The Nokia N92 is a
smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
part of the multimedia
Nseries
The Nokia Nseries was a high-end lineup of feature phones, smartphones, and tablets marketed by Nokia Corporation from 2005 to 2011. The Nseries devices commonly supported multiple high-speed wireless technologies at the time, such as 3G, or Wirel ...
. It was announced on November 2, 2005 and was the world's first mobile phone with an integrated
DVB-H tuner (excluding the experimental
7710). As a result, Nokia marketed it as a phone for watching TV on the go. It featured the same
swivel
A swivel is a connection that allows the connected object, such as a gun, chair, swivel caster, or an anchor
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design as the
N90. It runs on
Symbian OS
Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones. It was originally developed as a proprietary software OS for personal digital assistants in 1998 by the Symbian Ltd. consortium. Symbian OS ...
v9.1 and the
S60 3rd Edition interface.
Interesting features of the handset's DVB-H receiver include the program guide and the recording facility. The phone has a constant 30 second rolling record function for instant replay and can record broadcasts to memory card. Providers may charge for some of these features.
Elsewhere the N92 was also advanced, featuring a large 2.8" display (the largest at the time, excluding the
Communicators), dedicated multimedia keys,
3G,
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio wav ...
,
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other's presence on the n ...
, and a 2 megapixel camera with flash. Its
CPU runs at a clock speed of 268 MHz. However it was considerably heavy (at 191 g), despite its size.
Upon release in Q2 2006 it retailed for 600 euros. The N92 is one of the rarest devices from Nokia and go for high prices on the second hand market.
Design
The keypad is unusual as it has numbers viewable in both portrait and landscape modes. This is to accommodate for the screen, which can be opened in two different positions:
# Horizontal "clamshell"-like opening (like the
Nokia 9300
The Nokia 9300 is a Nokia Series 80 Symbian Smartphone introduced in 2004. It is used as a normal though bulky mobile phone in closed mode, when it is flipped open it can be used like a very small notebook computer with a 640×200 screen. The ...
)
# Open, twist then fold (like the
Nokia N93
The Nokia N93 is a smartphone from Nokia, part of the multimedia Nseries. It was introduced on 25 April 2006 and released in July 2006. It runs on Symbian OS v9.1 and the S60 3rd Edition interface. It was the most advanced camera phone from Noki ...
)
Because of its unusual keypad, some users refer to it as confusing.
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References
External links
Official Nokia N92 product page
N Series Talk
Nokia N Series Forums and Community
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