Monday, October 13, 2008

BLOGGING AGAIN

Cant believe i blog twice a day..well i m a lazy person,i don't blog.. but.i have to blog due to tomoro's presentation.. i m goin to share with you ppl the difference between N95 and N96

Major differences between N95 and N96
Positive
16GB of integrated memory (as opposed to 8GB for N95 8GB), plus further extensibility via microSD memory card
2.8 inch display with 16 million colours (same as N95 8GB, versus 2.6" display for original N95)
Camera flash is a dual-LED in the N96 while it is only a single LED in the N95
New audio DSP for improved audio quality and longer playback time
New version of Nokia Video Centre
Longer music playback time (14 hrs) and video playback time (5 hrs)
Windows Media WMV9 video codec is added
Hardware acceleration for video codecs for H.264 and WMV (as well as MPEG4 as before)
Location tagging (geotagging) of pictures, using the integrated GPS
Mobile TV DVB-H receiver is built into N96
New release of Nokia Experience Software
Maps 2.0 with satellite images, upgrade to pedestrian mode and voice-guided car navigation
Internet Radio pre-installed
Home Media Solution (sync with DLNA / UPnP devices over WLAN)
Online sharing of pictures with plugins for Flickr, Ovi Share and other services (Can be added on N95 with newer version of Share Online Application)
S60 3rd Edition is upgraded from Feature Pack 1 to Feature Pack 2
Symbian OS is upgraded from version 9.2 to 9.3
The Java ME engine is upgraded from MIDP 2.0 to MIDP 2.1
User data is preserved when upgrading firmware (This feature is also present on the N95-2 as v21 installs UDP base files)
The FM radio is upgraded with RDS
Limited graphics acceleration (only for internal apps)
N96 is a dual-band HSDPA (900 and 2100 MHz) while N95 was a single band (2100)
MicroSD memory card slot (as in original N95, while N95 8GB has no card slot)
No need to open the slide for optimal GPS reception
New design
Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
Flip-out kickstand
Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
Lockswitch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
Thinner and lighter than N95 8GB
N-Gage included. About 5 games preloaded and one free game coupon (varies by country).


Negative
CPU downgraded to ARM9 264MHz for N96 (N95 have Dual 332Mhz ARM11 based CPU)
Same battery as original N95 (950 mAh), but the N96 reportedly has a much better battery life using the same battery (Nokia N95 8GB has 1200 mAh)
No infra-red port on N96
No Hardware 3D graphics accelerator for N96
Built-in support for VoIP telephony (and thus cheap Internet Calling) removed from N96 (N95 has Nokia VoIP 2.1)
Digital zoom is only x10 on N96, while it's x20 on N95 8GB

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