Released
two full years after the previous 9210i
Communicator, the 9500 Communicator has been eagerly awaited
for a long time. Technology has moved forward a long way since 2002,
and the 9500 has plenty of new features to offer.
The
list of enhancements is extensive, but top of the list are:
An enhanced 65k colour display (internal and
external)
80 Mbytes memory
Wi-Fi support and Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity
Integrated VGA camera and video recorder
Triband operation
The Nokia 9500 Communicator is compatible with
most Lotus and Windows programs that support currently available
Microsoft Office formats (MS Office 97 onwards).
The new TFT internal display is an excellent screen
that is much brighter and easier to use in bright sunlight. Both
the internal and external keyboards have also been improved, making
typing quicker and more reliable. Internally, there is much more
memory available - both user storage and RAM - and the processor
is considerably faster. But perhaps the most welcome feature for
many will be the Wi-Fi support, enabling mobile users to connect
to the internet at broadband speeds, when located in a suitable
Wi-Fi "hotspot".
But what about the old bugbear of the Communicator
series - its bulk? Well, the 9500 is around 10% lighter than the
9210i and very slightly smaller. Nokia are clearly trying hard,
but this is still a bulky machine to carry around.
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Features
of the Nokia 9500 include:
Full QWERTY keyboard with 8 shortcut keys
Five-way scroll key on the cover, nine-way scroll
key on the PDA side
Inner display: Transflective LCD (65,536 colours,
640 x 200 pixels)
Outer display: Active matrix (65,536 colours,
128 x 128 pixels)
Symbian 7.0S OS (series 80 platform), Java MIDP
2.0
Integrated VGA camera and video recorder
Email: Access your work and private email accounts;
supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols
Multimedia messaging: Combine image, video,
text, and voice clip and send as MMS to compatible phone or PC;
use MMS to tell your story as a multi-slide presentation
Built-in applications: Word processor, spreadsheet
viewer and editor, presentation viewer and editor (Microsoft compatible),
VPN, Calculator, File Manager, Voice Recorder, Music Player
Advanced contacts database with support for
multiple phone and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail
pictures and groups
Opera Internet browser (Support for HTML, XHTML,
and JavaScript)
High-speed data connectivity with EGPRS (EDGE
- up to 236.8 kbps)
Wireless LAN access (WiFi, IEEE 802.11b - up
to 11 mbps)
Bluetooth™, Infrared, USB 2.0, and Pop-Port™
interfaces
Fax modem
Integrated handsfree speaker
Ringtones: use MIDI, WAV, AMR or AAC/MP3 files
as ringing tones
80 Mbytes built-in memory, support for additional
memory with memory card (MMC)
Tri-band operation
Size: 148 x 57 x 24 mm
Weight: 222g
Talktime: 4 - 6 hours
Battery standby: up to 12 days
Nokia 9500
Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Savvy from UK on
23rd Jan 2006
The best mobile & the most tech. features... Well the only downside
is the Size ..but then it almost replaces the need of carrying a
laptop. I have it now from over an year but cant think i would ever
leave it... SIMPLY LOVE IT... Rating:
Reviewed by James Dunne from United
Stated on 13th Jan 2006
I switched to the 9500 from the IPAQ 6315 and I can tell you that
I absolutely love it. There are some down sides and they are as
follows: In the U.S. you can not find a carrying case. Also, as
advertised in the net, it does not have blackberry and apparently
will not. Not sure why it is available on the 9300 and not on the
9500. It is a tad large, especially when you do not have a case.
Notwithstanding, the POP3 via GPRS is excellent. The battery life
is incredible. The main point is that it is first a phone and then
a computer and its scores highly on both. Rating:
Reviewed by Enzo Raiano from Italy on
13th Jan 2006
Actually 9500 is the best phone in the world!!! It's not for everyone.(u
love it or u hate it) .I travel a lot and it help me in all kind
of situations. .For me five stars is not enought.... enjoy it...
CiAo Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from Singapore on
3rd Jan 2006
This is my second 9500. I sold my previous grey cover and got myself
a new classic silver cover one. More features being added and one
thing I noticed is that the screen tends to flickers and I tend
to see shadows behind the letter. I am not sure whether because
the price has gone down and so does the workmanship. I check with
some other phones (same models) they are all the same. Other then
this faults, it execellent! Rating:
Reviewed by Nuno Fonseca from Portugal
on 31st Dec 2005
I have a P900 and I buy this 9500 to replacet it, the 9500 takes
a lot of frezes,I have to take the batery at least 1 time every
2 days , and i dont have any extra software . If i send more then
4 or 5 sms to multi recepients the phone just frezz,one time i send
180 sms to multi recepients and i just had to quit.ther is no T9
to send a quick sms ,i have always to open the cover to write,ther
is no vibra call, and the batery duraction is 3 days maximum if
i dont make my usualy calls,and the camera , please, my wife have
the 6600 and it have better image,if i call my last numbers i get
a busy message, if i call the phone list i get indisponivel for
a couple of seconds ,this is a great phone but have a lot of software
bugs , and i sorry to buy this, i hope the nokia guigue it atencion
and solve this bugs Rating:
Reviewed by Shanmugavelu R from India
on 9th Dec 2005
I wish to bring it your kind knowledge that the Spell Check facility/provision
be made available in Nokia 9500 Communicator. I have earlier used
Nokia 9210 & 9210i Communicator. Later opted for Nokia 9500 Communicator
since it has got advanced features. After using that, I came to
know that my ultimate purpose was not fulfilled as the Communicator
has no Spell Check provision available in Nokia 9500. Another drawback
is that it is getting hanged up frequently. Bluetooth is not functioning
properly as it is disconnected very obviously. Another difficulty
I come across is when I access the mail through Laptop via Bluetooth
accessing is very slow (only 9 kb). I cannot send the outgoing mails
from this Communicator. Even though my system is facilitated with
Global Roaming facility, I cannot send the mails from abroad also.
After upgrading the Nokia latest Software the said points were not
solved. Hence I request you to kindly look into the above said practical
difficulties to sort it out at the earliest so as to enable the
Communicator users like me to work in a more efficient and effective
manner. Regards/ Shanmugavelu R e-mail id: rsvelu@dishnetdsl.net,
sbe-edp@dishnetdsl.net Rating:
Reviewed by Jamil Mugal from Pakistan
on 4th Dec 2005
This phone is outstanding! This is a excellent Phone for Bis nisss.
