Nokia N93i
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The Nokia N93i is a smartphone
produced by Nokia
. It is part of the Nokia Nseries
line of high-end smartphones and is a redesign of the Nokia N93
. The N93i runs on Symbian OS version 9.1, with the Series 60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone is a clamshell design with a camera and landscape position. It was announced on January 8, 2007 and released the same month.
The N93i is more of a redesign, than a successor to the N93. The improvements include:
optics, 3x optical zoom and digital video stabilization. The ability to create "DVD-like videos" at 30 frames per second with MPEG4 technology and share them on the 2.4" display. The Nokia N93i can be connected to a compatible TV using direct TV out connectivity or via Wireless LAN and UPnP technology. The N93i also features a digital stereo microphone, music player and FM stereo radio, dual mode WCDMA/GSM and triband GSM coverage on up to five continents (EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz networks).
. Third-party applications have started to make use of the built in accelerometer including:
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The camera is the main focus of the Nokia N93i, with video recording being one of the main aspects of the phone it also has high quality stereo sound which is recorded by the two microphones located at the top of the phone next to the power button.
Main Camera
Secondary Camera
and Nokia N95
. The N-Gage Application was unreleased for the Nokia N93i. The N93i has a 3D graphics chip. Unlike other models, the N93 and N93i make use of all of the keys on the keypad due to their design, all keys can be used in both landscape and portrait mode, although being a little less accessible.
Due to its incompatibility with the N-Gage application, electronics enthusiasts made a modified version of N-Gage which is compatible with Nokia N93i.
The N93i used a different marketing strategy by incorporating Dallas based punk rock band Greyskull
in its APAC campaign. Running an on-line competition in which contestants could submit their own videos to the band's songs. Ads featuring the band Greyskull
were run in newspapers and commercials on MTV Asia.
During the 2007 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, camera crews using Nokia N93i devices tagged along with the Young Creative Film Competitors on their 48 hour mission to shoot a 30 second commercial, also using the Nokia N93i, for MTV SWITCH, a campaign from MTV Networks International designed to educate and encourage alternative options to help save the planet. With 40 hours of content filmed on the Nokia N93i, the footage was edited into an exclusive behind the scenes documentary, "Short Film Shootout: Cannes", which was available for broadcast on MTV's 61 TV channels across 161 countries on December 20, 2007.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
produced by Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
. It is part of the Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a multimedia smartphone product family which is engineered and marketed by the Nokia Corporation.The Nseries devices are known to commonly support multiple high-speed wireless technologies, such as 3G, or Wireless LAN....
line of high-end smartphones and is a redesign of the Nokia N93
Nokia N93
The Nokia N93 is a smartphone by Nokia especially designed for multimedia use. It was introduced in April 2006 and released in July 2006.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...
. The N93i runs on Symbian OS version 9.1, with the Series 60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone is a clamshell design with a camera and landscape position. It was announced on January 8, 2007 and released the same month.
Redesign
- A sleeker design
- Reduced size and weight
- 16M colour LCD (256K colours on the Nokia N93)
- Side joystick (D-Pad on the N93)
- A recessed lanyard mount
- A flush fitting, more secure miniSD card slot cover
- A tethered cover for the Pop-Port connector
- Relocation of the main speaker to the base unit
- A redesigned battery cover
- A proper SIM card recess
- A charging LED underneath the mirror top
Features
The Nokia N93i features a 3.2 megapixel camera, Carl ZeissCarl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss was a German maker of optical instruments commonly known for the company he founded, Carl Zeiss Jena . Zeiss made contributions to lens manufacturing that have aided the modern production of lenses...
optics, 3x optical zoom and digital video stabilization. The ability to create "DVD-like videos" at 30 frames per second with MPEG4 technology and share them on the 2.4" display. The Nokia N93i can be connected to a compatible TV using direct TV out connectivity or via Wireless LAN and UPnP technology. The N93i also features a digital stereo microphone, music player and FM stereo radio, dual mode WCDMA/GSM and triband GSM coverage on up to five continents (EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz networks).
