Nokia N95 vs. Nokia N95 8GB

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Since april 2007 the Nokia N95-1 „classic“ is available in Europe. Later it came to America under the name N95-3. In november 2007 it´s successor, the Nokia N95-2 8GB, was published.

But is it worthy successor for the N95-1? This test will find it out!

At first the two boxes:

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As you can see, both devices come in a similar box.

Now I want to show you the pre-installed video on each device:

 

Nokia N95: „Nokia Nseries Experiences“
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCWqRu2K6I&hl=de]

 

Nokia N95 8GB: „Welcome Video“
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_R0K2A_w0&hl=de]

 

Design
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The N95 comes with a neat silver front and keypad, the backsides´ color you can choose by yourself. You can choose either „Deep Plum“ or „Sand“. In the last months Nokia published also other colors like red, white, blue, black, etc.. The lightings of the keypad are blue, and in the area around the navigation-key white. On the batterycover there´s written „Nokia“ in silver.

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The N95 8GB comes in total black except the navigation-keys and the camera-body. Under the display there´s written „Nokia“ in silver. The N95 8GB is only available in this black color. The lightings are fully white. On the batterycover there´s written „Nokia Nseries“ also in silver like on the normal N95.

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The N95´s gap between the two cover´s of the slider on the right and the left side has also been fixed in the N95 8GB:

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I like the design of the Nokia N95 8GB more, because it looks more nobly. I think the most male readers will agree with me, but maybe the female readers like the N95 more because of it´s backcover in „Deep Plum“ and the bright silver front.

 

Handling
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The N95´s keypad is only in the upper part, on the slider, different to the N95 8GB´s keypad. The N95 has bigger keys than the N95 8GB in this area, so if you have thick fingers you can use it better. Even I like the navi-key of the N95 8GB more, because you get more feedback if you press it. The multimedia-keys have also been redesigned in the N95 8GB, now you get a better feedback if you press them.

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The slider of the early N95´s is very wobbly if you haven´t brought your N95 to a Nokia Service Point yet. The later charge of N95´s have a better slider. If you own a N95 8GB you won´t know this feeling of using a wobbly slider because the N95 8GB has a very solid slider. If you slide the N95´s slider up and down, you will notice a sound when the slider arrives in its endposition. Unfortunately the N95 8GB doesn´t have this sound anymore. I like this neat sound everytime I slide my N95´s slider. Alltogheter I think the N95 8GB has the better handling.

Camera
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Both, the N95 and the N95 8GB have a 5 megapixel camera by Carl Zeiss Optics. It´s exactly the same camera-module but the N95 8GB makes worse pictures than the N95. This is because of it´s camera with cheap plastic instead of a shutter in front of the camera. The N95 has a shutter on it´s camera to beware the lens of dirt or damage, this shutter has been removed in the N95 8GB because of it´s bigger battery. Either you like it or not, I definetely don´t like it because the lens will get scratches after a few days in your pocket. Here´s definetely the N95 the winner.

Battery
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All N95-users have the same problem: The bad battery. In the first firmware´s of the N95 this was a major problem, because the battery was empty in less than two days, this problem has been solved a little bit, with the firmware´s since v20 your battery takes about four days, not good but better than before. The N95 8GB doesn´t have this problem, because it has a strong battery with 1200 mAh.

 

At last I´ve made a little list with the main advantages and disadvantes between the N95 and the N95 8GB:

Advantages of the N95 8GB:

  • bigger display
  • more RAM
  • solid slider
  • better battery
  • better multimedia-keys
  • no more background noise while calling because of the speaker
  • faster W-Lan

Disadvantages of the N95 8GB:

  • plastic in front of the screen (annoying in bright situations like on sunny days)
  • no shutter in front of the camera
  • flash is sometimes to bright in dark pictures
  • worse display-quality because of the same resolution on a 0.2´´ bigger display
  • small keys in the area under the display
  • no slot for memory-cards

Verdict

The N95 8GB is a worthy successor for the N95-1. But if you can live with a bad battery-life, I think you should take the N95, because it has a more clearly screen and a shutter in front of the camera. It also has bigger keys in the area under the display.

And if you want a black N95, but don´t want to buy the N95 8GB, wait because in Italy there´s an original black N95 yet (the Navi-Edition), I think it will come to the other parts of Europe soon.

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by Christian Titze on March 30th, 2008 |

30 Responses to “Nokia N95 vs. Nokia N95 8GB”

  1. nice to difference . hm i think 8gb is best

    chikoo said this on March 30th, 2008 at 08:22

  2. the n95 8gb comes with 1050mhz battery not the 1200mhz as you have stated. it is the n95-3 which comes with 1200mhz battery. It also has the raised media keypad has a black cover and same amount of ram as n95 8gb. I think it is better in my opinion than the n95 8gb and the n95-classic and i have owned all three.

    dani2xll said this on March 30th, 2008 at 08:51

  3. Just to add, the N95-1 now has the V21 firmware available, which further improves battery performance.

    GSi-R said this on March 30th, 2008 at 09:15

  4. @dani2xll: Thx, I´ll edit the thing with the battery.