It is expensive for good. Rating:
Reviewed by Constantin Radu from Romania
on 3rd Dec 2005
It's a excellent mobile phone (PDA), and... all in one for your
pleasure in communications! Buy it and tell as...! Bye-bye...! Radu Rating:
Reviewed by jk from Germany on
24th Nov 2005
i think for business purposes, all applications are jumpacked into
1. Well, i'm still looking if I can change the screensavers. I defy
those problem with bluetooth connection because it's really outstanding! Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
20th Nov 2005
Can i not give it ten stars?? Outstanding piece of kit!! Built quality
is top notch, very sturdy unit. Had a SE P910i for a while, altho
that is also an excellent handset too, there's nothing like having
a qwerty keyboard you can actually use on a mobile, and this has
it. Great screen clarity, I think the battery has a nuclear reactor,
I havent charged the phone in 6 days, have made and recieved calls
totalling 90 minutes, sent more texts than I can count and it still
has 2 bars left on the display. Wi-Fi is a breeze to use anywhere,
and you'd be surprised how many places you can use it. Nokia PC
Suite software is a cinch to use, after a 5 minute setup just plonk
your handset in its cradle and in sync's silently with no intervention
and no hassle. Signal quality is excellent on Vodafone and T-Mobile,
not tried the others yet. THis fone is a big improvement over the
9210i I had in the past. Telnet applications work just as well as
on the 9210i also, which is half the reason I bought the fone. The
only downside is no backlit qwerty keyboard and no vibration feature,
but those I can live without on such a cool fone. Well done Nokia
!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jervis Emanuel Kobinski from
San Jose, USA on 13th Nov 2005
An utter junk...I wish I hadn't forked out an obscene amount to
buy this pos. It could be nothing more then a morons delite. I am
sure all those who bought this phone must have bought it in a drunken
stupor, else, I am sure nobody in their sanest existence would have
touched such a reppulsive pencil box of a handset. I am more to
be blamed coz I am amongst the group of programmers working for
SYMBIAN technologies... I for one should have opted to buy SE P910
instead. all those who are singing praise to this can call or email
me and buy my 2 week old handset at an handsome discount. jervis.k@symbiantech.net Rating:
Reviewed by Darius Rodrigues from India
on 2nd Nov 2005
The bluetooth is pathetic, it keeps disconnecting from the handsfree
Nokia HS11W. The phone & the handsfree was replaced by Nokia however
the same problem persists. The phone hangs. Nokia has upgraded the
software 5 times but still no effect. They have again voluntered
to replace the handset with a new one with additional two months
warranty - I have demanded for a refund. Surprising the top of the
line model to have such a problem. The service personnel at Nokia
are not even worth mentioning, the phone has been surrendered to
them 20 days back & I am yet waiting for a response. Rating:
Reviewed by Jerry Ani from Nigeria on
1st Nov 2005
It’s a first class phone for business men, I only miss the
vibration. Rating:
Reviewed by toby from United Kingdom
on 31st Oct 2005
wot i can say about this phone is that it is made specially for
businessmen not for children Rating:
Reviewed by akanji dhulqarnain from
Nigeria on 28th Oct 2005
an excellent phone of excellent qualities. Not just an ordinary
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by MUHAMMAD SAEED from PAKISTAN
on 12th Oct 2005
Excellent!Full Fill The All Mobiles Technologies. Rating:
Reviewed by Teemu Tynjala from Finland
on 9th Oct 2005
Hi, I'm used to travelling a lot in places where there is either
both GSM/WiFi, or one or the other. This phone has worked absolutely
marvelously. I used to own Nokia 9210i, and that phone was garbage
compared to this one. The camera on the 9500 is also much better
than I anticipated for a VGA quality. So, what's the best thing
there? Being able to download big attachments for emails straight
to the phone, and even open PDF files if need be. WiFi hotspots
are also fun, because you don't have to carry your laptop over to
be connected. What I would want in the future -- An FM radio for
9500.. That would be awesome. Also, having Xpress-On GPS covers
would be great when travelling abroad and finding routes. All in
all --- an excellent piece of technology, and 100x better value
for the buck when compared to the old 9210i Communicator. Rating:
Reviewed by Patrik Heggberg from UK
on 8th Oct 2005
As a business phone I find the phone is excellent. I spent hours
deliberating which of the Nokia's to go for either 9300 or 9500.
It did take a bit of getting used to. I found this site very informative
so look at all the other reviews too! Rating:
Reviewed by lewis a from great britain
on 7th Oct 2005
this fone is the dogs no doubt about it. i am a very picky dude
and this 1. well there r no bad points bout it apart from it is
a bit chunky but i cud put up with it. its a nokia for heavens sake
there bound 2 be exelent quality which it is so all i can say is.
YEA MAN Rating:
Reviewed by Nick Squires from UK on
30th Sep 2005
Quite frankly this machine has transformed the way I work in business.
A MASTERPIECE! Rating:
Reviewed by John Swainson from UK on
25th Sep 2005
When the screen on my hugely reliable 9110i started to fail after
I had dropped the phone - I thought the 9500 would be a good replacement.
No so though. As others have already mentioned it is limited in
its facilities compared with other devices of same genre and price
- the lack of a vibrator and the fact that you have to search for
a log to check that messages have been delivered rather than getting
a resident screen message or a txt message is a real pain especially
as there is no record of time of delivery in the log - but more
importantly its reliability is an issue. Aside from straightforward
mechanical looseness of the various covers, it crashes and freezes
and loses time. Each time I talk to Nokia they brush aside the freezing
etc and time loss instead of getting to grips with it. I was advised
that a firmware upgrade would make the phone more reliable but if
it has its not obvious that it has done so. While my 9110i lacked
the frills at least it was reliable. Its high time Nokia stopped
the customer led R&D on the 9500 and brought an upgrade package
that sorts all the problems out once and for all. I know - in my
dreams! Rating:
Reviewed by ching ling chon li. HBL Riskie
from china on 16th Sep 2005
The poorest phone ive ever had.......................................
