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Nokia Corporation
Type Public – Oyj
(OMX: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK, FWB: NOA3)
Founded Tampere, Finland (1865)
incorporated in Nokia (1871)
Founder(s) Fredrik Idestam
Headquarters Flag of Finland Espoo, Finland
Area served Worldwide
Key people Kari Kairamo, CEO in the 1980s
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President & CEO
Jorma Ollila, Chairman
Industry Telecommunications
Internet
Computer software
Products Mobile phones
Smartphones
Multimedia computers
Networks
(See products listing)
Services Services and Software
Online services
Revenue ▼ €50.722 bn (2008)[1]
Operating income ▼ €4.966 bn (2008)
Employees 128,445 as of December 31, 2008[2]
Subsidiaries Nokia Siemens Networks
Vertu
Navteq
Qt Software
Website Nokia.com

Nokia Corporation (pronounced [ˈnɔkiɑ] in Finnish) (OMX: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK, FWB: NOA3) is a Finnish multinational communications corporation, headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland’s capital Helsinki. Nokia is focused on wireless and wired telecommunications, with 128,445 employees in 120 countries, sales in more than 150 countries and global annual revenue of 50.7 billion euros and operating profit of 5.0 billion as of 2008.[1][3] It is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile telephones: its global device market share was about 37% in Q4 of 2008, down from 40% in Q4 2007 and down from 38% sequentially.[2] Nokia produces mobile phones for every major market segment and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS). Nokia’s subsidiary Nokia Siemens Networks produces telecommunications network equipments, solutions and services.

Nokia has sites for research and development, manufacture and sales in many continents throughout the world. As of March 2008, Nokia had R&D centers in 10 countries and employed 30,415 people in research and development, representing approximately 27% of Nokia’s total workforce.[3] The Nokia Research Center, founded in 1986, is Nokia’s industrial research unit of about 800 researchers, engineers and scientists.[4] It has sites in seven countries: Finland, Denmark, Germany, China, Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Besides its NRCs, in 2001 Nokia founded (and owns) INdT – Nokia Institute of Technology, a R&D institute located in Brazil. Nokia’s production facilities are located at Espoo, Oulu and Salo, Finland; Manaus, Brazil; Beijing, Dongguan and Suzhou, China; Fleet, England; Komárom, Hungary; Chennai, India; Reynosa, Mexico; Jucu, Romania and Masan, South Korea.[5][6] Nokia’s Design Department remains in Salo, Finland.

Nokia plays a very large role in the economy of Finland: it is by far the largest Finnish company, accounting for about a third of the market capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange (OMX Helsinki) as of 2007; a unique situation for an industrialized country.[7] It is an important employer in Finland and several small companies have grown into large ones as Nokia’s subcontractors. Nokia increased Finland’s GDP by more than 1.5% in 1999 alone. In 2004 Nokia’s share of the Finland’s GDP was 3.5% and accounted for almost a quarter of Finland’s exports in 2003. In 2006, Nokia generated revenue that for the first time exceeded the state budget of Finland.

Finns have ranked Nokia many times as the best Finnish brand and employer. The Nokia brand, valued at $35.9 billion, is listed as the fifth most valuable global brand in Interbrand/BusinessWeek’s Best Global Brands list of 2008 (first non-US company).[8][9] It is the number one brand in Asia (as of 2007)[10] and Europe (as of 2008),[11] the 23rd most admirable company worldwide in Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list of 2008 (tied with Exxon Mobil; second in Network Communications, fifth non-US company),[12] and is the world’s 88th largest company in Fortune Global 500 list of 2008, up from 119 of the previous year.[13] As of 2008, AMR Research ranks Nokia’s global supply chain number two in the world.[14]

This article is about the hand-held telephone. For the 2008 service see N-Gage (service), for the model railway N gauge, see N scale.
Nokia N-Gage
Manufacturer Nokia
Type Handheld game console (1st gen N-Gage), mobile gaming service (2nd gen N-Gage)[1]
Generation sixth generation era (1st gen N-Gage),
seventh generation era (2nd gen N-Gage)
Retail availability October 7, 2003[2] (1st gen N-Gage),
February 4, 2008[3][4] (2nd gen N-Gage pre-release)
April 3, 2008[5] (2nd gen N-Gage full release)
Units sold 3 million (as of July 30, 2007; 1st gen N-Gage)[6]
Media MMC (1st gen N-Gage),
Download (2nd gen N-Gage)
CPU ARM9E
Storage capacity MMC, 3.4 MB internal memory (1st gen N-Gage)[7][8]
Connectivity HSCSD, GPRS, Bluetooth (1st gen N-Gage)[7][8]
Online services N-Gage Arena

