When Phones Were Fun: Nokia N95 (2007)

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  • Опубліковано 5 лис 2020
  • It feels like an odd time to bring back “When Phones Were Fun.”
    After all, 2020 has been one of the most interesting years in mobile tech history: Motorola finally achieved a proper reboot of its iconic RAZR; Samsung built the best foldable ever with its Galaxy Z Fold 2; and even LG got in on the fun with a radical rehash of its VX9400, the LG Wing. As I said in my review of the latter: "phones are indeed fun again!"
    But something tells me that, whatever social feeds might exist thirteen years from now, not many of those phones will inspire the kind of love-fest that 2007's Nokia N95 does. With a bevy of firsts encapsulated within an iconic dual-slider design, the Nokia N95 wasn’t just the ultimate smartphone ... it was also, in many ways, the last of its kind.
    Join me for a look back at the Nokia N95-3, and stay tuned to the end of the video for an exclusive look at HMD Global's Nokia N95 reboot ... that never was! MrMobile's "When Phones Were Fun" is back in business.
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    This is the ninth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.
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  • @simranvirdi123
    @simranvirdi123 3 роки тому +1472

    Today, even buy Iphone 12, but the level of happiness when buying N95 can never be met.

    • @FelArtful
      @FelArtful 3 роки тому +92

      Yeah now you only pay for a better looking or more power but the old phones gave you magic

    • @simranvirdi123
      @simranvirdi123 3 роки тому +63

      @@FelArtful very true. Most amazing thing is, at that time every upcoming phone used to have different look, design, and features. That's not the case now.

    • @Apurv22able
      @Apurv22able 3 роки тому +14

      Absolutely...I remember buying this phone in 2007 for 27000rs

    • @udhaypartap1351
      @udhaypartap1351 3 роки тому +9

      Same me bro i have 4 nokia n95

    • @simranvirdi123
      @simranvirdi123 3 роки тому +6

      @@udhaypartap1351 4 nokia n95. 😂 That is amazing!!!

  • @peterthepanda
    @peterthepanda 3 роки тому +938

    Ah, the days when the battle for the best smartphone camera was only between Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

    • @ebridgewater
      @ebridgewater 3 роки тому +68

      The N95 was better than the K850i in almost every way. However, the K850i had a Xenon flash, which was really useful during university times (going out at night etc.).

    • @rowdful
      @rowdful 3 роки тому +80

      sony ericsson....now that's a name i haven't heard in many years

    • @harshvaghela47
      @harshvaghela47 3 роки тому +48

      Sony Ericsson is my first love. 😊

    • @KoenMiseur
      @KoenMiseur 3 роки тому +18

      @@ebridgewater not really if u search reviews from back than the k850i wins the photobattle, the n95 wins the videobattle.

    • @ebridgewater
      @ebridgewater 3 роки тому +13

      @@KoenMiseur Depends on the situation. The N95 came out stronger in many ways.

  • @hyuseinyashar9137
    @hyuseinyashar9137 3 роки тому +657

    As a kid All I wanted was n95, now I am 25 and still I want a n95 ...

    • @itachiuchiha9773
      @itachiuchiha9773 3 роки тому +6

      😂

    • @brigingthemap
      @brigingthemap 3 роки тому +2

      Yes Sir

    • @cheekymescalito3249
      @cheekymescalito3249 3 роки тому +13

      I was born in 1995 too. As I kid I couldn't even dream of N95. Siemens M65 or Nokia N73 or even Nokia N70 were top my dreams

    • @redjoker07
      @redjoker07 3 роки тому

      It's now a cheap phone tho, you can buy a SEALED ONE on eBay or Amazon for just a cheap price

    • @KaiserAllen
      @KaiserAllen 2 роки тому

      I wanted an N93i, and I still do. Even the N90.

  • @akshayavhad5286
    @akshayavhad5286 3 роки тому +75

    N95 was a legend at its time. It had Wifi, light sensor, always on display, accelerometer sensor, tv connectivity feature, stereo speakers, front facing camera, continuous auto focus, inbuilt gps tracking and many more things which I can't even remember now.
    Seriously, N95 was way ahead of its time.

  • @cerealkiller5599
    @cerealkiller5599 3 роки тому +111

    My brother gave me his N95 after he got his iPhone. I used to stream anime and play games on the N95. It was a beast!

    • @mohamedsamir363
      @mohamedsamir363 3 роки тому +1

      i have one nokia n95 rally 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 роки тому +1

      Sorry, but I don't see an iPhone as an upgrade over an N95. Give me the N95 and I'd still have fun with it.

    • @wintermelon4020
      @wintermelon4020 2 роки тому +1

      @@largol33t1
      If u don’t see it as an upgrade then you’re just delusional

  • @ivan_off
    @ivan_off 3 роки тому +780

    People who aren't old enough to remember when Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson were the top phones manufacturers - I feel sorry for you. That era was epic.

    • @danieliroh
      @danieliroh 3 роки тому +45

      Sony Ericsson phones from that era were like gold growing up, so highly coveted because they always packed so many cool features! And Symbian on Nokia phones was what got me into modding and going on tech forums

    • @ChemicalCorpse91
      @ChemicalCorpse91 3 роки тому +15

      We get it your old get over it

    • @danieliroh
      @danieliroh 3 роки тому +45

      @@ChemicalCorpse91 awww, someone's mad for no bloody reason.

    • @krizzyfire3760
      @krizzyfire3760 3 роки тому +15

      And when Sony Ericsson was just Ericsson

    • @arivindharanbalakrishnan418
      @arivindharanbalakrishnan418 3 роки тому +14

      @@ChemicalCorpse91 butthurt baby.. Hahahahaha 😂 😂 😂

  • @bogdangaliceanu6326
    @bogdangaliceanu6326 Рік тому +35

    proud owner of an N95 here. It was awesome. First phone I ever wrote Python code for, which basically got me into a career as a software developer. Thank you for the video!

