Nokia N95 8Gb vs N95!

May 5th, 2008 by Annkur

Nokia the world leader in mbile phones managed to steal the show with the first 5 Megapixel camera phone, the Nokia N95. N95 was an instant hit. Offering GPS, MicroSd memory and the amazing camera back in 2006 4Q was great. Exactly a year later Nokia upgraded with a 8GB version of the original N95. This time with a mean black look and upgraded features!

Nokia N95 8GB Specifications :

* Digital music player – supports MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC/eAAC+/WMA/M4A with playlists and equalizer
* Integrated handsfree speaker
* OMA DRM 2.0 & WMDRM support for music
* Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz /76-90MHz)
* Listen to music and interact with your favorite radio stations
* Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
* Enter contests and answer surveys, vote for your favorite songs
* Full-screen video playback on the device to view downloaded, streamed or recorded video clips
* Stream media files from compatible media portals
* Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H.264, H.263/3GPP, RealVideo 8/9/10
* Nokia N95 8GB
* Nokia Battery BL-6F, 1200 mAh

Some notable differences between the N95 and the N95 8GB

N95 8GB features a 8GB internal memory compared to the 160MB in N95. But the N95 8GB lacks the MicroSd expansion
N95 8GB has a larger Lcd, while the navigations keys on the bottom have shrunk
The camera although the same, N95 8GB has reported better results with upgraded firmware
N95 8GB has better battery backup with a 1200mAh BL-6F (against the 950 mAH BL-5F)
N95 8GB adds negligible 8gms to the original N95 (weights 128gms)

Some common highlights:

Bluetooth with AD2P
WiFi 802.11 b/g
GPS
3.5 mm audio output jack / TV out and FM

Nokia have made the N95 a neat slide design, but with a big difference. The N95 slides both up and down. Sliding the handset screen up reveals the keypad and by sliding the handset screen down you reveal the media player keys. Also the upgraded N95-GB has speedy performance and amazing looks, this along with the added attraction on GPS and 5MP camera makes it the queen of multimedia mobile phones.

Here is a small video demo from iGadgetlife comparing the N95 with the N95 8GB