Nokia N96 - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- 0dD
I bought an N96 NAM from Best Buy two days ago for $700 and I'm taking it back.
I absolutely love the damn thing, but I hate the keyboard. I'm a huge texter, and the keypad just sucks.
I think the N95 has the best alphanumeric keypad for texting, ever. The T-Mobile Wing has the best QWERTY that I've used, but there are a lot out there that I haven't.
I'll wait for the N97, I guess.
- boldap
- 00D
iam gonna buy The N96 Monday..,like i said before iam real Nokia fan And in this last 2 Weeks i have been using a iPhonie 2G the way iam curious so so My N97 is waiting for me next year 09 yes i love space in monster this is for my collection.
iam not English
- Anonymous
- jKr
I dont know why, NOKIA always making phone very FAT..The n95 was FAT BOY, and this one N96 same as n95..I dont like this phone, because IPHONE IS THE BEST
- kentgerald
- v0X
i hve an N96 for a weeks now.. and i enjoy it.. i can watch movie and listn in musics damn!! is really cool have a two speaker.
- Snow
- nwI
INNOV8 is better..
Better hardware, better camera, better sound, business card scanner, optical mouse, o charge via USB, Divx and XviD, better battery and so on.
- James
- N7x
rich, 02 Dec 2008why did I make the biggest mistake and get this phone??!!!?? keeps freezing and battery is sho... moreTo all you aspiring n96 buyers save yourselves the argony of a slow interface, poor camera and low battery and go 4 samsung i8510 innova8. Why?
1. similar symbian os
2. similar screen size
3. superior camera and applications
- Garvin tobago
- ji{
I touch one today and play with it in the store and i hate it.i will wait for the n97 or n98.no new phone for christmas
- Anonymous
- 0FI
Hi everyone....
can you answer me if you can play the flash content(aka. youtube) with another browser (like opera mini) other than nokia standred browser?
- rich
- S35
why did I make the biggest mistake and get this phone??!!!?? keeps freezing and battery is shockingly bad!!! may try c905 but have heard the reviews arnt too great on this either. what would be a good choice?
- Anonymous
- Mx@
battery is seriously poor and keeps freezing, so i returned it and got the sony ericsson c905. it is the best fone ever the camera is amazin and music is great but more importantly the fone is a mint functional fone as the battery is amazin. great fone recommend to everyone
- storm shadow
- b2j
I've had the N96 NAM 3G for 2 weeks now. I owned the N95 8GB previously. It is overall the same as the N95 8gb except for a a few small details that I really liked. The obvious memory upgrade of course, however the cool little kickstand to watch movies, and the more "ergonomic" design. My BIGGEST disapointment is that the N96, unlike the N95 8GB, does not let you take advantage of VOIP calling clients and using you "internet telephone" setting. Sure, you can install an App like FRING or Gizmo, but I really liked having the "internet telephone" feature I had on my N95 8GB that was purposely removed from the N96.
WHHHHYYYYY????????
The other peeve I have is that it is a fingerprint MAGNET! just normal use will have your print smears on your phone, no matter how many time you wash or wipe your hands.
Now, if you can eventually overcome those 2 little peeves, this is a great phone!! If you can cough up the cash without complaining how expensive it is - I say, GET IT! even if you own the N95 8GB now.
My .02
Storm Shadow
- storm shadow
- b2j
I've had the N96 NAM 3G for 2 weeks now. I owned the N95 8GB previously. It is overall the same as the N95 8gb except for a a few small details that I really liked. the obvious memory upgrade of course, however the cool little kickstand to watch movies, and the more "ergonomic" design. My BIGGEST disapointment is that the N96, unlike th N958GB, doe snot let you take advantage of VOIP calling clients. Sure, y9ou can install an App like FRING, but i really liked having the "internet telephone" feature I had on my N95 8GB that was purposely removed form teh N96.
- Anonymous
- uBG
n97 Anncounced
Bye fail n96 :)\
32gb internal, touchscreen, qwerty, 3g wifi
550 euro
q1 2009
BYE!
- subu.......
- PUQ
why are u guys oing crazy 4 theese??????? y cant all u turn to blackberry storm or bold.....? its woth a give...
- tranny
- v0q
first and foremost the unit is ok.i have no qualms about the fone itself or its design and feature.the idea of incorporating 16g of mass memory with dvb-h is a total entertainment package in one.why?coz you can store lots of mp3 and movie files and games in your mass memory.they say its big but i have no questions about the size.the truth is i thought it wouldve been better if they had it with a 3inch screen so you could watch better and easier.the battery is compromised coz of the slim design of the unit.since the cpu is slower than the predecessors of the n9+ series it compensated with the battery life coz it lasts longer than the first n95 series.if you compare the size of n95 8g its really fraction of an inch thicker than the latter.and well of course if you use the wifi and surfing the web longer i guess it would really deplete the battery life.but i think it all happens with fones with wifi and of course you have to consider the specified battery of your unit.the bigger the miliampere the longer it lasts but you should also think about the size of your unit.you get a bigger fone with a bigger battery life just like the e90 and e61i and the likes.so the smaller slimmer the fone the battery size is smaller.hence this idea is consumated in this unit.well the lagging is really there coz of the obviously slow cpu and actually i noticed that if you use another memory card on it and use the mp3 the more it lags and sometimes it really hangs that you need to restart the unit.so i took off the memory and used its internal mass memory instead.i thought why use external when you have a built in 16g.about the shut down i havent experienced it alot since the two weeks usage of the unit.i have used memory booster with the unit and actually it helped a bit.you can download it on emobistudio.com if you have the unit.i dont know if it really helps but i have it on my unit and i dont have much problem with it.the firmware version is just the second upgrade hoping that sooner nokia could make another better firmware version which i experienced with my n95 before and some other units.i think firmware upgrade helps alot with the bug fixes.mind you this is my opinion and i dont have any intentions to offend people or to argue with their own opinions about other brands and units or how they are loyal to some.i am not insinuating or blaming or accusing any brand or this of their mistakes.this is a forum and i am just laying down my experience with this said unit and i also would like to find ways and help of course from other members of how to sort out and solving or helping not just this certain unit but also others im sure youd be experiencing some faults soon aswel.hope i gave insight to those who are asking queries about n96.thank you!
- mo
- Nxs
dvb-h has come 2 my country and i love the concept that tv has been built in2 a cellphone with great specs. ive been waiting 4 this phone 4 a year but now im reading these negative views. do u think i should get an n96 or not, because i really want a phone with tv. 2 all u that have it did all of your n96 crash? i dont mind it lagging and a low battery but if it crashes theres no point in buying it.is there any way possible 2 make your n96 software better 2 avoid major problems?
- Jamal
- R0K
So many negative reviews about this phone. Nothing good?
Are u guys sure u bought the real nokia n96 and not an immitation from china?
Is the phone that bad?
Well am done with phones, getting a new laptop.
- psychomania
- nmx
i bought this phone when immediately it was available expecting to be a better n95 8gb
immediately i was surprised by the catastrophic design and software bugs
after one week i bring to nokia service
they kept the phone 5 - 6 weeks !
they did absolutely nothing
so i destroyed and trashed this n96
i am using now a LG viewty and it is good to jump from prehistoric nokia phones to actual phones !
never more nokia
- laughoutloud
- 3HU
i've never known Such a failure before with mobile phones that Cost a fortune, it's a disgrace welcome to the crazy generation of stupidass mobile phones, that are meant to be the best phones around but they fail more then ever Greed
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