Today I finally got a chance to review the Nokia’s Flagship Phone – The Nokia N96 16GB.
The first thing that I noticed with this phone is the smoothness of its front surface. The buttons are embedded giving it a clean and glossy look. Even the video conference camera is hardly noticeable at first glance.
It is noticeably taller and wider than its successful predecessor, the N95. But the thickness and weight has been significantly reduced making it convenient to carry around and place inside your front pocket.
The 2.8” QVGA with 16 million colors is one of the best cell phone screens I have ever seen in the Nokia N-series line. The colors and images are very vivid and the picture quality makes the user interface comes to life. This phone is definitely designed for rich multi-media viewing pleasures.
Watching movies on a mobile phone has never been this good. As soon as I slide the D-pad up, the screen rotated to a landscape mode giving me a full-widescreen display. The dedicated media buttons are conveniently placed on the left side of the D-Pad and illuminate with a white glow as you touch it. The small flip-stand situated the camera lens is well located and perfectly angled when placing the phone on top of my desk while watching broadcast TV or listening to internet radio.
The 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss optic camera with dual flash LED makes a direct statement that the N-series still holds its ground when it comes to digital photography. The N96 is obviously one of the best camera phones in the industry.
The enormous16GB storage capacity guarantees that it can easily accommodate huge collections of pictures, music albums, movies, television shows, N-Gage games, and hundreds of applications. And if it is still not enough, you can still upgrade up to 24GB!
Being a Quad-Band phone with 3G, EGPRS, EDGE, and WiFi support, voice and data communication will never be a problem anywhere you go. The built-in GPS navigation with turn-by-turn directional system makes it a perfect companion for travelers and drivers. The Nokia Maps are very clear and with the N96 highspeed connection, you can quickly search and download information about points of interests like hotels, restaurants, airports, etc.
Overall, the Nokia N96 is a very powerful communication and entertainment gadget that comes in a very modernly sleek package.
by Jake Gomez
