, camera. Very good, but you got to have stand & calm hand, flash light is too weak in night conditions & battery is OK, the sound in ear speaker is not excellent but it can passed, & it performs superb with memory card of 4GB, so if you can, bye it, N95 8GB, same stuff but lot expensive. Think about it :).

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Reviewer: Craig David - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2008

Have had this phone for 18 months now, so I thought of giving it a review of how it's been with the phone.

Design, the first reason I bought this phone was the slider mechanism, where on one side you get the keypads, & the other the player buttons. When this phone came about, it was the first of its kind, so the design has to be 100%. However, in time the slider will loosen, but that's not so obvious.

Features, this phone will do mostly anything you think about phone, camera, video, music, webcam, Internet & calendar. However, the Internet is not that fast (due to the current technology) & the browser crashes sometimes which forces me to re launch the browser.

Usability, this phone has been my closest mate, & always with me, at home or abroad.

It has served me well. & I am now looking to upgrade to the upcoming N96 or maybe wait for a decent touch screen phone in the market.

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 7th Sep 2008

One word to those people who are having trouble with phone cutting off etc when in a call! .

MAKE SURE YOUR YOUR PHONE IS SET TO GSM NOT DUAL MODE IN YOUR PHONE NETWORK SETTINGS.

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Reviewer: Lloyd - Wembley, UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2008

I bought the n95 phone the design is very good but battery does not last long also I upgraded to the latest firmware & then is even slower.

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Reviewer: Linda - Scotland, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

Bought this phone after wanting one for ages & was such a disappointment I put it on eBay before the week was out!

I would only recommend this phone to someone who just wanted to get a phone to look at & not use it, because as soon as you pick it up & do anything on it the battery dies!

I charged this phone exactly as it said in the book for the first time, waited patiently. Then entered my contacts & zap the battery was almost dead. After that I would be lucky if the battery lasted 24 hours & that was with minimal use! Thought I might have just been unlucky & got a dud battery so went & bought a brand new Nokia battery & it was just the same as the first one.

This phone is a rip off for the amount of money it costs!

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 24th Aug 2008

Awesome phone love it really class, 2 way sliding is crazy & cool.

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Reviewer: Anon - London, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

I am on my 6th handset in 13 months, I got the N95 (first generation model) from new. Now this is the way I view the usability of this mobile, treat it like a Ferrari car (with loads of TLC) & it's really a good useful mobile. Yes, it crashes, the build quality is OK & the battery life is rubbish. But it's a far better mobile than the new iPhone & just about any other mobile on the market?

The SAT NAV in it's basic form is fine, the camera & video playback is top notch, when you go on to YouTube the view in high quality movies are mostly from a N95 source. So it can't be bad.

Despite all my problems, I still love the N95, I am just glad I bought it from new & have the added bonus of a previous 12 month warranty with T Mobile & a 24 month warranty with Nokia. & it looks like those 24 months will come in very handy. & lastly, my tip for any potential owners of a Nokia N95, Do not buy this mobile secondhand as any original warranty will probably be void. You will almost certainly need to have the mobile reflashed or repaired at some point, so take note.

& my next mobile? Waiting for the N96. Obviously!

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Reviewer: John - Dinsdale , UK
Date: 11th Aug 2008

DO NOT GET THIS PHONE, IT IS TERRIBLE.

This is probably the worst phone I have ever had the misfortune to own, if you decide to have one of these phones I would make sure you take out the extra insurance. I had the phone for 5 months without any problems & then when things started going wrong they went wrong big style.

The phone kept freezing, dropping calls, the clips on the back cover kept breaking off & I have had to have this cover replaced 5 times this doesn't include having the whole phone replaced twice in 12 months. The phone would not ring & then let me know I had a missed call by just leaving a text message to advise I had a missed call. The most recent problem was when the phone did not to keep a record of my call register so any missed calls etc I couldn't record who had called me because it did not update anything. Since I am self employed I need a phone that is 100% reliable but failing that I would accept 99%, unfortunately opinion.

This phone has put me off Nokia for life, I am due for an upgrade this month & I intend getting a Blackberry.

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Reviewer: George - Penang, Malaysia
Date: 10th Aug 2008

I had the phone for 6 months now. It can store a lot of songs & videos. However you need to limit the address book to 200 & about 150 SMS or you will consistently face the Nokia white screen. Battery Life is okay for 2 to 3 days per every charge. The speaker phone is a bit weak compared to the music volume.

Also the screen scratch easily so it's better to attach a screen protector. I got a crystal case but it crack easily when I accidentally drop it a few times, because this is a really bulky phone & heavy too.

The pictures taken a quite good with both cameras.

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Reviewer: Wendy - Higham, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2008

Had the N95 for nearly a year & thought it was absolutely fantastic until tonight. My daughter tried to Bluetooth some music to the phone & it just kept crashing. Couldn't turn it on or off, took the battery out it started up for two seconds then crashed. Then it tried to turn itself back on & I got the dreaded black screen. So I've just spent 5 hours trying to get it going, gave up in the end in frustration.

So disappointed it has always performed well in the past so don't know what to do with it now. Oh well will try again tomorrow when I've got some more patience.

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Reviewer: Luke - Doncaster, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2008

Good gig, good camera, nice shape, sat nav, map, weather, Internet & everything.

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Reviewer: John - Liverpool, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

I got this as a replacement for a Sony Ericsson w850i. The main reason I chose it is because it's got so many features.

Wi-Fi is handy for web browsing at home, work, Internet cafe etc. The screen is a little small however, so you are best sticking to sites designed for mobiles.

The camera is excellent, & you can make movie files too.

Although the default picture quality for movies is incredibly blocky you can pump it up to 640 x 480.

Maps, this is a very handy feature. You can find places by turning on layers like hotels etc. You can add your own places & you can work a route out too & simulate driving somewhere.

GPS this works & of course ties into the map app BUT it can take a while to find the satellites. Be sure to angle the phone at 45 degrees to the horizontal as though you are looking at the screen. Laying flat it doesn't seem to find them (the sats).

Radio is really good but you have to position your headphone cable for good reception.

The one I have is the standard N95 that takes a memory card.

Nokia say it takes 4 gig but after some surfing I bought an 8 gig card by Sandisk & put that it. It works fine.

OK, down sides.
- Battery, if you turn stuff on like GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi your battery will run out before the day is out.
- Size, it's a bit big but it's got a lot of features.
- Keyboard, don't like this much it's too wide & slow to text on.
- Backlight, the backlight seems to switch off a bit quick, when you least expect it & sometimes you have to hit a couple of keys not just one to turn it on.
- Navigation, the menus & application navigation generally is a bit weird with apps exiting or remaining running but hidden.

Generally though, best phone I've ever seen.

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Reviewer: Burt - London, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2008

The Nokia N95 is the best. There is no phone in the world that can beat it apart from the Nokia N96.

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Reviewer: Paul G - Hitchin, UK
Date: 28th Jul 2008

No doubt about it, this is a very good phone. But after a couple of days of owning it I found it feels very heavy in the pocket. I've sent it back & now own a Samsung Tocco F480 (much better for me). If you don't mind a chunky handset then this phone is for you.

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Reviewer: Oli - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2008

Great phone, brilliant.

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Reviewer: Stan - Cannock, UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

Nokia, good brand & never had a problem with any of their phones before. However this one has let me down on a few occasions, freezes when it likes, mainly when I am receiving text messages. & now less than a year old the back light on the screen has packed in! As for the camera, excellent, but if you create a folder to free up the images & video, then you cannot delete the picture in the I have without deleting the one in the folder.

The contract is up soon so I may go back to Samsung, as I never had a problem with any of their phones.

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Reviewer: Daniel Murray - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2008

Just purchased this phone as well as my iPhone as this has 3G a very good camera & many features, they are both incredible phones this better at photos & the iPhone multimedia.

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Reviewer: Andrew - UK
Date: 16th Jul 2008

Well what can I say, the phone looks great, everything on it is fantastic.

I think it is better that a iphone. The camera is better, & it is just great.

WOW Nokia you are great.

I am getting a upgrade so I think it will make a huge difference.

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Reviewer: Shelley Crockford - London, UK
Date: 12th Jul 2008

Fantastic phone, have had mine for 18 months now & am due for an upgrade but will just get another one of these & keep it as a spare. Have had no problems with it at all, has had loads of use & still works perfectly & looks new. It's durable & quite hard to scratch.

It looks good, has so many great features & is really simple to use.

Would definitely recommend.

Keep them coming Nokia :).

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Reviewer: Rachel Mcintosh - UK
Date: 5th Jul 2008

Only problem with this phone is it's a bit on the chunky side, that aside it's brilliant. So easy to use, great camera, good music player, & loads of storage. I love it! I tried out the Samsung secret (because it looks so good) but quickly went back to the N95, looks aren't everything!

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Reviewer: Jay W - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2008

I have had the N95 for 3 months & had no problems with it until about 2 weeks ago where, when accessing the camera I would be able to take a picture or video & all of a sudden the phone started to freeze & I got the Nokia White Screen of Death & then the phone started to constantly restart itself. It went to the Nokia Care Centre & all started up well, I was running through the set-up wizard & low & behold, it started freezing & restarting itself once again, rendering the phone impossible to use. The phone has not been dropped or damaged in any way shape or form as I am always very careful my phones. I contacted my provided (Carphone Warehouse) who have ordered me a replacement. I am not sure I am entirely happy about this as I am a bit sceptical about having another when I have had so many problems with this one. I relied on the Nokia name when choosing this phone as I have had many Nokia's which have never failed me. However, this phone is a complete let down & would advise avoiding the N95 like the plague.

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Reviewer: Kalpesh - Manchester, UK
Date: 27th Jun 2008

Upgraded from my k800i to the n95 after much deliberation as there weren't really any other phones on the market worth upgrading to (& Sony's next 8.1 mp camera with GPS isn't out for a while yet). The only alternatives at the time was the N82 (not available on my network) & N95 8GB. I got this on T mobile & was a little worried as T mobile are absolutely terrible when it comes to releasing firmware updates. If you do get this phone however it is likely to have version 12 on the firmware I can't stress it enough! UPGRADE the FIRMWARE BEFORE YOU USE THIS PHONE, UPGRADE the FIRMWARE BEFORE YOU USE THIS PHONE, UPGRADE the FIRMWARE BEFORE YOU USE THIS PHONE this should take it up to v14, which is the equivalent to version v20 except with some of the music options removed from the original N95 firmware. V14 (t mobile firmware only) has removed some of the bugs & battery life issues associated with this phone. You will need to charge this phone every other day mind but if you are powering a screen which is 30% bigger than others on the market as well as doing all the other bits etc you'll have to expect this! Currently v21 firmware is available t mobile are slow! If you're a gamer I managed to download Nokia N gage & this worked OK, even though the site instructions say you need v20 firmware, it will work OK with v 14. But here is the BIG bonus applications wise this phone will let you download a bucket load of additional add ons from Nokia Beta testing Labs, Nokia or elsewhere on the net, this is a massive bonus as I have downloaded Internet radio application (lets you listen to radio stations over the globe via WLAN or regular net access, Nokia Sports tracker (which using the GPS calculates the distance you've run & speed), the stepometer (calorie counter), & if you like to gamble the Ladbrokes & bet direct web portals when downloaded work fine. If you want add ons this phone & Symbian will open up a whole new world. I also downloaded Opera Mini, Nav4all, Google maps amongst other apps also which work very well. Nokia Maps & the GPS features work pretty well, but they will use much of your battery, have used it a bit & it works OK, even as a sat nav, but bear in mind this is a Smartphone so the functionality is quite good considering. Camera wise the only flaw here is the LED flash, the camera is 5MP & is a good camera, & the camera in video capture mode is very good considering it's a mobile. An added bonus is the fact the N95 has an accelerometer which basically means if you rotate the phone the display rotates accordingly you'll need to find the supporting software on the web (rotate me application) but this works well & why Nokia didn't push this as a feature is beyond me! It'll probably be released soon though. In terms of the basics the call quality is good, screen size is good, & unit synchronised up OK with my contacts in outlook. Phone has 3.5g (HSPDA) & you can jump on to your wireless at home if needs be so if you love to surf & facebook like me this phone will be good for that. If you download Fring you can also make free calls via Skype I am etc this is a great bonus & it doesn't cost you anything (I am on Web & walk so only pay the £7.50 a month for data) A massive bonus. Size wise the phone does look a tad cumbersome but is OK. If you want a 3rd gen phone for the next year or so I'd recommend this as it is good & the applications you can add on do make this phone stand out from the rest. How many other phones on the market would let you download a calorie counter for them? All in all a good phone, with a couple of niggly flaws (battery life) but on the whole with everything you can get on it like GPS, SATNAV, Nokia Maps 5MP camera (Carl zeiss optics) Internet Radio (means you can also get AM radio stations too, not just FM) 3.5, WLAN realplayer, Adobe Reader MP3 player, FM radio Barcode Reader, you do this via the camera! & the add ons you can download (for FREE) Calorie Counter Nokia N gage Accelerometer Sports Traker Opera Mini Rotate Me As well as some of the quirky downloads. Light sabre add on (uses the accelerometer) If you think that the next gen of phone will probably have Digital radio, HD output, GPS as standard, bigger storage this isn't that far off. If you can wait an alternative may be the N82 which is pretty much the same but features a xenon flash & very good picture quality. Sony have one soon, but not sure about application add on. I'd rather be stuck with a phone for 18 months which I can get decent add ons & is ahead of the game anyway which this is I'd highly recommend it.

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Reviewer: Peter - London, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2008

Fortunately, my contract allowed me to change the phone if we didn't get on.

A great looking phone but after one week it froze up on numerous occasions, & I had to keep turning it off & on again. The replacement didn't fare any better. After 3 days it froze completely & wouldn't switch off. I had to remove the battery & then it wouldn't fire up!

I took it back & changed to an E65. The E65 is a great phone & it has NEVER let me down once.

Sorry Nokia, I am a big fan of yours, but the N95 is rubbish.

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Reviewer: Paul - Manchester, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2008

My thoughts on the N95 after 2 months, it's a bit temperamental when connecting by Wi-Fi. In daylight the camera is brilliant, its downfall is night time, the flash is just not good enough, my old Sony K800i had a better camera.

The battery is OK, will last 2 to 3 days if you don't use the phone a lot, the menu can drive you around the bend, as you forget where half the things are, if you take a lot of pictures go for the Sony K850i, if you want the latest phone then get the N95, a good all round phone but just not for me. But I am going to sell it soon & get the Sony K850i as the camera is a lot better than the N95.

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Reviewer: Kenny - Leeds, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

It's true this phone is a wonderful box of tricks but that will quickly turn into a N-Series, & may quite easily go out of business in 4 or 5 years if they think they can get away with deceiving there customers in this way.

The first thing I noticed on unpacking was an obvious design flaw in the front facia who's camera protrudes from the face of the phone, this would take any impact or scratch should the phone land or slide on its face.

Secondly, after trying to access maps & Skype I found the application hadn't fully downloaded, & Skype I couldn't access.

& finally my Nokia started to show its frailty when it literally fell apart, one thing after another, the screen cracked in my pocket, the volume key fell off, & it's now on eBay because I refuse to put any more money into it. I can't wait to see the back of it. I will never buy Nokia again.

Don't be tempted! It's a complete rip off.

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Reviewer: Joe Donaghy - Glasgow, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

I have had the Nokia N95 since end of January 2008 which is coming up 5 MONTHS, I have had about 8 weeks use of the phone as it has been back to Nokia for repair 3 times & has been away 2 to 3 weeks each time the problem is when its fully charged the charge only lasts for up to 3 hours same problem every time it has been returned to me as its away at present I am hoping for it to be sorted once & for all as I have 13 months left of my contract never again.

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Reviewer: Amit M Panjwani - Mumbai, India
Date: 18th Jun 2008

Excellent Phone, I have always had Nokia phones & this one is just the best, I have the 8GB model & would just say it's the BEST, although the speaker volume is a bit low & the Bass effect on the hands-free stereo headset should be a bit more punching, Overall it's just great.

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Reviewer: Joseph - UK
Date: 13th Jun 2008

I am soon getting a Nokia N95. My Friend had one & he gave it to me for a couple weeks, & I LOVED IT! It was so easy to use & I could hold all my music with enough memory to hold a ten minute video & 500 high end pictures. I LOVED IT I also like the way you can slide it up for the keypad & down for the music!

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Reviewer: Hardeep - Derby, UK
Date: 12th Jun 2008

I have got the N95 8GB. This phone has many good points, I personally prefer Sony Ericsson phones as they are simpler & easier to use, that's not to say that this phone is not great because it is.

The menu's are different & it just takes a little time to become familiar with them. There are many shortcuts to be used & that leads to many different ways to access the application you require.

It is a big phone but considering what you get & what programmes you can add it just simply blows everything out of the water. If you have big fingers you may struggle to text quickly with this phone. The music player is good & gives a very crisp sound, the speaker is very loud also & good speaking hands-free.

Camera is excellent in lowlight & normal conditions. The camcorder is just unreal giving a very good quality picture. The TV out function is great & when you watch the video recordings it just blows you away with the quality due to the good frame rate it produces.

There are two many good things to list & explain about. If you buy this phone you will not be disappointed, the firmware has been updated so all the applications work properly now, it pages from the mass memory & this has speeded the phone up immensely.

Battery life issues have been corrected to some degree, I get three days standby, & when in heavy use it still lasts the whole day with around 1to 2 bars remaining. Just a great phone end of story.

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Reviewer: Clive - UK
Date: 12th Jun 2008

N95 8GB, This phone is the best phone out by far. The only phone that could rival it is the n96, but that isn't out yet so that isn't a problem.

They Symbian OS means that there are literally thousands of programs available for it, from hacking to media players etc. (speaking of media players, using Core you can play most formats including mpg, mpeg, avi & MANY more, & with the TV out cable its perfect for watching films.)

The memory matches the iPhone (the 8GB version) but the features beat the iPhone ten times over. With a 5MP camera, VGA video recording @ 30fps you can use this as a camcorder or digital camera, (I document my life using my phone, so the high quality camera & video is very useful, along with the 8gig memory.)

Also the GPS is great, it tells you how fast you are travelling etc. & with the right software you can use it as sat nav too.

Finally, the Accelerometer is fantastic. With programs such as shake me, rotate me this phone can imitate the Wii mote's menu navigation, the iphone's automatic rotation, & much more.

This phone is worth the money, & although it does call & text I guarantee you will be doing so much more with it.

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Reviewer: Steve - Shetland Island, UK
Date: 11th Jun 2008

I've not had a Nokia before, preferring the Motorola V3i clamshell style, but must say I am most impressed by this phone. I've had this one for a few weeks now, there are so many features I am still finding them! The camera's great but would like some kind of lens cover. The one annoyance I've found is that since synchronising with Media Player the ringtones are mixed in with 674 music tracks & can't find a way to separate them, but that could be just me (anyone any ideas? ).

All in all though, a fantastic piece of kit, phone, radio, MP3 player, Sat Nav, camera & all in one reasonably sized item, battery life is a bit short but with all that going on, what do you expect!

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Reviewer: Richard - UK
Date: 9th Jun 2008

A complete nightmare, great for a month but what's the use in that when your contract is 12 or 18 months. Fairly soon the technical & physical design flaws of the phone are exposed. After about 5 months I have given up on it due to its continual decline & reverted back to my old phone. May I also add my brother has the same phone & has had exactly the same problems as me.

