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| Nokia N95 Review - Is This What Computers Have Become? |
| Written by Maxit | |||||||
Page 2 of 5 Software and UI  The standby screen resembles any other latest S60 device with the active standby turned on by default. The menu is arranged in a 3x4 gird view which can be changed into list view too. Most of the operations can be carried out without opening the slide.   The UI switching works like charm not only with the default applications but also with most of the 3rd party applications. Sliding the phone downwards switches the UI into landscape mode and automatically launches the multimedia menu too. A few applications like SmartMovie and the freeware DivX player didn't seem to like this feature however!! They would simply crash and require the user to remove the battery to reboot.  The phone comes pre-installed with the games - Snake and System Rush. Quick Office is also included. Other featues like Contacts, Logs, and Calendar didn't receive any notable updates. There is a barcode reader too installed on the ROM.  Other applications worth talking about include the Visual Radio which can download station info and guides and the Video Center application which downloads video feeds direct to the phone. The Lifeblog software allows you to blog directly from your phone and Flashlite enables you to view mobile flash content.  A new feature helps identify applications that are currently running by showing a small indicator not only on the top of the application's icon but also on the folders and subfolders of that application as well. This is not really helpful as the list of running applications can be seen by holding the menu key for a second. The N95 has 160MB of internal memory which is more than enough to store your messages and contacts and ONLY 64MB of RAM of which ONLY 20MB is available after startup. This is one of the few shortcomings of the phone as there are many RAM hungry applications and be prepared to see the nasty "Memory Full" warnings! Music Nokia phones are continuously improving in music playback and the N95 is another leap ahead for Nokia. This phone definitely performs better than some of those old music branded phones. The stereo speakers present on either sides of the phone provide decent output but they have their limitations. There bass response is too low (well, we can't expect thumping bass!) and there is a little hissing sound when playing some songs. This is more audible when playing at full volume maybe because the small speakers can't handle all the frequencies at the same time. The phone has a 3.5mm connector to plug in your ear phones and the sales package already included the HS-45 headset and the AD-43 adapter (which also works as a remote control). The headset performs decently and it too has poor bass response. The cable is very short and you should connect it to the adapter if you really want to listen to some music for a long time. Anyways, your best bet would be to buy better quality earphones. I don't have any earphones so I plugged in my Razer gaming headphones into the N95 (I would say this is over kill!!  ) and I should say, I am really impressed. Its almost like listening on an iPod. The bass response was amazing and there is no distortion or hissing whatsoever at the maximum volume level.Music playback can be controlled by the four dedicated keys which work in any application. The changes are notified through a pop up. The Bluetooth on the N95 supports A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile) which means that users can not only enjoy stereo music wirelessly on their Bluetooth stereo headsets but also control the music.   The music player found on the N95 is the same one as on the new Music Edition phones and supports playback of MP3, WMA, WAV, and ACC formats. The player is designed very neatly and songs are sorted by Artists, Composers, Genres, Albums, and the user can create any number of playlists. The player has a equalizer with 5 presets and the ability to edit existing presets or add custom presets too. Stereo widening can be turned on or off (I really didn't notice any difference!). There are three visualisations too - Album Art, Spectrum, and Oscilloscope. Music can be transferred to the phone through mass storage mode or by syncing the phone with Windows Media Player. Both methods work well but there are some issues with data transfer which I will discuss later. The Visual Radio application lets you play FM channels and you can save upto channels for quick access. Earphones are to be plugged in in order to listen to the radio. |