Cool, smart and expensive
It’s clear that Nokia engineers decided to throw everything they had at this device. They have made a scorching phone. At a scorching price!
The N95 includes integrated GPS; 3G HSDPA for high-speed Internet access; Wi-Fi; 5 megapixel auto focusing digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics; near-VGA-quality video recording at 30 frames a second; stereo speakers; a 3,5 mm audio jack for music playback; and vivid 16m-colour 320 x 240 screen.
Though the N95 plays music, it’s disappointing that it doesn’t include a hard drive, which means it can’t function as an iPod replacement. You’ll be stuck with using flash memory cards (1 GB card included ).
The GPS receiver is undoubtedly the N95’s stand-out feature. It works reasonably well, though it takes a while for it to lock on to satellites. Those interested in using the N95 as a GPS may want to wait until the better GarMap software is made available.
The bundled mapping software isn’t great and doesn’t provide voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation (though this functionality can be downloaded – at a price). The N95 GarMap software should be available in the next few weeks.
| Product |
Nokia N95 |
| Pros |
Integrated GPS; 3G HSDPA |
| Cons |
Insanely expensive; no DVB-H (mobile TV) receiver; no built-in hard drive |
| Price |
R 9500-00 |
| For more |
mea.nokia.com |
| Cool factor /5 |
4.5 |
| Usability /5 |
4 |
| Value for money /5 |
2 |
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