Don't buy it. You'll regret it. Aweful.

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Reviewer: Craig - UK
Date: 7th Jun 2008

I really wanted this phone having seen friends with it. However, I, like them, have since discovered that it's rubbish for want of a better word. It never seems to pick up a signal. It freezes & crashes all the time. Basically, Nokia have tried to cram in too many features, so much so that it's almost impossible to remember where anything is & when you do find it, you can't remember how the damn thing works.

I've seen me sitting with my phone one minute, next minute it says I've got missed calls & text messages waiting to be opened. If I as much as move an inch, the signal goes from full strength to no signal at all. I am so disappointed. Also, the screen gets scratched in no time.

I am actually going to go out & buy a new phone, which I can ill afford, but I'd rather cut my losses. This one is only fit for the bucket. I never go past Nokia. I love Nokia & all my phones have been Nokia, but I am sorely disappointed with the rubbish I have sitting here. Hope that helps.

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Reviewer: Danniella Gray - Southend, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2008

This is a great phone the pictures are great I have dropped it about three times & it was fine the videos are clear & it's easy to use I updated the software & it has never frozen! I spend most of my time up the stables so the phone has to be very hardy to stand driving rain & straw & being bashed about even though it has scratches its fine BUY THIS PHONE! Don't BUY the LG CHOCLATE OR the Sony ERIC K800i.

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Reviewer: Jaydeep - Pune, India
Date: 6th Jun 2008

I am all satisfied with this phone, it can do wonders to you. Only thing is to use it with your own required intelligence. It can help you in many ways just try to explore this phone with its basic features. Happy N95.

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Reviewer: Lakshmi - UK
Date: 29th May 2008

I have the N95 8GB black phone from more than 2 months now. I have always had Nokia phones & this is the best. I read the reviews before going for it. All the problems with Nokia N95 are mostly with the initial silver one. The black one has overcome most of the problems. Just upgrade the software of you encounter any problems, the phone is perfect. I have a MP3 player, excellent camera in my mobile. It always sounds wonderful. I dropped my phone twice already but it works just as perfect. 8 GB is lot to store & I didn't have to delete any of my pictures till now. If you ask me, just go for it. It's the best one around.

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Reviewer: Markymark - UK
Date: 28th May 2008

N95 8GB, yes buy it. As I said way back in December it's the best phone I've ever had & I've had lots of them. It annoys me by forgetting words I've added the predictive text & hanging for 5, 10, 15 seconds after I make a call & it doesn't connect (when the other person doesn't answer say). Apart from these two fairly small things, it's great!

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Reviewer: Liam - Essex, UK
Date: 27th May 2008

This Phone Is Probably the Phone I Was Most Excited To Ever Get. It Has Every Feature Going & It's Great For Everyone Whether Your A Business Person Or A Student It Has A Feature To Cover Your Every Need. It Contains A 5 Megapixel Camera, Wi Fi, 8Gb Memory, Hsdpa, Email, 3.5mm Head Jack, Stereo Speakers, Dual Slide & It Even Makes Calls! Many People Will Be Put Off By Its Design Containing 34 Buttons & Its Pda Look & Feel But Its A Truly Amazing Piece Of Technology. It's Quite Pricey As the Carphone Warehouse Are Selling For £450 But Most Contract Of Around £30 to £35 Will Give It Away For Free. Believe Me If You Buy This Phone You Won't Be Let Down & Its Virtually Future Proof Unless You Want To Pay Around £700 For the N96 In September.

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Reviewer: Jeff - High Wycombe, UK
Date: 27th May 2008

I am counting down the days, just 7 months now & I can get rid of this useless lump of phone.

I upgraded from an O2 XDA Orbit & can say it was the biggest mistake I've ever made. Rarely lasted through a day without a recharge (XDA would go 3 to 4 days), often waiting 2 minutes (what is it doing? ) for the thing to switch back on after switching itself off, forever running out of memory despite having just contacts & Internet open, Bluetooth often drops, whole device very slow to do just about anything & even the phone call quality is worse than the XDA & that's the reason I swapped from it!

After a few days with the phone actually degrading from the utopia described above the backlight has now failed so it's being replaced by O2 so fingers crossed they might have ironed out some bugs, though as I'll be getting a refurbished it seems unlikely. I really could not recommend this phone, er, at all.

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Reviewer: Ym - London, Cyprus
Date: 26th May 2008

Instead of a 5 megapixel camera there should be a 10 megapixel camera but it should still look the same.

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Reviewer: Smiley - Leicester, UK
Date: 25th May 2008

Great Phone, my Dad's getting It, recommended Phone.

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Reviewer: Charlotte - London, UK
Date: 19th May 2008

I am so confused with the reviews being so mixed! Do I get this phone or not. At the moment I have a Sony Ericsson W850i & it's good but I am bored of it I have had it for 2 years. Is this better than my Sony Ericsson, someone please help!

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Reviewer: Karl - Wolverhampton, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

I have had this phone for about 2 months now. I was tempted away from Sony Ericsson. I must say, although I love Sony Ericsson phones, this was a great move. This phone is fantastic. I cannot fault it. Well, the only thing I find disappointing is that with all the features on this phone there is no message reminder. So if you miss the message come in. You are not aware of this unless you look at the screen. Still, that little thing aside. I recommend anyone buying this phone.

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Reviewer: Gilbert - London, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

- Great phone.
- Excellent Camera.
- Battery life a bit flaky.
- Works well with Road sync.
- But just not reliable enough.

It worked brilliantly for about 6 months, left it overnight one day, came down to a black screen, thought it was just the battery, no dead phone.

Going back once I am back in the country & I will be asking for an alternative. Has been fine for about 2 months, now just crash, take a photo & crash, open camera & crash, black screen, lit buttons (so a bit of different from my first problem), & now a return to black screen uncertain if it shall awake again.

This sort of reliability will not do, it may be expected from bill gates but I would anticipate better from Nokia.

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Reviewer: Sam - Toronto, Canada
Date: 11th May 2008

Its the best phone I ever had.

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Reviewer: Watson - UK
Date: 8th May 2008

I have no idea how good this phone is, as I took mine out of the box, put it on charge for several hours, I came back & tried to switch it on & it wouldn't work. I have read lots of reviews about people having problems with the N95 & having sent mine back to O2 today, I think I may change to the new Samsung Soul. The camera & the fact that there is no sat nav on this Samsung, means the N95 is probably better, but I haven't read many complaints about the Samsung.

First impressions are everything, & the Nokia N95 gave me a very bad first impression. The fact that the phone wouldn't even turn on the first time I try, I wasn't impressed.

Unless you are going to get this phone on a free upgrade, I wouldn't bother buying it, there are countless bad reviews, there are also good reviews but the same complaints seem to keep occurring, about the screen freezing, it turning itself off & not turning back on etc.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 6th May 2008

Good phone.

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Reviewer: Ollie Lloyd - Bristol, UK
Date: 5th May 2008

Brilliant, had it for 5 days now & it's amazing. Got an 8 GB memory card & so far have 841 songs on there. Occasionally it shuts apps down randomly & I don't particularly like predictive text but apart from those minor things its fantastic.

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Reviewer: Laura - Newcastle, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

Think the phone is great when it works but mine keeps crashing & half way through conversations it turns itself off then when I turn it on I have full signal but can't make phone calls or accept them or send texts then when I phone Orange call centre I get told it's not for people like me it's for people who are on the go & only use it for GPRS & the WAP.

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Reviewer: Tony Lisle - North Shields, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

A great smooth shape & very good functions.

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Reviewer: Paul - Tyne & Wear, UK
Date: 30th Apr 2008

This phone is amazing really good does everything! Had the 8GB since January had no problems what so ever, (Don't listen to these people that gave it a bad name because they don't even own one) FIVE STAR.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2008

I would definitely go for the N95 it's excellent. I can do so many things on it, it looks stylish, the sound quality is outstanding, & the picture quality great. It's like having your own portable PC. I have got sat nav on mine which is a great extra. I've had Samsungs before wasn't impressed with sound volume or quality. BUY BUY BUY the Nokia N95.

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Reviewer: Luqy - Bradford, UK
Date: 29th Apr 2008

Reviewer Bill from the UK.

GO FOR THIS NOT the G800, this IS BETTER got Wi-Fi AS WELL & SMALLER with BETTER DESIGN!

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Reviewer: Luqy - Bradford, UK
Date: 29th Apr 2008

I LIKE IT, BEST PHONE Nokia EVER MADE, IF you WANT the 8GB N95 don't BUY IT AS IT'S ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER & WORKS FASTER.

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Reviewer: Haku - Firuku, Thailand
Date: 27th Apr 2008

I like how big the screen is because its excellent for gaming!

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Reviewer: Bill - UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

I need help fast I do not know what to go for! The choice I have is out of the Nokia N95 or the Samsung G800.

I have looked at both reviews & a cannot make up my mind because I text A LOT & a can't use predictive text but a need a phone with good memory but cheep as well.

Please help soon! Thanks.

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Reviewer: Killa Bee - UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

To be honest don't be fooled on the memory & all the FLASHY features this phone I barely have anything on it same things to what I had one my 6288 & it freezes the cam is slow it freezes when you slide the screen across its so annoying takes forever little features that add up this phone doesn't have to end a call you can't slide down to close it & end a call it only answer calls by sliding up (& yes I know there is settings to change that I am not stupid) but the phone doesn't have it getting out of simple menus is annoying a lot of little dumb things. It switches off a lot too by itself then your forever waiting for it to turn back on when you go buy it have a muck around cause it will annoy you rather the 6288 easy to work with not as flashy but it won't freeze & drive you nuts send so the job plus a lot of people because it's a work phone say I sound distant & when I switched using my 6288 they said I sound clearer because oh yeah the microphone crackles it's a rubbish PHONE & 3 of my work buddies have it & we had it CHUCK BIN & I am very easy going with phones.

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Reviewer: Jeff - Oldham, UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

I was a little nervous after reading the reviews but I am really pleased with this phone. There are a few itty bitty gripes such as no lens cover on the camera (which is superb) & the supplied headphones. My previous phone was an 800i & the 95 8GB just buries it. The software is great & loading up the music player was quick & easy. Top phone, buy one!

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Reviewer: Max - Joburg, South Africa
Date: 15th Apr 2008

Bad phone! Buy the Nokia N82!

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Reviewer: Meisam - Arak, Iran
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I love this phone but I don't know what say about it only I can say this a wonderful phone. If you want to buy it just go & buy it & don't say anything.

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Reviewer: Phil Dean - Devonport Tasmania, Australia
Date: 14th Apr 2008

Got the n95 3 model from USA was suppose to be made in Sweden model but was made Korea, but other than this so far so good best phone ever & takes great pictures & movies too. GPS works great too after updating to Nokia maps 2. Listen to music using Motorola S9 Bluetooth headset great! Would buy another one no problems.

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Reviewer: N95 User - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

Great phone. It's still the best on the market for combination of features. But don't get it on a T Mobile contract, they don't support the firmware upgrades.

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Reviewer: Dana - Iran
Date: 11th Apr 2008

I think N95 is a strongest mobile phone in the world because my mobile phone has fallen many times but nothing happened. I loved it.

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Reviewer: Debbie - Leicester, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2008

After sending one back to T Mobile because I thought the speakers were broken, very poor sound output, I realised the new one was just the same!

I thought the built memory was poor, unless you paid the extra money, as I only had 8 songs & 30 photo's & was having to delete previously saved files to accommodate new ones!

The Carl Zeiss camera was the worse quality image I have seen on a modern camera phone, even compared to those with less pixels & the camera button was very temperamental, making spontaneous photography impossible. My friends & I had aching jaws from having to wait so long for photo's to take!

I never experienced any trouble with the battery, though never kept the blue tooth on. The design is poor, & was hard to scroll through the programs. Where is the alarm? I know it has a lot of built in features (most of them being very disappointing), but even so, this phone is quite bulky & old fashioned in its design.

I have purchased the new Sony Ericsson W890i, I have never had any problems with Sony's in the past, always finding them to be reliable, & although they have less features on than the N95, at least the features they do have are quality & work!

I wouldn't advise anyone to buy an N95, though I am selling mine for £100, any takers?

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Reviewer: Mea - South Africa
Date: 11th Apr 2008

It's a cool phone but the Nokia N82 is WAY better!

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Reviewer: Sean - Nottinghamshire, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I had this phone on an early upgrade. After hearing about the sat nav I thought I just had to have one. Soon as it came I got second thoughts as soon as I turned it on. It took ages to start.

The sat nav is total pants never get any satellite signal I put in a destination that I know & started driving. I got there before the sat nav even calculated the route due to poor satellite, drove 6 miles.

The applications keep freezing during switching. The camera is A1. Think hard of your requirements before buying. Mines going back to swap for Sony or Samsung G800.

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Reviewer: Phone Gismo - London, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I read all the reviews & I must say different people with different opinion, great. I feel what we should be doing is to let the manufacturers know where they are going wrong, it's alright to say the phone can't do this & it can't do that but what is the main reason for the use of the phone?

This is my second handset & what I have discovered that they both perform differently in their features, for example the volume performance while having a conversation in my opinion the battery his not powerful enough to run the amount of features on the phone, taking in to consideration I noticed that there are a lot of comments about the size (brick) we all Sony Ericsson the phone so presentation wise the size should not be such of an issue.

Overall it's not a bad phone, try your best not to drop it.

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Reviewer: Laura Choyce - Blackburn, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I really love my N95! I was always swapping phones every couple of weeks until I got my N95 its ace!

There are a couple of weak points being I don't feel the screen is properly protected! (I broke mine) & the battery life is awful! But instead of complaining about it like most people I used my noggin an bought a spare battery & dock to charge it!

Plus points are I can put my 2GB SD card in & got plenty of memory! Love the camera its ace! Love the 2 way slide it amazes people LOL! Laura.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 6th Apr 2008

Great phone, although keys feel cheap & plasticy. Slider developed a click click sound upon sliding it, but has gone away (for now).

Great features, Great Camera but, sure it takes its toll on the battery!

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Reviewer: Ac Herts - UK
Date: 6th Apr 2008

Got the N95 a year ago when first came out as had whole heap of problems but a year later find myself with the difficult decision of what phone to upgrade. Was advised by upgrade person that n95 is now problem free & the best phone around so I went for it again (not the 8GB one).

Had for 3 days & I must say how pleasantly surprised I am, the phone is not freezing like it did before, works perfectly. Sound quality is excellent. Have not been able to get Sat Nav to work but I have a tom tom so maybe not trying hard enough. Camera is excellent in good lighting but when it's really dark they are not as good as expected & the camera button to take pictures takes ages to take a picture sometimes.

I am on T Mobile & it is annoying that there have been 2 software updates one in November & one in March that it won't let you update to!

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Reviewer: Steve - Malaysia
Date: 3rd Apr 2008

Overall I am quite please with the phone except that the coating on the camera lens & the paint on the casing start to peel off after 2 months of use.

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Reviewer: Fred - Kidderminster, UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

Had the Nokia N98 8GB a few days now. It's on a Vodafone contract, here are the plus & minus points.

Plus.
- Screen is superb.
- Menu is easy & clear.
- Camera is superb quality.
- Video is excellent, especially in good light.
- Symbian is easy to use.
- Superb easy link between PC & phone, full calendar & contacts.
- GPS works well.
- Speakers are good, best on a phone.
- Big memory.

Minus.
- Two way slider which opens in pocket.
- When open keys are small for a big phone.
- Keys feel plasticy.

Overall, I pondered about swopping for the Sony Ericsson 960i but kept this as reviews are better. The screen & sound are the best in a current phone. Having problem uploading software from Nokia onto phone, think it's a Vodafone problem.

A very good phone.

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Reviewer: Jacqui - UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I LOVE this phone! I've got the N95 (not the 8GB) with a 4GB memory card. Don't pay any attention to previous bad reviews of this phone! Seriously, if your phone keeps crashing, return it, you obviously have a faulty phone!

It's a great phone, yes, the battery life isn't as good as other Nokia's I've had but only turn the Bluetooth on when you need to use it & that really improves the battery life. Like an iPhone reviewer said, the other option is to keep a spare battery!

The sat nav is very accurate. The times I've used it, it's been as good & accurate as the office TomTom! The music player is excellent & with the 4BG memory card stores hours worth of music.

The camera is outstanding! The quality is truly superb. You can tell from a photo when it's been taken on a mobile phone, but this you can't, the images are the same quality as a digital camera.

I recently updated the software on my phone, & got extra trial games, like tetris (hugely addictive! ) & SIMS (just as boring as the full game! ) but, the graphics on them are superb!

This updated software has also improved the camera (if possible! ) by not taking so long to take photos.

I would seriously recommend this phone to anyone!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008

RUBBISH! DO NOT BUY! IT MAY LOOK GOOD BUT IT IS HORRID! TRIES TO DO STUFF IT can't DO! BAD GRAPHICS! BAD RECEPTION! ADVISED ONLY USE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WAIT A HOUR FOR A DOCUMENT TO COME UP!

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Reviewer: Moeen Don - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Date: 24th Mar 2008

I have this phone, it stinks like a month old pickle. It has a very bad design. I know it looks good in the screen but trust me it stinks first of all mobile video graphic is bad just trust me if want a classic mobile buy a Sony Ericsson w810i it is a very good mobile & in a very fair price I had it & it is the best, it has infra-red, Bluetooth & torch light & everything you could want in it.

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Reviewer: Mike Halford - UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008

Really disappointed with this, got it on 18 month contract with T Mobile had it 6 months & can't wait to get rid of it.

Cannot handle any programmes in the Applications folder, games etc. Just crash. Don't think I have used a single application without the phone crashing & resetting itself.

Battery cover is very flimsy & broke after a couple of weeks, now taped on!

Battery life very poor, varies between 6 & 24 hours.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 21st Mar 2008

This is a great phone.

The 2 way slide is a great design feature that enables easier use of the MP3 player.

The battery needs to be charged every day because of the functions but other than this no real problems. The barcode reader I don't know how to use & seems pointless to me.

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Reviewer: Liam - UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

Hi I have just ordered this phone on a new 02 12 month contract I have tried it in the shop a couple of times but obviously it don't compare to owning one I currently have the LG Viewty & I understand the Nokia has some extra features such as wifi & sat nav. But do any of the owners know the answers to these couple of questions.

- Does it come preloaded with maps?
- How much does it cost to use sat nav I am aware if you want the person to talk to you its £40 a year or something but is general use just what it cost to connect to the Internet?
- If you have installed the accelerometer plus it is good & worth installing. Is it like the iPhone where if you install third party apps it cancels the warranty?

Thanks.

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Reviewer: Holly.g - UK
Date: 18th Mar 2008

Overall really impressed with the ideas with the phone. A camera on the back & the front, radio etc. However slightly confused by the way the bar code scanner :S.

User friendly I got the hang of it & learned all the functions in about 10 minutes

However the battery does seem to struggle with all the functions, it just means you put it on charge every night or so when you go sleep. It is slightly slow but about 0.5 seconds.

I would recommend it & people who have looked at the phone would be inclined to buy it. Every phone has defaults but these ones are liveable with.

Only had the phone 5 days mind.

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Reviewer: Danny Robbo - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I love this phone got it 2 days ago & I haven't stopped using it, fantastic only bad thing I can say is with the network (T Mobile) hardly ever get any signal on it indoors, but apart from that excellent, excellent offer I got as well, 18 month contract £35 a month, free 8GB memory card, & free Nokia speakers, one of the best phone I have owned if not the best.

