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Nokia N96 - user opinions and reviews

Nokia N96
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  • Released 2008, September
    125g, 18mm thickness
    Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
    16GB storage, microSDHC
  • 0.4% 10,446,655 hits
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  • 2.8"
    240x320 pixels
  • 5MP
    480p
  • 128MB RAM
  • 950mAh
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  • PDP
  • 12 Mar 2008

@The_Nootz




so you're saying 2.8 is not big enough? i dont think so.



n96 with a qwerty is bad? guess you'll say no.though i get the idea that this is not a business phone. anyways,nowadays its not only professionals who desires for qwerty.qwerty is not only for professionals. n96 would be "more striking" with the qwerty but im not saying that is bad w/o it.



hope i see you outside your house with you stupid "desktop keyboard"
connected to your own n96(once you have it).how can you give a piece of an advice if you can hardly apply it to yourself?



" if you want an N96 with QWERTY, then take your desktop keyboard and connect your phone to it" ????
Q:who would want that????


A:The_Nootz

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    • lalith
    • 2T9
    • 12 Mar 2008

    it is stylish and its performance should be brilliant.....................it is a mobile with high price.........so dont buy this........

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      • john
      • jb8
      • 12 Mar 2008

      this phone is about 550 euros which is about 825 us dollars

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        • shinwari
        • PGh
        • 11 Mar 2008

        plz plz plz release it as soon as possible in pakistan.i will be waiting unconciously.thank you

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          • The_Nootz
          • pkq
          • 11 Mar 2008

          To "...."

          In my childish opinion, I was saying that, IF the screen is big enough, a higher resolution is welcome. And you understand what that means.

          And about the QWERTY keyboard, I meant that adding it on a device like N96 is needed IF the phone is dedicated to business environments (lots of typing etc.). Besides, this keyboard would make it a brick compared to its current size, and again, the same old story about the size of the device, blah, blah...

          Congrats to Nokia for keeping the size of N96 reasonable, compared to is breathtaking features.

          To everyone.

          If you really want a VGA+ resolution on a 3+ inch device and a QWERTY keyboard, go for a UMPC or a PocketPC, or any other similar solution. This device is made for something else.

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            • The_Nootz
            • pkq
            • 11 Mar 2008

            To Steve J.

            About the high resolution screen... What do you want, to watch movies with a magnifying glass?:)) Cause you can't distinguish pixels on a 2.8 inch. How many phones have you seen with a VGA resolution and with a screen smaller than 3 inch?? For the multimedia purpose, the important thing is the SIZE of the screen, not the resolution (unless the screen is bog enough), that is, at least, in my humble opinion.

            And now, to everyone obsessed with the QWERTY keyboard.

            People, if you really want such a keyboard, buy an UMPC or a PocketPC that supports it. But if you want an N96 with QWERTY, then take your desktop keyboard and connect your phone to it, that would make you happy. Oh brother...

            Like Ying said, "it's just amazing how people are never satisfied".

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              • Nick
              • nQ5
              • 11 Mar 2008

              No lens cover again? I thought Nokia woulda learned already from N95 8GB. It does look nice. However there are two things that concerns me:

              1. No lens cover for a very expensive phone
              2. Batterylife. Is this going to be like the N95?
              3. Bulkyness - The first N95 was pretty big. We all had to get used to it. Then the 8gig version came out, and that was even bigger. And now this? I may need bigger pockets from Nokia as well...

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                • Chris
                • wg3
                • 11 Mar 2008

                It DOES NOT record from a built in TV (at least it hasn't been mentioned, it would be the first phone to do so) and YES it IS real

                It will record however if you have DVB-H access in your area, wikipedia DVB-H

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                  • Stanley Nwadishi N.
                  • ftQ
                  • 11 Mar 2008

                  This is put together a combination of all u need! It's double W a a - o w!~ You won't believe it's happening!

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                    • Ying
                    • 4QE
                    • 11 Mar 2008

                    To the general audience.

                    Unlike many, Nokia has been developing touchscreen for YEARS, not months. Furthermore, Nokia is coming out with a NEW touchscreen OS, called S60 Touch for mobile handsets. The general statements of Nokia not having touchscreen devices or needs to "keep up" is wrong.

                    Produced in 2004, Nokia's first touchscreen device, the Nokia 7710.
                    http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_7710-review-31.php

                    Further released touchscreen devices...
                    '05 Nokia 6708
                    http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Page=1&Id=2767

                    '05 Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_770

                    '07 Nokia N800. The successor of the N770.
                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800

                    '07 Nokia N810.
                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N810

                    Next topic.

                    The purpose of the "N Series".
                    http://press.nokia.com/PR/200504/991467_5.html

                    The purpose of the "E Series"
                    http://press.nokia.com/PR/200510/1015195_5.html

                    Nokia N Series is build for high performing MULTIMEDIA. QWERTY keyboards relate more so to business productivity. This is why Nokia hasn't, and probably ever won't, feature a QWERTY keyboard on N Series labeled devices.

                    To Steve J.

