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This is surely impressive. The Nokia N96 is not even out there and it already has its own clone, which looks pretty much exactly like it. I couldn't guess that it was a clone, at the first glance it looks just like the N96, and it's difficult to distinguish the differences, especially for the average-Joe.
Of course it won't be anything like the N96, but the features are as follows:
• 2 x 2.0 megapixel camera
• Bluetooth v2.0
• 64 chord speakers
• Dual 3D stereo speaks
• Built-in games
• Network frequency: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
• Phone display: 3.0 inch, 262K Color LCM
• GPRS/WAP/MMS
• MP3
• MPEG4: support still image and video capture
• microSD slot
Package includes:
1 x battery
1 x USB cable
1 x battery charger
1 x original box
1 x user guid
1 x 512MB memory card
1 x english user guide
Source: Just Another Mobile Phone blog
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There’s another low grade fake in my blog. No video though, only pictures.
Janices last blog post..Fake Nokia N96, a courtesy of China.
Thanks for the pictures, here’s more by the way:
http://nokian96.net/2008/06/03/china-nokia-n96-for-sale-here/
what are the outer easy make-out differences of the fake and the true N96 ?
is the weight oder the accu or the writing table other than in the finlad product?
The flash, the software in whole, and as we can see, the keypad backlight. I don’t understand your last comment, please elaborate
last comment meant, that I thought there may be outer signs, which prove, that its not the original Finnland product N96 from Nokia.
You wrote: flash and backlight of keypad”.
Therefrom I understand, that die original hs both, and the fke has not…
Is this right and are there other outer signs also?
Thank you from germany
No, I meant the fake has those features, but they are different from the original one, you have to compare both images
Dear Meraj (India?)
Now I understand what you mean. Could you explain further, what is the diffreence in flash and in the keypad backlight referring to both, original and fake?
Thankx
Dietrich, my name is Arabic, as I’m Muslim, but I’m from Portugal. keypad backlight on the real N96 is of a strong white, while on the fake N96 is a dim blue, and not very constant, you can see it’s low quality.
The flash on the fake N96 has alternate colours. There are two LED’s and one of them seems to be black, while the real N96 has proper two LED flashes.
I hope this helps, I haven’t seen the fake one yet, only the original one. The price difference should be obvious as well. The fake one you can find it for about 100US$, but the real one should be 750US$ when it releases. The build quality in general, the box, and especially the software will be a big hint of whether the device is original or not.
Please take these points in mind when buying every phone, and not only this one.
Hang on I have a N96 and it is only a single slide! What gives?
Nevermind I just did a search and figured out it a replica. The TV is very poor and I haven't even started looking for other things yet.
Looks Like I'll be passing this one on to my children next week.
i just got a N96 but i got it from a proper mobile shop the box and the soft ware is real but when i take out the batery it has all the codes but allso says made in china but i payed 3105dh (700us$) what dose this mean do you think someone at the shop took the reale phone and put a fake one in the box the light on the key pad is white and the aplications are all there and look good and all the codes work like when i type *#0000# it updates the phone i updated to 11.101 is my phone real or fake i understand people are having problems with the N96 and so am i but now im scared its because it's fake.
HOW MUCH ARE THESE WORTH
if it says “made in china” it doesn't mean its not original… its just made in china – there are cheaper employees there
dont worry, its a nokia…
that is not a fake is real i have got one
yeah is very real
I bought a 2nd hand nokia n96 which looked original. Typed *#oooo# displayed ” v 10.0.046. 01-04-08 RM-313 Nokia N96 (07.01) and the IMEI number is 356983013577439. As a phone, its ok but I'm not sure that it is an original set. Can anybody give me a clue. I'm also unable to install any upgrades as the command “install” is unavailable. The WALN scanning off displays on the phone. Kindly e-mail reply to shazim71@streamyx.com. Thank you
sorry but your handset is fake!
