Manufacturer Nokia
Available EU September 24, 2008
NA October 15, 2008
Screen 2.8 in TFT QVGA (320x240 px)
Camera 5 megapixels fixed, dual LED, Auto focus,zoom
Second camera VGA video call (front)
Operating system Symbian OS v9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Edition
Input Keypad,D-pad, Muti-Media keys, Navi wheel
CPU Dual ARM 9 CPU (264 MHz) with video accelerator.
Ringtone Mp3,wav,aac,mid,Real Ringtones
Memory 16 GB internal
Memory card MicroSD 16GB Max (32GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009)
Networks Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 or UMTS 850 / 1900
Connectivity WLAN 802.11b/g, Micro-USB (USB 2.0), DVB-H class C, Bluetooth 2.0
Battery BL-5F (950 mAh)
Physical size 103 x 55 x 18 mm
Weight 125 g
Form factor Dual-Sliders
Media Audio playback: MP3/AAC/HE-AAC/WMA, Video playback: MPEG-4
Predecessor Nokia N95/N95 8GB
Successor Nokia N97
Nokia N96 is the latest[1] 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 set as 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)