Nokia N96

Nokia N96

Manufacturer: - Nokia

Available NA October 6, 2008[1]
EU September 24, 2008[2]

Screen 2.8 in QVGA (320x240 px)

Camera:- 5 megapixels, dual LED flash/video light (back)

Second camera:- VGA video call (front)

Operating system:-
Symbian OS v9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Input:- Keypad

Memory 16 GB

Memory card MicroSD 16GB Max (32GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009)
Networks
Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 or UMTS 850 / 1900

Connectivity WLAN 802.11b/g, Micro-USB (USB 2.0), DVB-H class C, Bluetooth 2.0 (we#Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
Battery
BL-5F (950 mAh)

Physical size 103 x 55 x 18 mm

Weight 125 g

Form factor Dual-Sliders
Media
Audio playback: MP3/AAC/HE-AAC/WMA, Video playback: MPEG-4 SP/H.264/RealVideo/WMV9/Flash

Predecessor Nokia N95/N95 8GB

Nokia N96 is the newest[3] Nokia smartphone in the Nseries range of products. It is the official successor to Nokia N95.
The handset was publicly announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2008,[citation needed] and started selling in September 2008.[2] Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions are expected shortly thereafter.[4] October 1st is set as the U.K. release date for the N96, although London has a separate date of September 24th when the device will go on sale exclusively at Nokia's flagship stores on Regent Street and at Terminal 5 (Heathrow airport).[5]



Contents
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• 1 Features
• 2 Major differences between N95 and N96
• 3 Negative features from other Nseries
• 4 References
• 5 External links

[edit] Features
The Nokia N96 features the following:
• Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 N96-1 (RM-247, Global), UMTS 850 /1900 N96-3 (RM-247, Global), no UMTS N96 (RM-297, PR China)
• HSDPA and Wi-Fi access (RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN and DVB-H).
• DVB-H Mobile TV (network-dependent feature).
• A-GPS Navigation, map data fetched over mobile datalink or downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the phone over USB.
• Access to Ovi
• Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google.
• Full-HTML browser.
• Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface.
• 16 GB of internal flash memory.
• Memory expandable to up to 48 GB with 32 GB microSD/microSDHC cards (maximum available card storage capacity 16GB/32GB (once released in 2009) ).[6]
• 2-way slide, as in Nokia N95.
• 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics. Much better than that of the iPhone 3G or the HTC Touch Diamond.
• High quality VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use.
• Double LED flash for the camera.
• Pre-bundled with WaveSecure in India variant[7]
• Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web.
• Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
• A built-in accelerometer when tilted as on the Nokia N82.
[edit] Major differences between N95 and N96
Positive
• 16GB of integrated memory (as opposed to 8GB for N95 8GB), plus further extensibility via microSD memory card
• 2.8 inch display with 16 million colours (same as N95 8GB, versus 2.6" display for original N95)
• Camera flash is a dual-LED in the N96 while it is only a single LED in the N95
• New audio DSP for improved audio quality and longer playback time
• New version of Nokia Video Centre
• Longer music playback time (14 hrs) and video playback time (5 hrs)
• Windows Media WMV9 video codec is added
• Hardware acceleration for video codecs for H.264 and WMV (as well as MPEG4 as before)
• Location tagging (geotagging) of pictures, using the integrated GPS
• Mobile TV DVB-H receiver is built into N96
• New release of Nokia Experience Software
o Maps 2.0 with satellite images, upgrade to pedestrian mode and voice-guided car navigation
o Internet Radio pre-installed
o Home Media Solution (sync with DLNA / UPnP devices over WLAN)
o Online sharing of pictures with plugins for Flickr, Ovi Share and other services (Can be added on N95 with newer version of Share Online Application)
• S60 3rd Edition is upgraded from Feature Pack 1 to Feature Pack 2
o Symbian OS is upgraded from version 9.2 to 9.3
o The Java ME engine is upgraded from MIDP 2.0 to MIDP 2.1
o User data is preserved when upgrading firmware (This feature is also present on the N95-2 as v21 installs UDP base files)
• The FM radio is upgraded with RDS
• Limited graphics acceleration (only for internal apps)
• N96 is a dual-band HSDPA (900 and 2100 MHz) while N95 was a single band (2100)
• MicroSD memory card slot (as in original N95, while N95 8GB has no card slot)
• No need to open the slide for optimal GPS reception
• New design
o Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
o Flip-out kickstand
o Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
o Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
o Lockswitch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
o Thinner and lighter than N95 8GB
• N-Gage included. About 5 games preloaded and one free game coupon (varies by country).
• Nokia N96 has VGA videcall camera (N95/N95 8G has CIF)
• Digital zoom is 20x (N95/N95 8G has 10x)

Negative
• CPU downgraded to ARM9 264MHz for N96 (N95 have Dual 332Mhz ARM11 based CPU)
• Same battery as original N95 (950 mAh), but the N96 reportedly has a much better battery life using the same battery (Nokia N95 8GB has 1200 mAh)
• No infra-red port on N96
• No Hardware 3D graphics accelerator for N96
• Built-in support for VoIP telephony (and thus cheap Internet Calling) removed from N96 (N95 has Nokia VoIP 2.1)
• The lens in the N96 is 2.8/5.2 (N95 has 2.8/5.6)
• N95 classic has lens cover (N95 8G/N96 doesn't has)
[edit] Negative features from other Nseries
• N85 has AM-OLED display (N96 has TFT LCD)
• N82 has xenon flash (N96 has double LED flash)
• N93/N93i has 3x optical zoom (N96 doesn't has)
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has 640X360 pixels screen (N96 has 240x320 pixels screen)