Nokia N95 reviews?

[maop99]

Hi guys, just wondering, do any of you or your friends have the Nokia N95 already? Okay ba talaga? does the GPS work here in the Philippines? nagcra-crash ba? parang very fragile daw?

Mukhang okay siya eh....malapit na ako mag-renew ng plan eh, mukhang gusto ko ito...any reviews? Please post.

Thanks!

[metatron]

Hi guys, just wondering, do any of you or your friends have the Nokia N95 already? Okay ba talaga? does the GPS work here in the Philippines? nagcra-crash ba? parang very fragile daw?

Mukhang okay siya eh....malapit na ako mag-renew ng plan eh, mukhang gusto ko ito...any reviews? Please post.

Thanks!

my friend has one. the 95 is a great looking phone. phone os feels fast and responsive even with multiple apps open at the same time. the web browser is much more stable compared to the ones installed in previous models like n80 and n93. the pics don't look that much better compared to k800 pics.

gps works intermittently. hirap kuha na sattelite signal especially sa south luzon area. map software is horrendously lacking in detail. ituturo lang sa iyo na nasa quezon city ka at malapit sa edsa pero walang side road at landmark details. useful lang for getting exact gps coordinates.

battery life is really bad. uses the same pack as the n93 i think. n93 batt lasts 2-3 days. with the n95 you have to charge everyday - or right after a lengthy phone conversation.

this site provides a very good review of the phone - http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=3283

[maop99]

Yun nga, mahina battery, that's what I heard also but for me everyday/every morning charging is okay, I do it also to my O2 mini, if I don't charge it every morning I will be in danger of losing battery within the day.....sana huwag lang 2x a day that's really bad! Baka pwede I-replace with a stronger battery?

But its good to know that it has a quick response time...with many apps open...kala ko kasi parang mga earlier N series na ang bagal and parating magcra-crash....

Thanks for the review, I'll look at the site you recommended....sana may other reviews pa....

[ghosthunter]

if you are a techno geek, you will want one... I want one!!!

[jedi]

gusto ko rin nyan magkano na ba price nan ngayon?

[ssaloon]

mga 33k na ata ngayon. lakas daw sa batt eh.

here's a nice review...
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n95-review-141.php

[ghosthunter]

gusto ko rin nyan magkano na ba price nan ngayon?

V-Mall (greenhills) prices vary from P35,500 to P36,500 for a complete set.

BTW, I read somewhere that the real world battery life of the N95 is either just as bad or worst than the N80.

[need4speed]

I have one and the GPS function is pretty neat. You can download maps for other countries too. A new firmware update was just released a few days ago so I'm still testing it out. One thing I noticed after the update is, the UI is much faster than before... Battery life I still have to check.

My battery life prior though wasn't so bad... not 8800 bad anyway... ;)

The camera is quite good too. Got some sample shots on my flickr stream on my sig.

[maop99]

how did you update the firmware? download lang? where? That's the first thing I'm going to do when I get mine...update agad! hehe maski di ko pa nalalagyan ng mga contacts etc....update firmware agad!

[need4speed]

how did you update the firmware? download lang? where? That's the first thing I'm going to do when I get mine...update agad! hehe maski di ko pa nalalagyan ng mga contacts etc....update firmware agad!

from the nokia europe site... you need to download the Nokia Updater first... then download the firmware itself... and transfer the firmware with the updater...

[tsupermario]

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[maop99]

Thanks Need4speed, I'll check it out.

[need4speed]

Thanks Need4speed, I'll check it out.

no problemo ...


here's another link to check out...

comparing the camera of the n95 against a dslr and other cam phones and digicams

(Nokia 6300 vs Sony Ericsson K810i vs Nokia N95 vs Canon IXUS 70 vs Canon 400D)

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39...89927-6,00.htm

[ssaloon]

n4s, how was the speed improvement after firmware update? same thing for my P990 after updating, noticable speed in browsing through the menus.

[ghosthunter]

no problemo ...

kindly update us regarding to battery life after updating the celfone's firmware. Was there an improvement in battery life or generally no change?

Currently I can live with my N80's short battery life but if the N95 batt life is worst, I think I can't tolerate it anymore.

[need4speed]

n4s, how was the speed improvement after firmware update? same thing for my P990 after updating, noticable speed in browsing through the menus.

seems significantly faster... when I was using a certain portion of the UI... i'd notice a lag prior to the update. After the update the lag was gone.