  • @Scampi95
    @Scampi95 2 роки тому +84

    The N95 was a game changer, when it came out it was the coolest phone on the market. My neighbour had one and I was so jealous of him. Now I'm seriously considering getting one as a backup phone

    • @drygnfyre
      @drygnfyre 10 місяців тому +4

      I doubt it would work anymore. 3G networks have been shut down by all major carriers in the past few years. You would need 4G at a minimum. There is no way the N95 can do anything more than work as a secondary music player or something else that doesn't require phone calling.

    • @donjunal
      @donjunal 3 місяці тому

      ​@@drygnfyreno i have it and it can still run many sites

  • @josephspectre8810
    @josephspectre8810 3 роки тому +336

    Showing us The new N95 is EVIL!!!!!! i want one SO BAD 💔💔💔

    • @Xfade81
      @Xfade81 3 роки тому +12

      Uhm it's a non working prototype, with only 2 similarities.

    • @adamno176
      @adamno176 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah

    • @josephspectre8810
      @josephspectre8810 3 роки тому +7

      @@Xfade81 Looks SO Cool

    • @MadisOtenurm
      @MadisOtenurm 3 роки тому +3

      Ehh, there are plenty of phones with stereo speakers. If you really want that part of it, maybe the Razer Phone 2 could be for you.

    • @ahmadhussain27
      @ahmadhussain27 3 роки тому

      I... NEEEED.... IT

  • @Shapershift
    @Shapershift 3 роки тому +319

    Nokia N95 was a phone that I dreamed of having when I was a kid, but I couldn't afford it.

    • @raycon921
      @raycon921 3 роки тому +20

      same, when I got older I bought a used one just to have it although it's time has long passed

    • @TheMrMobile
      @TheMrMobile  3 роки тому +82

      I only saw one in the wild: on my college campus sometime in '07/'08. If I'd known all its capabilities I would have found the money for one!

    • @AyazHB
      @AyazHB 3 роки тому +3

      How much did it retail for at that time?

    • @jimboro7
      @jimboro7 3 роки тому +3

      @@raycon921 haha i did the same, bought a lot of the n-series phones when they were second hand and cheap

    • @ChrisBeard
      @ChrisBeard 3 роки тому +9

      I never realised how badly carriers hobbled manufacturers in the US. Pricing and competition was really high in the UK back then. Everyone I knew had a n95. Really miss the life log app too.

  • @Yaniv.C
    @Yaniv.C 3 роки тому +113

    The N95 was amazing! It was so powerful and allowed me to use mobile hotspot when I was traveling for work. Ironically I was READING your articles back then versus watching! Oh how the times have changed.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 роки тому +4

      I want the N95 and Sidekick back in modernized form so badly. Fuck Apple. There's nothing special about their overpriced phones.

    • @Yaniv.C
      @Yaniv.C 2 роки тому

      @@largol33t1 lol I loved the 95 but I have to admit I love my iPhone too ;)

  • @JamesLawner
    @JamesLawner 3 роки тому +22

    That Spider-Man 3 edition looked so dope, even back then.

  • @gunjanthagria
    @gunjanthagria 3 роки тому +146

    This phone hit some real hard nostalgia, I'm from India and this was THE phone back when I was in school....

    • @nasa1231000
      @nasa1231000 3 роки тому +7

      Same I'm originally from Sri Lanka. When I was schooling there it was the 5800 the 5323 the C5, C6, and all them amazing xpress music phones. All the cool kids had em. Not to forget the E series.

    • @danieliroh
      @danieliroh 3 роки тому +4

      @@nasa1231000 I'm from Nigeria and I coveted all of those phones back in school too! I did end up getting a used 5800 at some point

    • @Bos_Meong
      @Bos_Meong 3 роки тому +4

      You must be crazy rich to have this phone for school

    • @danieliroh
      @danieliroh 3 роки тому +1

      @@Bos_Meong nope, bought it used and saved up several months for it

    • @gunjanthagria
      @gunjanthagria 3 роки тому

      @@Bos_Meong lol I wish I had one...

  • @hammouminator
    @hammouminator 3 роки тому +202

    I filmed an over 2 hours family reunion with that beast and the battery was still kicking it man this phone was so badass

    • @louisvilletech7765
      @louisvilletech7765 3 роки тому +2

      never owned one when i was younger 19 now but how good was the headphone jack i heard it had a decent dac and amp in it the LG V60 is my daily driver and i love it

    • @hammouminator
      @hammouminator 3 роки тому +2

      @@louisvilletech7765 It was amazing , i still own the phone it's somewhere in my house but can't find it lol , beside i was living in a hot desert town and that beast never gets hot or any thing it was built like a tank

    • @mohanbalajip8507
      @mohanbalajip8507 3 роки тому +1

      In the past the battery life of these beasts were around 4days... With good usage and now a days all we can see is around 1-1.5 days( except a few)

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 2 роки тому +57

    I had this and remember laughing at how little the first iPhone could do compared to it.
    Also, why the fuck did AT&T want Nokia to remove WiFi but not Apple?

    • @stephengnb
      @stephengnb 2 роки тому +11

      AT&T and other carriers could force Nokia and other manufacturers to do what they want, but Apple gets to make its own rules that the carriers must follow.

    • @fiddle_n
      @fiddle_n 2 роки тому +8

      Steve Jobs refused to sign a deal with a carrier unless he had complete control over the design of the phone. Verizon disagreed. AT&T agreed but the price was a multi-year exclusivity deal. They realised just how much of a competitive advantage it would give them to carry a phone from Apple, and they were right.

