Nokia N96
The Nokia N96 is a discontinued high-end mobile phone announced by Nokia on 11 February 2008 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as part of the Nseries line. The N96 runs Symbian OS v9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, FP2). It is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 gaming platform and has a DVB-H TV tuner and AV output.
| Manufacturer | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 or UMTS 850 / 1900 |
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| Predecessor | Nokia N82 Nokia N95 |
| Successor | Nokia N86 8MP Nokia N97 |
| Related | Nokia N78 Nokia N79 Nokia N85 Nokia 5800 XpressMusic |
| Form factor | Dual slider |
| Dimensions | 103 x 55 x 18 mm |
| Mass | 125 g |
| Operating system | Symbian OS 9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2) |
| CPU | Nomadik dual ARM9 CPU (264 MHz) without video accelerator |
| Memory | 128 MB SDRAM |
| Storage | 16 GB flash |
| Removable storage | microSDHC 16 GB max (32 GB max available in 2009, microSDXC 64 GB max available in 2011) |
| SIM | miniSIM |
| Battery | BL-5F (950 mAh) |
| Display | 2.8" TFT QVGA (320x240 px |
| Rear camera | 5 MP autofocus, dual-LED flash, 8x image digital zoom, 4x video digital zoom, 480p video |
| Front camera | VGA (0.3 MP) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, microUSB (USB 2.0), DVB-H class C, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP, EDR), GPS w/A-GPS |
| Data inputs | Keypad, d-pad, mutimedia keys, navigation wheel |
Compared to the popular Nokia N95 8GB, the N96 has a doubled flash storage capacity (16 GB), dual LED flashes and a slimmer design. However, critics had negative views on the N96's battery life and user-unfriendliness and its downgraded CPU clock speed raised questions. It was one of 2008's most anticipated mobile phones, but its launch was delayed and it was only widely available from October 2008. It is thus considered a commercial failure. Critics stated that the Nokia N85 provided more new features at a significantly lower price.