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Nokia N96 Gaming | Nokia N96 N-Gage and Gaming

Gaming

N-Gage™ and Gaming

  • Rich gaming experience
  • Access to games showroom and multiplayer interaction in N-Gage™ arena
  • Portrait and landscape gaming modes
  • Gaming keys
  • Several try-and-buy games preloaded. One game activation included 9
  • 9 Offering may vary by country

Nokia N96 Main Camera | Nokia N96 Secondary Camera | Nokia N96 Image Capture

Photography

Main Camera

  • Up to 5 megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels)
  • Carl Zeiss Optics: Tessar™ lens
  • Auto-focus, auto-exposure
  • F-number/aperture: F2.8
  • Focal length: 5.2 mm
  • Focus range 10 cm to infinity
  • Dual-LED camera flash, video light, recording indicator, auto-focus assist light

Secondary Camera

  • VGA (640 x 480 pixels) sensor

Image Capture

  • Still Image resolutions: up to 5 Megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels)
  • Still Image file format: JPEG, EXIF
  • Geotagging: automatic insertion of GPS-based location tags into images
  • Settings for scene, flash, sequence, self-timer, colour, white balance, contrast, exposure compensation, guides

Nokia N96 Music Features | Nokia N96 Radio and Other

Music

Music Features

  • Digital music player - supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, album art
  • Playlist editing and sharing
  • Equalizer and visualization
  • Search, browse and purchase songs online in Nokia Music Store 6 - with support for Windows Media DRM protected files
  • 6 Music store availability varies by country

N96 Music Player

Radio and Other

  • Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) with support for RDS, Visual RadioT and use of FM radio in offline mode
  • Internet Radio

Other Music Enablers

  • 16 GB internal memory, expandable
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity
  • Support for standard 3.5mm headphones
  • Media keys
  • Integrated stereo speakers
  • Podcasting with direct wireless access to directory, feed updates and downloads
  • Listen to music wirelessly via Bluetooth stereo audio (A2DP)

Nokia N96 Live TV | Nokia N96 Broadcast Television

TV

Live TV

  • Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable
    • DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna, 470-750 MHz
  • Program Guide (OMA BCAST ESG), with automatic updates and channel discovery
  • Instant Replay of TV program (up to 30 seconds)
  • Recording of TV programs for later viewing
  • Reminder setting via Program Guide
  • Multiple subscription and payment methods (pay TV including previews, free-to-air, pay per view), channel and content protection



Live TV on N96


Nokia N96 | Video Centre | Browser-based Video Access | Video Recording

Video

Video Centre

  • Enhanced video centre: central hub for video experiences
  • Access to last played video and easy resume
  • My videos: collection of stored videos
  • Access to Internet Videos, compatible with RSS feeds and video podcasts, with direct wireless updates and downloads
  • Video directory to discover new Internet Videos

Browser-based Video Access

  • Support for download, streaming and progressive download
  • Support for Flash video

Video Recording

  • Video capture in MPEG-4 up to VGA at 30 fps
  • Digital Video Stabilization
  • Video clip length: up to 90 minutes
  • Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
  • Settings for scene, video light, white balance, colour tone

Video Codecs and Formats

  • MPEG-4 Part 2 (H.263/SP), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or max SDTV on TV-out
  • MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264/AVC), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
  • Windows Media Video (WMV9), up to CIF/QVGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
  • RealVideo QCIF at 30 fps
  • Flash video support in browser
  • DRM support: OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, WM DRM

Other Video Enablers

  • 2.8" display
  • 16 GB memory, expandable
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity
  • Integrated kickstand and landscape-oriented speakers
  • Media keys

Nokia N96 Software & Applications | Third Party Application Support

Software & Applications

Digital Home

  • Home Media Solution on compatible PC and device: Powerful yet simple way to fill your device with new media from your compatible home PC or home media devices, automatically when you enter your home environment
  • Browse, search and access content on home media devices, conveniently and wirelessly (DLNA compliant, using WLAN and UPnP), and use your device as remote control

Other

  • Personal Information Management (PIM)
  • Search content in device and search on the Internet
  • Quickoffice document viewers (Quickword, Quickpoint, Quicksheet)
  • Adobe PDF viewer
  • Customization through themes, ringtones, applications
  • Portrait and landscape orientation modes; with transitions via dual slide operation, or auto-rotate controlled by accelerometer
  • Settings Wizard for easy configuration
  • Data transfer application for transfer of PIM information from other compatible Nokia devices
  • Nokia Software Updater for firmware upgrades with the user's PC, with user data preservation
  • FOTA (Firmware over the Air Software Updater) for firmware updates directly to the device over WLAN or 3G

