Nokia N93i Hands-On

CES 2007 – I’m still playing with my N93 that Nokia drops the N93i on us! This is a nice update from its older brother. The N93i is still a pure video phone, with a 3.2 Megapixel Carl Zeiss lens that can capture 30fps MPEG4 video (with stabilization). The phone itself has been upgraded too and is now a 3G phone (in addition of the Wi-Fi capability already included in the N93).

The device feels substantially smaller and lighter than the N93 – a welcome improvement, says my pocket shirt. To exploit its imaging capabilities, it comes loaded with Vox, the rich blogging platform from Six Appart, making photo/video blogging more spontaneous.

Specs

• WLAN 802.11 b/g & UPnP 1.5
• USB 2.0 and TV out support
• Bluetooth Specification 2.0
• IrDA (infrared)
• WCDMA: Maximum download and upload 384 kbps
• EGPRS (Class B, Multislot class 32): Maximum download 296 kbps; upload 177.6 kbps
• Dual Transfer Mode (Simple class A, Multislot class 11)
• Triband EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz
• User interface: S60 3rd Edition
• Dimensions: 108 x 58 x 25 mm (L x W x T)
• Weight: 163 g
• Main display: LCD, 240 x 320 pixels, up to 16 million colors
• Cover display: OLED, 128 x 36 pixels, up to 65,536 colors
• Battery: BL-5F, 950 mAh
• Standby time: Up to 285 hrs (GSM), up to 225 hrs (WCDMA)
• Talk time: Up to 235 min (GSM), up to 200 min (WCDMA)
• Memory: Up to 50 MB dynamic internal memory and support for up to 2 GB hot swap miniSD card
• Image capture: 3.2 megapixels (2048 x 1536) JPEG/EXIF (16.7 million/24-bit color)
• Video capture: MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 480) at up to 30 fps (16.7 million/24-bit color)
• Video playback: MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 480) at up to 30 fps and H.263/3GPP, H.264/AVC, RealVideo at CIF (352 x 288) at up to 15 fps
• Sensor: 1/3.2”, CMOS 3.2 megapixels
• Focal length: 4.5 mm (Wide) /12.4 mm (Tele), 34.25 – 94.1 mm (35 mm equivalent)
• Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
• Shutter speed: Mechanical shutter: 1/2400~1/3 s
• Close-up mode: 30 cm (macro @ Wide),
• 10 cm (macro @ Middle to Tele)

Hubert Nguyen
Categories: Cellphones