Thursday, October 18, 2007

Nokia N95: Cell Phone for Traveling Media Lover


Cell phones have made a lot of progress in the last 8-10 years. They are now smaller, more stylish, packed with features, and can do more than just call your friends and family. The term "Smartphone" came out a few years ago and the moniker earmarks cellphones that act more like small computers. You can email, take pictures, listen to music, and help to organize your life. PDA's once did many of these tasks but did not include a cellphone. Today's Smartphones combine all this into one package.

So what has improved? Let's take a look at one of the top smartphones today, Nokia N95 Unlocked. "Unlocked" simply means that you don't have to buy a service plan when you order the phone. This allows you to use an existing GSM or SIM card. Just pop in your old card and away you go. An unlocked phone also allows you flexibility... some service providers don't offer service to certain areas. An Unlocked phone will allow you to get the right service for your area and traveling patterns.
The Nokia N95 is very small for the number of features it provides. The majority of the phone is the main screen. The N95 does not have a standard keyboard for typing which saves on space. But what the N95 excels at are the features. Thinking of getting a GPS? A PDA to organize your schedule an contacts? MP3 Player? Perhaps get yourself a nifty portable video player for entertainment anywhere? Instead of 5 devices, you actually save yourself a lot of hassle and money (yes, its expensive but add up all those gadgets and the N95 is a bargain).

The Nokia N95 Phone comes with GPS navigation, camera phone, video player, mp3 player, internet, data storage, and more. Web browsing is easy and fast via WiFi or EDGE/GSM 850/900/1800/2100 and WCDMA/HSDPA 2100 networks for when you don't have a WiFi signal. In fact, the HSDPA network connection is a full 10x faster than 3G speeds! This makes uploading your images and video to the web (such as Flickr) or via MMS to friends blazingly fast.

So, he's my lowdown on the N95:
Good because:
- fairly small
- big 640x480 screen
- quality video at 30 frames per second
- lots of network connection options
- GPS anywhere! In the car, on the trail, or walking through a new city.

Might want to check other options if:
- You like to write long emails or text documents and hate using the number keypad... a QWERTY keyboard might be better.
- You want a super-slim phone
- You need a smartphone that can go for days and days without recharging
- You can't buy something that doesn't start with "i_ _ _ _ _"

The Lowdown on the Nokia N95

Retail Price: $799.99
Best Deal for the Nokia N95 Unlocked: $559.99
Ideal For: Media loving person on the go, often travels in new places, needs to keep in touch with work & loved ones.

More info: Nokia N95 Unlocked

No comments: