Nokia N95
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The Nokia N95 is a smartphone
produced by Nokia
as part of their Nseries
line of portable devices. It was released in 2007. The N95 runs Symbian OS v9.2, with a S60
3rd Edition user interface
. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can be used to access either media playback buttons or a numeric keypad. It was first released in silver and later on in black, with limited edition quantities in gold and purple.
Its capabilities include: a Global Positioning System
receiver with maps and optional turn-by-turn navigation
; a 5 megapixel digital camera
with Carl Zeiss optics, flash
, video recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, IrDA
, 802.11x and Bluetooth
; a portable media player
with the ability to download podcast
s over the air; a FM Radio tuner; Composite Video
output via included cable; multi-tasking
to allow several applications to run simultaneously; a web browser
with support for HTML
, JavaScript
and Adobe Flash
; messaging via SMS
, MMS
and e-mail
; Office suite
and organizer
functions; and the ability to install and run third party Java ME or Symbian mobile applications.
Since the introduction of the original N95-1, several updated versions have been released as well: The N95 8GB with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and a larger display, the N95 NAM and the N95 8GB NAM with support for North American UMTS (3G) bands, and finally the lower cost N95-5 and N95-6 for the Chinese market. On the release date in 2007, the phone cost close to 350 euros, roughly about 500 US dollars. Even with the release of many more Nseries phones, the current retail price is still rounding the 400 $US, about 300€.
On March 8, 2007 Nokia was shipping N95 in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. It was on sale in many countries on the week of March 11.
On April 7, 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia's Flagship stores in New York and Chicago and through Nokia's nseries.com website. No US carriers were expected to offer this phone. The U.S. version started retailing without carrier branding or discounts in Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago on September 26, 2007.
On August 29, 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were announced at a press event in London; first, the N95-2 (N95 8 GB), an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and larger screen; secondly, the N95-3 (N95 NAM), replacing the original 2100 MHz W-CDMA
air interface with support for the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz frequencies used for the 3G networks of most GSM-compatible mobile carriers in the Americas, including AT&T Mobility.
Finally, later on January 7, 2008, Nokia introduced the N95-4, which is the US 8 GB version of the N95-3. The phone got its FCC approval on January 30 and launched March 18. The first carrier to utilise this approval was Rogers Wireless
in May 2009.
receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad. The phone ships with Nokia Maps navigation software. This phone is not yet on the list of smartphones that Nokia is giving a free lifetime of voice navigation for.
Out of the box, the N95 supports audio in MP3
, WMA
, RealAudio
, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR
and M4A formats. Its two-way slide, when opened towards the keypad, allows access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5 mm jack is located on the left side of the phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit. Users can also use Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP, or use the built-in stereo speakers. The N95 is also capable of playing video in 3GP
, MPEG4, RealVideo
and in newer firmware, Flash Video formats. All of the phone's video output can also be played through the TV-out
feature. TV-out is a feature offered by the phones OMAP processor, that allows users to connect the smartphone, using the supplied cable, to a TV or any other composite video input. Its main purpose is to allow users to show photos and videos on a large screen. The N95's built in UPnP capabilities also allow the user to share the phones' media over a WLAN
network. This provides easy access to the photos, music and videos stored on the phone, from other UPnP capable devices on the network, enabling them to be watched or downloaded over the air.
, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE
. The webkit
-based browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has built-in Bluetooth and works with wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth
2.0 technology and for file transfer.
It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA; UMTS features in these versions of the phone are disabled by default. Furthermore, the later N95 US versions support only AT&T's 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, neither 1700 MHz of T-Mobile USA nor 2100 MHz bands are supported internationally.
The phone can also act as a WAN
access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier's packet data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some carriers have opted to remove this feature).
. This was originally only used for video stabilization and photo orientation (to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken).
Nokia Research Center has allowed an application interface directly to the accelerometer, allowing software to use the data from it. Nokia has released a step counter application to demonstrate this. Another Nokia-created application taking advantage of the accelerometer is Nokia Sports Tracker
.
Third-party programs have been created, including software that will automatically change the screen orientation when the phone is tilted, programs that simulate the sounds of a Star Wars
lightsaber
when the phone is waved through the air, allow you to mute the phone by turning it face-down, and many more.
mobile gaming
service.
A revision of the N95, called N95 8 GB (N95-2, internally known as RM-320), was announced on August 21, 2007, and put on market in October 2007.
