Nokia’s Killer App To Steal Apple’s Thunder

Nokia’s Killer App To Steal Apple’s Thunder: Nokia N96

When the Nokia N96 was revealed to the world at Mobile World Congress in February, everyone started talking about the advanced capabilities of this new smartphone. Now that the release date is near, everyone is eager to see whether or not the phone is capable of living up to all of the hype that has surrounded it thus far. All reports seem to indicate that the N96 is indeed capable of taking mobile communication to the next level and impressing consumers with the multi-functional possibilities of the phone.

Nokia N96 Overview

The Nokia N96 is a multi-functional smart phone that is designed to fully integrate mobile communication with the use of the phone for entertainment purposes. The major point of interest that makes this new phone so appealing is that it has advanced video and camera capabilities that are unlike those seen in previous generations of smartphones. In addition to these video capabilities, this phone has taken music playing, Internet connectivity and GPS features to the next level. It is also notable that the new design makes it an efficient phone to use and one that’s user-friendly despite how advanced the features of this phone may be. It’s priced around 550 Euros and is due for release in the upcoming weeks.

Camera and Video Features On the N96

Most interesting for many people is the fact that is has such advanced camera and video camera features negating the need to carry a separate digital camera. It also eliminates the need for any type of separate video viewing device. Additionally, this smartphone is capable of advanced television viewing which really takes it to the next level of mobile entertainment which is the direction that all phones are trying to move towards in the modern market.

Here are some of the camera and video features and facts that a consumer should know:

• The camera is a fully-functional five megapixel camera which means that there is no need to carry (or even own) a separate camera; this camera phone can do all of the things that you would want from a traditional stand-alone digital camera device. The camera has a dual LED flash which means that it is capable of taking high-quality pictures in all different types of settings. All of the features and options that you would expect from a stand-alone camera are also present including the option of self-timer photo taking.
• Photos are capable of being stored in either JPEG or EXIF Format. These pictures are also capable of being tagged with the location of the pictures using the GPS features available with the Nokia smartphone. This means that the phone is capable of being used successfully by those people who engage in online social networking and mobile social networking which includes the sharing of pictures and integration of images into the social networking sites. This smartphone is capable of instant upload to sites like Flickr and Google.
• Also included is a fully functional video camera with advanced features including stabilization which means that the wobbliness that is often experienced when recording footage with a smartphone is going to be reduced or eliminated when using the phone for video recording. Editing and sharing features are also present as part of the video camera
• There’s a second camera in the front of the phone that serves the purpose of facilitating video phone calls between individuals interested in speaking face to face with one another. This is a feature that is particularly of interest to those people who want to use the N96 for video conferencing and for mobile VoIP with video capabilities.
• It doesn’t just do photos and video playback either, but also full-function mobile entertainment viewing. This includes everything from accessing YouTube videos with the phone’s mobile browser to actually watching DVB-H live TV broadcasting.

N96- Configuration:

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100 / 900		Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Announced	2008, February		Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2008, Q3			- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Size	Dimensions	103 x 55 x 18 mm, 92 cc			- 16 GB internal memory
	Weight	125 g			- 128MB RAM, 256MB storage memory
Display	Type	TFT, 16M colors			- Dual ARM 9 264 MHz CPU
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
Ringtones	Type	Polyphonic (64 channels), Monophonic, True Tones, MP3		Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BL-5F)
	Customization	Download			Stand-by	Up to 220 h
	Vibration	Yes			Talk time	Up to 3 h 40 min
Features	OS	Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2		Data	GPRS	Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging			HSCSD	Yes
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader			EDGE	Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
	Games	Downloadable			3G	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	Colors	Black			WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
	Camera	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera			Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
		- Built-in GPS receiver			Infrared port	No
		- A-GPS function			USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB
		- DVB-H TV broadcast receiver
		- Dual slide design
		- Java MIDP 2.0
		- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
		- 3.5 mm audio output jack
		- TV out
		- Stereo FM Radio with RDS
		- Organizer
		- Office document viewer
		0
		- Push to talk
		- Voice dial/memo
		- Built-in handsfree