Nokia N96

Technology and Science Magazine. Nokia finally officially announces the next flagship model of the N-series, the Nokia N96. The handset is optimized for video and TV viewing. In fact, in some territories, the integrated DVB-H receiver could be used to watch live TV broadcast and it even sports a kickstand at the back for hands-free viewing. The Nokia N96 has a 2.8-inch screen and 16GB of internal memory, which is expandable with the addition of microSD cards. The 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 which lets you geo-tag your images. The Nokia N96 will be released on Q3 2008 with a MSRP of US$800 (€550) sans taxes.

Nokia N96 Specifications:

* Standards: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100 MHz
* Platform: S60 3rd Edition FP 2
* Display: 2.8” QVGA, 16M colors
* 16 GB of onboard memory
* microSD-slot
* Media player (MPEG-4/SP and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, RealVideo, Windows Media (WMV9), Flash Lite 3.0, MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA)
* 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, video capture at VGA resolution, 30 fps (double LED flash active at video shooting too)
* Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR (A2DP stereo profile)
* Integrated GPS-receiver with A-GPS
* DVB-H Class C
* microUSB-port
* TV-out
* FM-radio with RDS
* Battery: 950 mAh
* Talk time: up to 150 minutes (3G) or up to 220 minutes (GSM)
* Standby time: up to 200 hours (3G) or up to 220 hours (GSM)
* Playback time: up to 5 hours (video), 14 hours (audio) and 4 hours (TV)
* Dimensions: 103x55x18 mm
* Weight: 125 g