Nokia N95 (2007)

You couldn't ask for more! – The N95 was always designed to be a media phone. It is this one fact that has made me keep my old N95, I have had it for over four years now and still use it as my main mp3 player and 'on the spot' camera. The sound from the speakers is average but is great when played through headphones or aux jack. The camera is well built and takes bright clear… Read more

5mp pictures. Since it isn't using the transmitter the battery life is exceptional, not to say it wasn't great before. It uses the standard 3g network so it even comes in handy for when my defy battery runs out. The processor may be slow but all in all it is one of the best phones I have ever owned. Great mp3/wma player, good camera, exceptional battery life. No longer in production, slow processor means it can slow down and sometimes freeze up (very rare).

Bad – like most other N95 users, I was swayed by the adverts on TV and other media about the N95. Consequently I rushed out and got 4 on my business account. for 2 months all was good, then one night I watched my phone go into a frenzy of switching windows and opening and closing applications all by itself, I could not stop the phone from doing this… Read more

and couldn't use any feature whilst it was doing it, no buttons seemed to do anything to stop what was happening. Turning the phone off with the off button at the top, didn't do anything either (including not switching off!) I had to take the battery out to get the phone to stop.

this progressively got worse and eventually it got so bad I was being cut off from my calls and the phone would jump into media player and start playing back my songs, then it would display "end packet data" and wouldn't allow me to turn it off, stop apps from running etc, back to ripping the battery out again to stop it.

I took it along to 3 - my phone company who played dumb and suggested a firmware upgrade, done that with nokia's firmware updater (part of the Nokia phone suite that came with the software disk) and the phone was updated to the newest and latest firmware without any problems, however the problems still go on.

soon after, 2 of the other n95s i have, started doing the same thing, firmware updates didn't help there either.

the 4th n95 i had bought developed a faulty microphone after 3 weeks, the nokia repair centre fixed the microphone but now the phone freezes intermittently and again, ripping the battery out and putting it back in is the only way to get the phone working again.

so, I have 4 N95s all of which have developed what I deem to be serious faults.

the nokia repair centre have played dumb and say "it must be something we are doing..."

when a phone goes crazy by itself at 2 in the morning, opening up applications and playing its way through the media folder, it can be very frustrating indeed.

so, at time of writing this review, my 4 N95's problems are still unsolved, Nokia service centre claims they are working fine (yeah, for a possessed phone they're working fine) and there are no problems.

in conclusion: The phone was a good attempt by Nokia to squeeze as much technology as possible into a device of this size, however, obviously there are issues here which need addressed. I have discovered many people with similar issues to mine, across the internet, so my phones are not isolated in their faults.

If it works, its a great phone, when it doesn't work, it can be a very frustrating device which is suitable only as an expensive doorstop. Lots of features, unique design. has a mind of its own on occasions, slow.

Slow and cumbersome – I have owned at least 5 Nokia phones and this one is the worst by far. Powering the thing up takes nearly twice as long as most other phones on the market and in spite of it being recommended as a Next G phone for use in rural areas, reception is only slightly better than my old Nokia 6131 on the 3G network. It is also the first Nokia I have… Read more

ever broken a screen on - in spite of receiving no rougher treatment than its predecessors. Best feature is camera picture quality - as you would expect from a 5MP camera with a Zeiss lens - but is still no match for my Sony 3.1MP cybershot. I hope that one day someone will make a mobile actually dedicated to making phone calls, rather than trying to convince everyone that they are proctical to use as a microscopic pc - alternatively, why not offer a mini docking station with enlarged keyboard and screen outputs for those that need them.

GPS is functional by painfully slow and would only be useful in an emergency. Zeiss camera lens, reasonable battery life. Slow, buggy and lacks user-friendliness

Slowish & Camera's not great – All up, it's the best, most feature packed Nokia ever made.  Nonetheless, it's like a movie that's really hyped up - once you see it, it's not as great as you expected it to be.  The fact that it has HSDPA is great, display size & overall size are great (considering the features), but what happens when you're navigating using your new GPS & you… Read more

get a call?  That's not my issue tho.  I see two major downsides to this flagship.  Firstly, the Symbian OS appears slow.  Even on a brand new FOB (fresh out of box) phone it takes about half a second to get into the menu.  Secondly, the 5PM resolution is drawn back by the tiny lens.  I took a photo fully zoomed out of the inside of a store & it looked great on the phone display.  The fully zoomed in was pretty poor, but I thought it might be due to the digital zoom.  Fortunatelly, I bluetoothed it to my Palm Pilot & took it home to have a look on the PC.  To my disapointment, when I zoomed in on the large image, details were very blurry.  Not what you'd expect from a AU$1200 gadget. Overall, the ideas are there, but like the first generation HD televisions, the technology is not quite up to scratch (an hence true HD tv's are being brought out now).  I think I'll wait for the N95 to get replaced with a new and improved model, and in the meantime go for a E65. GPS Feature

