Nokia N95-3 with USA 3G bands, available at your local Nokia Store
If you thought the Nokia N95 was the perfect phone with a great mix of high-end features, yet missing the one thing most Americans need, you might be happy to know that today is the day for rejoicement. Currently in stock at the New York and Chicago Nokia Stores, the Nokia N95-3 model should bring all you AT&T HSDPA-loving fans some happiness. It looks like Chicago has the "silver / dark sand" model, while New York has the "silver / black" model in stock, so make sure you know your color palate before you go ahead and buy one. Check for our hands-on review with photos a little later in the day!
P.S. The early word on the street from mobile diva Darla Mack says that the battery life on the new N95-3 model is outstanding!
On Sep 26, 2007 @ 3:40 pm, downsouth821 Said:
I would most def pay the price for this.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 3:51 pm, JR Said:
Is this referring to the much anticipated N95 8gb?
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 3:52 pm, Eric Seale Said:
750$ ?
I thought the 8GB would be 750$
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 3:58 pm, Mark R. Said:
No, this is the U.S. 3G version.
The phone is much better, tighter slide and better fitting screen. You can buy it also at Mobile City downtown, NYC.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm, Galvatron Said:
Rh still not worth switcing to att. Excelend device notoriously bad carrier with a pointless identity crisis
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 4:02 pm, eJay Said:
When they say battery life is good, what do they mean by that? Can we have an approximate?
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 4:02 pm, Wifiguy Said:
BGR, you started something with the BB wifi test. I think what would be cooler if you could show an edge phone and a hsdpa phone both downloading a podcast or multimedia file and see how fast 3g is over edge. That’s what I wanna see.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 4:03 pm, chris Said:
This is probably the only phone that gives you a lot of bang for your buck.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 4:09 pm, Pat torney Said:
Gal brought up the identity crisis and i can’t help but comment.
There is no real identity crisis for AT&T. They were forced to break off the wireless portion of the business by the Federal government for anti-trust reasons, which became it’s own AT&T wireless entity. AT&T wireless was sold to cingular and now repurchased by AT&T. Having not looked into it at all, it appears on its face to look like AT&T just found a back door way to make the wireless portion of the business once again a part of the parent AT&T.
Like I said, I don’t know for sure but it just seems you have this summary:
AT&T forced to break away from wireless portion, wireless portion sold to Cingular, AT&T repurchases the wireless portion under AT&T.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 4:56 pm, daddybear Said:
I’ll tell you what
That N95 is a very nice device… I would totally bag one in spite of its high cost.
…oh wait…there’s no cdma version yet…
dang it!
-db
still waiting….
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 5:32 pm, eJay Said:
Galv your the one with the identity crisis. Half super hero target shopping cart pushing moron by day, clever keyboard breaking key robbing not being able to spell half iliterate wheelchair bound quadrapaligic that types with his tounge by night….
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 5:32 pm, Rob Said:
Sorry, they’re not available for sale yet in Chicago. I went in late morning today. They have a couple to demo, but they are “trickling” into the store. That sad, it sure is fast!
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 6:08 pm, Tyler Brock Said:
First… obviously there is no CDMA version, CDMA is dying, as mentioned earlier on this very blog. Any idiots still using verizon and loving their awesome service are delusional. (try using your phone anywhere but here, in maybe… A GLOBAL MARKET) Why would a phone company limit their market, its just bad business.
