N95 or go for the SE K810i

Anarchist

Yep. See the new sticky titled 'unlocking BBS5 phones' (or something like that)

Copey1

Hey just wondered thinking about getting a n95, and wondered if the gps system was charge free ?

logindetails

Copey1 wrote: »

Hey just wondered thinking about getting a n95, and wondered if the gps system was charge free ?

You can download maps. get it to plan/show a route, track your movements ALL free of charge. If you want a female secretarial voice telling you which way ro turn it'll cosy you a fiver* a month or fifty* smackers for 3 years.

(* can't be asked to check but it's in the region of)

Stompa

Can you use the N95 simply as a handheld map for finding your way when walking around London (say)? So no route as such, just a bit like multimap.

dagger_meerkat

Stompa wrote: »

Can you use the N95 simply as a handheld map for finding your way when walking around London (say)? So no route as such, just a bit like multimap.

Yes, you can!

scottish_blend

login_details wrote: »

Well I've got a N95 and a K800i (which is essentially the same as the K810i but with last years casing) and the K800i very rarely get used these days.

Once you get used to the large screen on the N95 there's no going back - it's brilliant for the surfing, reading ebooks, showing off photos, playing videos and mapping your route via gps.

The N95's camera gives better quality results than the K800i and unlike some I don't find it slow to use - mine starts up and autofocuses almost as well as my Canon digicam (something else that is no longer used since I got the N95). The K800i has a zeon flash however so is better for low light pics.

The video on the N95 is awesome - much, much, much better than the K800i and with the TV out facillity it's great for taking home movies and showing them off to friends and family.

I find the music player to be excellent - I can create playlists, seach by album, artist, song etc and refine the seach using the keypad. Paired with a set of bluetooth headphones the N95 takes the mobile music experience to a new level.

Internal GPS - well the K800i doesn't have it - nor does any other phone currently available except the N95. Who needs it - no-one - not until they do need it that is! The beauty of it is that while most people like to travel light and leave what they don't think they'll need (tom tom & gps receiver) at home they will usually take their mobile with them - no more getting lost if they have the N95 - - of course the downside is no more excuses like "sorry dear I took a wrong turn" when you're late getting home to find your wife burning your dinner!

One major thing missing from the K800i and K810i is WiFi - for any serious surfer this is an absolute must - forget about ridiculous data charges or caps, just hook up to a WiFi and surf fast for free.

Sizewise there's not much in it - neither phone is going to win any prizes for being pocketable - one is a little wider and the other a little shorter and both are about the same weight. The K800i may be a little better in the trouser pocket but the N95 wins in the shirt pocket as it does not flop over to one side like the K800i.

Battery life - I charge mine every night and it'll last me thoughout the day if doing a bit of everything. I did try to see how long it would last if I used the N95 used purely as a phone - I switched it to 2G, switched off bluetooth and WiFi scanning and for 2 1/2 days didn't use gps, camera, music player or surf the web but then got bored and fired up 3G and the internet. I had made and received several short phone calls and a couple of texts in the 2 1/2 days and the battery still had a couple of bars left. In my opinion the N95's battery is about as good as the K800i it's just people tend to make more use of the features the N95 has on offer.

Go to any forum and you will see complaints about the N95 however there must be thousands in use by now and as always users that have problems will write into the forums to complain whereas most users who don't have a problem will not write in to say that they do not have a problem!

My personal order of usefulness of the N95's features are > phone/text, internal gps, internet, WiFi, music player, video camera, still camera, TV out.

If you want a great camera phone go with the K810i
If you want a great camera phone + everything else go with the N95

I agree with the above poster - Nokia salesman???

Think you've just convinced me

Stompa

dagger_meerkat wrote: »

Yes, you can!

Thanks, that sounds like it might be very useful. No point buying just now when it's grossly overpriced, but there should be some good offers around in the months ahead.

dagger_meerkat

Stompa wrote: »

.. No point buying just now when it's grossly overpriced, but there should be some good offers around in the months ahead.

That's what I intend to do also. Got my n95 swapped for a k810i, and I am getting a refund for the hefty £90 I paid for it.

chandla

i had to make the choice between the n95 and se k819i and i went for the SEk810i. I did previously have a nokia n80 and i had the following problmes, the phone would freeze,crash and swith itself of,also id be speaking and not be able to here and it would sometimes take 5 mins for a tex to be sent. Anyway cos of the above i decided on the sek810i and having spoke to a mate who went for the nokia n95 he is experiencing similar problems to what i had on the n80 and so i have no regrets!

Pete.g

chandla wrote: »

i had to make the choice between the n95 and se k819i and i went for the SEk810i. I did previously have a nokia n80 and i had the following problmes, the phone would freeze,crash and swith itself of,also id be speaking and not be able to here and it would sometimes take 5 mins for a tex to be sent. Anyway cos of the above i decided on the sek810i and having spoke to a mate who went for the nokia n95 he is experiencing similar problems to what i had on the n80 and so i have no regrets!

Makes you wonder why they don't take previous problems on board when designing a new phone like SE seem to have done with the K810i.

The N95 is on ebay, I will be getting the K810i.