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  • Kenzo
  • M@T
  • 02 Feb 2009

Anonymous, 02 Feb 2009How can you say that N79 is not a multimedia powerhouse? Th... moreThats becoz u refuse 2 see the practicality in it. U dnt use it and u hav no expirience thers a differnce between theory and practical. I knw ur standing point and i undastnd wat u tryna say. Wat mayb practical 2 u, may be impractical 2 me. Like the auto theme transform coused by chainging the back cover of the N79. I own a 9300 and i mis typing with a ful Qwerty keypad. So pls stp tryna convince ppl on wat seems 2be practical 2 u. And try ask them wat they need in a mobile device. I need DVB-H TV coz i love watching Discovery , BBC Entertainment and Cartoon Network in my room or any wer without a hasle.

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    • Anonymous
    • M@T
    • 02 Feb 2009

    Kenzo, 02 Feb 2009Pleas gt ur facts straight. Im nt regreting any thng. I was... moreHow can you say that N79 is not a multimedia powerhouse? There isn't much difference in the feature set among N96, N85 and N79. Between N85 and N79, the only difference is the screen and form factor. Everything else is the same. I can't think of any single task that N85 can do and N79 cannot. Can you think of any? And about N96, it's just not practical. Gone are the days that the differences between a flagship phone and a midrange handset are too great. Today, the midrange phone can do everything that a flagship device can. N79 has all the features of N96 except the useless DVB-H which it swap for the more usable FM transmitter. So how is N79 not a multimedia powerhouse? What makes a multimedia powerhouse then? A 2.8" screen with the same QVGA resolution? Or a dual slide form factor that wobbles in time?
    To everybody else, if you don't need DVB-H and you want N96 for a very cheap price, get the N79. For the price of N96, you can buy an N79 and an N82 at the same time. See how impractical N96 is?

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      • Anonymous
      • u1P
      • 02 Feb 2009

      After upgrading to V12.043, this mobile is showing finally his strenghts. Imagine the mobile came on the market pre-loaded with this software version, the critics on the web shouldn't be the same as they are now. N96 is for sure a good mobile with the latest firmware on it.

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        • fatima
        • uWA
        • 02 Feb 2009

        guys,N96 is vry gud hand set...wondrful picture results...and smart hand set with all functions which cn fulfill our all demands,,,,,

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          • Kenzo
          • M@T
          • 02 Feb 2009

          Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970Pleas gt ur facts straight. Im nt regreting any thng. I was given the phone at work. And i neva said expensive means beta. I dnt knw wer u gt the idea.hav u eva handle he N85 ? If nt pls dnt coment based on theories. N85 beats the N96 on build quality and bettery life only! If ur a hard texter and knw ur gona use the device extensively then The N85 is the way 2 go. N79 is gud bt nt a multimedia powerhouse. Like N96 ane N85.

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            • kyle nokia man
            • Nxs
            • 02 Feb 2009

            guys pls use the phone crct!!!!!the phe is like a cmpter!!ok wen u cnstly use a compter and never shut it down or restart it u will hve probs!!!the same wit this phone !!!so at lest every 2days swtch it off and on agan!and guys dnt dwnld just any apps on the phne it can also b the cause of ur phone not running properly!!thanks!!this is from nokia itself that gave this info 2 me!!!face 2 face!!!

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              • dg
              • 2S}
              • 02 Feb 2009

              ali, 01 Feb 2009a big problem with my N96, I cannot stop searching WLAN , t... moreclose all running applications. there may running any application.

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                • Anonymous
                • M@T
                • 02 Feb 2009

                Kenzo, are you regretting now of buying the N96? The N85 isn't that great either. The build quality is better than N96 but not stellar. I think the best NSeries is N79. The N79 can do everything that N85 and N96 can (except the DVB-H), yet it costs so much cheaper than both phones. N79 does everything the N96 does yet it costs only half of N96's price. Be practical. More expensive doesn't always mean better. Sometimes they can even be worse, especially with the case of N96 - it's very expensive yet it feels cheap. It's just so not worth it.

