Nokia N95 is a much awaited mobile of the year 2007 I can say. At last when I received a complimentary pack for reviewing that in here, I was so surprised. I never thought I will get my hands on this device until it’s another 6 or 8 months. Anyways, let’s see what it delivers.

At first when I unwrapped the package, I’ve been presented with the beautiful N95 in it’s pitch black casing. It seems just like Nokia  N80 (the other one from N-Series which is also a slider phone). But when I took a closer look it revealed the efforts Nokia taken to make this mobile ultimate mobile computer device.  The front-side of the mobile is fully dedicated to the large scree. The screen is simply superb. The screen provided excellent contrast, brightness and color depth. And what’s more? The screen has a small light sensor next to the Front VGA Camera which adjusts the brightness levels automatically according to the outside lighting conditions. I should say excellent!

One of my disappointment upon turning the device on is it’s still a Series 60 interface. I don’t know why Nokia thinks highly of Series 60 interface. I know it’s good and all, but Symbian has long improved now. Anyways, the one thing that drowned this disappointment immediately is the newly boosted up hardware (which is a MUST I should say considering all the N-series mobiles little bit sluggish when it comes to applications) that smoothed the running of applications at last. The processor is TI OMAP 2420 (ARM11 based) @ 332MHz. There is also a 3D Graphics Accelerator (very useful one for Mobiles now). There’s a 64MB SD RAM too for extra smooth operations. This is excellent considering the other Series 60 mobiles which has to rely on the Processor alone. Now, you can guess, the result of this Hardware boost really fastened all applications and menu operations (I think Nokia finally realized their mistake of providing excellent mobiles with sluggish interface).

The dual slider hardware is also very nice one to handle. It activates many functionalities. Slide the mobile up and you will get the keypad for keying, Slide the mobile back to the middle and it automatically locks, Slide the mobile down and the screen automatically switches to landscape mode. The Landscape mode is excellent considering the wide-screen possibilities. It can also be turned on while in normal keying mode. It’s better for videos and browsing internet I can say.

One more advantage of the still Series 60 interface is it’s wide range of software possibilities. It’s also compatible with other N-Series phones which has the same screen resolution (QVGA 320×240) such as Nokia N73 and N93. So, I think expandability of this mobile is under no question.

The inclusion of MiniUSB Port and a standard 3.5mm Port for headphones really makes this device ultra connectible. A decent headphones connected with this device will make sound much more clearer and sharper. The TV-Out is really cool. It provides a vast possibilities of viewing Photographs and Videos in large TV screen and playing around everything in Large screen. The connectivity also includes WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and usual Bluetooth. The WLAN came particularly very useful as I already have WLAN in my home for my PC and Laptop.

The included 5 Mega Pixel Camera provides ultra sharp images and good quality videos (640×480 @ 30fps). The camera works with phone so much integrated that it becomes the ultimate mobile shooting device when the Camera is turned on. The call clarity and  included speakers are excellent. The Batter lasts up to 1 to 2 days depending on the usage. But, if I watched videos or browsed internet, it came down ultimately to 4 hours which is terrible. I was wondering why Nokia bundled a BL-5F Battery rated at 950mAh while it’s N73 has a BP-6M Battery rated at 1100mAh. They should look into their own models before releasing good models on top of others. I always worried why nobody of the Smart Phone and PDA manufacturers give a much care about Battery Backup which to me is the crucial option to play with.

That being said, the device isn’t exactly as good as it’s advertised in certain areas. Firstly, the inbuilt GPS receiver might have been useful to me if only Nokia included country specific Maps in it.  I need to purchase them separately. I don’t understand how came they price this way up and don’t even supply GPS Maps while other PDA devices of this Price Range comes with Maps. Secondly, the Slider was not so much useful as I thought it would be in the first. Upon continuous usage I felt dreadful when it kept sliding up or down unnecessary moments such as pulling it out from my pocket or pushing it inside my pocket. The particular annoying bit is when it slides, the automatic lock is enabled or disabled (according to the push-in and pull-out scenario) which kept me away from handling incoming calls easily. The slider became very loose after some time and it really annoyed me very much. Thirdly, even though the Camera was excellent, it took about 4 seconds to start up after I opened the sliding lens cover, this is not actually an ultimate mobile shoot device as I though before as this particular slowness will cause you to miss some fast moments and crucial shots. Finally, the price tag of this device doesn’t really justifies the features included and also it is not much to the advertisement that says it will replace my Laptop.

Let me know your comments…

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