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Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Ron — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:34:02 -0000

There is one more difference between Nokia N95 and iPhone, Wavelog mobile client application. I can't blog without it anymore. Can't wait for version 2 that is coming soon according to Telewaving. And Nokia will release the Tube touch-screen phone soon that is also S60 Symbian based. So I guess Wavelog will work on it as well...

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Dr. Nic — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:26:53 -0000

I take it I used some word not allowed as my last thread has alot of not permitted in it . . . oppsss sorry

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Dr. Nic — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:23:59 -0000

The N96 may well be nearly the same as the N95 but if you upgraded the firmware on the N95 all your problems are ironed out! The N96 will be an awesome upgrade! The iphone SUCKS! It basis its self on being an Internet phone, yet does support flash, No MMS? wassat all about? that is a basic phone function! 2MP camera with no flash or night mode, no video recorder and thee most temperamental QWERTY keyboard that was ever put into a phone! Granted the graphics are ace but if you aint got the basic tools to make use of the screen res WATS the point?!!! No expandable memory . . . . iphone 4th generation will be the nuts until then its Nokia N96 not permitted all over the market . . . touch screen is still at its basic stage. As for the omnia i900 and experia X1 . . . erm . . . who would want an experia X1 its not permitted ugly with a very old design clause on it (side slider) with a MS support platform!!! Thats an immediate NO on all levels! and the omnia i900 is a not permitted to text on and does not support wifi! All the Nokia N96 lacks . . . is a touch screen . . . AMEN to that!

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Philip G Taylor — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:10:25 -0000

The Nokia N95 8Gb is a different phone to the N95, as such it is far superior and should never be compared to the N95.
Improved battery and bigger screen to name just two improvements.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

n95pic.blogspot.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:06:46 -0000

I love n95 because it have 5 mega pixel camera and i dont need to carry extra digital camera to take pictures.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Jaryd — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:48:53 -0000

Haha. These comments made my day. Different people like different things, alright, guys?

iPhone - easier to use
N95 - harder to use

iPhone - less features
N95 - more features

Is that hard to understand? For most people, easy to use is key. Mainly because most people can't figure out the cheap phones they have now. They can't figure out how to use GPS, or use the crappy browser, or connect via bluetooth. So what good are features if they aren't utilized? They are worth nothing.

The iPhone gets its right. Sure, they have areas they need to work on a lot. But with 3G, 3rd party apps, and Exchange support, the new iPhone is set to skyrocket in popularity. More so than it already has.

"It's the experience, stupid," couldn't be more true.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

poker rum — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:37:01 -0000

Wow, it’s incredible how different the photos are. The bottom shot seems washed out with blues. I wonder if there’s anything else (like the settings) to explain the difference…

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

JD — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:04:09 -0000

N95 is obviously the best.

This thread is long enough so I won't bother explaining why.

Apple, just stick to iPods ok?

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Luu — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:25:12 -0000

I think Nokia is much better than I phone.
When the battery is broken, that's mean you have to buy a new one. Let's take a look at the price of both brands. Nokia orginal battery is about #15.00 - I phone's battery is much more expensive ( about $152.00)
For example, many years later you have to replace abattery , so you have to lose $152.00per year for an Iphone ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. But for a Nokia N95, you can use it for a while.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Ken — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:09:48 -0000

and before u read my phone's camera errors, please note @ the date, it's way back last year, w/ the new firmware updated, I have no problem whatsoever.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Ken — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:56:56 -0000

alright, sorry for using the word "moron" but for me... I just can't get pass "iPhone camera is better"?
I mean as you can see, above, so many people gave u enough reason why N95 is much better phone. Buying a phone that is not smart, is just like buyign a car for its cigarette lighter.
I've read that u can't load some website on N95, I'm wondering, can u give me those address, I'll open it and take screen shot (oh wait, another feature iPhone doesn't have) and post it up for ya ;)

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Ken — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:29:25 -0000

wake up u moron... and look at these pix,
http://www.symbian-freak.co...
Let me start w/ something else... 5mpx camera, better flash, video recorder, TV out, home network sharing. Built in Nokia maps. Installed on my phone right now? Route66, navigation w/ 1 time fee. Quake, u ever play Quake???? Skyforce, global race...and u have faster internet??? have u tried Opera Mini on the N95? call urself tech geek??? best of all on my phone??? Phoneguardian, in case I lost my phone, new sim card inserted in, my phone will text me a message let me know which number's using my phone. I can remotely lock the phone. My phone will automatically erase all my contact, pix, data file one the phone... oh wait wait... if that person send out a text message, the phone will also forward me 1, so not only I know who's using my phone, I'll also know his/her friend...there's more... if he's outside, my phone will grab the GPS's location and send it to me.... and do u wanna count how many software out there?? Take Samir for example... I don't know what's the limited text on here but.... your phone is more superior????? hahah what idiots would listen to this? my email is heineken702@gmail.com if anyone wanna ask me about N95, aiites?

