I can't count the number of times we talked about the Nokia N96 in the last couple of months. Now, in time with the Mobile World Congress, Nokia finally officially announces the next flagship model of the N-series, the Nokia N96. The handset is optimized for video and TV viewing. In fact, in some territories, the integrated DVB-H receiver could be used to watch live TV broadcast and it even sports a kickstand at the back for hands-free viewing.
The Nokia N96 has a 2.8" screen and 16GB of internal memory, which is expandable with the addition of microSD cards. The N96 supports various and common video formats such a MP4, Flash, and WMV. It features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and can capture DVD-quality video at 30 fps. It also has WLAN and HSDPA support as well as integrated A-GPS which lets you geo-tag your images.
Technical specifications:
The Nokia N96 has a 2.8" screen and 16GB of internal memory, which is expandable with the addition of microSD cards. The N96 supports various and common video formats such a MP4, Flash, and WMV. It features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and can capture DVD-quality video at 30 fps. It also has WLAN and HSDPA support as well as integrated A-GPS which lets you geo-tag your images.
Technical specifications: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*
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)
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)
Display and User Interface
2.8” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colorsUser Interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2Active 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= 107/64.2kbpsVideo Center
>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
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 accessSupport for download, streaming and progressive downloadSupport for Flash video
Browser-based video accessSupport for download, streaming and progressive downloadSupport 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
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
