| Local Name | W396 |
| Technology | GSM |
| 2G Bands | GSM 900 / 1800 | GSM 850 / 1900 - US version |
| GPRS | Class 10 |
| EDGE | No |
| Announced | 2008, August. Released 2008 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Dimensions | 95 x 45 x 17 mm (3.74 x 1.77 x 0.67 in) |
| Weight | 94 g (3.32 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT, 65K colors |
| Screen Size | 1.8 inches (~23.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 128 x 160 pixels (~114 ppi pixel density) |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 2 GB |
| Phone Book | 1000 entries |
| Call Records | 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls | 750 SMS messages |
| Primary Camera | VGA, 640 x 480 pixels |
| Video | No |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; Polyphonic ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | No |
| WLAN | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| GPS | No |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS, broadcast recording |
| USB | v1.1 |
| Messaging | SMS, EMS, MMS |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML |
| Games | Yes |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | MP3 player (iMelody,MIDI,MP3,AMR formats), Predictive text input, Calculator, Stopwatch |
| Battery | Li-Ion 940 mAh battery (BQ50) |
| Stand By | Up to 400 h |
| Talk Time | Up to 9 h |
| Colors | lustrous silver, dark titanium gray |
| SAR US | 0.54 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body) |
