The New Nokia N96 NSeries was publicly announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2008, and started selling in September 2008. Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions are expected shortly thereafter.
The Nokia N96 features the following:
* Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
* Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 N96-1 (RM-247, Global), UMTS 850 / 1900 N96-3 (RM-247, Global), no UMTS N96 (RM-297, PR China)
* HSDPA and Wi-Fi access (RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN and DVB-H).
* DVB-H Mobile TV (network-dependent feature).
* A-GPS Navigation using Nokia Maps, map data fetched using 3G or downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the phone over USB.
* Access to Ovi
* Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google.
* Full-HTML browser.
* Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface.
* 16 GB of internal flash memory.
* Memory expandable to up to 48 GB with 32 GB microSD/microSDHC cards (maximum available card storage capacity 16GB/32GB (once released in 2009) ).
* 2-way slide, as in Nokia N95.
* 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics.
* High quality VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use.
* Double LED flash for the camera.
* Pre-bundled with WaveSecure in India variant[7]
* Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web.
* Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
* A built-in accelerometer when tilted as on the Nokia N82.
* New design
o Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
o Flip-out kickstand
o Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
o Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
o Lock switch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
