In 2007, Nokia was still at the peak of its glory. As a technology show, they launched a flagship handset called the Nokia N95 .
The Nokia N95 was announced in September 2006 and entered the market in 2007. The N95 was a legendary mobile phone with very advanced features for its time, at the height of Nokia's heyday.
The N95, which has a 2.6-inch screen, uses the Symbian v9.2 operating system, S60 3rd Edition. The internal memory is 160 MB which can be expanded with a microSD, then there is also an 8 GB version of the N95. While the 5 megapixel camera at that time, invites admiration.
This is the futuristic design style with a slider system. The top can be shifted and displays the operational buttons for music.
This phone uses a Texas Instruments OMAP 2420 332 MHz processor.
The bottom can be shifted to remove the physical keyboard. So, the top and bottom can be removed.
The rear camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels with a Carl Zeiss lens.
With the status of a premium phone, the price of the N95 is stifling. At the beginning of its launch, it was priced at around USD 730 or in the range of Rp. 9.5 million. Even at the beginning of 2010, the price was recorded in the range of USD 400. But that's the price that was deemed appropriate with all the capabilities that the N95 carried.
Appearance of its typical user interface Nokia at that time.
"One of the best smartphones of all time, the N95 is Nokia's greatest achievement, at the height of its power," said Sascha Segan of PCMag.
The N95 is considered by some to have various technological breakthroughs. Especially in the field of cameras, music players, mobile games 3D graphics, dual slider design, GPS and 3G connectivity. Already so, its form is also fairly small even though it is embedded with abundant features. "There's more. The GPS mapping is good, the web browser is the same and 3D games will amaze you," added Sascha.
This is when the N95 snaps a photo. "The N95 is so full of high end features that it sometimes feels like it's from the future. It's the first 5 megapixel camera phone to hit the US market, a decent camcorder, the best music phone and the only Symbian phone that's really fast," wrote Segan. in the N95 review some time after this handset was marketed.
Indeed, there are criticisms from it, for example the battery that sometimes runs out quickly and the design from the outside is not spectacular. Photo: Gizmodo
"N95 has no competitors. This handset is really a technology demo from the world's number one mobile phone company," concluded Segan.
In its lifetime, the N95 faced great challenges from the LG Prada, Apple iPhone, Sony Ericsson W950i and K850. But he remains undefeated.
Even the legendary status deserves to be pinned on him.