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Nokia N96 is an upcoming Nokia smartphone in the Nseries. It is the official successor to Nokia N95.
[edit] Features
The Nokia N96 features the following:
- 3G and WLAN access.
- Mobile TV (network-dependent feature).
- GPS Navigation.
- Access to Ovi
- Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google.
- Full-HTML browser.
- Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface.
- Up to 16 GB of internal flash memory.
- 2-way slide, as in Nokia N95.
- Expandable memory currently up to 24 GB courtesy of MicroSD cards.
- 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics.
- High quality VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use.
- Double LED flash for the camera.
- Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web.
- Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
- A built-in motion sensor that automatically rotates the screen when tilted as on the Nokia N82.
[edit] Major differences between N95 and N96
- 16GB of integrated memory (as opposed to 8GB for N95 8GB), plus further extensibility via microSD memory card
- 2.8 inch display with 16 million colours (same as N95 8GB, versus 2.6" display for original N95)
- USB speed changed from USB 2.0 full speed to high-speed (more than 5x faster)
- Camera flash is a dual-LED in the N96 while it is only a single LED in the N95
- New audio DSP for improved audio quality and longer playback time
- New version of Nokia Video Centre
- Longer music playback time (14 hrs) and video playback time (5 hrs)
- Windows Media WMV9 video codec is added
- Hardware acceleration for video codecs for H.264 and WMV (as well as MPEG4 as before)
- Location tagging (geotagging) of pictures, using the integrated GPS
- Mobile TV DVB-H receiver is built into N96
- New release of Nokia Experience Software
- Maps 2.0 with satellite images, upgrade to pedestrian mode and voice-guided car navigation
- Internet Radio pre-installed
- Home Media Solution (sync with CMLA / UPnP devices over WLAN)
- Online sharing of pictures with plugins for Flickr, Ovi Share and other services (Can be added on N95 with newer version of Share Online Application)
- S60 3rd Edition is upgraded from Feature Pack 1 to Feature Pack 2
- Symbian OS is upgraded from version 9.2 to 9.3
- The J2ME engine is upgraded from MIDP 2.0 to MIDP 2.1
- User data is preserved when upgrading firmware (This feature is also present on the N95-2 as v21 installs UDP base files)
- The FM radio is upgraded with RDS
- Limited graphics acceleration (only for internal apps)
- N96 is a dual-band HSDPA (900 and 2100 MHz) while N95 was a single band (2100)
- MicroSD memory card slot (as in original N95, while N95 8GB has no card slot)
- Same battery as original N95 (950 mAh), but the N96 has a much better battery life.
- No need to open the slide for optimal GPS reception
- Naviwheel (rocker has touch sensitive mode to scroll through music collection etc)
- New design
- Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
- Flip-out kickstand
- Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
- Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
- Lockswitch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
- Thinner and lighter than N95 8GB
- No infra-red port on N96
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