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Nokia N96 Video Preview

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Friday, 22 August 2008
Favored by 0 users (Register to add) - please note the Read/Write links below only work in one page reviews Productinfo Price: N/A Website: Nokia Best Place To Buy: Clove Availability: Out October Platform: Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Description With the launch of the N96 a month or so off, we thought it would be cool to have a go at this video lark and upload a video preview of the Nokia N96. Essentially the video preview looks at the features, design and battery life of the device - bearing in mind the product we had was a final prototype. As well as the video preview we also have the specs below and a selection of images, including a shot taken with the 5MP camera (edited to 800 x 600 to reduce data size and to fit into gallery). If you have any questions about the N96 please use the comments system below and we will try and answer your requests. SPECS OS: Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Display - 2.8� QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colors Memory/Expansion Slot: 16GB internal flash memory, microSD memory card slot. Dimensions: 103 x 55 x 18 mm Weight: 125g Network: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band) WCMDA: 900/2100 (Dual-Band) Main camera - Up to 5 megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels), Carl Zeiss Optics: Tessar lens Auto-focus, Dual-LED camera flash, video light, recording indicator, auto-focus assist light Secondary camera - VGA (640 x 480 pixels) sensor Music: Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA. FM Stereo Radio (RDS), Nokia Internet Radio, Nokia Music Store Video: Hi-Resolution VGA Video Recording, 30fps Video Recording, Supported formats: MP4, 3GPP, H.264 & Real Player, Video Streaming Nokia 3.5mm AV connector Bluetooth (2.0), with A2DP stereo audio and Enhanced Data Rates (EDR) Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g) GPRS Class 32 HSDPA (3.6 Mbits) Navigation: AGPS, Nokia Maps Features: DVB-H Digital TV Receiver, TV Out, Office Document Viewer (Word, Excel), PDF Document Viewer Live TV - Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable, DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna, DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz 2 Year Warranty Note: No official price for the N96 is available yet, but by the looks of things Clove are selling the N96 for just under �600. Note: In the video we forgot to add that the screen will feature an accelerometer, so if you rotate the screen the device will automatically adjust to the correct orientation. Early thoughts Due to video time constraints, we did not get chance to mention the build quality issue we discovered on the N96, One of the buttons on the right side was coming away slightly from the casing, so we hope this is not a final reflection of the lasting build quality. The question we would ask is, will the N96 be a good enough upgrade to the N958GB? At this stage we have to say not quite. As the DVB-H service is not available in the UK till 2009/2010, by the time this comes out the next model will be released, so the only real advantage is the 16GB of storage and the various design tweaks. The Battery life is not great either, so we will have to save final judgement till October and by this time we hope all our concerns are sorted. Main Video Preview Music Software & Rough Idea of the Sound Quality* As we thought the sound from our test track is distorted slightly by the compression, when we uploaded our video to YouTube. The actual sound quality for music playback is a lot better of course and it does have a lot of power from those dinky stereo speakers. Nokia N96 Video Preview Extended Footage* Nokia Video Camera Extended Footage Nokia N96 In Gaming Action User reviews There are no user reviews for this item. To write a review please register or login. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 865 Comments (19) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments good review written by luqy, August 23, 2008 ive been pretty much scowering the internet, to find a decent video previe, of this phone, and finally, i think your video, gives the best sense of ewhat the phone will actually look like, and feel in you hands, however, i am a little dissapointed, that you idnt mention much about the music player, and sound quality, in your video, if you could write a paragraph or show a video of the sound quality, this could really help me get a prospective on wheather to buy the phone. but anyway thanks as your review, was really down to earth and simple and cleared up quite a few things i was wondering a bout. +0 Cheers written by Crowdedbrain, August 23, 2008 Hi, we did have a longer video of the N96 until we forgot about the 10 minute restriction on YouTube, so we had to chop 8 minutes of footage. Essentially the music