Nokia N96 3G SmartPhone Overview
Expected UK Release Date: 3rd Quarter 2008Key Features
GPS Navigation (150 Countries Maps)
3G HSDPA Technology
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Technology
5 Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar™ Lens
Live TV Broadcast (DVB H)
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.
Nokia N96 3G SmartPhone Review
This camera & media focused handset comes with a massive five megapixel camera feature complete with all the settings & options a standard digital camera would provided. It has crystal clear Carl Zeiss optics Tessar™ lens & comes with auto focus or auto exposure features. The flash is a dual LED flash which will light up even the darkest surrounding for the user to take a clear & precise shot. This five megapixel digital camera can be used just like a standard digital camera complete with easy to reach capture key & camera setting keys. The user can adjust the flash, colour tone, white balance, self timer settings & contact to ensure a perfect picture is captured each time the camera key is pressed. The user will never need a standard digital camera with them with the Nokia N95 as a mobile companion.
The Nokia N96 supports video recording, video playback & video streaming which can be displayed & viewed perfectly in the large high colour display. The user can record their footage which can be stored, deleted, edited, shared with others, transferred to other devices or simply played back for the user pleasure. The Nokia N96 supports MPEG4 video format & the user can enjoy capturing wobbly free footage with the help of the built in video stabiliser. This desirable 3G Smartphone comes with video setting which allows the user to use to change the colour tone & white balance to gain a perfect recording. A video light is included which allows the user to record their video in duller environments & still ensures a great recording quality.



The N96 comes with a built in stereo FM radio complete with RDS feature which allows the user to listen to the radio whilst viewing music information on the 2.8 Inch screen. The phone supports a Visual Radio™ feature & Nokia Internet Radio. An integrated music player with playlist creation feature allows the user to enjoy their favourite music on their Smartphone & create playlists to suit their music taste. The user can view their playlists & select their play mode as well as view album art in high colour. The music player comes with a built in sound equaliser which allows the user to gain the best quality sound to suit the style of music being listened to.
This Smartphone is full of all the latest mobile technologies which include 3G HSDPA technology for a fast & highly efficient mobile device. The EDGE technology provides fast data transfer rates & WLAN Wi-Fi technology allows the user to enjoy a wireless connection at broadband speeds. A USB connection point allows the user to enjoy a cabled connection between devices. The built in Bluetooth® technology complete with A2DP technology for a wireless connectivity experience. The Nokia N96 3G Smartphone comes with the popular Symbian operating system complete with S60 software. The fitted battery when fully charged can provide up to three hours of talk time or two hundred & twenty hours of standby battery time. The battery time is fully dependent on the services & features being used so therefore this is a guide line.
The user can experience HMTL mobile Internet on their new 3G Smartphone which comes with a RSS reader facility. An integrated Nokia Web Browser complete with mini maps feature allows the user to enjoy a full Internet experience on this Smartphone. The user can stay in contact with the office, business colleagues, friends & family using the messaging services available on the Nokia N96. The services include an email service complete with document attachment facility, text message service (SMS), instant messaging service & a multimedia messaging service. The email service supports SMTP, POP3 & IMAP4 email formats & comes complete with a highly useful document attachment feature. The user can use this mobile email service like they would do their computers email service which is useful for the user who is forever on the move.
