Nokia N95 – we still can’t see the GPS antenna
Apr 10, 2007 gps navigation, nokia, phones
Did you know Nokia N95 is now available in U.S.? Well it is. We mentioned the N95 couple of weeks ago and by that time it was unknown when it would be show up in North America. So we just converted the price from € to $ and came up with $730. We were almost right on target. According to Gizmodo N95 will initially be retailed in select stores in Chicago and New York for $750. What worried us about the N95 was the position of its GPS receiver chip. We know that it is hidden somewhere under few layers of plastic but weren’t sure.
So this dude decided to disassemble his brand new Nokia N95 and posted the pics on Flickr. He was able to spot where the bluetooth, WiFi, GSM, and WCDMA antennas are but not the GPS antenna. We paid really close attention to the pics but still couldn’t spot the GPS antenna.
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April 10th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Probably the GSM/WCDMA antenna is also used for GPS …
Adso
April 10th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
In picture number 3 (towards the right of the picture) you can see the grey plastic bottom of the phone. Could that be an antenna printed on it (the minty green/gold bit)?
April 11th, 2007 at 1:42 am
[...] frattempo in alcuni blog si è aperta una specie di caccia al tesoro per cercare di individuare l’antenna del GPS perché [...]
April 11th, 2007 at 3:31 am
There antenna is actually built in to the keypad area of the handset, which is why when you use the GPS function you are erquired to slide the handset keypad open.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Have just acquired the N95. Have got two fixes but cannot get anymore. Think have forgotten how I got these in the first place. Need help.
May 25th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/devilsrejection/385110053/in/set-72157594527138974/
just like James (post #2) mentioned, on the right side of the picture is a small plastic piece with some sort of a conductor on it which is an antenna. Now, I’m not sure if it’s the gps or not but it is an antenna. Since the gsm/wcdma antenna is on the top part of the phone, and bluetooth/wlan is on the side it kind of leaves you with no other options.
At Rupz (post #4), usually under the film that is part of the keypad PCB there’s a conductor going all the way around which a lot of times is the negative potential of the electron flow (electricity). Very doubtful it would be used for an antenna as well.
July 25th, 2007 at 6:13 am
Just got n95. Used maps for first time using my home wifi. phone found my home ok. Since then when I go into maps it says ‘no internet connection, please check network settings. I think I have it set to gps receiver only so why is it still trying the internet?
August 17th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Hi,
I dropped my phone and in repair shop they told me that I need to buy new PCB board. Phone is working but I m losing reception? Is anyone can help how to fix or where to buy pcb board for Nokia N95????
March 24th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Dear Sir
I do have Nokia n95 mobile phone but I am not really happy with the GPS is there the antena to have the better signal or not? Please tell me.
Thank you
Bereket
July 15th, 2008 at 3:31 am
the GPS antenna is located in the bottom section of the phone where the charger block, and usb connector is located. It is under the hash key.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Nice blog, i have added it to my favourites, greetings
December 18th, 2008 at 11:09 am
The GPS antenna is under neath the “#” pad where the USB input slot is. You will have to unscrew it and will find a green copper colour attena shaped.
December 24th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
hey guys i can not (don’t know how) to use my n95’s GPS dose ot com with the phone or is an added servise? please HHHEEELLLPPP
April 8th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
tnx ed im fix :)) tnx :))
June 18th, 2009 at 1:44 am
here is someone that took it off, it has a picture of it here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarikh/2905845985/
looks like it’s between the USB connector and the Charger connector
June 18th, 2009 at 1:46 am
wait, sorry, it’s not where I said, it’s where he describes it in this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarikh/2905847315/in/set-72157607657030527/
June 18th, 2009 at 1:50 am
it’s here:
http://media.photobucket.com/image/%252522gps%20OR%20receiver%20antenna%252522%20n95/franklhy2/Handphone/IMG_4100.jpg
the golden part on the right that leads to the light green part.