player is the same as the N95GB, however we will try and do a mini video for you when we get 5 minutes. Its difficult to mimic the sound quality in a podcast/video because the quality gets downgraded by YouTube or compressed in mp3 format. However we will try our best. Actual speakers are really loud mind, for most of our tests we had to run on half volume. +0 Music Software & Sound Quality Video written by Crowdedbrain, August 23, 2008 As promised please find above a video of the Music and Sound Quality. As we thought it got distorted when we uploaded the video to YouTube, but hopefully you will get some use from it +0 thanks written by luqy, August 23, 2008 thanks for updateing the video so quick, the music player, sure packs a punch, and whilst watching it i was going to ask you to upload some more videos on the phones other features, since you hade the prototype, but then u mentioned that were going to anyway!, well thanks anyway, looking forward to your video updates. +0 video written by luqy, August 24, 2008 if you can please email me the videos, at full quality, to (removed by editor), thanks again +0 Videos to large written by Crowdedbrain, August 24, 2008 Hi, We have removed your email address to protect you from spammers luqy. However the video is simply to large to email, being 150mb in size! +0 kk written by luqy, August 24, 2008 thanks anyway +0 Two more vids up later today written by Crowdedbrain, August 26, 2008 We have just put together two more videos of the N96. The first explains a bit about the TV-Tuner, extra design issues we found during testing, the battery cover, battery, the pen function, camera and video recorder. These will be live later today. +0 Keep an eye on our YouTube comments written by Crowdedbrain, August 31, 2008 We are still answering questions on our YouTube comments system. Here you can find out how fast paced moving games run on the N96 - See the comments in the Music & Sound preview video. http://www.youtube.com/crowdedbrain +0 more videos!!!! written by mark fish, August 31, 2008 why are they no more vids updated in the past few days, cover the accelerometer, the extra apps, gaming, the gaming keys, the gallery, the dual slide, the second set of keys, etc, etc, etc +0 yeah written by luqy=, August 31, 2008 yeah more videos +0 No worries written by Crowdedbrain, August 31, 2008 "why are they no more vids updated in the past few days" - We have done 4 videos already but it seems the public want more so we will try and deliver . The accelerometer does not work on the prototype which is why the subject has not been covered - honest ;-). As mentioned in other videos the gallery and most of the software is bog standard Nokia stuff, so you would not gain much insight. Hmmm could do a few vids on the gaming side of things, I'll try and load up a few more games to the device - let you know how the d-pad feels during play etc. Also will try and wip up a bit about the multimedia keys. +0 where? written by lee daves, September 04, 2008 where are those new vids? +0 woohoo written by raptole, September 05, 2008 n96 started shipping on the 3rd, cant wait to get mine +0 Nearly there written by Crowdedbrain, September 05, 2008 One more video will be posted showcasing our thoughts about the gaming side of things, plus final confirmation about the CPU and 3D accelerator chip. The reason for the delay is that we have been snowed under with other videos and projects lately, which had to come first in all honesty, but we shall aim to get the video live over the weekend. CB +0 Video is live written by Crowdedbrain, September 06, 2008 Well as promised we have added a video about the gaming side and controls. Plus included in the video is confirmation about the 3D Chip and CPU. This is the last video now as the full release will be coming out soon. We hope you enjoyed all the videos and that you got some use from them. Stay tuned for our iPhone 3G review in the next day or so. +0 For those who doubt written by Crowdedbrain, September 07, 2008 We got the confirmation about the 3D chip from our PR contact who themselves got the info from the tech guys at Nokia themselves. Plus the Nokia Forum also lists the 3D chip if you want further concrete proof.... http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N96-3 +0 WTF written by Crowdedbrain, September 08, 2008 We just checked the link that we posted above, yesterday it was showing the 3D chip listed under the CPU. Now it has been removed, so we are going to have to go back to Nokia and find out what is going on. +0 No replies written by Crowdedbrain, September 23, 2008 Still no reply from Nokia on this, so it could be a U-turn has been made on the N96 3D chip. However with the device just around the corner we do not have that long to wait to find out for ourselves. +0 Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Title Comment smaller \| bigger Write the displayed characters
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