Nokia N96 Mobile Phone Review – The New Multimedia Powerhouse
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Nokia N96 mobile phone is the king of multimedia in some user’s books and comes equipped with many enjoyable features; however this phone is sluggish thanks to the interface. Everyone is different, so depending upon your unique professional business or play needs; the Nokia possesses many different qualities for different users.
This phone possesses a physique that is truly appealing to the eye thanks to a glossy display casing; and yes this is another dual slider handset. At 2.8 inches the screen displays multimedia content and basic text; allowing for an amazingly sharp view. The key features are flat but are comfortable to use.
The Nokia N96 comes equipped with 16GB worth of internal flash memory and a microSD slot; supporting cards up to 8GB. This feature allows memory to be upgraded to 24GB which is a good piece of memory for a mobile phone. For many, this can be exciting news.
Utilizing the handset makes for a wonderful experience; although it may become a tad bit sluggish from time to time, especially when opening and closing certain applications. We can only hope that some time in the near future, Nokia will improve upon this downfall. At best; it may be sooner than we think.
Like many other phones; Nokia is equipped with a built in GPS receiver, allowing users to search for addresses and locating POIs. The Nokia Maps application is also preinstalled on the phone. For many of you road warriors, this feature may be appealing to you.
Camera wise, this phone is equipped with 5 mega pixels; but severely lacking Xenon flash. As an alternative, users will find a dual LED flash. Photos may not be of professional quality because they tend to lack sharpness; but they are pretty reasonable for basic needs of most individual users.
Multimedia wise; the Nokia N96 is equipped with excellent capabilities. Thanks to the external speakers producing a reasonably well sound; this mobile phone possesses a 3.5 mm headphone jack; allowing users to utilize any type of headphones. You may not need standard headphones since the N96 has an FM antenna. Consumers should be happy to know there is an FM radio installed on this phone as well. You will be amazed to find that this phone has a kick stand, when flipped out the phone rests upright, allowing the user to watch video content.
The N96 is DVB-H capable; allowing users to receive television broadcasts. How cool is that! The N96 possesses WiFi 802, 11 GB Bluetooth with USB standard interface and HSDA capabilities. You may find this mobile phone does not operate on the 850 MHZ HSDPA. On the upside; the quality of calls is superb. The hands free speakerphone is clear as a bell. Take into consideration that this mobile phone’s battery life can be a bit shaky. If you are constantly traveling by air or ground and plan to rely heavily upon this phone; you may want to consider charging the battery every night for a full eight hours.