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Nokia N96

First seen: 30 october 2007

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Great Deal: $503.97

  • User Score (865)
    6.6 6.6 from 865 reviewers
  • Expert Score (48)
    7.8 7.8 from 48 reviewers
  • Design (185)
    5.9 5.9 from 185 reviewers
  • Value for money (28)
    4.7 4.7 from 28 reviewers
  • Features (126)
    6.4 6.4 from 126 reviewers
  • Ease of use (144)
    4.8 4.8 from 144 reviewers
  • Performance (6)
    6.1 6.1 from 6 reviewers
  • Sound quality (9)
    6.4 6.4 from 9 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good music phone, packed with media features, wi fi, a mighty feature set, huge storage
  • quite large, and which are, no qwerty, camera can be slow, n85 is much better

Immerse yourself in entertainment with high-quality video, on the brilliant 2.8" display and with superb sound. 16 gigabytes of memory to take your videos, music and other content with you, further expandable with memory card slot. Hi-Speed USB for easy transfer from PC. Nokia Video Center to find more internet videos for download. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, camcorder function with video light. Integrated A-GPS and rich maps. Connect to the internet in…

Nokia N96

The Nokia N96 operates on WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA)/EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) and has automatic switching capibilities between bands and modes and DVB-H (Broadcast Television) 470-750 MHz (with internal antenna). At 125 g with the dimensions of 103 mm x 55 mm x 18 mm, it has an internal 16GB flash memory, plus a microSD memory card slot for expandability. This gives approximately 40 hours of video (H.264 768-kbps at 320 x 240 resolution, with 96-kbps AAC audio) or 12,000 music trac…

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Nokia N96

The Nokia N96 operates on WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA)/EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) and has automatic switching capibilities between bands and modes and DVB-H (Broadcast Television) 470-750 MHz (with internal antenna). At 125 g with the dimensions of 103 mm x 55 mm x 18 mm, it has an internal 16GB flash memory, plus a microSD memory card slot for expandability. This gives approximately 40 hours of video (H.264 768-kbps at 320 x 240 resolution, with 96-kbps AAC audio) or 12,000 music tracks (based on 3:45 min per track and 48 kbps eAAC+ encoding/ eAAC+ (M4A) encoding on the Nokia Audio Manager) with 128MB RAM, 256MB system memory.

Features

Data transfer on the Nokia N96 with WCDMA HSDPA 900/2100 MHz (simultaneous voice and packet data) is at PS 3.6Mbps/384kbps (maximum speed DL/UL), CS maximum speed at 64kbps. The phone also features Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE, at maximum speed 177.6/118.4kbps (DL/UL). The Nokia N96 features a 2.8 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colors. Video format supported are MPEG4 (H.263/SP or H.264/AVC) up to VGA 30 frames per second and Windows Media Video (WMV9), up to CIF/QVGA 30 frames per second, with hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to the maximum QVGA on screen or maximum SDTC on TV-out. It also supports RealVideo QCIF at 30 frames per second. The Nokia N96 has two cameras. The main camera is a 5 megapixel with Tessar lens from Carl Zeiss Optics for still photos with resolutions of 2592 x 1944 pixels. It has auto-focus and auto-exposure capabilities, with an aperture of f/2.8 with dual-LED camera flash. Focal length is 5.2 mm with a range of 10 cm to infinity. Its secondary camera is a VGA (640 x 480 pixels) sensor. The Nokia N96 has a digital music player supporting MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA format and Stereo FM radio with RDS. Included with the Nokia N96 is the N96 BL-5F, 950 mAh battery, which gives a talk time of up to 160/230 minutes (WCDMA/GSM), stand-by time up to 200/230 hours (WCDMA/GSM), video playback up to 5 hours (offline mode), music playback: up to 14 hours (offline mode) and TV playback of up to 4 hours (DVB-H). Also included are the Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101, Video-Out Cable CA-75U, Stereo Headset and Remote HS-45, AD-54, Mobile Charger DC-4 (car charger) and Compact Travel Charger AC-5.

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  • Reviews of Nokia N96

  1. Nokia N96 Review

    Reviewer: PhoneArena.com
    19 September 2008
    Overall 9
    8.5
    Design 6
    6.0
    Sound quality 8
    8.0
     

    On the whole we are impressed with the N96. It offers noteworthy upgrades to its forerunner, such as the DVB-H tuner (not usable in the States) and 16GB of internal memory with further expansion, and the design is also greatly refined. Running S60 Feature Pack 3 gives the N96 the flexibility to handle most anything the user throws at it. With an overall capacity of 28GB of memory (and theoretical capacity for 48GB) and a large screen it serves as a worthy PMP... Read more

  2. Nokia N96 Review

    Reviewer: Softpedia
    12 September 2008

    Without impressing too much through its design, Nokia N96 will probably be quickly forgotten in the favor of the new Nokia touchscreen phones. Fortunately, its maker has taken into account this possibility and has announced the new tier 1 device of the Nseries – Nokia N97. I consider the N96 slider a downgraded version of the N95 8GB, with a higher (unjustified) price. Read more

  3. Nokia N96 (unlocked)

    Reviewer: CNET
    18 December 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Design 6
    6.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Performance 6
    6.0
     

    The bottom line: Though the Nokia N96 is a powerful all-in-one smartphone with an impressive amount of user storage, it's not a significant upgrade to the N95 and is outdone by new devices coming to market, including the Nokia N97. Read more

  4. Nokia N96

    Reviewer: ComputerShopper
    16 March 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Although it lives up to its predecessor's fame, the N96's bulky design, a dated Web browser, and high price tag fail to match up to today's more sophisticated competition. Read more

  5. Nokia N96 Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    16 February 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    The N96 scores points for raw hardware specs, but falls down on everyday usability and feel. Read more

  1. Worth Every Penny...

    Reviewer: m.nacor, Phone Scoop
    17 January 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This phone is one of the better phone choices I have made. Recently a big Apple iPhone user, I decided that it was time for a change. Switched my SIM card to the Nokia N96 and never looked back. Read more

  2. Be warned..

    Reviewer: eXpansys
    21 September 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I got this device hoping for something stable from Nokia for a change, but oh no, this thing crashes like nothing before it, even just turning it round and it locks up.. wifi.. locks up.. This seems to have lots of issues! Leave it a few months, let Nokia get their customers to beta test (as usual) then get it when its fixed.Nice size, nice weight, nice screen though Read more

  3. "Not intuitive, low battery life, no keyboard lock"

    Reviewer: CNET
    9 September 2009
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    The amount of rage stored in my battery after using this product was more than the energy stored in the batteries of the N96 after being charged all night. Very tempting to throw this phone against the wall while laughing wildly. Avoid this, get something that is easier to use (like chernobyl, a nuclear submarine, or the starship enterprise). Read more

  4. Nokia N96: Pretty good Nokia phone

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    31 January 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Decent phone from Nokia. The camera part of the phone is pretty good although sometimes comes out very blurred but I suppose that is down to me rather than the phone. Signal strength seems to be pretty good, the area I live in struggles with some phones but with this one I seem to get an acceptable signal where ever I am in the house etc. The menus are pretty easy to use and are pretty self explanatory, although having said that to personalise my phone was a little be... Read more

  5. Reviewer: Emily, Recommended Buys UK
    20 January 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I have been with Nokia for approx ten years.Just bought N96 model last year.I have sent it in loads of times to be repaired at O2.The same things keep happening to phone screen keeps freezing, cant unlock the phone,very slow to start up,radio very poor,message sending problems etc.I think this is Nokias worst model yet.I am still having problems with phone and am no demanding new model.Rubbish phone Read more

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