Updated 13 Feb, 2012, 6:30 pm IST

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Nokia N95 8GB

25 Feb, 2008, 2:08 pm IST | Laiq Qureshi | Mobile phones

Browsing is fun with Nokia's proprietary browser, and to a certain extent is preferable over third party browsers like Opera Mini. One problem is that you if you try to access 'heavy' sites, it will show a bad request. Also, the phone will not download any applications or files it does not support.

Like the N95, the 8GB also comes with a built-in GPS receiver that works perfectly well in 8 cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore. It makes use of the Nokia Maps applications, which will require you to load the maps on to your phone. The maps cover over 100 countries. I think this is brilliant!!

Then there’s Zip for opening zipped files, and a silly application called Barcode that's supposed to read barcodes. But it doesn’t work at all well! Like the older version this too comes with a TV-out, and is something worth trying.

The camera is unchanged – it's a 5 megapixel autofocus job, and is one of the best I've seen in a phone. The largish screen makes for an excellent viewfinder. Apart from the auto mode, you can also access scene modes and control exposure settings, much the same way you would on a budget camera.

The pictures are much sharper than the ones taken by some of the 5MP mobile phone cameras I reviewed lately. Color reproduction is brilliant when compared to what you normally get from mobiles. You can forget packing your camera and rely on the N95 8GB instead. The maximum resolution is 2592 x 1944 pixels. The video recorder needs a special mention – the quality is brilliant, so much so that you can actually use it for web purposes with confidence.

All the pictures clicked were quite good, with vibrant colors. There are plenty of manual settings, should you feel like experimenting.

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