The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It started selling on October 7, 2003.[2] It attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including cellphone functionality. This was unsuccessful, partly because the buttons, designed for a phone, were not well-suited for gaming and when used as a phone the original N-Gage was described as resembling a “taco”.[9][6]

In 2005, Nokia announced that it would move its N-Gage games capabilities onto a series of smartphones. These devices have been available since early 2007, and a pre-release version of the N-Gage application allowing users to purchase and download games was made available for download from the official N-Gage website on February 4, 2008.[3][4] The full version of the N-Gage service was released to the public on April 3, 2008.[5]

History

In the late 1990s, gamers increasingly carried both mobile phones and handheld game consoles. Nokia spotted an opportunity to combine these devices into one unit. They developed the N-Gage, a device that integrated these two devices. Instead of using cables, multiplayer gaming was accomplished with Bluetooth or the Internet (via the N-Gage Arena service). The N-Gage also included MP3 and Real Audio/Video playback and PDA-like features into the system.

With a launch price of US $299,[6] the N-Gage was not as commercially popular as Nokia estimated. In its first weeks of availability in the United States, it was outsold by the Game Boy Advance 100 to 1.[10][11] Within 17 days of the deck’s release, popular retailers GameStop and Electronics Boutique began offering $100 rebates on the deck’s price.[12]

The poor sales performance can be attributed to the poor selection of games compared to its competitors and its cost at launch; it was more than twice as expensive as a Game Boy Advance SP on release day. Poor sales were also amplified by game media being standard MMC memory cards and as with most consoles piracy did become an issue.

Besides its gaming capabilities, the N-Gage was a Series 60 smartphone, running Symbian OS 6.1, with features similar to those of the Nokia 3650 (it does not have an integrated camera, however). It was able to run all Series 60 software (other than those that require a camera), and Java MIDP applications as well. Its main CPU was an ARM Integrated (ARMI) compatible chip (ARM4T architecture) running at 104 MHz, the same as the Nokia 7650 and 3650 phones.

As of August 2007, it was estimated that Nokia had shipped more than two million N-Gage game decks. [13] The “N-Gage” brand name still had a poor reputation within the gaming media and the few consumers who recognized the N-Gage brand, due to the weakness of the system’s first games and the original model’s limitations. Many gamers were unaware of the later QD redesign and still consider the N-Gage as a joke. The situation has not improved either with the arrival of the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS handhelds. As of September 2005, Nokia had more than 50 games available for the system.

While the N-Gage didn’t have any significant financial successes, it did have a handful of critical successes. Pocket Kingdom: Own the World received a handful of glowing reviews when it was released, and Pathway to Glory was Nokia’s first self-published success. These games came perhaps too late to have much effect in improving the perception of the N-Gage hardware itself in the eyes of consumers or press.

In January 2005, UK sales-tracking firm ChartTrack dropped the N-Gage from its regular ELSPA chart, commenting that “The N-Gage chart, though still produced, is of little interest to anyone. Sales of the machine and its software have failed to make any impact on the market at all.” Although only directly reflective of the UK market, this was interpreted by some as a serious blow to the N-Gage as a viable gaming platform. Despite this, Nokia reaffirmed their commitment to the N-Gage as a platform, to the point where a new version of the hardware was rumored after GDC 2005.

February 2005 saw Nokia appoint Gerard Wiener, formerly of Sega Europe, to the post of Director and General Manager for Games at Nokia. Wiener steered Nokia away from looking at the N-Gage as primarily being a games console to “this is a mobile phone that is great for playing games on.” This strategy, along with targeting niche franchises such as the table-top Warhammer 40,000 series, the Rifts RPG series, and the Settlers of Catan board game, has kept sales of the N-Gage healthy and earned the platform a modicum of respect from some quarters of the media. It should be noted that this change coincided with the initial releases of the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS.

The last game to be released in the US for the system was Civilization on March 2006 according to Metacritic.com. In November 2006 Nokia released its last game for the N-Gage QD – combat racer Payload.

The system continues to be sold in the Chinese and Indian markets.

[edit] Sales

There is some disagreement in sources about the actual number of N-Gage decks sold. Nokia initially claimed 400,000 sales in the first two weeks the deck was available. However, independent market research firms Chart-Track and Arcadia Research claimed that the N-Gage had sold only 5,000 decks in the United States in that time, and 800 decks in the UK. Critics suggested Nokia was counting the number of decks shipped to retailers, not the number actually purchased by consumers.[14] Nokia later admitted this was the truth.[10]

In 2004, Nokia claimed in a press release that it had shipped its millionth deck, represented as a company milestone despite falling short of the company’s initial projection of six million decks by the end of 2004.[15] However, this number shipped doesn’t give a reliable picture of the actual sales of the deck.[12] Nokia ultimately shipped 2 million N-Gage decks by 2007.[13]

In all cases, sales of the N-Gage and N-Gage QD have been counted together. A small Gamesstation store, located in Long Eaton, Nottingham, England, sold the most N-Gages in the world.[citation needed]

[edit] White Screen of Death

The N-gage also suffered from a memory management issue causing a “White Screen of Death,” and rendering the phone inoperational if the main memory was over-used. This bug prevented the phone from booting and could only be solved by flashing its firmware. Nokia also had a support contract exclusively for the N-Gage that enabled them to reimburse users with this problem for less than the phone cost.

[edit] Devices

[edit] N-Gage Classic
The N-Gage browsing Wikipedia using the Opera web browser

The original phone’s taco-shaped design was considered clumsy: to insert a game, users had to remove the phone’s plastic cover and remove the battery compartment as the game slot was next to it. Another clumsy feature was the speaker and microphone being located on the side edge of the phone. This often resulted in many to describe it as if one was talking into a “taco phone”[16] or “Sidetalking”, or simply that they had one very large ear, because the user held the edge of the phone against the cheek in order to talk into it. The comfort factor of lengthy calls was also called into question. Despite the criticism, it is thought that the speakers were there for a practical reason: if placed elsewhere, the screen would get in contact with the cheek and become smudged. However, almost all other cell phones have the screen against the cheek when the user is talking. Despite the questionable practicality, gamers were still unwilling to talk in such an awkward manner.

When considered from a video game point of view, the N-Gage was known for its unusual screen orientation, a vertical one as opposed to a horizontal one (which is more popular with other handhelds). The reason for this was that the underlying operating system, Series 60, did not support horizontal orientations at that time (only supported since S60v3 ). Some felt this to be a negative feature, feeling that ‘unconventional’ does not necessarily mean improvement. Possibly due to this screen feature, as well as the public’s luke-warm reception to the device, the game library was far from extensive. Despite this, the N-Gage did manage to garner some well known franchises such as Tomb Raider, Sonic, Rayman, Red Faction, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, The Elder Scrolls, among others.

From a cell phone standpoint, the N-Gage also faced problems. Besides the unusual form factor, in the US it was initially sold primarily through specialty game outlets instead of through cell phone providers, which only called attention to its high pre-subsidy price, lack of games, and curious interface compared to other gaming devices (thanks to the Series 60 interface and unusual face button layout). Once cellphone retail outlets started carrying the phone, which didn’t become a widespread practice in the US until well after the release of the N-Gage QD, it still faced problems. The N-Gage and its successor, the N-Gage QD, worked only on GSM networks, meaning that it was incompatible with the then-largest US cell service provider, Verizon Wireless, as well as all of Japan’s cell networks. Where N-Gage was compatible with major cell phone networks its popularity varied. It was not well received in Canada and the UK for instance but received a much warmer reception in mainland Europe and in particular Asia where games on mobile phones were seen as much more desirable.

The original N-Gage, though, still had many benefits to developers and end-users. It had a large amount of executable RAM memory compared to Series 60 devices (the 66xx series); it had MP3 decoding in a dedicated hardware chip as Nokia 3300 (other Series 60 devices, including the N-Gage QD, rely on software decoding); it had stereo output from a mini headphone jack plug; and it could be mounted as a USB Mass Storage device on any compatible computer without requiring the Nokia PC Connect software.

Hardware specifications: Weight: 137 g, dimensions: 134 x 70 x 20 mm.

