Nokia N93i video camera phone

Nokia adds a shiny coat and shaves some weight off its venerable camcorder phone.

Design:

The biggest change in the N93i is the design. In fact, aside from the incremental upgrade to the Symbian S60 Series 3 OS, the design is the only change, but the change is significant. The original N93 was unique, but very bulky. It was more like a small camcorder than a phone. Though the N93i only pares a tenth of an inch from its thickness, the phone is considerably lighter. The finish is a super-shiny mirror, reminiscent of the recently announced Nokia N76, and prone to fingerprints as well.

Features:

The N93i doesn't change much from the original N93. The phone still supports DVD-like video recording, and provides 3G WCDMA support for European users. U.S. customers will be stuck with EDGE. Nokia demonstrated the new Vox video blogging service, which works by sending a video through an MMS-like setup to the Vox service, where it is available for all to see. The phone will be available in the first quarter of 2007 in Europe, and Nokia told us that, like the N93, a U.S. version should become available unlocked directly from Nokia's site.

Pros:
Excellent video recording quality. Easy-to-use uploading service. Great screen.

Cons:
No real feature update. No high-speed service for U.S. buyers.

Conclusion:

Camera phones usually represent the lowest end of image quality, especially when it comes to video. So when it was introduced, the Nokia N93 was a breath of fresh air - a big heavy lung full. The N93i is only slightly smaller, but the difference in weight (exact difference when we get specs from Nokia) is significant. Enough to make us want to carry one around in our pockets? Check back for our full review.

Specifications

2.4-inch QVGA high resolution display
3.2-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, autofocus and 30-FPS VGA video recording
Music player with MP3 and WMA support
MP3 ringtones
50 MB of onboard memory
miniSD memory card expansion, 128 MB card bundled
TV out with S-Video support
Wi-Fi 802.11g connectivity with UPnP support
Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with dial-up networking, headset, keyboard and printing support
USB 2.0 connectivity with PictBridge support
Speaker Independent Voice Dialing
Tri-band GSM with EDGE
3G with video calling
118 x 56 x 28 mm, 180 g
3.5 hours of talk time, 7 days of standby
1/14/2007 10:07:26 PM
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