Nokia N95 is a complex all-in-one device and performs well as such. The smartphone avails of fun options (including the good music player with powerful loudspeakers and a 3.5 mm jack and the best 5-megapixels camera on the market), as well as advanced options like the built-in GPS and WiFi. The most important thing is that all this is fitted in a comparatively small device, which has no compromises when it comes to conversation: good coverage and terrific sound!

Great looking phone and a great performer. Like Nokia says, it’s truly amazing “what computers have become”. Great screen, powerful processor with 2D/3D graphics and video acceleration, all connectivity and data transmission options including HSDPA, WLAN b/g, UPnP, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, fantastic camera letting you take still pictures with quality comparable to amateur digicams and record video clips of mini-DV quality, great audio and video playback capabilities, TV out connector, built-in GPS receiver and good mapping software – everything inside small, light and extremely good looking housing.. What’s left to say…

The N95 is truly a different kind of mobile device. One where there are literally no limits on how you can apply it. It does try to reach too far for some people, and yet, because it can, the N95 is a niche device of its own. If the battery life were a touch better, and the user interface were a bit more refined, I could see this being an even better device than what it is now. But, even as it is, there is no under-stating the fact that the N95 is the best mobile device out there right now. Whether you want to call it a phone, smartphone, or multimedia computer, though, depends on how you will take advantage of its abilities.

It’s the gadget fan’s ultimate phone: it does absolutely everything and does it well. It’s not as good as standalone devices, but at least it saves you carrying five bits of kit around. Nokia has produced a handset that doesn’t compromise on size or functionality, and for once avoids the unnecessary irritations that have spoiled past N series phones. Only the price – high – and the battery life – low – are bothersome.

If you have ever read a phone review and thought: “That phone would be perfect if it only had . . . ,” the N95 is the phone for you. It does everything, and nothing poorly. It is a top-notch GPS phone, camera phone, media phone and just plain phone. It has a fantastic screen, and if its processor is sluggish opening and closing apps, its graphical power makes up for the lag with a classy, modern interface.

he Nokia N95 is undeniably an amazing phone. We’ve seen phones that cram nearly as many features in (notably missing that 5MP camera) but they’re much larger, heavier and less attractive. Somehow Nokia managed to fit it all into a very attractive mid-sized phone that makes most Palm and Windows Mobile phones look very large. As a camera phone, the N95 is a leap into the future with its excellent 5 megapixel camera and strong autofocus lens. Both still photos and video are superb compared to any other camera phone on the market and it won’t make you wish you’d brought your point-and-shoot digicam along.

The bottom line for the N95 is that it is getting close, but at the moment cannot fully replace a dedicated digital camera or a sat-nav system. There are limitations. But HEY, a 3G HSDPA phone with a 5 mega pixel (2595×1944 pixels) camera and on-board GPS means its going to be very well accepted by all you mobile warriors out there. The battery really needs to “go the extra mile”. If it lets you down you will physically end up miles short of your destination.

But the reality of the situation is that the N95 is a brilliantly conceived mobile phone that is nearly crippled by its battery life. A device such as this begs to be used, but the battery is not even remotely close to being up to the task. If it weren’t for the fact that the N95 does almost everything not only well, but superbly, the battery life would be an instant deal breaker. But due to its near other-worldly capabilities, I feel it deserves some leeway, and as such I still give it a “Recommended” rating. If the battery issue didn’t exist, I would probably have considered the N95 to be the best non-QWERTY smart phone ever developed to date.

My encounter with this latest S60 product from Nokia was truly a refreshing experience. It might not have scored highly on all counts – but it was certainly one of their best smartphones that I’ve come to use for some time now…

Nokia’s flagship smartphone is truly a PC in your pocket. An incredibly powerful phone, but it’s very expensive and the battery life is terrible.

Trying to achieve so much is always a hard task and there are times when you will struggle with the Nokia N95. A jack-of-all-trades rather than a master of none this provides the functionality of a GPS, MP3 player, digital camera and of course phone, in one fairly small box.

It’s an expensive piece of kit, but as far as smartphones go this is most definitely the current king of the hill.

The N95 packs in just about every feature under the sun. Most are welcome additions, but there are a few issues that prevent this from being a great smart phone.

Using the phone without any garnish yielded a mere 3 days of standby. We can only conclude that this is the formula one car of phones. It’s a brilliant piece of engineering (and one we’d have no hesitation buying) provided you can line up a series of pit stops to keep refuelling the battery.

The N95 is sort of like the anti-RAZR. It thumbs its nose at thinness in favor of functionality and yet the device doesn’t weigh down your pocket. Those who have money to burn and who want to stand out from the crowd may want to consider this slider.

Unfortunately, all the technology crammed into the N95 takes its toll on the battery. We didn’t get more than 12 hours out of the phone with a moderate amount of camera, wireless networking and phone use. The N95 is a great handset, but it’s expensive and the battery life makes it impossible to rely on as a phone.