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Nokia N96

Nokia N96
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  • Released 2008, September
    125g, 18mm thickness
    Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
    16GB storage, microSDHC
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  • 2.8"
    240x320 pixels
  • 5MP
    480p
  • 128MB RAM
  • 950mAh
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2008, February. Released 2008, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 103 x 55 x 18 mm, 92 cc (4.06 x 2.17 x 0.71 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
 Dual slide design
Built-in kickstand
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~42.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Platform OS Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
CPU 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
Memory Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 128MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; Nokia Maps
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader
 DVB-H TV broadcast receiver
WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player
MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player
TV-out
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Predictive text input
Push to talk
Voice dial/memo
Battery Type Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery (BL-5F)
Stand-by Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 14 h
Misc Colors Black, Silver, Quartz
SAR 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.89 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.82 W/kg (head)    
Price About 220 EUR
Our Tests Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 76dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -73.5dB

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Nokia N96 review: King's new clothes

Nokia N96 review: King's new clothes

Every time Nokia Nseries numbering goes up a notch geeks are holding their breath. Well, geeks - including us - are no ordinary human beings, but in the case of Nokia N96 they'd been holding their...

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Nokia N96 - user opinions and reviews

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  • The Valintino1
  • Y7a
  • 05 Feb 2026

All the phones now are garbage, just bricks with the same operating system and layout of apps, obviously iPhone is different but all the iphones are the same except a few minor changes in the next iPhone that gets released. Nokia was amazing way a...

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  • Lalnun
  • XZ5
  • 06 Sep 2025

Here in India from far east. I still love nokia phone. Why not make it again compete with sam and iphone even Google and Ericsson. Nokia is one great phone for everyone.

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  • Ercan
  • 3A%
  • 25 Jul 2025

That's what I've been thinking for a long time. Meego was the best. Windows mobile was promising. Bb10 was really good. Tired of being stuck to the same full screen is not fun at all.

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