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Imran Shakir — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:47:42 -0000

N95 has almost everything else you could think of including in a phone too: a music player with support for all common music formats, a stereo FM radio, integrated handsfree speaker, speaker independent voice dialling, talking ringtones, HSDPA (the fast data transfer technology dubbed "3.5G") and lots more! When it comes to connectivity, the N95 is the best-connected device in town, with support for Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Infrared, Wireless LAN, TV-Out and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Its memory is also more than adequate with up to 160 Mbytes of onboard memory and support for microSD memory cards (up to 8 Gbytes). Battery life is OK - when you consider how much work has to be done to power this beast, you can't really set your expectations too high.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

tooncis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:21:01 -0000

Wow, you Apple people are coolaid drinkers!

- The N95 camera is better...but that doesn't matter.
- The N95 has a GPS...but Apple was "smart" to not include one.
- The N95 has faster data options...but why would you want faster data when I can drive for miles to "maybe" find a free WiFi signal.
- The N95 can be used with any GSM carrier...but AT&T must be the best because Apple anointed them.
- There are thousands more apps written for the Symbian OS...but they all suck cuz Apple didn't write them...and 10 years down the line Apple will have more...so I'll wait.
- The N95 can record high quality video...but why would I want to record video when I have a crappy still camera?
- N95 connects to the TV, uses regular 3.5" head phones, 2 cameras (one for video conferencing), VoIP, the list just goes on and on and on....

I have nothing against the iphone, but damn, when people have the sickness, there seems to be no cure.

The iphone is prettier and has cooler transitions between screens. Because of this, it has a bigger initial "wow" factor.

Now watch the Apple coolaid drinkers explain that everything that the iphone can't do as well (or can't do at all) has a reason...and therefore is not important.

Regarding the camera..."Better in every other respect"....yeah right.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

No Name — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:31:31 -0000

Wow, it’s incredible how different the photos are. The bottom shot seems washed out with blues. I wonder if there’s anything else (like the settings) to explain the difference…

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

gemininer — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:53:01 -0000

How can you say that the iphone beats the N95 in all other aspects other than the camera? The N95 is the better MP3 player. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack. The N95 can also be hooked up to your TV, iphone you can't. N95 can take videos, iphone can't. N95 has better speakers than the iphone. I have a laptop, and will neither use the N95 or the iphone for web browsing. The N95 has 2, not 1, cameras, 1 in the back for taking pictures and videos, and 1 in the front for web chatting. One big turn off with the iphone is that you cannot take out the battery when you need to unlike the N95. So how can you say that the iphone beats the N95 in all other aspects?

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

adama — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:37:16 -0000

you guys r just jellous the iphone is sooooo cool

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

Mark Jambas — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:41:49 -0000

Hi there,
Interesting discussion on this blog as always. I'd just like to jump in and add a few things about ShoZu. We've actually released an updated version 3.20.51 for s60v3 (ie. the N95) a couple of weeks ago which you can download from our site and addresses a few of the memory concerns with this phone. All ShoZu 3.20 versions use a new replication engine so we've also upped the limit to 10MB file sizes and are hoping to increase this again in future, dependent on phone memory constraints and some intense testing.

We're also big fans of the iPhone and will be announcing a service soon for iPhone users to simplify the file sharing experience.

Best,
Mark (ShoZu)

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:38:48 -0000

Dedicated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
IPhone - None
Nokia N95 - Excellent. Allows for real time hardware decoding of video codec and for superior 3D gaming. Plug this bad boy into your TV with a few nice NGage games and stun even the most hard core xbox360/ps3 owner.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:36:10 -0000

I could add to this list for hours. Many of these applications are free. Most of these programs are well written and feature rich. These are not trivial little tidy bits. If you really want a smart phone, it has to be smart enough to know that it will not do everything out of the box and some things should be left to outside programmers to develop. The iPhone 's application list is not even a bad joke compared to the N95. The problem with comparing the two is that it takes months just to get a handle on the capabilities of an N95. Most N95 users do not take the time to respond to such comparisons, as the comparison is not only foolish, but requires quite a bit of time to accurately list the N95's capabilities.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:35:24 -0000