Nokia N96 Specifications & Features
Screen
2.8 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA LCD TFT Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar™ Lens
Dual LED Flash
Autofocus
Auto Exposure
Camera Key
Camera Setting (Flash, Self Timer, Colour, White Balance & Contrast)
Video Player
Video Recorder (MPEG4)
Video Streaming
Video Stabiliser
Video Light
Video Settings (White Balance & Colour Tone)
Second VGA Camera
Video Calling
Live TV Broadcast (DVB H)
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Email with Attachments
Picture Messaging
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text
Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Album Art
Playlist
Sound Equaliser
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Visual Radio™
Nokia Internet Radio
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
Voice Commands
Voice Dialling
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
2.8 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA LCD TFT Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar™ Lens
Dual LED Flash
Autofocus
Auto Exposure
Camera Key
Camera Setting (Flash, Self Timer, Colour, White Balance & Contrast)
Video Player
Video Recorder (MPEG4)
Video Streaming
Video Stabiliser
Video Light
Video Settings (White Balance & Colour Tone)
Second VGA Camera
Video Calling
Live TV Broadcast (DVB H)
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Email with Attachments
Picture Messaging
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text
Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Album Art
Playlist
Sound Equaliser
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Visual Radio™
Nokia Internet Radio
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
Voice Commands
Voice Dialling
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Contacts
Calendar
Notes
Clock
To Do List
Calculator
Converter
Conference Call
Push To Talk
Document Viewer
GPS Navigation (150 Countries Maps)
Nokia Maps Application
OS Symbian Operating System
S60 Software
Connectivity
3G
HSDPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Technology
Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA
Internet
Nokia Web Browser with Mini Maps
HTML
RSS Reader
Memory & Talk Time
16 Gbytes plus MicroSD™ Support & 128 Mbytes RAM & 256 Mbytes System Memory
3 Hours Talk Time
220 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
125 g
103 x 55 x 18 mm
Phonebook
Contacts
Calendar
Notes
Clock
To Do List
Calculator
Converter
Conference Call
Push To Talk
Document Viewer
GPS Navigation (150 Countries Maps)
Nokia Maps Application
OS Symbian Operating System
S60 Software
Connectivity
3G
HSDPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Technology
Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA
Internet
Nokia Web Browser with Mini Maps
HTML
RSS Reader
Memory & Talk Time
16 Gbytes plus MicroSD™ Support & 128 Mbytes RAM & 256 Mbytes System Memory
3 Hours Talk Time
220 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
125 g
103 x 55 x 18 mm
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Reviewer: Kyle - UK
Date: 3rd May 2008
Well it's an improvement of the N95, only the memory was 16GB instead of 8GB.
Reviewer: Luqy - Bradford, UK
Date: 29th Apr 2008
I like the n95 so then this will be better but who knows & by the way the n96 looks bigger than the normal n95 but I think I'll go with Samsung or Sony Ericsson, not sure yet.
Reviewer: Dan - Bradford, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008
Slight improvements on the N95 but nothing special. The screen is still a bit too small. Also no mention of a video out here, a unique feature of the N95 where I could watch videos on the projector.
All in all, by June the new 3G iPhone with 3rd party applications will have blown this out of the water.
Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 18th Apr 2008
N96, pah! I had the N95 when it first came out. Sent it back after one day. If I remember correctly it was advertised as 'what computers have become'. I am old enough to remember 1st generation computers & this phone was like trying to run a Pentium game on a 386 computer! It was slow & constantly froze. Just last week my teenage daughter was after buying her first contract phone of her own & she fancied the N95 8GB, against my advice. She took that back the very next day for the same reasons. Now, if Nokia STILL can't get their act together on a phone that has been out for some considerable time, how on earth are they going to get this one working properly? Most people who rave about their N95 phones are too embarrassed to admit it's a duffer & I bet those that choose a N96 will be no different. It's a case of the Kings new clothes I am afraid. Kids, feel free to look up (a) 386 computers & (b) the fable of the 'Kings new clothes'. ;-).
Reviewer: Liam - Essex, UK
Date: 18th Apr 2008
This Phone Looks Fantastic I Currently Have the N95 8GB Which Is Amazing But It's Not Due For Release Until Around August or September 2008 & All It Adds Is Memory & A TV Receiver. I Think They Could Have Implanted A 6 Megapixel Camera To Stay Ahead Because In Such A Big Phone I don't Think It Would Be To Hard.
Reviewer: Impatient - Aylesbury, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008
Can't wait for this one, it's got to be the next best thing after the N95.