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Reviewer: Erin Russell - Fife, Scotland, UK
Date: 16th Mar 2008

I Can Proudly Say I Have Owned My N95 Since the 3rd Of April 2007, Its Release Date.

The Phone Is Good Yes. Amazingly Good Actually, But It Has Its Flaws, Like How Slow It Is! The Fact It Only Lasts 2 Days MAX With Full Battery Also If You Want to Record Anything Bring Your Charger Along Because It won't Last 5mins.

The Camera Is Absolutely Amazing, I don't Think I Have Ever Taken So Many Pictures In One Year Before. But I am Fed Up With It, Needing A New One, Everyone Has the N95 Now & I am Bored Of It.

The N95 Would Be Perfect If It Wasn't Such A Smart Phone & Trying To Be Everything At Once! The Speakers Are AMAZING On It. I Proudly Play My Music Louder Than Everyone Else, That's If I Know My Battery won't Run Out Mid Song!

Good Phone, Too Much On It!

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Reviewer: Claire - Lancashire, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2008

I got this phone November 2007, already I am fed up of it & have ordered a new Sony Ericsson phone. When I use the camera the phone restarts its self. It freezes, decides to go through my gallery mid text to the point where I just want to throw the thing across the room, the battery life is poor & I am charging this phone twice a day. I have always trusted Sony Ericsson's & can't wait to receive my new phone.

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Reviewer: Mark Gough - UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

I am just coming to the end of a 12 month contract & so looking forward to a change.

I found this phone tries too hard & never really achieves anything. The GPS & Internet tend to crash after a few minutes. The phone takes excellent pictures but takes an age to do it. When taking calls the sound is tinny & distorted.

On the plus side the large screen is great for texting & games. I have also dropped several times & it seems to be Stella resistant! I also tried Nokia customer support they were friendly but basically washed their hands of any problems. I think I'll go back to the N75.

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Reviewer: Wayne - Birmingham, UK
Date: 12th Mar 2008

Just had this phone & I am really not happy tied into 18 month contract with T MOBILE I have tried reading up on the phone read the manual but all this has just wasted my time battery goes dead on as I talk sometimes it last for 2 days then others no more than 6 hours I feel like I have been ripped on when I spoke to T MOBILE all they said was to send it back to the manufacture.

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Reviewer: Adam - Leatherhead, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

I got this phone on the first week of its release last year when the price of the handset was set at £560!

Good points.
- MP3 is amazing for playing music! The loudest speakers on a phone ever!
- Camera is amazing camera for a phone. I am into photography so I know how to use the functions & I must say I have had some incredible results.

Bad points.
- This phone is the easiest phone to break on the market! Every time you drop it, it breaks. I had it for a month with no problems until it fell off a chair onto the floor & never turned back on. I had it replaced, the day I got my new N95 I put it in my pocket with my car keys & scratched the screen really bad. Then the volume down button broke so music is stuck on 100% volume & can't turn it down & I can't zoom in on the camera no more. Also I dropped it again only onto a carpet this time & cracked the screen & can only see half of it & I have had to tape the back of the phone on because one of the bits broke off.

Overall I love the phone a lot because of the camera & the music player but it's too easy to break so maybe one to think about when considering buying it.

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Reviewer: Sb - UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

This is as close as you're going to get to the perfect phone in terms of features & flashiness. Forget the Apple iPhone. If you're from the UK you know America is way behind in mobile technology trends, & the iPhone is prehistoric compared to the Nokia N95.

The out of the box N95 is cool enough, but if you've got the Internet, there are fantastic things you can install & upgrade to amaze your friends!

The multi slider function is a great show off on the bus action!

A lot of people don't know that the N95 has an accelorameter hiding in the depths, & that makes this phone extremely appealable to some! This can be activated by installing a plug in (easy easy as a couple of clicks) & you can then use applications which react with the tilting of the phone. Wii esque, if you know what I mean! Applications include flipping the screen automatically to landscape (rotate me) Shaking the phone to perform actions & even tilting the phone to navigate the menus. This is a sign of things to come!

& the idea of connecting it to the TV to play games & videos is great too!

Guys, & girls, this is a must have. I swear!

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Reviewer: Mariya - Cardiff, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

Was looking for reviews for other Nokia phones here (getting new one for my hubby) & decided to have a say about my Nokia N95.

I am surprised how many bad reviews are here, I had my phone since last October (soon half a year) & I didn't have any major issues with it at all. I love the camera in it, pictures look great, I always use it as a music player, sounds great too.

I dropped it BIG time few times, I mean so bad that twice I had to collect pieces (phone, battery & cover for it) from the floor of the shop. But it's still OK.

Few times I noticed like it was rebooting or something, it froze once or twice but it doesn't bother me because any piece of electronics will do it, go into any phone reviews here & you'll find it everywhere.

Used Internet on it, fine too, & my battery lasts at least two days sometimes even more, I think it's OK considering I text loads, listen to music & make quite a few calls a day, so looking at these reviews here I'd say maybe some handsets just have faults in them but it happens.

I didn't give 100% to it on anything because it is as all phones now not perfect, & usability 90% cause I don't use all the stuff that's in it.

I'd recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Jane - Australia
Date: 28th Feb 2008

I can't keep my hands off the damn thing, best phone I have owned!

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Reviewer: Gill - York, UK
Date: 27th Feb 2008

This is the first Nokia I've ever owned & I am feeling a little disappointed. My N95 has frozen on me after having it for only two weeks. There is a telephone receiver symbol in the top right hand corner of the screen which is flashing green & yellow. Trouble is. I can't switch it on & I can't switch it off! Argghh someone help! Neither can I find a solution in the accompanying booklets. I am loosing the will to live.

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Reviewer: Gold Mobolaji - Ilorin, Nigeria
Date: 27th Feb 2008

The Problem with the Gagdet is the battery Life, it's so terrible & frustrating, if it could Last a day it would have being better Off, don't know if better batteries have been made to replace the old ones, after this it works well for me maybe features that will protect ones file & pictures could be added in future.

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Reviewer: Sarahleigh - Peterborough, UK
Date: 25th Feb 2008

Good Point.
- Excellent Quality pictures (really good).
- Design on it OK.
- Wireless Internet was good.

Bad Points.
- They tend to have a mind of it's own.
- Buttons on side went.
- Barcode scanner (did anyone ever use that).
- Opening up files sometime took a few attempts which I found was the main problem & it would say empty when there were in fact data there.

Really wanted the N95 & was probably one of the first to get it very disappointed, WOULD I RECOMMENED TO BUY IT, NO.

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Reviewer: Kevin - US
Date: 23rd Feb 2008

I have owned an N95 for a few months now, & I think I made a bad mistake purchasing this phone. It should be called a bad phone which I believe to be a far more accurate & worthy title than Smartphone which it certainly is not. My own personal experiences started with a blocked phone from the beginning, which resulted in my network informing me that there was no problem with the phone when there actually was.

During the three weeks I was unable to use the phone, I reverted to using my old phone a Sony Ericsson w850i.

Granted the N95 is pleasing to the eye, but all that glitters is not gold. After installing the Nokia software that came with the phone I decided to check for updates, this was also another big disappointment as after backing up the contents of the phone & installing the new firmware a lot of applications were missing from the phone.

Nokia is a manufacturer whom I will definitely not purchase another phone from. I now use a Sony Ericsson & find this to be a phone of higher quality than any of the inferior outdated tat that Nokia produce.

My advice keep clear of Nokia.

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Reviewer: Joe - Oxford, UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

I upgraded to my N95 based on a lot of the reviews I have read, & I thought I would add mine.

Design:
The phone is actually quite bulky, & yet the slide is very flimsy to the touch & feel as you are using it, you can buy a set of plastic covers from eBay which look dreadful & actually hinder the use of some of the buttons. The keys are tiny I am male & have the fingers of a man so yes more often than not found myself hitting two keys at once. Another thing what is the point of a 5.0 Mega Pixel camera that has no protection or guard, again this phone will live in my pocket how long before the damage sets in. All in all Nokia should have done better.

Features:
This phone is packed with them, some might say too many, but then the use of a mobile phone is always expanding, I didn't see the point of some of the games, but having a Shortcut to sites like You Tube was a unique thing to find on a mobile phone. I got on with the camera fine, although I know there are others here who have not. The clarity of the screen & the pictures when the pictures are displayed is very impressive.

Usability:
Forget it, this is where the dream ends I am afraid, firstly screen lock or should I say locks, this happens constantly, & at random, is very frustrating. This phone struggles to run the Java based Tetris game it comes with the demo of, locks the screen, game is running not accepting inputs, or is in a state of crashing, & this is a basic program. The slide what does it actually do, not a lot other than lock & unlock the keypad, & yes it does not hang up the call, or close applications for you. Now before anyone jumps in & says well some applications you want to run in the background constantly, firstly I would agree, but wouldn't it be better if the phone could distinguish from those you have authorised to run in the background & those you have not. Staying logged on to the Internet for a weekend was not my idea of sensible, not knowing I was is even more infuriating.

I am not a technophobe but this phone is a nightmare to navigate, a nightmare to run, the menus are infuriating, the lack of a sensible close down facility means as you are getting lost the odds are you are probably leaving applications open. The PC software well that was such a joy to use, (Sarcasm) as every time I connect my phone to my PC Adobe Mobile Photoshop searches the phone for new pictures, most annoying.

Next try & download Firmware updates, the message saying your phone is not connected tends to contradict the PC Suite software screen that says it is, or you could get the Firewall is blocking access to the Internet message which appears even if you have switched off your Firewall, but the best I have saved until last, after spending 20 minutes downloading the update the message telling me that my phone was not compatible with what it had downloaded I thought was priceless. Genius!

My last piece of advice is the following, if you have seen the pretty videos of something called Rotate Me on different websites which makes the N95 behave like an iPhone think again. Firstly you need a certificate to get the freeware to run on the phone, secondly unless you are a Developer you will not be getting one soon from Symbian, all you will be getting is more frustration like many others already have, & lame excuses from them. Trust me I know through the experience of the last week.

Avoid this phone until they have sorted out the mess that it currently is.

Good luck in doing that Nokia & Symbian.

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Reviewer: Brian - London, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

If this phone was a female it would be Mrs Brian! I love it. Well done Nokia!

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Reviewer: Me - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

Possibly the worst & most disappointing phone ever made! I am tied into an 18 month contract with Orange & am awaiting my 7th replacement handset in as many months! You name the fault, I've had it, sound going, front page crashing, phone automatically switching off, Internet failing to connect (twice), now the phone doesn't ring when you receive a text message! It promises the world but delivers pretty little. Don't even think about trying to get on any decent high graphic websites on its Internet, there's an error message you'll receive each time Out of memory, please close down applications, think I've seen that 30 times a day for the past 6 months!

In a nutshell, the N95 looks & teases you with fantastic Ferrari like features but actually it's got a 1.2 litre engine that would barely power a Skoda (that's a metaphor by the way). I repeat, don't get this phone! I am counting the days until November when the contract expires & I am free of the worst mobile ever created!

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Reviewer: Simon W - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

I had this phone for a week before sending it back. It had all the features that I wanted plus many, many more. I expect this phone is very good for people who need to have everything with them in one box & occasionally use GPS.

Pros.
- Design, the phone feels solid & heavy. The slide mechanism both ways is very good & the screen is clear & sharp.
- Features, Excellent camera & good amount of expandable storage. A huge amount of applications that can be added.
- Usability, Easy to navigate menus & lots of functions available with one click.

Cons.
- Design, even though it feels solid the finish is quite cheap. For a top of the range phone it should look & feel better than this.
- Features, Only thing I didn't like having to pay for GPS data but that's the same with any phone based GPS system. Aside from that it seems to do everything although you have to buy software for it.
- Usability, the one button shortcut functionality meant that the phone made a call while still closed & in my pocket which should really not be possible. When using the multi direction button it is far too easy to hit another button & cancel what you are doing. The WiFi was rubbish & would not stay connected all of the time.

All in all it could have been a great phone but the usability & design let it down for something in this price range.

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Reviewer: Russ - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2008

To all the original N95 owners who have been experiencing problems with their phone i.e. Battery life, GPS, camera etc, I would advise you to upgrade to the latest version of the firmware.

Unfortunately & takes 15 minutes (Google for it).

However, the amount of improvements to the phone easily outweighs the above risk in my opinion. My phone never crashes, a single charge can last a few days, GPS has instant lock in even inside a building & the camera is far more responsive.

Plus by upgrading to V20 you also get the NGage software if gaming is your thing!

The N95 is a very powerful phone & rewards those that take the time to learn it inside out.

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Reviewer: Bob Milnes - Rotherham, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2008

I find this design very bulky but if you come to buy this product you will get used to it. The features are incredible the camera is great takes perfect pictures. The battery on this phone also last a long time about 7 days. This phone is easy to use & I suggest you buy one if you are looking for something that is practical will last & overall brilliant.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

All in one magic machine, brilliant for business travel.

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Reviewer: Lizzy Burns - Glasgow, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2008

I've had this phone a year & its RUBBISH! It keeps crashing is very very slow & has now switched itself off & won't go back on! I feel let down by Nokia.

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Reviewer: Michael - Manchester, UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

If you're buying this phone for the camera function DO NOT BOTHER the picture quality is good but by the time the thing is ready to capture the image your subject will have died of old age. It painfully slow at everything! Every time you take it out of your pocket the sliding front will have switched it into landscape mode & you slide it back & wait 15 seconds for it to adjust back to portrait. I am not the most patient person in the world but my wife gets ready to go out quicker than this thing takes to open an unread text. IT IS PAINFUL!

The GPS is a gimmick & if you want to use it, it has to keep connecting to the Internet & costing you more every time. If someone then calls you have to start again. It locks up loads, the battery won't last a day of heavy use, using a Nokia Bluetooth headset with it kills the battery in 30 minutes. I have had Orange replace the last one & the new one is just as bad. They have had loads of complaints about it, too clever for its own good, probably. I could paint a picture quicker than this camera phone would photograph the same scene.

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Reviewer: Tony Jones - Llanidloes, UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

There are a thousand reviews on here, so I'll keep it fresh.

I have the 8GB model & this is essential as the battery life issues of the initial model have clearly been looked at. If you get the newest model & update the firmware to version 15 then you will have excellent battery life. I just spent a weekend in that London & used the phone as an MP3 player for approx 60 songs, used Wi-Fi in my hotel room, took photos at party & British Museum, used map functions a few times (very useful feature even if you don't use the GPS bit) & then another 20 MP3 songs on the way home & a few texts.

& the battery bar dropped one notch! This isn't a phone, it's a convergence device. I would have taken 3 or 4 other gadgets away with me but the N95 (8GB!) is all you need.

Use the excellent all about symbian site for details on how to unlock it & then flash the firmware to v15. Anyone else who posts about battery life problems either has the older version or hasn't flashed the firmware.

My only gripe is that the jpegs are a bit over compressed, indoor shots are only 800k though outside ones in better light are 1.5MB. Camera isn't as good as my Ixus55, but then I don't tend to take my Ixus out all the time. But MP3 playback, video, Wi-Fi, mapping are all excellent. & you can download maps from Nokia. I've got UK, Spain & France on it & they take less than 1GB & include excellent Nearby details e.g. if you're going somewhere it can tell you nearest restaurants, cinema, etc & do you a route guide! Spend a few hours setting it up & upgrading & this phone is like having a gadget collection in your pocket.

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Reviewer: Tim - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

N95 8G (the new black version)

This is a stunning bit of kit. I've been using Smartphone's of one sort or another for years, P800, HTC tytn etc & this is a step up from both.

Firstly size, A lot of people have been saying its way to big. Yes, it is big, but IMHO not too big. In fact it feels a little smaller than a lot of my friends phones that do not do anywhere near as much as this.

The photo quality is stunning only surpassed by the quality of its Video recording VGA @ 30 fps from a phone is a totally amazing feat.

One thing that is not publicized in the specification is the N95 (& N95 8G) have an accelerometer built in. You know the iPhone advert when the phone is rotated & the screen orientation follows? Well, the N95 can do that too :-), you need some free software to do it though, Google for rotateme.

The screen is also stunning, very bright & colourful. Makes video & image playback a very pleasant experience. Great phone.

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Reviewer: Livvy - Staffordshire, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2008

I hate this phone, it freezes. It scratches easily & it's bulky!

I bought this phone last year in September from Carphone Warehouse Orange 18month £35 a month contract.

In December, I dropped it by accident & the plug that you put the computer cable in filled with mud, I cleaned it out but it must be disturbed, sadly having very important files on it I can't now put them onto my laptop where they need to be! So off to Carphone Warehouse I went, & they said this was not a normal damage & did not help me in anyway. Because the insurance on the phone was £20 more it was already adding up to £50 just the device so £70 was too much, two days after canceling my insurance my keyboard came off the whole thing, so I can't cancel my contract as that will cost around £300.

So I am stuck, I am currently looking at the Nokia 8800 sirocco, but I am thinking staying away from Nokia.

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Reviewer: Simon Rabson - London, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

The keypad is a bit strange, it's quite bulky & battery is not great but apart from that it an amazing phone. GPS is great especially when on foot. I got the black version N95 Black which I think looks a lot better. Long live the n95!

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Bristol, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2008

Overall this phone is OK but my WLAN wizard feature doesn't even work anymore don't know what has happened to it can someone help me?

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Reviewer: Sami - Harlow, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2008

The phone is OK but I don't think people are going to use all features in the mobile. I suggest that think before your buy n95 & ask yourself are you really going to utilise all functions if not then this mobile will be much more expensive for you.

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Reviewer: Lee - UK
Date: 28th Jan 2008

I have the n95 8GB black & it's awesome! Just upgraded with Vodafone, I was on 18 month contract & was at month 16, rang Vodafone & asked how much 2 upgrade to n95 8GB, they said £145! I said that I'll cancel my contract at end of 18 month & just re apply with Vodafone & get phone free, so I asked for my PUK code, operator put me through to another department & they asked why I wanted to cancel so I explained as above, then she put me on hold & came back & said we can offer you the n95 8GB, result, I have had the phone 2 weeks after having a n73, & a lot of the features are similar, people have complained of poor battery life but I can't complain, its lasted 4 to 5 days with calls & texting & Internet, looks wise its smaller than n73 although a little wider but that is because of screen, pictures from the camera are excellent & I thought n73 was good, overall I'd recommend this phone highly, good job Nokia.

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Reviewer: Ferry - Amman, Jordan
Date: 27th Jan 2008

It is close to perfect. Just adding few features & it will fly.

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Reviewer: Kirsty - Newry, UK
Date: 27th Jan 2008

I thought my phone is really good & I just listen to music home on the bus & all & I love it because it is not to big & it is very easy to use. All my friends are annoyed at me because they all want my phone. The volume on it is amazing & it is very easy to text.

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Reviewer: Niel - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 27th Jan 2008

OUTSTANDING! The camera is good with 5MP carl zeiss & I like the 3.5 hsdpa.

I recommend this mobile phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Rog - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2008

It's been over a year since I've had this phone & thought it was great to start with. It was the new cool thing to have. Now after twelve months, it's a very disappointing.

It can crash several times a day without reason, turn itself off & is possibly the slowest phone I've ever owned. While strong on features, Nokia don't seem to have got even the basics right. Sometimes a caller will not be able to hear you if you, or they, have made the call. A battery reset is in order to resolve this. When a caller is able to hear you the reception quality can have you straining to hear the person even if the phone has a strong signal.

