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Clone Stupidity continues.. This Time scary!

Jesus .. Those chinese Phone Clones are getting better and better (from the Outside) and now a Friend of Symbian Freak Member Waynder actually got tricked by one of those Clone Manufacturers, and i still can't believe this .. He found a Deal from a local Advertising Paper and received this nearly exact Look-a-Like .. Which shortly after turned out to be the worst 220 €-Deal ever!! No GPS, VGA Cam only, Russian Symbols? ..

Read the full Story and see more Pictures right here: http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/008/01/surprising_good_looking_n95_clone.htm

The N95 Plastic/Paint is a Joke ..

>> There are SO many Reports on the S60 Blogosphere, about how the N-Series Phones became feature-rich, but lost a very important Thing - Hardware Stability!

I think it all started with the Nokia N80, with it's horrible Slider, continued with the N73, with a cheap Plastic Joystick, the N76 with the worst chromed Plastic Parts i've EVER seen and well, they didn't leave the N95 out of the Gang ..

Nokia N95 Original works with the Bl-6F Battery!!!

   

Freakin awesome News from my Friend Jay, who has put up his myNokia Blog recently and has doing excellent Work in a very short Amount of Time! And now he makes the Hearts of some Nokia N95 Original Users go jumping high! The new BL-6F Battery, which will be used in the upcoming N95 US and N95 8GB, that boosts 1200 mAh instead of the old 950 mAh will indeed fit in the Current Modell as well!! All you have to do is simply getting a Crystal Case ..

"Due to Nokia claiming that the camera shutter cover prevented the BL-6F from fitting, I believed them, and thought that they should have redesigned the battery instead. But even that’s not needed! Look what I found out last night!
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Yup, that’s right! It fits! Current N95 original users may be able to use the higher capacity BL-6F if you wanted to (albeit with the use of a crystal case - which is perfect for me since I have to use the crystal case )"

Also have a look on this Video, the N95 Current Modell running with the BL-6F Battery, courtesy of my Friend Jay!

So .. This doesn't give us 80 MB RAM, but it sure as hell will attract some current, disappointed Users! :)
Great Work Jay, keep it up!!

Corvette Power - Captured with the Nokia N95!

When i drove to the Supermarket yesterday i've seen this awesome looking 4 Cars - and of course i couldn't resist taking a few Shots of them! Especially the yellow, tuned Corvette caught my Attention and i'm sure you'll like it too! Enjoy this little Collection! All Pictures in best Lightning Conditions, taken with my Nokia N95 (FW 11.0.026)!

I think the Pics are not that bad at all, nor are the Cars hehe ..

 

   

   

   

   

   

(All Pics are Thumbnails - click to get a hotter View ;))

Candybar? Flip-Phone? Slider?

Do you know this Feeling? .. You wanna get a new Phone and don't know which Form Factor to get? There are different Phone Styles, each with their own Advantages and Disadvantages .. I tried to have a short Look on everything ..

Captured the Elegance of N76 with the Sharpness of my N95!

It was a little boring today @ Work, so what to do .. What about a Picture Gallery of the N76? Already done! But hey, what about another Picture Gallery, this Time with the Sexy Red N76, but all Pictures taken with my N95!? Sounds good, so let's go! :)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

It's gettin hot in here .. :-D

   

Symbianworld: N95 V12 vs. V11

My Friend Norman John, who's behind the Symbianworld Blog, has produced a nice Post, comparing the Cam Quality of his Nokia N95 - Old Firmware vs. New Firmware!

Norman thinks it's gotten slightly better, but says that it won't improve that much anymore, cause it's good already!

Symbianworld: N95: 11.0.026 vs.12.0.013
pic by Symbianworld

I got my N95 replaced ..

... and i'm not very happy about it ..

Yesterday i got my replaced N95 back from T-Mobile Germany (although i'm from Austria :D). Unfortunately again the Sand Version, but the Colours are somethin i can get along with. The hissing Speaker is gone and luckily the Phone came with the old Firmware 11.0.026, so my Friend just flashed it to a Euro-Software without the T-Mobile Branding. As long as the Problem with the Button Sensivity exists, my Phone will stay with this Firmware, also it's a lot more stabile, no Restarts so far!