Accelerometer
The N93i includes a built-in accelerometer much like the Nokia N95Nokia N95
The Nokia N95 is a smartphone produced by Nokia as part of their Nseries line of portable devices. It was released in 2007. The N95 runs Symbian OS v9.2, with a S60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can be used to access either media playback buttons or...
. Third-party applications have started to make use of the built in accelerometer including:
- RotateMe which automatically changes the screen rotation when the phone is tilted.
- NokMote which uses the accelerometer as a D-Pad and moves in the direction of tilt, much like the Wii RemoteWii RemoteThe , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
. - ShutUp which turns the phone on Silent when it is turned face down.
- ShakeMe which can lock the keypad, toggle Bluetooth, turn on the backlight or toggle Silent Profile
- ShakeLock which will lock the phone when it is shaken.
Camera
- Resolution: 2048 x 1536
- Focal length 4.5 mm
- F-Stop/Aperture f/3.3
- Focus range 10 cm to infinity
- Digital Zoom: 20 x
- Optical Zoom: 3 x
- Image Format: JPEG/Exif
- Feature: Auto Focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, Flash, Self Timer
- Video Resolution: 640 x 480
- Video Frame Rate: 30 frame/s
- Video Zoom: 8 x
- Video Format: H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4
- Audio Format: H.253, H.244
Secondary Camera
- Resolution: 288 x 352
- Image Format: JPEG/Exif
- Video Resolution: 176 x 144
- Video Frame Rate: 15 frame/s
- Video Zoom: 2 x
- Video Format: H.263
N-Gage
The N93i is not an N-Gage 2.0 compatible device unlike other models such as the Nokia N81Nokia N81
The Nokia N81 is a smartphone announced by Nokia on August 29 2007. The phone is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 mobile gaming service.- Problems :The Nokia N81 suffered from lower sound output due to the release of the new firmware version...
and Nokia N95
Nokia N95
The Nokia N95 is a smartphone produced by Nokia as part of their Nseries line of portable devices. It was released in 2007. The N95 runs Symbian OS v9.2, with a S60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can be used to access either media playback buttons or...
. The N-Gage Application was unreleased for the Nokia N93i. The N93i has a 3D graphics chip. Unlike other models, the N93 and N93i make use of all of the keys on the keypad due to their design, all keys can be used in both landscape and portrait mode, although being a little less accessible.
Due to its incompatibility with the N-Gage application, electronics enthusiasts made a modified version of N-Gage which is compatible with Nokia N93i.
Popular culture
An N93i is seen in the 2007 movie, Transformers. It is the device used to demonstrate the AllSpark's capability of turning any electronic device into a living robot.The N93i used a different marketing strategy by incorporating Dallas based punk rock band Greyskull
Greyskull
Greyskull are a four-piece Texas Punk rock band originating from Dallas, Texas that was started in 2001 by Chris Smyers and Brad Bevill. Rooted in melodic punk rock and old renegade country, Greyskull are influenced by the great bands and artists before them like Social Distortion, Bad Religion,...
in its APAC campaign. Running an on-line competition in which contestants could submit their own videos to the band's songs. Ads featuring the band Greyskull
Greyskull
Greyskull are a four-piece Texas Punk rock band originating from Dallas, Texas that was started in 2001 by Chris Smyers and Brad Bevill. Rooted in melodic punk rock and old renegade country, Greyskull are influenced by the great bands and artists before them like Social Distortion, Bad Religion,...
were run in newspapers and commercials on MTV Asia.
During the 2007 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, camera crews using Nokia N93i devices tagged along with the Young Creative Film Competitors on their 48 hour mission to shoot a 30 second commercial, also using the Nokia N93i, for MTV SWITCH, a campaign from MTV Networks International designed to educate and encourage alternative options to help save the planet. With 40 hours of content filmed on the Nokia N93i, the footage was edited into an exclusive behind the scenes documentary, "Short Film Shootout: Cannes", which was available for broadcast on MTV's 61 TV channels across 161 countries on December 20, 2007.