HSDPA

Wi-Fi

Big screen Poor photo quality

Slow-ish

A little on the big side

Poor value for money

Good – This was my first 3g enabled phone, and it really opened up mobile internet for me. I walk or run daily, and this phone was fine no matter how much sweat, grot or even light rain I exposed it to. The interface was classic nokia, and it made the more advanced features incredibly easy to learn as I went. A really great, solid little phone. I love… Read more

that the memory size allows me to have all my music, photos, even videos all in one device. The camera is fantastic, I never remember to carry a seperate camera so it's been a godsend. The good people at nokia have made it easy to update photos, music, and applications as you can use Nokia's OVI suite, media player, or adobe to link with your computer. Excellent battery life and a sturdy body that lasted me through just over two years of use. It was a little blocky, and did eventually become slightly 'buggy', though nothing that actually made the phone unusable. Applications remained open after use and needed to be opened and closed to reduce battery drain, though again, a minor issue.

Good – I have tried many mobile phone brands and since going back to Nokia will be unlikely to leave. I find Nokias generally easy to navigate, harder wearing and basically less annoying. I have had this phone for 1 year 7 months. The camera was the main thing that sold me on this phone, I always forget to take my digital camera out with me so it was… Read more

important for me to get a phone with a good camera and at the time 5mp was as good as you could get. I have taken over 2000 photos on this phone. The features aren't over the top but everything I need - Camera, Ocassionally browse the web and then just the standard features. This has been a solid phone - I usually take good care of my phone for about 12 months and then it ends up being dropped a million times and generally abused. This has taken the knocks and even survived being drenched in water, it did do crazy things for about 5 days but then came good. It seems that it will survive to the end of the contract - alot of my phones have not. Although it is outdated now its still reasonably up to date. A couple of things that annoy me: sometimes it is slow/delayed to execute a command (I guess this is the software). If you are like me you soon run out of memory. This phone has taken a beating and the only thing that seems to be effected is the battery cover/lid it seems to be hard to get and stay on sometimes (usually after I have dropped it). A couple of the settings are in different locations to where Nokia usually puts them... No big deal though. The speaker phone is ok but not brilliant. All in all I like the phone it is so much better than some of the other more expensive phones I have owned - I will be going back to Nokia in March. The Brand - The Camera - Features - Solid Build - Battery Life - Current - Slow/delay - Memory - Battery Lid - Location of Settings - Speaker Phone

Good – I love this phone. It does everything I need it to and more. The camera and MP3 functions are very handy because they mean I don't have to carry a separate camera and music player as well. The calendar/scheduler is very useful. It also has other handy gadgets in it which, although I may not use them often, I know are there if I need them. … Read more

Overall, a very good mobile phone although somewhat outdated now. Very easy to navigate the menus. Great camera and MP3 functions. Good reception on the phone calls. Flimsy battery cover. Sometimes slides open in my pocket. There are things on the main menu screen that I can't seem to get rid of. Alarm clock is hard to find. Battery life is fairly short in comparison to other phones I have used. A bit bulky.

Good – I would recommend this phone if this is all you would pay for a phone, but otherwise I would recommend you invest in another maybe more expensive phone so you know you bought a good quality phone. It's a really attractive phone and I love the numerous buttons on the front of it. The screen is really nice and large so I don't have to squint to read… Read more

texts or anything. It seems to have a bad battery life after a long period of time, and I'm scared of accidentally dropping it because I don't want it breaking.

Excellent – I got my Nokia N95 just over a yea ago. I have had no problems with it and love that it has so many features. Being able to wirelessly link to all the networks I use is awesome because I can use the net without having to pay the expensive 'mobile' internet prices. I love the camera with the Carl Zeiss lens which takes pictures almost as good as… Read more

my dedicated digital camera. It cn deal well with all frms of document, audio and video files and I can't wait for the next tep or two ahead as they will practically be a PC in your pckoet. Is like a small PC in many ways, so much better than older mobiles. A bit expensive.