I know other people with the same phone & they are experiencing the same problems. Starting up the phone can take what seems like ages too. Even though I have hardly any apps installed or music on the memory card you can almost make a cup of tea by the time it's got itself sorted out.

The GPS software supplied is a joke. It takes ages to acquire satellite information & by that time you may have already reached your destination. A much better alternative is the Blackberry Curve for SatNav features (Vodafone Sat Nav is very good) & the new HTC Touch Cruise seems to have it all (although camera isn't as good).

The only redeeming feature of this phone is its camera. I think it was the first 5MP camera phone on the market & it does take excellent photos, but (& there is a but) the interface to use it is tediously slow. Reviewing pictures just taken can take ages to load especially when you want to see it straight away.

All in all this phone is a bit of a sheep in wolfs clothing. The stats look good on paper but it doesn't deserve the hype that it had at the time & the new 8GB version is the same old Nokia format with extra memory. Many applications installed & available for download too but many unnecessary (barcode scanner, why? & lifeblog, why? ).

Anyway, if you must buy this, satisfaction does not come guaranteed. You'll be bored with it in 6 months.

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Reviewer: Jenna H - Lancaster, UK
Date: 24th Jan 2008

I work for a Network provider & so knowing the problems we had with the N73 I waited a month before buying the N95, in April 07. Saying that, I've had no problems with my handset at all.

I have been really impressed with every aspect of the N95. The design of the phone is lovely & whilst people often comment that it is a 'brick', it is only slightly wider than most standard candy bar handsets & yet accommodates a huge screen. There are no fiddly joysticks or bits to break off, & the keys are easy to text off. The camera has always really impressed as I often get better pictures on there than on my digicam, & there are tons of editing features for both images & video on the handset itself, rather than just with the PC software.

The user interface is fairly simple although as someone previously commented Nokia tends to hide a lot of features within submenus. The office applications are useful for doing work on the go (I store coursework on mine so I can proof read on the bus! ) & the maps function is a great edition.

The music player is very good for a phone not primarily designed to be one, & the speaker quality is fabulous, often phones have speaker problems when attempting to play music at high volumes, & yet I've found the N95 to be remarkably clear.

I won't go on too much about other features because half the fun of a new phone is finding these things out yourself!

One of the N95's biggest triumphs in my eyes is its ability to be so many different things to so many different people. It can be a great camera or MP3 player for people who are after that, & yet it can also be a wonderful business phone for those who need something along those lines & yet don't want a more bulky phone with a QWERTY keypad. Basically whilst it is packed full of features the N95 allows you to easily ignore anything you don't need or want, without preventing you from enjoying the phone.

As others have stated there are easy ways of optimising battery life, if you are willing to put the effort in. People mention how they didn't have problems with their older Nokia's but what would they prefer, the functions & therefore the small issues with the N95, or a basic handset with a stronger battery life? If it is the latter then ask yourself why you purchased the N95.

Also, keep the software updated. The Nokia website has these for free & they are easy to sort, & they do sort out minor bugs plus introduce new little features! One thing that really bugs me is that people don't seem to understand that technology is not perfect; if it was there would be no market for anything new! I am not blind to the problems this phone has had, & yet it annoys me greatly when people assume that it has to work perfectly all of the time without software updates & other general maintenance.

Overall it is a great gadget, & in my eyes a good compromise between a standard mobile phone & a HTC, SPV, Blackberry esquire type business phone.

However, you have to be sure you will cope with things like the battery life etc before you purchase it, otherwise you might be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Alan Patterson - Birmingham, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

I have the new 8GB version of this phone, having never owned the original. I have been using HTC, MS windows mobiles phones for the past 4 years. But I fancied a change. I must say this is an excellent handset. A lot of the issues with the original N95 handset have now been sorted. Battery life is now 30 to 40% better & mine hasn't crashed once!

An excellent handset!

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Reviewer: Some1 - Netherlands
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

I don't really like the phone. Features are OK but.

- It's very thick.
- Battery is bad (I need to recharge the phone all the time).

Actually it's a very good phone but Nokia, you can do better than that?

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Reviewer: Denise Douglas - Cheshire, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

I have had this phone since August of 2007.its the best mobile I have had. I have had no problems at all with the battery life or with anything else for that matter.its stylish & usability is fantastic. All my friends at home & work have all said that my Nokia n95 is far better than their mobiles.I love it & really don't know what I will have when it comes to upgrading! I expect I will have another one. In black! Eat your heart out Sony! This is the best of any mobiles out at the moment!

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Reviewer: Sharon Nagi - London, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2008

Thanks all for your reviews & opinions on the N95. Sounds great to have the N95! Looking to purchase one in the next few days!

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Reviewer: Sian - UK
Date: 20th Jan 2008

I love Nokia phones & was really looking forward to upgrading to the N95, but I have had this phone for a week & I have to say that I am disappointed with it. When I first got it, it took 2 days to be able to send text messages as the software had to be updated. I love all the features that this phone comes with but unfortunately annoying.

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Reviewer: Ivonne - Netherlands
Date: 20th Jan 2008

Nokia have tried to stuff so many features into one phone that they've not taken the time to make any of them work. The GPRS works when it wants & shuts down just as quickly. The battery will last a day at most. When you take a picture it takes a long time when the phone shows the taken picture. The phone freezes, crashes & turns itself off. It drops calls, fails to display message alerts & beeps the entire time that you take a call. Do not buy this phone. Even it is for free do not take this one!

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Reviewer: Dj Nos - Bangladesh
Date: 19th Jan 2008

It a great phone, it's got everything someone can think of except the xenon flash & its main problem is its low quality battery but anyway it's a great phone, wicked.

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Reviewer: Dani - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

This phone is absolutely wicked.

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Reviewer: David - Devon, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

Very smart phone & very happy with how all the features work. I agree with many reports that the battery life is very disappointing compared to other mobile phones I have owned. I guess I expected not to have to recharge every couple of days as had been used battery life of a weeks or so!

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Reviewer: Shreyus Bagga - Bahrain
Date: 15th Jan 2008

This Phone is so rubbish, everyone thinks it is so cool but it is not. I have had so many problems with it that I am going to get me a Sony Ericsson Z750i. It's Way Cooler.

P.S. Don't get this phone, its rubbish & a waste of money. I would rate them all 0% but I can't. Unfortunately

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Reviewer: Mike Kelly - UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

Having been through the list of Sony Ericsson, Samsung & others, I have to say that it is nice to be back with Nokia.

I have the 8GB model & it is a demonstration of how mobiles should be built. I bought with it the Brodit car mounting kit & have a Sony HCB30 hands-free built in to my car & it all works very well.

The GPS is spot on wherever I have been so far (off to Cape Town next week so I'll give it an international workout), the voice dialling works well through the hands-free kit, it Sync's easily via Bluetooth to Outlook on my PC, & the phone itself is nothing short of magnificent, I have had it a week & am still finding features!

If you want a Smartphone, this is the one to go for! The only thing I can't figure out is how they get such a rich stereo sound out of the tiny built in speakers?

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Reviewer: Soni - London, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

This is the worst phone I have used with so many wonderful features. It's a slow phone, a power hungry phone, an unreliable phone. I have to charge it two to three times a day, restart the phone several times a day, camera may be great when you get a snap out of it. Don't BUY.

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Reviewer: Arun - London, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

Lots of features, it would be good if I had battery power when I want to use the features. I have to charge this phone up to three times a day. Nokia has designed a phone that is not fit for the purpose.

It is also very unreliable, I have to battery boot it (remove battery) on average five times a week. AVOID THIS PHONE.

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Reviewer: Yazad Dhunjisha - Bahrain
Date: 14th Jan 2008

I haven't got this phone yet, but I am planning to. I know loads about it but my main reason for buying it is for MEMORY & MUSIC & VIDEO. I am also thinking of getting a LG Choc Platinum, Samsung Ultra Video Phone or the Samsung Ultra Music Phone. Maybe even a Walkman phone. My current phone is Sony Ericsson K610i but I keep running out of space & memory cards are too expensive. I always end up having to delete some of my stuff.

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Reviewer: John - Brighton, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

I bought my N95 a month ago now despite reading some iffy reviews & against the advice of my phone company. I am glad I did, the phone has been exceptional, though clearly its early days in my 18 month contract.

It's seemed the main complaint was the battery life rather than whining, I thought I'd jot down a few of my ideas on this.

- First off, this phone has a big screen & does a lot, so the battery is never going to last you a week.
- Remember also when you first get a new phone you do spend hours fiddling with it & this initially gives the impression of a poor battery life.
- When you first receive your phone run the battery flat. Switch it off & give it a good charge overnight.
- Make sure you switch off WiFi scanning, Bluetooth & 3G (turn the phone to GPRS). You can switch these back on when required.
- Adjust the screen brightness to a lower setting.
- Unlike other phones, you can run multiple applications at once on the N95 & this will drain your battery. To see which applications are running on your phone press & hold menu & a list appears. Select & then press clear to exit application. Leave only standby open.
- Don't install screensavers to your phone.
- Batteries will perform better if they are discharged before recharging, so try & avoid charging unless necessary.
- Poor reception drains the battery. If you get good mobile reception where you live your N95 will live longer!

I get between two & three days out of my battery. I hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Simon - Staffs, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

This phone is absolute rubbish. Since Nov 2007 I have had two, as on the first one the Bluetooth didn't work properly. Then the replacement had a faulty GPS which the network provider wouldn't replace (T mobile) & I had to wait for it to be repaired.

The battery will not last more than a day. It regularly locks up. It also continues to run applications even though you have exited them, causing even shorter battery life. It's clunky to use. The simple functions I had on the 6230i, like reminders & variable alarm snooze just aren't there.

These phones are OK for taking photos & having pretty themes on, but the functionality is useless. I've been a fan of Nokia for over 10 years, but this phone is a let down.

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Reviewer: Kristijan - Skopje, Macedonia
Date: 13th Jan 2008

This is a VERY good mobile.

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Reviewer: Jack - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

The n95 is a hugely fantastic phone. There is one problem that I have totally put aside though & that is its size but I cannot mark it down for that. Totally buzzing phone.

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Reviewer: Mark - Swindon, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

I can't believe some of the reviews that some people are giving this phone, 5% come on if your going to leave a review then do it properly, as all your doing is messing up the average & making it look bad. This phone does exactly what it sets out to do, the camera is great with good quality photos (remember this is a phone not a SLR). No problems with receiving calls, texts or people not hearing me. No issues with the phone freezing at all. The slide up is very good when compared to other phones.

In the last six weeks I have tried out the Samsung G600, Sony Ericsson w910i, LG Viewty & as far as I am concerned the N95 is by far & the best, sure the battery may not last as long as some, who cares, is it that much of an ordeal to put it on charge each night, if necessary. By following a few power saving tips & taking the time to make sure you have the latest software the battery can last a few days.

Overall almost a year since being released in the UK this phone is still head & shoulders above some, especially the ones I have mentioned.

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Reviewer: Draven - Tyne & Wear, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

Had mine for a few weeks now after giving up on a Sony Ericsson p990, & it has been a revelation. I read a few reviews concerning battery life crashes etc (both BIG problems with previous phone) & I have to say neither has been a problem. I did buy a bigger capacity battery in preparation for this, & it does have to be used but this isn't bad considering it is picking up my email regularly, making calls both regular & on Skype & now serves as my MP3 player (at last a phone that works with Napster to go! ) & in quieter moments is used to browse the web to pass the time.

My only small moan is some of the options are well hidden within sub menus, but once used to them they aren't too bad.

Well done to Nokia, you have pinched a seasoned Sony Ericsson user, I'll be waiting for the next version eagerly.

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Reviewer: Niall - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 10th Jan 2008

Great features, working well so far, with no problems.

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Reviewer: Von - Manchester, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

Design is OK at the moment but a little big, I am sure Nokia will sort this in time!

Features are great I wanted to use them all the day I got the phone. However, I couldn't. That is why I have rated the usability low, you constantly have to think where everything is. Now I thought that was fine when I had only had the phone for a day & was trying to get used to it but have had it a month & still get confused by the whereabouts of some features!

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Reviewer: Jon - France
Date: 7th Jan 2008

I have had my N95 since April 2007 when they first came out. This is my third Nokia, certainly the most expensive & flashy, but the worst performer of the three. The battery life has been very poor, even with minimal usage. It keeps freezing, crashing, falling offline & even switching itself off. The first fault to appear, was when I receiving calls, the person calling was unable to hear me unless I pressed the loudspeaker button, which would correct this fault, until the next call. The unit has been back to the dealer twice. During the second visit it was returned to Nokia for repairs. Sadly three weeks later & it's up to its old tricks again. On the plus side the camera is fantastic, the menus are easy to navigate, & the overall quality & design of the N95 is very good.

It's just a shame that it won't do what it says on the box, unless it wants to. In all honesty, I wish I had opted for a different model or make.

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Reviewer: Mikey - Ramsgate, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I love this phone it's the best one I've had all though the battery life is really rubbish I get about a day out of it but if you can put up with charging it every night then I recommend it apart from that like I said great phone.

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Reviewer: Rach - UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

Got this phone today after reading a lot of reviews on here.

Seems fine so far. Very good. I don't mind if the battery isn't as good as others. Charge it?

I recommend this highly!

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Reviewer: Anthony Gunby - UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I own a first generation N95. I got it several months after it was launched & it was my best phone to date or so I thought. I've always bought Nokia but I do also own a K800i. I first notice problems with the battery about a month after buying it, the original battery died & would not recharge so I went back to the CPW. But they told me it was not their problem & that I would have to purchase a new battery. Then later on in September whilst I was on my holidays the phone started freezing & rebooting when using the game mode. Sometimes it decides to reboot at an inopportune moment which can be really annoying to say the least. This still occurs now but not as often.

The camera is not the best I've come across, but being into photography I prefer to take photos with a SLR. OK if you just want point & shoot & MMS that's about it really. As with every phone it as its good & it's bad points. I would not go for the second generation N95 with 8 GB myself I prefer expandable memory. Because if the on board memory failed you would lose all your music & data if not backed up. Apart from that it is a good phone & there is not yet a phone out there to match it so it'll be a while before I upgrade.

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Reviewer: Rob - Surrey, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

It is a rubbish phone shame for Nokia I think this phone was rushed.

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Reviewer: Steve - London, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

I just recently got my N95 as an upgrade from O2. I loved the features of the phone & the looks. Size is not an issue it fits perfectly into your pocket & your hands. It doesn't weigh too much either. The camera is great but takes time to show you what you've captured & some pictures come out blurry if you don't stand still for a sec or two even in good light conditions. Video is great.

I've rated usability as 30% because of the battery yes the BATTERY is a disaster. Despite ignoring all those comments on battery life I realised that it is infact rubbish. I charged it once to full & disconnected it once I got the message battery full it didn't last for 24 hours! I did the same next day but left it a little longer on the charge & got the same result & that was without heavy usage just a few texts & a couple of quick phone calls. If you can live with charging your phone DAILY! Then it's an amazing phone. Otherwise you better stick to your old phone as I am doing now with my beloved Sony Ericsson K800i which is running on the same charge for the 7th day now! :) My N95 is on sale after 1 day of using because there's no point of having a feature packed phone if you can't use them without it being plugged into the socket!

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Reviewer: Amanda - Hertford, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

The N95 is a superb example of quantity over quality! Nokia have tried to stuff so many features into one phone that they've not taken the time to make any of them work properly. The phone may be able to take 5 mega pixel images but it takes an eon to work. The GPRS works when it wants & shuts down just as quickly. The battery will last a day at most, if you use Bluetooth or take any pictures during the day you can half this. The phone freezes, crashes & turns itself off frequently. It drops calls, fails to display message alerts & beeps the entire time that you take a call. The one feature they've missed is a handle on the back to wined the thing up. Personally I'd prefer a tin can & string to the N95. So, if you want a temperamental work in progress that'll increase your blood pressure tenfold then this phone is for you!

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Reviewer: Amanda Proudlove - Birmingham, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

I have had this phone for about 3 months now & I am on my third handset. I think this phone is rubbish. I came back to Nokia from Sony Ericsson & can't believe how far behind Nokia are.

I am lucky to get a day out of the battery life, the phone keeps turning itself off on its own, I can't use the games because it shuts itself off, I can't use the camera because it takes about 10 minutes to get it to work.

I raised these issues with Orange & they said these are all known faults of this model. Until Nokia can catch up with the rest of the market then I would not recommend any of their phones.

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Reviewer: Dave Glover - Peterborough, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Great bit of kit the N95, has all the gadgets & really attracts the customers in, shame though because I think Nokia really have tried to cram too much on to one phone. I've had 2 in the last 4 months & they have both had numerous software faults which I am gutted about because I really wanted to like this phone. Had Samsung phones for years & this was my first Nokia, am now swapping back to a Samsung & won't rush to own another Nokia again.

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Reviewer: Stacey - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I had this phone for a few months & have to say it is the best I have ever had! Unfortunately.

Overall I highly recommend this phone, I reckon I'll get another one!

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Reviewer: Sponnal - Wiltshire, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I WAS JUST READING THESE REVIEWS & THOUGH TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE WITH NOKIA BRAND. I AM USING Nokia SINCE YEAR 2000, Nokia IS ALWAYS the BEST. THIS N95, I AM USING SINCE SEP 2007. Using Wi-Fi, skype, finge, truphone, Internet. No problems. Battery life fine. THIS IS MY PC (pocket computer).

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Reviewer: Janice - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Both my partner & I have the N95 & we both love it! It's a brilliant phone! We have found that it is really easy to use. We have bought hard plastic covers for ours as we were concerned that they might get scratched. We both have had Nokia's in the past & to be honest haven't really rated them but as I said we both this phone. It has everything we need & more! I really can't emphasise enough how much we love this phones! We haven't found that the battery life is poor & we love the fact that we can connect our phones to the net via our wireless router.

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Reviewer: Turtle Power - London, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I've had the phone for a couple of months now & am very happy with it. I moved from a Sony Ericsson W810i & obviously they are worlds apart. You could be wowed by the array of software & things this phone can do yet most things the average person will not use especially if they are not techno savvy! It took me a long while to set things like the Wi-Fi up to work automatically etc. The main problem being the instructions which only touching the surface of most configurations & settings.

Once this has been overcome by use of forums etc you can get the phone working a treat. Battery Life seems to be quite good especially after reading the tips given in forums for example turning the WLAN scanning feature off except to actually use it. You do have to accept that using things like GPS does drain the battery & using the in car charger is a simple necessity.

Most people should think of it as a phone that has basic PDA qualities & a GPS receiver for basic navigation, not a pda with a built in phone! If you are buying this to navigate yourself from location to location as part of work etc then it will work fine & do a reasonable job, just accept that you will have to use the in car charger.

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

I love gadgets! If there was a better mobile out there, I would have it. There is not. The battery is weak enough but seems to last longer on V20 firmware. The GPS is slow to lock on.

Bad Camera? Are you sure it is not an N95 copy? the camera is very good. But bad photos are often the fault of the photographer. There is no other phone (yet) with one as good.

It is NOT PERFECT. But believe me the people that put 5% do not have Nokia N95. They probably own the non gps, non 3G, non video camera, limited Bluetooth, no tp software, x phone, & are stuck into a two year contract.

The next generation top of the range Nokia will be even better I am sure.

