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As Rogers becomes the first carrier in North America to sell Nokia’s flagship N95, it is time to look at what has already been said about this super device. Nokia insists it is a computer, but we’ll settle for a pretty-smart phone.

CNET (7 out of 10): they like the fact that it is a feature packed phone, but dings it for poor standby battery life, sluggish performance and flimsy sliding mechanism.

Gizmodo: GPS and great quality 5 megapixel camera make this device stand out from the competition, but once again battery life and laggy performance are major turn-offs.

GSM Arena: they call N95 "crown of the entire Nokia portfolio" however they recommend you turn off 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS unless you want to charge the device twice a day.

Mobile Burn: this powerhouse smartphone is recommended for its amazing feature set, but they characterized the stand-by batter life as "horrible"

My-Symbian: N95 is a "great looking phone and a great performer" and suggests you go and get it.

If you want a feature-packed phone, there is no other device like it on Rogers lineup. With internal memory of 8GB, 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3G HSDPA network access, Bluetooth, 802.11g, and even built-in GPS will ensure your phone will have something for everyone.

Priced at $399.99 (after mail-in rebate), it is also the priciest phone available at Rogers. Only recommended for hard-core users that need everything (and more) in their phones.

The moviefone nuvifone is Garmin’s first attempt at a cell phone with built in GPS. Cleverly taking a cue from Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, this unit will feature a 3.5 inch touchscreen in a sleek feature-packed device that even features HSDPA (are you listening iPhone?). Other interesting features include the ability to guide you to where you parked (as the device will memorize the location where it was taken off the car dock), access to millions of geo-located landmarks and even built-in camera that will take geo-tagged pictures.

It should be available in Q3 for an unknown price as of yet.

HTC keeps releasing models in its Touch line of smartphone. Latest entry is Touch Cruise which features a touchscreen (duh) as well as built-in GPS with TomTom software for all your “crusing” needs. Rest of the device includes 3-megapixel camera, HSDPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microSD expansion and of course Windows Mobile 6.

Look for HTC Touch Cruise from your favourite European carriers, or unlocked directly from HTC.