The Bad Thing about it, and this makes the Replacement a little useless too, is that the Slider is faulty like the old One! There is no Need to do a new Video about the crappy Slider, just watch the old One, it's exactly the same Problem .. I won't send it back again - Nokia Service Center will be my next Destination and a Mail to Nokia too .. This is unacceptable!

The Switch from N76 to N95

I have the Nokia N95 now for exactly 1 Week, when i made the Switch from N76 to N95 again! So far i must say, that featurewise i'm pretty satisfied with what the N95 offers me. I've downloaded the Maps for Austria this Weekend and made a 3h Trip just with the N95 and had no single Problem, no wrong Turns or anything. Also the Cam speaks for itself, i can't compare a 5 MP Carl Zeiss Cam with a 2 MP Cam (which is pretty bad Quality by the Way). And you all know the great double Slider System, another great Innovation ..

But after 1 Week with Nokia's Multimedia Beast, i've noticed a few Things, that quite pissed me off so to say and i'm gonna give you a little Overview it:

• Horrible Slider Quality: I've received a really buggy Device, must be one of the first N95s available, cause the Slider is horrible, there's a Space on the right Side of the Slider which gives a annoying Noise when you press the Multimedia Key or the "End Call (red)"-Key. Also the Up/Down-Movement is way too big. I'm gonna visit the next Nokia Service Center next Week and let it repair, i hope this will be successfull .. Anyway, here's a Video that should give you an Idea about the bad Quality:

• The RAM Problems: Nokia N95 22 MB RAM after Startup, N76 nearly 45 MB - anymore Questions? I had 10 Apps opened on the N76, incl. Gallery, Web Browser, Player and i had STILL 23 MB free, nearly as much as N95 after Booting! I mean it's pretty disappointing that the N95 forces you to close Applications cause you're running out of free RAM on such a powerfull Multimedia Device! Completely unacceptable if you ask me ..
• Buggy Firmware: The Switch from the old to the new Firmware V12.0.013 was officially a MISTAKE! I had 3 random Crashes/Restarts yesterday, this is Stuff i didn't expect .. I haven't seen any other Problems so far, but the Restarts are crazy .. Crashes on N76? None ..
• Form Factor: yeah yeah i know this is something personal, but i truly loved the N76 Form Factor .. Slim, stylish and sexy. This is something the N95 doesn't have. Also due to the Loads of Features, the N95 is thicker than the N76 (N95: 21 mm - N76: 13.7 mm) and you feel that Difference once you put both Phones in your Backpocket .. I can't help but N76 is a clear Winner in that Case.
• Form Factor II: Try to write a Message on N95 and then on the N76. The Buttons on the N76 can be used with the full Finger, while you have to take your Fingernails to write on the N95 ..

So is it worth to switch from N76 to N95? If you're a Poweruser who wants to combine a good Camera, Mp3 Player Functionality and Navigation on your Phone: Yes of course! It IS the Beast, no doubt about that .. But if you're a "Average" User and think about the Price too, you might have a Look on the Points above .. The N76 is no technical Highlight, but it's a good, solid Phone (with Negatives too) with great Form Factor and huge RAM Amount .. I hope you don't get this Post as a "Forget about N95, better get N76"-Statement - i love the N95 and his huge Possibilities, but Nokia could have done better Work on it for that Price ..

GIANT Nokia N95 Review from the MobileXpert Blog

If you browse around the Internet nowadays, you can find N95 Reviews like Sand on the Beach! Every Milligramm of Information is available to read, and i won't cover every Review here, Hell no!

But one Post i REALLY wanna mention here is the HUGE 12-parts Review from my Friend Michell, writing on the MobileXpert Blog! Sensationell One, no doubt, i think he really didn't miss anything, covering all Aspects of the Phone, along with Tons of Pictures!

One of the best Reviews i've seen so far: 

MobileXpert Blog: Nokia N95 Review in 12 Parts!