    • @KazyEXE
      @KazyEXE 2 роки тому +3

      @@fiddle_n also he signed it with Cingular, which was then bought out by AT&T

    • @sorryi6685
      @sorryi6685 Рік тому +1

      Try saying no to Steve Jobs.

    • @beingbeckham
      @beingbeckham Рік тому +1

      Yeah this had symbian & apple was so basic

  • @TheWahyuwirawan
    @TheWahyuwirawan 3 роки тому +14

    I love my n95 back in the day. Pure happiness for 2 years. The zeiss camera was a thing back then and the loudspeaker is one of the best stereo on a phone

  • @raulbarsan8582
    @raulbarsan8582 3 роки тому +50

    I used to be BOSS in high-school with this phone. Thank you for reminding me man!!

    • @zinussan50
      @zinussan50 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed. But I'm the one who watched others look so cool with this phone. 😃

    • @darek4488
      @darek4488 3 роки тому +1

      Same here. So much so that a year later two other people bought N95 8GB

    • @raulbarsan8582
      @raulbarsan8582 3 роки тому +1

      @@darek4488 great times. Had the N97 as well. Felt like a Nasa employee when you opened the hinge

  • @itxofficial8281
    @itxofficial8281 3 роки тому +78

    The N95 (or in my particular case: The N95 8GB) will always remain my favorite smartphone of all time. I was 19 years old when it came out, and on the day of its release here in Austria, it cost a whopping 799€! I decided to buy it anyway, and even though the rest of the month was pretty much me eating nothing but plain noodles and rice 😅, I never regretted buying it. Unfortunately, I sold my original device a few years ago, but I managed to get a hold of a very cheap, used one in decent condition. As a collector of vintage phones, this device will always hold a special place in my heart.

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 3 роки тому +5

      Remember the time before appstores when you could find apps and games from special sites around the internet, then transfer them to your phone via usb lr memory card, sometimes youd need to change date to get it to install etc. .jar .sis apps

    • @danyahsan3958
      @danyahsan3958 3 роки тому

      S60v3... I was 13 year old... Gold memories

    • @danilodistefanis5990
      @danilodistefanis5990 3 роки тому

      ITX Official where do you recommend buying well priced vintage phones in Austria ?

    • @itxofficial8281
      @itxofficial8281 3 роки тому

      @@danilodistefanis5990 I would look at *willhaben* first and foremost. People tend to set prices too high at first, but most of them are willing to negotiate and there's a good chance you'll find a bargain there. Then of course, *eBay* is also a good place to find old phones, although most sellers don't offer the bidding option anymore and only sell their stuff with the "Buy Now" button.

    • @Josephbabajide
      @Josephbabajide 3 роки тому

      I envy you.

  • @tomasgancahaluska
    @tomasgancahaluska 3 роки тому +8

    I still have my old N95 8GB. This phone is a masterpiece ❤️

  • @mohanbalajip8507
    @mohanbalajip8507 3 роки тому +23

    I still have "The N95"... thats a beast of the past and i just cant let i go so i still play the Snakes game...😊🧡

    • @vedant8002
      @vedant8002 2 роки тому +2

      It was very expensive when i bought it.
      But the happiness it gave me was worth it.
      Surprisingly, it's still working after a decade😎

    • @mohanbalajip8507
      @mohanbalajip8507 2 роки тому +1

      @@vedant8002 that was the N series from NOKIA... they were a monster...

    • @donjunal
      @donjunal 3 місяці тому

      ​@@mohanbalajip8507that snake game was the best snake game on any phone i completed all it's levels the last levels with a single lane of tiles were very hard

  • @LewysC
    @LewysC 3 роки тому +72

    The Nokia N95 was genuinely a mind blowing device back before smartphones became a common thing!
    I got mine as a hand me down from my dad which was his work phone and the screen, the sliding motion, the camera, the media controls... It all seemed so futuristic to me at the time 😅

    • @Lahiss
      @Lahiss 3 роки тому +13

      When people were losing their minds over the first iPhone I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. The Nokia N-Series had been doing all it did for years already.

    • @LewysC
      @LewysC 3 роки тому +4

      @@Lahiss I remember thinking the exact same thing 😆
      Although I didn't have any of the other N series devices, I can speak for the N95 when I say it was most definitely ahead of its time.
      I used to love the MP3 player and the camera to death. It was the first phone that really showed me that you could have a portable, digital, 'smart camera' in your pocket.

    • @TheSkcube
      @TheSkcube 3 роки тому +3

      I got it as a hand me down from my dad too, what a coincidence. I felt so awesome having a high-end smartphone.

    • @LewysC
      @LewysC 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheSkcube I guess we were the cool N95 kids then 😎
      Some of my earliest photos were taken on this thing actually

    • @SGoswami41
      @SGoswami41 3 роки тому

      Same here.

  • @viktorkongskov5692
    @viktorkongskov5692 3 роки тому +77

    I had this epic phone! I still remember sitting in my couch watching TV on this tiny screen. It was pointless, as i could just turn on the real thing, but i didn't care cause it was awesome being able to do that.

    • @gabrielgingras814
      @gabrielgingras814 3 роки тому +1

      Like me last night not bothering to turn on the TV to cast UA-cam.

  • @SirNarax
    @SirNarax Рік тому +8

    5:42 Ah yes, AT&T. Holding back (mobile) phone innovation since 1877.

  • @jaspm
    @jaspm 3 роки тому +2

    Just discovered your channel, having some solid nostalgia from these amazing thick devices, great content ❤️🙏

  • @AchrafAchraf-cz2et
    @AchrafAchraf-cz2et 3 роки тому +82

    I had the n95 8gb, it was just amazing.
    Its camera however was incredible.
    "The N95 is another reminder" that since Nokia left, innovation has been slowing.

