Nokia, as a mobile phone brand has churned some of the fantastic masterpieces in the world of wireless communication devices. Affordable and loaded with advanced features, Nokia has certainly conquered the whole global mobile market with its quality mobile widgets. Nokia N96, is one incredible illustration of this awesome transmutation. Carrying on the rich legacy of Nokia N series mobile wonders, Nokia N96 is one of the recent additions to this family of mobile prodigies. An advanced version of the Nokia N95, Nokia N96 is a mobile supremo in every aspect, be it display screen or its dual opening design.
The most significant USP of this Nokia mobile starlet is its 5.0 mega pixels embedded camera. This built-in image snapper which comes with the Carl Zeiss Optics captures fantastic images even in the poor lighting conditions. Also with the high-end features like auto-focus and flash, quotient of clarity and sharpness in the images produced by this camera phone are simply exhilarating. Besides a 5.0 mega-pixels built-in camera, Nokia N96 also offers a secondary videocall camera, which is a blessing for the users, who cherish the dream of capturing the best moments of their lives without any halts.
If users think camera segment of this Nokia wonder widget was rocking then wait till they read about the display section, that is one of the best part of this killer mobile device. The 2.8-inch wide display screen enabled with the touch-sensitive feature, provides the ample viewing space to the users eyes. It even offers harmless viewing solutions of 240 x 320 pixels to its users, which in turn provides a heavenly viewing experience to them.
Powered by Symbian Operating System 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 version, Nokia N96 offers great and highly reliable solutions in the least possible time. While with its high-end Web Browser, users will never feel the need of palmtop to access his/her favourite websites sitting at a single place. The enticing widget that approves of almost every kind of messaging alternatives namely text messaging, picture messaging and even Instant Messaging. Professionals who are workalcohalic can strategise and formulate their business policies by the virtue of E-mail feature that also helps them to socialise with their distant friends.
As far as the user-memory is considered, Nokia N96 comes with abundance of it. Yes, the stunner widget comes with 16 Giga bytes of internal memory, 128 Mega bytes of RAM and 256 Mega bytes of storage space. Users can also opt for a memory expansion of extra 8 Giga bytes in case they feel they are short on it.
Locating shortest but the most appropriate route to the destination is a child's play for the users of Nokia N96, which also has GPS receiver in its kitty along with A-GPS function. This incredible mobile creation from Nokia is also a bliss for the patrons of music, since it comes with a built-in Stereo FM radio with RDS. There is also a high-end media player that supports almost all kinds of entertainment file formats, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA. While if the user is interested in Java based entertainment applications then he will surely find a friend in the Java MIDP 2.1 feature that unfolds an array of services for its users. Yes, the user can run or download almost every kind of Java application whether games, Wallpapers or screensavers.
Last but not the least, if the user is looking for a ballistic arsenal of connectivity features then Nokia N96 is a complete unit of it. Yes, the impressive blend of style and sophistication, Nokia N96, has got a bag full of advanced connectivity features. It has got the GPRS class 32, EDGE class 32 and even HSCSD technology at the service of its users. While any kind of data transfer whether in audio or visual formats is hardly an issue with this awe-inspiring widget with Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and USB port v2.0 with microUSB. There is ample scope for video streaming, video calling and accessing the benefits of high-speed Internet connectivity with the 3G HSDPA network that operates at a phenomenal speed of 3.6 Mbps. While with WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g technology staying connected with the friends within a specified circumference is quite a smooth affair.
Storage
The N96 comes with a very decent 16GB of storage memory plus a hot swappable microSD memory card slot, compared to the N95's 4GB memory card slot, so plenty more room for multimedia.
Worth it?
Simply comparing specifications on virtual paper surely won't do Nokia's N96 justice. The handset certainly looks the business, and there are some obvious improvements hiding amongst the acronyms and numbers.
The real truth, though, is in using one