US 3G Nokia N95 Getting Battery Upgrade!

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I received this in my inbox recently, and had to wait a few days to share. This is the official sales flyer for  the US 3G Nokia N95. There’s several really HOT parts about it that I’m really excited about.

The first is that the thing finally has US 3G – HSDPA even. It’s 850/1900, so you’re cruising on AT&T’s HSDPA network at speeds up to 3.6mbps. That’s f-ing fast. Too bad it won’t work with T-mobile’s planned 3G network. Of course, you can still fall back to EDGE, if you’re out of area. Worldwide travelers should know that they did remove the 2100 HSDPA.

Second, the battery. Oh, that glorious battery. It’s been upped to a whopping 1200 mAh!! The Nokia BL-6F fits in there all snug and gives the N95 the power it so desperately needs. Compare that to the previous N-series Battery Overlord, the N73, with 1100 mAh.

Third, apparently it will ship with a 1GB MicroSD card in the box, which is double what my Euro shipped with.

Also, it’s black. Well, the back of it, anyways. Which I think is still hot. It is NOT the rumored 8GB version (my sources say that one will still be Euro 3G) but obviously since it supports MicroSDHC, you could simply toss an 8GB MicroSDHC in there and be on your merry way.

No word on if they increased the RAM, Darla Mack got the scoop that it’s been increased to 128MB of RAM!! I wonder how much will be available to users?! Also no word on pricing. Finally they’re throwing the US a bone and giving us a leg up over the European market. Also no word on if this will be a carrier release, but given their track record with AT&T, I’d hope to goodness guess that they told AT&T they wouldn’t be getting this bad boy. Full page scan after the link. 

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US 3G Nokia N95 – HSDPA and a Sling Player

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I love GigaOM. I first found Om Malik’s writings in Business2.0 magazine (which I also love and pore over every edition) and I’m a huge fan. Just wanted to get that out there. So Om has a writeup on his site today regarding the newest episode of his new show, The GigaOM Show (you can watch the episode here) which featured guest Blake Krikorian, CEO and co-founder of Sling Media. Blake whipped out his Nokia N95 and started streaming from his Slingbox during the show.

Two things about this are HUGE:

1. Confirms the existence of the US 3G N95 (I already have confirmed it several times over, and actually have something juicy I’m waiting to get the go ahead for) but this is an actual unit in the wild. HSDPA on the N95. I will probably buy one. Quickly.

2. Even bigger than that, this is the first instance of a Symbian S60 Sling Player that’s NOT tied to European carrier 3′s services. My friend just asked me about this a few days ago, and I hadn’t heard anything. Well, there you go. Just a little bit longer.

So once again, it’s shaping up to be a VERY merry Christmas season, with this version of our beloved N95 set to hit the streets in September. Watch this site for more details on the US 3G Nokia N95.

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5 Comments

  1. Alex

    Oh no! What about those of us that already have a European 3G model! I hope my slightly used N95 still has some resale value on eBay. I ‘m disappointed that Nokia would do this to their early adopters. There goes my theory that buying direct from Nokia instead of from a grey-market importer would protect my investment. Good news on Slingplayer, though.

  2. Craig Chubbuck

    This is such excellent news, my wife already agreed to get me the N95 for Christmas this year. I don’t really care if it gets a carrier or not, I’d probably get the direct from Nokia version anyway.

  3. Viipottaja

    Ricky, feel free to email me directly about the juicy news you cannot tell yet.. ;)

  4. Antoine of MMM/Brighthand

    Like you Ricky, I am looking forward to a US-spec N95. My only hope is that it is not neutered and includes a few fixes from the Euro-spec one.

    After that release, the question is to get the N95, or wait for the N9-next w/touchscreen fun…decsions decsions.

  5. Rustie

    I love you so much! Great place to visit!

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