    • @aliafan7357
      @aliafan7357 3 роки тому +19

      For me when nokia dies there’s no unique phone, from the shape to functionality, i remember staring at phone magazines with nokia all over the pages, and now same shaped brick

    • @sergyuphenom
      @sergyuphenom 3 роки тому +3

      in that time, 2007 the camera on n82 was the best, followed by n95. i remember reading about it, n82 best cameraphone in 2007

    • @RizkhyDestatama
      @RizkhyDestatama 3 роки тому +3

      I think the innovation is advance faster after nokia era, but in functionality and technology.

    • @altal2993
      @altal2993 3 роки тому

      I had the N95 8GB also........what an amazing phone that was........

    • @akapbhan
      @akapbhan 3 роки тому +1

      2000's is to mobile phone what 1890's to 1920's to handguns. Sure they had a lot of interesting and innovative design and ideas but most of them were not needed.

  • @Nutteri
    @Nutteri 3 роки тому +89

    I remember the tagline: ”Nokia N95 - It’s what computers have become.”

    • @jmal
      @jmal 3 роки тому +4

      That tagline is prophetic in a way.

    • @SankoshSaha_01
      @SankoshSaha_01 3 роки тому +1

      Miss those days

  • @embukun
    @embukun 3 роки тому +5

    I still remember playing a very bad port of asphalt 3 on my father's nokia n95. This just brings back so many memories. Good video!

  • @thearchive2950
    @thearchive2950 3 роки тому +1

    This phone was not only amazing for its time but also ahead of the curve in so many ways. Thank you bringing us a strong sense of nostalgia, fond memories of this amazing piece of tech and walk down memory lane Mr Mobile !

  • @Federico_Cahis
    @Federico_Cahis 3 роки тому +52

    At the time, I went travelling for 3 months, when roaming was impossibly expensive. Its internal storage, camera and offline maps with GPS and Wifi made it the ultimate device. The ultimate smartphone. Nothing in the market came close to this phone. Not even WM phones. Also the Nokia E71. Not as exciting, but my goodness was it a beautiful metal device.

  • @snapverse
    @snapverse 3 роки тому +98

    HMD should totally have released this new iteration! The kickstand & a slide in speaker would be amazing on those mid-range Nokia’s.

    • @BenJamin-jc4jm
      @BenJamin-jc4jm 3 роки тому +14

      Partner up with Netflix, $299 with a year of Netflix included and 3 years of Android updates and they would certainly move a few. Feels like a teenagers phone.

    • @faeinthebay
      @faeinthebay 3 роки тому +1

      The speaker array would have been awesome. With UA-cam consumption not slowing down and apps like TikTok emphasizing music and voice playback, we need better audio more than ever.

    • @Infinite_Jester
      @Infinite_Jester 3 роки тому +1

      @@faeinthebay Nokia has proprietary audio systems in their phones already (OZO Audio), so they could really capitalize on that with this kind of multimedia phone.

    • @Brucetiki1
      @Brucetiki1 3 роки тому

      The original N95 was a disastrous lemon. I shudder to think what the remake would’ve been

  • @2007enthusiast
    @2007enthusiast 7 місяців тому +9

    Who else would legit and unironically use this phone in 2023 🙋??

  • @fmifu4100
    @fmifu4100 2 роки тому +2

    2007 or 2008 are the years in which I wish technology was capped at. My favorite time

  • @mijalakis3
    @mijalakis3 3 роки тому +62

    I was waiting for this phone to appear in this series. I believe no phone even got close to match all the things Nokia N95 had. It was a huge brick but we all loved our brick. It was awesome, unique and it really pushed the limits. I was fresh out of high school when it came out

  • @cheetachug
    @cheetachug 3 роки тому +19

    When I saw that old Asphalt 3 logo, it brought back so much memories

  • @hermanmunster3358
    @hermanmunster3358 Рік тому +1

    My ALL TIME FAVOURITE phone, all things to most men (and women)
    I owned two, first one for about three years. Then I "up/down graded" to an N97mini, for about 6-8 months, whereby during that relationship, I considered jumping from a bridge because of the despair of ditching my first love. Before going back to said first love, MY sweetheart, MY darling, MY N95, and living a life once again, filled with joy and happiness.
    I still miss you N95, but will never forget you. ❤️

  • @vionamic
    @vionamic 7 місяців тому +2

    I still have a fully working purple n95 in my drawer! i bought it in 2011, and even though iphones (which had a more modern design) existed, i still felt like the n95 was new, even though it had a numeric keypad, it felt so modern but so nostalgic at the same time. i used as a backup phone until verizon shut down their 3g networks a few months ago. i really loved it, this phone will always have a soft spot in my heart

  • @zaheedhasib
    @zaheedhasib 3 роки тому +39

    "the last of its kind" wrenches my heart out; miss those days.

  • @MVK_GS
    @MVK_GS 3 роки тому +72

    Military Anecdote: Way back between 2007 and 2008, this phone formed part of an urban surveillance kit (i.e., surveillance in a city environment) at the time I was deployed with a small team for a year. Well, for some reason, the logistics personnel felt fit to include the Spider-Man DVD as part of the itemized kit supply list. So, for a couple of years, every time one of our teams took over the surveillance mission from a previous team, it had to account for the Spider-Man movie. Go figure.

    • @TheMrMobile
      @TheMrMobile  3 роки тому +29

      This is exactly the kind of unique anecdote I love to see on episodes of this series. Thanks for sharing!

