We loved the original N95, but its shortcomings were heartbreaking. Sure, it was a nigh-uncompromising 5-megapixel pocket camera (as well as, yeah, a phone), but uploading images to Flickr took for-friggin-ever. It had fast, HSDPA-based wireless data, but only if you live in Europe. Here in the USA, the elite who shelled out seven bills for Nokia's mega-phone were relegated to AT&T's plebian, bloated, stupid, slower-than-a-fat-man-cruising-a-bacon-buffet EDGE network. (Did you follow the recommendation of our earlier hands-on look at the N95? Our bad; you might want to get that thing on eBay quick). Well the N95 is back, baby! It's lost a couple inches around the waist and is all gussied up in fancy black attire. This fleet little hottie is ready for varsity tryouts, too, with a fast 3G radio (that actually works in the U.S.) and a 25 percent RAM boost that lets it cruise through internet speed drills like an overhauled nerd protagonist in a John Hughes flick. And just like in an '80s movie, all the popular kids will be lining up to ask her to prom-except, of course, the art nerds with their iPhones.
Review: Nokia N95 (North American Version)
We loved the original N95, but its shortcomings were heartbreaking. Sure, it was a nigh-uncompromising 5-megapixel pocket camera (as well as, yeah, a phone), but uploading images to Flickr took for-friggin-ever. It had fast, HSDPA-based wireless data, but only if you live in Europe. Here in the USA, the elite who shelled out seven bills […]
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Speedy 3G wireless data pulls down the Interwebs like Dwayne Wade Kevin Garnett grabs rebounds-we got it up to 699 Kbps. Operating system is no longer maddeningly slow. Zeiss lens no longer sticks out the back like some optical wart. Significantly better battery life. New "assisted GPS" gives the navigational capabilities a much-needed kick in the pants.
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Photos are less juicy than the ones taken by older N95s. Slimmer profile comes with a Faustian price: We miss the lens cover from the previous version, which activated the camera even when the phone was locked. That sexy-ass N95i with 8 gigs of flash memory is Europe-only?! WTF?! We only get 160 megs of system memory and a 1GB card with our N95. Not offered by any US carrier...yet.
