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The Nokia N95 8GB, N82 and N96 are all very similar to each other. It’s almost like they are the same phone packed into different shells. So feature-wise how are they different from each other? In my previous post, I mentioned that the main highlight of the N96 is its new DVB-H receiver capabilities and 16GB of internal flash memory.

Before we talk about their differences, let’s review a little on how the N95 8GB, N82 and N96 are mostly the same:

• Quadband, HSDPA with data rate up to 3.6Mbps
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN
• Bluetooth
• Intergated A-GPS receiver
• 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
• 30fps VGA video recording
• 3.5mm plug for stereo headphone, Nokia AV connector and TV out

Here’s a more detailed rundown of the differences between the N95 8GB, N82 and N96.

	N95 8GB	N82	N96
Volume	96g	90g	92g
Weight	128g	114g	125g
Dimensions (LWD)	99x52x21mm	112x30.2x17.3mm	103x55x20mm
Battery Capacity	1200mAH	1050mAH	950mAH
3G Talk/Standby Time	210min/280hrs	190min/210hrs	150mins/200hrs
Display	2.8" QVGA 16M colours	2.4" QVGA 16M colours	2.8" QVGA 16M colours
OS	S60 3rd edition FP1	S60 3rd edition FP1	S60 3rd edition FP2
Internal Memory	128MB RAM, 8GB flash	128MB RAM, no flash	128MB RAM, 256MB system memory, 16GB flash
Expandable Memory	no	microSD	microSD
Bluetooth	2.0 with A2DP	2.0 with A2DP	2.0 with A2DP and EDR
USB	Mini USB 2.0	Micro USB 2.0	Micro USB 2.0
Live TV	no	no	DVB-H
Video Codec	MP4, H.264, 3GPP, RealVideo 8/9/10	MP4, H.264, 3GPP, RealVideo 8/9/10	MP4, WMV9, H.264, RealVideo
Music Codec	MP3, AAC/+, eAAC/+, WMA, M4A	MP3, AAC+, eAAC/+, WMA, M4A	MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA
Camera	5MP Carl Zeiss Auto-Focus with LED flash, no lens cover	5MP Carl Zeiss Auto-Focus with Xenon flash, lens cover	5MP Carl Zeiss Auto-Focus with dual LED flash, no lens cover

You can see that the N96 is not an outright clear winner. Its battery life is considerably short, much like the original N95 which drew much criticism. Also, the N96’s dual LED flash seems like a step back from the N82’s xenon flash.

Then, there is no cover for the camera lens again! I wonder what is it with Nokia and their camera lens cover. The N95 had it, the N95 8GB did not; It came back with the N82, but now it’s not with the N96.

The N96 is encased inside a bigger version of the N81’s shell. It’s a 2-way slider and comes with a back stand that props up the phone so that you can comfortably watch videos on it. I suppose with DVB-H, Nokia expects the N96 to be used a lot for watching videos.

Specifications from Nokia’s Nseries website:

• Nokia N95 8GB
• Nokia N82
• Nokia N96

Someone has this interesting comparison of N96 vs iPhone.

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Tags: N82, N95, N96, Nokia

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