The brick phone – This is an excellent phone for people that get mad and want to throw their phone. It will never break and you can throw it at people to hurt them. Never breaks, looks sweet, 2 cameras large, clips break on battery cover

OK – With this phone you can browse the internet, check e-mails, watch movies and listen to music. All of the keys and menu functions are easy to use and understand. If you are not technical savy then this is a great phone to have. It comes with a program for you computer to make transferring photos and music easy and quick. Unfortunately after 3… Read more

months it simply stopped working and would not charge or turn on. I tried another battery but that didn't work. All in all a great phone but not very reliable brand. You can use normal headphones for this phone. Broke after 3 months of use.

Terrible – Sadly my N95 has been back for repairs twice, and is no out of warranty and sitting in my drawer ‘dead’. When it was working it was great, with great camera / video and the typical easy to use Nokia interface we have all been used to for many many years. It is well built and small enough o fit in a shirt pocket. Shame it broke down so often and… Read more

now it’s stuffed in 14montsh of use, not good as it cost around $1,000 when purchased from Telstra Many features, Nokia's easy to use and understand interface breakdown a lot

Bad – the N95 is pretty simple to use and has a lot of memory space. but i found the phone too be not very durable. i only had my N95 for about four months when it started to switch on and off by itself! I don't think that this phone is very high quality and i suggest that if you are after a phone that is durable and going to last you a long time that… Read more

you purchase another mobile phone because this phone has a lot of problems that go with it. lots of memory space for songs and applications. Not a very high quality mobile phone.

OK – Overall i think its a great phone, with the ability to connect to the internet and receive emails like a blackberry but with out the additional features, so its ideal for those wanting a little extra (like email) but with out the complexity of all the online apps and features of an iphone or blackberry. large memory capacity, well placed keys, easy to navigate menu keys get warn out easy

OK – Its good phone and Nokia is reliable or was?? Had a nokia earlier which is still good after 9 years so stuck to this brand not sure about this phone. Apart from this I still think of Nokia for mobiles Good Phone and features very handy and entertaining Few isues volume key stopped working just after 1 year. Then the flash lite went off so pictures… Read more

not so good in low light conditions. Now the phone keeps switching off although the battery is fully charged. Its now just over 2 years Too expensive if it slowly dies. Any advise Please....

Good – This phone is great to use as the menu is well set out and not cramped like many other phones. It has great Mp3 sound and a large memory card for storing songs, photos and video. The camera is really good quality for a mobile phone, and when printed look like proper digital camera photos, not fuzzy dodgy phone pictures. My only issues with this… Read more

phone is that sometimes it tends to turn of and restart for no reason, it is a bit bulky and the screen is easily chipped. But overall, well worth your money. It is easy to use, the menu is well set out and it has an easy slide. It is bulky and the screen and sides crack easily when dropped, even in a case.

Good – Great phone with easy to use applications, good slide and great music and pictures. The applications are easy to read and use and i really have enjoyed this phone alot, the slide to access your music and one touch button for use of the camera. Only downfall the phone has is the dimisnishing battery life and setup to use the blog on the computer to… Read more

transfer photos. i found this to be a bit of a pin but it is useable with a little practice.

The phone overall has been good and has served its purpose since being purchased. Great Phone, compact and easy to use. battery life seems to fade quickly.

Excellent – i love this phone, had it a while now it has a great camera takes some amazing pics, i love the slide action never had a problem with it. has great battery life and is awesome that i can change the colour of the covers. this is a great phone that is now pretty cheap to buy. the keys are great to txt on and the screen its pretty big, not to bulky.… Read more

i have not yet had any problems with this phone and had it for a few years, i love nokia they have never let me down great camera, and slide action none so far

Bad – Like a supermodel...great looks, nice personality, lots of features deemed desirable, but lacking any real substance, very frail and not as robust as you'd imagine. Do i like the phone? Can I live with it? YES, Would I buy another or recommend it to a friend? probably not. Awesome still and video camera options make this handset more of a camera… Read more

with a phone than a phone with a camera. Web browsing options are pretty nifty adn the GPS is useful. The software for docking with PC, the ability to link up with outlook etc had been really good. The music player plugs in nicely to a set of speakers and provides a good mp3 player option.

Free car mount is good for the phone, my Garmin GPS and or my iPod. Well where do we start....

1. Battery life is diminishing by the day it seems

2. Slider opens in your pocket and buttons get pressed so you start ringing random contacts accidentally from your pocket.

