The Nokia N92 is the first TV mobile in the Nokia Nseries range. The N90 IS the camera phone, N91 the music phone AND N71 AND N80 ARE MORE ALL-IN-one devices. The N92, LIKE the other Nseries phones ARE aimed AT the premium END OF the market.
The phone has a 2.8 inch screen, able TO use DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) technology TO pick up broadcasts direct FROM TV masts, NOT through operator networks. TO start watching mobile TV, you OPEN the Nokia N92 IN VIEW mode AND press the Multimedia KEY. The phone has a Electronic Service Guide (ESG) that contains information about the available TV channels, programs AND services. Nokia promises watching TIME OF up TO 4 hours.
The N92 Camera
The N92 camera IS a 2 megapixel camera WITH a 4x digital zoom. This camera IS ok, but NOT the focus ON this phone. FOR a camera phone you should buy the N90 OR N80.
The main screen IS a anti-glare 2.8 inch QVGA display WITH a 320 x 240 pixel resolution AND up TO 16 million colors. The SECOND display IS a small 128 x 36 pixels 65 536 color display. The pixel resolution OF the main screen IS about the same AS IN the other new Nseries, but the N92 screen supports MORE colors. The display quality IS excellent AND UI (USER interface) elements, LIKE fonts AND icons should be very smooth.
Battery
The battery life could be a problem. A big screen, watching TV, video recording, listening TO music AND USING applications reduces a lot OF the battery life. Nokia promises talk TIME (GSM USAGE) up TO 4 hours AND stand-by TIME up TO 14 days. IN reality, this could much less if you use ALL the functions actively.
Operating System AND Memory
The phone IS based ON the popular Symbian OS (operating system), S60 (3rd edition, Feature Pack 1). The N92 has 90 MB OF internal memory. FOR comparison the N90 has 48 MB total RAM memory the 6680 has about 8 MB free RAM. MORE memory allow developers TO CREATE MORE advanced software FOR the phone.
You can expand the phones storage capacity (FOR video, pictures, music etc.) WITH a miniSD card OF up TO 2 GB (2 000 MB).
Connections AND DATA Transmission
The N92 has Wi-Fi (WLAN) AND IS equipped WITH USB 2.0 Pop-Port, Bluetooth 1.2 AND a IR-port (infrared). The phone IS a 3G GSM 900/1800/1900 AND WCDMA 2100 phone, which means it has coverage ON up TO five continents. The phone automatically switches BETWEEN bands AND modes. DATA transmission speed reaches up TO 236.8 kbps IN EGPRS (EDGE) networks AND up TO 384 kbps IN 3G networks.
Audio
Though the N92 generates stereo sound. The phone supports many audio formats LIKE WMA, MP3, AAC, AMR AND RealAudio. You can transfer music FROM a PC TO the phone WITH the Nokia Audio Manager OR the Windows Media Player.
Size
For a multifunctional device, which serves AS a phone, TV AND AS a digital camera the weight isn´t too heavy (191 g). WITH the dimensions OF 107.4 x 58.2 x 24.8 mm this gadget IS propably nothing FOR the jeans pocket. FOR comparison the N90 weights 173 grams AND IS one OF the biggest AND the heaviest Series 60 smartphones. The Nokia 9300 weights 167 g.
Availability
The Nokia N92 IS planned TO be available IN mid 2006 IN Europe, Africa AND Asia, IN countries WHERE DVB-H services ARE available, WITH an estimated, unsubsidized sales price OF approximately 720 USD / 600 euros.
Conclusion
Experts AND analysts, however, ARE doubtful OF the prediction that the FIRST mobile TV networks would be up AND running by the middle OF 2006. The official timeline FOR DVB-H IS 2012, but it will propably arrive a lot sooner, but already NEXT YEAR
How good can a TV phone LIKE the N92 show ice hockey ON a tiny screen AND how does it compete WITH a video iPod AND if it needs 3G networks the US will NOT be ready FOR a while. TV phones can be competitive if you ARE away FROM a fixed-location television AND do NOT have TiVO. There ARE however video-enabled devices that have a better reputation than the upcoming TV phones.
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