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The ultimate phone?

The Nokia N95 promises to be a top selling phone. We’ve known about the handset for a while now, and it is due for release in March. Already we’ve seen that T-Mobile intend to take have the handset in their range.So, does the N95 deserve the title, the ultimate phone? Well, according to it’s feature set, I’d suggest it does. The N95 boasts a very large screen, QVGA with 16 million colours, and is in slide format, similar to the N80. Surprisingly, the N95 is lighter than the N80. The N95 has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, with Carl Zeiss lens. The phone can be used in normal mode, or widescreen, as shown in the picture. When opened this way four keys are exposed for control of music, videos, etc. The N95 is capable of recording video at 30fps.As well as the camera, the phone has built in GPS support, which can be used with the Nokia maps application. The N95 supports 3G and Mobile Broadband (HSDPA), and is also GSM quad band with GPRS & EDGE support. There is also built in WiFi support, and universal plug n play compatibility. There is a TV out option, allowing you to view videos and pictures stored on the phone directly on your TV.

The N95 has a built in music player, which supports MP3 and WMA files. There is stereo speaker support, and a built in FM radio. The handset has 160MB internal memory, which can be expanded by a further 2GB with the addition of a micro SD card. With Bluetooth stereo support you can listen to the music player wirefree with a compatible Bluetooth stereo headset.

Despite the impressive feature list, the N95 is by no means a large phone. There are phones available with a lower feature set that come in with bigger dimensions (P990i, for example). The N95 has dimensions of just 99×53x21mm and weighs in at a respectable 120g.

Being a Symbian handset, the N95 features can be enhanced with the addition of extra software (such as software for advanced call management, translation software, etc) Currently there are over 1,000 software titles available for S60v3 phones, and this library will continue to grow as Nokia release more handsets over the coming months.

As well as everything listed above, the N95 also has support for java 2.0, as well as the basics such as text and multimedia messaging.

Connection wise the handset has a USB port for connecting to a PC, and a 3.5mm jack point allowing you to plug in your own headset for music listening, and video viewing.

Overall, the Nokia N95 packs it in. There’s probably a few features I have forgotten to mention. Does the N95 deserve the title of ultimate phone? I think so. You’d be hard pushed to find a better featured handset anytime soon.