Nokia N95 Cell Phone Review - Value & Comparisons
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Alfredo Padilla Published on May 08, 2007 Comment on this |
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Value (3.0)
The Nokia N95 is currently only available for sale in the United States from Nokia's flagship stores in Chicago and New York. If you're close enough to be able to visit one of these stores you'll be shelling out a cool $750 for one unlocked. The question you should ask yourself now is what you want more, a brand new laptop or an N95. Kidding aside, the N95's high price is probably a little much for a phone, regardless of the feature set. Of course when you start adding up all the stand alone devices you will pay for to get the N95's functionality ($300 for a smart phone, $100 for a bluetooth receiver, $150 for a point and shoot camera), well it still doesn't add up. The current price is a reflection of the fact that the N95 is the cool new thing to have, smart shoppers will wait a few months for the price to come down or pick one up second hand on Ebay or Craigslist.
Comparisons
Nokia N73 - The Nokia N95 could be described as the Nokia N73 on steriods. The collection of upgrades over the N73 is long, including updated software, GPS, Wi-Fi, bigger screen, video out. Mini-USB and better camera. Still the N73 is not without its own tricks, we found the keypad on the N73 to be better than the N95's and it is much more pocketable. It also did much better in our battery tests than the N95 did, and we would be remiss if we didn't mention the over $300 price difference. Those looking for the ultimate all in one will gravitate toward the N95, while those who want a solid feature set for a somewhat more reasonable price will choose the N73.
Treo 750 - The Treo 750 is a high end Windows Mobile smart phone. It is a much more capable enterprise device than the N95, with better PIM applications, support for Exchange Server and the ability to edit office documents. The N95 though leaves the Treo 750 in the dust when it comes to multimedia, with the best camera we have ever seen on a mobile phone, TV out and excellent music software. Still, you have to give the Treo 750 props for global 3G support. Obviously the N95 also sports GPS, a feture the 750 lacks, howeve the Treo comes equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, while the N95's keypad is painful to use. As you can see it's pretty close between these two devices, and it really comes down to what matters to you.
T-Mobile Dash - The T-Mobile Dash is a great little phone, but on paper it doesn't compare well to the N95. Still, features aren't everything and the Dash beats out the N95 with a full QWERTY keyboard and blows it away in our battery life tests. As a Windows Mobile smart phone it also integrates better with enterprise environments than the Nokia N95. If those things are important to you you'll want to go with the Dash, but if you're willing to sacrifice those things in exchange for the Nokia N95's almost endless feature set, well I guess you should get the N95 then.
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