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Nokia N96 First Impressions - Everything I love and hate. |
amnesia
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@djin, trust me, there is no naviwheel feature, it's gone.
I've tried everything.
They'll probably do like what they did with the N95-8gb when they activated the tilting with a firmware update.
@shanes, you're on the ball
@gucci, sadly I don't think deforming my fingers is something I want to get used to lol. It's all about ergonomics and it should be natural to use.
I also looked for the 'Media Keys' there is no section on the phone.
as QVGA said, the n85 isn't the flagship the N95 is
The N85 does have a nice oled screen and fm transmitter though. (However no tv)
I miss the Navi roller. SE implemented that on their Japanese devices. That was the best.
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amnesia
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Here's another one.
While switching sims, I realized that the N96 comes with a 5F battery (950Mah) compared to the N95-8GB's 6F (1200Mah)
Wtf??
The 5F was used in the N95.... and they've taken us back...
The 6f fits fine btw in the N96, its just 2-3mm thicker so i can't close the back case.
*sighs*
If the N96 is more powerfull... that means it'll just end up using more battery.
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QVGA
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I dont think its more powerful than N95. Its got an inferior processor |
shanespencer
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There was a bit of a fuss when Nokia announced the battery for the N96. Isn't FP2 more battery-friendly though? After your initial shock, how has the battery actually compared in real life use? This guy seems to be impressed with it, although I understand everyone's usage (and expectations, demands etc) is different:
N96 first impressions
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amnesia
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well from full yesterday it's crying that it's low at 2pm (I like that it switches to battery saving mode).
I used it for some calls and texts, oh and some bluetooth, thats it.
My N95 - 8gb which I was also using a bit less says 65-70%
You know my guys, I try not to be biased with my reviews. In fact I was looking forward to the n96.
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amnesia
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@qvga, you're right, 50mhz slower it's arm 9 compared to the n95's arm 11
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QVGA
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plus its got no 3D accelerator. i think its safe to say its actually inferior to N95-8GB |
Bonovox
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Guess this phone is a fill in before hopefully Nokia release am 8 mega pixel smart phone. |
djin
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Bonovox, i think Nokia might just shift to 10 megapixel camera. Else nokia would never lag this much. Else if they release 8mp phone, then it should be something "revolutionary".
Amnesia,
Is the n96 slower than n95 8gb(in the same applications)? since its processor is 264mhz( while n95-8gbs was 332mhz), And hows its performance in games as compared to the same in n95 -8gb? |
Dups!
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On 2008-09-20 18:26:29, djin wrote:
Bonovox, i think Nokia might just shift to 10 megapixel camera. Else nokia would never lag this much. Else if they release 8mp phone, then it should be something "revolutionary"
Them going for a 10mp phone would actually make more sense than coming up with an 8mp phone. However I doubt they would go that far, I still expect them to come up with their 8mp phone first before going 10.
On the other hand, if rumours are true that SE are readying their 10mp phone then it may change things for Nokia. I'm sure they would like to be the first ones with the 10mp phone (seeing that they've been beaten to it this time) to get a headstart in sales.
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Mr Miyagi
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i really do not see the need for 8 or 10 mega pixel camera phones. at the end of the day i think 5mega pixel is good enough, in my opinion. if you want a higher mega pixel camera phone then it may be worth getting a digital camera that will do the job without any bugs etc. sorry for going off topic. back to topic people 
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Bonovox
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I think going over 8 mega pixels is going too far. 8 mega pixels in a phone with such a tiny sensor is hard enough to keep picture noise down. 10 mega pixels is not what we need. Between 5 and 8 is enough for me anyway. My current digital camera is 8 and its fine. |
Dups!
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@Mr Miyagi and Bonovox
Agree, until we get decent sensors comparable to digital cameras it is a waste of time to keep increasing the mega pixels.
Unfortunately, the man on the streets thinks differently which is where the manufacturers capitalise. As long as people associate higher mega pixels with excellent pictures comparable to digital cameras then we will keep on seeing cell phone manufacturers coming up with phone that have high mp counts to make more money from the ignorant majority.
Apologies amnesia for hijacking your thread, back to topic.
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C905
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I would rather buy N95 8GB or N85 rather than this device. N96 has only a few advantages, namely the DVB-H (which is useless as of yet), the 16GB built-in plus a memory card slot and FP2. Its disadvantages are:
an inferior processer
Inferior battery (compared to n95 8GB)
No 3D accelerator
Cheap platic-feeling (again compared to n95 8GB)
design
I can't see why N96 has a two-way slider, because the multimedia keys are on the front aswell as on the slider, and I think it's fine that N95 8GB does have the dual-slider design |
QVGA
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I would just like to clear that N96 actually has DUAL 269Mhz CPUs |
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Posted: 2008-09-20 12:43