Just 4 words of advice......."go buy a SENDO"............you will
be suprised how much better a sendo is than is rubbish phone Rating:
Reviewed by muneef suleiman from Yemen
on 16th Sep 2005
I have used the Nokia 9210 communicator which i found very helpful
when messaging writing all that i needed to write then go to menu/tools/spell
check replacing to corrected words and finaly there it goes my message...
But it was to my shock and sadness after waiting and looking forward
all this time for the nokia 9500 communicator i find out that it
has no English spell checker and correcter...such a thing made me
have a feeling that all the beauty of the 9500 is nothing beside
the spell checker that is in the nokia 9500... beleive me this is
no mistake this is a crime from your side i suffer a lot now in
my messaging and writing ability due to this unreasonable action.
So can you help in this regard which i can see is more important
than a E.E dictionery .. Rating:
Reviewed by Sanjeev from INDIA on
21st Aug 2005
I sat down and compared my I-MATE PDA2K with a NOKIA 9500.Here is
what I found:- MOST USER FRIENDLY PDA2K, not NOKIA 9500. APPEARANCE
: PDA2K has a screen that you cant take your eyes off. Nokia 9500
has a longish screen which opens out like the bellows of a Harmonium.
The keyboard though big, is more difficult to use, you need to sit
down somewhere and then start typing, whereas with the PDA2K u can
do it standing or even walking. OPERATING SYSTEM : PDA2K uses the
extremely user friendly WIndows Mobile OS, and compared to SYMBIAN
7.0 OS, I must say Windows Mobile is faster, reliable and user friendly,
intuitively designed. CONNECTIVITY : Both o have the same connectivity
capability, so I did not go into that comparison at all. VIBRATOR:
The designer perhapsfelt people dont like VIBRATORS but that is
an oversight. While not using the PDA2K as it comfortably sits by
my waist,I can feel the Text or MMS messages flowing in, and they
will not disturb my work with a loud noise if I choose to, whereas
Nokia 9500 simply does not vibrate. SOUND REPRODUCTION: PDA2K has
a ery soft sounding speaker, not too loud, and here Nokia takes
the lead,does sound a lot louder, but look at it this way, if you
really wantloud sound, you can buy a pair of JBL portable speakers.
I feel more comfortable with the PDA2K for some very crucial reasons.
I think I did the right thing when I decided not to buy the Nokia
9500. Rating:
Reviewed by bob down from australia
on 19th Aug 2005
what a piece of junk, i just bought one and i hate it. nothing works
and the picture quality is terrible. my advice is - don't buy one! Rating:
Reviewed by Neil from UK on 29th
Jul 2005
Very temperamental both 9500 and the 9300 series. Just received
phone and was doa straight out of the box. Have spoken to other
people concerning this matter and they have experienced similar
problems. The phone is excellent to use, but prone to device failure
under normal use. Rating:
Reviewed by Paulo from Portugal on
23rd Jul 2005
With this phone you never miss working projects and your fun life.
Size matters...if you want to pose just buy Nokia 8800 and burn
some money. Rating:
Reviewed by Rupert Gale from ENGLANG
on 20th Jul 2005
I got this fone and it was very big but it has alot of gd thing
on it it is a good fone you done well nokia Rating:
Reviewed by Saad Tasneem from United
Kingdom on 20th Jul 2005
The Nokia 9500 is an awesome phone! Even though its big and bulky
the features on it are the selling point, unless your going to use
all the functions on it dont bother buying it. Its the kind of phone
for someone who will appreciate the technology that this phone holds
and is capable of. All kinds of software are available for this
phone, MSN Messenger beeing my favourite. The Wifi feature of the
phone is a great feature which, allows you to use the phone as a
phone and a laptop! Compared to the 9300 yes its bigger but its
alot better. After looking at many phones to suite my needs this
one comes out top! Rating:
Reviewed by Deborah Chan from U.K. on
11th Jul 2005
I bought this phone for its key functions, but I absolutely hate
it. It is an ugly phone, purely masculine; it does not vibrate,
which makes me miss a lot of important calls in noisy enviroments;
the choice of ring tone is very limited, and the ones available
do not suit my taste (my last phone came with a lot of tasteful
classical music ring-tones); there is no voice-dialling; the contact
list has a mind of its own, and does not follow the abphabetical
order: I have set it to arrange in the alphabetical order of everyone's
first name, but somehow company names take precedence, and there
is no way to change it; it is very fiddly to set the ring-tones
for groups: it doesn't let you assign a certain ring-tone to a certain
group, you have to do it individually (I've 182 entries in my address
book), one by one; most of the settings cannot be done on the cover
phone itself; the battery is very difficult to remove; unlike my
last phone, it does not have auto switch-off; it does not give a
range of choice for the start-up tone, and there is no shut-down
tone. In short, the Nokia 9500 does not please my eyes and ears.
So I only treat it as a tool (half-useful), but I can never like
it and treat it as a valuable/indispensable property, because it
does not give me enough choice to personalise it to my convenience.
Rating:
Reviewed by Dylan Marnel from South
Africa on 7th Jul 2005
the 9500 is outstanding. i'm using the phone to right this message
now. the phone has features for all your needs e.g wifi is perfect
for connecting at hotspots, etc. on the whole, an excellent phone Rating:
Reviewed by Alexey Kononenko from Russia
on 28th Jun 2005
First excitement went, and reality hits. First, there is no fax
modem, as it written above. It's just a modem, because when you
connect it eg. to notebook modem properties\query AT+FCLASS=? says
zero, that means no software like MS Fax service is able to send
faxes through the phone. By the way, this is possible with 6260,
8310 and some others. Phone menu became too stricted, lots of valuable
features have migrated from "Phone" menu to "Smartphone?" control
panel. The last one is really ugly. Another thing is that "Java"
OS (Symbian) and build-in Opera web browser can't open java applets
- financial reports, etc. E-mail tool cant use SMTP TCP port other
than 25 - lots of people use different ones. You cannot print or
send faxes from 3rd party applications like Adobe Acrobat - oh,
it is able to send primitive text message or a document from built-in
text processor as fax. This Acrobat Reader version doesnt' have
international support. Just to resume - 9500 is not for customers
, it's just a marketing thing. Too much promises in all directions,
but non of them has been successfully finished. Well it's expensive
though! For such money I'd better buy Qtek 2020i - really successfull
device. P.S. 9500 has been presented to me on birthday by my younger
wealthy brother who thought to bring some magic in particular life
of computer systems geek. Rating:
Reviewed by Nitin from India on
25th Jun 2005
I have been changing mobiles since one and half years but after
buying this, i feel my search is over. I miss only 2 things in this
phone one is the FM stereo and another is vibrator. But i guess
its worth missing such feature for this incredible Nokia 9500 Communicator. Rating:
Reviewed by Miroslav from The Netherlands
on 23rd Jun 2005
Have this phone for 2 day's now, and in one word Outstanding. I
work as a security officer and have a lot of documantary to cary
on with me. So i had a PDA, a mobile and papers wich i loose in
a while. With de Nokia i have evrything in one. I had the V 3 razr
of Motorola for 2 months, but sold it and took this one. It's a
machine with everything in it. Go Nokia...... Rating:
Reviewed by Dupe Garber (vmobile) from
Nigeria on 19th Jun 2005
the first phone i used was a nokia 3310 and since then i knew nokia
was a force to reckon within the telecomm industry. right now i
am using the 9500 and i think it's just an outstanding phone, i
can now work away from work. it's a phone any body working in the
telecomms industry ought to have, not for a status symbol, but as
a rugged work horse to help maximise efficiency of work performance.
