Nokia N96 Reviews

6.7 out of 10

Nokia N96

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User Score (689)

6.9
Expert Score (64)

7.8
Design (148)

7.6
Value for money (42)

7.4
Features (98)

7.8
Ease of use (123)

7.0
Performance (9)

7.6

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Manufacturer's Description

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…

Specifications

Internet and media

RealPlayer media player

Yes
Music player

Yes

Key Facts

Display size

240 x 320 pixels
Standby time

8 Days / 9 Days (WCDMA / GSM)
Memory card type

8 GB Micro SD

Camera

Image resolution

5 Megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels)
Zoom

Yes
Autofocus

Yes
Video frames per second

30 fps

Connectivity

WLAN

Yes

WikiFreak Description

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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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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reviewer left no comment, looks good, easy to use, good camera, 5 megapixel camera

battery life, poor battery life, no touchscreen, no xenon flash, plastic build

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Expert Reviews

Nokia N96 Smartphone

Reviewer: iTech News Net
21 May 2009
Nokia introduces the succesor of N95 , the rumored N96. N96 comes with 16GB memory and supports DVB-H reception. It features a 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, a 2.8-inch LCD display, integrated media player, FM tuner, and Bluetooth. N96 features also WiFi 802.11b/g and A-GPS support and has a microSD card slot for expansion. The phone is a 3G phone with HSDPA support. It runs the Symbian OS with S60 UI. Read more
Nokia N96

Reviewer: review.tech-faq.com
29 April 2009
The Nokia N96 is a very solid phone. One of its best qualities is the TV tuner. The screen display is crisp and clear as well. The price may scare some off, but the Nokia N96 is well worth the price tag. Read more
Reviewer: Reviewed.com
30 March 2009
Overall, the N96 is a very strong device that comes with a full complement of accessories, an excellent camera, all the connectivity options you could want, and a well-established operating system with a high level of extensibility. The only snag is its price, which will cause it to be appealing to those who want to avoid 2-year commitments at all costs and/or those who want an unlocked device to allow the most freedom to use a SIM card from any provider around the... Read more
Nokia N96

Reviewer: CNET
19 December 2008

Overall 8

The N96 has everything a gadgeteer could want, including vast amounts of memory, a good camera, great video playback quality and built-in GPS. But its build quality is a bit iffy and it's not as easy to use as the iPhone. Read more
Nokia N96 gets put through its paces

Reviewer: engadget
10 December 2008
We've already seen Nokia's new N96 up-close and unboxed , but if you're looking for a bit more information before your potential purchase, you may want to head over to All About Symbian, which has a few first impressions of the phone. Among other things, its contributor found the screen to be "great," even outdoors, and the overall build quality is described as "good," if a bit "plasticky." He also found the music quality to be especially good over Bluetooth/A2DP, and... Read more

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User Reviews

nokia n96

Reviewer: Amazon
7 days ago See Product at Amazon ($499.00)

Overall 6

phone is good as it should be, only problem is the language display because I bought the phone in US it can not display the far east language when on line with far east country web site, and they do not have software to add any language except those are build in the phone. Read more
Reviewer: seceng, Circuit City
22 May 2009

Overall 9

Features 10

Performance 8

Nokia N96 has more features than any person could possibly use. This is the gadget freaks phone. Great applications, reliable. camera is 5mp which means you can actually use your camera phone. Screen does scratch very easily. Read more
N96

Reviewer: Crchato, Dell
23 April 2009 See Product at Dell ($560.00)

Overall 8

Features 10

Ease of use 8

Sound quality 10

if you are looking for a fun phone for playing gamer, listening to music, watching videos and taking pictures.. then this pohone is for you. Read more
not a very good reason not to buy the phone

Reviewer: Grigoris, Digitaltrends
07 April 2009

Overall 10

Well, your reasons for saying the Nokia N96 is not good are not exactly reasons. I mean who cares about the touch screen? I have an iPhone and its filled with finger prints all over it, and sending text with the touch screen, how annoying it can be. No qwerty keyboard? It's not a PC I want!!! I want a MOBILE telephone.. I am thinking of buying this phone and it has amazing features which I have not used. But the feel of the phone is not nice, it feels like a brick. So I... Read more
Not a bad thing to have!

Reviewer: cdsantos, CNET
02 February 2009

Overall 8

I got mine out of the retention program of my mobile provider. I paid not even a single centavo to have this. Features are ok but the camera could have been better if it was equipped with a xenon flash. It was easy getting used to it especially if used to own a similar device like the N-95. Music is great but the downside is you to have a charger with you to make sure that you keep the phone running. Good thing that the charger that came with it is small and fast. The... Read more