3, LCD screen is prone to damage. One completely blacked out (warranty repair) then.

4. LCD cracked even though it was in a NOKIA N95 factory case....another repair.

5. Destroyed a sim card rendering it dead....another warranty repair.

6. You cannot disable two of the nav buttons,

7. MAny of the menu options and pathways are clunky and dislocated.

8.Despite being reccomended for rural customers, mine still drops out of signal within 10kms of a tower on a regular basis.

9. Leaving the internet connected kills the battery quickly.

Good – Out of all the Nokia's I've owned, this is my favourite. It does everything I need it to do to get my day to day things done. I basically run my entire life out of this phone. The Calendar is simple to use, one of the features I find most useful. The integrated GPS is fantastic. The java enabled internet browser allows you to browse most web sites… Read more

with full function. I even use it to do my internet banking. The buttons are a little on the small side, but each one is ridged so its better than other phones in that respect. Integrated GPS, Excellent Internet Browser, 5mp camera gives good quality shots Butons are small

Good – Really like this phone, works well, looks good and suits what I use it for, every day use, occasional music or video playback. Good phone with lots of features. Solid, stylish, clear reception and good sound. Hard to find the clock and alarm. For awhile I was using the calendar reminders instead as they were easier to find. Battery lasted about 4… Read more

days initially but (6 months later) it now lasts only 2 with around the same sort of usage. This is a problem with all phones though.

Excellent – I used to have one of these phones and it was great. It is the best phone i have ever owned besides my new iphone. It took great photos and with the expandable memory i could keep all my music on there as well. The sliding screen of the n95 does slide open very easily sometimes which can be very annoying. I never used the GPS function on it… Read more

properly as it was pretty much just a gimmick that was completely useless. All in all though it was a very good phone Great Camera, easy to use, good looks, decent sound, expandable memory, cool sliding design. Sliding screen can open in your pocket, program is a bit slow

Excellent – My partner and I bought one of these phones each when they first came out towards the end of 2007. Mine has lasted pretty well - I've dropped it a few times, and use it a lot for work calls, and the battery life is still excellent - I only have to charge it 1-2 times a week, and I never turn it off. I haven't really had any problems with it, and… Read more

it's still got a lot of features that are in line with the newest phones out now, nearly 2 years later. Easy to use, very reliable, good battery life (depending on how you use it) It not great to browse the internet with, I've only used it a few times to search for store locations online, most of the time it runs out of memory and refuses to complete the search.

Good – After having a horrible time with another type of phone i am extremely happy with my N95. It does everything i need quickly and efficently. The mapping comes in handy. Easy to use, fast response, good quality sounds and camera. Loundspeaker is great. a bit chunky, dont like the dual slide feature and dont like that there i stuff on the main menu scrren that i cant remove.

OK – The phone is generally good for communiation and SMS/MMS/POP3 mail. If you plan to use it with all options make sure that you have spare battery. With the price is mind, it is just too expensive. It cannot sync with Exchange server without special sw which is not very good, ofteh has some "strange" stops and disconnects. There are much better… Read more

phones for bussiness that are cheaper. Regarding multimedia it is very good Display, buttons, slideing without FLAT cable, wi-fi, sound (very strong), came with car charger Price, short battery life (extremly short while using WI FI), often software freezes and bugs,

Terrible – i have owned a few nokias in the past mostly the cheapest phones, but this time i thought i would splash out and what a mistake. ive had this phone for about 4 months and its been repaired twice, the first time to replace the screen, this time to have the programmes or software checked because the phone freezes. i got this phone on a plan and now… Read more

i am stuck with it. there are alot of reviews about this phone with people who have the same problems. i would have to reccomend you do not waste your money on this phone. photo quality is tops where do i begin

OK – a great phone now that its alot cheaper, it has a fabulous camera on it and also a good mp3player, the memory is fantastic also. great camera features and also great mp3 player/ sound. Great memory for storage and large screen, easy to use phone poor battery life, always freezes, breaks if dropped straight away,

Excellent – Inside the N95 design are advanced features like Bluetooth wireless technology, a 5 mega pixel digital camera, expandable memory up to 4 GB, latest firm ware versions from the nokia support, and more.the music player lets you take your music wherever you go, and the 3g enables you to connect to the internet very fast and reliable. With the modern… Read more

styling and a sliding keypad, the N95 is the new computer in hand. Has in built GPS that takes you anywhere and everywhere.Finally this cell phone is the best in it's time. 5 MP camera , up to 4 GB memory support. Nothing i can think of.

