iPhone Vs. Nokia N96
Aug 30th, 2008 | By A Ash | Category: Talks |
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| Operating system | Mac OS X | Symbian S60 3rd Edition |
| 3G | No | Yes (HSDPA-enhanced) |
| Camera resolution | 2 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Camera flash | No | Dual LED flash |
| Browser | Safari | Nokia Web Browser |
| Displays HTML-rich; Push IMAP (Yahoo); IMAP/POP3 | POP3/SMTP/IMAP | |
| Music player | iTunes | RealPlayer / Nokia Media Player |
| DVB-H (Mobile TV) | No | Yes |
| GPS | No | Yes |
| Maps | Google Maps | Nokia Maps 2.0 |
| Touchscreen | Yes (multi-touch sensors) | No |
| Screen | 8.9cm (320×480 pixels) | 7.2cm (240×320 pixels) |
| Weight | 136g | 125g |
| Storage | 8GB/16GB | 16GB |
| Processor speed | 620MHz | Unknown |
| Expansion slot | None | microSD |
| Replaceable battery | No | Yes |
| Battery - talk time | 8 hours | 2.5 hours |
| Battery - audio playback | 24 hours | 14 hours |
| MMS (for sending pictures and video) | No | Yes |
| IM (instant messaging) | No | Yes |
| Video calling | No | Yes |
| Video capture | No | 640 x 480 (30 frames per second) |
| VoIP | No | Yes |
| YouTube | Yes | Yes |
| User can install 3rd-party apps | Not yet | Yes |
| Accelerometer changes screen orientation when rotated | Yes | Yes |
| Spell checker | Yes | No |
| Ambient light sensor (dims screen in low light) | Yes | Yes |
| Proximity sensor (turns screen off when put up to your ear) | Yes | No |
| Video output to TV | No | Yes |
| Threaded SMS | Yes | No |
| Flickr integration | No | Yes |
| Supports stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) | No | Yes |
| Locked to carrier | Yes | No |
| Price | ~ INR 29000 - Vodafone 1 year | ~ INR 32-35K - Unlocked |
From the sheer number of features iPhone is missing, its clear that the winner is Nokia N96. For me the biggest plus is that Nokia N96 is not locked.
Airtel, Vodafone and Apple, learn from the veteran Nokia.
I have seen both phones and in my opinion the iPhone is the better phone here. Personally I expected better from Nokia when it comes to battery power, 2.5 hours of call time is frankly not enough from a phone manufacturer that has been in the business for so long and is aware of the consumers needs. I can accept that the iPhone is a letdown when it comes to its camera. The 2 mega pixels and no flash are no match for the Nokia’s 5 megapixels. It is obviously beaten by the nokia here. Overall however the iPhone is definitely the winner for me, longer battery life, both call time and music playback make it more suitable for long days out.
Interesting Debate here ——
http://toostep.com/debate/iphone_3g_vs_nokia_n96?extraAction=crf&extraActObjId=1257
You may be right regarding Nokia’s battery performance; it should be better than 2.5 hours. What is iPhone’s battery life?