nokia should look into adding a vibrating function into this master
piece of a creation. thumbs up guys. Rating:
Reviewed by Gunnar Englund from Sweden
on 19th Jun 2005
I do not change phones very often. My Ericsson T39m had served me
well for many years when someone told me about the new smartphones.
Next day, I found myself in a phone shop. I had no idea what make
or type I needed. But I knew that I wanted some kind of a PDA/phone
and finally I had to choose between an Ericsson 910i and the 9500.
The 9500 had no vibrator, a lousy camera and no radio. And sooo
big and heavy! But I walked out of the shop with my new 9500. Why?
Simply because it suits me better than any other phone on the planet.
The built-in office package, the full(sized) keyboard, wide screen,
easy IR and Bluetooth, the hands-free and many other features made
it an instant success. And it still is. If I only could figure out
how to activate the "advanced calculator"! I can get the four-banger
started OK, but the advanced one? Rating:
Reviewed by giatay ning bataa from philippines
on 18th Jun 2005
i dont why i don't like this mobile. Maybe because of its size,
poor image quality, keyboard, and its design. It's just a waste
of money buying this mobile.. You better try another phone models.. Rating:
Reviewed by Hawaiian Kava Center LLC from
USA on 16th Jun 2005
I haven't found the perfect phone, but I'm very pleased with the
Nokia 9500. I find its integration of personal technologies an exponential
improvement over working with a separate PDA, phone, laptop, MP3
player, etc. The 9500 will save you the nuisance of carrying separate
gadgets - and remembering to bring them along or losing them - and
ties them together so that one feature's specific output can be
used within another. For example, save an MP3, use it for listening
pleasure, but also use it as a ring tone. Snap a friend's picture
for posterity but also use it in the contacts database. Bluetooth
just about anything in/out. Start a conference call but also use
the voice recorder record the conversations... It's all there and
I don't know of any other phone that can do it so well and conveniently.
For me, drawbacks such as no vibrate or larger size, are quite forgivable
as they're low on my priority list. The value the Nokia 9500 provides
was slam dunk and useful purchase for me. I'm happy to carry it
around in my pocket everyday. BTW, the slightly smaller size over
its predecessor, makes it easier to find a case for it, e.g., certain
sunglass cases, or Breitling zip-up watch cases. Rating:
Reviewed by Roy Estrella from Davao
Phil on 30th May 2005
Simply the best! you enjoy browsing the net for free on a particular
establishment if they have a LAN. no one can beat nokia.just throw
the stylus you don't need it, because communicator is already fully
loaded Rating:
Reviewed by v.karthik from india on
28th May 2005
Kudos to nokia for comming up with a gr8 phone, its a long way from
7650 with loads of function.It has everything that an executive
on the move needs, whether it is buetooth,wi-fi,full fledged keyboard,a
large screen, camera,and the sucessful symbian operating software.
But for this price there can be some improvement in graphics, the
camera should be a megapixel and screen resolution should also be
increased.Nokia should also consider decreasing the size and the
weight a bit, it might encourage some more sales.As 4 me it is still
a little cumbersome to carry a phone this big. Overall an excellent
phone no doubts. Rating:
Reviewed by DENEVIN MACARANAS from PHILIPPINES
on 23rd May 2005
SIMPLY ON OF THE BEST PHONE AVAILABLE IN THE PLANET TODAY! Rating:
Reviewed by Vodacom Employee from South
Africa on 19th May 2005
If there were six stars then this phone would win them. Working
for the Vodacom company, which is the leading cellular network in
SA, I have had a lot to do with the Nokia 9500, but didnt own one
myself, untill three or so days ago. These are my impressions: To
start off with, the size thing really isnt such a big issue. Yes,
it is big and all that, but does it really bother all that much?
My thoughs are that it is big and bulky, but it is also of a STURDY
CONSTRUCTION. I have seen way to many Nokia 6100's and Motorola
V3's that come in becuase of their flimsy and fragile disigns. Fact
of the matter is that it is a good, solid phone. The software on
the phone is a joy to operate. The response times are very good,
and the features are well balanced. Yes, the phone is aimed at the
business user, but there are enough "fun" features to keep the fun
lover occupied. The Symbian OS does require the user to have a slightly
above-avarage knowledge, but not so much so that the phone is unusable.
