08 March 2007

VIDEO: Nokia N95
Let’s the music play

Nothing especially, just to briefly inform you that I’m back with another great or not so great video from Nokia N95 series. In episode No. 4 I'm talking about music aspects, hardware as well as the software.

Music aspects of this phone have improved a lot; even in comparison with mighty N91, the phone has the standard 3,5mm audio jack (there is some really good and interesting technology behind this connecter, will be elaborated it the upcoming review), 3D stereo speakers, mini-USB connector for faster music transfer, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR support, A2DP as well as AVRCP profiles and 160 MB of build in memory expandable over the microSD slot that unfortunately support only cards up to 2GB.

Let me say that I usually enjoy listening to music in my car and sometimes in my home as well, and the main reason why I need an MP3 player is that I can carry my favorite tracks to keep me occupied while walking outside or to gain motivation with some nice tracks when I hit up the gym.

Therefore, I am perfectly satisfied with this player, play lists, equalizer, great stereo speakers, supplied stereo headset, DRM 2.0 support, stereo FM radio as well as the storage, which can be bottleneck for the real music freaks, as the phone does not support cards larger than 2GB.

Last but not less important, the Nokia N95 is the first S60 phone with support for A2DP/AVRCP profiles, sure N91 has the A2DP but it lacks AVRCP and therefore A2DP isn’t very handy on this phone because you can enjoy music wirelessly but you can’t control it remotely.

For those who don’t know, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, or A2DP for short, is just one of the many standardized applications of Bluetooth.

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile is the technology that lets devices stream high-quality sound in stereo to each other via Bluetooth™. Also some of them have a hands-free feature that makes such headphones as the perfect solution for Smartphones users.

Without sounding too technical, A2DP basically allows stereo sound to be transferred to a headset or even car stereo, wirelessly. Basically all you have to do is to pair an A2DP headset with an A2DP Smartphone, and you can enjoy in your favorite tracks while the you're phone's in the pocket, or across the room.

Let’s the music play .. .

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