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Reviewer: Rav - Glasgow, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Hi, I had recently taken N95 8GB, had it for a day & returned back, as I was disappointed. They say lot about it but the truth is it's a wonderful creation with multipack of features in small phone, but none of the functions is up to mark. Camera is disastrous & trying for GPS is a big joke, takes ages & suddenly freezes. So be cautious when you look for N95 8GB, don't you be engulfed by smart sales person.

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Reviewer: Iain - Snaith, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2007

Well just been reading all the comments, I get mine on Monday 31st December, with 8GB memory & everything else, as I got it as an free upgrade really looking forward to using it, looks like battery life is main problem. Will let you know how I get on. Have used Nokia for years current on is a 6280 no complaints.

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Reviewer: Boopolo - Ireland
Date: 27th Dec 2007

Have this Phone since last May. With the original firmware it used to crash once in a while & run out of memory. Since version 12 firmware this seldom occurred.

I am now using it with V20. I have lots of 3rd party software. All the handy programs, Slingplayer, Fring with both MSN messenger & Skype, amongst some of them, all of these running perfectly. It seldom drops Wi-Fi connection. The camera is very good, & the guy who said that his k800 has better quality is wrong. I have put photos from both of them side by side on Photoshop. The video is also excellent. The sat nav is very slow to lock in, but took me out of jam in a remote part of the Philippines this year.

The guy who wrote the review before me on Christmas day should have waited until he got his working phone before reviewing as by giving it 5% for both features & usability is not very helpful to this overall review. I know you must be disappointed (I would be too) that you got a dud, but you should have waited.

The N95 is a revolution, since its arrival there seems to be a lot more software been produced for the Symbian platform.

Using as a phone only the battery is fine, but using GPS, MP3, Video, or heavy browsing drains it fairly quickly. Having said that, I have never been left without battery power since I got used to the fact that this was not just a phone.

Overall there are things that can be improved on, but there is not a phone out there at present that can do what the N95 does. So I look forward to the next N100? Or whatever the next Nokia one is. As I bought this phone SIM free I now have a gold option with O2, so I will buy the new XDA stellar (It will be a little over 300 Euro's for me). This will be my first windows phone. Will probably carry the n95 with main SIM & get a pay as you go for the XDA.

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Reviewer: Maxi - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

If you need to use Wi-Fi or 3G services, then better get a notebook PC for this. If battery life is a concern for you, then the n95 is not for you. Battery life should last for at least 2 days with normal use, if not then the phone isn't worth the money.

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Reviewer: Adam - Nr Bath, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

I haven't given it a usability rating as I am considering getting the phone next month as an alternative to the G800 or Sony Ericsson 960i. I have a question to those already in possession. Does this phone have a Wi-Fi connection. It refers to Bluetooth. I have a BT Broadband router at home, & wish to know if I can access the Net on a Wi-Fi connection?

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Reviewer: Fahmida Begum - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

Good Phone, for those who are computer literates & those who work in an office. I am still trying to get the hang of using this phone. I got this phone for the 5 mega pixel camera feature.

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Reviewer: Andrew - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

It's an OK phone but the maps & GPS don't seem to work my friend bought the package & it still doesn't work. Some features are good but some are pointless. Build quality isn't very good my infra-red port fell out the other day. The battery doesn't last long at all, I am lucky to get a full day out of it & yes it was charge for 12 hrs before I used it, but on the upside the camera & video is fantastic along with the MP3 player on the phone but to be honest I wouldn't have another n95.

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Reviewer: Ricky - London, UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

This phone is the worst phone I have ever bought. It's so bad. Don't get it. DON'T!

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Reviewer: Bruno - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 25th Dec 2007

Just got n95 8GB black monster of a phone for Xmas. IT doesn't WORK. Best thing about this is, I can't return until stores open again. I'll be looking at a dead phone for 2 days at least. Bought from Vodafone

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Reviewer: Adam - Nr Bath, UK
Date: 24th Dec 2007

Just asking a question. Is this Phone Wi-Fi? Looking at one with this specification.

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Reviewer: Dalibor - Croatia
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

Great mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Kevin Ryan - Limerick, Ireland
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

Hard to believe some of the comments being made. Maybe I've got a debugged upgrade but I have not had the problems listed by some reviewers. Sending a text, 30 sec's max; using the GPS, got it started no problem & on a trip to Brussels it downloaded maps & helped me find hotel. PC linkup is much better than Sony-Ericsson, easy to use, sync & download.

Weaknesses:

- The build seems a bit flimsy & I will get a leather case to protect it.

- The keys are very small so you need small dexterous fingers.

- Some more advanced features take some figuring out, haven't yet mastered how to make it connect to my home Wi-Fi without having to input the WEP key every time. But it picks up free Wi-Fi easily, so you can download a map or check the web at many airports on arrival.

Photos are not as good as you'd expect. More 1 Mpixel than 5 in quality, but the flash is a great & the size & handiness means you get the candid shots.

My main gripe it that it doesn't sync with my iMac so I have to transfer stuff via a PC.

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Reviewer: A - UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

It's a good phone considering what its features are! Duhh obv the battery even going to last for that long! & the camera is SUPERBBBB! Updated it to the v20 firmware thing n every things good! It's a bit BIG buh ow well I switched off 3G n WLAN & all that!

Cool phone though!

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Reviewer: Lez - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2007

Good phone with POOR battery also a little slow for its spec! But good features & layout.

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Reviewer: Ally - Belfast, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2007

Having read all the below reviews it was with some degree of concern that I decided to purchase the N95 albeit taking the advice of some of the contributors & acquiring a 6GB SD card at the same time. Whilst I must concede to not being a mobile phone expert, the phone has been a revelation, the camera is crystal clear & the sound is exceptional. Generally the phone feels solid & slick & operation appears to be a breeze. There have been no issues with freezing software or the phone turning itself off & the advice, for what its worth of the shop salesman, was that they were having none returned & recent batches appeared to be of better quality. I was skeptical of his patter but on the face of it & it light of other contributors there appears to have been something in his advice.

Overall delighted with the phone & there is still loads to learn about it. Enjoying, what I consider to be the best phone I have ever owned.

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Reviewer: Andy - Liverpool, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2007

WORST PHONE I EVER BOUGHT, to sum this phone up a jack of all trades master of none. The so called sat nav is a joke takes ages to connect to satellite if it does at all. Radio loses reception more quickly than a cheap 5 pound one I bought. The 5 million pixel camera is worse than my Sony Ericsson k800i 3.2 million pixel. The phone is forever turning itself off. Constantly freezes all the time. I have heard that software update can fix this. If it does not then I will be getting rid. Even though I am now tied to an 18 month contract I would rather use my old Sony Ericsson k800i instead at least this was reliable.

It is not just me who has had this trouble. My sister recently sold hers on eBay as she had had enough of it. My one may well be heading the same way.

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Reviewer: Mo - Muscat, Oman
Date: 20th Dec 2007

I have been reading reviews & having bought the phone started to feel a bit confused if I made the right choice. Not because I am regret buying but feel had I read some of the comments would I make the same decisions. Yes everyone has his or her point of views. I am not an expert in mobile phones but wish I could use this powerful devise to the max. I only regret not buying 8 GB.

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Reviewer: Russ - Southampton, UK
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Nokia really have rushed this one out. While the phone really is packed with features, they just don't seem to work with any degree of reliability.

The software can only be described as painful, you try to use it with their PC suite & it just keeps on locking up. It's never a repeatable fault either. Copy one song, it's OK, copy two, still OK, then copy a larger selection & it falls over. Also, it seems to reboot itself at strange & unpredictable periods.

I have tried updating my to the latest version of the phone software, which is a bit hit & miss, & I have the latest PC suite version, but the faults are still evident.

As a final straw, I paid £25 to upgrade the memory card to 4Gb & have tried pushing as much of the phone applications onto that, but it just has not improved matters. I am aware they now have an N95 8Mb available, & hope for Nokia's sake, its am improvement, as this experience has really put me of Nokia's for life.

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Reviewer: Denise - Malta
Date: 17th Dec 2007

This phone is slow & CRASHES all the time.

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Reviewer: Katrina - UK
Date: 17th Dec 2007

This is Brilliant, yes there are negatives but the positives definitely outweigh the negatives!

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Reviewer: Imran Shakir - Pakistan
Date: 17th Dec 2007

N95 has almost everything else you could think of including in a phone too. A music player with support for all common music formats, a stereo FM radio, integrated hands-free speaker, speaker independent voice dialling, talking ringtones, HSDPA (the fast data transfer technology dubbed 3.5G) & lots more! When it comes to connectivity, the N95 is the best connected device in town, with support for Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, infra-red, Wireless LAN, TV Out & a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Its memory is also more than adequate with up to 160 Mbytes of onboard memory & support for MicroSD memory cards (up to 8 Gbytes). Battery life is OK, when you consider how much work has to be done to power this beast, you can't really set your expectations too high.

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Maldives
Date: 16th Dec 2007

Excellent Phone! Congratulations Nokia.

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Reviewer: Jason - London, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Great Phone. Got mine one day ago & I have everything working fine including GPS. Battery life can be extended if you know what you're doing & stop programs running in the background. I recommend this phone to anyone who is competent with computers & gadgets.

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Reviewer: Davey - UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Everything on the phone is good apart from the battery life I have to charge it all the time.

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Reviewer: Stel Savva - Cyprus
Date: 14th Dec 2007

It's the best. Some friends have the iPhone (available here in Cyprus unblocked) & apart from the new wow factor it's not so great. Only problem is that it's cheaper!

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Reviewer: Nick - Australia
Date: 8th Dec 2007

I love this phone it is better than any other & it is the best phone. I think you SHOULD GET THIS AWESOME phone.

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Reviewer: Andy - UK
Date: 8th Dec 2007

Worst phone I have ever had, now crashed for the fifth time, sending it back & refusing a new one. Now going for a LG Viewty.

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Reviewer: Simon Jones - Warwickshire, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2007

Well I read the reviews, spoke to people who owned the phone & took the plunge. All in all an amazing package, yeah OK it's not the size of a postage stamp, & there are a few issues with it but there are with any phone, let alone one so complex.

People complain of battery life being poor, well I turned of WLAN & 3G as I don't use them, & get an easy 2 days use out of the phone without charge. I am a moderate user & a big texter & also listen to the music player a fair bit.

GRIPES.
- The PC software isn't the easiest to use, still trying to download music onto the phone.
- Doesn't come with an SD card, however these are dirt cheap. The phone needs one of these without fail, go for the biggest you can afford as a 5MP camera eats memory, I have 6 GB.

GOOD THINGS.
- Excellent menus.
- Good design.
- Very loud speakers.
- It just does everything & more.
- Free car charger & excellent headset with MP3 controls.

All in all I would award this phone 9.5 out of 10. If you store all of your things on the SD card it doesn't slow the phone down & won't crash. Mine hasn't crashed once!

Fear not, go & buy this phone. Have no doubt, it is awesome.

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Reviewer: David Hopkins - Chester, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2007

I have had this handset now for a few weeks. Previously I had owned Sony's for many years & my last phone was a K810i. I just felt like a change, although the Sony's had been very reliable & robust the features & design hadn't changed drastically & I didn't want to be tied down for another 18 months with one (it felt like I'd had the same phone for years & years). I went for this Nokia because of the Nokia brand name & the fairly good reviews other owners had left. I liked the design & high spec that topped most other phones on the market at the minute.

This is what I've found,
- Lots & lots of features, some of which I'll probably never use.
- Some similarities between the Nokia & the Sony set up.
- Good quality Pictures (as good as K810i & K850i maybe better). Doesn't have Cyber shot so if you were keen on this you'll miss it
- Amazing video recording (miles & miles better than K810i & latest K850i) big advantage.
- Some slight freezing but nothing more than Sony or any other hand set I've had so far.
- Software for computer & transfers to & from computer very easy to use, more user friendly than Sony & more features on software compared with Sony.
- I find the main navigation keys on front panel too closely knitted together, I keep hitting the wrong key, which becomes very annoying, losing some of those brownie points.
- Battery life is average, it's totally dependent on how much your using your phone of course but I am charging every other day, Sony was a little better but not by a lot.
- A little bulky on the pockets but you can't have it all.

In all it's a good phone, I believe I have a second phase handset with more internal RAM built in. The first phase of handsets had half as much RAM, which was causing a lot of problems with crashing & freezing. Touchwood I won't be having any of those issues.

People are complaining of the battery life but for such a technologically advanced phone what do you expect, this phone is like a mini notebook! Stop the whingeing!

It looks good, has bags of features, very good quality camera & fantastic video recording for a camera phone. Can't deliver a verdict on reliability, it's too early to tell but N series phones do have a nasty reputation but maybe the software & hardware balance has finally been resolved.

Hope this helped with your decision making.

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Reviewer: Adam Harding - Cardiff, UK
Date: 5th Dec 2007

Updated with firmware version 20 & battery life is an amazing 3.5 days better than my old N80!

Ram usage is way down too which enables more apps to be ran simultaneously.

Buy the phone sim free or de-brand it & download the latest firmware. Google for a how-to.

Best phone I have ever owned & the applications are superb. Research at Nokia are also designing some cool stuff like a pedometer, wellness diary, sports tracker & other stuff all free.

Rotate-me & nokmote (not released yet) are apps to make the phone my iPhone like & are wicked.

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Reviewer: Tonia - Wirral, UK
Date: 4th Dec 2007

Heya everyone my dad got this phone from phones 4 you on contract & has had nothing but trouble he got 7 new phones in 1 week & they were all the same rubbish don't get it.

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Reviewer: Beheshteh Atrian - Iran
Date: 4th Dec 2007

I think it is the most useable phone that I even tried.

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Reviewer: Russ - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 4th Dec 2007

MW convinced me. Calm down dear it's only a commercial:).

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Reviewer: Markymark - UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

The best phone I've EVER had. It is amazing, I've got the 8GB version & have updated to the latest firmware. It works brilliantly, even after filling it up with 30 plus games & applications, 6GB of music, photos & videos. NO problems with battery life. I have turned everything down to conserve power but use it lots everyday (for calls, texts, music, photos, Internet, games, everything! ). I know my phones, Nokias especially, I've used 6600, N73 (awful phone! ), Sony Ericsson p900, O2 Exec & lots of other handsets. The N95 8GB is so much better than any phone I've ever used.

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Reviewer: Mato - Cambridge, UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

This is really a great phone. I bought this mobile long time ago & so far no problems. Wi-Fi is bit slow. Battery last 24 hours, but you can charge it anywhere.

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Reviewer: Amy - US
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

This is the best phone that has ever come out it has so much more than most phones have which make it even better I am so happy I got this phone I think it is the best phone that has & will ever come out.

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Reviewer: Trevor Barker - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

Watch the screen even with a protective cover on you can easily damage the LCD display I think this is a massive weak spot & would like to know if anyone else has suffered with this.

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Reviewer: Dee - Dundee, UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

Me & my partner both have this phone, mostly because of the camera as it is fab! Brill pics & excellent quality. However the phone itself is of low quality. The battery dies within a day, no matter how long you charge it, the speaker has gone on both our phones making everyone sound like a Dalek & the phone freezes constantly, not to mention randomly connecting to the Internet. Personally I would have been better sticking with Samsung D900 & buying myself quality digital camera :) hope Santa is good to us both LOL. I.e. New digital camera & NEW PHONES LOL

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Reviewer: Sam - Doncaster, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

Cool & very easy to use.

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Reviewer: Jo - Liverpool, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

A great all singing all dancing phone, SHAME it doesn't work. Phone can't hold a charge for longer than half a day, I made 2 texts & a very short phone call, it was on from 8am & battery lasted till lunch time the same day. If you buy this phone make sure you take an old phone with you for back up. A very disappointing piece of expensive equipment.

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Reviewer: Sharon - Glasgow, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

I am ON the SECOND N95 & AGAIN IT FREEZES. POOR FOR SUCH A BIG NAME. I THINK the PHONE IS sleek & WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING IT, BUT AM SOMEWHAT disappointed. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE GOING ON ABOUT the BATTERY LIFE BUT I DON'T USE IT ENOUGH TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. HOWEVER the FACT THAT THEY CAN'T AGREE THAT the PHONE FREEZES WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS IS DISAPPOINTING.

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Reviewer: Mw - London, UK
Date: 29th Nov 2007

If this phone were a film it would be my film death wish starring Charles Bronson. Like Charles character in the film it's strong, understated & trained in the use of lethal force.

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Reviewer: Playmaker - Manchester, UK
Date: 28th Nov 2007

This is a rubbish phone DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE I have had this phone since it came out & it is the worse phone I have ever had. I only use this phone as a modem that is all it is good for Nokia have let themselves down with this try putting music on the phone this phone is supposed to be an MP3 player, phone trades description need to contact Nokia because putting music on this phone & accessing it is a mission like no other I could go on & on about this phone but I am not it's not worth it just don't buy it.

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Reviewer: Ric - Blackpool, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

I am seriously thinking of getting this phone. I have seen the reviews but still I think I am going to get it. Anyone think I should seriously not get it or is it worth getting it. If not then which phone is better. Cheers, grateful for any replies from people with the phone.

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Reviewer: Jenny - UK
Date: 26th Nov 2007

Not too bad freezes now & again & is quite slow, looks nice but not very girly.

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Reviewer: Homem - Greece
Date: 26th Nov 2007

Excellent mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Anon - London, UK
Date: 26th Nov 2007

A W E S O M E.

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Reviewer: Martin Susan Ravina - Birmingham, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

Well, what can I say, the rating says it all really, I think this phone is the best phone out, I don't no why people are complaining of the battery life it is excellent the phone doesn't crash & the person on the other end of the line can here me well. So far no problems with it & I re-comment it to everyone. Also the slider is not loose it is perfect great features & well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Dave Costigan - Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Date: 24th Nov 2007

Great phone, I am not an expert in the use of phones & had a little trouble learning how to master this one at first but now all fine.

Battery is good depending on usage plus I have a home charger & a car charger. So for those that complain about the battery, if you have spent this much on a phone get a extra charger or battery. Merry Xmas.

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Reviewer: Clement - Perth, Australia
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

Hi, I am wondering to buy this mobile. However, I have heard from some of my mates saying that it lags, bad battery life, slow sending SMS. I am really concern about these issues because they annoyed me a lot. Can anyone be kind enough to give me some suggestions? the price range is fairly high as well & I don't want to be regretting it after I bought the phone. Thanks :).

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Reviewer: Ste - UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

Bought this phone a few days ago on contract but 2 days later I simply decided I couldn't live with it so I am currently waiting for 02 to swap it for another phone.

I read all the reviews for the phone & saw the main problem was the battery life. Some saying it lasts for roughly 1 day. I can live with a phone that's battery lasts for 1 day as I can simply charge it over night. I take my phone off charge in the morning when I go out at around 9. By 3pm in the afternoon I am on one bar & by 4pm in the afternoon the battery is completely flat & here's the worst part. In this period I never used the phone once to call or ring or listen to music. I was just simply sitting in my pocket. All the applications were closed & on power save mode. I even turned the 3G & Bluetooth off to save the battery but I just can't believe how fast the power drained from the battery.

Thinking maybe its my battery that's a bit iffy I rang 02 about it an they said they are all like that & the lady on the phone I was talking to has an n95 as well an she said what she does is she bought another battery. So when the power is low at 4ish in the afternoon she swaps the batteries over. Now I don't know about you but that would annoy me so much changing the battery all the time. So that was the last straw. It's on the way out.

Now if you decide that doesn't bother you & your willing to do this then that's fine. It's a great phone. Awesome camera & other features as well. It's a tad slow loading applications but not too bad. I am gutted I have to give up this phone but I just can't live with it.