                    The N800 offers an onscreen touchscreen keyboard, while the N810 offers both physical and onscreen keyboards. No, they are not considered mobile handsets but rather wireless Internet appliances, nevertheless Nokia dubbed them as N Series devices. Personally, it contradicts. The only reasonably conclusion I came up with is the fact the devices specializes in Internet experiences, which according to Nokia falls under multimedia.

                    Adobe® Flash® 9 is a video/audio compression codec for desktops. Flash Player 9 renders this codec. The desktop-like N800 and N810 both feature the 2007 Internet Tablet OS edition which offers this plug-in. If you was implying mobile handsets should incorporate this technology, I'm sorry but it would literally be impossible, given current hardware availability, for any mobile device to do. Shoot, Windows and Mac are already encountering problems.

                    Flash Lite is the solution for mobile handsets, not pocket pcs. Flash Lite 3 can render most of Flash 8 encoded files. Proper display of Youtube.com depends solely on your browser, not the flash.

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                      • vxg
                      • 11 Mar 2008

                      i hope this would be release before april. i cant wait for it.haha

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LA$
                        • 10 Mar 2008

                        to TkAY: yes
                        to PGiM: do some research and yes
                        to 0wTf: are you $#$#". and yes is real

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0wT
                          • 10 Mar 2008

                          ist's a really phone? it isn't FAKE?? please help me becouse i want buy it ;)

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PGi
                            • 10 Mar 2008

                            Guys, does this phone have lens cover??

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                              • Anonymous
                              • TkA
                              • 10 Mar 2008

                              Will this mobile record from the built-in tv...some websites say yes but no mention on the Nokia website?

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                                • Steve J
                                • fuN
                                • 10 Mar 2008

                                After deep meditation I have come to the conclusion that this phone is half cocked. The E90 has proved that its TI OMAP 2420 processor is well capable of handling a high res screen. The N95 8GB also houses the same processor and yet Nokia shied away from implementing high res. The N96 should have now ascended to a VGA screen since it is the top N series that money can buy. The N96 is supposed to be a progressive move from the N95 8GB but instead of progression we have stagnation. The same old screen in a supposedly top device! The addition of a microSD slot was a correction to a bad mistake. They should never have presented the N95 8GB without the choice of expandable memory. Furthermore there is no 3D graphics hardware acceleration which is bad news for those into gaming. Nokia already have a TV phone in the N77 so implementing DVB-H was unnecessary. The official figures for battery life are worse than the N95 8GB which is depressing.
                                Another worrying aspect is the straight jacket, inflexible policy of making every N series with an alphanumeric keypad. A QWERTY simply makes it easier to type. Are Nokia telling us that those who type will be penalised by QWERTY not being included in N series phones?? We have had about 25 N series phones and not one of them has a QWERTY! Nobody should talk about the E series because they are awkward: the E90 is bulky and the E61i resembles a slice of bread- it is too wide! A slick N series phone with QWERTY would take the market by storm if Nokia can keep the weight to under 140g, give it a high res screen and a contemporary design eg slide-out QWERTY. Another great design is the flip as seen in the N93-sure, that phone was too thick but Nokia are well capable of making a slimmer version. They could move the lens to the back panel. Opening the flip, one could make your regular phonecalls. Conversely, opening the phone in laptop mode whereby the screen is in landscape orientation would enable one to type with a full QWERTY. In other words Nokia have many design and technical choices. They should not limit themselves to N series alphanumeric keypad phones. One last point is the flash player. Flash 9 will enable many video sites on the internet to be played but Nokia have no plans to implement this. N series Real player is limited in scope. Flash Lite as the name implies, is too light. For instance you can only attain the mobile version of Youtube with it.

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                                  • PDP
                                  • 10 Mar 2008

                                  its really a pity that the future N96 users would have to be "slightly more" conscious
                                  with the settings of their phone to prolong battery consumption.


                                  inconvenience or not?it varies on the user.


                                  good thing here is that users will only use a certain setting when "needed" which results to conservation of energy.


                                  everyone here needs to admit that battery longevity of n96 deserves attention NOW.

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                                    • BiggyGirl
                                    • E$i
                                    • 10 Mar 2008

                                    The bateery life is really questionable especially considering the phone does not charge itself when connected via usb cabling when connecting to the HSDPA speeds for the net. This makes it a bad choice. Nokia fanatics can you tell your designers to always improve on the present than to down grade. Check the N95 8Gig's bateery life is much better.

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                                      • David vargas
                                      • YH}
                                      • 10 Mar 2008

                                      Maybe someone can help me out, I loved the 9300/9500 communicators for 2 reasons, the large qwerty keyboard and the fact that I could create text messages and have them sent out at a given time and date. In other words, I could create a text on monday and have it set up to send on tuesday at 11am. One of the great things about Symbian S80.

                                      My question is, does the N96 do this?
                                      Is there a program maybe for S60 that would allow for something like this to happen?

                                      Thank you.

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                                        • felix
                                        • M35
                                        • 09 Mar 2008

                                        320*240 screen is it high-end or joke,at least 640*480 or wvga is needed but nokia battery cannot work with that,see n95

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