Secondly, and more importantly… this phone is not worth $750! Its worse than the iPhone, which you can now get for $400 & almost double the price. You might be saying “But, but, oh its got 3g and its not made by apple I hate apple and i cry about how awesome there stuff is!!!11one1″ and you are a fool. The killer app of the iPhone is Safari, until any of you fools get a clue, you will not realize that browsing using the terrible nokia browser or ie mobile is a joke. /end rant
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 6:11 pm, Tyler Brock Said:
Furthermore, to continue my rant, which was a thought not finished… why would you need 3G if you don’t have a phone powerful enough, or with powerful enough software to USE it?!?!?! OMG thats a novel concept. Yes, the iphone is not 3G and its fine with edge. 3G is coming. But those of you who think at $750 this is a steal are being robbed. You people are so dumb. I had a iphone, went back to BB, and now back on the iphone, I’ve used every hot phone thats been out, blackjack, curve, 8800, e61, etc… they all pale in comparison to the iphone, its power, and el jobso.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 6:39 pm, Dtest5477 Said:
^–What he said…
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 7:20 pm, Zobi Said:
Tyler, my friend… have you been getting laid lately?
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 9:12 pm, Tyler Brock Said:
All the time bro… my iphone has a port for that
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 10:34 pm, Jeff B. Said:
F**KING LOLFEST, TYLER!!!!!! I hope you don’t mind if I use it cause now that is a classic.
I mean this is a good phone, it is nowhere near a smartphone and Nokia has been overpricing their phones since like forever so technically we can’t compare this to an iPhone since it’s not in the same class. Just to say a lil’ somethin’ somethin’.
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 11:56 pm, Dee Said:
I’ve been looking for the ultimate companion device for a long long time since the sidekick 2 and then went to the SK 3 bb pearl, helio ocean and fin, now the iphone!!! I actually don’t mind edge on the iphone too much when it’s in a good coverage area because 3g internet can kill a phone like my helios. Those things lasted maybe a few hours!!!
I haven’t even paid the first bill on the iphone yet, and I’m very in the n95. The killer for me is the price and I think 40 dollar monthly fee to get data through att!
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On Sep 26, 2007 @ 11:58 pm, Zobi Said:
you mean the 3.5mm jack?… You naughty boy!
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On Sep 27, 2007 @ 1:14 am, Jason Said:
Nokia is overpricing their phones…no doubt. The iPhone really isn’t impressive in regard to features though. It is the UI that is impressive. The N95 and the E-series devices are stuffed full of features but just don’t have the UI like the iPhone to make it fun to take advantage of them.
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On Sep 27, 2007 @ 3:33 am, LeJuane Said:
I thought we crossed this bridge already. I can’t believe we are still taking sides with the iphone or the n95. The iphone is awesome and so is the n95. They both need to be subsidized so the price could get closer to affordable though. The iphone sucks as a camera but the n95 sucks as far as the browser is concerned. The iphone is an awesome mp3 player and its the best ipod as Jobs said, but the n95 is pretty damn durable in comparison. The other short coming with the iphone is it’s lack of bluetooth connectivity beyond the headset, but hey the n95 and every other phone would have been awesome if they had multi touch. Now with the facts restated and the obvious short comings of both these awesome devices pointed out let’s stop the pointless arguments until these corporations release a phone without restrictions and compromise. Something like an 8320 with gps, wifi, safari, unrestricted bluetooth and a 5mp or better camera. Now that would be worth what nokia is presently asking people to pay for this phone (n95).
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On Sep 27, 2007 @ 9:36 am, SB Said:
Talk about browser on N95, wouldn’t Opera Mini work? I have been using it on a S40 nokia device for a while and am very happy about it. I like it over IE running on my Tmobile MDA.
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On Sep 27, 2007 @ 9:37 am, At&tian Said:
Let me get this straight. The iphone was only $100 cheaper than the N95 when it came out.
iPhone Pros:
#Safari
#Awesome mp3 player/ multimedia device
iPhone Cons:
*locked out to one carrier
*beg Apple over an internet connection to activate
*No 3G
*not a smartphone
N95 Pros:
#3G
#smartphone
#unlocked
#GPS
#stereo bluetooth
#over-the-air upgrades
N95 cons:
*Only upgradable to a little over 4GB
*no safari
Whatever!
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On Sep 27, 2007 @ 11:17 am, LeJuane Said:
Talk about summarizing what was already said At&tian. And in my opinion 8gb or even 4gb is way plenty on any phone that has it.
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