Third Party Application Support

  • Operating system: Symbian OS 9.3
  • Nokia S60 third edition, feature pack 2
  • Java™ MIDP 2.1, CLDC 1.1 (Connected Limited Device Configuration (J2ME))
  • Flash Lite 3.0
  • C++ and Java SDKs
  • Downloadable third-party Java™ and Symbian applications
  • Support for Web Runtime Widgets
N96 Application

Nokia N96 Sharing & Internet | Browsing and Internet

Sharing & Internet

Browsing and Internet

  • Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map, visual history, HTML and JavaScript support, Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash video support
  • RSS reader
  • Support for Nokia Download! to discover, download and install add-on applications and widgets

Sharing

  • Photos with view by tag cloud, month, album, slide show and photo editor
  • Online Share with connection to popular sharing services
  • Direct connection to compatible TV via Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in sales box) or WLAN/UPnP
  • Nokia XpressPrint: direct printing via USB connection (PictBridge), Bluetooth connectivity (BPP), and WLAN (UPnP) or via online printing
  • Video call and video sharing support (WCDMA network services)

Nokia N96 Communications | Email and Messaging | Email and Messaging

Communications

Email and Messaging

  • Easy-to-use email client with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents
  • Support for SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS, SMS. Unified SMS/MMS editor
  • Support for Mail for Exchange (downloadable separately)
  • Compatible with Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W (sold separately)

Call Management

  • Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry and thumbnail pictures
  • Speed dialling, voice dialling (speaker independent) and voice commands
  • Logs: lists of dialled, received and missed calls
  • Conference call
  • Integrated hands-free speakers

Nokia N96 Connectivity

Connectivity

  • WLAN - IEEE802.11 g/b with UPnP support
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 with Micro USB type B interface
  • 3.5mm stereo headset plug , TV-out support (PAL/NTSC)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio and Enhanced Data Rates (EDR)
  • Nokia Nseries PC Suite connectivity with USB and Bluetooth wireless technology
  • Local synchronization of contacts and calendar to a compatible PC using compatible connection
  • Remote over-the-air synchronization
  • Send and receive images, video clips, graphics, and business cards via Bluetooth wireless technology

Nokia N96 Operating Frequency

Operating Frequency

  • N96-1 (RM-247, Global) WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
  • N96-3 (RM-472, Americas) - WCDMA1900/850 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
  • N96 (RM-297, PR China) 4 - EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
  • Automatic switching between bands and modes
  • DVB-H, 470-750 MHz
  • 4 RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN or DVB-H, and features based on WLAN or WCDMA

Nokia N96 Power Management

Power Management 3

  • Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
  • Talk time: up to 160 / 230 min (WCDMA / GSM)
  • Standby: up to 200 / 230 hrs (WCDMA / GSM)
  • Video playback: up to 5 hours (offline mode)
  • Music playback: up to 14 hours (offline mode)
  • TV playback: up to 4 hours (DVB-H)
  • 3 Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

Nokia N96 Display | Nokia N96 User Interface

Display and User Interface

  • 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colours
  • User Interface: S60 3rd edition, feature pack 2
  • Active standby screen, Multimedia menu
  • Media keys, Multimedia access key, lockswitch, volume key, numeric (ITU-T) keypad, menu key, clear key, soft keys, send and end keys, power key, camera shutter key

Nokia N96 Hardware, Memory Functions Nokia N96 Data Transfer

Hardware

Dimensions

  • Volume: 92 cc
  • Weight: 125 g
  • Length: 103 mm
  • Width: 55 mm
  • Depth: 18 mm, locally up to 20 mm
Schematic of N96 Dimensions

Memory Functions 1

  • 16GB internal flash memory, microSD memory card slot (hot swappable) for expandability and flexibility
  • Expand up to a total of 32 GB, for example with the Nokia MU-44 16GB microSD memory card (sold separately)
  • Approximate dynamic memory capacity indication 2 with 16GB storage:
    • Video: 40 hours
    • Music: 12,000 tracks
  • 128MB RAM, 256MB system memory (operating system plus dynamic user data area)
  • 1 Application offering may vary. Dynamic memory means that the available memory is shared between dynamic memory functions. When any of these functions is used, there is less available memory for other functions which are also dependent on dynamic memory. Formatted capacity less than total capacity. Pre-installed content may reduce available space.

