Nokia 9500 Mobile Phone Review

Nokia 9500 Details

erap people who always complain about nokia's popular phone are just jealous cuz its either they cant afford one or they simply don't know how to use it. lets face it homos... nokia still has the bigger piece of the pie in global market.

as for me im happy with my 9500 and n70. they both make a good statement to the public and made my mobile life easy and convenient. eat your heart out homos...

maurice chix....

nokia 9500 in philippine peso
P 40,000 with 1 year warranty @ Graphics, Cagayan de Oro City
P 38,000 with 1 week warranty @ Graphics, Cagayan de Oro City

P 42,000 @ Games and Gadget

* mostly out of stock, or order basis.
* Prices are dated since 2005. I still don't know for the 1st & 2nd quarter of 2006. Probably still above P 35,000. the Price is stable because supply is constantly controled by suppliers to protect its market value, unless 9300i is released or a new version of 9500 is released and There's few 2nd hand unit sold in bargain shops.

jose thanks owen!how about 9300i does this fone have a message counter?

Owen Hi Vishal =)

You might want to consider getting Nokia 9500, but it has no windows operating system. Aside from viewing word documents with Nokia 9500, it will be easier for you to edit them as well because of the full keyboard that you can use.
XDA Mini might give you a hard time using the handwriting recognition.

plus, 9500 is designed for business use so im sure it wil be useful for you if you want to organize things. wifi is another good thing about this phone.

I havent used XDA mini yet but I was able to give it a try and it always freezes.

If I were you, go to a local phone shop and give both phones a try so you'll see which phone will work best for you. It still depends on the person who will use it. for me, 9500 is best because of my everyday task and lifestyle.
if you hate bulky phone and want a small one and dont really need the full keyboard, wifi, and stuffs.. then try the XDA mini.

<unknown> Owen,

The explanation given for no vibrator / poor camera qualty in the 9500 is sad to say the least ...

Nokia competitors (Sony Erric.. , Palm , Samsung) all offer smart pones with a full qwerty keyboard . In addition they have a vibrator and a good camera.

In this day and age if Nokia cannot produce a relaible smart phone with a vibrator it might as well quit this market .... its competitors will eat it alive....So either Nokia offers the market a great product with all options or market forces will ensure it becomes extint

Owen Hi Sebyshoru =)

if you're talking about the keypads outside where you dial a number, there's no option to turn it off or on (as far as i know). its supposed to turn on once you press a key (unless its locked). if your outside keypad still doesnt light even if its active, then you have to have your phone checked or repaired. there must be something wrong with it.

if you're talking about the complete keyboard inside with all the letters, it has no lights at all. there's nothing to turn on there =)

mauirce tips for all 9500 users

don't drop this phone too often cuz the housing of this phone is thin and easily cracks. don't place it in your pocket when wearing jeans or even placing it inside your pocket while sitting down.

i place mine in my pocket when going to school and I dropped it for 5 times already and the hinged broke off. I have to spend P 1,500.00 or $30 to have it replaced. at least 5 times of being dropped is a testament that internal components wasn't affected. Only the external components which is acceptable for as long as the entire phone still works.

dudi I just got 9500!It's true, it's a second hand cell, but I think that's the best cell I ever had. I have also a N90, but I like more that Comunicator (I have 9110 too)Belive me, that's the best!

<unknown> John,
Looks like Nokia has not announced any replacement for the 9500 at the CATIA. This phone is close to 2 years old and was dated when they launched.

Treo / Samsung may be worth tracking in this segment as they are coming out with the latest and cutting edge products

AD Robinson Even though I am quite impressed with features of 9500 still i would like to know that whether it can support 2GB MMC (like 9300i) or higher or not. Secondly, I read it somewhere that there is possibility of its software instability. Another doubt that bothers me is can it play heavy mpeg 4 files like 300 mb or above or not or just simple music video files of 40-50 mb. I will be really thankful if i get some info/clarity on the above mentioned doubts.