The Nokia N95 (N95-1, internally known as RM-159) is a smartphone produced by Nokia as

part of their Nseries line of portable devices. It was released in March 2007. The N95 runs on
S60 3rd Edition, on Symbian OS v9.2. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can
be used to access either media playback buttons or a numeric keypad. It was first released in
silver and later on in black, with limited edition quantities in gold and purple. The launch price
of the N95 was around €550 (about US$730, GB£370).

Its capabilities include:[1][2] a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver with maps and optional
turn-by-turn navigation; a 5 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, video
recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, IrDA, 802.11x and
Bluetooth; a portable media player with the ability to download podcasts over the air; an FM
Radio tuner; Composite Video output via included cable; multi-tasking to allow several
applications to run simultaneously; a web browser with support for HTML, JavaScript and
Adobe Flash; messaging via SMS, MMS and e-mail; Office suite and organizer functions; and
the ability to install and run third party Java ME or Symbian mobile applications. It also supports
GPRS (2.5G), EDGE (2.75G), UMTS (3G), and HSDPA (3.5G), one of the first smartphones to
support 3.5G.

Since the introduction of the original N95-1, several updated versions have been released, most
notably the N95 8GB with 8 gigabytes of internal storage, a larger display and improved battery.
The N95 and its upgraded variant N95 8GB are widely considered[by whom?] as breakthrough
technologies of its time and one of the greatest products to hit the market. It was well noted for
its camera, music player, 3D graphics mobile gaming, the innovative dual-slider, its GPS and
3.5G capabilities as well as its light-weight for such device.[3][4] On November 6, 2007,
AllAboutSymbian declared the N95 8GB as the "best smartphone ever".[5] On January 24, 2013,
PC Magazine called the Nokia N95 as "One of the best smartphones in history on any
platform".[6]

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The phone was unveiled on September 26, 2006 at the Nokia Open Studio 2006 event in New
York City.[7] Nokia called the N95 as the multimedia computer. It was released at the end of
March 2007.

On 8 March 2007 Nokia was shipping N95 in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern
markets.[8] It was on sale in many countries on the week of 11 March.

On 7 April 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia's Flagship stores in
New York and Chicago and through Nokia's nseries.com website. No US carriers were expected
to offer this phone. The U.S. version started retailing without carrier branding or discounts in
Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago on 26 September 2007.[9][10]
On 29 August 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were announced at a press event in
London; first, the N95-2 (N95 8 GB), an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8
gigabytes of internal storage and larger screen;[11][12][13][14] secondly, the N95-3 (N95 NAM),
replacing the original 2100 MHz W-CDMA air interface with support for the 850 MHz and
1900 MHz frequencies used for the 3G networks of most GSM-compatible mobile carriers in the
Americas, including AT&T Mobility.

Finally, later on 7 January 2008, Nokia introduced the N95-4, which is the US 8 GB version of
the N95-3. The phone got its FCC approval on 30 January and launched 18 March.[15][16] The
first carrier to utilise this approval was Rogers Wireless in May 2009.

The N95's main competitors during its lifetime were the LG Prada, Apple's iPhone and the Sony
Ericsson W950i. The N95 managed to outsell its rivals. Despite Apple's much-hyped iPhone
with its multi-touch technology, thin design and advanced web capabilities, the N95 had several
key features against the iPhone, such as its camera with flash, video camera, Bluetooth file
sharing, 3G and 3.5G connectivity, GPS, third-party applications and several other features.[17]

Even after the release of later Nseries phones, the N95's retail price was still around US$400
(about €300) as of early 2010 despite its three-year old age.

Integrated GPS ability

The N95 contains an integrated GPS receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad.
The phone ships with Nokia Maps navigation software. This phone is not yet on the list of
smartphones that Nokia is giving a free lifetime of voice navigation for.

Multimedia features

The N95's dedicated multimedia keys are accessed via the 2-way slider

Out of the box, the N95 supports audio in MP3, WMA, RealAudio, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+,
MIDI, AMR and M4A formats. Its two-way slide, when opened towards the keypad, allows
access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5 mm jack is located on the left side of the
phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit. Users can also use
Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP, or use the built-in stereo speakers. The N95 is also
capable of playing video in 3GP, MPEG4, RealVideo and in newer firmware, Flash Video
formats. All of the phone's video output can also be played through the TV-out feature. TV-out is
a feature offered by the phones OMAP processor, that allows users to connect the smartphone,
using the supplied cable, to a TV or any other composite video input. Its main purpose is to allow
users to show photos and videos on a large screen. The N95's built in UPnP capabilities also
allow the user to share the phones' media over a WLAN network. This provides easy access to
the photos, music and videos stored on the phone, from other UPnP capable devices on the
network, enabling them to be watched or downloaded over the air.

Internet

The N95 has built-in Wi-Fi, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless
network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as
UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE. The webkit-based browser displays full web pages as opposed to
simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape
mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has built-in Bluetooth and works with
wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth 2.0 technology and for file transfer.

It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA;
UMTS features in these versions of the phone are disabled by default. Furthermore, the later N95
US versions support only AT&T's 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, neither 1700 MHz of
T-Mobile USA nor 2100 MHz bands are supported internationally.

The phone can also act as a WAN access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier's packet
data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some
carriers have opted to remove this feature).

Accelerometer

The N95 includes a built-in accelerometer. This was originally only used for video stabilization
and photo orientation (to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken).

Nokia Research Center has allowed an application interface directly to the accelerometer,
allowing software to use the data from it. Nokia has released a step counter application to
demonstrate this.[19][20] Another Nokia-created application taking advantage of the accelerometer
is Nokia Sports Tracker.

Third-party programs have been created, including software that will automatically change the
screen orientation when the phone is tilted, a program that simulates the sounds of a Star Wars
lightsaber[21] when the phone is waved through the air, a program allowing the user to mute the
phone by turning it face-down, etc.