Nokia N95 - [updated, official]
Published by Rafe Blandford at 14:20 BST, September 26th
Nokia have announced the Nokia
N95, featuring an innovative double slide design with multimedia
controls and a keypad on opposite end of the phones. Read on for full
details, pictures and the full press release.
Summary: The N95 is Nokia's first HSDPA (3.5G) device, but also boasts Wi-Fi,
WCDMA, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth (including A2DP), IrDA and USB 2.0
connectivity (via mini USB connector). Other hardware features include
a 5 megapixel camera, a built in GPS, TV-Out, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, a MicroSD memory card slot and 150MB of internal memory.
In
the hand the most impressive aspect of the device, given its feature
set, is its size. At 99mm x 20mm x 53mm (90cc), the N93 packs an
impressively amount into a small space. Nokia have managed to add two
major technologies to the Nseries line (GPS and HSDPA) while
significantly reducing the volume of the device. In length and width
dimensions it is larger that the other Nseries slider - the N80, but it
is considerably thinner.
HSPDA is the next generationin
cellular connectivity. The N95 is a category 6 HSPDA device which means
it is up to 10 times faster that WCDMA (3G).
Clearly HSDPA support is required at a network level, but many networks
have already begun their testing or roll out periods. The faster
connection speeds make downloading media (such as podcasts via the in
built Podcast application) more palatable and should also improve
latency/round trip times. Wi-Fi, WCDMA (3G) connectivity, together with
quad band GSM and EDGE are also supported. Bluetooth 2.0, IrDA and USB
make up the local connectivity options.
The 5.0
megapixel camera uses Carl Zeiss Optics with autofocus and digital zoom
with a dedicated 2 stage capture button on the side of the phone. Video
capture at near DVD quality is also supported. On the side of the
device there are several buttons dedicated to camera usage. This allows
the device to be held in a similar way to a traditional camera with the
screen, in landscape mode, used as the view finder and the shutter
button on bottom right hand side of the device (top right when phone is
held horizontally). On the rear of the device, next to the camera is
the slide switch, which is used to open the lens aperture and activate
camera mode. Although it is difficult to judge the image quality at
this stage the evidence we saw suggest that the N95 will be on of the
most capable camera phones available.
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