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Reviewer: Modas - London, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2007

Excellent phone, if you want one go get it now.

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Reviewer: Tige - Derby, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2007

Well read all the reviews, & yeah the battery doesn't last long, but everyone has a phone charger in their car? No?

I think what people are forgetting here, is this isn't just a mobile phone, I mean it does everything! You have to treat it with a bit more respect, like don't drop it! If you dropped your laptop, you would assume it would break, well this isn't any different. I love this phone, no complaints at all.

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Reviewer: Lee Wright - Barnstaple, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2007

Well after reading all the non professional reviews I was a little dubious & sceptical about getting this phone, how wrong could I have been.

So much packaged into so little. I have had the phone 6 weeks now with no freezing problems, the battery lasts a good 48 hours without charging, & yes that is with using all the functions, radio & MP3, camera, wireless, gps, making calls & using texts several times a day.

I think the problem comes that most users don't condition the battery first. Charge fully then let completely run down the first few times you use it, most people are too eager to play with their new toy!

The interface is easy to use, just remember to close applications properly when finished, easy enough to do. The camera & video recorder is amazing. I am using it on holiday next year instead of forking out hundreds on a new DVD camcorder just upgrading my memory card to a 4gig for £25.

All in all I would definitely recommend this phone & with the deals you can now get on contract it is very hard to beat.

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Reviewer: David Mayen Angau - Juba, Sudan
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Liking the Nokia N95, very good phone.

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Reviewer: Jonny - Belfast, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

To its credit the phone is packed with features, many of which are very innovative (I.e. GPS, WLAN etc) & in this respect it is impressive. The WLAN after some initial set up is very user friendly & a really useful feature to have.

The music player is very good as well. It lists songs in order of artist or genre etc & produces good quality & quite loud sound through the internal stereo speakers. The battery is quite obviously the main nagging point here which if not charged at least daily & in the car on the way to & from work will die pretty quickly even though mostly on standby.

The camera was very disappointing for me, coming from a Sony Ericsson k800i, I expected a noticeable jump in quality but I have to say I would much prefer the old Sony camera any day. The only exception to this is the video quality which is excellent apart from awful sound.

The menu layout is very confusing & takes quite a while to get used to there is often several different ways of getting to the same application. Button layout is alright however I often find myself accidently pressing the red 'end call' button when I was intending to press 'c' to delete a letter in a message to get fired back to the standby screen very annoying especially at first!

The GPS is hopeless unless you stand outside in a clear area & usually takes so long to connect to the satellites you would be quicker to ask for directions in the car!

For me the worst thing about the phone is the way in which it quite frequently restarts itself without warning & freezes in the middle of doing things. It also keeps everything open in the background until you go into the menu & physically press 'exit'

Overall, great concept but it does not work, very disappointing, but does continue to be quite competent at most things!

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Reviewer: Dylan - Birmingham, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Great phone, if it worked. I am now on my FIFTH N95 in 2 months. The phone can provide enough resource to fulfil the software needs. The features are great, if they work.

The main issues I have are the speed of the handset, the rebooting when you try something challenging. Nokia really have pushed themselves too far! Please hesitate before buying this handset as you will be disappointed!

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Reviewer: Greebe - UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

Ace phone just bad battery thats all.

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Reviewer: Trevor - London, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Had the Nokia N95 for a few days now & really impressed. I have been a Sony Ericsson fan for the last two years but feel they are now playing catch up. Battery life a couple of days, just need to keep a charger handy. Camera video etc brilliant. I have been told by a Nokia retailer to have the software updated every three months to keep everything working correctly. I will report back if we experience any problems. Bye.

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Reviewer: Alex - Swansea, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

This phone is a good phone. I looked through some of the reviews & some people need to get a life complaining about the N95. It's been voted one of the best phones & yet they still complain & also every phone has its problems & yes the phone does freeze up sometimes. Just update the phone.

I had I Sony Ericsson k850i & that was 10 times worse. I got it & the camera was rubbish, the flash comes after you take the picture so everything comes out black. So a traded it for the Nokia n95. It nice, a good phone & has incredible design & features are great amazing camera. & the battery doesn't last very long. It says the in the video advertising it. So if you want a phone that lasts all day choose a different one don't but & then complain about it. But the phone lasts about 9 hours using the phone all day listen 2 music. Great!

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Reviewer: Raphael - Bangalore, India
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Superb phone.

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Reviewer: Matt - Cambridge, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2007

Learn about embedded systems.

- Limited memory means less applications can run simultaneously.
- Fast processing power means more battery power consumed.
- Big Screen means more battery power consumed.

If you don't work in an office, don't get this phone, it is simple! The phone is marketed as a smart phone, therefore it is basically a slimmed down PDA. If you want a mobile phone, buy a mobile phone, not a smart phone!

- Phone in pocket every day which is not dust proof, not splash proof, has moving parts (slider), has large fragile screen (prone to scratch), don't BUY THIS PHONE! IT'S A LITTLE OBVIOUS ISN'T IT?
- Phone on desk all day, low risk of damage described above! SUITABLE PHONE? MOST PROBABLY!

You guys are the idiots! You knew before getting the phone that it's not going to be able to run plenty of processes at the same time, if it does, battery life is severely reduced!

My battery life lasts 24 hours because I am not playing on my phone all day, if you are, then get a life!

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Reviewer: Bengali Princess - UK
Date: 15th Nov 2007

Nobody can deny that this is a great phone. Looks stunning, sound quality is amazing, pictures & videos are superb however battery life is completely unacceptable.

I have to charge my phone every night if I want to use my phone for & hour to talk. I got the phone around September 23rd, so it's not like I've had it for too long. Everyone I know is complaining about the same thing.

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Reviewer: Catherine - Berskhire, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2007

I got this phone from work as it was recommended by a colleague, she had seen a brief review & thought it would be great.

I hate it, my battery lasts about a day & if I am out & about with work then it won't even last a day.

I have noticed a light on the back which constantly is alight. I don't know anyone else with the phone (much clever than me) so would be interested in finding out if anyone else has this or if I need to visit an Orange shop AGAIN.

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Reviewer: Caroline - Glasgow, UK
Date: 14th Nov 2007

Got my n95 3 months ago & I have already had it replaced! Turns out I had one of the faulty batch. The screen cut out, even though there was still battery life in it, & my front camera didn't work, kept saying unknown error, restart device. But now everything is OK.

Even with the problems, I love this phone. Had the n70, & the n73 before, I thought the n73 would be hard to beat, but the n95 wins hands down. The main reason I wanted this phone was for the camera! & wow, I wasn't let down. It's amazing, I.e. Read that a lot of people are having a problem with the battery life, but I can say I honestly haven't noticed. I constantly text from my phone & make calls & my battery seems to be fine. I charge my mobile phone every night but let it run down every 3rd or 4th night.

The only problems I have with it is I can't get the maps to work, & that when I put it in my pocket the slide moves, bit annoying but I can put up with it. The other problem I noticed before I got my replacement was that the camera shutter seems to loosen after sometime, which became annoying.

All in all I think that this phone is fantastic, got my eye on the n82 though LOL.

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Reviewer: Rahul - Malaysia
Date: 14th Nov 2007

This is the worst phone a person can buy. It is expensive but is fit for no use. So folks better exchange your N95 for another phone.

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Reviewer: Dave - Lancaster, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

Just tried to get one from Vodafone & was told that they are dropping this phone. Too many returns for faults, gutted.

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Reviewer: Nick - London, UK
Date: 10th Nov 2007

Can't say I didn't know what I was getting. I'd researched the N95 for sometime & knew all about the miserable battery life & the phone's tendency to freeze.

I was foolish enough to believe that these problems were simply down to leaving applications open & that somehow everything would be fine & my decision was helped by getting a great deal from 02. So, yesterday my new N95 arrived. First impressions were that it all seemed rather flimsy particularly the buttons for menu navigation & the very thin plastic battery cover.

The phone has spent the day freezing often when doing nothing more ambitious than sending a text. Then, the only option is to remove the battery & start again. I am tempted to say that maybe I just got a dud phone but re reading the various reviews there seem to be a lot of dud N95's out there.

So, on Monday, my N95 is going back. My theory, based on no evidence at all, is that Nokia rushed out this all singing all dancing phone to be an iPhone beater before the software was ready. &, on the basis that you get what you pay for, I now understand why I got quite such a good deal.

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Reviewer: Dileep B - Kochi, India
Date: 8th Nov 2007

I got this N95 one week back. Superb smart phone. I have used Nokia 7650, 6600, 7610 & E60 before this phone. But this is the king of all phones. Superb Camera, MP3 player, GPS & excellent Internet connectivity through Wi Fi.

This is a super phone, but having some problems. Whenever I am trying to update the software through the latest software update software downloaded from the Nokia site, the following message pop up: UNABLE TO FIND PHONE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR PHONE IS SWITCHED ON & CONNECTED TO PC & TRY TO LOCATE the PHONE AGAIN. IF the PROBLEM PERSISTS, IT MEANS Nokia SOFTWARE UPDATER DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR PHONE MODEL. I am connecting my phone to PC through the Data Cable supplied with the N95 pack & the PC Suite works excellently. Any Suggestions?

The second complaint is regarding the Battery charge. When buying the Flagship Product of Nokia, a customer will expect a fool proof gadget. But I am very much disappointed with the battery. A full charged battery will exhaust by noon. If Nokia is hearing this, I request you to introduce a good battery for this product.

Third complaint is the sliding mechanism is very soft. It tends to slide automatically when you put it in your belt pouch or pant pocket. Only these three complaints for this super phone.

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Reviewer: J - Manchester, UK
Date: 8th Nov 2007

Good phone, only drawback is that if answer the phone when using the sat nav (Co pilot) the sat nav cuts out & has to be reset, a pain when driving! Is this the phone or is it me?

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Reviewer: Adam - UK
Date: 8th Nov 2007

This phone is good.

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Reviewer: S - Scotland, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2007

I got this phone yesterday & although it's too early to tell but I am loving it already I can't seem to put it down, I am constantly wanting to learn new stuff! I will only use the phone for Calling, Texting & music mainly but I have an MP3 so I am not too worried & I will use the Camera when I need it, the camera looks bad when taking the picture but it's a fantastic image once it's taken. I do have big fingers & struggle a bit with the keypad but not enough for me to take the phone back. I always like Nokia's & so far I am pleased with the outcome.

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Reviewer: Johnny - UK
Date: 5th Nov 2007

This phone is easy to use. I don't know why many individuals are rating the usability low. Is it because you actually need a brain to use the phone? Or is it that they can't read the instructions?

Anyhow, the camera & video quality are far advanced then any phone on the market, & the design is slick.

Where else can you get a 5 megapixel camera phone, with DVD like video recording & clear picture screen when watching movies? the iPhone does not come close. Super phone, not suited for all users.

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Reviewer: Ian - Lincolnshire, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2007

I have been really impressed by this phone. It has more than enough functionality for me. I subscribed to the navigation software which I thought was fairly priced bearing in mind you can download maps for free. The navigation software isn't the best & when planning really long routes between countries mine has locked up. I don't normally need 3G so the first thing I do with a phone like this is turn 3G off which improves the battery life dramatically. I use mine how I like & charge it up a couple of times a week. For the rare times I do need 3G this is easily re enabled without a full reboot of the phone which my previous phone the N70 required.

I think it is a great phone & couldn't find a better alternative when I was looking around. The camera shots can be fantastic but you do need to be very stable when taking them. My first phone which I returned could not get a lock on GPS, the second one is pretty good, normally gets a lock within a couple of minutes. Finally the phone functionality itself on mine is excellent.

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Reviewer: Spence - UK
Date: 4th Nov 2007

With me being in the army, I hear loads of different people's opinions & problems we the n95. I bought one about 3 month ago & it started out with locking up, when making a phone call the other person couldn't hear you, & the battery life wouldn't even last over night to wake me up on my alarm. All my mates have had similar problems, which proves it's not my handset which I got fobbed off with the excuse from Carphone Warehouse.

Other problems include the volume button breaks, 3 people, myself, broke to turn volume up. Slide down broke. Battery life rubbish. Too big & heavy.

Overall a clever phone but not a user friendly mobile phone. Needs serious review then a re launch.

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Reviewer: John - London, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Returned this phone today, after two weeks of using. The features are the best on the market, no dispute. Wi-Fi adapter is a godsend. Camera is better than my Kodak digital camera from 2004. Screen is amazing. But:

- the battery is so bad, several times it actually couldn't make it through until the next night for a recharge.

- the software is not optimized & every action (even the simplest ones like opening a text) takes ages & the phone quite often overloads memory & asks you to close applications (e.g. If you're listening to music while writing a picture message). If you hate slow computers, you will get so annoyed with this phone.

- the sliding mechanism is appalling & I had a feeling it wouldn't last me longer than 6 months.

- the whole quality of built of this phone feels quite cheap, the plastic is worthy of a Chinese Nokia knock-off. The buttons are like from a toy, not a real phone.

- the design looks worse when you get it. Honestly, the phone looked uglier by the day to me. Maybe it's because I had such high expectations for it & was disappointed on these seemingly minor, but unforgivable points.

Nokia, please redo & re-release this.

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Reviewer: Jg - Frisco, US
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Folks, I am a tech guy who work with technology all day & while I was very excited to get the N95, I have become very disappointed with it. There are a number of issues with the phone that Nokia has failed to let the public know:

- It has a number of bugs in the firmware (which they have release three updates for since the phone came on the market, they have now released a updated firmware in Asia for this phone), ranging from the phone rebooting by itself, to its features not working correctly (camera, Internet, TV out & most of all battery life - very poor).

- Nokia's customer service is very poor - they are counting on most people not using the phone fully, but just to make\receive call, play music & & take photos. They don't like users like me, who will go through the phone & use all its features, & if there is something wrong, I will find it, well I did.

Folks, there are better phones out there, I would say this phone is a 6 out of 10 & way over priced. Remember, when you buy a phone, it is not just the device you are paying for, but also the customer service (support, which is quite bad in the USA).

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Reviewer: Jay - UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Great phone overall, although I had a go at the n95 8GB, it is far better & a great buy.

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Reviewer: Richard Ashby - UK
Date: 30th Oct 2007

I have had n73 before this & n70 before that & the n95 beats them both hands down.

The n95 has great camcorder although picks up hand movement on the phone as a clicking noise. Has TV output. It also gives the best audio output I have ever heard from a phone. The only downside is that you need a navigation licence for the GPS. Great phone. I would recommend this to anyone. No problems with phone freezing or restarting & great for game graphics.

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Reviewer: M - UK
Date: 30th Oct 2007

To Jinky - you say stop complaining about battery life because of all the amazing features, yet when you try to use these amazing feature the battery dies before you can say wow! Isn't good battery life one of the main points of a MOBILE phone, what's the point of having a MOBILE if the battery doesn't last long enough to leave the charger, slight exaggeration but you get my point!

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Reviewer: Hafy - Renfrew, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I got this phone at the beginning of October & I tell you this is the worst handset Nokia have ever brought. I mean the phone has everything in one, fantastic options like sat nav, MP3 player etc. However what is the point of having all this fancy stuff when you can't even use it as your battery dies before you turn it on so the battery life is very poor on this phone & would definitely not recommend it.

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Reviewer: Matt B - UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

Everyone says that's it has bad battery, or that it's too slow, etc. But I am going to be straight forward, I don't use a phone that often but that is no reason to say it's not a great phone. If you just do what I did, which after reading lots of reviews, it obviously states that you don't charge the phone straight away, but to wear it down first.

Everyone says that it looks tacky or looks cheap, but the two way design is just brilliant! The buttons are big & spacious & the key buttons at the front are all fitted together well, the only problem with the design is that the Nokia N95 8GB has better buttons for the slide down section as they are more bulky when on the plain version they are harder to use.

The RETAIL PRICE AT the MOMENT IS £400, so buy one now!

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Reviewer: Chris - Merthyr Tydfil, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

I've just upgraded on Monday from a Sony Ericsson w810i. Not pleased with it at all. It freezes a lot & disconnects you during a call for no reason & turns itself off. Worse Nokia I've ever owned.

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Reviewer: Jinxy - UK
Date: 26th Oct 2007

All you guys complaining about the battery needs to get over the fact this phone is a phone packed with features that blows most ordinary phones clean out of the water, the fantastic camera & video, wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, decent music player, a decent size screen displaying amazing colour & clarity. I mean it's got everything & more & some things you may never use. But is there because its feature packed (I mean infra-red is dated but heck it's there) so I for one can forgive the average battery life.

There are features that cause crashing & so on because they were a bit light on RAM in this model, something to learn from for Nokia but forgivable again. Its slightly difficult to use because there is so much to use, it's harder to find applications & so on, again it's just something to get used to an you will.

I love this phone I really do, there are a few niggles that can & will be & have been fixed by firmware updates & the phone does everything you could possibly want it to do, we have got to remember this is a mobile phone, its designed to give us access to people all over the world & this phone does so much more, whether it be for entertainment or business, it does it! & does most well.

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Reviewer: Ryan Bamford - Preston, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2007

I got a N95 last week on contract I love the features it's a really good phone, but the battery life is rubbish like I have to charge it all the time I think Nokia should make better battery's for the N95 because the battery is the only bad thing about it!

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Reviewer: Valentino - Wien, Austria
Date: 25th Oct 2007

IT'S THE BEST 100% THE BEST

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Reviewer: Tony Glazier - London, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2007

I was pestered by Fonehouse to take the N95 as an upgrade. They promised me it came complete with all the GPS & maps. They said they would send a complimentary car charged & cradle. It arrived with neither of these & when I called they were not interested!

The phone does NOT come with any maps or voice directions. You have to pay more, perhaps £47 to download for three years, but this may not even include the voice directions. The start review says it comes with a 128 MB micro chip but mine did not.

All in all I am very disappointed with the attitude of Fonehouse telling me all those lies & as soon as I got the phone they did not want to know! It should be made quite clear by sellers that the mapping & voice prompts are NOT included & cost extra!

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Reviewer: L - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

This phone is a classy looking phone that draws admiration from friends & colleagues. I have had mine for a few days now & am very pleased with it. It is a feature packed phone maybe too much. The GSM isn't really needed, most people have a sat nav already especially one that doesn't charge as data usage when in use. Apart from that the rest of the features really shine. It has the highest megapixel on a mobile at the moment - 5MB that is taken with the superb Carl Zeiss lens. Video is also a plus with the excellent video capture of the N95. It has also got the obligatory built in music player that is uploaded to the phone using Nokia music manager. Access to the music is achieved by sliding the cover of the phone downwards that exposes built in track selection keys. The sound quality on the phone is the best I have heard from the stereo speakers. A standard 3.5mm jack is also available for plugging in non-Nokia earphones. Moving the cover upwards exposes the standard blue backlit alphanumeric keys.

The phone uses the high speed HSPDA (3.5g) for online access which is noticeably faster than 3G. The phone even managed to pick up the signal from my Belkin N1 wireless router which was a surprise!

Now the battery, yes it can empty quickly but only if you have the Bluetooth permanently on & if the camera slider mechanism is left on. This can be accidentally done by shoving the phone into your jeans pocket but can easily be prevented by locking the phone keys after use. After charging the phone on Sunday evening, using it as my alarm clock, listening to it during work, looking at photos & making calls with the phone, it had lost 1 bar! Now that's not too bad. Even charging the phone fully takes less than an hour!

This is an excellent phone that is full of features. As long as the phone is used correctly regarding the battery (see above).

