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Review summary: Boasting features such built-in GPS and Wifi Nokia's latest N-Series looks set to take the market by storm

Pros: GPS ; Wifi ; excellent design ; multimedia features

Cons: Battery life ; GPS time to first fix

Verdict: It's an expensive piece of kit, but as far as smartphones go this is most definitely the current king of the hill

Review summary: Boasting features such built-in GPS and Wifi Nokia's latest N-Series looks set to take the market by storm

Pros: Wifi ; Well-designed control panel ; Auto-document feeder

Cons: Photocopy quality only average ; Slow printing speeds

Verdict: Since firmly establishing itself as a major mobile phone manufacturer in the 90s, Nokia has been through some turbulent times and released its fair share of duff handsets.

Review summary: Nokia's hugely anticipated smartphone has a five-megapixel camera and satellite navigation

Pros: Five-megapixel camera ; Satellite navigation ; Wifi

Cons: Camera has shutter lag ; Sat nav update is too slow for driving ; Expensive if bought without contract

Verdict: Since its announcement last September, the Nokia N95 has been eagerly awaited.

Review summary: Nokia N95Ever since the Nokia N95 first debuted back in September 2006, it's been one of the most anticipated and highly coveted smart phones. In fact, Nokia didn't even have plans to bring the N95 to the United States, but after the high number of ...

Pros: The Nokia N95 cell phone boasts a 5-megapixel camera that produces good-quality photos and videos. It comes with advanced multimedia capabilities and has a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Symbian smart phone also features integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, and ...

Cons: The N95 lacks support for U.S. 3G networks ; standby battery life is poor ; and performance is somewhat sluggish. The hardware feels a bit cheap, and the sliding mechanism could be more secure. It's also very expensive

Verdict: With a 5-megapixel camera, advanced multimedia capabilities, and GPS, there's no doubt that the Nokia N95 is one of the most feature-packed smart phones to date, but poor battery life and sluggish performance make it hard to justify the high price tag.

Review summary: In the end, you've got to ask yourself whether the Nokia N95 is worth your hard-earned cash ($750 asking price), and whether the pros outweigh the cons...

Verdict: The GPS is really GPS "and not some assisted-GPS that Spring and Verizon have in their phones." There's a huge points of interest database, but turn-by-turn is a $10/month subscription