APPLE 3G IPHONE VS NOKIA N96

With the recent launch of the 3G iPhone I started to think which phone is superior, either Apple iPhone or the (upcoming) Nokia N96. I will only review the features that are important regarding the performance.Speaking truly about…

Design

The Nokia is a Dual-Slider, meaning that it slides up for a keypad, and down for media controls. The iPhone has very few buttons, but instead has a touch interface which opens up possibilities like a QWERTY keyboard.

Interface

you can’t get much better then Apple on this one. The N96 may be powered by Symbian OS, but what it lacks is coverflow, safari, , a full QWERTY keyboard, iTunes and it’s multi-touch gestures. iPhone OS,would be possibly better because I know that OS X is a solid Operating System.

Storage

What we like more is expandable space.N96 not only comes with 16gb of internal memory (The iPhone only offers 16gb on its higher end model), but you can hot-swap a microSD card for even more room (Currently 8gb is the largest you can buy, giving the N96 a total of 24gb of storage). Even if Apple release a 32gb model, many are still temped to choose the N96, only because we can remove the card and use it in other things.

Connectivity

Both phones support WiFi and Bluetooth and run on a 3G network, but you don’t need iTunes to run a N96.Furthermore, if you wanted to, you could just pile all of your media onto a microSD card, and transfer it onto your N96 that way - without the need for a computer.

Camera

NOKIA N96: 5 mega pixels

IPHONE: 2 mega pixels

Height /Weight/ Size

The N96 weighs a whole 8 grams less then the iPhone. But, the iPhone is thinner then the Nokia, and not as wide. The N96 has a cubic volume of 101.97cm, compared to the iPhone’s 94.68cm. But, the iPhone is thinner then the Nokia.

Battery Backup

For Audio playback, its 14 hours (N96) vs. 24 (iPhone) and for video its 5 hours (N96) vs 7 hours (iPhone). Standby time is 220 hours (N96) vs 300 for the iPhone. Even though the battery can’t be replaced by normal people iPhon can go 12.5 days without a recharge.

Media Playback

The Nokia N96 can not only playback MP3’s, but AAC’s and WMA’s. In terms of video, it can playback MPEG-4, H.264, WMV9 and Flash (It can also playback realVideo). The iPhone can playback H.264 and MPEG-4 video, AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, AIFF and WAV. The N96 supports flash, which is why the Nokia wins the media playback.

So,to conclude which one is better it depends…...and If you was to choose either phone, let me know what you’d choose, and why you would choose it.