 "Nokia 8Gig N95-4: Multimedia Portability Redefined" | 2008-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2XBYXYVF3VHLS |
Pros: Great 5 mega pixel digital camera. Video quality will pleasantly surprise you, its DVD quality and 8 Gig will let you make never ending videos. Phone comes YouTube ready, you can Skype or Google talk to save minutes where ever you have wifi after. Phone can handle high speed applications at about 450 kbps download speed, absolutely no problem with streaming videos. Mp3 player quality is as good as apple. Multimedia keys, on the top slider are very convenient to operate mp3 and video. In short true phone which will make you rest your Ipod, digital camera, video camera and old phone. Never seen a phones speaker so loud. Best phone available in market for gaming. Phone is actually not as big as it looks in the images.
Cons: GPS is ridiculous, I live in San Francisco, phone does not catch signals at most of the places, and it just says searching signals. I hate the Nokia Hands free, because it comes with a remote control connected to hands free wire, which makes it inconvenient to carry. Iphone hand free is much better. The slot to insert hands free is poorly designed, it should have been on the top or bottom of the phone, hands free jack is on the left side of the phone, which make it inconvenient when you place the phone in your pocket. Nokia maps did not impress me. I downloaded Google maps, its free and much better. It takes forever to copy music to N95 as it first converts the Mp3 to some other format.
Overall: I am extremely satisfied with my purchase, except with the GPS of the phone. If you think N95 will rest your gps as it will your IPods, digital and video camera, then you are wrong. Phone`s processor is fast and multimedia features are colossal.
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| "A Solid Choice" | 2008-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1VGE091F9LKDE |
| br /Overall a great phone. GPS is crazy slow to get a signal - works great once established. Keypad is a bit strange. Not sure why it is so recessed. The phone is definitely thick. But makes up for that by how lite it is. Good luck finding a good case for it. Not a lot of good options. I found a good universal case from ATT for it. No SD card slot. Of course I was aware of that when I purchased it. But it sure would be nice if it had one. The loudspeaker is amazing. There are two loudspeakers in fact. Sound quality is very good. The phone has only locked up on me once. Very stable and responds quickly otherwise. Camera works great. Would be nice if it had a xenon flash vs. the LED flash. But hey, nice that it has one at all. I might suggest to people to look at the N96 instead of this phone. If the N96 is too $$ then this is a fantastic alternative. Good luck! |
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 "n 95 facts" | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1203CE0V5U4Y0 |
| so far, this phone has a good features,br /but after you have downloaded some applications, and your phone memory getting lower,br /it's kind like,,the n95 engine getting low,loading take a little whilebr /even just to open a text messagebr /so, i wish, the upcoming n 96 n n85br /would be a better gadgetbr / |
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 "very very good !" | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3KUB91ND8SH3K |
| very good prodcut with a spectacular 5.0 megapixels and the GPS and WiFi is GREAT! is the best cellphone. |
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| "great phone " | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A25CMW95VKC6WF |
i ordered this phone from amazon, amazon has great phones for sale, the one i received is made in Korea.after checking it out for several days, so far, so good. despite this phone is considered wonderful by everyone, it has some cons i need to say. maybe its helpful to people who are interested in this phone.
1. slide screen is fancy, but made very loosen, it feels like it will break after using several weeks.
2. when talking on the phone,voice is not even as clear as my motorola V3(old one and same phone company)
3.its getting slower when there is a load of pics and videos. sometimes, if you have many songs in it, it's loading forever.
however, this 600dollar phone has a lot of functions that you expect.good quality of picture and video. many applications.
amazon's phone is real one i guess, since the one i got at least is made in korean and with 1 year warrenty. i think maybe the one made in korea is the real one.
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| "Best Smartphone on the Market" | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2LRFQ0R9NVMPH |
I did lots and lots of research on a number of phones, including this one, on the best one to buy. I had a list of things I wanted in a phone and I have to say, this phone not only had everything I've ever needed, but I was surprised on things I didn't know about! For instance, I didn't even know it had an accelerometer when I bought it! But for now I'll just list the major features and review them:
CAMERA(s): The main 5MP camera takes great pictures. Obviously it's not the same quality as a stand alone, say Sony Cybershot of equal quality. But the different scene shots and bright flash make up for that. (portrait, night shots, fast-moving, etc) Video is as good if not better than a Sony Cybershot point and shoot camera. (You can even edit pictures right on your phone!)
CALL QUALITY/SPEAKERPHONE: Call quality has been very good. Speakerphone is VERY loud thanks to the pair of high quality speakers.
GPS: The assisted GPS antenna on the device is pretty good. When using Nokia Maps to navigate, it takes very little time to connect (5-10 secs mostly) You have to keep the slider open however to get good signal. If you don't like nokia maps, you can always buy/download other software like Google maps, TomTom, etc. Very handy.
BLUETOOTH: Basically like any other bluetooth. It can connect to headsets, other devices, computers, and it also is compatible with A2DP
EMAIL: It its own email client that you can set whatever address to or you could use the free Gmail app if you have gmail. (thats what I do)
MUSIC PLAYER: 8GB memory. To today's standards, thats not a very big size for a primary music player. However, when you transfer music to the device from Nokia's PC Suite, it asks you if you want to convert the songs to a smaller format (~5 times smaller) which is very helpful in storing more songs. Other than that, its a great player with many features. (Playlists, shuffle, album art, EQ, etc) Great speakers too.
