Nokia N96 Launched in India

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Touted to be an iPhone killer, the high-end Nokia N96 16GB comes to India just before the official launch of the iPhone on 22 August.

Ahead of the launch of Apple's inconic brand iPhone, world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday unveiled its new converged device N96 under its 'N Series' stable.

The battle has started even before the iPhone 3G hits Indian shores, officially. And Nokia seems to be well prepared for that. It has sent its strongest player in the ring the Nokia N96 to give the toughest time to the iPhone 3G in India. While the iPhone will be available in 8GB and 16GB models, Nokia's 16GB high-end phone can be further expanded to 24GB through an external card.

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Apple and Nokia have not yet announced the prices of their models, but according to industry sources, both phones having 3G enabled features, which allow high quality net surfing, video and music download etc, would be priced in the same range.

The price of iPhones would also have an Indian component as it would be offered by the service providers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar.

While iPhone is likely to cost about Rs 31,000 for the 8 GB version, N96, which is expected to hit the Indian market by September, is likely to be priced above Rs 30,000.

About Nokia N96 Feature Nokia has been gracious enough to the Indian audience by providing plenty of Bollywood freebies. The N96 will come preloaded with the movie ‘Om Shanti Om’, 50 music videos, music tracks in Hindi and English and N-Gage games with an unlimited license on for the 3rd edition of Asphalt Urban. It will also have 3 country Nokia Maps that include Singapore, UAE and of course India and a 3 month Navigation license for 8 Indian cities.

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"Our sales will not be affected by the launch of iPhone in the country...there are different segments of consumers whose needs are different," Nokia India Director-Marketing Devinder Kishore said in New Delhi.

With a large 2.8-inch screen display, the phone packs 16 GB of internal memory, expandable up to 24GB.

"The memory of N96 can store up to 18,000 songs, up to 20,000 images and up to 60 hours of video or 20 full length movies," Kishore said.

Though the phone would be available from September, consumers can pre-book the phone from across 2,000 Nokia outlets across the country from Wednesday.

Yoy can pre book Nokia N96 from across 2,000 Nokia outlets across the country Or just login to http://www.nokia.co.in/n96 from Wednesday. But booking amount of Rs. 4000 will need to be paid.

16 GB of internal memory and expandable upto 24Gb that means it will beat apple 3G iphone. But what about price ?

Why Nokia charging advance Rs. 4000 for booking phone ? Apple is not charging for booking. Nokia also not declared price of Nokia N96.

I think Nokia N96 will be between Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000. It will surpriced if Nokia anounced it's price less than Rs. 30,000.

It's most awaited smartphones of 2008, Nokia's brand new N96, will be first released in India. Now iphone 3G will no one will purchase in India. Nokia N96 coming with pre-loaded Bollywood content, including: the Om Shanti Om movie (full-length), around 50 music videos and lots of songs in both English and Hindi. The smartphone will have three full N-Gage games as well as the maps of India, Singapore and the UAE.

Nokia's N96 slider cellphone is now official. N96 Mobile Phone (WCDMA) phone with a 2.8-inch screen, 16GB of built-in memory, a 5-megapixel Carl-Zeiss Tessar lens, A-GPS and 802.11 b/g wi-fi. The media-player functions of the phone get their own dedicated slide-out keypad, as we knew. It's due out in the last quarter of the year, and pricing info is not yet available.

How much it will cost ? any idea .

How much? $895, that's how much -- sorry you asked?

Technical profile:

• WCDMA 850/1900 (HSDPA)
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• 4 x 2.2 x 0.7-inches (local depth up to 0.8-inches)
• 4.4 ounces
• 2.8-inch QVGA Display (240 x 320 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
• Nokia BL-5F battery, 950 mAh

Media:

• 16 MB on-board memory
• Expandable via microSD slot
• MPEG-4/SP MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
• up to 30 fps, up to VGA resolution
• (scaled max QVGA on device, SDT on TV-out)
• Windows Media (WMV9) up to CIF @ 30fps
• Flash Lite 3.0 / Flash Video in browser
• MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA

Main Camera:

• Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
• Up to 5 megapixels (2592 x 1944) JPEG/EXIF
• MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 380) at up to 30 fps
• F.28 Aperture
• 5.2mm Focal length
• Dual LED camera flash and video light

Operating Times:

• Talk time Up to 160 mins (3G), 230 mins (GSM)
• Standby time Up to 200 hrs (3G), 230 hrs (GSM)
• Video playback Up to 5 hours (offline mode)
• Music playback Up to 14 hours (offline mode)

Connectivity & Data Services:

• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g with UPnP support
• Micro-USB connector, hi-speed USB 2.0
• 3.5mm stereo headphone plug and TV-out support (PAL/NTSC)
• Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio,
• enhanced data rates
• GPS receiver with support for assisted GPS (A-GPS)

hi my friends i have a brand new N96 (London)phone with me. i want to sell the phone for 25000 rupees. if anybody intrested please let me konw.

sagar
sagasag@gmail.com

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Originally Posted by sagasag

hi my friends i have a brand new N96 (London)phone with me. i want to sell the phone for 25000 rupees. if anybody intrested please let me konw.

sagar
sagasag@gmail.com

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Freakmaster

hie
i have brand new nokia n96 ( us )
wnna sale it for 24000
nybody intrested