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iPhone vs Nokia N95

Posted on 04 June 2007



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Robert Scoble is wondering whether the Nokia N95 is better than the upcoming Apple iPhone. There are a lot of features that the N95 includes and the Apple iPhone doesn’t. GPS, 3G and a 5Mpix camera just to name some. Robert is trying them out thanks to the N95 provided by Pure Mobile.

So, is the Apple iPhone all about usability? Well, at first sight, it seems to be better than Symbian, hence if you don’t need the extra features above, it can be the right choice for you.

Let’s keep this in mind: we know very well that there are tons of MP3 players out there but only one’s name is iPod. Period.

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    I agree Nokia N95 has svery strong points but the Apple iPhone has the scroll view as well as MAC OS X installed. The camera comparisons and others aren’t much of a big thing. Both are good. But it is difficult to choose which one to buy :S
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    IF ure looking for versility and multitasking then ure Best bet is the N95. I have one and trust me just the Voip feature thru Wifi is incredible. THe camera amazing ..no digital camera required anymore. Record video in high quality and play them on ure TV with amazing quality. When u weigh this out with the Iphone then Nokia N95 takes the weight.
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    I think that the guys at Apple have done the wrong thing. They came up with a phone that in some features is 2 years behind. No 3G??? 2 MP Camera??? No video recording? No MMS?? No GPS??? No software can be added to the iphone unless it is bought from Apple. No Tv Out?? I give them the Visual Voicemail option and the Touch-screen, neat features. However, the N95 has got all the ones I have mentioned before. It is cheaper (the iPhone costs $600 and must be bought in a contract, the N95 comes free with some contracts) And I say they did the wrong thing cause thay just gave ideas to other manufacturers on what to do next. IDIOTS!!
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    well in my point of view i have an n95 which i bought from tiger direct. i think it kicks the iphones ass personally. the only thing that the n95 cant do is have a touch screen. but the bad thing about touch screens are they attract smudges which the iphone will have significantly more because u are using your finger. i have a treo 75o for my touch screen phone. but i prefer no touch screen. its less complicated: no hidden menus. the n95's strongest point is its multimedia features. the iphone in no way comes close to it. the iphone cant plug into the tv like the n95 can. u can download movies of the internet then put them on the big screen. 5 megapixel camera. which also does close to dvd quality video. the gps is amazing. and not to mention 3g and wifi combo. also has a video clling camera. the iphone does not have 3g which is totally surprising. the only reason i would get an iphone is to transfer my itunes on it. anyways i cant think of a reason of any kind why someone would get an iphone over an n95 thats just plain stupid. get an n95 and show iphone roadies that it sucks shit and n95 is better. which it truely is.
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    Nokia only focuses on phones! while Apple try to manufacture all kinds of amazing gadgets. Apple is trying to amaze people by their called spectacular i-phone which is never that close to the humbled Nokia n95. i phone only has this touch screen. touch screen that is hard to fix when it is broken, it has a built in stupid battery, that must be sent to the apple company to be fixed, it is one of the smartest move of apple, they get money from the users or buyers just to fix and change the unwanted built-in batteries (just like the ipods, have to wait more than a month to fix the batter of my ipod) . while nokia N95 is a multimedia device... GPS,5megapixel camera, WI-FI,...n more once this phone is in your pocket. Though this n95 phone is really consumes the battery easily because of all the features. People who has NOKIA n95 keeps complaining about the battery life that can last a day, because they just love playing it and explore the features of this wonderful phone. I-phone is far from the the Nokia N series.. that has been progressing for at least 2 years now. I'm from Asia n that 2 mega-pixel camera of iphone is an old phone almost three years ago.... Actually, Nokia n95 is awarded to be the best current cellphone in the world in 2007 of best of whats new. I have heard a leak from nokia that Nokia is again releasing another Nokia N series, (nokia N97) , a 30 GB memory card, a touch-screen, 3G , WIFI, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, mp3's everything.. probably not that far from Nokia n95... I think nothing is better than a trusted cell phone company like NOKIA. Iphone the Asianjunk . hahahaha
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    Don't forget this is apples first phone. it's actually pretty good for a first phone hence some features. Apple always realeases an updated model of all thier products, and i have no doubt they won't do the same for the Iphone. As for 3g, they are going to implant it eventually.


