Nokia N96

[CurseoftheGods]

Any mobile/cell phone enthusiasts here?

http://www.nseries.com/index.html#l=products,n96

Quadband EDGE
Dualband HSDPA 850/2100 MHz
DVB-H Class C
92 cc volume
125 gram weight
103 x 55 x 18 mm
16 GB internal memory AND a microSD slot; expandable to 32 GB
950 mAh battery
6.1 cm (2.8 inch) 320×240 display with 16 million colors
3.5 mm headphone jack
WiFi (802.11b/g)
AGPS
5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens that also does VGA video recording at 30 FPS, Dual LED flash that can also be used when video recording!
S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (Flash Lite 3 enabled web browser included)
microUSB

It also has YouTube and Facebook applications for white whiners. Cost? $800. Donkey-punch total. 

[Powerslave]

[TVC15]

800 bucks is probably a fair price for that, actually.  Well, maybe with a bit more internal memory.  Sexy phone.  Probably gets like 2 hours of battery life.  15 minutes of talk.

The issue of cell phone battery life needs to be addressed before I can get excited about new phones, really.  All these new features are great and all, but without having the convenience of being able to go 1 fucking day without recharging my phone, no thanks.

[pilonv1]

Yeah the new Nokia Navigator apparently has shocking battery life due to the GPS.

[TVC15]

The issue of cell phone battery life needs to be addressed before I can get excited about new phones, really.  All these new features are great and all, but without having the convenience of being able to go 1 fucking day without recharging my phone, no thanks.

Well at least Japan wins in one area I guess. Japanese phones can go for a week without charging on minimal use - mine is about three days usually. It's funny though - Japanese phones have next to no market outside Japan. Nokia is like 65% of the world or something, then Sony Ericsson.

I usually get 4 days on my 8525. . . assuming I don't use it.  Making a one hour phone call will usually bring my battery down to 70-60%.  I love 3G internet, and I love that it automatically checks my mail, but that feature KILLS battery life.  If I have it check email once every half hour, the battery will last only one day.  I currently have it set to check my email once every 2 hours.  That's not very timely, but at least I can not charge my battery every day.

And that's why it sucks.  I have to make compromises in using a very useful feature because of the battery life.  It's an awesome feature!  I just wish I could use it.

So please, cell phone makers:  fix the battery shit.

[CurseoftheGods]

TVC, I go around 2 days without recharging for my N95. And it has a less powerful battery than the N96, so it doesn't look too bad.

I am definitely getting the N96 when it gets released. $800 is a bit steep, but the features and overall package is killer.

[Powerslave]

You see what a simple picard pic can do? It brings dead threads to life.

[CurseoftheGods]

You see what a simple picard pic can do? It brings dead threads to life.

I love you, Powerslave.

[Powerslave]

heh I wasnt even aware this was your thread. 

[MCD]

weird...my big bro was telling me to buy one of those today.

sadly, i can't afford one yet, need to buy an LCD monitor first.