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Reviewer: Mobile Junkie - Market Harborough, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

After many months of reading reviews (good & bad) about the Nokia N95 & trying my hardest to give this phone a fare chance so I decided to give one a try. Oh how I wished I hadn't! This phone is still in its development stage & should have been tested much longer before releasing it to the general public. Nokia were well aware of the poor battery life. But still decided to go ahead & sell this risky mobile phone! They knew the software was still in need of tweaking (big style), but carried on regardless. Sell. Sell. Sell!

What a wonderful idea to have Sat Nav on a mobile phone, a mobile phone that will die of energy starvation & leave you without Sat Nav & communication. (Try & picture that one.)

All the mobile phone retail outlets tried to discourage me from having one. ! They said I would regret it. Yep! I did too. Fortunately thank goodness to the 14 day money back, change your mind thingy they offer these days.

A bit more about some of its features:-

- The Sat Nav did work but took forever to log onto the Sats floating up the in space.
- The slide up/down mechanism was rather flimsy. Samsung have mastered that function.
- Bluetooth worked brilliant. But oh dear, watch that battery drain away before your very eyes.
- The Camera was good & clear photos were produced, but don't use the digital zoom. It just makes the pictures blocky.
- Wi-Fi was very hard to get connected to wireless routers of various makes, kept on dropping line. This I found was a common fault with all the Nokia N95's.
- The operating system kept hanging half a dozen times a week & the only way to shut phone off was take battery out. Upgraded software & now it only hangs once a week! Is that good or bad?
- GOOD MUSIC QUALITY! & good volume when needed.
- Menu screens responded quickly !
- Games. Good!

Taken the 95 phone back now. Welcome back my lovely little Sony Ericsson. You never let me down x

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Reviewer: Simess - Cornwall, UK
Date: 21st Oct 2007

I love this phone! Having read all the lousy reviews on this phone I was more than a little apprehensive. However having had my n95 for a few weeks now I can honestly say I have had no problems at all, it does everything that I want it to do (surf the web, MP3, camera) I can even make phone calls, this is a very cool bit of kit. The only advice I would give is to drain your battery before your first charge (I get 2-3 days use) remember a phone that does this much will drain your battery quicker than a normal phone without all these applications.

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Reviewer: Roger Colaco - Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 17th Oct 2007

The first week I got the phone, it froze completely, & they replaced it all together. It was fine for a while then started to do all sorts of weird things, freezing not accessing sms, jumping pages when using the net. It's now gone in for repairs. I am very upset with this phone, it's expensive & not worth the money & you have to charge it every 5 minutes. Decided the next phone is going to be a very basic one with almost no features but at least the phone always works.

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Reviewer: Nathan - Oxford, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

I was so excited about this new phone I could hardly contain myself! When I eventually got it from O2 in MAY I thought it was great! 1 week later & I sent it back because it froze, dropped calls, people could not here me, kept resetting & installed programs would not run!

I got a new one & the same rubbish happened, I have now had 5, I love Nokia's & really have persevered to hopefully get a 'good' one. SO I have had 5 of these phones, everyone has been a battery sapping (even though I turned all the features OFF), resetting, call dropping paper weight! Another thing to mention is the front slide cover has a small of movement in it & this really bugged me! I spoke to O2 about this & they said it's supposed to do that.

SO I have to give this phone 1/10, a wonderful concept, great design, but poor route to market, rushed to try & make some money. I am now using my 6230 (11 days battery life) before I say bye to Nokia & take on a Sony Ericsson phone! Don't BUY IT!

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Reviewer: Dan Magahy - Plymouth, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

Battery life Absolutely rubbish, if you use the phone like I do the battery will run out within 12 hours of charge.

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Reviewer: Wilbur - Buckinhgam, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

Thought I'd give Nokia a chance always been a Sony man. All I will say is in 4 days:

- the N95 is a nice solid chunky phone
- I now know I don't like slide phones.
- If you want a camera phone get the Sony k850i
- Battery life is 2 days, light use
- Couldn't send text's & froze twice

I returned mine & went back to Sony, but no real surprise there.

My Nokia experience wasn't too bad, if I could change one thing I guess it would be an extra day or two for the battery life, traveling from Yorkshire to Bristol using my hands-free kit the battery failed miserably-dead in no time.

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Reviewer: Zzz - Slough, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

Nokia n95 is the best phone, its got everything in it that you need.

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Reviewer: Caroline Milton - Oxford, UK
Date: 15th Oct 2007

Reading the bad reviews about this phone almost put me off buying it, now I am really glad I went ahead & did anyway.

After using a no-feature Samsung D600e for 18 months the N95 was a very welcome change. I've had some of the problems mentioned in the negative reviews but they are very easily overcome with a bit of patience & they definitely don't take away from the good points of the phone.

Some reviews say that the phone is slow but it's about twice as fast as my D600e. The Internet is also a joy to use on this phone, especially as I don't have Internet access at home. I haven't used the actual sat nav feature yet (although I played around with the simulation) but I can use the Internet to call up directions from Google maps etc.

There are loads of sites allowing free downloads of themes, screensavers & tunes so you can easily & cheaply personalise your phone.

This is the sort of phone that will never see you bored, there's loads of features & hidden extras that a great fun to discover & try out.

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Reviewer: Katie - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2007

All of you people saying that the phone is basically bad, are so wrong this phone is good I love it & I think that the people saying it is hard to use must be oldies & need to go back to the Nokia 8100 (I think) well the first old Nokia you can get them for around 20 pound, so there.

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Reviewer: Benjamin C - Melton Mowbray, UK
Date: 13th Oct 2007

Wasn't Sure about this phone at first read a few bad reviews but my upgrade came up on my contract & I got told if I didn't like this phone I could return it up to 14 days so I thought id give it a try & to be honest I am pleased I did. This phone has everything & its pretty good with it o a decent MP3 player that also kicks out enough volume to be heard in noisy environments. The camera is a little slow maybe 4 or 5 seconds to load after opening the lens cover but photo quality is impressive almost as good as my Sony cybershot.

The gallery is maybe the one thing I am not keen on in that it displays all pictures & videos no matter what folder there in. Making organising them a pain in the ass. Tried having holiday photos in one folder & casual pictures of random stuff in another but the gallery viewer still loads them all.

Sat nav isn't Amazing but it'll never compete against dedicated tomtoms & the like but it does work pretty well takes 1 or 2 minutes to find your location though by selecting load satellite info seems to make this faster but tested it a few times & it kept up pretty well with the journeys & my position. Its good enough to find you & get you where you need to be but id prefer the tom tom or something given the option.

Battery life wise I killed the first charge in 8-9 hours the second charge in about 14 hours though a lot of this is due to having things always on. Charged it up over night on Wednesday & here I am Saturday night still having 2 bars. Turn off the Bluetooth & wi-fi scanning & always online packet data greatly improves battery life. & you can shortcut to those if you need them so it's easy enough. Having wi-fi scanner searching for wireless networks is useless if ya not going to use them so may as well turn it off. 3 days on one charge is normal for me whatever phone I have with my typical usage patterns.

Internet telephony is great also. A lot more freedom than being sat in front of my PC when I want to make a voip call. Its a great sense of freedom knowing I don't have to turn on my PC for someone to call me over voip & again being able to receive calls on ya inbound voip number anywhere where you can connect to an access point without having to carry a laptop with you is great.

So to summarise I love this phone its quite probably the best I've had the only thing holding it back in my opinion is the media gallery & sure the battery could be better but id still want a better battery if it lasted a month.

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Reviewer: Alisdair Gray - Hamilton, Scotland, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2007

My favourite mobile ever.

Good Points.

- Camera is outstanding. Great pics & Videos

- Games (which with a little knowledge) are freely available online for nothing, & most are highly impressive.

- Packed full of features, something for everyone

- the music player is of very high quality, sounds better than my ipod through the car stereo, & you can use normal 3.5mm headphones on it

- GPS handy, & my supplied O2 1GB card has all of the UK maps included.

- Wi-Fi works a treat, very handy to use for quick wee surf at home

BAD POINTS

- Battery only lasts a day & a half with normal use, but what the hell, I got a mains charger, & it takes about an hour to charge from empty

- A bit annoying we keypad locks automatically when going form landscape mode to closed mode

- FM reception not too good. Had poor reception on radio Scotland the other week.

- won't make my toast in the morning

On the whole, an outstanding phone. Would recommend to anyone, who isn't scared of a proper chunkiest mobile. I love it. Just get a crystal case to protect your screen from coins in your pocket.

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Reviewer: Sourabh Aryabhatta - Bangladesh
Date: 11th Oct 2007

Best phone I have ever seen.

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Reviewer: Lio - London, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2007

Great phone. One of the best.

unfortunately the first what I had always switched off. But the second one is perfect.

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Reviewer: Penny - UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

People shock me moaning about negative comments, people like to grumble & complain that is human nature & that is the purpose of a review site, good points & bad points.

So here are my good points, best Smartphone around & worth every penny it cost.

My bad points, well the size but who is measuring when it has so much technology on a phone.

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Reviewer: Karen - Belfast, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR BATTERY ARE NOT USING the PHONE PROPERLY! BE SURE TO LET the PHONE BATTERY COMPLETLY RUN OUT BEFORE CHARGING IT THAT WAY YOU GET the FULL BATTERY POWER!

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

Worst phone I have ever bought. Looks good but freezes all the time & if you use it you must re charge it 5 minutes later. Took it on holiday to France & it went strange which is not good. Stick to Sony Ericsson!

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Reviewer: Sasi - UK
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Good phone no problems with battery as some said. I am loving it. Well done Nokia.

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Reviewer: Mir - Bangladesh
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Fantastic features & the design is awesome, but the battery life doesn't let me put my Nokia phone to maximum use or to the standard I want it to perform, Nokia has defiantly given this phone more function then it can handle. But it does help though when I used the new battery for the 8gig version in my normal N95, it give me 30% more usage time, but the back cover does not close & I have to use a crystal clear cover to hold it in place.

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Reviewer: Ryan - Stoke, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2007

I think it's a handy phone because I don't have to carry loads of stuff about especially when I do leisure & tourism the camera helps a lot. High speed Internet is good but the stereo speakers are a treat when walking about outside. Also people who have trouble with their GPS & say it don't work try going outside putting on a an angle of 45 degrees & don't cover the receiver which is near the bottom of the phone so keep your hands away from it overall it s probably one the top phones out there.

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Reviewer: Toby Johnson - Hastings, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2007

I really rate this phone. It's great. Sure, during the first few days of owning it the battery ran out of juice pretty quick. After a few instances of letting it run right out of power, then charging it up, it lasts really well. The features are great, the screen & camera are great. I love this phone!

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Reviewer: Ash - Kent, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2007

Have three in the family, problems with all, people sometimes can't hear me when I talk so I have to re boot the phone, phone has wiped memory card 3 times, speakers rattling & stopped working, had mine replaced twice, DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! It is a pile of rubbish! When I am out of contract I am going back to a Samsung!

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Reviewer: Andrew - Lee, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2007

Battery life awful, handset regularly freezes, unable now to access SMS & call history, Maps is a joke, camera good but quite laborious to use. Nokia has simply bitten off more than it can chew.

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Reviewer: Gw - Rochdale, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

N95 battery won't even last 24 hours, let alone 220 hours. Sorry, but it's true!

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Reviewer: Alun - Wales, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

Why does everyone moan about it being bulky? What's wrong with having a slightly bulky phone? Women, you have your phone in your bags, so what does it matter that it's a bit bulky. Lads, you wouldn't like a tiny girly phone would you, a nice chunky phone is what every man wants.

It's great having it in your pocket & knowing it's there. I hated having to check if my phone was still in my pocket when I had a Samsung e900. This phones great, I have had several Nokia's before moving to Samsung & I am glad to be moving back, Nokia's are more my thing.

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Reviewer: Steve - Aspden, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

I use all the functions on the Phone, & plus my battery is fine, I use mine a lot with tomtom & the battery still lasts me a long time, however I would still keep it plugged in to the car charger.

Little bit disappointed that an update hasn't been release to the internal GPS works with TOMTOM, but my external one works a treat.

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Reviewer: Elijah - Malaysia
Date: 1st Oct 2007

It's the best mobile phone that I`ve ever used.

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Reviewer: Farshid - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 30th Sep 2007

Battery & design are poor.

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Reviewer: James - Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 29th Sep 2007

I don't know why people said the software like MAPS, GPS Data & web doesn't work. I use the web browser to surf even mobile phone review sites before. My Maps working fine, my GPS data even can show my speed when I am driving in my car. What I think is probably people don't know how to use the phone. Don't even want to learn how to use & start complaining. So stop posting unnecessary comments & get eager to know its functions instead. I guess it would be wise that way.

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Reviewer: Simon - Stoke On Trent, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

Great phone OK it may be slow & crash but you have to think of it as a computer. As for the camera it is 100% great. The sat nav is good but can be improved by down loading software for free with voice guidance it has loads of different countries on it to not just the UK. If you use the arrows only on amaze GPS it will cost you less than a £1.00 to down load on 3G saving fuel & time PS if you use 3G to down load your destination journey & make a wrong turn it will automatically down load an alternative route, I hope you find this a help? Best Phone I have ever had. You have to remember to close programs down as thay can still run in the back ground & flatten the battery quickly. BYE for now.

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Reviewer: Lenny - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 28th Sep 2007

Good Points:
- Lovely design, but needs better external navigation keys.
- Very good Camera for a phone, Good sound, not very easy to setup & lots of features.

Poor Points:
- Non of the features work well, GPS takes about an hour to find satellites in a city sometimes not at all, in open area from 6 min to 35 minutes, held side by side with a Garman in a small town with no large buildings mostly houses, Garman & Tom Tom both less that 15 seconds N95 7 minutes.
- As a phone it is poor, the large display is not made use of as incoming caller information on it takes up about 20% of the display, why could Nokia have programmed it like Sony were the whole display is used for incoming call data, like large almost full screen caller picture & below caller name & phone number in large font (910i etc).
- Very poor battery life so you will need a car charger as well, from 5 hours to 2 days maximum if only two or three short calls are made per day, if you use the camera & GPS you may need to keep in on the charger when in GPS mode & charge at least twice a day if any other feature is used.
Sorry I purchased it, I would rather buy a Garmen 310 & a cheaper phone.

Conclusion:
Nokia can make this into the best phone on the market if they think a bit. Make it a small bit thicker, with rear being about level with the camera lens then there will be more space for a larger battery, fix the display software for better incoming caller info (this is what most people want in a phone as you often need to quickly identify the caller without putting on spectacles on or using a magnify glass) & place the GPS antenna in a better location & improve its sensitivity. It will then be the best phone on the market & well worth the cost. I will not recommend it in its current state.

PS. Nokia please take note as this is not only me that have these problems that is if you're in any way interested in your clients or selling you products.

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Reviewer: Your Everyday Guy - Portsmouth, Kazakhstan
Date: 28th Sep 2007

I am a professional phone critic & I have had every mobile device known to mankind & monkeys & I can safely say this phone is a gigantic amount better than the LG Prada, the Prada is truly. I am being very serious N95 BETTER THAN PRADA!

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Reviewer: Stanciu Sorin - Curtea De Arges, Romania
Date: 27th Sep 2007

I have bought a mobile Nokia n95 made in UK at only 455 euro, new. It's original & is great, I love my phone Nokia n95.

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Reviewer: Peter - Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 27th Sep 2007

I thought these guys would make a phone that would make me think twice about buying another one for years, kind of naive of me but after what I spent on it, not outrageous. I am surprised am still writing this. The battery life is wanting & what's up with the video. This thing can't play mp4s. Anyway this is my 'review' & I am sticking to it. I think I will just switch 2 my P900 because this is not worth it!

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Reviewer: Paul Ward - Hull, UK
Date: 26th Sep 2007

I have had my N95 for about a month now. Although happy with the camera, Internet use & all of the music/video features, one thing that has to be brought to the attention for anyone thinking of buying this phone is the 'Low battery warning' alarm.

For anyone on a contract who plans to use this handset away from a power source then think again. Having upgraded from a Sony W series phone, 3-10 days was the normal for battery life. For this handset, I have yet to get it beyond 18 hours. Asking folk at work, most claim 24 to 36 hours if they don't use it 'that often'. Most admit that they use a desktop or car charger when the phone is not in use.

A solution is to buy a spare batter/desk top & car charger off eBay but that is not my point. A mobile phone that in reality can't make it through the night unless having it fully charged is stepping back 20 years.

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Reviewer: Louise Hinotn - Reading, UK
Date: 26th Sep 2007

Decided on Nokia after reading the reviews & there is a lot that don't like the phone. I LOVE IT. Good screen, music clear, pictures are great & sit on net at work & battery is fine too.

All in all good phone & glad I didn't listen to all those other people who said its rubbish, ITS NOT.

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Reviewer: Ravi Kumar - Reading, UK
Date: 26th Sep 2007

Battery is bad.

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Reviewer: Fiona - Huntingdon, UK
Date: 25th Sep 2007

After ordering this phone I started looking for reviews (bit stupid looking after & not before really, but oh well) & started to dread what I had let myself in for. All these reviews complain about one thing or another. Especially the battery, which got me worried.

BATTERY:
Well I got my phone & didn't charge it straight away, just let it go flat like reviews had advised, which was only hovering on one bar out of 7 bars of battery, yet even then the one bar lasted way over 5 hours because I turned it on a 5pm, & it was still on at 10.30pm. & believe me it wasn't like I wasn't using it either, I was on it constantly trying out the new stuff & calling friends on it, so frankly I was more than a bit relieved! Then when it finally did die on me I charged it overnight, & its lasted me a whole day & well in to the night now with me texting on it all day & showing people the cool stuff on it, & it's still got full battery, all seven bars, so by the rate of the battery going down so far (or not going down in this case) id have to say it's no way near what everybodys saying on these reviews. It's lasting like any other phone. I know there are so many reviews about the battery that are off putting. But trust me! This baby's got some staying power!

Overall I very much love the phone, id have to say it does so much that I problem won't even use half of it! & exploring it take a while, I am literally finding out something new about it every time I pick it up. The designs a bit chunky, but it's still compact, I am just used to my sleeker LG Chocolate, but it's still a great design & it's got some amazing functions!

I highly recommend this phone & I wouldn't worry too much at all about the battery :-).

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Reviewer: Dave - Rotherham, UK
Date: 25th Sep 2007

The best phone I have ever used, so what if the battery life is poor, plug it in & charge it up. So many options & a joy to use. Well done Nokia.

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Reviewer: Harold - Gold, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2007

A wonderful phone if you don't mind having to recharge every 5 hours. I have bought two additional batteries just for backup. I have a car charger & a charger at home & one at work. As for using the features, I am just too nervous in case it goes dead on me.

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Reviewer: Liam - Essex, UK
Date: 23rd Sep 2007

I got this phone about 7 months ago on a £75 a month contract as I wanted to be the first to own it. I am still now wondering why I was in such a rush to buy it as it's really not all that. Yes wow it has a 5 megapixel camera but it's like when phones first got a colour screen everyone wanted one for 5 minutes then they got bored. I am not going to deny that this phone is the bomb it has everything, although it said it comes with sat-nav but you actually have to install the maps yourself which brings me towards my next point. The phone is extremely slow & does everyone's favourite thing, FREEZES. I found it very annoying especially after I installed the British maps what I needed for work. The two way slide is really cool.