The real Nokia n96 has a 5 megapixel Carl zeiss camera with GPS (NOKIA MAPS) Wifi, 3G, Quadband , dvb-h,16GB internal memory with ONLY support for a SDHC micro sd card not a transflash like the fake cheap chinese one, the real n96 runs on symbian OS 9.2. If the phone listed does not have these features it is without a doubt a fake. If you compare the real images of the n96 to the fake you can see that the media keys in the slider are likew piano keys where they are seperate plastic keys not like on the fake chinese phone where the keys are similiar to the ones on the n95. Another obvious one is that the key backlight for the n96 is a white led not a blue one, the keys one the real n96 are white. On the front of the phone just above the screen on the left hand side is where “n96″ is writter, on the fake one this is written in a larger bolder font than on the genuine nokia n96 which is sharper and finer. the menu key is also different on the fake the symbol on it is badly printed and poorly visible. On the 5 way d-pad there is a silver plastic/chrome lining, this is different on the fake one where it is thicker/more of it than on the the real n96, the real n96 has a finer higher quality lining. another difference is that on the front of the phone between the fast forward/skip key and the play/pause button is a small silver button. on the real n96 this button is small but wide and on the fake the button is longer. A significant difference between the phones is the placement of the 3.5mm heaphone jack. On the real n95 this is placed at the top of the phone not at the side like on the fake similiar to the n95's 3.5mm jack placement. The real N96 has nokia maps on it not emap. On the back of the phone is the kickstand the real n96 has sharp smooth easy to read text where as the fake has badly spaced bolder difficult to read writing, the same applies to the wirting on the battery cover that should say “NOKIA Nseries” not “N O KI A Ns e ries” the fake nokia has mispaced and bad quality print. on most of the fake nokia n96's at the back the camera appears to have only one LED, The real one however has two led's. There are a lot of difference physically between the phones, If you examine the two phones you will see how the cheap chinese useless n96 differs between the excellent real genuine nokia n96. Be very careful buying these phones. Check feedback and try to see what kind of seller this is, most of the n96's sold are sold on hacked account that havent been used in a long time have 0 or little feedback or are for example usually selling socks and are now convieniently selling nokia smartphones. You can also tell if the auction is fake when you see that the seller instructs you to contact him/her at a specific email address and not to use ask a seller a question. Try to catch out the seller by asking them where the item is shipped from(compare the answer to the item location in the listing to see if the account is hacked) ask the seller about payment method(if the seller says westernunion, moneygram, postal order, cheque or send the money to a specific paypal address well then simply WALK AWAY) ask them do they have more cellphones and if they respond by saying we have more coming or special order on bulk amounts forget it its a scam, if you get a list of phones for sale for example iphone 350usd , n96 500usd etc.. its also a scam. be very careful when bidding, the nokia n96 will be on sale on ebay soon in august-september.
mehrdad bagheri, i was given N96 basically and all the things you have listed it should have it does, with the exception of 16 gb internal memory, on file manager mine says 505k phone, also the camera I am positive it isnt 5 megapixel as my friend has the n95 and his is much clearer and doesnt blur with movement. Few other things like the internet is trying to sign in with wap and when viewing the different connections i can use it comes up with a lot of eastern asian names and companys. but seriously there are NO differences in how you describe it, I know this because I have been refering back to this page for every minute detail due to me wanting to know if it's fake or not.
i bought nokia n96 but i think it is fake i just wondering why the internal mememory is only a kilo byt and the expansion memory i had is 8gb but wen you go to file mamnger it displays only 25 mega byt i dont know what is the problem i dont know if it has a virus that corruot the memory pls send me an email regarding this matter pls……………….thanks
i went to the repair shop but they cant help me with this problem anybody pls give an advice about my problem pls………………………..
yesterday i purchase N96 nokia serl # same as write on back side,when i show to my friends they says its fake made chaina i wana make factory defult to this mobile if any body knows it plz mail me on iftiarab@hotmail.com in this mobile no tools option, so many thing are not there plz help me
i bought a N96 in hong kong at first i find its like a fake one…so i tried to search on the web and found this site…i was relieved about how mehrdad bagheri stated about the fake one’s and the original one’s. it was written made in finnland but i wasn’t content about it at first but when i compared it was a original one. I just have one question?!…DOES THE NOKIA N96 MESSAGE ALERT TONE CAN BE CHANGE?!..im not sure how. please help me out guys..here is my email>>sapphire_sapien@yahoo.com thanks…
can the software of the fake one be changed to an original one? if so from where can i buy it?
My nokia n96 also fakeee….
I cannot set my own message ringtone…
Camera is not 5mp…
No 3g…
Cannot install software or theme…
Memory phone is low (KB only)…
I also dont know how to use maps…
Its said ‘data not ready yet’…
Arghhhhh…
CAn somebody tell me how to solve this problem….
Email me at matikatak_forever@yahoo.com.my…
any software for dis phone.i also got fakee
also can somebody help to fix my prob bcoz
wen installing software like jar or sis can’t be done
wat file type for dis n where can i get it????
please reply at here or email to me at
sbaikboy@yahoo.com
dont worry.my nokia 5630xm also made in china. its a real nokia but made in china because nokia can cut cost off their product. .