12 things to know before buying a Nokia N95

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

• cybette

  that’s interesting. even when i used my N95 extensively and exclusively, the battery would last about a day. the two things i notice that consumes the most juice are: GPS and video capture. when i had the old firmware it had a bug that if you turn the camera off while the keypad is locked, it doesn’t actually turn off and will drain battery like crazy. but that has since be fixed for production models. granted, what i have is a prototype and a slightly different firmware version than the retail version… in any case nowadays i can go for 2-3 days without charging as my usage is now spread across more devices (my N800 now has to be charged everyday). But I still always keep Bluetooth on and sometimes Wifi, take a few pics and playback some music and vids during the day…

  i do however have many chargers “littered” around and readily accessible. and all my current Nokia devices use the same charger so it’s really convenient.

• Anndy

  My colleague is is using this big gadget. I must say the 2 things I dont like is the battery life and lousy 5mp camera. If any serious phone users were to use this phone, I would suggest a solar phone charger.

• korokmu

  i’m a heavy internet user. between my n93i and n95 in 3g , for none stop using on internet, n93i will last for 3.5 hours and n95 for 2 hour and 20 minutes. All fully charge and used untill flat battery.

  Note : both phones have the the same type of battery.

• geekonimus

  Whats also interesting (and inevitable) is the subjectivity of each person’s experience. After mobile-review.com slagged the N95 for its music player (as you pointed to, Stefan), Om Malik here says:

  “Music Player: This is the single best feature of Nokia N95. The sound quality is stable, smooth and not too loud, yet rich at the same time. Being one of those few who has tried I can safely say that Nokia N95 is their best music phone. Ever!”

  Other people above claim their N95′s last long enough for them, so its become clear to me I need to get my hands on one of these fantastic Multimedia Computers and play with it myself, and stop reading reviews.

  What say you?

• Stefan Constantinescu

  different folks have different standards. that’s all it boils down to.

• Henrikki

  Different folks, different standards indeed..

  There is so much to do with the device that it’s battery life would always be it’s achilles heel.

  Still, a full blown laptop doesn’t last more than few hours with battery alone and then people are dissapointed that N95 needs charging once in a while..:).

• James @ The Creative Life

  The battery is good for a day’s use (probably 2 days, once it’s settled down), the sound quality is good enough for 95% of users . . . so that leaves to 2 groups of people who will not be happy with their N95 – People who never sleep, and people who never actually listen to music because they’re too busy listening to the sound of the music! Oh well – it takes all sorts I guess!