Take the OS on the 9210i for example. I hate it, coz I can not get
my head around it. The phone itself is the best I have owned thus
far, and I change phones about once a month. This phone I can see
staying with me for quite a while, as I have owned iMate and everything
else, but have not (untill now) found a phone that can do everything
I need it to do. The keyboard, though it certainly doesnt look it,
is actually a joy to use.Typing email and sms has never been faster
or more effective. Yes, iMate and their touch-screens are good,
but have you ever tried "writing" and email when on the train or
on the bus? Another winner is the fact that, for the first time
in my experience, there is a phone that can make propper use of
Midi files as alert tones. In the past these files would be so soft
when used that they might as well have not been used at all. With
the 9500 this is a thing off the past, as Midi files are played
back with a high enough volume to actually be usefull. The same
goes for MP3s and AACs. Battery life is truly exceptional. On my
SE V800 Vodaphone my battery would last me a day at the most, forcing
me to charge it every night when I got home. Since getting the 9500
my usage hasnt decreased, but actually increased, and my batter
is still going on stong after the first charge. Over all it is an
astounding phone. Not having 3G network access isnt that big a deal,
as I can say from first hand experience that 3G isn't all it is
cracked up to be. Sure, video calls are nice, but what use is it
when no one has a compatibe phone.I give it another three or so
years before that particular technology will actually be usefull
in SA. Smooth, powerfull, and smart. Those are on my eyes the key
elements that make the Nokia 9500 what it is. It is a wonder of
a phone, and is going to be on the market long after iMate have
retired their PDA2K, and SE their P910i. Rating:
Reviewed by stu from uk on 10th
May 2005
wangled a deal to get this monster. my first real phone was a the
t28 world, which i loved at the time (i would probably still give
that 5*). i vowed to stick with the swedes. but then went american
with motorola. then a few samsungs later tested the depth with a
nokia 8910i (singularly the worst phone i have had. the build quality
was so shoddy ... cheap and its construction was poor ... i still
have it in bits ... a monument to my stupidity - a 1* ... the reviewers
of that who give it 5 must be on some kind of space dust that makes
them think that expensive = outstanding). another few phones later
... i decided to give the finns another crack. this time with this
brick. so far so good. it takes a bit of getting used to but feels
so much nicer than the swedes p910i and it is functinally better.
i'm no techy, but access to my website is fine and that other than
calls is basically what i wanted it for. the bricknesses ... i can
live with that with my gun-like holster ...kerpow Rating:
Reviewed by MD from UK on 7th
May 2005
I am quite disturbed by ome of the comments made by others in this
review. As a developer on this and the 7710 I wonder why users are
complaining that it doesn't have a touch screen, I mean you bought
it? The device is a little slow we know this, you can't complain
about the WIFI speed though anything faster would kill battery life.
Most of the problems you have described can be fixed by getting
your phones software updated as with most products in IT they are
perfected in maintenance. You should be aware that testing is taken
VERY seriously at the big N but no amount of testing will account
for real life use. Rating:
Reviewed by jim from uk on 6th
May 2005
gr8 fone Rating:
Reviewed by Deon de Villiers from South
Africa on 26th Apr 2005
Just bought the 9500. It is big, ugly and heavy. It cannot be smaller
and still give the convenience of a reasonable QWERTY key board,
size is not an issue. It is ugly but then again, I have no desire
to show off my phone to my friends sporting the latest GT stripes.
looks is not an issue. It is heavy, I can live with it but to some
it might be a bit of an issue and perhaps rightly so. Physically
there is a major issue in that the phone opens too easily which
makes it necessary to be careful when one picks it up as it is inclinded
to flop open. (I hope the Nokia boys read this) The camera, which
is very usefull to have, is not as good as on other makes of phones.
Considering 640x480 producing 80 to 100k file, the photo should
be of a better quality. Here again, it is not a big issue as a camera
is a minor feature. I am very happy with the 9500. It fits my business
like a glove. I can access my email and my website and SSH into
my Linux driven system with the greatest of ease. The screen does
make a difference as apposed to screens of other makes. Rating:
Reviewed by Andy Ward from UK on
16th Apr 2005
I'm just finding my way around the 9500 after using a Psion Series
5mx and a separate mobile. So far, the 9500 has met my expectations
- it may be a little large for a mobile phone but there's a limit
to how small it can be and still incorporate a 'normal' keyboard.
I find the keyboard and 'mouse' a little too stiff - hopefully it
might soften up with use ? In general, it's a great device, I'm
looking forward to keeping my laptop and the 9500 completely in
synch. I'd appreciate a better manual in respect of the connection
imformation for e-mail settings etc. Rating:
Reviewed by Luke from UK on 13th
Apr 2005
WOW, this phone has it all! The only downside is the size. Dont
fall over board with this in your pocket!! Rating:
Reviewed by cornelsky from philippines
on 11th Apr 2005
I love this phone! aside from the very attractive appeal of this
phone here in the philippines the functions are fabulous, i can
surf the news bbc cnn inany where either thru GPRS or wifi, this
phone is like a rolex it says about the person using it Rating:
Reviewed by David Beckham from United
Kingdom on 9th Apr 2005
Its ok , not one of the best phones ive ever have. i think it a
all-in-one phone - kind of . i prefer buisness men should have these
for quick access. i would stick with the D500. Because this phones
video time is 50 mins . and D500 is 1 hour. Bye Stars, David M.
Beckham Rating:
Reviewed by Babar from UK on
8th Apr 2005
Is good phone but have some problem in software or hardware, In
just 1 month i replaced 2 handset because of fault, some time voice
is not coming, some errors are coming on screen. when i open set,
i cant hear calls. selection Button is not user friendly. Also have
not lot of common options. Its great effort from nokia but should
tested properly before launching this set but nokia did not did
that. Also dont have any Good game Rating:
Reviewed by Dinesh Sharma from England
on 8th Apr 2005
It IS THe best phone ever Made Rating:
Reviewed by Seun Adebayo from Nigeria
on 5th Apr 2005
Nokia has always been one of the world's best manufacturers in mobile
phone, so I'm not surprised that that this (Nokia 9500) phone has
almost everything, it's long overdue. Well, considering the price
I would say it's worth it, but...it wouldn't be bad if it comes
down just a little. Rating:
Reviewed by Ronald van den Hurk from
Netherlands on 2nd Apr 2005
Unfortunately, all new Nokia Communicators are faulty due to badly
written software and realy poor testing. I think this is an outrage,
considdering the very high price. I have used Nokia Communicators
since the 9000 came out, so I know what I'm talking about. The new
9500 (I have software version 4.44) is - I have to regret saying
- no exception, in fact it is worse than the 9210 and 9110 as they
came out. Nokia even took out a feature that I often used: from
the front of the phone (e.g. in the carkit) it is no longer possible
to select a contact selecting the companyname. Unbelievable! As
I put the phone in the carkit, the radio mutes every time i press
a button on the phone. Switching off the keyboardtones helps, but
why? Synchronising the agenda and tasks with Outlook 2003 is not
possible. Unbelievable! Why are these things not tested and solved
before the phone came out, since all users have these problems.