Overall the phone may be a brick but it does have Wi-Fi, a 5megapixel cam, sat-nav & everything else you could ask to be in a phone but unless you really need all the features I recommend you just stick with a normal phone with a 2megapixel camera & Bluetooth.

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Reviewer: Sushil - West London, UK
Date: 23rd Sep 2007

THIS phone IS AN APSOLUTE PILE OF RUBBISH IT LOOKS CHEAP I HATE IT NO WONDER THIS phone HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS.

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Reviewer: Darrell - Malta
Date: 19th Sep 2007

Of all the cell phones I've used the N95 is the best. Most reviewers said the battery life is poor but I ask what features are they using as mine usually does about 2 days before I have to recharge it unless I am going all out with its features.

It rarely crashed though I pretty much don't know about that issue, have installed the latest firmware v12.0.013 so don't know if maybe installing the latest firmware would help those that have crashes most of the time.

GPS gave a little bit of trouble the 1st time since it stayed for like 15min before getting a lock & as far as it goes the map for Malta isn't supported well. But my latest visit to the UK showed me otherwise since it was working pretty much well.

As for its features can't ask for more in a way, there is room for improvement as always, but still it's not like I am always using every feature. All in all the N95 really goes near the definition by Nokia, a multimedia computer. Thanks Nokia for making so many people happy.

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Reviewer: Atif Sarwar Malik - Gujranwala, Pakistan
Date: 19th Sep 2007

The only usable thing in this phone is its camera all else is waste of time & money.

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Reviewer: Ruwan Janaka - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 19th Sep 2007

Excellent mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Hayley - UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

Hey, which mobile would everyone recommend to me the Nokia N95 or the Samsung G600?

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Reviewer: Alex Davis - UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

This phone is great for video & pictures but that is it, all the speakers packed up (great) it tends to freeze loads, turn itself off (handy) & the slider on the front & camera sticks (helpful) if you want a reliable phone don't get this one.

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Reviewer: Saj - Birmingham, UK
Date: 17th Sep 2007

GREAT PHONE.

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Reviewer: Christopher - Wolverhampton, UK
Date: 16th Sep 2007

A lot of people are saying that this phones battery life is poor, but that is because they have all done one fundamental thing wrong. Upon receipt of your new phone/battery, DON'T charge it straight away as you would expect to have to do, instead run the battery right down until the phone is completely dead. Then, give it a complete FULL charge. Now having done this, you will get the battery's full potential.

I did this, & I have had my phone for 2 days now, so my phone has had abnormally high power usage over the last two days, yet it still has about half of the battery left to use. I can't understand how some reviewers can say it's difficult to use, I found it very easy to use, & only referred to the handbook a couple of times.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants an up-to-date phone gadget. Or at least this is a good option to tie you over until the release of the Apple iPhone.

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Reviewer: Richie - Scotland, UK
Date: 16th Sep 2007

I upgrade twice a year & always to Nokia. I got the N95 in March this year & I have nothing available to upgrade to. Changing now would be a downgrade no matter what model I chose.

Design: yet more silver. The D900 was a nice looking phone with a nice rubbery grip & it came in black. Come on Nokia, either go back to Xpress on covers or offer a bit of variety in terms of colour. Who wants a phone that is coloured 'plum'?

Features: I have never bought a standalone digital camera. Since the dawn of camera phones I have taken more pictures & they have progressively become better quality as technology has allowed within Nokia's factory has made them. This one has more megapixels than some stand alone cameras. The video player is fantastic. I have only ever taken experimental videos but with the supplied cable, playing them on my living room TV proved that this feature is just as good as watching anything else on TV. Full screen & DVD quality. GPS, I don't use this feature although I did experiment out of curiosity. It worked although it is not the easiest to use. I don't use Sat Nav but if I did decide to then I would still use the N95 instead of buying a standalone Sat Nav. Others. Normal high quality features that you would expect from Nokia & the menus are all the same as they have been for years.

Usability: it's a Nokia. Nokia established their menu years ago & all they do is add more to it which is part of Nokia's appeal. If you can use one Nokia, you can use them all. The only reason I didn't give 100% is the fact that you have to search for certain features like the alarm clock. Apart from that, it's a Nokia so if you have owned one before, little has changed

In general, there is nothing to upgrade to after 6 months on the market. What more do you need to know? A memory card as standard would have been nice. The chargers are too flimsy & subject to breaking the core cables. Thicker insulation would be better.

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Reviewer: Sanscrel Chua - Rawang, Malaysia
Date: 16th Sep 2007

Overall a great smart phone which I've ever had.

Design lagged by 5%, some of the screen buttons are chromed as it will eventually ware off after using it for some time.

Features, I am giving it a 95% as this phone is not able to make breakfast for the users in the morning.

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Reviewer: Nuala Connolly - UK
Date: 15th Sep 2007

I got my first N95 back in April when it was first released. I am now on my 4th phone & this is as rubbish as the previous 3. I updated the software last week in the hope that the problems I have had would be rectified, but no - it's still rubbish.

On the plus side, the camera & video is good. The music player isn't bad. I sync it with my PC to keep my diary up-to-date. Even the battery life is OK.

So why do I not like it? I went to a phone shop to get a phone - that means I want something to make & receive calls with. & this is where the Nokia N95 is a pile of pants. It regularly (I.e. On an almost daily basis) crashes & just turns itself off mid call. I then have to take the battery out, put it back in again, wait until the phone turns on again before making another call. (If I miss out on that procedure, I will be able to hear the other person but they won't be able to hear me). My previous N95's all had the same problem.

I have another 13 months to go on my contract (I can only exchange for another N95 or else I would get something else) & I can't wait to get rid of this phone. It is the worst phone I have ever owned.

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Reviewer: Anon - Malta
Date: 14th Sep 2007

Great phone but a bit slow, battery dies quickly & not so compact. Nokia are making a lot of defective N95's too.

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Reviewer: Rob - London, UK
Date: 13th Sep 2007

This is definitely a pretty phone, which is one of the reasons I bought it, but I also bought it for the features, & I have to say I just can't get the thing to work properly. They give you a 1g memory card, which is nice of them. The camera's good, but that shouldn't be a major selling point when the phone itself isn't fantastic. The GPS never gets a signal, not once. Really pointless feature, & particularly annoying since it's one of the reasons I bought the phone. 3G isn't great, although that may be a network thing, who knows. Man they put some rubbish on these things, though, lifeblog?

I had a mini XDA-s pocket PC before, & I am used to much easier Internet & email access than this. Different type of phone I know, but still, pretty rubbish Internet on this thing, & I am not totally stupid when it comes to technical things, so it's irritating that the phone never quite seems to do what I want it to.

By the way, if you've got it working then great & I am glad you're liking it, but seriously guys, unless this thing makes breakfast for you, it could never possibly rate 100% across the board. It's difficult not to suspect that some of the reviewer's maybe work in the mobile phone business? Or have breakfast made for them by their phone. As for me, I've had to restrain myself from kicking it across the room quite a few times now.

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Reviewer: Dave - South Wales, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

Hi there I am thinking of buying one of these phones could someone tell me what the music player is like on this phone, does it let you make play lists & stuff is it anything like the Sony as a Walkman?

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Reviewer: Rob - UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

No problem with looks & features, just the battery life which is truly awful. If you need 3G & Bluetooth regularly you should be able to leave it switched on. Do this & with moderate calls 6-12 hours on one charge is as good as it gets. Even overnight with no use it's almost fully discharged by morning. Reminds me of the earliest mobiles with NiCad batteries!

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Reviewer: Anon - Birmingham, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

Great PHONE.

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Reviewer: James - Birmingham, US
Date: 12th Sep 2007

It's not bad. It's good.

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Reviewer: Toria - Oxford, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2007

This is a fantastic phone & even though mine has been 'Oranged', so far, I have not had any crashes or any problems. However, as plenty of other reviewers have said, the battery life is not good but this is not really surprising considering what this little baby can do! To extend battery life, make sure you keep Bluetooth switched OFF & also Wi-Fi scanning OFF! This will really save you battery life - also, you should be aware of these recent Bluetooth 'scamming' problems - people 'finding' your phone using Bluetooth & then making phone calls etc. & running up huge phone bills for you! So, be very careful with Bluetooth! Lovely phone all round, although the slider mechanism feels a little flimsy. Screen quality is fabulous & I've managed to remove the awful 'home page' that Orange insist on putting on all their phones! Another tip for increasing battery life - as others have said, charge the phone every night & even switch it off whilst charging - this is also a good way of 'resetting' the phone & fixing any possible bugs etc. - treat it like a computer - I am sure you wouldn't leave your desktop or laptop on permanently! It recommend this to everyone who wants a phone that can do pretty much everything - if you just want a basic phone for making calls & texting, then don't waste your money! If you just want it because it looks nice but you wouldn't use all the features, then again, you'd be throwing your money down the drain. If you do go for it, another tip - check the Nokia website for any firmware upgrades & update the phones software BEFORE putting any of your contacts etc. On it!

Oh, one last thing - it syncs beautifully with Mac OS X Panther - what a bonus! You have to download a patch for iSync but when that's done, it syncs with lightening speed over Bluetooth so you can keep all your appointments, tasks & contacts regularly updated.

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Reviewer: S Collins - London, UK
Date: 10th Sep 2007

What exactly is the point of a supercomputer with a blank screen? Terrible, yes, the camera is amazing, it has lots of nice features. In these respects it is impressive. But what is the point of an all singing all dancing super machine if it runs out of power every single day?

Plus the design of the tiny buttons makes texting a VERY clumsy experience, the placing of the shutter button means you are constantly turning it into a camera when you don't want to, the speaker lasted about a week on mine & now everybody I talk to sounds like Megatron, & the predictive text seems to have a problem remembering even the most often-used words.

Also, the slide design makes it difficult to lock, it is constantly turning the camera on in your pocket, which, with a battery life this short, soon compounds battery life problems.

Even worse is the interface structure - it is truly the most un-intuitive phone I have ever seen. So many times, I have gone to do the simplest things & got lost in the folder structure, or simply found that the function I am looking for isn't there.

So: want a supercomputer with a blank screen? Buy this phone. Want a phone that works? Buy something less ambitious. Seriously.

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Reviewer: Mike Hawk - Leckie, UK
Date: 8th Sep 2007

I have had this phone for 6 months now & still love it. The quality of the screen makes watching videos a great experience. Class phone.

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Reviewer: Mick - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2007

I shall never buy another phone in my life this is the ultimate phone thank you so much Nokia.

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Reviewer: Graham Daly - Epsom, UK
Date: 6th Sep 2007

I previously owned the Nokia N80 & I was satisfied with that. The N95 does everything the N80 did but better. The thing that appeals to me most is carrying one device which does everything. I use the N95 as my phone (all round the world, it even works in Japan! ), my PDA (I've stopped using my Palm), my camera (it does everything I need a camera to do), my music player (who needs an iPod? ) I have a 2Gb memory so the N95 holds all the music I need. It's really good to be able to use standard headphones too.

It's possible to get quite a variety of add-on software too. The standard Calendar application is poor but I have bought Aqua calendar which does the job fine. I've also bought games which I use regularly. The only frustration is the lack of a touch screen, hence the 80% score for usability. If that was present this phone would be just about perfect.

The battery needs charging every day but I really use the phone in all its guises a lot so I think it is acceptable. It's so easy to use, logical Nokia menus, easy to retrieve e-mail, easy to connect to a Wi-Fi network, easy to synchronise with my PC (including Outlook), so convenient. I haven't tried the GPS yet so I can't comment on that but everything else is so simple.

Overall I couldn't want for a better phone apart from the lack of a touchscreen. It's great!

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Reviewer: Mark - England, UK
Date: 6th Sep 2007

Every year for the past 4years I have upgraded to a N-Series phone, next month I shall be upgrading to the N95 after using my friend's one.

Of all the phones I have looked into, every single time an N-Series comes out there is quite a lot of teething problems, hence the reason I buy a model that's been out for 6 months each time. I am extremely happy with the models & there's no denying that the N95 is superb. Sure the battery life is rubbish & there are sometimes intermittent crashes. People make these out to be 10 times worse than they are though. Unsure about the microphone troubles but my N80 at the moment will occasionally crash.

Fair enough, it only does it at most once every 6weeks/2months but you simply need to pop the back off, pull off the battery & restart. No harm done, takes about a minute to fully restart.

90% of these reviews I am choosing to ignore as I've done in years previous. As said, every time an N-Series phone comes out people will always complain about the crashing! I am looking forward to getting one next month & giving a good review (touch wood! ).

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Reviewer: Kuldeep Panda - Chennai, India
Date: 6th Sep 2007

I just bought a couple of them last month. It's not just a phone for me. I am loving it. Awesome features looks sleek. I don't think battery life is poor, it works like a normal phone for two days without charging if other features are not used. Well you cannot have everything. Switch of the Bluetooth & GPRS you can save 30% of the battery life. Overall I love this phone. This is the best gadget I have ever used!

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Reviewer: Andrew - Portugal
Date: 5th Sep 2007

I think the mobile design isn't very good, the camera controls are constantly being pressed when you receive or do calls because you have to hold the mobile somewhere! About the rest nothing to say just excellent features!

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Reviewer: Martin Gray - Durham, UK
Date: 5th Sep 2007

One of the worst phones I have had, took 3 months to get mapping loaded paid for nav 47 quid did not work & they wanted me to pay again throigh it in bin best thing for it.

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Reviewer: Alison - Stoke On Trent, UK
Date: 5th Sep 2007

I have only had this phone a couple of days but as of yet I can't see any faults I got it on virgin & there are no operator things on it OK it's a bit slow but what do you expect with so much in it. The camera is better than my digital & the pictures are clear the zoom is great.

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Reviewer: Phil Halpin - Newcastle, UK
Date: 5th Sep 2007

This is without doubt the worst piece of kit I have ever owned. I realise there is a lot going on under the bonnet but the battery life is quite frankly. Unacceptable!

I persevered with it for a week before giving up & putting the SIM card back in my trusty old Sony Ericsson p910i.

I can only believe that the glowing reviews above me are by people who have shelled out good money for this piece of equipment & don't want to admit to themselves that it's not up to the job. I did get it on a free upgrade & a very bad decision choice wise on my part.

Well. It's languishing in the back of a drawer now. Even my son didn't want it? Dire rubbish, badly designed & thought out.

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Reviewer: Rudi - South Africa
Date: 4th Sep 2007

Design- Kind of big (not bad looking).
Features- Excellent, will use all.
Usability- Know what each function is used for.

I am getting a lot of + & - points about this phone, more +'s than -'s. I am interested & definitely getting one soon. Need to experience it for myself. Just wondering if Nokia will refund if I have a problem within the first 2 months? Please let me know? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Ren - UK
Date: 30th Aug 2007

Best phone around & I am very happy to own it. I have always used a Nokia & will never change to any other make as Nokia is very easy to use unlike some phones out there. Battery life is very good & it last quite some time considering the 5m pixel camera. Try it & you will love it. (Some bad reviews make me laugh but it's an individual option).

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Reviewer: Ken Frost - Strood, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

Here is the answer to why the N-Series.

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Reviewer: Mike - Manchester, Albania
Date: 1st Sep 2007

The only thing this phone won't do is keep you warm at night, super duper phone!

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Reviewer: Neil - UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

So, if you purchase this phone say from O2, does it not come with free GPS software ready to use?

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Reviewer: Suzie Keeble - Colchester, UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Bought this phone about a month & a half ago after firstly trying out the Samsung u700 as I was a previous Samsung phone owner but returned the u700 within 2 days as it was too touch sensitive, got the Nokia after debating due to reading lots of bad reviews, have no idea why I hesitated because I absolutely love it. the comments on the poor battery I just don't understand because my phone would easily go a couple of days without charging but I am in the habit of charging each night so its never a problem, I have noticed that if you don't exit each section properly then it will still be running which is probably why many have a problem with it, just make sure you properly close your phone down. Got to say though it looks fab, love the camera has printed out some great pictures & the video quality is fantastic. Would recommend to anyone its fantastic.

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Reviewer: Appu - Rak, United Arab Emirates
Date: 28th Aug 2007

IT IS NOT JUST A PHONE IT IS A DEVICE WHICH IS HAVING ALL WHAT you NEED JUT TRY IT you WILL CERTAINLY LOVE IT.

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Reviewer: Hari - United Arab Emirates
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Vongani - South Africa
Date: 28th Aug 2007

It's a good phone & guys I've read some of the comments some don't even know what phones are designed for stop comparing Nokia & Sony Ericsson two different brands with different ideas & concepts for pleasing their potential buyers. Nokia made it this time.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Nokia made rubber keypads after they made rubber farm boots. Should have stuck to what they know. All Nokia phones are rubbish, including the N95.

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Reviewer: Steve - Swindon, UK
Date: 27th Aug 2007

Great phone. I had a few problems connecting to the Internet via wi-fi but that was easily sorted with a quick search in Google. Apart from that it's been 100%. Some people moan about the short battery life, well just charge it every night then like I do! Easy!

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Reviewer: Rudy - Mauritius
Date: 27th Aug 2007

It's a really good phone. However it hides itself against the Sony Ericsson MEGA release of the year! Am of course talking of the W960i! This would surely be the best release of the year!

Sony Ericsson surely going to outstand N-Series this year!

Am N-Series or Nokia but lets face reality & for sure Sony Ericsson's W960i going to break off all records!

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Reviewer: Jillul Karim - London, UK
Date: 26th Aug 2007

The Nokia N95 is the most versatile & clever phone I had in my entire life, sure it does have some problems like the size & especially the battery life, but they cannot cover the excellence of the phone itself, having everything from navigation to TV, not to forget a 5 megapixel camera & 3D surround speakers, it is a great choice for those who do not mind size but care about what's inside the phone.

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Reviewer: Ryan - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 25th Aug 2007

This is such a perfect phone, but for general use there are so many useless features & the price is very high.

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Reviewer: Steven - UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Wow - had it for 2 weeks now & can't find any fault. Not crashed once & so far, not as slow as I was expecting after reading other reviews. I have tried them all, Samsung U600, Sony K810i, event the N73 (Yuk! ) & this beats them all into submission. If you like your toys gets this phone, it is superb. I even like the design!

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Reviewer: Andy Koutrouzas - Larnaca, Cyprus
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Excellent phone, just charge it up overnight & you will have no battery problems. (Leave it on every night).

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Reviewer: Luis - Alicante, Spain
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Today the best phone in the market. One defect the battery is very little.

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Reviewer: Ahmed Jahrami - Bahrain
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

I think this is the best phone I ever had, I had the Nokia n80 & I've used it quite a lot for calls & imaging, it served my purpose pretty well. But the slide got loose every time I kept it inside my pocket, but that's just a design malfunction, every other program is quite reliable. Thanking all the reviewers for their kind support.

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Reviewer: Joe - Doha, Qatar
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

I bought the phone, (used), a few days ago & got a great deal. I agonized forever for a substitute for my failing, (yet again), Sony Ericsson k750i.

Everything works, most, better than I expected. Web surfing was easier, the camera doesn't seem that much better than on my old k750i, (still good, though), great sound, Bluetooth 2.0 transfers like a rocket, GPS works a treat.

With this much stuff on any device, I expect it to be a bit of a battery hog. It was the same with my Dell XPS2. I don't expect the same battery life out of it as I would from a table notebook. It does seem to last at least a day with a lot of open applications. I don't mind plugging it in every night. I also have a car charger if I am in need of a lot of GPSing.

One thing I hope improves is the maximum amount of memory. Hopefully, it's a software thing. With a