Nokia unveiled the Nokia N96 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. The all new multimedia computer sports a large 2.8″ inch screen and built in digital TV tuner. With a massive 16GB of internal memory, it promises to be one of Nokia’s most powerful mobile phones to date.

The N96, Nokia’s new flagship handset, is the N95 improved a step or two technologically. I copied the complete specifications from the Nokia site and pasted it below. The surprise is the built-in 16GB memory. The iPhone may have taken the first shot Nokia is not far behind. The DVB-H and GPS photo tagging are awesome additions to what the N95 has got. If Nokia can maintain this incremental feature improvements, these Nseries phones will literally be our “computer in our pocket” in a very short time.

Technical Specifications :

General

Operating Frequency

WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
Automatic switching between bands and modes
DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz

Dimensions

Volume: 92 cc
Weight: 125 g
Length: 103 mm
Width: 55 mm
Depth:18 mm, locally up to 20 mm

Memory Functions*

16GB internal flash memory, plus microSD memory card slot (hot swappable) for expandability and flexibility
Approximate dynamic memory capacity indication with 16GB storage:
-Video: 40 hours**
-Music: 12,000 tracks***
128MB RAM, 256MB system memory (operating system plus dynamic user data area)

* Changes to product details are possible without prior notice. Application offering may vary. Dynamic memory means that the available memory is shared between dynamic memory functions. When any of these functions is used, there is less available memory for other functions which are also dependent on dynamic memory.
** Video capacity is based on H.264 768-kbps video at 320-by-240 resolution, combined with 96-kbps AAC audio. Music capacity is based on 3:45 min per track and 48 kbps eAAC+ encoding.
*** Capacity based on 3:45 per song with 48 kbps eAAC+ (M4A) encoding on the Nokia Audio Manager. Capacity with 128 kbps AAC encoding is up to [12,000] songs.

Power Management

Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
Talk time: up to 150 / 220 minutes (WCDMA / GSM)
Stand-by time: up to 200 / 220 hours (WCDMA / GSM)
Video playback: up to 5 hours (offline mode)
Music playback: up to 14 hours (offline mode)
TV playback: up to 4 hours (DVB-H)

*Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

Display and User Interface

2.8” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colors
User Interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Active standby screen, Multimedia menu

Data Transfer*

WCDMA HSDPA 900/2100 MHz with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed DL/UL= 3.6Mbps/384kbps, CS max speed 64kbps)
Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks. Simple class A, multi slot class 11, max speed DL/UL: 177.6/118.4kbps
EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296/177.6kbps
GPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 107/64.2kbps

* Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support.

Video

Video center: central hub for video experiences
Access to last played video and easy resume
My videos: collection of stored videos
Access to Internet Videos, compatible with RSS feeds and video podcasts, with direct wireless updates and downloads
Service catalog to discover new Internet Videos

Video Codecs and Formats

MPEG-4 Part 2 (H.263/SP), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or max SDTV on TV-out
MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264/AVC), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
Windows Media Video (WMV9), up to CIF/QVGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
RealVideo QCIF at 30 fps

Flash video support in browser

DRM support: OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, WM DRM

Live TV

Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable
-DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna
-DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz

Browser-based video access

Support for download, streaming and progressive download
Support for Flash video

Music Features*

Digital music player - supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, album art
Playlist editing and sharing
Equalizer and visualization
Search, browse and purchase songs online in Nokia Music Store - with support for Windows Media DRM protected files

* Nokia Music Store availability varies by country.

Radio*

Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) with support for RDS, Visual Radio™ and use of FM radio in offline mode
Nokia Internet Radio

* The FM radio depends on an antenna other than the wireless device antenna. A compatible headset or enhancement needs to be attached to the device for the FM radio to function properly.

The handset has support for touchscreen and joystick navigation. Its integrated GPS displays maps of more than 100 countries. The device also has support for EDGE, Bluetooth and HSDPA connectivity.The Nokia N96 sports a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash and video light. Nokia has also included an improved GPS functionality, with better clearer Nokia Maps, The music features of the Nokia N96 have also been improved, with a 3.5mm headphone jack included as standard. With 16GB of internal memory, there is plenty of space for all your music tracks.

The Nokia N96 slider phone has an unique design. It has two keypads that open up on opposite sides of the handset. The device can be slide opened either in upward or downward direction. One can gain access to its QWERTY keyboard by slide opening the handset in upward direction. When one moves its display downwards, it reveals another keypad that features a set of multimedia controls. One can also gain access to its navigation and shortcut keys even when the device lies in its slide closed position.

The Nokia N96 is the first mobile phone to carry a built in digital TV tuner which will come complete with an automatically updating program guide. It is unknown at present if this service will be available . The Nokia N96 also supports a wide range of video formats including MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video, perfect for viewing online video content.

Nokia N96 concept smart phones have their own pros and cons. It finally depends upon the user which handset he or she wants to own. But it is always makes sense that one should compare the features of different models before buying a handset. The new device promises a wonderful mobile phone experience to the users.

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