05-22-2006
Nokia N91

Nokia N91 features and specs:
* dual mode WCDMA/GSM
* triband GSM (EDGE/GSM 900/1800/1900 + WCDMA 2100 MHz networks)
* weight:: 180 g
* dimensions: 118. 2 x 55.5 x 28.2 mm (LxWxD)
* up to 50 MB internal dynamic memory
* miniSD memory card slot supporting up to 2 GB miniSD memory cards
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* Lithium Polymer battery BP-6M 1100mAh
* Talk time: up to 3.7hrs (WCDMA)/up to 5.1hrs (GSM)*
* Stand-by time: up to 10days (WCDMA)/up to 10days (GSM)*
* Active matrix 2.4″ QVGA color display with wide 160 ° viewing angle: 320 x 240 pixels, up to 262,144 colors
* 1.1″ second display: 128 x 36 , up to 65,536 colours
* integrated wireless LAN (802.11 b/g) and UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
* integrated Bluetooth wireless technology v.2.0
* USB 2.0 via Pop-Port™ interface
Nokia N91 Reviews
Trusted Reviews reviews the Nokia N91 and writes about the phone’s WiFi: “It is very unusual to see Wi-Fi in a handset, but it is here, and it is the faster 802.11g standard at that. Using it is easy. When you make a connection, such as to use the Web browser, you are asked to choose an access point. This could be via your SIM or a WLAN router. It is most likely you’ll use your LAN for Internet browsing. You can’t synchronise, file share, or stream over WLAN.”
LaptopMag reviews the Nokia N91, and has this to say about the phone’s WiFi: “Getting on the Web with Wi-Fi—a unique feature for non-QWERTY smart phones—was a painless endeavor, thanks to a helpful onscreen guide that assists users to establish a connection. Navigation simply requires typing in the URL once you’re in the Web menu, which can be accessed through the menu or active standby. Our favorite sites loaded at a decent clip.”
IT Reviews reviews the Nokia N91 and while the review doesn’t talk specifically about the phone’s WiFi capabilities, the verdict was: “The N91 shows that Nokia can do music management, covering all the bases from data transfer to playback quality very well. It functions well in general as a Symbian Series 60 phone too, and of course the 3G capability is welcome. The question is, do you really want your phone to be your music player too?”
3G has a review of the Nokia N91, and writes, “Another big boon is the built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) for hotspot connectivity and for calls over a non-cellular W-LAN network.” Overall, however, “We really tried to love this phone but it’s hard not to be disappointed with the N91. Not only is it a giant compared to most other phones, but for a handset of its status, it carries a few too many defects. The screen is poor, the slide mechanism is shoddy, parts of the keypad are tricky to use and choosing to embed a hard drive instead of the more resilient and less power-hungry flash memory might not be the wisest choice. This could have reduced the N91’s gigantic size.”
CNET has a review of the Nokia N91, and writes, “As a phone, the Nokia N91 features all the basics and more. You get a speakerphone, speed dial, voice dialing and commands, text and multimedia messaging, and a vibrate mode. The address book is limited by only the amount of available memory, and the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts. Each entry has room for multiple numbers, an e-mail address, home and work addresses, a company name, a job title, and more. For caller ID purposes, you can pair a contact with a photo, a group ID, or one of 39 ring tones. … For wireless options, the Nokia N91 offers integrated Bluetooth 1.2 and Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).”
OhGizmo reviews the Nokia N91 and writes about the smartphone’s WiFi: “the WiFi, for instance, works great. Upon launching the integrated browser, you’re prompted with the option of searching for networks. It displays a list of all the hotspots in range, along with an icon indicating whether the network is secure or not. Simply select your open network, and within seconds you’ll be surfing the web. Unfortunately, it does not save keys. So, if you spend two minutes painstakingly entering a 128 bit key, don’t expect it to remember it next time around.”
MobileTechReview has a review up of the Nokia N91 and talks about the phone’s WiFi capabilities: “Though the phone’s relatively low resolution display doesn’t lend itself to power web-browsing, WiFi has its place in smartphone land. The browser is very capable as is the included email client. And WiFi’s high speeds are a good consolation for those of us who are using the N91 in the US where we can’t take advantage of the phone’s 3G capabilities. We suspect the real reason Nokia included WiFi on the N91 was for music sharing over home networks. The smartphone supports WEP encryption (64 and 128 bit), WPA and 802.1x and has a site survey feature so you can scan for available access points. Connections are reliable and range is comparable to PDAs. Battery life takes a hit when using WiFi, similar to other PDA phones. Use WiFi for an hour per day and you’ll be fine… several hours WiFi use per day warrants a trip to the charger or a spare battery.”








