| Nokia N93 | |
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| Screen | 2.4-inch display, 320×240 pixels; 262,144 colors, |
| Camera | 3.2 MP with Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar optics and flash |
| Default ringtone | Polyphonic |
| Memory card | 50 MB |
| Physical size | 118 × 55.5 × 28.2 mm |
| Weight | 180 g (0.40 lb) |
| Predecessor | Nokia N90 |
| Successor | Nokia N93i, Nokia N95 |
The Nokia N93 is a smartphone from Nokia, part of the multimedia Nseries. It was introduced on 25 April 2006 and released in July 2006. It runs on Symbian OS v9.1 and the S60 3rd Edition interface. Likewise, it was the most advanced camera phone from Nokia at the time of its release, and was particularly marketed for its camcorder, packed in its unique swivel design like its predecessor Nokia N90.
The N93 has improved camera capabilities compared with the earlier N90. The phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and 3x optical zoom as well as a 30 fps VGA-resolution MPEG-4 video recording capability. It was the most advanced camera phone from Nokia at the time of its release.
It was succeeded by the Nokia N93i.
Features[]
- DVD-like video capture at 30 frames per second in the MPEG-4 format at VGA resolution[1]
- 3.2 MP camera with Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar optics and flash[1][2][3]
- 320×240 pixels, 262,144 colors 2.4” display[2]
- 3 times optical zoom / 20 times digital zoom[3]
- direct TV out connectivity[1]
- easy video creation and burning to DVD with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0[1]
- digital image stabilization[3]
- close up mode[3]
- Visual Radio
- 50 MB memory, 64 MB RAM, up to 2 GB mini SD card storage (90 minutes of “DVD-like” video)[3]
- Dual ARM 11 332 MHz CPU
- Infrared and Bluetooth
- WLAN (b and g), 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks[3][4]
- Java MIDP 2.0[2]
- Adobe Flash Lite 1.1 preinstalled (Supports Flash Lite 2.1 and Flash Lite 3.0 developer editions)
- Symbian application support[2]
- UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) support[4]
- Comes standard with a full Web browser
- Fully HW accelerated PowerVR 3D graphics from Imagination Technologies (including OpenGL ES 1.1 and M3G, see JBenchmark)
- Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC)
Availability[]
The N93 started shipping on July 24th, 2006.
Versions[]
As well as coming in 2 colours, pearl black and silver, there will also be a Nokia N93 Golf Edition which is preloaded with Pro Session Golf software to help improve golf skills. Also there was a Mission: Impossible III edition which included a memory card preloaded with the movie and a Mission: Impossible III theme.[5]
Popular culture[]
- In the skateboarding game Tony Hawks Project 8, the phone the player uses is a Nokia N93, and also one of the messages the player gets throughout the game is an advertisement for the golf instructional video.
- Musician Rob Dickinson shot the entire video for his single “Oceans” on a Nokia N93. [1]
- In The Bourne Ultimatum, the CIA agents looking for Bourne use Nokia N93s throughout the movie, holding them alongside their handguns, and with a real time video link to the CIA coordination room.
- In Rendition, Jake Gyllenhaal's character in the movie can be seen using a N93
- In Pharrel Williams' music video for “That Girl”, he is seen using the N93 throughout the video
N-Gage[]
Although Nokia planned to release an N-Gage application for N93 (alongside N73 and N93i), it never made it due to memory issues.
Reviews[]
- 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
References[]
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External links[]
- Online copy of the N93 Manual (PDF)
- Nokia Nseries Social Media - N93 resource
- More on the graphics technology inside the N 93 and N95
- N93 technical specifications
- N93 general information
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