Apple iPhone vs Nokia N96
By Jeremy Roche and Joseph Hanlon on 03 March 2008
update The Apple iPhone 3G has finally landed in Australia. Check out our iPhone Launch Centre for everything iPhone, including news, features, photos, downloads and videos.
Aussies love a good stoush, and from the response to our previous Apple/Nokia face-off, the battle for Australian mobile supremacy is far from decided.
Apple recently announced that the 4GB and 8GB versions of the iPhone, released in the US and Europe, would be superseded by 8GB and 16GB models. Not to be outdone, Nokia hits back with 16GB of storage in the N96, and MicroSD expansion that will support up to 8GB. If Apple put a 3G chipset in the iPhone before releasing it in Australia we'll have a real fight on our hands.
That's not to say the N96 is a clear front-runner, and it's not just a matter of style over substance. The iPhone's 620MHz processing speed is significantly faster than most smartphones on the market to date, and is nearly twice as fast as the N95's 330Mhz. Also, the N95 had terrible battery life, and while we're hoping this improves in the newer model, we won't be holding our breath.


The details for both phones, particularly their prices, may change before we see them in stores.
We'd love to say that we're doing this comparison because Apple have announced a date to release the iPhone in Australia, but as you probably know, Apple is playing its cards very close to its chest. Thankfully, Nokia have been a little more forthcoming, and we're still expecting a release of the N96 in Q3 of this year.
We'd like to hear your thoughts on the iPhone versus the competition. Leave your comments below or jump on the forums and let us know what you think.
Topics: apple, iphone, mobile phone, n96, nokia
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Comments (52)
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im confused commented on 17/09/2009 13:49
ok im 13 and this review is sooo biast,
does anyone else see this, im getting 1 of these phones soon and i dont no which 1 to pick -
Rozza commented on 27/06/2009 02:13
I have the Apple iPhone 3G and that has 3G (Obviously) and GPS, it has a 3 megapixel camera, I have an app for IM and VoIP and I can connect my iPhone to my TV. But the down side of my iPhone is that it cost me $800
I've used the N95, it was pretty impressive, I hope to use the N96 and possible buy it to replace my iPhone as I broke it yesterday :p -
mike commented on 23/06/2009 06:05
Hehe, everything designed by apple is better than Nokia phones: http://www.officeanimals.com/2009/06/19/apple-stone-compared-to-nokia-phones/
:D :D -
rikkie commented on 12/06/2009 18:59
i like n96 than the iphone.it has very good features.the best thing is the battery replacement which is not in iphone.
Very nice , keep up the work -
Frank commented on 28/05/2009 22:35
iPhone 3g is better than the n96 this comparison is iPhone 2g vs the n **** the nokia man it sucks very much
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dissapointed nokia commented on 26/05/2009 22:21
just to let as many know as possible nokia do not stand by there product. i recently purchased n96
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Maxlove commented on 20/02/2009 03:31
Although the Iphone looks pretty, the Nokia N95-N96 range is far superior in capability. N series = more functionality. Since it's just a proto type it will be good to see what Nokia come up with. Like the 95& N96 - N97 has an amazing video capture. Iphone = No vid capture, no DVB-H mobile TV, heavy in weight, no memory expansion slot, no replaceable battery, no MMS, no instant messaging, no VOip, Output to Tv? No stereo blue tooth support, no Flickr support, music file format is very limited, i.e. ITunes!
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