[edit] N-Gage QD
Nokia N-Gage QD

The N-Gage QD (QD stands for quaque die, meaning every day in Latin[17][18]) was Nokia’s successor to the N-Gage and was released six months after the first N-Gage, replacing it in 2004. It revised the device’s physical design, being smaller and rounder. It corrected the flaw of the cartridge slot with a more convenient one on the bottom of the device. This design also moved the earpiece to the face of the device, rather than on the side, as in the previous model. Despite the revision, many[who?] were quick to criticize the unit, just as they did the original N-Gage. Some noted that the rubber fitting side that closed the gap between the device top and bottom casing could be easily loosened over a few months if it were dropped regularly, although this was hardly a recommended practice in taking care of the unit. Once the rubber piece was removed, the device became more vulnerable to water or particles entering the internals unless the fitting was replaced. The fitting was available at Nokia’s service centers, and was also available in a variety of colors through various third-party sellers via online electronics suppliers or eBay.

The device retailed at a lower price, further aided by the fact that it was generally sold with a pre-paid cell phone service contract and the corresponding subsidy. In the United States, the N-Gage QD was available as a prepaid phone offered by Cingular for $99.99 at retail games stores such as Electronics Boutique and GameStop. This is no longer the case as the device has reached the end of its lifespan and the above mentioned stores have discontinued carrying the QD.

Some of the ‘bulky’ features of the system such as MP3 playback, FM radio reception, and USB connectivity were removed from the device, presumably to cut size and cost. The QD did not support MP3 internally; however, it could still play MP3s with third-party software, albeit only in 16 kHz mono.

Instead of using the N-Gage with generic USB removable drive drivers, a user would use either Bluetooth or a separate MMC card reader to transfer files onto the device memory or an MMC card for use in the N-Gage QD.

Another change from the original unit was the “Orange-and-grey” theme of the face of the unit as well as the GUI. Some felt this was an unwanted change from the ‘more colorful’ GUI of the original N-Gage. Even then there were some third-party applications that enhanced the interface or replaced the system shell.

As for the telephone portion, it no longer supported the three GSM frequency bands 900/1800/1900; instead it came in two dualband variants, one for the American market and one for the European and Asian markets.

The rest of the N-Gage QD hardware specifications were otherwise the same as the original N-Gage; same vertical screen layout, button configuration, etc.

Hardware specifications: Weight: 143 g, dimensions: 118 x 68 x 22 mm.

[edit] N-Gage QD Silver Edition

Announced in August 2005[19], the N-Gage QD Silver Edition could be seen as an exercise in extending the life of the N-Gage product range while new N-Gage devices were developed and the N-Gage gaming range was integrated into the mainstream Series 60 product range. Apart from cosmetic changes and the replacement of the two specialist gaming buttons (5 and 7) with standard keys, there was no difference in the N-Gage QD Silver Edition to the regular N-Gage QD.

It was made available in the European, Middle Eastern, and African markets on September 1, 2005.

[edit] N-Gage (mobile gaming service)
Main article: N-Gage (service)

The new N-Gage, also referred to as N-Gage Next Gen, N-Gage 2.0 or the N-Gage platform/application, saw a change in concept as Nokia explained to the world during E3 2005 that they were planning on putting N-Gage inside several of their smartphone devices – rather than releasing a specific device (although their N81 model with its two dedicated gaming-buttons next to the screen is being marketed as a phone built for gaming). Working behind closed doors, it took a little more than a year before Nokia actually started showing off next-gen titles such as System Rush: Evolution and Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep, with the fighting game ONE perhaps being the most visually impressive – even making use of motion capture.

On February 4 2008, after several delays ever since the beginning of 2007, the new N-Gage platform was released to the public – though limited only to users of Nokia’s N81 device. This period of time was referred to as “First Access” and only a public test of the client which could be downloaded for free from the N-Gage website. While not the final version, the user had access to most of the features that the new application had to offer along with three games to try out: Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep, System Rush: Evolution and Space Impact Kappa Base. Eventually, Nokia also released Tetris, Block Breaker Deluxe and World Series of Poker: Pro Challenge for the users to try out. None of the games are entirely free but all offers a limited trial for testing purposes. In order to experience the full game – it has to be either purchased or rented. First Access ended on March 27, 2008 [20] and on April 3, 2008, Nokia released the full version of the N-Gage application.[5]

Because the N-Gage mobile gaming service is a software based solution, the first generation MMC games are not forward compatible[21], though some games are making a comeback in form of a sequel (e.g. System Rush: Evolution) or a remake/port (e.g. Mile High Pinball). Similarly, games developed for this next-gen N-Gage will not work on the original N-Gage nor N-Gage QD models.

