Nokia N96 is an N series continuation brought by Nokia. Very similar to other N series mobiles N96 is also technologically highly advanced. Innovative new features, rarely found in any phone is found in this device. It is not only technologically attractive but it also has the killer beauty that can adore any beauty lover. Coming in dimensions of 103 x 55 x 18 mm, it has not of much weight as it stands at just 125 gm. As stated, the phone is very advanced and so, this weight is not too heavy for a gadget like the N96. It comes as a slider phone where only the huge screen and few large keys are visible when slide is closed but it opens to reveal a beautiful attractive keypad. The screen is a TFT screen of size 2.8 inches and has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It also has an accelerometer sensor for supporting auto-rotation.
The phone has an internal memory of 16 GB and it is further expandable by a microSD card of 8 GB which can be inserted in the card slot coming with the gadget. There is also the unlimited memory for contacts and calls in the N96. Camera of 5 MP is inbuilt in the device with the Carl Zeiss lens which has a very good resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and this gives smart snaps. Autofocus feature is able to aid in getting focussed image without much difficulty. Again, there is the LED Flash which can enable you to get snaps in dim light or even in dark. And don't panic as these snaps are also crystal clear. You can have not only the snaps but also the videos at the rate of 3 fps. In addition to these, there is another camera which can help you with video calling. Video calling is a way through which callers on both the sides can enjoy videos of each other together with the enjoyment through talking. These videos are live and so you can see what the other one is doing right then together with talking.
Messaging is comfortably done with the SMS feature of Nokia N96. Together with the texts, multimedia mediums like the videos and pictures can also be sent and received with the MMS feature of the device. You can chat with your friends and relatives who are online, with the instant messaging stuff of N96. Moreover, there is also the Email for more and more message exchanges. Data can also be sent to desktops and other such devices through the bluetooth or the USB present in this phone. Any time internet browsing is made possible with the GPRS support given by the device. WAP 2.0 browser makes browsing very entertaining with the good interaction. Class 32 EDGE is a better technology present here which adds to the work of the GPRS. Wireless connections can be possible with the WiFi available in this gadget.
An entertaining gadget with so many features is not possible without a good fast processor and a nice operating system. The Nokia N96 has Dual ARM 9 264 MHz processor with the Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 which both together give the user a fast working experience. The phone appreciably has no lag and the boot time is also made too low with these advanced kits. Battery here, a very important thing to be considered before choosing a phone, is also not less than any other. It is a standard battery Li-Ion 950 mAh which gives a 2G standby time of 220 hours and a 2G talk time of 3 hours 40 minutes. Lots of music can continuously be played with the battery supporting 14 hours of music play.
FM further is quite entertaining in addition to the music player. Still, it is very important for you to think whether so many features are required by you or not. If you need them then Nokia N96 is of course suitable for you.