Nokia N93 review

N93 Nokia picture It's a fact that getting good pictures on your cameraphone isn't just about measuring your megapixels. Sure, the number of pixels your imaging chip can resolve is an important part of the equation. But the quality of the image starts with the lens, and the types you find on most standard cameraphones simply aren't good enough for really high quality pics, in part because they're crammed into such a small space - it's simple physics. It's essentially a clamshell handset onto which a second swivel has been built. In this it's not unlike its near relation, the N90. On that handset, the lens sat above the clamshell mechanism and could be swivelled independently, but this time round the Carl Zeiss 3.2-megapixel camera lens is fixed into the upper part of the base section of the clam, and the lid section has two swivel options, both of which rely on hinges on its lower right edge. Nokia N93 Themes Free Nokia Themes download Nokia N93 Software Free Nokia Software download Nokia N93 Games Free Nokia Games download Option one is to open the N93 clamshell style. There's a 'soft' lock at 90 degrees enabling you to sit the handset on a desk and see its screen easily, and another 'hard' lock nearer to 180 degrees. Option two is to open the N93 up like a mini laptop computer with the screen in a landscape orientation. As well as being a whiz on still photography, the N93 can also record MPEG-4 VGA video at 30 frames per second and 640x480 pixel (VGA) resolution, along with stereo audio recording and digital stabilisation - all of which makes it a pretty decent camcorder too. You can film for up to 90 minutes (or keep 2,500 high quality pics) and store them on the phone's built-in 50MB of memory, or on a swappable MiniSD card. The N93 will accept cards up to 2GB, but it's not yet clear what memory card, if any, will be bundled with the phone. Battery life was reasonable. During testing we felt the need to recharge daily, and it was only with great self control we got through a two-day period of use. With battery-draining Wi-Fi, music playback and that video capability on board, you're going to need to carry the charger around.

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