So far, the N-Gage website has the following devices listed as being compatible with the new N-Gage platform: Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N73, N78, N82, N95, N95 8GB, N93, N93i, N96, N85,N79 and also Nokia 5320 ExpressMusic. Nokia will continue to announce N-Gage compatible devices on an ongoing basis.

[edit] Demos and games (first generation)
Main article: List of N-Gage games

Before the launch of Nokia’s first in-house N-Gage title, Pathway to Glory, a one level demo of the game was released to journalists to allow them to sample the game, and understand the concepts behind the turn based wargame. This demo was subsequently placed on the N-Gage.com website as a free download. Undaunted by the 16mb download size, fans jumped on the Pathway to Glory demo. The success of this demo probably led to both the sales success of Pathway to Glory, and proved to Nokia that this was a valid marketing route for future titles.

There are fifty-seven full titles available for N-Gage, however only 54 of these saw North American releases. The titles that were not released in North America are : Flo Boarding (Germany and UK only), Sega Rally (Australia only) and Snakes (as a full retail game on MMC). All but one of these titles (Payload) were available on MMC. These are:

* Ashen
* Asphalt Urban GT
* Asphalt Urban GT 2
* Asphalt 3 Street Rules
* Atari Masterpieces Vol. I
* Atari Masterpieces Vol. II
* Bomberman
* Call of Duty
* Catan
* Civilization
* Colin McRae Rally 2005
* Crash Nitro Kart
* FIFA Football 2004
* FIFA Football 2005
* Flo Boarding (pack-in, Europe only)
* Glimmerati
* High Seize
* King of Fighters EXTREME
* Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer
* Mile High Pinball
* MLB Slam
* Moto GP

* NCAA Football 2004
* ONE
* Operation Shadow
* Pandemonium
* Pathway to Glory
* Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
* Payload
* Pocket Kingdom
* Puyo Pop
* Puzzle Bobble VS
* Rayman 3
* Red Faction
* Requiem of Hell
* Rifts: Promise of Power
* Snakes
* Sega Rally (Australia only)
* SonicN
* Spider-Man 2

* SSX: Out of Bounds
* Super Monkey Ball
* System Rush
* The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
* The Roots: Gates of Chaos
* The Sims Bustin’ Out
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
* Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Team Stealth Action
* Tomb Raider
* Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
* Virtua Tennis
* Virtua Cop (unreleased)
* Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death
* Worms World Party
* WWE Aftershock
* Xanadu Next
* X-Men Legends
* X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

[edit] Snakes

Hailed as one of the best games on the N-Gage when released in January 2005, [22] Snakes, developed by IOMO, caused Nokia to take a new route to promoting the N-Gage platform. The full version of Snakes was made available online, and featured an option that allowed the game to copy itself to another N-Gage unit using Bluetooth as the carrier.[23][24]

[edit] N-Gage 2.0(mobile gaming service) games
Main article: N-Gage (service)

As of September 6, 2008, there are currently 28 games in the second generation N-Gage Game Showroom. Many more are in production for the N-Gage experience.[25]

Currently released titles are:

* Asphalt 3: Street Rules
* Block Breaker Deluxe
* Boom Blox
* Bounce Boing Voyage
* Brain Challenge
* Brothers in Arms
* Café Solitaire 12-Pack
* Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol (also referred to as Dirk Spanner and the Fallen Idol[26][27])
* Dogz
* FIFA 08
* FIFA 09
* Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep
* Midnight Pool 3D
* Mile High Pinball
* ONE
* Pro Series Golf
* Reset Generation
* Snakes Subsonic
* Space Impact Kappa Base
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
* System Rush: Evolution
* Tetris
* The Sims 2 Pets
* World Series of Poker: Pro Challenge
* Metal Gear Solid Mobile[28]
* Resident Evil Degeneration [29]
* Crash Bandicoot (also referred as Crash Nitro Kart)[30]

Some of these games are sequels or remakes/ports of the first generation N-Gage MMC games.

