Nokia N96 Review

Operating Frequency

• N96-1 (RM-247, Global) WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
• N96-3(RM-472, Americas) – WCDMA1900/850 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
• N96(RM-297, PR China)* - EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
• Automatic switching between bands and modes
• DVB-H, 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, microSD memory card slot (hot swappable) for expandability and flexibility
• Expand up to a total of 24 GB, for example with the Nokia MU-43 8GB microSD memory card (sold separately)
• 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)

Power Management*

• Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
• Talk time: up to 160 / 230 min (WCDMA / GSM)
• Standby: up to 200 / 230 hrs (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)

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
• Media keys, Multimedia access key, lockswitch, volume key, numeric (ITU-T) keypad, menu key, clear key, soft keys, send and end keys, power key, camera shutter key

Third Party Application Support

• Operating system: Symbian OS 9.3
• Nokia S60 third edition, feature pack 2
• Java™ MIDP 2.1, CLDC 1.1 (Connected Limited Device Configuration (J2ME))
• Flash Lite 3.0
• C++ and Java SDKs
• Downloadable third-party Java™ and Symbian applications
• Support for Widgets

Call Management

• Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry and thumbnail pictures
• Speed dialing, voice dialing (speaker independent) and voice commands
• Logs: lists of dialed, received and missed calls
• Conference call
• Integrated hands-free speakers

Data Transfer

• WCDMA HSDPA 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