Nokia N96

Nokia N96 is a high-end smartphone, announced by Nokia on February 11, 2008 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, part of the Nseries line. The N96 runs on the updated Symbian OS v9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, FP2). It was compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 gaming platform and also had a DVB-H tuner to watch TV. It is the official successor to the popular Nokia N95 8GB.

Unlike its predecessors, the N96 was never as popular. Despite numerous improvements such as a doubled flash storage capacity, critics had negative views on the N96's battery life, unreliable software, its expensive price tag and for being very user-unfriendly. As a result, the N96 has been deemed as a 'flop' (commercial failure), contrasting to the N95. It was largely outsold by Nokia's touchscreen smartphone released during the same time, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Its successor Nokia N97 was announced just 3 months after release.

Release

Shipments for the N96 started in September 2008. Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions were expected shortly thereafter. In the U.S., the device was sold for US$900, which was criticised for being too expensive. The general UK release date for the N96 was 1 October, although London had a separate date of 24 September when the device went on sale exclusively at Nokia's flagship stores on Regent Street and at Terminal 5 (Heathrow Airport).

N96

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Nokia

Nokia Corporation (Finnish: Nokia Oyj, Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnokiɑ], UK /ˈnɒkiə/, US /ˈnoʊkiə/) is a Finnish multinational communications and information technology company, founded in 1865. Nokia is headquartered in Espoo, Uusimaa, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area. In 2014, Nokia employed 61,656 people across 120 countries, conducts sales in more than 150 countries and reported annual revenues of around €12.73 billion. Nokia is a public limited-liability company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. It is the world's 274th-largest company measured by 2013 revenues according to the Fortune Global 500. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.

The company currently focuses on large-scale telecommunications infrastructures, and technology development and licensing. Nokia is also a major contributor to the mobile telephony industry, having assisted in development of the GSM and LTE standards, and was, for a period, the largest vendor of mobile phones in the world. Nokia's dominance also extended into the smartphone industry through its Symbian platform, but it was soon overshadowed by the growing dominance of Apple's iPhone line and Android devices. Nokia eventually entered into a pact with Microsoft in 2011 to exclusively use its Windows Phone platform on future smartphones.

Nokia 130

Nokia 130 and Nokia 130 Dual Sim are entry-level mobile phones from Microsoft branded as Nokia. The 130 supports one Mini-SIM card and 130 Dual Sim supports two Mini-SIM cards. The cost will be equivalent of 19 Euros when bought unlocked and SIM-free its available colors are red, black, and white depending on region and market.

The phones are targeted at emerging markets, and initially went on sale in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Specifications

Nokia 130 runs on an updated Series 30+ UI. The phone comes pre-loaded with various apps, games, and audio/video playback support. The audio player supports MP3, WAV, AAC files. The video player supports MP4 (H.263) files.

The Nokia 130 and 130 Dual both provide the user with very long use times:

Nokia 6120

The Nokia 6120 is the North American variant of the Nokia 6110.

Phone features

Service

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