Nokia N96 Review

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The Nokia N96 is a phone that’s smart and fun. Given a new all black exterior, the N96 still houses the same high end features including a superb 2.8 inch display, 16GB of internal memory capable of storing thousands of tracks and hours of video and the unique dual slide design. The Black N96 also supports the BBC catch up service BBC iPlayer. Elsewhere you’ll find a 5.0 Megapixel camera with flash and video recording, GPS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA connectivity and an excellent web browser. Pros & Cons 16GB memory with the option to expand; GPS; HSDPA; 5-megapixel camera; table stand Chunky, plasticky build; some N95 users may have expected more; Web browser not as good as Safari

Features of the Nokia N96 include:

• Series 60 Symbian interface (version 3.2)
• 5 megapixel camera (2592 x 1944 pixels) with Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, autofocus, dual LED flash (auto redeye reduction), 20x digital zoom
• Video camera: MPEG4/3GP VGA video capture at 640 x 480 pixels and 30 frames/second with digital stereo microphone (AAC format) and 10x digital zoom
• Front camera for video calling: CIF resolution (352 x 288 pixels)
• Video and still image editors
• Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.8 inches)
• Live TV (DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna)
• Digital music player (supports MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A formats) with playlists and equalizer
• Stereo FM radio RDS with Visual Radio support
• Built-in GPS navigation with Nokia Maps application
• Speaker independent name dialing
• Voice commands
• Voice recorder
• Talking ringtone
• Integrated hands-free speaker
• Speed dialing
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (support for attachments)
• Push to talk (PoC)
• Java games
• Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry
• Memory: 16 Gbytes plus microSD memory card slot
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out, WLAN (802.11 b/g), 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
• WAP, EGPRS class B, WCDMA/HSDPA (3.6Mb/s download)
• Quadband plus 3G
• Size: 103 x 53 x 20 mm
• Weight: 125g
• Talktime: 150 minutes (3G) – 220 minutes (2G)
• Battery standby: 200 hours

Website:	Product Website
Technical Specifications
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / WCDMA 900 / 2100
Form Factor:	Slide / Symbian OS
Dimensions:	103 x 55 x 18 mm
Weight:	125 g
Navigation:	Navi-Wheel
Battery Type:	950 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	3.67
Standby Time:	220
Memory:	16.0 GB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Imaging
Main Screen:	16700000 colors (TFT / Ambient Light Sensor) 240 x 320 px
Camera:	5.0 MP / 2592 x 1944 px / Flash / Zoom / Auto-Focus / Macro / Video Recorder / Video Calling
Audio
MP3 Player:	MP3 / AAC / eAAC / eAAC+ / WMA / M4A
FM Radio:	Visual Radio
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	240 x 320 px
Screen Savers:	240 x 320 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	DVB-H / MPEG4 / H.264 / AVC / H.263 / RealVideo
Messaging
SMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Chat:
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (HTML / RSS) / Nokia Web Browser / Mini Map
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / DUN / HFP / HSP / OPP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	HSDPA
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b/g / UPnP
GPS:	Nokia Maps
PC Sync:	USB 2.0