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Nokia 9500 Communicator review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.6

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 499

Verdict

Mobile professionals who need access to contacts, basic office documents and communications facilities will find that Nokia's 9500 Communicator covers the bases very well indeed... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Well integrated communications facilities
  • Remarkably usable keyboard

Cons

  • Relatively large and heavy
  • Expensive
  • Uses proprietary expansion port

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 1480x240x570 mm
Weight: 222 g
Form factor: clamshell
Software included: contact manager, calendar, notes; word processor, spreadsheet viewer/editor, presentation viewer/editor, VPN, Calculator, File Manager, Voice Recorder, Music Player
Memory expansion: Yes
On-board memory: 80 MB
2.5G: GPRS

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Member Opinion

8.6

Average Member Rating

Excellent

29 Members have reviewed this product

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Clive Miller

Clive Miller

Lots of hardware, lacks software

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6.5

Good


Mahaveer Chand

Mahaveer Chand

!! Simply the best around - awaiting the 7710 Though!!

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9.5

Spectacular


Russ Goff

Russ Goff

Truly mobile computing, the new 9500 takes over from the 9210 as a "must have" for the techno geek

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9.0

Spectacular


Farouk Ahmad

Farouk Ahmad

Don't lose sleep or salivate about getting one

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6.0

Good


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