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Nokia N96 starts shipping, it was about time already if not even too late

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Nokia N96 starts shipping, it was about time already if not even too late - read the full textThe highly anticipated Nokia N96 was announced back in February 2008 when it looked all shiny and high tech. However, now seven months later when it finally starts its way to the stores, it's no longer deemed worthy of the hype. In addition the hefty price tag certainly makes it sound like a raw...

 

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Nokia is one month late in releasing this phone, Samsung innov8 is already out. In my opinion the N96 looks kind of wide, I'd prefer N85 over this phone any day.

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  • 2008-09-04 07:13
  • uBFq

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-03 16:49 from mD6k - click to readNo way man. Japanese technology has fallen back now. I would prefer Korean tech over the Jap anyday. Japanese phones USE Korean patented technology

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  • 2008-09-04 06:13
  • 011q

errr it's a Dual ARM 9 264 MHz CPU, which is slightly more multi threading.... that mean program like msnlive and opera still runs well while listening to mp3 in the background, rather then old 333mhz that will choke when u open opera when runing mp3 in background... :) and 5mp is more then enough...

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  • 2008-09-04 05:58
  • ibjH

too late aready N96..now SAMSUNG is the better!this real,all my customer aready choose their smart chose!

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  • 2008-09-04 05:39
  • PSPr

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-04 01:13 from YgED - click to readAsk anyone in the AU industry, Samsung has the lowest FFR of any phone maker... and I've worked for both Nokia and Samsung so I would know...

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  • 2008-09-04 05:30
  • i%BV

> In reply to WizzX @ 2008-09-04 05:09 from kaJ8 - click to readgood luck. i hope you can install themes, applications and games on ur samsung omnia. :)

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  • 2008-09-04 05:14
  • Rnpf

I can't see myself buying this over the Samsung Omnia.. sorry. A very good phone but it took 2 long to be release and is 2 much 2 similar to the n95/n95 8gb.
The omnia far surpasses this am sorry... am a nokia fan but i'll consede defeat when defeated

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  • 2008-09-04 05:09
  • kaJ8

> In reply to mhgj @ 2008-09-03 18:36 from LEv% - click to readn96 is not supposed to compete w/ innov8, because in price and functionality, theyre of the different class. innov8 is the most expensive symbian smartphone to date, 50% more expensive than nokia's most expensive smartphone, the n96.

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  • 2008-09-04 04:06
  • 4maX

> In reply to nick @ 2008-09-03 20:04 from nxwQ - click to readvery few people can buy innov8, why? because its price is 50% higher than the already expensive. innov8 is a phone that a lot of people love to talk about, but very few people will buy. even if i had the money right now to buy innov8, i would not buy it.

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  • 2008-09-04 04:01
  • 4maX

> In reply to Sameer... @ 2008-09-03 21:08 from ut6H - click to readn96 is made not for n95 8gb users already. n96 is an alternative to n95 8gb, an improvement. its target market is people who never owned an n95, n95 8gb before. why nokia isnt creating a 8mp phone? because its too soon.
people nowadays as i observe are more fond of more megapixels in a camera phone. come on, image quality should come first before the megapixel count. you dont want to buy an 8mp cameraphone with worse image quality than a 5mp n82, right?

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  • 2008-09-04 03:54
  • 4maX

> In reply to roosevelt @ 2008-09-03 21:44 from FMYk - click to readif you bought apple iphone 3g 16gb because you could not wait for n96's market release, well, all i can say is, better things come to those who wait. :)

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  • 2008-09-04 03:48
  • 4maX

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-03 23:04 from SjuX - click to readits not a downgrade. n96 uses a different processor. its a nomadik stn8815 dual cpu manufactured by stmicroelectronics. the benefits of this processor are high sound quality, better video processing algorithm and lower battery consumption. its 950mah battery will last even longer than n95 and n82 because its processor consumes less power.

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  • 2008-09-04 03:45
  • 4maX

nokia is so damn slow. They should release an UPDATED american version of the N96. Ex. there should be an ATSC tv tuner, as DVB-H is not available in the USA.

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  • 2008-09-04 03:21
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it's 2 cool and sexy mobile.
But nokia where is your pantant 8 to 10 m,p.window's steel in steel mobile 60 G.b with extend memory card.

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  • 2008-09-04 02:38
  • 2Adg

Too late Nokia

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  • 2008-09-04 02:26
  • 0Cjb

i just want a SLR camera phone....

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  • 2008-09-04 02:10
  • Y9Bp

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-03 23:04 from SjuX - click to readThe N96 is dual processors. Its actually faster than N95

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  • 2008-09-04 02:04
  • wv@T

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-04 00:31 from nS9h - click to readWhen you said "They cater for everyone", does that include:

- users who look for touchscreen device?
- users who look for touchscreen device running on 3G?
- users who look for touchscreen device costing around USD$200?
- users who look for dual SIM capability?
- users who look for multi-network capability (GSM + CDMA)?

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  • 2008-09-04 02:00
  • Er2M

DVB-H is the european standard for mobile handheld tv. it is also available here in Morocco. it works really fine on the N77.

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  • 2008-09-04 01:51
  • fwJ4

> In reply to Dani @ 2008-09-03 22:28 from nERr - click to readN96 was first launched in India around 21st august.
Just when iphone was launched in india.
They have kept N96 price slightly lower than 16GB iphone 3G.
In india iphone 3G costs about 36,000 INR means around 830USD which is too much. N96 has been priced at 800USD

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  • 2008-09-04 01:42
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