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Duel of the fates - the Sony Ericsson X1 vs the Nokia N96

by Matt Sharp

Two mobile phones are easily the most anticipated in the country, as I sit here and type this: the Sony Ericsson X1 and the Nokia N96. But which one should you get? Read on to find out!

A history of not-violence - Sony Ericsson vs Nokia in history

The tussle between Sony Ericsson and Nokia goes back a long way, with their top-end mobile phones being the main weapons. right from the days of the Sony Ericsson P800, that rivalry's been there, but nowhere is it more obvious than in the Nseries mobile phones by Nokia. You see, Sony Ericsson took an early lead in the smartphone battle, using Symbian. Erm, but then, Nokia did the same, and they overtook their rivals. Well, the rivalry still holds today, and their two top mobile phones, the big hitters in their respective arsenals, are going to war.

Nokia N96 - master of multimedia

Following on from the much-loved N95, the Nokia N96 picks up the torch in admirable style, and it's clear that this baby is intent on being perfect at one particular feature: multimedia. The Nokia N96 wants to do better multimedia than its rivals in the world of mobile phones, its as simple as that. And, to be honest, it may very well be on course to succeed in that goal! Not only do you get a 5 megapixel camera, with brilliant video capture, but it has superb music playback, access to Nokia's Ovi Portal (for media content), and unlike any other mobile phones, the Nokia N96 comes, as standard, with BBC iPlayer, right out of the box, as well as a massive 16Gb of memory to store videos on. The Nokia N96, if I'm honest, pretty much has the video realm al to itself, as not many mobile phones even come close to the sheer brilliance on display here!

The Nokia N96 doesn't have everything it's own way, though, as the Sony Ericsson X1 is here to take it on!

Sony Ericsson X1 - a brutal powerhouse in a sensible suit

A quick glance at the specs of the Sony Ericsson X1 seems to imply that it's nowhere near as good as it's Nokia rival. However, as is usually the case with mobile phones, things are a bit more complex than that. You see, whilst the Nokia N96 may well take the crown for multimedia and the camera, it's my honest and sincere opinion that the Sony Ericsson takes the crown for, well, everything else. It's got a bigger screen (and it's a touchscreen, at that) than most other mobile phones, it's got GPS and HSDPA to rival the Nokia N96, and the Sony Ericsson X1 just feels smarter. With that slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Sony Ericsson X1 feels like a proper, full-on, PC-like smartphone. So, it really depends on what you want. If you want the best multimedia, the Nokia N96 is the phone for you. But if you want the best all-round mobile phones, then the Sony Ericsson X1 is your man!

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Additional Features in nokia n96

by carlodanie

Nokia n96 is 3G smartphone is part of the NSeries from Nokia. Nokia N96 is fully loaded multi-media smartphone the major change of advanced video viewing in Nokia n96 with large 2.8 Inch colour screen displays up to sixteen million colours on LCD screen with a resolution of 240 pixels by 320 pixels.

* Memory Nokia n96 has 16 gb of built in memory and we can extend it by MicroSD memory card up to 24 GB and Support & 128 Mbytes RAM & 256 Mbytes System Memory. Nokia n96 has GPS Navigation and show 150 Countries Maps on big 2.8 Inch colour screen. You can store a lot of music capable of storing up to 3500 songs. * Weight & Size Lighter(125 grams), Thinner(18 mm thick) and easy-to-carry smart 5 Megapixel dgital camera phone. It is actually thinner and lighter than the latest version of the Nokia N95 8gb, the size is still compact. The measurement are 103 mm tall by 55 mm wide by 18 mm thick and total weight is 125 grams.

* Digital camera Nokia n96 has fully-functional 5 Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar Lens and there is no need to carry a separate digital camera becasue all the settings & options include in it. Nokia N96 has a dual LED flash which means that it is capable of taking high-quality pictures in all different types of settings user can adjust the LED flash which will light up even the darkest surrounding for the user to take a clear shot. It support a lot of photography Setting (Flash, Auto Exposure, Self Timer, Autofocus, Colour, White Balance & Contrast). A second VGA camera which allows the user to take part in a 3G video calling.

* TV broadcasting TV broadcasting capabilities which allows the user to enjoy DVB H live TV broadcasts.

* Advanced GPS Highly advanced GPS functions (show 150 Countries Maps). The Maps 2.0 software allows for viewing satellite map images, receiving voice instructions on 2.8 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA LCD TFT Screen (240 x 320 Pixels) screen. Nokia n96 has Nokia Maps Application also.

* Battery life (3 Hours Talk Time and 220 Hours Standby) Long battery life with 3 Hours Talk Time and 220 Hours Standby. Nokia n96 smartphone is designed to have a long-lasting battery allow you to fully utilize the advanced multimedia functions no needing to recharge frequent basis.

* Pictures Format ( JPEG or EXIF) Photos are capable of being stored in either JPEG or EXIF Format. These pictures are also capable of being tagged with the location of the pictures using the GPS features available with the Nokia smartphone. You can enjoy the social networking and capable of instant upload pictures and integration own images into the social networking sites like Facebook and Flickr.

* A built-in FM radio with RDS. This means that the user can listen to songs on the radio and get the information regarding those songs on a display on the phone's screen.

* Advanced audio features include built-in 3D stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone connector. There is also an audio equalizer intended to enhance the sound of the music.

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