Nokia N95 8GB – New and Improved

It was a momentous day in London, England on August 29th, 2007 when Nokia announced it would be releasing the N95 8GB for the European and Asian markets.    The new model features improvements over the previous model that are both great and small.

One of the most obvious improvements in the Nokia N95 is the 8 Gigabytes (GB) of flash memory available, a whopping big improvement over the 160 Megabytes MB) that shipped with the original version.  The expanded storage gives users the opportunity to make full use of the N95 for multimedia.  The phone includes a generous 128 MG of RAM (Random Access Memory), although a 95 MB version is available.

On the less useful but cooler side, the new model includes a slightly larger screen (increased from 2.6 inches to 2.8 inches) and a slick new black faceplate giving it a whole new updated look and feel over the original silver.  The screen still uses QVGA technology for display, which slightly decreases the pixel density from 153 dpi   (dots per inch) to 142 dpi.  The slider that used to protect the camera lens has been removed in favor of making room for a larger batter and as a result, a longer battery life.  That unfortunately does leave the camera lens without protection, one of the few drawbacks to this newest release.  Although users that need to make use of the N95 for extended periods of time without recharging may find the lifespan of the battery still a bit frustratingly short, the average user will still find that the lifespan of the battery is perfectly serviceable for their needs.

The MicroSD slot has been removed since the previous model, but Nokia compensates by improving and enhancing the N95’s ability to interface and interact with both pc’s and laptops with a USB connection and a full powered suite of utilities. Some users may find it a drawback to need the USB cable to fully leverage synchronizing data and backing up onboard information, but the 8 GB of Flash Memory goes a long way towards minimizing any inconvenience with that. 

With a firmware update the N95 could support demand paging and support for it has been included with the N95 8GB.  So too for the included UDP (User Data Protection), included since the N82. 

Although the mass has gone up to 128g – up 8g from the 120g of the N95, the 8g of additional weight belie the added muscle that comes with the N95 8GB.  Still featuring extraordinary 5 megapixel onboard camera, the N95 8GB is poised to be a multi-media powerhouse.  Cool video and picture editing applications are included, and downtime can be put to good use exploring your creative talents with some of the fun effects you can achieve with the editing software.

Overall, the N95 8GB features a vastly improved level of performance and looks over the N95 and both business and personal users should be highly satisfied with their choice when they pick the N95 8GB.