Nokia N95

I’m not thoroughly impressed with the music player. Although the sound quality is borderline excellent, for a phone of this magnitude that boasts of so much capability, I know the guys at Nokia could have done better. The EQ is definitely handy for adjusting the quality to your preference. And of course, I’m thrilled to have the 3.5mm AV jack so I can hook the phone up to my TV or an amp and play movies or music and even the games installed. If you don’t happen to have the Nokia headset but you do have a normal set of earphones, you can use those obviously, but… the N95 offers you the option of using the phone microphone in case you need to take or make a call.

As I hooked up the N95 to my TV (cables provided), I was dreading the picture would be stretched or blurry but the N95 came through wonderfully. I mean the picture wasn’t crystal clear or anything but it was good nevertheless. I admit we're all spoilt with 720p and 1080p video resolutions, but at one time we did all marvel at the mighty Video CD which had a resolution of 320x240 (NTSC). You could even surf the internet with the phone and use your TV as the monitor.

The gallery allows you to preview pictures and video in a thumbnail image, but of course that’s common in the N series and other S60 models as well. But another great feature is the Video center function which allows you to stream live videos from sites like YouTube, Reuters, UNICEF, etc. What you can do is simply go to the Media Center function on the menu, download and install the video feeds. After testing the service, I am glad to say the videos were quite clear.

From online video streaming to watching and even editing your videos and pictures with the movie and picture editor that Nokia has so generously provided, its a breeze. And even the voice recorder is a boon for taking memos.