I have tried the Samsung phones, Sony Ericsson K850i but they are nowhere near the N95 & the N96 can only get better.
The only 2 things I didn't like about the N95 was that both the images & videos are in the same folder & that you can't put a password on the folders like on the Samsung phones but I hope they change this on the N96 especially having the photos & videos in separate folders.
The camera on the N95 is the best I have seen on a mobile, sports mode works brilliant.
I can't wait but I suppose good things come to people who wait!
Reviewer: Niick - London, UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008
It's a great phone good for anythiing really.
Reviewer: Jordan - UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008
First off it's the best phone ever. But with every good phone there is its down side. First off what's the point making a phone that does everything if it can't even stay powered up for the job. Standby time is 220 hours! That is round about the same as the Nokia N95 (not the 8GB version), that means charging your phone every night. & that means if you are an email person or a video or camera lover these things will drain your battery. There for I would go for the Nokia N81 or Nokia N81 8GB why? Because it does everything that the N96 does & has a wooping 400 hours standby time which will last 3 days including all your web surfing & music email etc. Plus there is N Gage gaming which we all know is Amazing! Real good graphics & just incredible, & the N96 just couldn't last, with a battery life like that. The N81 only has a 2MP camera where as the N96 a 5MP. Overall the N96 is the best! Just be prepared to charge every night! Nokia why do it!
Reviewer: Liam - Dumfries, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008
These ratings I just guessed! I wouldn't be stupid enough to buy one because its features are the same is the n95 & the n81 so I don't really see the point when it looks the exact same as the n81 & the n81 is slightly smaller!
This phone only has a better camera & more memory but not even in the Nokia n81 8gig plus the battery is better in the n81! I think you get the point! Nokia ARE TOO LATE AT BRINGING IT OUT.
Reviewer: Cameron Smith - UK
Date: 21st Mar 2008
It looks nice but you might as well get the n81 which is exactly the same but with less memory & a worse camera.
Reviewer: Steve O - Lancashire, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008
What is the point in designing a great looking phone with great features then only giving it a 950mah battery? ! Its talk time & stand by time are less than the N95!
Did Nokia learn nothing from the N95? Did all those complaints from unhappy users count for nothing? Let's see how long it takes them to release another version with a 1200mah or larger battery.
The DVB H TV feature will also turn out to be useless for most people because it isn't available in many countries. It's not compatible with Freeview in the UK so no TV on it here.
Sadly the N96 is too little too late. I will pass on this model & wait for a Nokia with the new S60v5 OS towards the end of the year.
Reviewer: Suky - UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008
The Nokia N96 Is A Nice Phone, Everything Is Good Except the Top 3 Keys Will Activate If Pressure Is Applied To the Bottom On the Phone When Slide Down. No Point On Waiting Until August, I Would recommend the Nokia N82 Or Nokia N95 8GB Instead Of the Nokia N96. Another Factor With the N96 Is the Size, Its Bigger & Chunkier Than the Nokia N95 & N95 8GB. Hope This helps.
Reviewer: Sam - Bradford, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2008
I so want this phone but it comes out in May.
Reviewer: Shivam - UK
Date: 7th Mar 2008
This looks so much better than the N95. But is it as good?
Reviewer: Waqas - London, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2008
PERFECT. ONE OF the BEST MOBILE I have EVER SEEN. THANKS Nokia.
Reviewer: Sony Ericsson Vn - UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008
Has all the best features of n81 & n95 but with 16GB (24GB if you add memory card) & better video options. This thing is going to be EXPENSIVE!
Reviewer: Me - US
Date: 4th Mar 2008
It isn't out until August so I wouldn't waste your time waiting when you can get a good phone now because by August phones will be so much better than this with so much more on them.
Reviewer: Bob - Tab, Iran
Date: 27th Feb 2008
The N96 will be the best phone ever.
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