    Only time would tell......
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    Don't forget this is apples first phone. it's actually pretty good for a first phone hence some features. Apple always realeases an updated model of all thier products, and i have no doubt they won't do the same for the Iphone. As for 3g, they are going to implant it eventually(in a new model).


    Only time would tell......
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    Hi there.

    Weeks ago i sold my old x51v. Strangely with the difference of the colors, the x51v (2005) have the same style that a Iphone but everyone claim that iphone is innovative and stylish, i say that the iphone style is that same that (almost) any pda around here.

    Iphone is in fact a pda cellphone-able it's not a true cellphone. What's good with it :stylus and power, what's wrong with it :usability (one hand to grab the iphone and the other to push the screen). And (like every pda users knowns) touchscreen suffers of scratch. You can put a (ugly/and loss sensibility) screen protector.

    But there are another trouble with the iphone :3rd parties are left out of this phone, from starter no java mobile, no able (currently) to develop programs to iphone and such. Opposing to Nokia where you can download the sdk, tools and such for free (and you can choice to c++ of java), Nokia (also Sony Ericssons, Samsung..) do the same things. And what's the results :for symbian and j2me there are tons of programs, games and such. Even Microsoft allow to third parties to develop programs to their windows-ce smartphone.

    IMHO Apple currently is selling a half-baked phone on purpose to sell a Iphone Second (de)Generations months later. You can buy today Iphone and then buy (again) a new iphone, just the same course of actions of many Ipod users.

    Iphone (iphony) 1st generation :8gb, no memory, lousy camera, no video (why?), some bulky.
    Iphone 2nd generation :16gb,a strange (and expensive) memory, 3-4mpx camera, videos, more small.
    Iphone 3rd generations :20gb, memory, 5mpx camera, stable (yes, the first version can be a bit unstable), battery interchangeable, slim.
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    I agree with you Jorge. Apple usually doesn't protect their customers. They launch a new product and an upgrade a few months after. Think of the Apple TV: a first model for $299 with only 40GB hdd, then, two months later, a 160GB version for $399. Why not at the same time? For iPhone I'm pretty sure to see the same story.
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    I heard that, its not possible to change the SIM. What happend if my SIM damaged?. What about MMS. In India, MMS and MP3 ringtone and FM radio are very popular. There is no way to compare I-phone and N95. Both are different segment. N95 pure multimedia and partially business features. N95 VOIP is terrific. Crystal clear voice. I-Phone no VOIP. Camera in N95 are equal to leading Digital camera.

    -Kannan M
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    Man im loving this. the ppl with n95 need to stick together. i have one who else does? we need to tell apple why theirs is inferior to ours. and we have to prove it. we have to take a stand and stop other ppl with iphones who say there phone is better when it isnt even close
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    This is really an apples and oranges (or whatever fruit Nokia is) comparison. Two entirely different devices for two entirely different market segments.

    Comparing the iPhone feature for feature with the N95, it will come up horribly short. Just like the iPods come up short (e.g., no voice recording, no FM radio, etc..) when compared to many other handheld media devices.

    Compare for example the iPhone's bluetooth and that on the N95. The iPhone can use its bluetooth to pair with a headset and with a car kit, that's it. The N95 (and many other phones) can in addition use it to transfer files, sync with a PC, connect bluetooth keyboard, GPS and many other devices, you can connect it to a PC over bluetooth and use it as a modem, etc.

    The iPhone is also not open for 3rd party developers, while smartphones have a plethora of 3rd party software available. As such, it would be a misnomer to call it a smartphone and you can't really compare it with them.