The phone is slow every now and then. I could go on, but I red that
most problems are solved by software version 4.51. I think it is
an outrage that we have to pay a lot of money to betatest a faulty
product. I also have to admit: if it works, it's the best phone
in the world! Rating:
Reviewed by sayed ali from cairo eygpt
on 30th Mar 2005
its very coooool when i saw it for the first time i said i will
have it all what can i say welldone nokia nokia 9500 is the best Rating:
Reviewed by AnGeL_eYeZ from england
on 26th Mar 2005
My Dad has this phone and its truly amazing. It might as well be
a computer. GO BUY IT..... TRUS! Rating:
Reviewed by sir camelot from- on
22nd Mar 2005
this phone is phat i miss the virbrate but taking the internet with
u Rating:
Reviewed by Kobus from South Africa
on 15th Mar 2005
It does not deserve 5 stars due to centre control button. IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO USE ACCURATELY.This button is k.a.k. Rating:
Reviewed by Corrie from South Africa
on 4th Mar 2005
Excellent improvement... Best Keyboard and very logic software design
this time...BUT..software can be faster and phone height(thickness)can
be reduced. Lock/Unlock is difficult!...Rest is like said excellent...And
it runs Celesta Smartforms 100%! Rating:
Reviewed by Nick @ The Link from England
on 3rd Mar 2005
What a fantastic piece of kit. Top quality. Recommended to everyone
including YOU! don't delay buy a piece of wizardry today. Nokia
have put 110% into this phone. but dont trade that digital camara
in just yet the phones camara isnt good, so for those in the trade
that requires you to take photos use a camara! nick :D Rating:
Reviewed by Retarded_elf from England
on 1st Mar 2005
ok, you will laught at this, im a 13 year old with this phone!!!
my dad got it for me when i passed some freak exam. im loving it,
all my friends al like ooh ooh! lets go the cool sites and check
it out!!!(you know what i mean(perves))anyway, anyone who doesnt
have this phone should immediately get it Rating:
Reviewed by Torben from Denmark on
26th Feb 2005
I have used the Nokia 9500 for more than a month now. So far I am
quite pleased with the phone. In particular the display and keyboard
is impressive. Although the keyboard looks quite cramped it is actually
very useful and is a big advantage if you actually USE the device.
I thought I would need a touch screen but the software is made in
such a way that you don't need it. Well done. The not so good is
too many (>3) bad pixels in the display at annoying places (not
up to IBM standards on this!) and more severely that it is very,
very slow! Time between recharge is nothing less than impressive
- althogh I use it a lot (and WiFi + GPRS + Voice) as well as the
PDA functions there is usually three to four days between recharging.
Guess the Li-Polymer battery is on top of the situation. Syncronization
works painless and is way better than what I have seen with previous
Symbian versions. WiFi was easy to set up whereas HSCSD has so far
caused more problems. The powerpoint application has worked very
well - even for 1MB files. In conclusion, given the many useful
applications, the processor is simply too slow and that will cost
the N9500 a star. Rating:
Reviewed by Cat from Aust on
26th Feb 2005
excellent phone worth your money! Rating:
Reviewed by declan collins from australia
on 25th Feb 2005
i just got this phone yesterday and it rocks. good screen and well
just good quality Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart Gale from United
Kindom on 21st Feb 2005
Such a brilliant phone, a great step forward from the 9210i which
in itself was brilliant. Nokia are showing the way forward and put
the XDA2 in its place. Well done Nokia Rating:
Reviewed by Andy Mkandawire from Manchester,
England on 19th Feb 2005
To Arne Furre, Australia, Wi-fi 802.11b runs at 11mbps which is
quite adequate for applications needed, 802.11g runs at 54mbps AND
IS BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH 11b. Both bandwidths run at the same
quality. 802.11g is only mega useful for streaming top notch video
signals that the communicators screen could not handle. Rating:
Reviewed by Jenna J. from England on
20th Feb 2005
This stunning phone is like a mini-computer! WHat's not to like?
I got this phone from Carphone Warehouse in Bond Street - I've had
it for about 3 months now and it's worked superb. But I didn't give
it a full 5* because one thing I noticed is it is VERY slow when
you're accessing WAP games or internet. But other than that it's
brilliant. I'm always on it. My friends are SO envius of me!! Rating:
Reviewed by Kim Knight from United States
on 20th Feb 2005
I can't imagine what the designer's were thinking that designed
this phone. The whole phone is so clutsy and unintuitive. It takes
8 keystrokes to unlock it, and this usually takes a few tries. The
center scroll button is impossible to depress exactly in the center,
which is Select/OK key for most everything. The screen is not a
touch screen, which makes web-surfing very difficult. It is not
a touch screen and therefore has no stylus. This phone is also a
brick - much too big to carry in a pocket. There's no button for
Silent mode - only scrolling around through menus to select a Silent
Profile. It's very slow to scroll through Contacts, and in fact
overall phone is slow to react to user menu selections. I bought
this phone after having a Sony-Ericcson P900, and the P900 was a
much better-made phone with better OS and user-interface. Rating:
Reviewed by Kev from UK on 19th
Feb 2005
I have has the old 9210 for years, refusing to 'upgrade' to another
phone offered by orange,waiting for the 9500. in the end I had to
switch networks as Orange were not supporting it yet. This is simply
the best phone on the market. OK its stiil a bit bulky but so what.
I didn't get an i-Pod for Christmas, however getting this last month
made up for it. Well done Nokia! tips for Nokia, make the screen
touch screen, make the headphones to control the music player, let
it support I-tune files Rating:
Reviewed by ella from england on
17th Feb 2005
This phone is AMAZING!!!Sleek, well equipped, stylish-- it got some
stares! I would give it 6 stars. The screen can be easily seen in
really bright sunlight. Businesslike phone with lots of extras.
BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!1you wont be disappointed. I was a little unsure
of it but got it free from work and its amazing. Rating:
Reviewed by Tishwant kanwarjit from
England on 17th Feb 2005
This phone is the best any one can ask for! i've had it for 5 days
now and i haven't spent 1 second without it. I use to have the LG
u8110, but that's history now HAHAHAAH! Yea so anyway, howz yo family?
