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Nokia N96
$700.00
Released October, 2008
The Pros:5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics: TessarT lens. Mobile Digital TV (DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz). Expandable memory - External microSD Slot (hot swappable).
The Cons:Hideously expensive ! DVB-H standard is not widely available (See: http://www.dvb-h.org/services.htm) which makes MobileTV feature useless ! Feature-set not sufficiently different from n95 to justify extra expense.
The Nokia N96 is a dual-sliding smartphone part of the Nokia Nseries released on October 6th, 2008 in North America and September 24, 2008 in the UK featuring a 2.8" display, 5 megapixel camera, and 16 GB of storage.
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The camera hasn't been upgraded from its predecessor the Nokia N95, but it features a slimmer body, a kickstand, and lower introductory price. Additionally, the N96 also will have more available RAM on start up, a much desired upgrade by developers. It is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone capable of running on 3G networks and has WiFi connectivity. The camera sells for around $800 in North America.
Features
- 2-way slider
- Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE
- 3G and WiFI access
- 16 GB of internal flash memory
- 5 megapixel camer with Carl Zeis optics
- GPS navigation
- expandable memory with microSD/microSDHC
- built-in motion sensore
- Ful-HTML browser
- Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition
- Mobile TV
- release date: October 6th, 2008
- price: ~$800
User Reviews (4)
Pros & Cons
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5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics: TessarT lens
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Mobile Digital TV (DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz)
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Expandable memory - External microSD Slot (hot swappable)
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High Speed mobile internet access (HSDPA). [Phone can be used as a modem with a laptop]
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16GB internal flash memory
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Internet browser supports flash video
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Automatic insertion of GPS location into images.
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Built-in GPS receiver (with A-GPS support)
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Built-in TV Guide with ability to set reminders and schedule recordings.
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Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) [Offline] & Internet radio [Online]
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S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
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(See: http://www.dvb-h.org/services.htm)
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DVB-H standard is not widely available (See: http://www.dvb-h.org/services.htm) which makes MobileTV feature useless !
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Feature-set not sufficiently different from n95 to justify extra expense.
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Wholly unnecessary proprietary mini-USB connection on bottom of phone (i.e. Can only use specific Nokia cable)
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All current firmware (<=V11.101) contains lots of bugs
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Camera lens has no cover & is located in place where it gets frequently handled.
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No SAR rating stated in product manual or on Nokia website.
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No support for popular media formats (e.g. DivX, AVI)
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