    The point is, the iPod isn't considered one of the best in its class because of a feature checklist. It is because Apple is good at UI - they make devices that do a few things, and do them well. There's that 'it just works' factor.

    The iPhone is for those who want an iPod, a cell phone and an Internet tablet in one. Wrapped up in that Apple UI experience.

    The N95 is for the power user or gadget geek that wants the top of the line swiss army knife of cell phones.
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    Have you heard that the iphone reqires you to buy ringtones and that there phone has very little ringtones. Apple likes to steal money from us. I used to have the ipod but the battery keeps breaking and becoming low, they want us to send the battery so they can get profit. look at the size of the thing and the features suck.
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    that's true John... why do they built things such iphone with built-in battery? thats one of the Apple's smart but stupid idea... (if u don't have the service plan or the warranty then your iphone or ipod breaks, watever that ithing is... u have to isend that smart ithing to the icompany, to ifix for imonth.. heheh u won't have igadgets for at least a 3 weeks, iguess u have to pay for that if u don't have iwaranty) not like nokia, n other cell or smartphones. You can buy another battery once the battery of the phone breaks down.
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    Nokia n95 and Apple are great phone, as for me i love top gadget and top of the line phone, so i got myself an Nokia N95, My friend in the other have have an Apple phone, Both are great phone and it hard to compare because both phone have diff feature. Nokia N95 have alot of feature that will blow your mind out. Apple have all this cool thing you can do with the phone like fancy way to display your picture or when you tilt your phone left or right your screen display whatever way your phone is tilt too. So it depend on what you like instead of what is a better phone. I love the Nokia N95 and i can't say it is better then the apple phone because Apple phone have cool touch screen and it is fun to play with and etc etc.... Anyway if you really want to know what you like more buy both phone and play with it, Then you can tell what you like but then again Iphone like to be a Lil SOB because it only out for Cingular
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    By the time iPhone comes out with all the features the N95 has, Nokia will have developed the N96, N97, N98, etc and will still be miles ahead from what Apple is doing. Don;t you think that the guys at Nokia already thought of touchscreen? (Maybe an N95i? an N96?) Visual Voicemail? C'mon, Nokia knows how to do phones.
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    I agree Juan, although apple did a great job with their first fancy cool iphone, nokia still has the best phones. i've search all the nokia n series and a new nokia n97 pops up. Try to search NOKIA n97.... (30 gb, 5 megapixel, touchscreen, etc..)... nokia n95, iphones killer.
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    Ya but have u checked the pix of the nokia n97? doesnt look like it has the sickass dual slide, and it looks pretty weird. Personally i prefer not to have touch sensitive things (i have bad experience with the gay chocolate phone) id rather push buttons... Im dying to get a N95, but i need to save my money for a good car, other than the car, the N95 is #1 on my list of things to buy.
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    yeah.. same here. i have problems about touchscreens... they'are really hard to fix.. apple is a smart ass company. they built their i-products sell it expensive. like the ipod with an built in i-battery like the i-phone once its broken have to send it to the apple company. no i-pod for at least a month... i dont know much about the iphone yet. but i'm pretty sure it can't beat the sicked nokia n95. great features and fun to play with... i have mine for almost six months now. tho the battery consumes quickly because i play the phone atleast 4 hours a day. its a great phone. i wonder when wil the nokia released the N97 or there myt be nokia n95i .
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    I bought my iphone on june 29th and sold it July 1, after reading about the n95 and actually playing with the iphone.
    The lack of game, instant messaging, inability to add ring tones, and no video recording is mainly why i sold my iphone. I really love the other features and the phone but i am a gadget geek. i know i will love the n95
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    the n95 is way better than the i-phone, the i-phone is just a phone so full of hype that it's about to burst!

    I- Beef it up!!
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    II-XPLOiT it !!!
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    III-Game ON!!
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