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                  • BATMAN
                  • NHU
                  • 02 Feb 2009

                  mo, 02 Feb 2009im from durban, westville north. wheres the closest nokia s... moreu get nokia in gateway theatre of shopping in durbs.

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                    • meh
                    • m4q
                    • 02 Feb 2009

                    guyz,pls help...
                    i have an n96 and planning to change it to innov8...
                    i'm having some problems with n96, like when you open a photo it takes ages to view it clearly..even i've upgraded its version to 12.043..generally, it's a very slow mobile...which is much better?

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                      • mo
                      • Nxs
                      • 02 Feb 2009

                      im from durban, westville north. wheres the closest nokia shop? will they allow me 2 test out each of them?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nEN
                        • 01 Feb 2009

                        Why did Nokia maker the CPU slower than the N95?

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                          • ali
                          • nTK
                          • 01 Feb 2009

                          a big problem with my N96, I cannot stop searching WLAN , to use anything it pops up on the screen and does not let me use my phone! any help, please!

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                            • Eric
                            • wre
                            • 01 Feb 2009

                            Hey all, currently im using N96 for almost 3 months ..

                            At first i bought it :
                            * The firmware is 10.035
                            1. The music player(refresh library) took a long time to refresh all the music..
                            2. The auto-rotate not smooth ..
                            3. Explore the "standy by" menu seems slow
                            4. System working slow

                            After I upgraded it to 12.035 :
                            1. The music player seems fast specially refresh the music library,but took a bit long when delete some songs even only 1 song ...
                            2. The stand by menu & explore the menu seems fast ..
                            3. The auto-rotate seems smoother & nice ...
                            4. The system working more faster (though not the fastest in nokia n-series) ...

                            My opinion :
                            1. N96 is all-in-1 gadget you'll need: Music,Camera,GPS,Office,Internet,Entertainment{Games,etc..)
                            2. The double-speaker produce clear sound,but not as loud as N81..
                            3. The camera-button seems awful at 1st using,but im getting used to it ..
                            4. The phone built material is classy,the keypad is nice to use..
                            5. The camera quality is pretty good (it produces soft colour than nature colour)
                            6. memory in use 1.93 Gb, free 13,0 GB..ive saved 670 photos(but the gallery seems very slow if we saved up to 1000 photos),470 music tracks,more than 20 apps,20 videos..

                            Im satisfy with this phone,i think its 1 of nokia best N-series....

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                              • Wasif
                              • u1t
                              • 01 Feb 2009

                              does this phone hv 16gb memory like the n95 8gb version? or it has a microdrive like n91? if it has microdrive then im not gonna but it:S
                              n91's hanging problemm suckss! plzzz replyy n96 userss

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uNV
                                • 01 Feb 2009

                                sexy mobile

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • M@T
                                  • 01 Feb 2009

                                  N96 is extremely frustr8n, had da ting a month n it fls lyk it wana fal apart wn i type, also reboots at will, oh n does ne1 knw hw 2 browse onda WLAN coz myn connects bt wn i wana browse it says 'no gateway reply' plz help?

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                                    • Kenzo
                                    • M@T
                                    • 31 Jan 2009

                                    mo, 31 Jan 2009kenzo..lol... if i like the size and looks of the n96, i lo... moreThe build quality of the N96 is bad aftar a while .iv only had it 4 2and a half months and its alredy wobbly. So if ur a hard texta like me N96 is a nO No! N96 screan big bt its week. Coz it has dead pixels . But is clear. N85 is awsome dude. Nw stp asking and 4o 2 the Nokia store get a real feel of both. Wer u fom il tel u the neerest store.

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                                      • Nxs
                                      • 31 Jan 2009

                                      does the n96 lag and freeze a lot making it really anoying? does the battery last a whole day coz the samsung e250 lasts a day with heavy usage and it only has a 700 mah battery. please reply n96 users

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                                        • mo
                                        • Nxs
                                        • 31 Jan 2009

                                        kenzo..lol... if i like the size and looks of the n96, i love the built quality, i think its the best looking phone there is. Im also a fan of a big screen and a better camera and sound quality, do u still think i would like the n85 more? oh i also like the tft screen more.