Other games that are in development official N-Gage games list:

* Worms World Party[31]
* Creebies[32]
* The Dark Knight (based on the film of the same name)[33][34]
* Café Sudoku
* Café Hold’ Em Poker[35]
* Midnight Poker[30]
* Million Dollar Poker [36]
* Prince of Persia Zero [36]
* SPEED RACER (based on the film of the same name)[33][34]
* Spore Origins[37]
* Super Mah Jong[30]
* Super Slam Ping Pong![33][34]
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour[30]
* World Rally Championship (FIA WRC official licence)[30]
* Yamake[38]
* Asphalt 4
* Real Footbal 2009
* Dance Fabulous
* Mega Monster
* The Sims 3
* Need for speed Undercover
* Pandemonium
* Tomb Raider Underworld
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour
* Monopoly Here and Now: World Edition

Nokia N96 is the latest[1] Nokia smartphone in the Nseries range of products. It is the official successor to Nokia N95.

The handset was publicly announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 2008,[2] and started shipping in September 2008.[3] Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions were expected shortly thereafter.[4] The general UK release date for the N96 was October 1, although London had a separate date of September 24 when the device went on sale exclusively at Nokia’s flagship stores on Regent Street and at Terminal 5 (Heathrow airport).[5]

Features

The Nokia N96 features the following:

* Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
* Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 N96-1 (RM-247, Global), UMTS 850 / 1900 N96-3 (RM-247, Global), no UMTS N96 (RM-297, PR China)
* HSDPA and Wi-Fi access (RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN and DVB-H).
* DVB-H Mobile TV (network-dependent feature).
* A-GPS Navigation using Nokia Maps, map data fetched using 3G or downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the phone over USB.
* Access to Ovi
* Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google.
* Full xHTML, HTML, RSS reader browser.
* Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface.
* 16 GB of internal flash memory.
* Max memory = [MicroSD 32GB (released 2009) ,16GB internal]= 48GB .[6]
* 2-way slide, as in Nokia N95.
* 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss TESSAR optics.
* Sensor for Auto-rotate.
* VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use.
* Double LED flash for the camera.
* Pre-bundled with WaveSecure in India. variant[7]
* Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web.
* Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
* A built-in accelerometer when tilted as on the Nokia N82.
* The new design includes:
o Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
o Flip-out kickstand
o Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
o Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
o Lock switch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
* 128mb SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random access memory)
o Available memory for the user is 90mb after operating the system.
* Can play various type of Music files like –> (MP3/AAC/eACC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Mid/RM(real)/RAM(real)/AMR/m3u(playlist))
* Can play various type of Video files like –> (RM(real video)/H.263/H.264/3GPP/HQ-3GPP(30fps)/Mp4/WMV/FLV(Flash player))

Major differences between N95 8G and N96

* Dual-LED camera flash (single LED in the N95 8G)
* New audio DSP
* Longer music playback time (14 hrs) and video playback time (6 hrs)
* Windows Media WMV9 video codec added
* Hardware acceleration for video codecs for H.264 and WMV
* Mobile TV DVB-H 1.0 receiver built in
* S60 3rd Edition is upgraded from Feature Pack 1 to Feature Pack 2
* Symbian OS upgraded from version 9.2 to 9.3
* The Java ME engine is upgraded from MIDP 2.0 to MIDP 2.1
* User data is preserved when upgrading firmware (this feature is also present on the N95-2 as v21 installs UDP base files)
* Open C/C++ support
* New QuickOffice application opens all types of Microsoft Office files[citation needed]
* New version of Nokia Video Centre (show & edit videos)
* New release of Nokia Experience software
* Micro 2.0 Hi-Speed USB (write 3 Mbit/s, read 4.1 Mbit/s – N95 8GB use full-speed USB)
* MicroSD memory card slot (as in original N95, while N95 8GB has no card slot)
* RSS 2.1 Reader
* FM radio upgraded with RDS
* N96 is a dual-band HSDPA (900 and 2100MHz, while N95 was a single band 2100MHz)
* No need to open the slide for optimal GPS reception
* Nokia N96 has VGA front camera (N95 8G has CIF)
* Video light
* Upgraded Bluetooth stereo audio
* FOTA (Firmware Over the Air)
* OMA E-mail Notification v1.0
* OMA Device Management v1.2
* OpenGL ES 1.1 plugin
* Dual Transfer Mode (MSC 11)
* Support SPP Bluetooth profiles
* No hardware 3D graphics accelerator for N96
* Lens cover
* No manually selected MMS messaging mode.
* VoIP 2.1 support for WLAN and Cellular. However, the built-in VoIP client from N95 which allowed the end-user to make internet calls directly without installing any additional software has been removed from N96.
* The pencil button that allows you to mark/unmark items and highlight text is not included.