HEY! i don't Giv a damn about yo Family, so don't tell me. All i
can day to u iz, get this phone if you want to see your family again.
p.s my boyfriend nimish, loves the phone too Rating:
Reviewed by georgeoid from uk on
14th Feb 2005
Graeme Tough. i think that you will have to wait a bit for 02 to
recognise that youre phone 'exists'. then go onto the website an
activate it from there Rating:
Reviewed by R Chatterjee from OK on
5th Feb 2005
I bought one just because of the organiser. This more than lives
upto the name "Communicator". It is fantastic. It is crammed to
the brim with usefull well thought out and easy to use stuff ! I
especially love the organiser which is the same style as the good
old psion REVO/5MX only its better. You can view a whole year into
your future (on one screen) with this gadget. It will colour code
the dates so you can (at a glance) see how your future is booked
up. The phone is just an added benefit to this hand held mini computer.
You can speak to people as if its a mobile phone - or a desk top
style speaker phone (away from you head - if your worried about
effects of mobiles on your grey matter) You can surf the net on
a nice wide screen and see everything as it is on your own pc. The
keyboard allows you to input data faster than one of those touch
screen hand-helds. This really is the world in the palm of your
hands. You can access whatever you want wherever you want. Anouther
difference over the handheld touch screen type devices is that the
spread sheet will produce graphs and charts where-as my HP/IPAQ
(pocket XL)could not do this usefull job. All in all this is a powerfull
all in one "must have" gadget of gadgets for 2005. I think NOKIA
have done a real nice job here. I just wish it used the smaller
size of memory /SD cards so I would not need a universal card reader.
Rating:
Reviewed by Graeme Tough from UK on
4th Feb 2005
This is my very first mobile, ever. Mind's blowen. I'm not a comms.
junkie, I'll use it when it suits me. It is large and heavy compared
with the stuff the teenagers take out on the town, but it ain't
aimed at that market! I think it's awsome. Can't believe I'm surfin'
the net on this. Got everything going but MMS, if aynone's got any
ideas? (O2 UK - O2 and Nokia's settings seem to conflict!) Regards,
GT, UK. Rating:
Reviewed by Paulo from Portugal on
1st Feb 2005
State ot the art when in comes to take your work on the road...
Let's say 5 stars in features, 4,5 stars in performance and 4 stars
in design. Forget it if you want to look in style! Rating:
Reviewed by Arne Furre from Australia
on 1st Feb 2005
Just a comment that Nokia 9500 are using old technology when it
comes to the WIFI side of things. 11.b is used in lieu of what is
the standard today, 11.g Rating:
Reviewed by matt from england on
27th Jan 2005
YUM! Rating:
Reviewed by Jagbir from India on
27th Jan 2005
ITS THE BEST ONE CAN BUY. Its better that any other phone in the
market and the best part is quality of the Transreflective TFT LCD
screen. You can view it clearly in sunlight. As compared to P900/910
It is more Durable and has a strong outer shell which perfectly
protects the inner PDA. A very practical phone with lots of features.
WiFi is excellent but little bit tough to configure. Camera quality
is better than P900/910. People who work on computers will find
it very easy to use. especially when working(Viewing, creating and
editing) with word documents, Powerpoint presentations and spreadsheets.
Excellent support for HP printers. Its very easy to use and shortcuts
for connectivity(Bluetooth,IR), Screen brightness and zoom provided
on the QWERTY keyboard are a plus point. Help feature is excellent
and very easy to access and use. Sound and image quality is the
best in class. Its bulky but after all its an enterprise class communicator
device.I have both P910 and Nokia9500 but personally i would prefer
N9500 over P910, to me ITS A COMPUTER IN A SMALL PACKAGING WITH
A MOBILE PHONE. MUST BUY IT. Rating:
Reviewed by Azlan from Malaysia on
23rd Jan 2005
Im a proud owner of this N9500.Upgraded frm 9210i.Been reading the
others review about this phone and agreed on all pros point about
the functions.The size?,heyy,being "bulky" is just a trademark of
the "Communicator Series" ever since it appears in the movie "The
Saint"(9110). Love everything about this 9500. Rating:
Reviewed by Akshay from India on
23rd Jan 2005
FINE it's a fridge.. maybe bigger.. but no other fridge or "tiny
little fits-in-my-pocket" phone does HALF as much as this fella
can do.. got one after a lot of looking as this stuff is exclusivity
material in India during the first two weeks after launch atleast..
it'll probably do every single thing on the planet except have your
son's veggies.. worry not Nokia will probably bring out a 9600 that
can do that as well !! GO nokia !! This is the definition of a pure-to-the-core
business phone.. Rating:
Reviewed by Maru-chan from Australia
on 22nd Jan 2005
my dad has this phone, and by the sounds of it he is very pleased
with the performance of this blacky piece of machinery. one phone
from nokia that i like. :D Rating:
Reviewed by Peter Meredith from New
Zealand on 18th Jan 2005
Overall good phone, but why have Nokia dropped Voice Dialing from
this phone. What use is buying a Nokia Wireless Boom Headset HS-4W
which I also purchased at the same time, without having this feature!!.
When will they release it? Every other phone manufacturer in the
globe has voice dialing. Its a productivity tool. Come on Nokia
get your act together. Rating:
Reviewed by John Gage from UK on
15th Jan 2005
Best business mobile yet, best keeboard, excellent screen but it
is an acquired taste and not for everyone. Slow processor, not small
form. Rating:
Reviewed by Charles from England on
9th Jan 2005
Excellent phone. An embodiment of seriousness in a telephone, no
cameras or games. Very business-like! Rating:
Reviewed by Akshay Saxena from Nigeria
on 8th Jan 2005
Its extremely awesome. I am very choosy with cell phones, was using
3650 for over 18months and got the last breath of it before seeking
a better option, that could last me another lengthy period. After
purchasing, the could last is definately would last now. Best features
are the Symbian OS, keyboard and the smoth screen in addition to
MP3 and interconnectivity. Forget those who say's size is an issue,
and about its weight. The truth is communicators still remain the
classiest and phones for the respected. Period. Rating:
Reviewed by rj from philippines on
6th Jan 2005
amazing phone, its beautiful and very usable. I travel alot and
email is necessary so i love this phone. I upgraded from a 9210i
and im glad i did. Though I hate the fact that the tables in my
word documents gets erased when i transfer from my computer to my
phone but i usually work with excel anyway so no problem there.
quite big to make a phone call though, but that doesnt really bother
me coz i have a sony ericsson k700i to make my phone calls so again
no problem. Rating:
Reviewed by Jerki from USA on
5th Jan 2005
I love the phone and the internet brower. My only complaint is connecting
with Bluetooth. I pared my phone with my headset, laptops, and PC.
