Paper, cable and rubber may not be what comes to mind when the name Nokia is mentioned, but those are the industries the company was formed from. Following a series of mergers, Nokia was born in 1967, when it started its journey to becoming one of the better-known mobile phone makers in the world. In 1992, Nokia released its first mobile phone, the Nokia 1011, paving the way for future models, such as the Nokia N96.
Dimensions, Display and Power
Released in 2008, the Nokia N96 smartphone measures 2.2 in. wide, 4.1 in. tall and 0.8 in. thick and weighs 4.4 oz. Its 2.8-in. thin film transistor LCD screen displays more than 16 million colors at 240 by 320 pixels of resolution. When fully charged, the phone's standard lithium ion battery provides up to three hours and 40 minutes of standy time on the 2G network and two hours and 36 minutes of standby time on the 3G network. Talk time varies from up to 220 hours in 2G and 192 hours in 3G modes.
Internal Components and Connectivity
With 16GB of internal memory, the Nokia N96 is equipped with a microSD memory slot for up to 32GB of expanded memory. Built on the Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 operating system, the device utilizes a Dual ARM 9 264 MHz processor and a WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader Web browser. Connectivity features include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a microUSB port. Text, audio, visual, email and instant messaging formats are supported by the N96.
Digital Camera
A 5-megapixel digital camera is built in to the Nokia N96, producing still images of up to 2,592 by 1,944 pixels of resolution. With a lens aperature setting of f/2.8, the camera features a minimum focal length of 5.2 mm. The camera is capable of digital video recording in MPEG4 format. Equipped with automatic focus adjustment, exposuer modes, white balance and light-emitting diode flash, the camera features several special effects modes, such as negative, black and white and sepia.
Miscellaneous
Available in black, silver and quartz, the Nokia N96 features built-in video and audio players that support several file formats, such as MP3, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and Windows Media Viewer (WMV). A variety of pre-installed multimedia applications are included on the smartphone, including a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) television broadcast receiver, organizing software and predictive text input. A document viewer application is also included, enabling users to view Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files as well as Adobe PDF files.
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