Well, this is what you get for your money (21 GBP) and I'm impressed! My only gripe so far is that the Torx-driver supplied is too large, meaning that I can't fit anything yet as my own Torx-driver is now too worn to use without risk of damaging the screw-heads.
EDIT:
!! I can no longer recommend this item !! ... The black coating of the face-plate is so poorly applied that it can easily be scratched off by a fingernail.
So... About the 'bits'
The back-casing doesn't have the velvety feel to it of the OEM version but it
does have a nice matte finish, which is quite pleasant to the touch, infinitely preferable to a glossy surface. It's a good-quality moulding and not made of the brittle type of plastic, so shouldn't be a problem to fit. The battery-cover is of the same high quality and fits perfectly, both to the new casing and also to my original casing, which means the casing is a very close match to the original one.
Much to my surprise, the front cover
is a metal one, formed from die-cast alloy. Again it's very well-finished, the paint appearing to be a baked-on powder-coating and having no blemishes, with the Nokia
N95 logo cleanly printed.
The protective outer shutter for the camera is clearly a copy but the shutter doors close firmly and completely so it will afford adequate protection for the lens should you ever need to replace the original one.
The two keypads supplied are OEM components and appear to be perfect, as I would expect. This dealer certainly gives value-for-money! As well as the foregoing, you also get the top and bottom end-caps plus the tiny on/off button, some bits in a bag that I haven't figured-out a use for
(EDIT: I've found out what two of them are for, the sticky pad is to re-secure the camera housing that you need to transfer from the OEM face-plate and the tiny bit of strange-shaped plastic is the moulding that forms the small light-sensor window. I'm still left with a very small transparent [window?] piece that I haven't got a clue about though!) and for some strange reason, he includes the base of the top slider assembly!
The too-large Torx-driver and the very useful plastic opening-tool completes the package, which took about a week to arrive from Hong Kong... not bad going.
I calculated that if I were to have bought the correct OEM parts, not including the slider base-plate, Torx-driver, opening-tool and on/off switch, it would have cost 61-65 GBP inc. postage, so at a third of the price, I can't complain. The quality is a great deal better than I expected. :)
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