The only way for me to tranfer files with anything is if I send
the request from an item other than the phone. So I'm having a time
trying to use my Bluetooth headset. anybody interest in a over the
head bluetooth that's also a MP3. Check out this website www.sonorix.com
the item is OBH-0100 Any suggestions on connecting Rating:
Reviewed by pka from UK on 3rd
Jan 2005
I bought this phone recently and tried using its WiFi facility.
It worked well for about ten minutes, and then it did something
to my wireless router, because both the router and the phone suddenly
stopped working. The only way I could get the phone to work again
was to take the battery out. But it took me two days of messing
around to get my wireless router to work again, and I still have
problems with using it with one of my laptop computers. I therefore
took the Nokia 9500 back to the shop and got my money back. Apart
from that problem, it seemed like a good phone, except that the
operating system responded slowly to commands, the keyboard was
not as easy to use as I had expected because the keys were too close
together for easy typing, it lacked a touch-sensitive screen, and
the phone was bulky. Rating:
Reviewed by Kam from USA on 20th
Dec 2004
Waited almost a week for this. Got it, and love the features, WiFi
kicks ass, but they could have made it so one don't have keep on
connecting it every time it's idle. Bluetooth completely sucks,
can't connect a headset since there isn't any voice recogniation.
And yes, the size, ohh my God the size of this heavy phone, I don't
know if it's a Phone a laptop or a paper weight. I hope Nokia 9300
is a bit better. Rating:
Reviewed by bob from finland on
14th Dec 2004
brilliant!!!!!! its like walking around with a laptop.Very spontaniouse
and buitiful shape. I LUV IT!!!!!!! u must BUY or face ur worst
nightmare muhahahahahah Rating:
Reviewed by john from South Africa on
13th Dec 2004
great for bussines can sen e-mail anywere i love it 110% Rating:
Reviewed by Pupung80 from Indonesia
on 10th Dec 2004
Excellent...! Rating:
Reviewed by Ivano from Italy on
28th Nov 2004
Pda phone like pc phone. You can forgot your notebook without trouble.
Two small problem: absebce of vibrating and to use of MMC instead
SD. Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
26th Nov 2004
This phone is an essential tool for a one man show like me, I can
carry my office with me whereever I go, I can quote rates, send
e mails, use wirless facilities on wireless spots and many more
features, though I am not a great friend of cameras/videos but it
does come handy for those who wants to carry their presentation
in these mini Lap Top. It was worth the wait....I would say one
of the best handset ever used after Nokia 9210i Rating:
Reviewed by johny from australia on
26th Nov 2004
this phone is classic and outstanding.problem is that this phone
is very expensive. Rating:
Reviewed by David Campbell from UK on
24th Nov 2004
The nokia 9500 is a fantastic offering for an all in one multipurpose
box of tricks. What does it for me is the keyboard. Un-matched by
any phone or PDA out there. I love the ability to slot in MMC cards.
I will be buying a 1 gig memory card. I love the ability to play
back mp3's. With a gig of space that's more tunes than my old mp3
player can hold by far. Ok not as much as an ipod but an ipod ain't
able to browse the internet, SMS, make voice calls, use office applications
etc... I love the fact I just land it on it's seat and it's USB
connected to my PC ready for me to transfer mp3's or whatever files
I want. I like the improved battery life. I love navigation and
easy access to the organiser and other key functions. I HATE THERE
IS NO JACK CONNECTOR. I mean that you can't connect up a normal
headphone, you are limited to using the nokia headphones which are
terrible compared to what is available in general. However, there
are several ways around this problem. One of them is to get a little
nokia/jack adaptor which will then allow you to plug any headphones
with a jack connection. I think this is what I will do! The only
other considerable drawback with the communicators is their size.
It's a bulky phone, but then it's gotta be bulky to fit all the
features in (although there is still some space around the screen
and keyboard that is wasted imo... but I ain't an expert on phone
design either). I'm not massively keen on the look of the phone,
although the alternative cases look like they might be improvement
to how it comes in the box. I might try one out. Rating:
Reviewed by M fromon 22nd Nov
2004
The phone is the best, only think I miss is vibrating ring! Rating:
Reviewed by Jayson from South Africa
on 22nd Nov 2004
The best phone in the world but it's missing a few things for it
to really be the ultimate piece of machine. *magic word activation
(as P900 & T610) *blinking Lights for battery life & bluetooth (as
P900) *reflector mirror for camera (as P900) *Touch screen ( a definate)
*Torch (lost carkeys in dark) *radio & stereo FM speaker *Ringtone
composer *TV Facility (IP Datacasting - as 7700) *800x 600 resolution
*Stereo earpiece *SD card capability *light on keyboard *GPS (world
wide) *ringtones for -Imelody,RMF,AU (as P900) *1.3 meg camera with
flash *Allow (Pocket pc) windows mobile apps *Thermometer,countdown,calerie,soundmeter,compass
*Chat sms *wallet *voice dial *auto key lock (as 5210) *Pic Identifier
on front of phone *3G net works with WCDMA/UMTS *TCP/IP network
*send pic messages (9500 can only receive) *series 60 on front *3D
Java apps *GPRS 12 Class (9500 10 class) *IR (CIR) home remote *18bit
display 254 000K *Smaller than 100mm in size *Birthday reminder
for age control (as 6610) *minute beep reminder while on a call
on/off (SE T610) *sms with picture reciver (as SET610) *camera usage
for scanning & edit documents Rating:
Reviewed by nick from england on
22nd Nov 2004
is it a phone or a computer?It's cool but a bit complicated to use.Its
taken me 1 month to work out the basics and i design computers for
a living!Buy something cheaper and easier.Took it to work and all
in the office had a laugh trying to work out how to use it! Rating:
Reviewed by Christopher from Hong Kong
on 16th Nov 2004
This phone is probably the best phone in the market. It has all
the functions you need, like WI-FI and word processing programes.
It might cost a lot, but it still worth the price. Rating:
