Nokia N96 Mobile Phone

Nokia N96 Mobile Phone

from Narender - Exploration by Happy

Let’s try putting a few things together into the pot first and find out how the brew tastes. The ingredients are as follows:

• HSDPA
• WiFi
• A-GPS
• 5-megapixel camera (that’s from Carl Zeiss optics)
• A2DP stereo Bluetooth.

Now, don’t think that to be a misprint; hell, even the N95 also featured similar stuff, whereas disappointing a section of the users with a few connectivity specs. And guess what; even its predecessor has not been able to leave behind that flaw! Yes, the Nokia N96.

But from its name, the release from Nokia was supposed to turn the world topsy-turvy (96 is the same digits placed side by side, reversed), which it did with its 16GB of phone memory together with an expansion slot from the micro-SD. This vast improvement made at par with the iPhone from Apple.

Most disappointed with the N96 shall be the Australian consumers; after all, why would someone invest money on a piece of gadget that boasts of a technology which doesn’t comply with the country they are in? The inbuilt DVB-H TV tuner (for receiving DVB-H broadcast signals) is still something that needs to be implemented in Australia; the country till now doesn’t have mobile TV networks in its roster. However, the deal between Nokia and BBC Worldwide is to provide an entire BBC TV series with every N96 – no, not the Dr Who episodes but anyone of the following:

• Little Britain
• The Catherine Tate Show
• Yes Minister and
• Walking with Dinosaurs

But then again, buying the DVD-s shall work out much cheaper i.e. anything between AU$15 and AU$30 for each instead of a hefty AU$1,400.

N95 is the phone for those who love that chunkiness; N96, for those who love slim beauties, streamlined designs and rounded edges. And oh, also for those who are in for visual impacts; the blacks on the 2.8-inch screen are much darker whilst the other shades are brighter up to quite a few notches. That surely does compliment the 5-megapixels camera; more so, because of the stability one can achieve with the kickstand on the phone’s back, around the lens. It also aids in turning the phone into a mini-TV; however, the price you pay for this one is through a somewhat OK menu-navigation and lag spikes while multitasking.

To compensate with these problems, the N96 has increased its battery life; unlike the N95, it just stores enough power to last an entire business day, but without the GPS and Wi-Fi hardware. That shall make you miss out on the great web-browsing experience the N96 offers; perhaps Nokia must seek a crash course on phone performance as well as on battery life, which form an essential part of such a high-end device.