U.S.A. targeted N95 with improved battery?
At Symbian-Guru there is mention of a U.S.A. targeted N95 with a improved battery and U.S.A. oriented 3G capabilities and memory "enhancement". It all sounds a bit over the top if you ask me so let's talk shop here:
Battery redesign
A redesign of the backcover allows a 1.5 to 1,8 millimeter increase to the battery thickness. The battery itself is about 5.25 mm, linear extrapolation of the existing battery capacity for a battery with thickness of 6.75 mm allows for a capacity of 1221 mAh. 1200 mAh sounds very realistic. An additional 25% battery capacity is very welcome for the daily phone usage if you are a heavy user. It could give a commuter just that additional amount of power needed to last through out the day. Although it seems less useful that a b-powerstick to up a drained battery. Nothing beats spare power that can not be run dry by accident. For a heavy action holiday I would run the phone all day and need at least tripple battery capacity for all the satnav, video and photo stuff. Mmmm.... 1200 mAh... drooolllling.
U.S.A. 3G
It is not my field of expertise, technically it is possible. iPhone is doing it the otherway around. So no comments there.
Memory enhancement
Unlikely. They say a whopping 128MB? The European version already has a whopping storage RAM of 160 MB. I guess they're shortchanging the US guys and dolls ;-) I doubt if they are talking about the dynamic RAM. Currently the N95 has 20MB of free dynamic RAM. Doubling it would suffice for all current applications and more RAM means more powerhungry. It is unlikely to see a sixfold increase.
Update: Seems that 128MB is likely to be true. Check the comments please.
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As far as I understod the new battery is not compatible with the current version of the N95. First you need the new backcover. Will see whether an upgrade is possible. Otherwise we have the b-powerstick . :-)
Hi DeadLock32, I doubt it is FlashROM. Since it is used as a RAM-drive. It is some kind of static RAM, since data remains when you pull the power. The N95 probabely does have some FlashROM, that is where the Firmware resides and the latest firmware was more than 110 MB. So the FlashROM is most likely above that.
40 MB of RAM used during RunTime by Symbian seems a bit much to me. But okay, I guess I'll just have to be jealous. An addtional 64 MB should really give a huge difference in browsing and multitasking applications. Especially the occasional crashing of Maps after an incoming phonecall could be prevented. At least it's now clear where the 25% power is needed for. The USA version did have the same standby time specified as the European version.
What a surprise ;-)
Have to admit I like the idea of the recessed camera on the back too. The current sliding door mechanism isn't really all that useful, and it's one more moving part that could malfunction.
Still you might be able to convert your current N95 to the new shutter. I doubt if they completely redesigned the phone. So just you might only need to replace shutter, the backcover and the battery . These three items are already for sale available as replacement parts on the internet. Just not the new version of them yet...
Still number uno is the memory enhancement I think.
This is true, the cover does help keep the lens scratch free, but unfortunately it is really easy to close the photo app, and forget that one must manually close the covers, thus debris collects in the cavity. The raised sliding section that opens the cover is prone to sliding open when pushed into a tight jeans pocket too.
The cover feature smacks of 'the marketing dept thought this would be a good idea'' without any proper usability testing done.
My Pentax doesn't have a lens cover and its survived being dunked in the sea and pocket lint.
A cheap replaceable rear cover would be a better for protecting the lens I reckon.
Nope, the case is there to prevent the battery being drained due to contineously sliding the N95 open. Stuffing the phone in a tight backpockets tends to deform your buttock permanently. A sorry sight I tell you, having a butt holed. The N95 is designed to be stuck on your belt, so the battery charger can be stuffed in the front trouser pocket so none will see the contineous charging wire to well.
N93's are carried as a multifunctional utility brick for selfdefense. iPhone's, I said all about that in this post.