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Nokia N93i

03 Mar, 2007, 2:35 pm IST | Aalaap Ghag | Smartphones Smartphones


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Technically, nothing has changed in the phone. The N93i is also still tri-band GSM/EDGE and UMTS capable. There’s no support for HSDPA, which was the order of the day at 3GSM recently. The phone does WiFi b/g, uPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 (still no A2DP/AVRCP), Infrared/IrDA, USB 2.0 via the Pop-port.The fabulous web browser has been retained, which is a part of the same Series 60 3rd Edition UI.

The phone also does the usual TV output feature that lets you see the entire phone menu features on the TV, not just video or audio.

For storage, the internal memory is still 50MB, and the memory cards used are also still miniSD as opposed to microSD cards in newer phones. The good part about the N93i is that it comes bundled with a 1GB card right out of the box.

Multimedia
Nothing has changed here. You've still got your MP3/AAC player, MPEG4 video player, stereo FM radio, etc. The exclusion of A2DP and AVRCP for Bluetooth is really unnerving. Something this expensive and this recent, should really have those features.

Camera
This is what the phone is mainly known for, but alas, there have been no real changes to the camera in the N93i. It is still a 3.2 megapixel camera, with the same Carl Zeiss lens, the same 3x optical zoom. There's a slight difference in the pictures taken with the N93i, but it's barely noticable.

Video capture with the N93i is still the same VGA quality, 30fps video. The quality of the video is still great.

The N93i comes bundled with a free copy of Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0, which lets you easily edit and join videos that you take with the phone (or anything else, for that matter). You can add several transitions, music, and other effects to make a good home movie. The app looks very professional and has a lot of features. You can really do good stuff with it.

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