Nokia N96 is a Nokia smartphone in the Nseries range of products. It is the official successor to Nokia N95.

The handset was publicly announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 2008, and started shipping in September 2008. Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions were expected shortly thereafter. The general UK release date for the N96 was October 1, although London had a separate date of September 24 when the device went on sale exclusively at Nokia’s flagship stores on Regent Street and at Terminal 5 (Heathrow airport).

Video

• Store hours of your favourite videos to watch on the go.
• Access and watch videos online and transfer from your PC.
• Record DVD-like quality video during the day or at night with the integrated video light.
• Upload your videos and share on Ovi.

TV

• Watch live TV when you’re away from home.
• Find your favorite shows by searching channel listings.
• Replay 30 seconds of a live program, set reminders for upcoming shows and record hours of TV to watch later.

Gaming

• Play the hottest new games with rich graphics and gameplay from N-Gage™.
• Get into the action with dedicated gaming keys and landscape stereo speakers.
• Challenge other players in the N-Gage™ arena.
• Try new games for free and buy the ones you like.

Music

• Transfer and manage your music library from your compatible PC.
• Buy and download new and favourite tracks from the Nokia Music Store.

Photography

• Take sharp pics with the 5 Megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics.
• Automatically geotag your photos with the integrated A-GPS receiver.
• Upload your photos and share on Ovi

• Listen through the headphone jack or out loud with the built-in stereo speakers.
• Tune in to FM radio or choose from a long list of internet radio stations.

Navigation

• Find your way around the world with the A-GPS receiver.
• Explore new places with the Nokia Maps application.
• Get a voice-guided navigation trial license for free.

Sharing & Internet

• Use the full browser to surf the internet like on your PC.
• Upload and share photos, videos and blog posts.
• Transfer files from your compatible PC.
• Synch to your compatible home media devices over the air.
• Expand your device capabilities with a wide range of applications.

Communications

• Connect via email with Nokia Email service and Mail for Exchange.
• Send text and multimedia messages.
• Use speed dial and voice commands to make calls.

Hardware

• Load up 16 GB of internal memory and expand to 32 GB with an additional memory card (sold separately).
• Expose the key pad with the iconic dual-sliding design.
• Engage yourself with dedicated gaming keys and landscape stereo speakers.
• Watch videos or TV hands-free with the embedded kickstand.

Specification sheet

Feature	Specification
Form factor	Two-way slider
Operating System	Symbian OS v9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Screen	2.8″ QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colours
Size	103 x 55 x 18 mm
CPU	Dual ARM 9 264MHz
Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM)	128 MB SDRAM
Internal Flash Memory	16 GB
Camera	5 megapixel camera(Auto Focus) with Dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss Optics: Tessar lens
Video recording	Yes, VGA (640×480) video capture of up to 30 fps
Graphics	Fully HW accelerated 3D (OpenGL ES 1.1, HW accelerated Java 3D)
Memory card slot	Yes, microSD/microSDHC
Bluetooth	Yes, 2.0 + EDR
GPS	Integrated GPS with A-GPS
Wi-Fi	Yes
Infrared	No
Data cable support	Yes, USB 2.0 via Micro-USB port
Email	Yes (ActiveSync, POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP, with SSL/TLS)
Music player	Yes, Stereo speakers with 3D audio
Radio	Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS support
Video Player/editor	Yes
Polyphonic tones	Yes
Ringtones	Yes, MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/M4A, RealAudio
HF speakerphone	Yes, with 3.5 mm audio jack
Offline mode	Yes
Battery	Nokia Battery BL-5F (950mAh)
Talk time	up to 160 / 230 min (WCDMA / GSM)
Standby time	up to 200 / 230 hrs (WCDMA / GSM)