Nokia N96 – enjoy your favourite video and music
Nokia.com has presented the Nokia N96 device:
This is a Nokia N95 successor, its appearance resembles Nokia N81 device. The novelty is designed as a dual-slide and represents an exciting new chapter in mobile media.
With this phone you can enjoy high-quality video on a large display with excellent sound. The memory volume allows you to store more of your video, music, pictures and photos. You can access content and services choosing from several high-speed connectivity options.
The handset is optimized for video and TV viewing.
Nokia N96 has a 2.8″ screen and 16GB of internal memory, which is expandable with the addition of microSD cards. 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.
Nokia N96 is expected to begin shipping in Europe in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated sales price of approximately 550 Euros, before subsidies or taxes.
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
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 colors
User Interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Active standby screen, Multimedia menu
Video
Video 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
DRM support: OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, WM DRM
Live TV
Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable
-DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna
-DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz
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