We knew it was coming and… today Nokia unveiled the slimmer and more compact in design, successor of its award-winning N93 – N93i. The new device brings the same-as-N93 DVD-like video quality, thanks to its MPEG-4 VGA video capture at up to 30 fps, stereo audio recording and digital stabilization. The N93i also sports a 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels) camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3x optical zoom, autofocus and close-up mode, as well as 2.4″ main display (16 million colors, 160° viewing angle).
However, this time Nokia decided to bundle its new device with a decent miniSD memory card of 1 GB. In the N93i, Nokia also integrated a new personal video and photo blogging service called Vox with privacy features that let users share stories and thoughts instantly with their friends, family, neighborhood or the entire world. Select your video or photos in the gallery of your Nokia N93i and upload them directly from your device to Vox in their original size.
Now the downsides – there’s no mentioning of HSDPA and A2DP. Also, the N93i is NOT based on the latest Symbian s60 3rd edition Feature Pack 1 – it runs the “standard” S60 3rd edition.
The Nokia N93i is expected to start shipping in volumes during the first quarter of 2007 with an estimated, pre-tax, unsubsidized sales price of approximately 600 euros.
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