Live Nokia N96 Photos Leaked
Congratulations are in order for the Nokia N81 and N95 as it looks like they’ve given birth to a bouncing baby N96. Live photos of the forthcoming Nseries monster have finally surfaced, and it looks absolutely nothing like the last round of mock-ups. Seven live images of the leaked N96 can be found in a Flickr photoset, and here’s what we can tell by looking at them: the form factor is an N95-esque dual slider but the upper panel (where the N95’s media controls are located) appears to be blank. One can only assume that this panel is home to touch-sensitive media controls but this is not confirmed. The N96 sports the same navi scroll wheel as the N81 and is surrounded by dedicated media controls as well. The OS, by the way, is the upcoming S60 3rd edition FP2 (Symbian OS 9.5). The rear side of this sleek beauty packs a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics supported by a dual-LED flash. Surrounding the camera is a clever "kick stand" that props the N96 up for media viewing, etc. The guts-shot leaves the battery label just out of view but the logical guess would be the 1200mAh BL-6F. At the end of the day, the N96 looks like it will carry the Nseries moniker forward quite nicely, but we’ll have to wait for official details to know for sure.
[Via IntoMobile]
Maybe i don’t get it… what’s the point of a slideout keypad? Slideout keyBOARD? Okay now we’re talking… but i never dial w/ numbers anyways…
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i have to agree there, when it comes to any phone that even becomes close to bring called a smartphone, anything less then at least a suretype keyboard is kind of a waste
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Where did you get the information S60 3rd edition FP2 runs on top of Symbian 9.5? I think it runs on top of version 9.3. There’s a major difference between the two versions.
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whats the point of a keyboard if it’ll be touch screen? at this point I’m assuming it’s prolly NOT gonna be touch screen. Hmm..
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@Dusan S60 versions 9.3 and 9.4 are internal passes and will not be released publically. Version 9.5 is FP2.
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I was planning on buying an n95. maybe I should wait for this, but by the time it hits the states…
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mmmm fugly phone…no ts? hmmm
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I like it. This is what the N95 should’ve looked like when when it first came out.
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I want a dual slider nseries or a pn-810 with wifi.
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I definately want this to replace my iphone depending the ease of use on the browser but I’m not sure if I want to pay the 50 or 60ish dollars extra for att internet access
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why N96 still did not launch in Qatar…
excited to have it…
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