Nokia N95 8GB

Specifications

Weight: 128g
Standby battery time: 1 week, 4 days and 16 hours

2G

2G phones are digital phones

3.5 mm Audio jack

Standard sized audio jack for listening on headphones.

3G or UMTS

Works in UMTS frequency channels 800/850/1900/2100 or 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz

5 Megapixel

Camera Phones are slowly replacing the tranditional Digital Camera. Grainy low-quality images from phones are a thing of the past. Its now easier than ever to take good quality photos and make a telephone call from a single device.

Most of the latest mobiles come packed with features to ensure you get the best possible picture including Zenon flash allowing photos to be taken in a low light such as Nightclubs or Pubs. However because of the size of mobile phones they are never going to be able to squash all the technology that is available in a traditional Digital Camera. For the occasional picture they are the ideal solution.

Take a look through our selection of 5 Mega Pixel and 8 Mega Pixel camera phones which are all worth reviewing before making a choice! Selected contracts also come with incentives such as Cash Backs, Console Games, GPS and others.

Autofocus

This phone has an autofocus function allowing you to take pictures without the need to focus

Bluetooth

Bluetooth allows users to pair with other Bluetooth devices. This allows a wireless connection to a Bluetooth headset or carkit so that you can carry out a conversation without the need to hold your handset. Particularly useful for conversing whilst driving.

Built-in handsfree

You can use this phone's built-in speaker to listen to incoming or outgoing calls and music handsfree.

Camera

This phone has a built in camera

Carl Zeiss Lens

This phone has a Carl Zeiss lens

Document viewer

Allows you to view Documents

EDGE for high speed data access

High speed data access

Email

This phone is capable of sending and receiving email

Flash

This phone has a camera with an in-built flash

Flight mode

A safety feature, flight mode allows the user to switch off the mobile function of the phone whilst retaining power and usability of the other functions of the phone such as the organiser or MP3 player

FM Radio

Allows you to tune into FM Radio channels, the headset is used as the antenna.

Game

This phone has games

GPRS

Stands for General Packet Radio System. This basically allows you to browse internet websites using your phone. GPRS is mainly used for text based information - getting football results, checking train timetables, reading the news etc. GPRS is not bad at downloading pictures, however it is slower than 3G.  You can use GPRS to received and send Multimedia messages such as a text with a picture.

It is advisable to choose a 3G handset for decent download speeds of videos and pictures rather than GPRS, however GPRS is pretty good for text based information and pictures with lower definition.

GPS navigation system

Sofware that interacts with the Global Positioning Satellite system for pin-point route-finding anywhere in over 100 countries.

HSCSD

High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data (HSCSD) is an enhancement to Circuit Switched Data, the original data transmission mechanism of the GSM mobile phone system, which is four times faster than GSM, with data rates up to 38.4 Kbps.

Infrared

Allows you to transfer files from one phone to another or to your computer if it accept infrared

Instant messaging

Instant messaging (often abbreviated simply to IM) offers real-time communication. 

Internet

You can browse the Internet using your phone. The speed of browsing is dependent on the handset in question for example if the phone is 3G then your browsing speed will be significantly higher than a GPRS phone.

Java compatible

This phone is Java compatible

MP3 Player

The phone includes an MP3 player which allows you to play and store music. Works in a similar fashion to normal MP3 players in that you can upload Music onto the phone's memory or onto an external memory stick (size of memory slot dependent on phone). Once the music is loaded you can listen to it either on the phone's speakers or using a pair of headphones that is compatible with the handset.

MP3 Ringtone

You can choose an MP3 song from your MP3 player on your phone and set this as your ring tone on this phone

Multimedia Service MMS

Allows you to send and receive picture messages

Operating system - Symbian

This phone has a Symbian operating system

Polyphonic ring tone

Polyphonic ringtones are ringtones that play several types of tones at a time (up to 70 in recent phones)

Push to Talk

Similar to the system used in Walkie Talkies

Quadband

• 850 MHz (U.S./Canada/Latin America/Brazil (Only the carrier Vivo)
• 900 MHz (Europe/Brazil/Asia (ex Japan and S. Korea))
• 1800 MHz (Europe/Brazil)
• 1900 MHz (U.S./Canada/Latin America)

Slide phone

This phone has a slide design

SMS - text messages

Short message service - allows you to send and receive texts

T9 Predictive Text

You can select predictive text on this phone

TV output

This phone can output to a TV

USB

A USB port allows you to connect your phone to your computer

Vibra alert

This function causes the phone to vibrate to alert the user than someone is trying to get in touch. Users sometimes use this function when they are in meetings instead of their ringer.

Video calling

This phone has a video calling function. When calling someone that also has a video phone, you will be able to see the person if you are in 3G coverage.

Video recorder

Records videos

Voice Command

You can set certain voice commands which are then recognised by your phone such as "call home", "call [girlfriend's name]" etc.

 

 

Voice memo

You can save a voice memo on this phone. This is useful if something springs to mind and you son't want to forget it. You can also use the voice memo function to record a small conversation.

WAP 2.0

Wireless Application Protocol, allows you to browse text based Internet sites

Wireless LAN WLAN

Allows you to connect to wireless internet connections that are available in some public places such as airports and cafes