N95-1 vs N95-3 Battery Life

[DrEL]

Hello,

I'm torn between the two and I have a couple of days to decide whether I should buy an n95-1 or n95-3. My decision heavily relies on the battery life of the phone and I am mainly interested in the n95-3, but the missing camera shutter is a big concern for me. So I want to know, how is the battery of n95-1 (after firmware upgrade) compared to n95-3? If the difference is not that big, then I might go for the n95-1 just because of the camera shutter.

Thanks for all your help!

[drpaulos]

Having upgraded the firmware of my N95-1 from v12 to v20, I have seen an improvement, but it could still be better.

You need to bear in mind that the N95-1 has a 950mAh battery, whereas the N95-3 has a 1200mAh battery.

If battery life is important, I would go with the N95-3.

DrPaulos

[david c]

Hi.I have only had my N95-1 v.12 for three weeks and was concerned with bad reports on battery life.I would say on average i make 30 minutes of calls,loads of texts and mms messages along with camera use and lots of "getting to know way around phone".Up to now i have not had a problem with battery life.I charge it most nights and it gets me through the day.I have seen a picture on this site of a N95-3 with very bad lens scratches,even when user was very careful not to put phone with keys,coins etc.

[DrEL]

Cool, thanks for the info guys! Also how many days does your n95-1 last without charging and an average of about 2 hours call a day?

[sturgeon]

Originally Posted by DrEL

Cool, thanks for the info guys! Also how many days does your n95-1 last without charging and an average of about 2 hours call a day?

For me, there are so many things that my N95 will do, it hardly ever gets a rest! I don't think I've ever just used it for calls or texts on any day since I've had it.

It works hard for me, so I feed it plenty of regular Volts. You will probably find the same.

s.

[drpaulos]

If you get over 24 hours after making 2 hours of calls in a day, I would be surprised. I charge every night.

DrPaulos

[sturgeon]

One thing that's not often mentioned is that it only takes about an hour to charge an N95 from flat. Makes life slightly less stressful.

s.

[Crumbles]

Originally Posted by drpaulos

If you get over 24 hours after making 2 hours of calls in a day, I would be surprised. I charge every night.

DrPaulos

Yes, easily. However, if you are worried about it, get the N95-3 with the bigger battery. In addition to the better battery, the N95-3 now comes with a car charger free.

[DrEL]

do the new n95-3's come with some sort of lens protector?

[H@t Trick]

I would recommend the N95-3 like I have based on the face it has the better battery life like you want, the shutter on the camera does not seem to be a problem if you have a good quality case for it, I have a Roots leather case thats intended for BBs and Palms and it fits almost perfectly and has a swivel belt clip. You are in Canada like me, so Rogers (or the Fido brand) are your only options for service, don't cripple your phone and go with the N95-1 since it doesn't have NA 3G frequencies, get the N95-3 with NA 3G frequencies and get th most out of it.