Nokia N96 review: King's new clothes
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- M.D.Victor,
- PV$
- 06 Apr 2009
We don't have words to explain about the phone ( Nokia N96 ) . Because phone's design and features are very good. I didn't buy still now. Because of the financial situation . However I will buy very soon and write about the usage ASAP.
Regards,
M.D.Victor,
342,Trinco Road,
Batticaloa, SriLanka
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- Kimmy
- whA
- 10 Feb 2009
I think Im pretty much convinced on this phone. There is also a good article review about the N96 that I was reading, it talks about the good design and functionality.
check it here:
http://www.articlesbase.com/cell-phones-articles/the-nokia-n96-16gb-751991.html
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- Anonymous
- nFr
- 04 Feb 2009
what do you people want my god i can remember phones 10 years ago you get whay you pay 4 this world are spoilt rotten i wood kill 4 this phone years ago this phone is awesome if its a bit slow so what its a phone 4 christ sake not a computer
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- Anonymous
- TXw
- 14 Jan 2009
Bakhti, 04 Oct 2008Kal, again, by no means do I say that N96 is a perfection, ... moreI totally agree with what you said. I've been a reader of GSMarena for over two years now and never attempted to even read another website's review since no other website is this professional. With N96 and N81's reviews, however, they went too emotional, in my opinion. I disagree with you saying that they should post their opinions. Professionals study and observe things regardless of their opinions, that's why they're called professionals. I hope this never happens again.
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- Lebanon
- TXw
- 14 Jan 2009
I'm getting this phone tomorrow. Can anyone tell me if there are any firmware updates for it in the Middle East?
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- steven
- Nak
- 07 Jan 2009
can u plz tell me how to keep the mobile at Full screen even vertically?
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- Battery Life & Freez
- mxG
- 30 Dec 2008
Excellent phone but why is the battery so poor? I charge mine every other day. I had the N95 before and the battery was awesome on that phone? Any ideas on how I can preserve this? Should I buy a new battery or buy another Nokia phone battery that is compatible? If the latter, which phone battery?
Regarding it freezing, mine used to freeze when I bought it initially but the shop dealer told me simply to ensure all applications are closed down properly after usage. Check by looking at the menu and you will know what is open as you will see a blue circle on the right hand corner of the icon still opened. Also you can check via task manager to see what is open. This should stop all freezing. It did for me!!
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- kamlesh parmar
- P@L
- 29 Dec 2008
nice off feature & good mobile ever
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- Dan Ro
- j4{
- 20 Dec 2008
They keep knocking the N81's looks over the N95's I have always liked the N81 and 96's looks over the N95.
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- kyle
- NaD
- 18 Dec 2008
update the firmware and all ur probs r gone!!!!guys learn how 2 use nokia n 96 b4 sayn tings!!
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- 9ja boy
- M@T
- 09 Dec 2008
The n96 is great the batry is ok and there is no perfect fone if u think there is any post it let us see
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- joe
- fuM
- 23 Nov 2008
Hey all
N96....got mine a month now, free on a premuim contract, if i had paid the fould language rule would definately be broken. 6 main concerns why i think the n96 16g is not what its made out to be..
1) battery life....i want my htc back here, i cant even go an 8 hour day without needing to recharge, mabye thats why nokia added a car charger to the kit?
2) slow and freezes...seriously? whats up with this? a premuim phone and i have to constanly reboot? up to 3 times a day?
3) camera button..ide better leave this one alone..it sucks
4) exposed camera lens...you guys really couldnt make the lens recessed to avoid scrathes could you?
5) keypad...looks cheap, feels cheap, is cheap..opened the rear cover, made in China, no suprise.
6) distortion - try the speaker phone on loud..ahhh? say again? what was that..give up use it normally.
Sending it back...asked for the samsaung inno...whatver. Hope it just works this time round..thats the last time i get a phone cause it "sounds great"
joe
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- !@#$$%
- nDA
- 22 Nov 2008
Nokia sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Anonymous
- 0ua
- 14 Nov 2008
i spoke with nokia they say that by september next year(2009) thier will be a new n96 enhanced call n96 plus which will be more better than the n96
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- hakan cuvalci
- npY
- 31 Oct 2008
l bought n96 1 week ago but its been sometimes crashing and freezing that makes me crazy and it sometimes works so slowly so l would like to buy samsung innov8 when l bought n96 because same features and more cheaper than n96 l regret at this time.l wish bought samsung innov8 if anybody listen to me buy samsung innov8
damn it that day
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- DJ Kur (London)
- 0Rm
- 29 Oct 2008
I loved my N95 though it wasn't perfect and in fact its screen stopped working after about 17 months of owning it. I hated Nokia Maps but loved using Tom Tom mobile with external GPS receiver when driving as that was so much faster and better than Nokia Maps. I upgraded to the N96 2 weeks ago and after having it for a week I was absolutely disgusted with it. It didn't seem to do anything better than the N95 while the downgraded CPU would be useless for Tom Tom. When installed on the N96, Tom Tom is a million times slower than it ever was on the N95 and won't ever work for more than a couple of minutes on the N96 before it crashes. All that with the latest FW. After that week I took the N96 back to the Carphone Warehouse in London and got an Iphone instead. Sure, the camera on that is no match for that of the N95 or N96 but even so, it completely rapes the N96. After owning most of Nokia's flagship phones over the years, I take the N96 as a complete insult. This is something that could and should have been so much better and advanced than the N95, and instead it's a sorry excuse for a smartphone. Don't bother with it. If you're expecting it to be better than the N95, you'll be as disappointed as I am.
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- Anonymous
- PFx
- 25 Oct 2008
hmmm...just wondering why Nokia would blemish such great track record of NSeries especially the N9? series with N96. shameful.
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- Anonymous
- Mjc
- 21 Oct 2008
cheap! oooh so cheap looking! chhheaaappppp!!! ahhh!!
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- Anonymous
- mHX
- 20 Oct 2008
Does no one think that the "Kings New Clothes" review is incredibly harsh and negative? Its all "This is appalling" or "this is horrible" and "We don't like this"
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- Zgambit
- vCC
- 18 Oct 2008
Kal, 03 Oct 2008Corrections: 1. Innov8 doesn't have "8 megapixel camera ... moreIt does however have an 8mp camera and your right the Flash is LED