The Nokia N93 is a mobile phone from Nokia, part of the multimedia Nseries. It was introduced on 25 April 2006 and released in July 2006.[1] It runs on Symbian OS v9.1 and the S60 3rd Edition interface. It was the most advanced camera phone from Nokia at the time of its release, and was particularly marketed for its swivel design like its predecessor Nokia N90, which mimics the appearance of a conventional camcorder.
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| Manufacturer | Nokia |
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| Availability by region | 2006 |
| Predecessor | Nokia N90 |
| Successor | Nokia N93i Nokia N95 |
| Related | Nokia N92 |
| Compatible networks | HSCSD, UMTS, Tri band GSM / GPRS / EDGE, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| Dimensions | 118 × 55.5 × 28.2 mm |
| Weight | 180 g (0.40 lb) |
| Operating system | Symbian OS v9.1, S60 3rd Edition |
| Memory | 50 MB |
| Removable storage | MiniSD |
| Battery | Li-Po 1100 mAh (BL – 6M) |
| Rear camera | 3.2 Megapixels |
| Display | 320 × 240 pixels; 262,144 colors |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0, Infrared, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, USB 2.0 |
| Data inputs | Keypad |
The N93 improved upon camera capabilities over the N90. The phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and 3x optical zoom (the first Nokia phone to have it) as well as a 30 fps 640×480 (VGA) MPEG-4 video recording capability.
It was succeeded by the Nokia N93i.
Features
edit- DVD-like video capture at 30 fps in the MPEG-4 format at VGA resolution[2]
- 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar optics and flash[2][3][4]
- 320×240 pixels; 262,144 colors 2.4" display[3]
- 3x optical zoom / 20x digital zoom[4]
- direct TV out connectivity[2]
- easy video creation and burning to DVD with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0[2]
- digital image stabilization[4]
- close up mode[4]
- Visual Radio
- 50 MB memory, 64 MB RAM, up to 2 GB mini SD card storage (90 minutes of "DVD-like" video)[4]
- Dual ARM 11 332 MHz CPU
- Infrared and Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi (802.11b and g), 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks[4][5]
- Java MIDP 2.0[3]
- Adobe Flash Lite 1.1 preinstalled (supports Flash Lite 2.1 and Flash Lite 3.0 developer editions)
- Symbian application support[3]
- UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) support[5]
- Comes standard with a full[6]
- Fully hardware accelerated PowerVR 3D graphics from Imagination Technologies (including OpenGL ES 1.1 and M3G, see JBenchmark Archived 10 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine)
- Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC)
Versions
editAs well as coming in 2 colors, pearl black and silver, there was also a Nokia N93 Golf Edition which had been preloaded with Pro Session Golf software to help improve golf skills. There was also a Mission: Impossible III edition which included a memory card preloaded with the movie and a Mission: Impossible III theme.[7]
N-Gage
editAlthough Nokia planned to release an N-Gage application for N93 (alongside N73 and N93i), it never made it due to memory issues.
In popular culture
editThe Nokia N93's likeness is used in the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8 as the way for players to view their in-game messages and videos.
Reviews
edit- All About Symbian N93 Review (part 1) – Covers multimedia aspects of the phone
- All About Symbian N93 Review (part 2) – Covers smartphone aspects, and summary
- All About Symbian N90 vs N93
- Mobile-review N93 review
- N93 reviews and specifications round up Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ "Nokia Introduces the Next Story in Video with the Nokia N93". Nokia. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Series 60 website[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "nseries.com". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nokia". LetsGoDigital.
- ^ a b Nokia N93 Data Sheet
- ^ Web browser
- ^ "Nokia golf edition". Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2006.
External links
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- Online copy of the N93 Manual (PDF) Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Nokia Nseries Social Media – N93 resource Archived 1 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- More on the graphics technology inside the N 93 and N95 Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- N93 technical specifications Archived 24 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- N93 general information Archived 11 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine