Comments on: Nokia N96 review: Design http://phonereport.info/nokia-n96-review-design/ The latest news, reviews, interviews, and analysis on mobile phones and the telecommunications industry Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nokia N96 review - Conclusion | PhoneReport v2.0 http://phonereport.info/nokia-n96-review-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 Nokia N96 review - Conclusion | PhoneReport v2.0 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:28:45 +0000 http://phonereport.info/?p=5329#comment-2256 [...] cuz i want it for christams waht ...» does the wire haft to be there or is it ...» I am very disappointed with the N96, hav...» You are right, I hadn't look at it a...» There's no camera at the back, [...] [...] cuz i want it for christams waht …» does the wire haft to be there or is it …» I am very disappointed with the N96, hav…» You are right, I hadn't look at it a…» There's no camera at the back, [...]

]]> By: salviablue http://phonereport.info/nokia-n96-review-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 salviablue Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:07:14 +0000 http://phonereport.info/?p=5329#comment-2250 I am very disappointed with the N96, having upgraded from an N95-1, it actually feels like a downgrade (should have waited for the N97)!<br> Software is slow and very buggy, constantly crashing, either soft rebooting itself or just freezing and requiring battery removal. <br>No cover for the camera lens cover is a concern.<br>The screen never seems to be able to be wiped clean, there are always streaks left despite material, dry wipe or wet solution used. It also scratches easily.<br> The D-pad is very annoying being of a one peice design. with the center "button" being so large in comparison makes it easy to press a direction by mistake (by pressing slightly off center will activate a directional switch). Also quickly moving from between opposite directions will sometimes activate the center button.<br> It features a "non-standard" mini usb slot and no IR (which is a step backwards for connectability)<br>The battery cover is a vast improvement over the N95 however, the kick stand only accomodates two angles, around 30 and 45 deg..<br>All the keys bar the `equator` keys feel cheap and nasty, that and the fact that they are poorly lit and light leaks reinforces that notion.<br>Another serious downgrade is the slower processor and lack of accelerated 3d graphics.<br>The screen should have been a little deeper so allowing documents to be read at a ledgable resolution without having to constantly scroll left and right when on its side!<br>The lack of dedicated txt/edit button is another stepback, now you need to go through about four (or more) menus to get to it!<br>Also it should tell you why it cant do something other than "not supported". I can have two .sis files, one installs fine and the other it says ".sis not supported"!! WHY??<br>Why is .avi play back so woefully inadequate (probably why it doesn`t have a native player preinstalled!), it wasn`t that bad on the N95-1 at all!<br><br><br><br>AND STILL NO QWERTY KEYBOARD! (Come on Nokia, all your contenders have it!)<br><br>As a matter of fact the only thing this phone has over the N95 is 16GB of internal memory with a further 8GB which can be added via the SD slot (which is probably all its got over much of the competition).<br><br>And no, it wont replace your laptop until these things above are rectified, it can maintain a3G signal when staying still, you have direct access to a command line or bios/cmos whatsit (to install a different - better - OS) and it has more RAM (seriously, running out of memory when opening a larger pdf than a leaflet!?!)<br><br>Overall they should have called this the iN95 or N95-16GB or the NQN95 (not quite) as it certainly isnt what you would expect from the next flagship model, more a redesign of the N95. I am now going to do everything I can to "un-upgrade", considering it wasn`t even an "upgrade" (really more a "sidegrade") and get the N97 when available in a few months.<br><br>Dont bother with the N96, keep with your current phone, get an mp3/4 player and await the N97. I am very disappointed with the N96, having upgraded from an N95-1, it actually feels like a downgrade (should have waited for the N97)!
Software is slow and very buggy, constantly crashing, either soft rebooting itself or just freezing and requiring battery removal.
No cover for the camera lens cover is a concern.
The screen never seems to be able to be wiped clean, there are always streaks left despite material, dry wipe or wet solution used. It also scratches easily.
The D-pad is very annoying being of a one peice design. with the center “button” being so large in comparison makes it easy to press a direction by mistake (by pressing slightly off center will activate a directional switch). Also quickly moving from between opposite directions will sometimes activate the center button.
It features a “non-standard” mini usb slot and no IR (which is a step backwards for connectability)
The battery cover is a vast improvement over the N95 however, the kick stand only accomodates two angles, around 30 and 45 deg..
All the keys bar the `equator` keys feel cheap and nasty, that and the fact that they are poorly lit and light leaks reinforces that notion.
Another serious downgrade is the slower processor and lack of accelerated 3d graphics.
The screen should have been a little deeper so allowing documents to be read at a ledgable resolution without having to constantly scroll left and right when on its side!
The lack of dedicated txt/edit button is another stepback, now you need to go through about four (or more) menus to get to it!
Also it should tell you why it cant do something other than “not supported”. I can have two .sis files, one installs fine and the other it says “.sis not supported”!! WHY??
Why is .avi play back so woefully inadequate (probably why it doesn`t have a native player preinstalled!), it wasn`t that bad on the N95-1 at all!

AND STILL NO QWERTY KEYBOARD! (Come on Nokia, all your contenders have it!)

As a matter of fact the only thing this phone has over the N95 is 16GB of internal memory with a further 8GB which can be added via the SD slot (which is probably all its got over much of the competition).

And no, it wont replace your laptop until these things above are rectified, it can maintain a3G signal when staying still, you have direct access to a command line or bios/cmos whatsit (to install a different – better – OS) and it has more RAM (seriously, running out of memory when opening a larger pdf than a leaflet!?!)

Overall they should have called this the iN95 or N95-16GB or the NQN95 (not quite) as it certainly isnt what you would expect from the next flagship model, more a redesign of the N95. I am now going to do everything I can to “un-upgrade”, considering it wasn`t even an “upgrade” (really more a “sidegrade”) and get the N97 when available in a few months.

Dont bother with the N96, keep with your current phone, get an mp3/4 player and await the N97.

]]> By: Nokia N96 review: Software | PhoneReport v2.0 http://phonereport.info/nokia-n96-review-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Nokia N96 review: Software | PhoneReport v2.0 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:40:32 +0000 http://phonereport.info/?p=5329#comment-2157 [...] mentioned in the Design section of the review, the N96 comes with a battery that has 950mAh of capacity only, and in the retail package, you can [...] [...] mentioned in the Design section of the review, the N96 comes with a battery that has 950mAh of capacity only, and in the retail package, you can [...]

]]> By: WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive - N96 design – the photos http://phonereport.info/nokia-n96-review-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive - N96 design – the photos Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:06:08 +0000 http://phonereport.info/?p=5329#comment-2143 [...] had an N96 all boxed and neat, then he got everything out and took loads of photos. He gives us his thoughts on the PhoneReport [...] [...] had an N96 all boxed and neat, then he got everything out and took loads of photos. He gives us his thoughts on the PhoneReport [...]

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