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Nokia N96 from 3 arrives in September

Uploaded - 21 Jul 2008-1

Weighing in at 125g with 16GB of memory and HSDPA brilliance, the Nokia N96 arrives on the 3UK network in September.

It’ll be available for around £15 per month on mix’n’match. I’ll take two, please.

I think I need this one.

Here’s the QIK video of it in action:

21 COMMENTS

  1. no point buying this phone its a limited edition model – true N95 successor will be OMAP3 powered with faster processor and graphics and new S60 v5 UI this phone is seriously lacking in the graphical and power departments nice video capabilties though!

  2. “HSDPA brilliance”? er, doesn't just about every new handset have that? Like the new Skypephone at about 1/10th the cost to the MNO?

    And 16GB of storage? Neither here nor there – literally. Serious musophiles have 80GB iPods, otherwise 8GB will do you for many days of listening.

    Sorry, but having roughed one up for a while, I am singularly unimpressed with the N96. Not enough, too late.

    As James Qik'd, the graphics is a backward step while Super Monkey Ball shows the way on the iPhone.

    And don't get me started on the awful, awful keypad. When we KNOW tactile feedback is king, that in-the-pocket or under-the-desk entry is important for many, they go and make it completely FLAT..

    N96 = a flaming great pile of meh.

    Oh, and the plastic kickstand will last all of 6 minutes in real life.

  3. its hard to get overly im pressed by the N96 – esp if you already have an N95 8gb.
    I'm on an N95 old skool – so may well go this route – but I'm still wondering about the tube and its as yet unknown n-series big brother. oh and what ever android has to throw at us.

  4. well one thing that nokia does well on the n series is build quality
    my n95 is bomb proof, has been dropped, abused and genrally beaten about
    and is still solid.

  5. Hi Ewan,

    Can you remember if there was any physical 3 branding on the devices that were on display? For example the N95 8GB has a small 3 logo above the camera.

    Thanks.

  6. Mr-X, on the demo unit I saw, there were no logos whatsoever other than the
    Nokia standard. But that might change with the actual production units!

  7. brilliant.

    you say 16gb is too much storage and it should have 8gb, which is one of the funniest things i have ever read on a technology website, then slate the keyboard after praising an iphone. do you read through your posts before you press the submit button?

    or maybe you've either a) never really held a real life n96 but wish you had, or b) quite obviously never tried to “tactile feedback is king” under-the-desk txt msg on the iphone.

    just hilarious. let the phone come out before you slate it.

  8. I think you need to head your own advice – there is no useful tactile feedback on the slick face used for this and similar keypads.

    The device has been in circulation for months – plenty of people have had hands-on pre-production.

  9. brilliant.

    you say 16gb is too much storage and it should have 8gb, which is one of the funniest things i have ever read on a technology website, then slate the keyboard after praising an iphone. do you read through your posts before you press the submit button?

    or maybe you've either a) never really held a real life n96 but wish you had, or b) quite obviously never tried to “tactile feedback is king” under-the-desk txt msg on the iphone.

    just hilarious. let the phone come out before you slate it.

  10. I think you need to head your own advice – there is no useful tactile feedback on the slick face used for this and similar keypads.

    The device has been in circulation for months – plenty of people have had hands-on pre-production.

  11. THIS ITEMS ARE FOR SALES AND THEY ARE BRAND NEW, UNLOCKED WITH ALL THE COMPLETE ACCESSORIES IN THE ORIGINAL BOX, INTERESTED BUYER SHOULD CONTACT US THROUGH EMAIL AT: m_links@live.com

    NOKIA N96 (16GB) for $400usd
    3G iPhone for $300usd
    HTC Touch Pro for $400usd
    HTC Touch Diamond for $350usd
    Samsung i900 Omnia for $400usd
    Samsung i8510 INNOV8 for $400usd
    Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 for $330usd

    NOKIA N96 SPECS:

    Quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS/EDGE, dual band (850/2100) HSDPA connectivity
    Symbian, S60 FP2
    2.8? QVGA 320×240px 16M Color display
    5 megapixel with Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash
    Secondary front camera for video calls
    30 fps, VGA quality
    16GB of built-in Flash Memory
    DVB-H TV Tuner
    Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, microUSB
    aGPS
    Full HTML, Flash Lite enabled Web Browser
    Dimensions: 103×55×18 mm, 92 cc
    Battery: 950 mAh

    EMAIL US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING.
    CONTACT EMAIL: m_links@live.com

    We offer prompt shipping from our Store, The product will arrive at your destination within 2 Days Via UPS Courier Services.

    THANKS.

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