SpecEagle review · Nokia

Nokia N95 review: The 2007 two-way-slider Symbian powerhouse that did everything before the iPhone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2007·$750
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The do-everything phone before the iPhone.

The N95 was the high-water mark of pre-iPhone Nokia — GPS, Wi-Fi, a 5 MP Carl Zeiss camera and stereo speakers in a two-way slider. It crammed in every feature imaginable, and for a moment it was the most capable phone on earth.

01Display

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

TypeTFT LCD
Size2.6 inches
Resolution320 × 240 px (QVGA)

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

Main5 MP, Carl Zeiss Tessar, autofocus
VideoVGA 30 fps
FrontQCIF video-call cam

03Performance

46/100

46/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

ChipsetDual ARM 11 332 MHz
RAM64 MB
Storage160 MB · microSD

04Battery

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

Capacity950 mAh (removable)
Standby~220 hours

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

06Value

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2007.

What works
  • Did it all in 2007 — GPS, Wi-Fi, 5 MP Zeiss, stereo speakers.
  • Two-way slider for media keys.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • A symbol of pre-iPhone Nokia dominance.
What doesn't
  • Symbian was complex and slow.
  • Tiny 950 mAh battery struggled.
  • QVGA resolution.
  • Resistive, no touch.

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