It sort of figures, I guess — after hanging on to my trusty K750i for more than a year, I finally decided to replace it recently with a Nokia N73, and it’s been pretty great so far. Then, just a few weeks later, out comes the N95, which, quite frankly, is shit hot — and relegates this new and expensive N73 to little more than a placeholder until the new model’s out in Q1. Spec-wise, this phone is without compare in the west, and stands up to pretty much anything in Asia I can think of. Perhaps a bigger sign of its hawtness, though, is the distinct lack of people bashing it already — a vote of confidence in today’s trigger-happy environment.
In the meantime, though, can anybody suggest some good S60 3rd Edition apps for my N73? Maybe that will take my mind off the pain one feels from having to live on the bleeding edge. (That’s a joke, in case your browser can’t detect sarcasm tags.)
[tags]mobile, nokia, n series, n95, n73, s60[/tags]
You could do a lot worse than my round-up of essentials from a few weeks ago:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/S60_3rd_Edition_Essentials.php
Steve
If you want instant messaging with your mobile, you should try the mgtalk-http client.
It is based on J2ME and works via HTTP (instead of using sockets), which makes it interoperable with most operators. Only thing you need is a Jabber account (you can also use your @gmail account, it is Jabber too). Note: You can also add your ICQ, MSN, AIM etc. contacts to this Jabber account.
it’s conceivably possible that the battery life won’t be stellar on the N95, if that’s any consolation
and it doesn’t have as big a screen as the N90 (QVGA vs 352×416)… spec is rather nice apart from that though…
i ant know more about nokia latest models and i want to buy N95 i want to now it’s cost
javeedali,
Not sure what part of the world your in but the N95 has started to ship in Europe…it will be a while before we see this in Ireland..and even longer before I get one
Jim
[...] Back in September, when it was announced, I was pretty excited about the Nokia N95, and I stand by my assessment that it’s the most fully-featured device to come out outside Asia — yes, I think it’s better on paper than the iPhone. What’s pretty interesting to me is that lots of people here in the US are taking notice, even though the device is thus far only available at Nokia’s flagship stores and for the steep (relative) price of $750. It appears to have sold out there already, while sites like Gizmodo are giving it some serious praise, and even Engadget, usually pretty up on the “but we’ll never get it here” stuff, seems fairly impressed. [...]
The N95 is certainly the new hotness as long as you have a car charger.
for gods sake dont use the sat av without a car charger plugged into it.
i had a nasty shock when it turned off after the first hour of sat nav use.
where can I get a Nokia N95? I think it is the Best phone so far..
Roberto from the Philippines
Dont know about you lot. But my N95 is being delivered tomorrow!!!!!! Cant wait!! See you guys later