The selection of appropriate mobile phone has become difficult for the people. They appear to be confused between Nokia N96 or Apple 3G iPhone. The Nokia N96 was launched on August 19 in Delhi, while Apple 3G iPhone was launched on August 21 in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkatta, Chennai and Hyderabad; the iPhone would be available in 65 more cities from August 22 onwards.

According to the market reports, most of the people are opting for Nokia N96. The reason is that Nokia phone is provided with some additional features which are not available in the Apple iPhone. Though Nokia 96 is little bit costlier yet most of the people are showing interest in the phone.

The Apple 3G iPhone is available for Rs. 31,000 for 8GB and the cost of N96 is fixed at Rs. 36000. The N96 has a mobile TV and video calls feature and it supports 5 mega pixel camera. Apple iPhone supports 2 mega pixel cameras. The storage capacity of N96 is also more than the iPhone.

The Nokia N96 does not support the encrypted push mail with Microsoft Exchange while iPhone supports it. The Bluetooth can only be used for hands-free calling while it can be used for data transfer in the case of N96. It will take some days to determine the actual winner in the race.