The changes compared to the regular version are:
The following was changed from the original version:
Both N95-3 and N95-4 have also some additional changes, such as the removal of the sliding lens cover for the camera, improved battery life, and doubling of runtime memory (RAM
) from 64 to 128 MB.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
produced by Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
as part of their Nseries
Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a multimedia smartphone product family which is engineered and marketed by the Nokia Corporation.The Nseries devices are known to commonly support multiple high-speed wireless technologies, such as 3G, or Wireless LAN....
line of portable devices. It was released in 2007. The N95 runs Symbian OS v9.2, with a S60
S60 platform
The S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic...
3rd Edition user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can be used to access either media playback buttons or a numeric keypad. It was first released in silver and later on in black, with limited edition quantities in gold and purple.
Its capabilities include: a Global Positioning System
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
receiver with maps and optional turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation is a feature of some GPS navigation devices where directions for a selected route are continually presented to the user in the form of spoken and visual instructions. The system keeps the user up-to-date about the best route to the destination, and is often updated according...
; a 5 megapixel digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
with Carl Zeiss optics, flash
Flash (photography)
A flash is a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light...
, video recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, IrDA
IRDA
IRDA may refer to:* Infrared Data Association, in information and communications technology , a standard for communication between devices over short distances using infrared signals...
, 802.11x and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
; a portable media player
Portable media player
A portable media player or digital audio player, is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents, etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory. In contrast, analog portable audio...
with the ability to download podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s over the air; a FM Radio tuner; Composite Video
Composite video
Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
output via included cable; multi-tasking
Computer multitasking
In computing, multitasking is a method where multiple tasks, also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a CPU. In the case of a computer with a single CPU, only one task is said to be running at any point in time, meaning that the CPU is actively executing instructions for...
to allow several applications to run simultaneously; a web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
with support for HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
, JavaScript
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
and Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
; messaging via SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
, MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
and e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
; Office suite
Office suite
In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers...
and organizer
Electronic organizer
An electric organizer is a small calculator-sized computer, often with an in-built diary application but few other functions such as an address book and calendar. It normally has a small alphanumeric keypad and an LCD screen of one, two or three lines....
functions; and the ability to install and run third party Java ME or Symbian mobile applications.
Since the introduction of the original N95-1, several updated versions have been released as well: The N95 8GB with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and a larger display, the N95 NAM and the N95 8GB NAM with support for North American UMTS (3G) bands, and finally the lower cost N95-5 and N95-6 for the Chinese market. On the release date in 2007, the phone cost close to 350 euros, roughly about 500 US dollars. Even with the release of many more Nseries phones, the current retail price is still rounding the 400 $US, about 300€.
History
The phone was unveiled in September 2006 and was released at the end of March 2007.On March 8, 2007 Nokia was shipping N95 in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. It was on sale in many countries on the week of March 11.
On April 7, 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia's Flagship stores in New York and Chicago and through Nokia's nseries.com website. No US carriers were expected to offer this phone. The U.S. version started retailing without carrier branding or discounts in Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago on September 26, 2007.
On August 29, 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were announced at a press event in London; first, the N95-2 (N95 8 GB), an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and larger screen; secondly, the N95-3 (N95 NAM), replacing the original 2100 MHz W-CDMA
W-CDMA
W-CDMA , UMTS-FDD, UTRA-FDD, or IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread is an air interface standard found in 3G mobile telecommunications networks. It is the basis of Japan's NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service and the most-commonly used member of the UMTS family and sometimes used as a synonym for UMTS...
air interface with support for the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz frequencies used for the 3G networks of most GSM-compatible mobile carriers in the Americas, including AT&T Mobility.
Finally, later on January 7, 2008, Nokia introduced the N95-4, which is the US 8 GB version of the N95-3. The phone got its FCC approval on January 30 and launched March 18. The first carrier to utilise this approval was Rogers Wireless
Rogers Wireless
Rogers Wireless is a wireless telecommunications provider offering mobile phone and data services throughout Canada using Global System for Mobile Communications and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System technology. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications...
in May 2009.
Integrated GPS Ability
The N95 contains an integrated GPSGlobal Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad. The phone ships with Nokia Maps navigation software. This phone is not yet on the list of smartphones that Nokia is giving a free lifetime of voice navigation for.
Multimedia Features
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, WMA
Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs...
, RealAudio
RealAudio
RealAudio is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks and first released in April 1995. It uses a variety of audio codecs, ranging from low-bitrate formats that can be used over dialup modems, to high-fidelity formats for music. It can also be used as a streaming audio format, that is...
, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR
Adaptive Multi-Rate
The Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec is a patented audio data compression scheme optimized for speech coding. AMR was adopted as the standard speech codec by 3GPP in October 1999 and is now widely used in GSM and UMTS...
and M4A formats. Its two-way slide, when opened towards the keypad, allows access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5 mm jack is located on the left side of the phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit. Users can also use Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP, or use the built-in stereo speakers. The N95 is also capable of playing video in 3GP
3GP
3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones....
, MPEG4, RealVideo
RealVideo
RealVideo is a suite of proprietary video compression formats developed by RealNetworks – the specific format changes with the version. It was first released in 1997 and is at version 10. RealVideo is supported on many platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and several mobile...
and in newer firmware, Flash Video formats. All of the phone's video output can also be played through the TV-out
TV-out
The term TV-out is commonly used to label the connector of equipment providing an analog video signal acceptable for a television AV input. TV-out is different from AV-out in that it only provides video, no audio....
feature. TV-out is a feature offered by the phones OMAP processor, that allows users to connect the smartphone, using the supplied cable, to a TV or any other composite video input. Its main purpose is to allow users to show photos and videos on a large screen. The N95's built in UPnP capabilities also allow the user to share the phones' media over a WLAN
Wireless LAN
A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network...
network. This provides easy access to the photos, music and videos stored on the phone, from other UPnP capable devices on the network, enabling them to be watched or downloaded over the air.
Internet
The N95 has built-in Wi-FiWi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM...
. The webkit
WebKit
WebKit is a layout engine designed to allow web browsers to render web pages. WebKit powers Google Chrome and Apple Safari and by October 2011 held over 33% of the browser market share between them. It is also used as the basis for the experimental browser included with the Amazon Kindle ebook...
-based browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has built-in Bluetooth and works with wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
2.0 technology and for file transfer.
It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA; UMTS features in these versions of the phone are disabled by default. Furthermore, the later N95 US versions support only AT&T's 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, neither 1700 MHz of T-Mobile USA nor 2100 MHz bands are supported internationally.
The phone can also act as a WAN
Wide area network
A wide area network is a telecommunication network that covers a broad area . Business and government entities utilize WANs to relay data among employees, clients, buyers, and suppliers from various geographical locations...
access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier's packet data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some carriers have opted to remove this feature).
Accelerometer
The N95 includes a built-in accelerometerAccelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
. This was originally only used for video stabilization and photo orientation (to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken).
Nokia Research Center has allowed an application interface directly to the accelerometer, allowing software to use the data from it. Nokia has released a step counter application to demonstrate this. Another Nokia-created application taking advantage of the accelerometer is Nokia Sports Tracker
Nokia Sports Tracker
Nokia Sports Tracker, later Sports Tracker was originally a piece of software for Symbian Series 60 phones that allowed its user to track their route, speed, timings and energy expenditure, while engaging in a sport activity such as...
.
Third-party programs have been created, including software that will automatically change the screen orientation when the phone is tilted, programs that simulate the sounds of a Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
lightsaber
Lightsaber
A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...
when the phone is waved through the air, allow you to mute the phone by turning it face-down, and many more.
N-Gage
The N95 is compatible with the N-GageN-Gage (service)
The N-Gage service was Nokia's mobile gaming platform that is available for several Nokia S60 smartphones. It is a follow-up to the N-Gage handheld game console. N-Gage is a part of Nokia's Ovi initiative....
mobile gaming
Mobile game
A mobile game is a video game played on a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet computer or portable media player. This does not include games played on handheld video game systems such as Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable....
service.