Terrible – this phone is a gadget phone. just a trendy looking photo studio. for work this phone is useless. it will slide up and down in your pocket activating internet not to mention that it seems so week and plasticy it seems like it could snap off, you will need to be conscious about the screen breaking (i have already replaced mine once, the phone is… Read more

less than 6 months old), the battery life is no more than 2-3 days tops. i have only had nokia phones in the past, this one doesnt even come close to the nokias they usually produce. if you read any good reviews about this phone they must have been written by nokia themselves. i would not reccomend this phone to anyone. i kid you not, the phone will spend more time in the repair shop than in your hands.

the baterry doesnt last long, you have to be extra careful with the screen or it looks like it will break easy, the sliding system keeps sliding up and down and activating the phone

Bad – When this phone came out you could use the GPS for tracking you with no need to pay for voice nav. After some updates nokia removed the free tracking meaning if you wanted to use the GPS you had to pay to use it when you had paid out a lot of money for this phone. At the cost of new $1299.00 AUD when it came out it was way over priced for what it… Read more

could do and having programs changed by nokia after buying the phone is not a good thing. good point is you can use miro SD cards in the phone and the camera comes in handy battery life is really bad after having this phone for 22 months the only way it will last more than 1 day is not to use it. Then the battery will last a lot longer. Having to pay for voice nav to use GPS. crashing

Good – My desision to purchase this phone was based on all the great things I had heard about it. My favourite feature of this phone would have to be the 5 meapixel camera. It took a little while to get the hang of how to use this phone with all of its different features but once you get used to it, it's all good. Has a 5 megapixel camera and good… Read more

camera features.

Has great ways to view your photos - slide shows, etc.

Has very good and clear speakers. Battery life is very poor on this phone.

It's wide square shape doesn't make it very comfortable when holding up to your ear for talking.

Good – Once you get used to the menu funcions, you'll wonder how you ever managed with a basic phone. You can even change the order of menu items so the ones you use most often are readilly at hand. The camera takes great quality photos, which you can download to yrou computer. My kids have thrown this phone around a few times, and although it is… Read more

scratched up, it still works perfectly well... a very sturdy phone it has a good quality camera on it, and it doubles as an MP3 player also... rally handy!! my first one was deasd on arrival, however the replacement phone works perfectly well!

Terrible – what a piece of junk. i bought my n95 3 months ago and have already replaced the screen twice and believe me when i say "after replacing the first screen i was extra extra careful the second time". i had purchased a hard cover to protect the screen, also to stop it from sliding up and down in my pocket activating the internet and calling people… Read more

without me knowing. the hard case had no effect. the battery would only last 2 days maximum before it ran flat on minimal use. i think if you need a reliable phone DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, but if you are into taking photos of your friends the phone will do that.ihave bought $200 phones more reliable than this one, infact i am using one now because my near new n95 has a smashed screen again and this time i wont be fixing it. takes good photos "big deal" the screen has no protection, the battery would be lucky to last 2 full days with minimal use, the sliding action keeps sliding up and down in your pocket. reception is poor even in main cities. expensive purchase

Bad – I got the N95 8GB model for a few reasons. My camera needed replacing, as did my phone and MP3 player. I was delighted to find a phone that I thought would competently perform all these functions to a high level. Unfortunately, as I feel Nokia is famous for, the phone was overhyped and it underperformed. I hadn't used a Nokia for about 5 years,… Read more

and now I remember why. This will be my last Nokia. Good camera, large screen. Clumsy menus and navigation compared to other phones. Phone is slow to respond to some requests. Unable to customise many settings/features that you can do on other phones. Phone is very bulky. Very poor battery life. Phone often performs whatever function it feels like when idle.

Good – Big!! I don't exactly have small hands, so finding a phone that fits comfortably in my hand was a must. Also the 5mpx camera is awesome, convenient happy snaps produce quite good images given that its a camera phone. Sound quality as a MP3 player is not too bad, but they could probably learn a bit more from sony and produce some better sound… Read more

quality. Additionally they should of pre-packaged a better set of earphones, paying that much for the phone with sub-par performance ear phones is a bit disappointing. -5mpx camera

-large bright screen

-GPS

-UI

-Compatability

-GPS -Brought it into warranty twice for repairs and recieved replacement handset

-I purchased their extended warranty and because I didn't register in time, I had to go through a lengthy process to get it activated.

-GPS connection poor and slow