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Nokia N95 8GB - What next?

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  • 05-03-2010 8:41pm
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    partyatmygaff
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    Ok so i've had my Nokia N95 8GB for a fairly long while now, I know it still wipes the floor with a lot of the phones out now despite being a 3 year old model but i've been wanting to upgrade for a good while now.

    Basically here's the breakdown of what I'm trying to find

    A phone that has at least 8GB of internal storage
    Has plenty of applications available (Don't really care about twitter, facebook widgets and the like though)
    A camera that's either the same or better than the N95's camera

    I'm on bill pay and have no qualms signing a new contract so long as I amn't forced to choose a special "smartphone tariff" that starts from €35 per month.


    How much do you think a pretty good condition N95 8GB with box would sell for?

    Basically i'm looking for a phone that's equal or less to the value of my old phone + €40 or so.

    So if my phone is €180, my max budget is €220.

    So Tl;Dr version is:

    What phone is a good step up from an N95 8GB that costs less than €220 (On billpay with a low tariff).

    Thanks.


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    Pacifico
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    SE W995


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Pacifico wrote: »
    SE W995
    Should have mentioned I hate the OS that sony ericsson use and that I hate phones with small screens. :pac:


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    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    N97


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    gcgirl wrote: »
    N97
    I've been thinking about getting that too but I can't find it for sale anywhere for less than €220 on a regular tariff.


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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭PH4T


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    I've been thinking about getting that too but I can't find it for sale anywhere for less than €220 on a regular tariff.

    It's garbage anyway. Could you not get an iPhone in your price range?


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    PH4T wrote: »
    It's garbage anyway. Could you not get an iPhone in your price range?
    I had an iPhone (2G) before I got my N95 and I thought it was absolute garbage. The camera was abysmal, the phone itself looked pretty and so did the OS but I hated everything else about the phone.

    What's so bad at the N97 btw? Haven't used one so have no idea how it fares.


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    PH4T
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    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    What's so bad at the N97 btw? Haven't used one so have no idea how it fares.

    It's horrendous. Terrible software and not enough RAM so the rest of the good specs are wasted.

    I went from the N95-8GB to the N97 and was very frustrated with it. Chnaged to a Nexus One recently but that doesn't sound like it would be your cup of tea.

    If camera is important to you, how about the N86 that has an 8MB camera?


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    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    Im in the exact same boat myself, just after selling my N95 8gb looking to upgrade. It was a great phone but the only two things that frustrated me was the slow transfer speed when adding music and video etc.

    Then you had the gallery taking forever to open. They were the dealbreakers for me. Will be following this thread closely see if anyone has a great recommendation, I'll take them up on it;)


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    donmeister wrote: »
    Im in the exact same boat myself, just after selling my N95 8gb looking to upgrade. It was a great phone but the only two things that frustrated me was the slow transfer speed when adding music and video etc.

    Then you had the gallery taking forever to open. They were the dealbreakers for me. Will be following this thread closely see if anyone has a great recommendation, I'll take them up on it;)
    I agree with you 100% there, USB 1.0 and the slow gallery were real negative points for the phone. Probably the only two negatives really.

    I've thought about the N86 but tbh it's not really all that different from the N95 8GB besides the camera of course which isn't something I really use all THAT much.

    The n900 seems fairly good but the price....


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    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Went from an N95 to a HTC hero myself.


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    Random
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    I got a free n97. I sold it after about 4 days usage and kept to my n95 8gb. My n95 then went bust. I bought a second hand one..

    I don't think there's anything out there that truely beats it at the moment and so I'm still with the n95 8gb.


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Random wrote: »
    I got a free n97. I sold it after about 4 days usage and kept to my n95 8gb. My n95 then went bust. I bought a second hand one..

    I don't think there's anything out there that truely beats it at the moment and so I'm still with the n95 8gb.
    It truly is a great phone but i'm getting fairly bored with it now. The n900 does look like a worthy successor though.


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    Random
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    Don't sell the n95 8gb until you're 100% happy with the new one !


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    Davy
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    Random wrote: »
    Don't sell the n95 8gb until you're 100% happy with the new one !

    Was about to say the same. The n95 is still an incredible phone imo. The amount of people that want to hold on to them, get things fixed on them rather than update to a different model. Only yesterday i was talking to a chap that wanted the ribbon replaced in it. He had moved to a 5800, but wants to go back to the n95 now


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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭PH4T


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    It truly is a great phone but i'm getting fairly bored with it now. The n900 does look like a worthy successor though.

    Dunno, the N900 is kinda lame for a new smart phone. Specs are too low for the money, crappy resistive touch screen, 600Mhz processor etc

    People aren't going to be using that in 3 years time the way the are now with the N95.


