One of the things that really marks the N95 out from the competition is the fact that it has an integrated GPS system that allows users to find out exactly where they are in the world at any time, and is expected to open the phone up to offering a range of locally personalised facilities such as having special offer vouchers from local restaurants and shops being sent directly to the user.
Another feature of the phone (not on Vodafone) is that it is possible to bypass the network and make calls using VOIP. This means that users can get their calls for much less than by having them billed directly. It also means that international calls can be made for free.
One of the most notable things about the Nokia N95 is that it has an integrated 5 mega pixel camera. This is about as good as low end digital cameras, meaning that owners can rely on their mobile to get good quality pictures without having to have a separate camera with them. It can take a video at near DVD quality (640x480 pixels), and this can be transferred to a computer for editing, or viewed on the phone itself thanks to its large screen.
The music player on the N95 features an easy to use interface, and boasts 160MB of internal memory, which can be expanded to 2GB using the Micro SD card slot in the side of the phone. The phone is compatible with most media formats including WMA and MP3, meaning that you can use your standard media player functionality to transfer files without having to reformat them.
The phone can connect to a standard wireless network rather than the network to access the internet, and users can make video calls through the wireless function or alternatively use the 3G network instead.
One of the most remarkable things about the N95 is that it manages to pack all of its functions into such a small and compact frame. If this is the phone of the future, then we can expect a great deal of refinements over the coming years that will truly blur the line between phones and all other gadgets, and combine them into a single easy to use unit.