The Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia, unveiled today at the
Mobile World Congress 2008 the successor of its famous Nokia N95 model, Nokia
N96.
Promoted by Nokia as a multimedia computer truly optimized
for video and TV, Nokia N96 is a dual slide phone with a 2.8-inch LCD screen
and it features 16 GB of internal memory, the same amount as the latest iPhone
released by Apple last week. The storage capacity of the Nokia N96 can even be
further expanded with an optional microSD card, such as the new Nokia 8GB
microSDHC Card MU-43 that increases the available memory of the Nokia N96 to a
total of 24 GB.
The Nokia N96 supports common video formats including
MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video and includes a high-speed USB 2.0
connection, WLAN and HSDPA support. The massive memory can store up to 40 hours
of video content.
For music lover, the Nokia N96 features media keys, a 3.5 mm
headphone connector and built-in 3D stereo speakers.
Also, the Nokia N96 includes GPS support and the Nokia Maps
application, which offers richer maps with urban details and satellite views
and has upgrade options such as City Guides, turn-by-turn pedestrian mode and
voice-guided car navigation.
Similar to other high-end phones announced at the Mobile
World Congress, the Nokia N96 boasts a 5 megapixel camera.
The Nokia N96’s camera is based on Carl Zeiss optics and
includes flash and video light. It allows DVD-like quality video capture at 30
frames per second.
The Nokia N96 naturally supports the Ovi family of Nokia
internet services, including maps, music, media sharing and more.
The new phone is scheduled to be released in September this
year and, according to Nokia, its price will be somewhere around $800 (550
euros).
Besides the Nokia N96, the company also announced three other
phones. The Nokia N78, which is designed to take advantage of the new suite of
Nokia services, the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share on Ovi, Nokia 6220,
a full-featured device that combines a 5 megapixel camera with A-GPS
functionality and Nokia 6210 Navigator, the company's first GPS-enabled mobile
device with an integrated compass for pedestrian guidance.
