Over-the-air map downloads on the road seemed rather slow - and we found it was worthwhile downloading the route and maps using Wi-Fi before you set off from home. We were also slightly concerned that the mapping did not know about two no-through roads in our local area, one of which had not been open to traffic for two years, and the other that had been closed for much longer.

You could, of course, use the GPS antenna with alternative onboard memory card Sat Nav software and cartography. That flexibility is part of the beauty of the Symbian operating system.

The N95 covers all the bases, and still has plenty of surprises, providing the best non-Qwerty keyboard smartphone that money can buy.

Talking of which, the technology onboard comes at a price - bought SIM-free at launch you can expect to pay around £500 for the N95, making it one of the most expensive handsets on the market. No doubt UK users will be able to get much better deals when signing up to contract deals.

Could the handset be better? The camera and GPS systems could both be improved - so the answer to this question has to be yes. But even so, this is still the handset that everyone will want this year and that will become the new benchmark for anyone attempting an all-round mobile phone.