    • @eliseoembrador1733
      @eliseoembrador1733 3 роки тому +1

      Ah, the days when the battle for the best smartphone camera was only between Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

    • @hassaanahmed5784
      @hassaanahmed5784 3 роки тому

      @@eliseoembrador1733 stop copying other people's comments

  • @mykice29
    @mykice29 2 роки тому

    I just love the way you reviewed the N95 it makes me go back in time when i used to own it. I just ordered this handset 5 days ago and waiting for it to be delivered. There were a lot of reviews ive watched over at you tube and to be honest it made me laugh all the time. Ugh! kids what do they know.. keep up the good work man.. cheers

  • @rizwanm57
    @rizwanm57 3 роки тому +2

    I remember having N95 along with my N73 music edition.absolutely loved it back then.

  • @zainalrahiman1532
    @zainalrahiman1532 3 роки тому +70

    This was everyone’s dream phone including mine.

    • @dusandobranic2746
      @dusandobranic2746 3 роки тому

      And i couldnt get it but eventualy got the n96

    • @Vlad-rf3tu
      @Vlad-rf3tu 3 роки тому +1

      @@dusandobranic2746 I got the N86, which was amazing, was the last and best non Android/iOS phone that I had.

  • @ThierryTiramisu
    @ThierryTiramisu 3 роки тому +45

    8:46 "if you'd like to hear me refer to myself in the third-person some more..." He actually almost chuckled. Say no more, Michael Fisher! :)

  • @kelvinjayinzacruz6080
    @kelvinjayinzacruz6080 2 роки тому +4

    "It was also in many way, the last of it's kind." I can't explain the feeling when I hear this. missing the old days when nokia is on its prime (When phones were fun)

    • @hermanmunster3358
      @hermanmunster3358 Рік тому

      Nokoa really were KING at that time, nobody could touch them. I temember browsing theid lineup, and they must have had about 30 different models to choose from, to suit all budgets. And so many customizeable options for some of em, such as "Ex-press-on" covers, so you could change the look of your phone to suit your mood. Nokia were true innovators.

  • @pruett89
    @pruett89 3 місяці тому

    This is the highest form of historical technology cataloging! I love seeing these videos of what we used to aspire to in a phone and how it’s changed so much

  • @deviantuk1978
    @deviantuk1978 3 роки тому +206

    Had the black 8gb version of this phone, brilliant device

    • @decoseftenggo7441
      @decoseftenggo7441 3 роки тому +7

      U must be rich :D

    • @4900dk
      @4900dk 3 роки тому +5

      I had the N96, I was the coolest kid I school at that time 😏

    • @delves32
      @delves32 3 роки тому +3

      Spider-Man 3 version

    • @juanzelonlopez8079
      @juanzelonlopez8079 3 роки тому

      I do have it to, i think i was the only person in my town to own one

    • @bernardpullon4632
      @bernardpullon4632 3 роки тому

      I still have mine but I managed to wipe out Spider Man

  • @muertolamento
    @muertolamento 3 роки тому +277

    This phone looks totally usable now to be honest, I can only imagine how beastly it was back then.

    • @jeff4362
      @jeff4362 3 роки тому +21

      I think it's usable indeed, for music, email, calling and texting (SMS or open standards like IRC/XMPP) it's well, but also very much so for camera. The camera is still brilliant even today, it takes great shots. Remember 5 megapixels is basically like a still of 1080p+ video, it's much better quality than we'd think judging by that number. And it's not just about megapixels, the flash and (slow) focus on this thing works great, and the sensor they designed was great. It's just super chunky for 2020 (or even 2010!).

    • @vladavram9209
      @vladavram9209 3 роки тому +2

      5 MP camera! Not long ago, my selfie camera was 5 MP and those were decent photos.

    • @Derfderk
      @Derfderk 3 роки тому +20

      Had one in 2008, it took a Galaxy S4 for me to leave it behind in 2013. 5 years.
      5 frigging years with the thing and it was still kicking, I switched purely because the 3.5mm jack was, well, not working anymore and it's BT antenna was so fucked it barely had 1.5m of range anymore for my headphones at the time.
      I doubt any phone I get today will get the same mileage or arrive as intact as the N95 did at its 5 years mark. It was, indeed, the pinnacle of the pre-glass-slab era of smartphones, and I miss it (prolly nostalgia but still).

    • @blitzer25blitz62
      @blitzer25blitz62 3 роки тому

      @@jeff4362 for email, no.. tried that on my N86 and N93i, didnt work.. on my friend's E72 also.

    • @jeff4362
      @jeff4362 3 роки тому +3

      @@blitzer25blitz62 Yeah that's because the Nokia email app connected to Nokia servers that have died years ago. You need to download and install Mailbox Creator on your device and then you can get IMAP email again.

  • @vladimirdanov9536
    @vladimirdanov9536 2 роки тому +1

    I used to own N82 and by that time I was thinking it would not get any better than that. GPS, 5MPX auto-focus camera, N-Gage, gyro, accelerometer, Xenon flash ... oh boy it brings back memories

  • @paulwinkfield6560
    @paulwinkfield6560 2 роки тому

    Great video! I was just looking at my Amazon Fire phone, and while looking for videos, yours popped up! I miss the various creative designs, and specially miss using a real keyboard! Thank you for the memories!

  • @Conceptcreator
    @Conceptcreator 3 роки тому +1536

    I just LOVE these old school devices. They had something unique, everything was just different, they tried to follow an own path instead of following a path that is already set. Another really good video!!! (and I am still jealous of your scripting talent, but of course also your voice!)

    • @jattvolume3
      @jattvolume3 3 роки тому +61

      They had a love factor.. surely today's phone are prettier but in mid 2000s it was rare to see people with same phone.. nokia just had a bonkers catalogue, moto was there, samsung , ericsson. So, the feeling of your phone was the only phone in your circle was a kicker. And bluetooth sharing was also the reason why i loved my phones, it gave me a sense of freedom that is very normal in today's time.