    2 Video capacity is based on H.264 768-kbps video at 320-by-240 resolution, combined with 96-kbps AAC audio. Music capacity is based on 3:45 min per track and 48 kbps eAAC+ encoding

Data Transfer 5

  • WCDMA HSDPA with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed DL/UL= 3.6Mbps/384kbps, CS max speed 64kbps)
  • Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks. Simple class A, multi slot class 11, max speed DL/UL: 177.6/118.4kbps
  • EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296/177.6kbps
  • GPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 107/64.2kbps
  • 5 Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support.

Nokia N96 Review | Nokia N 96 Price | Nokia N96 Photos | Nokia N96 Mobile Details

Nokia N96 Review | Nokia N 96 Price | Nokia N96 Photos | Nokia N96 Mobile Details

Sim Free Nokia N96 Mobile Phone


ntroduction

The much rumoured smartphone and a perfect N95 successor is finally there for you to explore the world of entertainment! The powerful N96 dual slider has gone all official at Mobile World Congress and it is quite obvious that it will be the biggest hit in the mobile world after the huge success of N95 earlier this year. A brilliant 2.8” display and with superb sound, 16 gb of memory to take your videos, music and other content with you, 5 megapixel camera with all the modern day functions and many more is what Nokia N96 is all about!

Nokia N96-Explore the world of Entertainment

Immerse yourself in entertainment with high quality video, brilliant 2.8” display and with superb sound, 16 gb of memory to take your videos, music and other content with you further expandable with memory card slot. Hi-speed USB for easy transfer from PC. 5 megapixel camera with CARL Zeiss Optics, camcorder function with video light. Integrated A-GPS and rich maps. Connect to internet in multiple ways. The power to explore your world and stay entertained.



Technical Specifications in a Tabular Form

Nokia N96

General

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.

3G Network HSDPA 2100 / 900.

Announced

Februury, 2008.

Size

Dimensions

103 x 55 x 18 mm, 92 cc.

Weight

125 g.

Display

Type

TFT, 16M colors.

Size

240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches.

Ringtones

Type

Polyphonic (64 channels), Monophonic, True Tones, MP3.

Customization

Yes.

Vibration

Yes.

Features

OS Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2.

Messaging

SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging.

Browser

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader.

Games

Downloadable.

Colours

Black.

Camera

5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera.

- Built-in GPS receiver.
- A-GPS function.
- DVB-H TV broadcast receiver.
- Dual slide design.
- Java MIDP 2.0.
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player.
- 3.5 mm audio output jack.
- TV out.
- Stereo FM Radio with RDS.
- Organizer.
- Office document viewer.
- T9.
- Push to talk.
- Voice dial/memo.
- Built-in handsfree.

Memory

Card slot

microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB.

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate.
- 16 GB internal memory.
- 128MB RAM, 256MB storage memory.

Phonebook

Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall.

Data

GPRS

Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps.

HSC SD

Yes.

EDGE

Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps.

3G

HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps.

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology.

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.0 with A2DP.

Infrared Port

No.

USB

Yes, v2.0 microUSB.

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BL-5F).

Stand by

Up to 220 hrs.

Talk time

Up to 3 hrs and 40 minutes.

Sales Package Contents
  • Nokia N96.
  • Nokia Battery BL-5F.
  • Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101.
  • Nokia Video-Out Cable CA-75U.
  • Nokia Stereo Headset and Remote HS-45, AD-54.
  • Nokia Mobile Charger DC-4 (car charger).
  • Nokia Compact Travel Charger AC-5.

Information in a Nutshell

  1. Manufacturer.
  2. Display and Interface.
  3. TV and Video.
  4. 5 megapixel Camera.
  5. Maps and Navigation.
  6. Nokia Web Browser.
  7. Commendable Memory.
  8. Excellent Music.
  9. Nokia Video Centre.
  10. Internet.
  11. E-mail and Messaging.
  12. Connectivity.
  13. Video-Recoding and Games.
  14. Wrap-up.

The above aspects can be explained in brief as follows:

1.) Manufacturer: When it comes to manufacturing high-end mobile smartphones Nokia leads by a huge margin. Nokia N96 is yet another an addition to the successful Nseries mobile phones announced at the World Congress. The smartphone is a perfect follow-up to the Nokia N95 and like N95, this phone too is likely to make a mark in the mobile world with its exceptional and powerful features and looks.

2.) Display and Interface: Nokia N96 is bestowed with a tremendous and a bigger 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display capable of displaying up to 16 million colors. Also the user interface supports S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2. The active standby screen, Multimedia menu is praiseworhty in the display segment. Nokia N96 looks fantastic with this bright and slighly bigger display than N95!

