Viewty V N95

[Sukh]

I have a choice between a Viewty or a N95 Black and am having a hard time choosing. I had my heart set on a viewty, as its quite slim but then i realised I could get either for free and saw that the Nokia has wifi and GPS.

Im a bit wary of the viewty becoming a "common" phone like the k800i, which i got in July on its release and now everybody has one which is a bit disappointing.

[Templar87]

I'd go with the N95. So long as you don't mind the bulk then you'll appreciate all the additional features like wifi and GPS as you mention.

I wouldn't worry about a phone becoming "common" though - usually means it's good :-)

[Zyte]

My flatmate has an n95 and from what ive seen of it its a very good phone, gotta be careful with the screen though, as it's quite weak. I've seen a lot more n95's around London than Viewty's, not sure if that means its better, but from what ive seen its the more popular choice.

[rastamanblues]

I had exactly the same choice about a month ago, and got me one of the 8gb black N95's, havnt regretted it for a second, much more form compared to the viewty tbh.

[kinnth]

one thing to mention about the N95 is that it eats battery. Now it does depend alot on what features you use, but I like my phones to run for around 5 days on a single charge and my mate has an N95 which he charges every night which I would hate. I have no idea about battery on viewty but its always one of the first things I look for on a phone.

[Templar87]

Originally Posted by kinnth

one thing to mention about the N95 is that it eats battery. Now it does depend alot on what features you use, but I like my phones to run for around 5 days on a single charge and my mate has an N95 which he charges every night which I would hate. I have no idea about battery on viewty but its always one of the first things I look for on a phone.

That's a good point - although the new N95s (the 8GB ones) are supposed to be a bit better at somewhere around 2-3 days usage. Depending on how often you care to charge your mobile this may or may not make a difference.

[Zyte]

wasnt there a firmware update that helped the battery life?

[rastamanblues]

Ive got the 8gb black N95, and battery life for me is roughly 3-5 days dependant on what features I use, just turn down the strength of the wi-fi conection, (its set stupidly high) and then ul be fine

[Betty_Swallocks]

Originally Posted by kinnth

one thing to mention about the N95 is that it eats battery. Now it does depend alot on what features you use, but I like my phones to run for around 5 days on a single charge and my mate has an N95 which he charges every night which I would hate. I have no idea about battery on viewty but its always one of the first things I look for on a phone.

TBH that's never bothered me as long as it lasts all day no matter how much I use it.
If I know i have to charge it up every night I get into a routine of plugging it in before I go to bed and I'm never caught out with an empty phone.
If it lasted 5 days I know at least occasionally I'd forget to plug it in on day 5 so on day 6 I'd be without a phone.

[j1979]

Originally Posted by kinnth

one thing to mention about the N95 is that it eats battery. .

You can turn off the wifi feature, that saves alot of battery life!

[IBM]

Originally Posted by Templar87

I wouldn't worry about a phone becoming "common" though - usually means it's good :-)

So you'd say that the Motorola Razr was a good phone then?

[kinnth]

Originally Posted by ibm

So you'd say that the Motorola Razr was a good phone then?

haha well this is what happens to a company that keeps the same design for 5 years.

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persoanlly, who cares if a phone is popular or not, the nokia 32 and 3310 were both seen everywhere and they were awesome for the time.

popular is not necessarily bad.

[Templar87]

Originally Posted by ibm

So you'd say that the Motorola Razr was a good phone then?

I did say "usually". Couldn't comment on the Razr, I've never used one.

[rastamanblues]

Only thing I dont like about my N95 is the 2 way slider, I never use the media buttons, and quite frequently when getting it out my pocket it slides the wrong way. Apart from that great phone.

[Sukh]

I cancelled my orange contract, useless network. Im on Dolphin 35, average bill comes to £40 and they didnt even try and keep me. Not that im bothered as i got a cracking deal with o2

[rastamanblues]

For me, I can only really have Vodafone, due to the fact that I live in the sticks if I want reliable coverage it needs to be them. Prob also helps that there world headquaters are only about 8 miles away!