    • @karmveer240
      @karmveer240 3 роки тому +5

      I ALSO LOVED MY UNCLES N97 MINI WELL I AM JUST A KID

    • @mass5904
      @mass5904 3 роки тому +2

      Try saying that with your Morgan Freeman voice

    • @glitchypranks2852
      @glitchypranks2852 3 роки тому

      @@karmveer240 I never heard of a mini version. Gotta collect that too!

    • @Zesserie
      @Zesserie 3 роки тому +3

      The phones from 00-10 were a very fun time, many wierd and unique phones, designes etc. I had Sony Ericsson P1i, that phone had a pretty large modding scene and remember modding mine to have the Walkman software, and custom UI
      the phone also had wifi and "wasd" keyboard, which were pretty cool back then. HTC had some slide phones with wasd keys to name another one.
      Today every phone feels the same, its an android or an apple, and its pretty much the same thing over and over again.

  • @innoillust
    @innoillust 3 роки тому +24

    That HMD Prototype was actually really cool...
    Shame it's doesn't get into production

  • @lyk1gr
    @lyk1gr 7 місяців тому

    My 6year old self back then was IN LOVE with this phone.. Sweet memories!

  • @amolrautamravati8500
    @amolrautamravati8500 2 роки тому

    Hey,I had that same phone and i think I might still have it lying around in my chest still. Thank you for reviving the good old memories of Nokia N95 8GB.😊

  • @ruatb7551
    @ruatb7551 3 роки тому +197

    My dad had this phone at the time.I showed him this video just now.His reaction was "Man it was a great phone."

    • @francissantiago4228
      @francissantiago4228 2 роки тому +1

      How old are you now

    • @al3x452
      @al3x452 2 роки тому +5

      @@francissantiago4228 why do you ask? looking for victims or something?

    • @varinder8788
      @varinder8788 2 роки тому

      Rich dad

    • @Casal0x
      @Casal0x 2 роки тому

      i have mines here to as relique, i love until today my n95 and n95 black

    • @EnglishELS
      @EnglishELS 2 роки тому

      @@Casal0x i love until today my beautiful Nokia n70

  • @zednotdead
    @zednotdead 3 роки тому +45

    Oh man, this was my favourite phone of all time. I wish HMD did that N95 redo, I would buy that in a heartbeat..

  • @dylantellez2496
    @dylantellez2496 3 роки тому +2

    Not me being nostalgic over late 00s

  • @sinoguera
    @sinoguera 3 роки тому

    Love this series. Please keep it up.

  • @madarasoun3018
    @madarasoun3018 3 роки тому +76

    N95 was the best in its time. Back then I was so happy. My father bought me one when I entered college.

  • @Billzloveschelsea
    @Billzloveschelsea 3 роки тому +81

    I remember having the N95 Black and watching a full movie on it! Everyone was so amazed and speechless. Memories.

    • @alexm566
      @alexm566 2 роки тому +1

      now we only do it on long flights 😐

    • @donjunal
      @donjunal 3 місяці тому

      The spider man one right

  • @juanvictorpayanlujan2373
    @juanvictorpayanlujan2373 Рік тому

    I used to have that N95 as well as the black 8Gb here in Mexico and they were amazing. I also had the N91, N97 and N98, but this last one was a big mistake and made me lost tons of information and I switch to iPhone 4. Actually, from the N95 was the first time that I was able to send an e-mail and that was mind blowing in that time.
    Keep it going with this video and thank you for making remeber great times.

  • @Davey_bfg71
    @Davey_bfg71 2 роки тому

    Absolutely loved these, bomb proof build quality, and playing your tunes through those great speakers, was best sounding phone for your music then, in fact you could probably make a strong case best sounding phone ever as everything that followed was so slim decent speakers weren’t really possible

  • @ZONEofTECH
    @ZONEofTECH 3 роки тому +650

    Ahhh!!! I remember wanting this phone so bad! Watching the ads over and over. "A computer in your pocket" being their catch-phrase from what I can remember. Good times! Great video btw, Michael! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 3 роки тому +9

      Are you me? I commented, "I remember wanting this phone so bad!" before I even saw your comment.

    • @SdKfz173
      @SdKfz173 3 роки тому +8

      I still have mine (black) in a drawer :) Watched spiderman on the phone itself :)

    • @tsimeone
      @tsimeone 3 роки тому +3

      I wanted this over the iPhone.
      It just never wooed me, but the n95 did.. Still 14 years later I've never owned an iPhone 😂

    • @tharalalnun4364
      @tharalalnun4364 3 роки тому +1

      My uncle had it, referred it to a pocket computer

    • @randomly_random_0
      @randomly_random_0 2 роки тому +1

      Same. But it was N96. It was so expensive at that time that i knew I will never own that phone.

  • @clhs
    @clhs 3 роки тому +168

    When he said "prototype" I died a little on the inside. :(

    • @Brtt4849
      @Brtt4849 3 роки тому +5

      :( I’m sad I wanted to it to be real ( ཀ͝ ∧ ཀ͝ )

  • @Opensourcerer12
    @Opensourcerer12 3 роки тому

    Had this version and the matte black 8GB one, still have them in my drawers and they still work!!! Awesome device from an awesome manufacturer. Fun videos bro good watch

  • @diamondaxe4133
    @diamondaxe4133 7 місяців тому +1

    I had one. Lots of fun memories with it. And it could use the web better than many other devices of the time. Also lets not forget the amazing sound quality from the speakers and that snake game! Such nostalgia.

    • @diamondaxe4133
      @diamondaxe4133 7 місяців тому +1

      Oh and also the fact that it had infrared. I used that to get old photos from off of my nokia 5140i.