WiFi/3G: WiFi connects very quickly and smoothly. 3G signal is great too. Every now and then it will cut out but will automatically continue. Even reaches 3.5G speeds (HSDPA) on AT&T's network.
CALENDAR: Nicely laid out with many viewing options. Can add new memo's, tasks, meetings, and anniversaries. Can also sync with computer. (Assuming outlook, but don't use)
ACCELEROMETER: VERY cool to have. Enables the phone to auto-rotate when phone is flipped sideways. Also automatically straightens pictures that were taken sideways. And MANY more applications that you can download that use the accelerometer like games or cool apps like Step Counter.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE: Didn't realize this was a big thing until I tried to sync a Blackberry to a computer one time. Not very user friendly. But Nokia's PC Suit is the most simple, yet powerful sync program I've ever seen. Can easily use phone to connect your computer to the internet with the touch of a button. Or you can read, sort, and reply to your text messages on your computer. Very, very nicely designed.
BATTERY LIFE: As the N95 was my first smartphone I've ever had, I didn't realize this was as big of an issue. But sadly on the N95, the battery life is terribly underrated for the many features this phone has. I charge it every night and even when doing minimal things on the phone, it will usually die around 6pm. Nokia knows this, which is why they offer different types of portable battery packs and ways to charge your phone. Gets very irritating at times but just make sure you carry an extra battery or 7 around with you. :)
So overall, this phone has been everything you really need in a phone. I get comments all the time on the lack of a touchscreen and full keypad. Truth is, you really don't need either. The predictive text function does the job good enough and touch screens don't do much for me. This phone is focused around applications. There are hundreds and hundreds of applications (usually free) you can download that do anything from make your phone into a portable lightsaber to turning your phone into it's own WiFi Hotspot. The options are limitless with apps. |
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| "Packed full of features however day 2 and my LCD is dead. not sure how to categorize that defect." | 2008-09-18 |
| - Reviewed By kaylanmia2 |
ok look...i LOVE NOKIA. all the reviews have said great things. however on day two of ownership my LCD screen will not come on. the phone is on but it will not come on. this to me is a bad omen and i have to return it and not for replacement. im sorry. take this review for what its worth. for me i just am leary now of the model. on the plus side. yes... its really packed full of features....however i do admit that keypad is a bit on the small side. for me.... its definately loud and the graphics are pretty...i will admit that it isnt always the smoothest as it transiitons from menu to menu. i did get to download ngage games and that was kewl. and the gps was neat but keep in mind you do need a data plan of sorts in order to use it...i thought you didnt either way i didnt have anytime to figure it out before it died this morning. for this amount of money and with no tech support from my tmobile since its unlocked i simply can not take the risk nor do i want to mess with nokia usa warranty. i really wanted to love this phone...really! i think i will look at the e71 im sorry for having to post this review...i hope it was just a one fluck with my unit.
in closing...it is a good phone...but i think its a bit quirky and for me...i didnt consider it an excellent phone...in fact...my nokia 6131 worked better...sorry for the bad review... |
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| "Incredible cell" | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FAHUWY0U8RMN |
| This is a powerful phone. It's also a good tool for entertainment. Everything is perfect except the battery. I have to charge my battery everyday.But after all it's a great phone that I've ever used. If I buy another one later, I will go for Nokia. |
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| "N95 8G review" | 2008-09-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BHXQ3TYOWURP |
Very cool phone. Does everything it says and more. The only problem i had so far was the video would glitch when recording in high quality and mass memory. Researched it online and figured out that if you format the mass memory drive it will fix it. Others online claim that the problem came back again but mine has not.
Other than that this phone is very very cool. I figured out how to convert DVD's to MP4 format and watch movies or whatever. phone quality is very good. During calls the loudspeaker is super loud A++, but the regular speaker for your ear is a little low. But maybe I have bad ears.
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| "Set your expectations" | 2008-09-04 |
| - Reviewed By hanan@ecitele.com |
I owned this phone and although many people praise it, it gave me a lot of grief. It is far from "perfect" as others put it here. It may have to do with Amazon maybe (and I am reflecting what I was told by Nokia) that they are not authorized to sell Nokia products so they may be selling bad batches or refurbished products...
If the phone I had owned is the real deal, then take praises hereto with a grain of salt. There are many flaws to the phone starting in the Bluetooth pairing (drove me nuts..) to GPS which takes forever to sync and get you your position.
Battery life time? The biggest exaggeration. What is stated in the spec, is not even close to reality (but every manufacturer is overstating this parameter because they know it's hard to test).
Camera: Even with its stated 5M pixels, quality is typical to Sony, bad! I have a Canon 4MP which has a far better picture quality. No comparison.
Although it has 8GB, loading songs which is a cumbersome task on its own, will eat up a lot of juice. Couple that with GPS maps and photos you would want to take and save, you quickly run out of memory.
SO I think buying a different model with MicroSDHC is a better option.
Additionally the phone tend to get sluggish takes some time to respond to a menu item, taking photo, editing music, etc...
There are some good features to it in call making, contacts, SMS etc (the classic phone features)
My conclusion: It is not worth the price. Think about what you expect from this phone and consider other realistic options.
I give it 3 stars, as after all it is a phone that serves some purpose.
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