Negative

* CPU: N96 has dual ARM9 264MHz with no floating point instructions (N95 has dual ARM11 332Mhz with vector floating point)
* N96 has 8x image digital zoom and 4x video digital zoom (while N95 has 20x digital zoom and 8x video digital zoom
* Same battery as original N95 (950 mAh), but the N96 reportedly has a much better battery life using the same battery (Nokia N95 8GB has 1200 mAh)
* No Hardware 3D graphics accelerator for N96
* No infrared port
* N95 classic has lens cover and much more qualitative shutter (N95 8G/N96 don’t have this feature)
* No manually selected MMS messaging mode. If you write a long text message it will automatically select the MMS mode which could stop the recipient from receiving the message if they do not have MMS set up on their handset. (A Nokia USA employee stated that there is an update in the works to fix this very soon[citation needed]) It’s assumed that this automatic selection of MMS mode is due to Nokia’s Smart Connectivity)
* VoIP 2.1 support for WLAN and Cellular. However, the built-in VoIP client from N95 which allowed the end-user to make internet calls directly without installing any additional software has been removed from N96. The VoIP API which can be used by software developers in their applications, can still be used though. Of course third party VoIP applications are often neither so reliable, nor so flexible as the built-in one.
* The pencil button that allows you to mark/unmark items and highlight text is not included. But this action can still be done however, by pressing and holding down the # key’.
* N95/N95 8G has 2.8/5.6 Lens (N96 has 2.8/5.2)

Sejarah peluncuran Nseries

1. 27 April 2005 : N70, N90 dan N91
2. 2 November 2005 : N71, N80 dan N92
3. 25 April 2006 : N72, N73 dan N93
4. 26 September 2006 : N75 dan N95
5. 29 August 2007 : N95 8GB, N81 dan N81 8GB
6. 14 November 2007 : N82
7. 2008 : N96 dan N78

Fitur unggulan

Nokia seri N ini berusaha merangkum semua fitur yang dibutuhkan oleh para konsumen. Fitur utama Nokia seri N adalah kamera yang bertaraf 2 MP ke atas, pengambilan video dengan handphone yang lebih lama dengan kualitas baik, fitur game yang sangat digemari, dan yang terakhir konektivitas dengan kecepatan tinggi seperti 3G, HSDPA dan LAN Wireless.

Sistem operasi

Nokia seri N yang pertama, N70 dan N90, menggunakan sistem operasi Symbian 8.1. Namun pada seri-seri selanjutnya, Nokia berganti menggunakan sistem operasi Symbian 9 (kecuali N72 karena didasarkan pada N70). Seri N yang terbaru memasukkan sistem operasi Symbian 9 yang telah direvisi sehingga mempunyai paket fitur.

MACAM-MACAM N-SERIES

The Nokia N80 is a multimedia <a title=”Smartphone” made by Nokia with support for high-speed WCDMA connections. Features include a 3.1 megapixel camera (interpolated from 2.0-megapixels) with built-in flash (on the back of the device), another camera (on the front) for <a title=”Videoconferencing” videoconferencing, <a title=”Wi-Fi” (802.11g), <a title=”Universal Plug and Play” (UPnP), FM radio, Bluetooth 1.2, digital music player functionality, MiniSD memory card slot, and support for 3D Java games.^{[citation needed]} Because of its memory card and relatively large screen, it can function as a portable media player.^{[citation needed]}

It uses the third edition of the Series 60 user interface (S60v3) and the Symbian operating system version 9.1.^{[citation needed]} It is not backward compatible with software compiled for earlier versions of the Symbian operating system.^{[citation needed]}

The N80 is Nokia’s first UPnP-compatible phone, allowing the transfer of media files to compatible devices over Wi-Fi.

On 27 April 2005, Nokia announced a new brand of multimedia devices at the press conference of mobile phone manufacturer in Amsterdam.^[1] The first three Nseries devices introduced at the conference consists of N70, N90 and N91. On 2 November 2005, Nokia announced the N71, N80 and N92, and on 25 April 2006, Nokia announced the N72, N73 and N93, and on 26 September 2006, Nokia announced the N75 and N95.On 8 January 2007, Nokia announced the Nokia N76, Nokia N77 and Nokia N93i. On 29 August 2007, Nokia announced the N95 8GB, N81, N81 8GB, and on 14 November 2007, Nokia announced the N82. At the 2008 GSMA held in Barcelona, the N96 and N78 were unveiled. Two new Nseries devices were revealed at the end of August 2008, the Nokia N79 and Nokia N85. On December 2, 2008, Nokia Nseries announced the Nokia N97.

