The Nokia N96 has a sleek design and has a capability of a multimedia computer. It has tag images which will automatically capture the location and you can upload it directly on the web. You can even browse the internet directly with a large 2.4″ display and can access the web through the wireless local area network and with an automatic hot spot authentication. It has a complete 24- hour music playback time, and using the Navi wheel option available you can access images, music downloads, pod casts and it has a dual mode WCDMA 900/2100 (HSDPA), GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, and it can be automatically switched between bands and modes. Has a hot swappable MicroSD memory card support, has a video of VGA which can run up to 120 min, and a capacity based on 3.45 per song with 48 kbps and can store up to 3,400 photos.
Underneath the screen is the usual array of call buttons and soft keys, plus the introduction of a Navi-wheel, which works by moving your finger around the edge of the D-pad in order to move the onscreen cursor. In Nokia N96, there is another interesting feature that is browser-based video access. It supports for flash video and for streaming, downloading and progressive download. The phone comes with a powerful battery named BL-5F with 950 mAh. Its talk time can be up to 160 minutes in WCDMA and 230 minutes in GSM. The standby time can be up to 200 hours in WCDMA and 230 hours in GSM. This product has a digital music player that supports MP3, AAc, eAAC+, WMA and album art. One can edit and share the play lists. It also supports for Windows Media DRM protected files. For the FM radio lovers, It supports this feature with RDS as well as visual radio. Apart from this, this device from Nokia also has an internal radio.
Key features: 1. 2.8″ 16M-color TFT LCD display of QVGA resolution 2. 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with dual-LED flash and AF assist light 3. Built-in DVB-H TV tuner 4. Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI 5. Dual ARM 9 264 MHz CPU and 128 MB of RAM 6. 3G with HSDPA support 7. Quad-band GSM support 8. Wi-Fi with UPnP technology 9. Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation 10. Dual slide design with dedicated gaming/audio keys 11. Massive 16GB onboard storage 12. microSD card slot with microSDHC support 13. Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation 14. 3.5 mm audio jack 15. TV out 16. Stereo FM Radio with RDS 17. Car charger in the retail package 18. VGA video recording at 30fps 19. USB and Bluetooth v2.0 20. One free N-gage game and Transformers movie preloaded 21. Keypad locking slide key
Nokia has gone a step ahead with its latest model N96. A part of the N series, the model comes as a successor to N95. It has surpassed all the phones in the mobile arena with a capacity of 16 GB onboard phone memory and an option to expand it further, via a microSDHC slot, a capacity which no mobiles flaunt about right now. The cell phone has dimensions of 103 X 55 X 18mm and weighs 125 g. The only hitch in the phone is that its battery back up is not something exceptional.
As the N96 is a slider phone, the 2.8″ screen dominates the front panel. With a resolution of 240×320 and capable of displaying 16 million colors, it looks superb in the majority of situations. The N96 runs the Symbian S60 9.3 operating system with the excellent Feature Pack 2 installed, bringing with it very welcome upgrades to performance and stability, plus a wealth of visual tweaks and the very handy Active Standby screen. Underneath the screen is the usual array of call buttons and softkeys, plus the introduction of a Navi-wheel, which works by moving your finger around the edge of the D-pad in order to move the onscreen cursor.
Of course, this wouldn’t be an N-series phone without all the connectivity options you could want and unsurprisingly, it’s all here, from 3G with HSDPA support to Wi-Fi and A2DP Bluetooth. The media side is well covered too, with the usual music and video player, FM RDS radio, a 3.5mm jack plug and TV-out, plus a DVB-H tuner. It even has a little flip down stand for resting the N96 on your desk and watching the latest iPlayer downloads!
The tightly-squeezed controls on the front panel are an ergonomic challenge and the fact that it’s all a flimsy flat membrane doesn’t make it any easier. On top of that, the plastic used looks appallingly cheap. As far as the layout of controls is concerned, Nokia N96 kind of reminds of its predecessor - the N95 8GB. The front panel keeps the well known arrangement of a huge screen cramming a narrow navigation deck all the way down. But this time there are as many as 11 keys crowding the D-pad. The Nokia N96 naturally supports the Ovi family of Nokia internet services, including maps, music, media sharing and more.
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