Hello Readers, Vaibhav form The Symbian Blog brings us some really amazing news, for all the N96 fans out there. Nokia has decide to release 96 (yes you read it right ) individually numbered N96 on Friday 11th. The date coincides with the new I-phone and my guess is this has been done to cut out the hype on the new I-phone. The limited edition Nokia N96 will look like the regular Nokia N96, but it’s going to come to your door in a sleek wooden box. To get in line for the limited edition phone you have to visit www.facethetask.com. You have to wait for the shop window to open to be able to get your hands on the phone.

The sad part is that you will actually get the device only when Nokia officially launches the phone in your country. But i suppose its worth the wait as it will be a individually numbered one. But the best part of this entire program is that all the proceeds from these limited edition Nokia N96′s will be donated to charity. Which is a really noble cause. The price of the limeted edition N96 is estimated to be $1,193.22 so it is a little steep. Now you decide is limited edtion worth the price.

After the success of N95 which sold over 7 million units in less than a year people at Nokia straight away started working on a new device which would change the face of mobile world once and for all. After not much of wait we heard about the New Device as N96. Well, it had been a while when Nokia was out of a good music phone after the not so popular overpriced device N91 was washed out of the telecom world. But that is not we are discussing here. Its about time Nokia wins back the lost music fans with this device. N96 not only boasts of a huge 16 GB internal memory (after iPhone) but a GPS to work your way through alongwith 5 MP Carl Zeiss Optics. The Size is also pretty good for a power house like this, with the dimentions being 103 x 55 x 18* mm (L x W x H) (* local depth up to 20 mm). It only weighs about 125g. That is the kind of weight a device should have to give you that vibe even in the unconcious mind that you have a phone in your pocket.

Detailed Specifications

Design

Another Slider. Wow Nokia sure is working on sliders these days and that too a two way slider. The design is pretty similar too the N95 yet very different. The Key Layout is very innovative and smart. The Music Key Navigation remnds us of N91. The 2.8 inch display sure brights up the user experience.

Video and TV
Watch high-quality video on the 2.8 inch display

Store up to 40 hrs of video on the 16 gigabytes of memory, and expand storage further with the microSD card slot

Video playback at 30 fps, for a wide array of formats

Access internet video feeds through Nokia Video Center

Transfer videos from compatible PC, using Hi-Speed USB 2.0  Watch Live TV (operator service using DVB-H or streaming over 3G, where available)

Music
Enjoy great audio through standard 3.5 mm jack headphones, built-in 3D stereo speakers or Bluetooth technology

Easily control playback with the dedicated media keys

Digital music player with support for playlist editing, equalizer and categorized access to your music collection  Podcasts, stereo FM Radio with RDS and Internet Radio

Search, browse and purchase songs online in Nokia Music Store

Navigation
A-GPS receiver, downloadable maps and satellite images*

Multimedia city guides and navigation services available* for

3 month trial of turn-by-turn voice guidance and pedestrian navigation on Nokia Maps 2.0

Picture
Geotagging of pictures captured, and online sharing

Organize photos by albums and tags, and synchronize with PC

Easy playback of videos and photos on compatible TV using TV-out cable or WLAN/UPnP

Web Experience
True internet experience with Nokia web browser, featuring visual history, mini-map, Flash video and progressive download

Auto UI rotation based on accelerometer

Get the latest headlines with RSS web feeds

Nokia Search (local & internet search)

N-Gage application with try-and-buy games

Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS

Technical Profile
System: WCDMA900/2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)

User Interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Multimedia Menu

. 16 million colors  Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh

Memory: 16GB on-board memory, expandable via microSD memory card slot

Video playback: MPEG-4 / SP and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, up to 30 fps, up to VGA resolution (scaled max QVGA on device, SDTV on TV-out) RealVideo up to QCIF @ 30 fps

. Windows Media (WMV9) up to CIF @ 30 fps Flash Lite 3.0 / Flash Video in browser

Camera
Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar

Image capture: Up to 5 megapixels (2592 x 1944) JPEG/EXIF (16.7 million/24-bit color)

Video capture: MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 480) at up to 30 fps

Aperture: F2.8

Focal length: 5.2 mm

Flash: Dual LED camera flash and video light

Connectivity
WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g with UPnP support

Micro-USB connector, Hi-Speed USB 2.0

DVB-H class C, 470-750MHz

3.5mm stereo headphone plug and TV-out support (PAL/NTSC)

Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, enhanced data rates (EDR)

GPS receiver with support for assisted GPS (A-GPS)

Battery Life
Talk time: Up to 150 min (3G), 220 min (GSM)

Standby time: Up to 200 hrs (3G), 220 hrs (GSM)

Video playback: Up to 5 hours (offline mode)

Music playback: Up to 14 hours (offline mode)

TV playback: Up to 4 hours

N96 Pictures