Nokia N96 Review
Specifications
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