Often dubbed as the “super cell phone”, the Nokia N96 was officially
announced in February 2008 with an expected release in the 3rd
quarter of 2008. There are great expectations attached to this cell phone and
experts are confident that it will end all competition in its category.
Somewhat resembling the Sony PSP, the n96 packs quite a punch through its
impeccable design, superior features and unparalleled functionality. Being the
natural descendent of the very successful N95, designers have paid special
emphasis on the multimedia capabilities of this cell phone.
This dual-slide phone measures a 103x55x18 mm with a weight of 125 g.
The screen is TFT with 16m colors and displays graphics and pictures in 640x
320 pixels on a huge 2.8 inches screen size. In addition to the conventional
physical keypad, there are virtual backlit touch buttons on the top slider and
on the screen. These touch buttons change form according to what you are doing
on the cell phone: forward/play/rewind when listening to music and gaming
controls while playing games. This is a very interesting feature as it helps to
remove cramping of the keypad and increases user-friendliness by making the use
of this phone an exciting activity.
Like all latest new Nokia cell phones, the n96 nokia runs on a Symbian
9.3 OS support so existing nokia users will feel no jump if they purchase this
phone and other cell phone users will also easily get acquainted to this cell
phone as well. As expected, this phone comes with a fully integrated Carl Zeiss
optic 5 MP camera with flash and auto-focus that takes pictures in a 3592x1944
pixels and makes videos at 30 fps (DVD-like video quality). And with 16 GB of
internal memory and 128MB of RAM, you can easily store all your memorable moments
on your n96 without ever running out of space. The space can also be utilized
for songs and videos in virtually all formats-; and with the 3.5 mm output jack
as well as a TV output jack, this phone definitely beats all other cell phones
in multimedia capabilities.
The nokia n96 features include excellent support for gaming. With a JAVA
MIDP 2.0 platform as well as the option of downloadable games and special
virtual keys for gaming, this phone is the best partner for all those gaming
freaks out there. Another unique feature of the N96 is that it has a fully
integrated DVB-H TV broadcast receiver which can be used to view live
broadcasts (currently available in selected markets only). And with the unique
kick stand on the back face allows easy hands-free viewing.
The main aim of this phone is to bring the world of Internet multimedia
entertainment even closer to the people and make it more mobile. The N96 aims
to achieve this thorough its various connectivity options like 3.6 Mbps HSDPA,
WiFi, bluetooth and USB.
With its price estimated at around $800 USD, this phone offers a great
value for money. And when it is finally released, its success will be
guaranteed.
