Nokia Launches N96 as iPhone Alternative in India

Apple's iPhone has got more competition in one of the world's fastest growing mobile phone market after Nokia announced the launch of its multimedia phone, Nokia N96 in India.

iPhone is already facing competition from Samsung's Omnia i900 and will now have to deal with the N96 which is bound to excite the gizmo-mad population in the country. Nokia has packed the N96 with a number of multimedia features including built-in 3D stereo speakers, headphone connector, media keys and a stand on the other side for hands free viewing.

An in-built TV tuner card allows users to access digital TV even on the move. Users can store more than 18,000 songs, over 20,000 images or 60 hours of videos including full length movies. They are helped by a 16GB of internal memory with an option of extending it to 24GB by adding a microSD card.

Other features include a 2.8-inch display screen, high speed USB 2.0 including support for WLAN and HSDPA, a 5 megapixel camera with the ability to make video calls once 3G arrives in India and an advanced navigation mode with the availability of A-GPS and the Nokia Maps.

Nokia India marketing director Devinder Kishore revealed that the N96 will be available in the markets by September 15 and will be available for a price of Rs 35,000.