* ghost

I'm not too sure about the n80... but I had the n70 before and it seems about the same or maybe slightly better. as it's only been a few days after the update, i have to recalibrate the battery first and i'll let you know. my wife's been "borrowing" the n95 due to it having a cheaper idd rate than her line... so i haven't been using it so much ... she has...

[eojlin]

I just read reviews about the phone, so my opinion on the phone will not be as reliable as with the owners of the phone.

Yung 5MP camera nito parang daya. Quality is like taken from a 2MP camera but stretch to a 5MP picture dimension on saving to memory.

Its GPS feature is in its primary or early stage. I've read that there isn't any interface between N95's GPS and downloadable GPS applications for mobile devices.

Its technical specifications are so good that you won't need to get a separate mobile device as organizer or office document viewer. However, walang stylus - phone keypad lang ba talaga 'to?

I'd wait for second or third generation Nokia GPS phones.

If you're not using GPS that much, why not get an "O2 XDA Atom Life?" Besides, bago magkaroon ng fully functional digital maps dito sa Pilipinas, aabutin pa ng 2 more years minimum.

[need4speed]

I just read reviews about the phone, so my opinion on the phone will not be as reliable as with the owners of the phone.

Yung 5MP camera nito parang daya. Quality is like taken from a 2MP camera but stretch to a 5MP picture dimension on saving to memory.

Its GPS feature is in its primary or early stage. I've read that there isn't any interface between N95's GPS and downloadable GPS applications for mobile devices.

Its technical specifications are so good that you won't need to get a separate mobile device as organizer or office document viewer. However, walang stylus - phone keypad lang ba talaga 'to?

I'd wait for second or third generation Nokia GPS phones.

If you're not using GPS that much, why not get an "O2 XDA Atom Life?" Besides, bago magkaroon ng fully functional digital maps dito sa Pilipinas, aabutin pa ng 2 more years minimum.

what makes you say that it's using a 2MP chip?

also with regards to the GPS... what do you mean by interface between n95 gps and downloadable gps applications for mobile devices?

not all PDA phones use a stylus... just look at the Blackberry... all you use is a scroll wheel. and if you look at a lot of business users around you (well maybe not in the Phil. but Internationally... their preferred phone of choice is a blackberry. I myself use one.).

[eojlin]

what makes you say that it's using a 2MP chip?

also with regards to the GPS... what do you mean by interface between n95 gps and downloadable gps applications for mobile devices?

not all PDA phones use a stylus... just look at the Blackberry... all you use is a scroll wheel. and if you look at a lot of business users around you (well maybe not in the Phil. but Internationally... their preferred phone of choice is a blackberry. I myself use one.).

Ay sorry! Pero, i don't remember saying that it's using a 2MP chip. What I meant to say is that the quality of the images are comparable to pictures taken from a 2MP camera and are stretched to a 5MP dimension photo. In an analogy, kapag nag-edit ka ng picture gamit ang isang software para i-enlarge digitally yung photo, nasisira yung quality - kapag sobrang stretched ang image, nag-p-pixelize.

Regarding GPS interface... may mga 3rd party programs na gumagamit ng GPS na pwede i-download para sa mga handheld devices (written in Java). In an analogy, parang desktop computer na nakikipag-usap sa printer o kaya sa scanner o sa modem. Ang problema "daw" sa N95, yung mga 3rd party programs e hindi maka-connect sa GPS ng N95 - in other words, masyadong exclusive yung GPS ng N95 sa programs lang na gawa ng Nokia.

Regarding sa gamit ng stylus, bias lang talaga ako dito kasi mas madali para sa akin ito kesa standard phone keypads when editing documents. So, sayang yung power features ng phone kung di ako makaka-pag-edit ng maayos.

Like what I said earlier, I just read reviews about the phone, so my opinion on the phone will not be as reliable as with the reviews of the owners of the phone. I am posting this para ma-verify na rin sa mga N95 owners kung tama yung sinasabi sa mga reviews (check also www.GSMArena.com). Ride lang din ako sa thread na 'to.

[eojlin]

Btw, I did find N95 good and interesting, kaya nagbasa ako ng mga reviews tungkol dito. Blackberry, on the other hand, medyo may mga ibang PDAs na mas maganda ang reviews. I don't have a lot of money kaya i really dwell on reading reviews.