Specification sheet
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Form factor | two-way slider |
| Operating System | Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 |
| Screen | QVGA Matrix, diagonal 2.6" (N95-1, N95-3, N95-5) or 2.8" (N95-2, N95-4, N95-6), 16 million colours, 240x320 pixel Pixel In digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled.... s |
| Size | 99 mm × 53 mm × 21 mm |
| CPU | 332 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP OMAP OMAP developed by Texas Instruments is a category of proprietary system on chips for portable and mobile multimedia applications. OMAP devices generally include a general-purpose ARM architecture processor core plus one or more specialized co-processors... 2420 (ARM11 ARM11 ARM11 is an ARM architecture 32-bit RISC microprocessor family which introduced the ARMv6 architectural additions. These include SIMD media instructions, multiprocessor support and a new cache architecture... -based) |
| Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM) | 128 MB (55.9 MB for N95-1) |
| Internal Flash Memory | 147.3 MB (8 GB for 8 GB versions) |
| Camera | Frontal CIF video call & main rear 2592 × 1944 camera with auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics, capture Aspect ratio (image) Aspect ratio (image) The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this... 4/3 (1.33:1) |
| Video recording | Yes, VGA (640×480) video capture of up to 30 frame/s, same aspect ratio as camera see above |
| Graphics | Fully HW accelerated 3D (OpenGL ES OpenGL ES OpenGL for Embedded Systems is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics application programming interface designed for embedded systems such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. OpenGL ES is managed by the not-for-profit technology consortium, the Khronos Group, Inc.- Versions :Several... 1.1, HW accelerated Java Java (programming language) Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities... 3D) |
| Memory card slot | Yes, microSD/microSDHC (except N95-4; 8 GB model) - supports up to 16 GB cards |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... |
Yes, 2.0 + EDR; supports most profiles Bluetooth profile A Bluetooth profile is a wireless interface specification for Bluetooth-based communication between devices.In order to use Bluetooth technology, a device must be compatible with the subset of Bluetooth profiles necessary to use the desired services. A Bluetooth profile resides on top of the... , including: HSP and HFP for hands-free calling; A2DP and AVRCP for stereo audio and control; HID to attach a compatible keyboard; DUN to use phone as a modem for internet tethering from other devices; OBEX to send and receive business cards, pictures, and other files |
| GPS | Texas Instruments GPS5300 NaviLink 4.0 (receiver located under the 0 key) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, with wireless LAN Wireless LAN A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network... (802.11 b/g) and UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) |
| Infrared | Yes |
| Data cable support | Yes, USB 2.0 via mini USB port |
| Yes (ActiveSync ActiveSync ActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996. There are two implementations of the technology: one which synchronizes data and information with handheld devices with a specific desktop computer , and another technology,... , POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP, with SSL/TLS) |
|
| Music player | Yes, Stereo speakers with 3D audio |
| Radio | Yes, Stereo FM Radio, and Visual Radio Visual Radio Visual radio is a generic term for adding visuals to normal audio radio broadcasts. Visual Radio is also a trademark for a Nokia solution for interactive radio with FM radio over a data connection.- Nokia Visual Radio :... (wired headphones or hands-free required) |
| Video Player/editor | Yes |
| Polyphonic tones | Yes, 172 chords |
| Ringtones | Yes, MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A, RealAudio |
| HF speakerphone | Yes, with 3.5 mm audio jack and 2.1A2DP wireless stereo headphone support |
| Offline mode | Yes |
| Battery | BL-6F 1200 mAh (BL-5F 950 mAh for N95-1) |
| Talk time | up to 160 min (WCDMA), up to 240 min (GSM) |
| Standby time | up to 200 hours (WCDMA) or 225 hours (GSM) |
| Latest firmware | v35.0.002 |
N95 8GB (N95-2)
The changes compared to the regular version are:
Improvements
- 8 GB separate internal memory
- Larger display (up from 2.6 inches (66 mm) to 2.8").
- 128 MB RAMRam-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
(up from 64 MB), 95 MB available. - Demand pagingDemand pagingIn computer operating systems, demand paging is an application of virtual memory. In a system that uses demand paging, the operating system copies a disk page into physical memory only if an attempt is made to access it...
(although the N95 supports this too, since firmware version 20.0.015) - 1200 mAhMAHThe National Security Service was the governmental intelligence organization of Turkey between 1926 and 1965, when it was replaced by the National Intelligence Organization ....
battery (BL-6F), up from 950 mAh - Cosmetic changes to media and front-panel buttons
- New model of handsfree/remote control, AD-54 (as opposed to AD-43 for previous N95 versions)
- New multimedia menu, with Nokia's Ovi content integration
- Built-in Automatic Screen Rotation (ASR) in software versions v20.0.016 onwards for the N95 8 GB version and from v30.0.015 for N95-1, respectively.
- Black faceplate instead of the original silver.