Additional third party applications
IPhone - None at this time.
Nokia N95 - Several different office applications, programming, game emulators such as MAME (allowing playing pf 1000's of known arcade game classics), Synch applications, Tune musical instruments, Gmaps, Google maps, Phone Guardian, GSM Tracker, ybroswer, FExplorer, SysExplorer, studio nokia, mobile web server, cCam, Carbide ui, SymSMB, Instant Messaging, VoIP,, SSH/Telnet, rar files with Mobilerar, stream with Orb or TVersity, Mobiola Webcam, Mobiola Microphone Remote, Mobiola Remote Phone Control, Tomtom, NavXS and others, Aspicore GSM Tracker, ultimat voice recorder, really nice 3D games by the hundreds, HourPower, Digital Clock, Mobisophy InteractiveVoice Call Master, Webgates Advanced Call Manager, MobieGenie, Divx player, CORE Player, Flash 5 player, PeerBox, TextQuick, Mobile Weather, eBuddy, MSN, Mig33, ScanR, Palringo, Adobe PDF support preinstalled, MS Excel and Word support pre installed, S60 Internet Radio, VCEL, ShoZu, TypePad Mobile, OperaMini, The Kaywa Reader, Jaiku, Nokia Sensor, Nokia Team Suite, Gmail Mobile, Symella, SymTorrent, Python for S60, PuTTy, QReader, ReadM, Chords for S60, S-Tris 2, Nokia - Wellness Diary, Acala 3GP Movies, studio_nokia, MyStrands, OggPlay, JabpLite, Calcium, GCalSync, Autolock, MobileRar, Nokia Local Search, Scenetone, Tasky, Nokia DJ Mixer, Fring, WorldMate, CellTrack, Loc Bluepulse, Spodtronic, Mobixie, Hibaru, DJMixerNSeries, SafeTxt, GamesFlash, Market Simplified for Mobiles, myNumbers, Qibla Compass for Mobiles, Handylearn Counter, Weight and Measures Quick Study Guide, mShell, Virgin Radio & Podcast Player....

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:35:00 -0000

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:34:07 -0000

Speakers
iPhone - Mono sound
Nokia N95 - Probably the best set of stereo speakers every installed in a cell phone.

Ring tones
iPhone - Is it even worth mentioning?
Nokia N95 - Use pretty much anything you want. Any audio track on the phone can be used. Create your own mix right on the phone itself and save it as a new mp3 or ring tone.

Traveling
iPhone - You are locked to ATT, period.
Nokia N95 - Unlocked and support for various networks across the globe. If you are traveler, the iPhone is not even a consideration if you do your research.

Sexiness (I am putting this here because CNET mentioned this)
iPhone - Sleek and cool looking, but viewed as a toy in the workplace.
N95 - Viewed as THE phone of a technologically competent professional.

Battery
IPhone - Longer lasting than the N95, but not removable
Nokia N95 - Replaceable battery. If you find yourself in the EMERGENCY situation where you need to make a call and do not have access to a charger and your battery is dead, you can just replace the battery with a spare. With the iPhone you could be stuck off the side of a cliff in a car with no power and trapped. Unfortunately, Apple seemed to overlook this MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF HAVING A CELL PHONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. EMERGENCYS!!! I would actually be willing to get my wife this phone if it were not for this issue.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:33:21 -0000

Camera
iPhone - 2 mega pixel. A common place phone camera that will not produce images that most people would want if they went to a concert or show.
Nokia N95 - 2 cameras. 5 mega pixel and VGA for video conferencing on EU networks. The 5 meg camera takes stunning pictures day and night. Carl Zeiss optics. Comes with editing software right on the phone. With third party applications your can take pictures of pages and email them or fax them.

Video capture
iPhone - None
Nokia N95 - 640 x 480 @ 30 fps. Stunning quality, even at night, with audio. Includes digital stabilization.

Activation
iPhone - 2 year contract that adds up to quite a bit.
Nokia N95 - Buy it unlocked from Nokia or Dell directly and have a warranty and no contract to take it where ever you want.

Infrared
iPhone - None
Nokia N95 - Works great. With it you can
Transfer data.
Control all the Infrared devices in your house and office.
Connect to your PC and use the phone as a modem.

Screen
iPhone - Very nice large touch screen. (finger print prone). Requires 2 hands to operate easily.
Nokia N95 - Smaller screen than the IPhone. A larger screen would have been nice. Easy one handed operation.

TV Out
iPhone - None
Nokia N95 - Works great with the supplied cable. Use it in a hotel room with a BT keyboard to read email and edit office documents, Use it on your TV to play video games, movies, and share pictures.

Cable Interface
iPhone - proprietary iPod type connection.
Nokia N95 - Mini USB and a standard mini plug that all ear buds use. (same plug for TV Out)

Speakerphone
iPhone - ?
Nokia N95 - People do not even know I am on it.

Re: Comparing N95 to iPhone

DaveW — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:32:36 -0000

Record sounds and voice
iPhone - None
Nokia N95 - Excellent microphone with which you can
Record anything you want, including calls. No limit in length.
Remove the required 5-second beep with Ultimate Voice Recorder.

GPS
iPhone - Cell tower emulated triangulation. Voice instructions.
Nokia N95 - Built in real GPS hardware, cell tower emulated triangulation, External Bluetooth hardware capable, Assisted GPS or any combination of all three. You always have some kind of fix. With the GPS you can
Find your current location in a foreign city at night and find and get direction from where you are to where you want to go.
Get directions to services of all kinds.
Use third party add-ons such as Tomtom.
Use the Nokia Sport Tracker for walking, riding bikes, hiking, etc. This provides several different statistical analyzes of distance, elevation, time and distance, including laps and the actual path taken with the ability to save and compare your results with other results.