The Nokia Nseries is aimed at users looking to pack as many features as possible into one device. The better-than-average cameras often found on Nseries devices are one such example, as are the video and music playback and photo viewing capabilities of these devices, which resemble those of standalone portable media devices.

In all recently launched devices GPS, MP3 player and WLAN functionality also have been present.

The first Nseries device, the N90, utilised the older Symbian 8.1 OS, as did the N70. Subsequently Nokia switched to using SymbianOS 9 for all later Nseries devices (except the N72, which was based on the N70). Newer Nseries devices incorporate newer revisions of SymbianOS 9 that include Feature Packs.

The N800 and N810 internet tablets are the only Nseries devices to not use Symbian OS. They use the Linux-based Internet Tablet OS and an open source development platform called maemo.List of Nseries Devices

Phone model	Screen type	Released	Technology	Operating Frequency Mode	Generation	Form factor	Camera
Nokia N70 [5]	2.1″ 176×208 256K colors	2005	GSM/UMTS	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N70 Music Edition [6]	2.1″ 176×208 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N71 [7]	2.4″ 320×240 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N72 [8]	2.1″ 176×208 256K colors	2006	GSM	EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N73 [9]	2.4″ 320×240 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS	WCDMA 2100, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N73 Music Edition [10]	2.4″ 320×240 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS	WCDMA 2100, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N75 [11]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2006	GSM/UMTS	WCDMA 850/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N76 [12]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N77 [13]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS	WCDMA 2100/EGSM900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N78 [14]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2008	GSM/UMTS/WLAN	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100 (HSDPA)	–	Monoblock	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N79 [15]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2008	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, EGSM 900, WCDMA 900/2100 (HSDPA)	–	Candybar	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N80 [16]	2.1″ 352×416 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	EDGE/GSM 850/900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Slide	3 Megapixels
Nokia N81 [17]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz or GSM 850/900/1800/1900 for some regions	BB5.0	Slide	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N81 8GB [18]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz or GSM 850/900/1800/1900 for some regions	BB5.0	Slide	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N82 [19]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	WCDMA 2100 (HSDPA), EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)	BB5.0	Candybar	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss w/ Xenon flash)
Nokia N85 [20]	2.6″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2008	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1900/2100 (HSDPA)	–	2-way Slide	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss dual-LED flash)
Nokia N90 [21]	2.1″ 352×416 256K colors	2005	GSM/UMTS	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	2.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N91 [22]	2.1″ 176×208 256K colors	2005	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz + WCDMA 2100MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N91 8GB [23]	2.1″ 176×208 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz + WCDMA 2100MHz	BB5.0	Candybar	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N92 [24]	2.8″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	2.0 Megapixels
Nokia N93 [25]	2.4″ 320×240 256K colors	2006	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N93i [26]	2.4″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	WCDMA 2100 + EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz	BB5.0	Clamshell	3.2 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N95 [27]	2.6″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	WCDMA 2100(HSDPA), EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)	BB5.0	2-way Slide	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N95 8GB [28]	2.8″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2007	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	WCDMA 2100(HSDPA), EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)	BB5.0	2-way Slide	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss)
Nokia N96 [29]	2.8″ 320×240 16.7M colors	2008	GSM/UMTS/WLAN 802.11b/g	WCDMA 900/2100(HSDPA), EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)	–	2-way Slide	5.0 Megapixels (Carl Zeiss dual-LED flash)
Nokia N800 [30]	4.1″ 800×480 64K colors	2006	WLAN 802.11b/g	WLAN or over Bluetooth to mobile phone	BB5.0	Tablet	0.3 Megapixels (Webcam)
Nokia N810 [31]	4.1″ 800×480 64K colors	2007	WLAN 802.11b/g	WLAN or over Bluetooth to mobile phone	BB5.0	Tablet	0.3 Megapixels (Webcam)
Nokia N810 WiMAX [32]	4.1″ 800×480 64K colors	2008	WLAN 802.11b/g, WiMAX	WLAN or over Bluetooth to mobile phone	–	Tablet	0.3 Megapixels (Webcam)