Negative changes
- Pixel density is 142 DPI, compared to 153 DPI for the N95; this is due to the larger display but with the same resolution (QVGA)
- MicroSD slot removed
- Slider protecting camera lens removed to make room for the larger battery; the camera application is now started by holding down the shutter release button
- Removal of built-in video editor (later added with the firmware upgrades)
- Mass: 128 g, up 8 g from 120 g
N95 NAM (N95-3)
The Nokia N95-3 is a revision of the N95, internally designated as RM-160, designed specifically for the North American market. It is also available in Australian and South American market.The following was changed from the original version:
- 128 MB RAMRam-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
, up from 64 MB. - WCDMA (HSDPA) 850UMTS frequency bandsThe UMTS frequency bands are radio frequencies used by third generation wireless Universal Mobile Telecommunications System networks.They were allocated by delegates to the World Administrative Radio Conference held in Málaga-Torremolinos, Spain between February 3, 1992 and March 3, 1992...
and 1900 MHz, instead of 2100 MHz. - 1200 mAhMAHThe National Security Service was the governmental intelligence organization of Turkey between 1926 and 1965, when it was replaced by the National Intelligence Organization ....
battery, up from 950 mAh. - Talk time up to 190 min (WCDMA), up to 250 min (GSM).
- Slider protecting camera lens removed to make room for the larger battery.
- Camera flash moved to the vertical axis of the phone, so when the phone is used as a camera it sits to the side of the camera, instead of below as in the N95-1.
- Cosmetic changes to media buttons.
- Height: 2.05 cm, down from 2.10 cm.
- Mass: 125 g, up from 120 g.
- White keyboard light instead of blue for visibility improvement.
- Current firmware version V 35.2.001, 13-10-09, RM-160
N95 8GB NAM (N95-4)
The main differences to the N95-2 are:- Camera lens is now more flush with the phone's face.
- Multimedia keys are less glossy.
- Users will have to upgrade to at least firmware version 31.2.007 to have automatic screen rotation (ASR) supported. The latest firmware version issue has a Wi-Fi problem, resulting in being connected for only a few minutes before getting disconnected for seemingly no reason and then freezing/locking up the phone.
Both N95-3 and N95-4 have also some additional changes, such as the removal of the sliding lens cover for the camera, improved battery life, and doubling of runtime memory (RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
) from 64 to 128 MB.
N95 CHINA (N95-5)
Featuring the internal name RM-245, the N95-5 is targeted at the Chinese market. The main difference from the regular N95 is the lack of any 3G connectivity support, which has not been yet adopted in China at the time of release, and the absence of WLAN connectivity, due to Chinese regulations.N95 8GB CHINA (N95-6)
The N95-6, internally coded RM-321 is a Chinese market-targeted version of the N95-2, lacking 3G and WLAN support just like the N95-5.Versions comparison
This table lists only the specifications that differ between versions of the N95 models.| Feature | N95 (N95-1) |
N95 8 GB (N95-2) |
N95 NAM (N95-3) |
N95 8 GB NAM (N95-4) |
N95 CHINA (N95-5) |
N95 8 GB CHINA (N95-6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal name | RM-159 | RM-320 | RM-160 | RM-421 | RM-245 | RM-321 |
| Release date | March 2007 | August 2007 | November 2007 | January 2008 | February 2008 | February 2008 |
| WCDMA frequencies | 2100 MHz | 2100 MHz | 850/1900 MHz | 850/1900 MHz | none | none |
| WLAN connectivity | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Internal Flash Memory | 160 MB | 8 GB | 160 MB | 8 GB | 160 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory card slot | micro SD/SDHC | none | micro SD/SDHC | none | micro SD/SDHC | none |
| Battery | 950 mAh | 1200 mAh | 1200 mAh | 1200 mAh | 1200 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Talk time (GSM) | 4 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr | 5 hr |
| Standby time (GSM) | 9.3 days | 11.6 days | 12 days | 12 days | 10.5 days | 12 days |
| Screen | diagonal 2.6" | diagonal 2.8" | diagonal 2.6" | diagonal 2.8" | diagonal 2.6" | diagonal 2.8" |
| Mass | 120 g | 128 g | 124 g | 128 g | 124 g | 128 g |
| Camera lens cover | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
Ad slogans
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "It's what computers have become." - Latvian languageLatvian languageLatvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language...
: "Tagad dators izskatās tā." (Translated "Now a computer looks like this.") - Russian languageRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: "Таким я знаю компьютер" (Translated "That is how I know my computer to be.") - Croatian languageCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
: "U što su se računala pretvorila." (Translated "This is what computers have become".)
External links
- Official Nokia N95 Technical Specifications (forums.nokia.com version)
- Official Nokia N95 8GB Technical Specifications (forums.nokia.com version)
- Official Nokia N95-3 North America Technical Specifications (forums.nokia.com version)
- Official Nokia N95 Product Page
- Official Nokia N95 Support Page
- Official Nokia Press Release
- Texas Instruments OMAP 2420
- Nokia N95 8G at WikiSpecs
- Geocaching with Nokia N95 and Geocache Navigator – geocaching.com