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| Manufacturer | Nokia |
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| Predecessor | Nokia N82 Nokia N95 |
| Successor | Nokia N86 8MP Nokia N97 |
| Related | Nokia N78 Nokia N79 Nokia N85 Nokia 5800 XpressMusic |
| Compatible networks | Quad bandGSM /GPRS /EDGE:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Dual bandUMTS /HSDPA:UMTS 900 / 2100 orUMTS 850 / 1900 |
| Form factor | Dual slider |
| Dimensions | 103×55×18 mm (4.06×2.17×0.71 in) |
| Weight | 125 g (4 oz) |
| Operating system | Symbian OS 9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2) |
| CPU | Nomadik dualARM9 CPU (264 MHz) without video accelerator |
| Memory | 128 MB SDRAM |
| Storage | 16 GB flash |
| Removable storage | microSDHC 16 GB max (32 GB max available in 2009, microSDXC 64 GB max available in 2011) |
| SIM | miniSIM |
| Battery | BL-5F (950mAh) |
| Rear camera | 5MP autofocus, dual-LEDflash, 8x image digital zoom, 4x video digital zoom, 480p video |
| Front camera | VGA (0.3MP) |
| Display | 2.8" TFTQVGA (320x240px |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi802.11b/g,microUSB (USB 2.0),DVB-H class C,Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP,EDR),GPS w/A-GPS |
| Data inputs | Keypad, d-pad, multimedia keys, navigation wheel |
TheNokia N96 is a high-endmobile phone announced byNokia on 11 February 2008 at theMobile World Congress in Barcelona as part of theNseries line.[1][2] The N96 runsSymbian OS v9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, FP2). It is compatible with theN-Gage 2.0 gaming platform and has aDVB-H TV tuner and AV output.
Compared to the popularNokia N95 8GB, the N96 has a doubledflash storage capacity (16 GB), dualLED flashes and a slimmer design.[3] However, critics had negative views on the N96's battery life and user-unfriendliness[4] and its downgraded CPU clock speed raised questions.[5] It was one of 2008's most anticipated mobile phones, but its launch was delayed and it was only widely available from October 2008.[6][7] It is thus considered acommercial failure.[8] Critics stated that theNokia N85 provided more new features at a significantly lower price.[9]
Shipments for the N96 began in September 2008.[10] Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific were the first locations to provide the phone to consumers. The American and Chinese versions were expected shortly thereafter.[11] In the US, the phone was sold for $900, which was seen as being too expensive. The general UK release date for the N96 was 1 October, although London had a separate date of 24 September, where the phone went on sale exclusively at Nokia's flagship stores onRegent Street and at Terminal 5 ofHeathrow Airport.[12]
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In 2008, a video commercial advertising Nokia N96 Limited Edition Bruce Lee, becameviral in the internet. The video, produced by the Beijing office of theJ. Walter Thompson (JWT) agency and targeting a Chinese market, shows what looks like archival footage ofBruce Lee doing various tricks withnunchaku (playingtable tennis, lighting a cigarette in another person's mouth and extinguishing thrown lighted matches mid-air). The video was specifically made like anever-seen-before footage of Bruce Lee (particularly, the ball in the video was digitally added inpost-production[13]), which was later admitted by the JWTchief creative officer Polly Chu.[13] The associated website shown in the commercial, nokia-lee.com.cn, has since then been taken over by pornographic content.
The N96 also appears inKaty Perry's "Hot n Cold" music video.
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