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    seanybiker
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    went from the n95 8gig to the N97, loving the N97, I use it alot and very rarely have any problems with it. I sometimes have a few apps open at the same time. It slows down a little but so did my n95. Love me phone.


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Davy wrote: »
    Was about to say the same. The n95 is still an incredible phone imo. The amount of people that want to hold on to them, get things fixed on them rather than update to a different model. Only yesterday i was talking to a chap that wanted the ribbon replaced in it. He had moved to a 5800, but wants to go back to the n95 now
    Why would anyone buy a 5800 when they have an N95 :eek:

    So i'm still undecided really, whether to upgrade to a N97/N900 or to stick with my N95 for a while or should I consider other phones.


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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭PH4T


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Why would anyone buy a 5800 when they have an N95 :eek:

    So i'm still undecided really, whether to upgrade to a N97/N900 or to stick with my N95 for a while or should I consider other phones.

    I would say don't get a Nokia. They are a hardware company and can't compete in the new world of software being the key. Symbian is terrible. Mameo is better but it's never gonna have the support Apple and Android have.


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    Idleater
    Registered Users Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    So i'm still undecided really, whether to upgrade to a N97/N900 or to stick with my N95 for a while or should I consider other phones.
    What about the x6. I don't know what network you are on but it is cheap on the vodaphone upgrade. o2 are supposedly getting it at some stage too.

    Also, I don't know how "good" it is compared to the n95, but it might be worth a look if you wanted a change without going too far os wise.

    Very tempted to upgrade my n82 to a n900 though.


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    #21
    cnocbui
    Registered Users Posts: 20,091 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    There are plenty of great new phones, but you have ruled them all out by declaring you want a great smartphone at a feature phone price. You get what you pay for.


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    danmcmie
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    Symbian is not such a bad OS. Although is has lost some ground to the iphone and android, its still alot better than most other phone OS's plus it has recently gone open source so we should see some great apps coming out for it soon


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    Davy
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    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Why would anyone buy a 5800 when they have an N95 :eek:

    The n95 broke, and he thought it would have cost to much to fix it. Now he wants to go back to the n95 as it can be fixed cheaply enough


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    angel01
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    I know someone who had a N95 and upgraded to a HTC HD2 and have never looked back, fantastic phone and well worth it. 199 Euro with O2 Billpay.


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    The HD2 looks excellent actually. But it's out of stock with o2 at the moment. Seems a fair bit better than the N97 specs wise.


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    PH4T
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    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    The HD2 looks excellent actually. But it's out of stock with o2 at the moment. Seems a fair bit better than the N97 specs wise.

    Unfortunately running the only operating system worse than Symbian, WinMo 6.5.


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    angel01
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    PH4T wrote: »
    Unfortunately running the only operating system worse than Symbian, WinMo 6.5.

    I don't agree with that at all, It is really quite good, HTC sense is excellent on making WinMo loook great :D

    HD2 is absolutely brilliant :D


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    remotesensor
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    What about the E72? Much better than the N95 in comparison, very fast and responsive and less of a brick too.


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    remotesensor wrote: »
    What about the E72? Much better than the N95 in comparison, very fast and responsive and less of a brick too.
    It's a fairly ugly looking business phone, it's a step down from an N95 really.


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    remotesensor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭remotesensor


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    It's a fairly ugly looking business phone, it's a step down from an N95 really.

    Each to their own, I had an N95 8Gb and found it to be very disappointing. It was quite slow and unresponsive and the size was awkward. The E72 just seems to be miles ahead in terms of internet, emails, responsiveness, buttons and battery life. Woeful battery in the N95.

    I wasn't disappointed at all with the E72 when I got it.

    Oh, and the N97 is awful. I seriously wouldn't go near that.


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    not_xanthor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 285 ✭✭not_xanthor


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Ok so i've had my Nokia N95 8GB for a fairly long while now, I know it still wipes the floor with a lot of the phones out now despite being a 3 year old model but i've been wanting to upgrade for a good while now.
    .........
    So if my phone is €180, my max budget is €220.
    .....
    What phone is a good step up from an N95 8GB that costs less than €220 (On billpay with a low tariff).

    Thanks.

    IIRC the N95, or the N95 8GB weren't available for 220 or less, on a low tariff contract until quite some time after they launched.

    Really, i don't think any network is going to offer you a modern equivalent based on the criteria you stipulated.

    If i'm wrong, some please correct me.

    Although there were some teething problems, the N95 8GB was possibly the best phone i ever had.. and it was followed by an N97 which is possibly the worst.


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