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Nokia N96 Hands-On

Zit Seng — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:24:26 +0000

A pre-release of the upcoming Nokia N96 has just been reviewed by Russian site Mobile-Review.com. It’s quite a detailed coverage, with plenty of photos from every angle. If you’re in the market to shop for a N95 8GB, N82, or any all-round mobile device that packs everything, you might want to check out the N96 to see if you want to hold out a little bit longer for it to become available here.

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The N95 8GB, N82 and N96

Zit Seng — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:48:33 +0000

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.

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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:

Someone has this interesting comparison of N96 vs iPhone.

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The Nokia N96

Zit Seng — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:01:05 +0000

It’s no longer just a rumour. The Nokia N96 has just been officially announced. You can read more about the product specs from the Nseries website. In a nutshell, the Nokia N96 has more of less the same features as the N95 8GB and N82, but in a slightly bigger version of the N81 shell. It’s a 2-way slider, it’s camera is still 5 megapixels, but it has a built-in DVB-H receiver (yes digital broadcast TV), and a massive 16GB of internal memory which is expandable to 32GB with a microSD card. It does look like a worthy successor to the N95 8GB, and it is expected to be available in Q3 2008. I will do a comparison review between the N95 8GB, N82 and the N96 later. Meanwhile, you can read MobileGazette’s review.

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