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Nokia N81 8GB

Nokia N96

Network
Technology	GSM / UMTS	GSM / HSPA
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	UMTS 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Speed	Yes, 384 kbps	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2007, August. Released 2007, October	2008, February. Released 2008, September
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	102 x 50 x 17.9 mm, 86 cc (4.02 x 1.97 x 0.70 in)	103 x 55 x 18 mm, 92 cc (4.06 x 2.17 x 0.71 in)
Weight	140 g (4.94 oz)	125 g (4.41 oz)
SIM	Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
		Dual slide design Built-in kickstand

Display
Type	TFT, 16M colors	TFT, 16M colors
Size	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~35.0% screen-to-body ratio)	2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~42.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)	240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
	Touch-sensitive Navi wheel

Platform
OS	Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI	Symbian OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2
CPU	369 MHz ARM 11	264 MHz Dual ARM 9

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	8GB 96MB RAM	16GB 128MB RAM

Main Camera
Modules	2 MP	5 MP, AF
Features	LED flash	Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash
Video	320p@15fps	480p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	CIF videocall camera	VGA videocall camera
Video

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with UPnP	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth	2.0, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
Positioning	No	GPS, A-GPS; Nokia Maps
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	Stereo FM radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors		Accelerometer
	WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player Predictive text input Push to talk Voice dial/memo Organizer	DVB-H TV broadcast receiver WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player TV-out Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Predictive text input Push to talk Voice dial/memo

Battery
Type	Removable Li-Po 1050 mAh battery (BT-6MT)	Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery (BL-5F)
Stand-by	Up to 410 h	Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 4 h (2G) / 3 h (3G)	Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G)
Music play		Up to 14 h

Misc
Colors	Cocoa brown	Black, Silver, Quartz
SAR	0.81 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)	0.68 W/kg (head)     0.89 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.73 W/kg (head)	0.82 W/kg (head)
Price	About 200 EUR	About 220 EUR

Tests
Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 73dB / Noise 76dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality	Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -69.9dB	Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -73.5dB