3.) TV and Video: The N96 supports video formats including MPEG4, windows media video and flash video, making favourite videos easy to view. Transferring and accessing videos is even faster with the high-speed USB 2.0 connection, WLAN and HSDPA support. Theintegrated DVB-H receiver offers live broadcast TV with an automatically updating program guide. The 16GB of internal memory can store up to 40 hours of video content, and with the addition of a memory card this can be increased further. For added convenience the Nokia N96 has an in built "Kickstand" on the back cover that allows for hands free viewing.

4.) 5 megapixel Camera: Carl Zeiss is a world leader in high quality camera lenses. These state of the art Carl Zeiss Optics are featured in the Nokia N96,ensuring the best possible photo and video quality. Also the 5 megapixel camera has autofocus, auto-exposure, settings for scene, Dual-LED camera flash, video light, recording indicator, sequence, self-timer, colour, white balance, contrast, exposure compensation, guides permitting you to capture excellent memorable pictures of your life!

5.) Maps and Navigation: Nokia Maps brings the world to your N96 with built-in GPS receiver, with support for assisted GPS (A-GPS) Nokia Maps application. See maps for over 150 countries and search for addresses, points of interest, orlandmarks around the globe. Go deeper and find addresses, phone numbers and other details for available destinations, and let the N96 plan your journey from A to B. You can also download free maps of over 150 countries, millions of locations, location details and satellite imagery. Drive - voice guided car navigation, or Walk - pedestrian-optimised turn-by turn guidance is also available.

6.) Nokia Web Browser: View web pages as they were originally intended. With a single key press Nokia Web browser with Mini Map lets you zoom out to a full screen view of the entire web page. Find the section you want and then zoom in to the content you want. The text instantly adjusts to the size of your screen. the web browser also keeps a history of your browsing so you can quickly get back to where you started.

7.) Commendable Memory: The 16GB internal flash memory, plus microSD memory card slot (hot swappable) for expandability and flexibility allows you to explore videos, music, TV and content exploring the world of unlimited storage. The approximate dynamic memory capacity indication with 16GB storage fro videos is 40 hours and for music it is 12,000 tracks. N96 comes with 128MB RAM, 256MB system memory (operating system plus dynamic user data area).

8.) Excellent Music: The Digital music player supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, album art. Playlist editing and sharing, Equaliser and visualisation are some of the advanced organised functions in the music segment that keep you entertained all the time! Search, browse and purchase songs online in Nokia Music Store with support for Windows Media DRM protected files. Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) support for RDS, Visual Radio and use of FM radio in offline mode.

9.) Nokia Video Centre: Download the latest music direct to your phone using the Nokia Music store. The Nokia Music Store takes discovering, buying and downloading music to new levels. Browse, find, stream and download millions of tracks in the Nokia Music Store on your PC. Purchase new music over the air, using Wi-Fi or your 3G connection right on your device. Use the Nokia Video Centre to find more videos to download from sites such as Youtube, Reuters, Jamster and Sony Pictures.

10.) Internet: Connect to the Internet, listen to all kinds of music, watch their favorite videos on it, and take photos and pictures. Nokia Web Browser comes with Mini Map, visual history, HTML and JavaScript support, Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash video support, RSS reader exploring a world of entertainment for you anytime and anywhere.

11.) E-mail and Messaging: With Nokia N96 you can email easily with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents. Also the messaging category supports SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS, SMS. There is a option of Unified SMS/MMS editor which is compatible with Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W (sold separately).

12.) Connectivity: On the Connectivity front as well Nokia N96 is excellent supproting WLAN - IEEE802.11 g/b with UPnP support. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 with Micro USB type B interface allows you to easily transfer anything from your PC.
3.5mm stereo headset plug , TV-out support (PAL/NTSC), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio and Enhanced Data Rates (EDR) are some of the other superior aspects on the connectivity front.

13.) Video Recording and Games: You can download games from the internet for keeping yourself entertained all the time! Video capture in MPEG-4 supports up to VGA at 30 fps. Digital Video Stabilisation allows you to capture some amazing videos with video clip length limited by storage Video file format that is depending upon .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS).

14.) Wrap-up: At present Nokia N96 seems to be the father of all the high-end smartphones with all the exceptional and amazing features and aspects. Be it memory segment or entertainment or Connectivity front, the phone excels in all departments and with no doubt is going to usher a new era of mobile experience.

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