The last few years have been good times for growth in mobile technology, and there are no better manifestations of this than in the mobile phones themselves. The very nature of mobile phone units has been changing ever since their invention – once work-focused necessities for businessmen and doctors who needed quick contact options, mobile phones quickly found their way into the hands of students, blue-collar workers, soccer moms, and people from all walks of life, and it is no surprise that these mobiles continue to grow and change as the needs of their user base grow and change as well.
Technology continues to allow manufacturers to integrate newer and better features into the mobile phones they continue to release, with more and more streamlined results. Multimedia functions and smartphone systems are all the rage in mobile phones now, with cameras and music players sharing virtually the same physical space as powerful hardware running complex operating systems. However, the need to balance the power and accessibility remains. The challenge has been for mobile phone manufacturers to put together mobile units that pack a solid mobile experience and plenty of options without overwhelming users with difficult interfaces, touch-and-go durability and similar problems.
Longtime telecommunications giant Nokia has always been all about finding that balance, and their recent releases are proof positive that they can still put together powerful and user-friendly mobile phones. One such phone is the Nokia N95, which while hardly their “latest” release remains one of their more popular models. While the N95 is plagued with issues with somewhat lackluster battery life and occasionally sluggish performance, it features one of Nokia’s best multimedia integration sets with a top-of-the-line camera, stereo speakers, and excellent connectivity with UPnP support, 2D/2D GPS satnav, and WLAN support. For one of Nokia’s first forays into smart “mobile device“ territory, the N95 is not without its weaknesses but it holds the line capably.
Shaped more like a compact camera than a conventional mobile phone, the N95 features a unique two-way slider design – the upper panel slides up to reveal the keypad, and down to reveal the multimedia-specific control panel. The 2.5-inch screen isn’t Nokia’s largest, but capably renders images, video and webpages with a good resolution level. On the subject of imaging, the N95 features one of Nokia’s best integrated 5-megapixel cameras with a Carl Zeiss lens. Both images and video taken by this camera have received positive reviews for their sharp resolution and great lighting capture. The multimedia features are rounded out by the N95’s clear stereo speakers and support for mini-USB connectivity and microSD memory expansion.
Connectivity support is fairly wide for a Nokia model, with wireless features in the form of HSDPA 3G support, W-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and even old-school infrared. The wireless broadband modem capability of the N95 allows it to be a connecting implement for laptop on the road, and aside from the lack of Flash support the included web browser is all you’ll need to display webpages with great clarity. GPS mapping is similarly positive, considering the N95 was only the second phone after the Mio A710 to have built-in satellite navigation. Indeed, the main complaint with the N95 is battery life, which will have users recharging it almost on a daily basis with multimedia use and calls [although only texting will allow a 2-3 day battery life span].
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