N95 equivalent

Is the phone worth it? The reason why I'm asking is the boss wants it and people are saying no don't get. I haven't played much around with that phone, so I can't tell to get it or not.

Yay <-> Nay ????
 
Best phone I've ever owned, bar none. One caveat though - if you're not a bit of a techno-junkie get something else. The N95 (and all Symbian phones, as I understand it) takes a fair bit of fiddling around to get it to do everything the way you like it...
 
N95 8GB

Vlad_M said:
+1 - especially now that there is a hack to up the brightness on the phone.
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Will have a look at the hack (google is your friend)

Personally I have been using my N95 8Gb since December (got one of the first ones ;) )

Just love everything on it.

Yeah the N82 has a Xenon Flash (but it also suffers from the same noise issues that ALL digital cameras suffer from with night shots).

Yeah I also know that it does not have a memory card slot (but I have not been able to fill up the 8GB build in SD card).

It is a stable phone (yes there has been 3 firmware upgrades - but for me it seems Nokia is fixing / adding more functionality to the phone :-D)

Still does not come with Maps 2.0 (even on firmware 20.0.016). But that is an easy upgrade...

The problem is I would love an iPhone (but think it is either going to sell out / bum out due to Vodacom not pricing it right - or adding Content Adaption to it (don't think so anymore due to how they buggered it up)...

The N96 is a better phone (but it will not be available soon - and it will cost ALOT)...

This is the problem we all face:
1) Want the best NOW
2) Cannot afford the best NOW
3) When we buy what we can afford, the NEXT BEST is just launched a week later (for same price)...

Good luck

PS - I have found that getting something similar to the phone they are using right now (if they are happy with it) is the best bet,,,:eek:
 
This is the problem we all face:
1) Want the best NOW
2) Cannot afford the best NOW
3) When we buy what we can afford, the NEXT BEST is just launched a week later (for same price)...
this is so true for all gadgets
 
jasweb said:
Still does not come with Maps 2.0 (even on firmware 20.0.016). But that is an easy upgrade...
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Did it keep your 2 year navigation intact. I've done phone firmware upgrades by changing the product code, then changing back for the navigation licence.

But does the licence work on the newer version? (Edit: yes it does)
 
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Mmmm - personally, I would say definitely get the 8gb N95 - not so much for the memory, but for the speed difference - it's a speed demon compared with the first N95!

Otherwise, I'll echo what's said above - if you are a bit of a geek, it's a great phone, but if you want technology that just consistently works without hassles or fiddling, then I'd get something else.

On one level, the iPhone 3g may be a competitor - sure, no turn by turn GPS so far, and it has some other limitations (camera, missing MMS, some missing phone features) but in some ways (browser / user interface / ipod features / ease of use) it kills the N95, and may be a better phone for a 'non-techie'.
 
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