  • @nebulous962
    @nebulous962 3 роки тому +1432

    The days when n95 meant something other than a mask :D edit:thanks for all the likes :)

    • @nic7227
      @nic7227 3 роки тому +34

      In fact, ppl who went thru SARS knew wt a N95 mask was when the phone came out

    • @maximumclutch8113
      @maximumclutch8113 3 роки тому +22

      @@nic7227 you seem fun at parties

    • @coltonkleins
      @coltonkleins 3 роки тому +9

      @@maximumclutch8113 and i bet he's smart too, he seems educated and knows stuff!!

    • @chiuuuuuuuuuu
      @chiuuuuuuuuuu 3 роки тому

      @@nic7227 Yeah this is exactly true. Th
      SARS and this phone happened only 4 years apart.

    • @KanwarAnand
      @KanwarAnand 3 роки тому

      Whoa

  • @williamregal873
    @williamregal873 3 роки тому +8

    The N95, N96, 6600 and the N73 were out of this world at the time😍

  • @ebencipe
    @ebencipe 3 роки тому

    Omg that exclsuive n95 prototype... Your channel is just lit... much love from the philippines

  • @Subz182
    @Subz182 2 роки тому +1

    I had this phone and absolutely loved it. Here in the UK it was available through most if not all carriers.

  • @pijushbhuyan9602
    @pijushbhuyan9602 3 роки тому +86

    those were the golden days..i still miss the era when symbian was king

  • @MrAndreCoutinho
    @MrAndreCoutinho 3 роки тому +52

    So many fond memories of this beast, actually the whole Nokia N Series, so many legendary, fun and crazy devices. I had the N90, N91 and the N82, I really miss them. I was surprised to see that the camera still does a decent job, both stills and video.
    Hope you can bring more of them and also the legendary beast E90 Communicator, it will be fun to compare a foldable phone from the past to the current models. Oh and try to find the 8800 luxury series, these were amazing back in their day, although the s40 OS was horrible.

    • @Banguhrang07
      @Banguhrang07 3 роки тому +1

      I hope HMD retro’s the 8800 series. I had the 8890, 8801, and the Luna 8600.

  • @ZGreenGaming
    @ZGreenGaming 3 роки тому +2

    Yes, that tv connectivity was amazing!!

  • @theNomac
    @theNomac Рік тому

    Dude, awesome video. Thanks.

  • @TheCapedCoconut
    @TheCapedCoconut 3 роки тому +16

    The writing in these videos is so good. Thanks for the trip on memory lane.

  • @pricetilghman2217
    @pricetilghman2217 3 роки тому +82

    I still have mine sitting in my desk. One of the best phones i've ever had.

    • @BradAckerman
      @BradAckerman 3 роки тому +2

      I just took mine out. The battery wasn't a spicy pillow, but I appear to have wiped the phone when I stopped using it. (And for some reason it's got a Fido SIM card even though I bought it from Vodafone UK and didn't move back to the US until 2010.)

    • @72mardy
      @72mardy 3 роки тому

      I've still got mine. It still works too.
      And I've still got my Nokia N900 as well.

  • @bebediavolo
    @bebediavolo 3 роки тому

    i am still looking to buy one just for the nostalgia. I , as you , wanted one so bad but never had the money for it, so now that i can afford one i will not hesitate. Thanks for the video and reminding everyone how cool it was to have one of these back in the days.

  • @kagameen
    @kagameen 2 роки тому

    had to re watch
    bro this series is awesome

  • @GreatGrandmasterWang
    @GreatGrandmasterWang 3 роки тому +46

    Hooooo boy! I have a lot of memories with this phone. Back in the day, when you had a N95, you really felt like you were the boss.

    • @paulantony23
      @paulantony23 3 роки тому +5

      Year 2040:
      son:dad,wat was this keypad phones
      dad:let me tell u a story.(nokia intro music in background)

    • @bogoljubdjordjevic7528
      @bogoljubdjordjevic7528 3 роки тому

      true and t28s I have both so I was 2 time boss :)

    • @peterhealy545
      @peterhealy545 3 роки тому +1

      Loved my n95

    • @Futuran123
      @Futuran123 3 роки тому

      i think buying a decent phone was much easier back in those days. Now you have to spend more than 500 dollars/euros.

  • @manishgant
    @manishgant 3 роки тому +35

    8:10 “The nokia n95 is the pinnacle of when phones used to be fun”
    I absolutely agree. I used to own the less savvy brother - the N81 and it was one of the best ones I had owned to date.

    • @liftusup9208
      @liftusup9208 3 роки тому +10

      Yes this is the point. It was far superior than rivals in its time. Even the first *revolutionary* iPhone appeared dumb with 2mp fixed focus poor video camera. I never felt superior for that long with any other phone. It had everything that today's smartphone had. I remember downloading movies using UC browser's download accelerator and then playing them on smartmovie + codec all in phone.

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 3 роки тому

      I had an N85, N86 and the N8 ! Lots of eights

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. 3 роки тому +1

      @@liftusup9208 you could literally use torrent on the phone! Incredible. And the wild west of getting apps, remember that.

    • @manishgant
      @manishgant 3 роки тому

      Symbian S60 was way ahead of its time!
      The first mobile phone OS that supported quality 3rd party apps similar to today I think.

  • @ghostvids6
    @ghostvids6 8 місяців тому

    Buying one soon for the collection cannot wait haven't used one since 2009

  • @djkelvindee
    @djkelvindee 3 роки тому +1

    Cuando los teléfonos eran divertidos! Excelente video, me transportaste al pasado!

  • @Daimo83
    @Daimo83 3 роки тому +349

    Dear HMD: Remake the N95 format with a 3" sliding glass display attached to a keypad and I'll buy it.