    @GSi-R: Yes, but I´ve written: “…since v20…” ;)

    Christian Titze said this on March 30th, 2008 at 09:23

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    Vergleich Nokia N95 + Nokia N95 8GB « S60 inside said this on March 30th, 2008 at 10:28

  6. Dani2xll, you are wrong. If you truly owned all three, you would have seen that on the BL 6F battery, it even says that it’s 1200 mAh…I don’t know where you got megahertz from…

    Mr-X said this on March 30th, 2008 at 11:48

  7. @ Mr-X: Yeah, I´ve the same information. Now I looked it up at Nokia and it is 1200 mAh. :)

    Christian Titze said this on March 30th, 2008 at 13:56

  8. I don’t think Nokia released the N95 8GB as a successor of the N95. It’s just an inmproved version which fixes problems of the N95 like the battery and little RAM.

    You could call the N96 “successor”.

    But nice article and nice pictures. :)

    bery95 said this on March 30th, 2008 at 14:30

  9. There is any difference in GPS signal. And how both compares with the N82? Thanks

    edupel said this on March 30th, 2008 at 14:56

  10. i see many N95 8GB technical specifications, it stated with (BL-6F) 1200mAH, are u sure is 1050 mAH?

    Really dont think it’s worth to buy, even N95-2 cover the drawback of N95-1, but, on the other hand N95-2 create it’s own problem…however, the design is raelly irresistible

    Huo said this on March 30th, 2008 at 15:26

  11. @edupel: No difference, I´ve tested it 5 minutes ago, layed down both devices near my window and started maps. Both needed about the same time for a sat-fix.

    @Huo: It is 1200mAh, I´ve looked it up at Nokia!

    Christian Titze said this on March 30th, 2008 at 15:39

  12. I have both of these cell phones & out of the two I prefer using the 8 gig,bigger screen more memory & it just looks so cool.During the course of the day I use mine a lot for watching video/surfing the net/listening to music & as you would expect,its on charge quite a lot,at least once a day.Now lets see what the N96 can do.

    Anonymous said this on March 30th, 2008 at 16:36

  13. @bery

    I think the N96 is rather a sister device. The 8GB is a improved version and a little successor as well.

    The N95 8GB doesn’t fix the battery problem,why do you think that?

    Good example for successor is the N73 and N78 or 6220.

    Norman John said this on March 30th, 2008 at 18:03

  14. Well, jump from 950 mAh to 1200 mAh. I didn’t use it yet, so I can’t say it myself, but I have heard reports that battery life has been improved. But clear that the larger display wastes more energy.

    bery95 said this on March 30th, 2008 at 18:11

  15. See, yo haven’t use it. I’ve used them and the BL-6F doesn’t bring more batterylife.

    Norman John said this on March 30th, 2008 at 18:52

  16. That first pic you have in this review is a very nice one. Very product-brochure-ish.

    Nice review. I might have to take a look again at the N95-8GB (NAM) as a possible replacement for my current device. It seems to do the multimedia fit very well.

    arjwdotcom said this on March 30th, 2008 at 21:09

  17. Thats a one crazy gadgets

    blogitforu said this on March 31st, 2008 at 06:15

  18. CONGRATULATION from
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    frmad said this on March 31st, 2008 at 09:16

  19. Nice one

    infibeam said this on March 31st, 2008 at 11:57

  20. @Christian Titze

    yea, 1200mAH, strange, how can it be 1050mAH…
    because of big screen criteria, that’s why i still struggle between N95-1 and N95-2….what a big LCD…great phone

    Huo said this on March 31st, 2008 at 16:28

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    Nseries WOM World » Blog Archive » To 8GB or not 8GB, that is the question said this on April 1st, 2008 at 15:19

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    Nokia N95 or N95 8GB??? « Talk About Nseries said this on April 1st, 2008 at 20:50

  23. Strange that no one has mentioned that the N95 8GB is stuck at 8GB, whereas the N95-1 will be able to use the 12GB and 16GB cards that are due out very soon. And what about the painfully slow large file transfer speed of the N95 8GB without the aid of a USB 2 card reader?

    Demand paging has sorted the N95-1 memory issues, v21 firmware has extended the battery life, the N95-1 is a clear winner for me.

    s.

    sturgeon said this on April 1st, 2008 at 21:21

  24. Navi-Edition faceplates are already on sale at ebay

    ryson said this on April 1st, 2008 at 23:12

  25. @x yes you are correct it is the 1200mah but what i was specifying was that the n95 8gb did not come with this battery. Also the lights on the n95-3 are white as the n95 8gb is and has the same raised media buttons.

    dani2xll said this on April 2nd, 2008 at 17:12

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  29. guys. can someone tell me which one is better now? coz actually im just gonna buy n95 8gb because of its colour xD

    MinClip =) said this on May 8th, 2008 at 19:27

  30. I don´t like that non-bright aspect of the N95 8GB…
    Seems old… The N95-1 accept memory card of 8GB without any problem… So if you alredy have the N95-1 just wait the N96… Hugs! God bless all of us… Bye!

    Robson-NOKIAGUY-Brazil said this on July 2nd, 2008 at 04:12

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