  • @scottb721
    @scottb721 3 роки тому +51

    I remember getting an email from Nokia back then asking owners if they thought software updates over the internet would be useful. 😂

  • @Tapiscadas
    @Tapiscadas 2 роки тому

    Had 2 of this superb fone...oh good old days...
    I still have the tv connection cables brand new and work so perfect

  • @Sheikah92
    @Sheikah92 2 роки тому

    10 minutes fly when watching your videos. Thanks for uploading

  • @Joshuwaah
    @Joshuwaah 3 роки тому +32

    I remember when my dad gave me the n95 8gb, I felt like such a the coolest boy in my school with a phone like this!

  • @josephnus
    @josephnus 3 роки тому +20

    This was the phone that literally jaw-dropping at the time of its launch, both in features and its price tag. That double side slider is iconic, people will always reminded of that double slider everytime they hear the Nokia N95

    • @DJNicShogun
      @DJNicShogun 3 роки тому +1

      It was my first smartphone Used 3310 and 6100 for ages until this

    • @josephnus
      @josephnus 3 роки тому

      @@DJNicShogun wow you're so lucky to have it. I only got my first smartphone with Nokia C6-00, the cut-price N97 😂

  • @NeonVisual
    @NeonVisual 2 роки тому +2

    Still have mine in my collection. I went from the n95 to the 98, then to the HTC HD2.

  • @pedrosilvamusician
    @pedrosilvamusician 3 роки тому +3

    I remember people having the N70 and when the N73 hit the shelves people were so overwhelmed since it had some decent quality speakers (or what we called decent at the time). It was very long till I had something half decent in that regard, but it was amazing how things evolved

    • @beingbeckham
      @beingbeckham Рік тому

      I had n70 & then n95, my bro had n73

  • @HonestWatchReviewsHWR
    @HonestWatchReviewsHWR 3 роки тому +9

    This is the one I've been waiting for. I rocked this phone for so long! My favourite ever phone. Then I gave it to my Dad and he did the same too.
    That HMD N95 reboot/homage looked pretty interesting.

  • @crosenblum
    @crosenblum 3 роки тому +12

    Your voice, your thoughtful but entertaining reviews are the making of a legend, reminding us of the past we may have missed, to show us what the future or now can be. Thank you, sir.

  • @WastingTime1878
    @WastingTime1878 2 роки тому +2

    N95 was a dream of a generation, a proper status symbol. Never seen such a hype and desire to own a device ever since.

  • @tombernaljr
    @tombernaljr 3 роки тому

    Love your video my friend, I love the Nokia brand and my last N phone was the windows phone but the one I enjoyed the most and hope you do a video of it is the N900; that phone was like having a table with a keyboard on it, it was amazing! Best regards!

  • @lourenco_ss
    @lourenco_ss 3 роки тому +16

    I remember this absolute beast being the best phone ever made! Everybody desired the N95! Thank you for this another throwback! I hope to see plenty more!

  • @Mico605
    @Mico605 3 роки тому +52

    That HMD re-imagination wasn't bad at all, i wish they would go back to it and make something out of it. Would love to own a Nokia phone again if it were that innovative and creative.

    • @arianitonline8748
      @arianitonline8748 3 роки тому +2

      maybe try buying one of their cheap feature phones. support nokia and tell them what you want. with the right feedback they will listen to us

    • @SebaX92
      @SebaX92 3 роки тому

      I have 7 plus, bought it 2 years ago and it’s still fine, not even thinking changing it. While my previous devices I was changing them every 1.5-2 years. My first phone was Nokia 6233 in 2006, changed it to N95 8GB (Black one) although the 6233 was still working (and it’s still working until this day, the issue was bad camera and lacking of WiFi and GPS which N95 8GB provided). My N95 however was stolen 2 years later. And I stopped buying Nokia products until the Lumia 1020. Used it also 2 years as main phone but Windows Mobile was going to die and was less and less working apps, although the 1020 is still working today with the 6233.
      I’m really happy HMD brought Nokia back to life and the quality of product into it with clean android and 2 years of android updates. Waiting now for the 9.3 to get released and get a bit cheaper and buying it. Which will take around a year or so.

    • @arianitonline8748
      @arianitonline8748 3 роки тому

      @sbcontt YT nice. I have the Nokia 7.1. Software is as usual, android one. But battery is laughable

  • @Sarganh
    @Sarganh 3 роки тому

    I had this one, then the N96 & N97 mini. Those were crazy. N95, sound recordinng video was super clear !!

  • @mohammedabdullah4618
    @mohammedabdullah4618 3 роки тому +2

    You should've mentioned that you can cover the lens of the main camera by the slider. It was so cool.
    I used to have one. And the screen was surprisingly big which made it slightly comfortable to browse.
    Along with accessories it came it music accessories as well!

    • @kunk8u
      @kunk8u 5 місяців тому

      The US version Nokia N95-3 came without the slider like the N95 8GB

  • @vinicius18103
    @vinicius18103 3 роки тому +13

    I've waited for this vídeo for sooooo long. Thanks Michael for bringing that for us! I still have my N95. It was the phone that brought me here today, loving and always into tech and phone. Even part of my university degree was bound on that phone.
    Next could bê the N900!
    Take Care mate!

  • @JudeMarchisio
    @JudeMarchisio 3 роки тому +17

    The N95 was just so out of this world it's incredible!

  • @leyocappuccino
    @leyocappuccino Рік тому

    You take some shots in N95 was incredible and still beautiful. 😍

  • @IAmAnAlbatross...
    @IAmAnAlbatross... 3 роки тому +1

    I still have Nokia N79. its 5mp camera still speech out current flagship smartphones. they are much sharper, clear and well exposed. have wifi, 3.5G network, fm transmitter, frontcam, multitasking, 3d games, direct screen cast to tv via AV cable and so much more. Most of all simple and clean os till date. I still love it and will keep it alive as long as I can.❤️