The Nokia N96 features 16GB of storage and advanced multimedia features, including a 5-megapixel camera. The smartphone also has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G support.
The N96 froze on a couple of occasions and can sometimes be sluggish. Nokias Ovi services arent fully activated in North America, so you cant take advantage of those extra capabilities. Its also expensive.
Though the Nokia N96 is a powerful all-in-one smartphone with an impressive amount of user storage, its not a significant upgrade to the N95 and is outdone by new devices coming to market, including the Nokia N97.
Much like the N95 that came out two years ago, the Nokia N96 presents a lot more than what many people will ever want in a mobile device. And at the same time, it represents where mobile devices are going. More than just a simple communications device...
Large storage capacity, WiFi, HSDPA, decent web browser, nice display
Few upgrades from N95, slow interface at times, less than perfect keypad
At first I wasnt so keen on the Nokia N96, as the flat keypad leaves a lot to be desired, and the interface could be very slow at times. It seemed like a step backwards from my N95 in terms of usability and speed. However, the more I used it, the mor...
Abstract: The Nokia N96 is all about multimedia, it seems. Yes, beneath the exterior lies a very capable (if slightly buggy) S60 3rd Edition FP2 smartphone, but look at the advertising for it, examine the specs and unique selling points and you quickly arrive a...
Abstract: As mentioned in part 1 of the review, most of the core functionality of the N96 has been seen before on other S60 devices, especially others also with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, like the N78 (see review parts two and three especially). However, th...
Abstract: In case youre in a hurry, I can summarise my entire Nokia N96 review in two one word answers.Q. Is the N96 as bad as some critics have made it out to be? No. Q. So is the N96 as good as Nokias mammoth marketing push would have you believe? No. The t...
On the whole we are impressed with the N96. It offers noteworthy upgrades to its forerunner, such as the DVB-H tuner (not usable in the States) and 16GB of internal memory with further expansion, and the design is also greatly refined. Running S60 Feat...
Abstract: Nokia's N95 was the swiss-army smartphone taken to its logical conclusion. If it didn't quite claim to be all things to all men, it at least claimed to be a phone/camera/media player/GPS/mobile messager/computer/games machine to them, which is pretty damn...
Abstract: The N96 pushes the envelope even higher by offering a solid 16GB of storage internally in addition to a microSD slot, something the N95 8GB lacks. The 5 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and 2.8 inch QVGA display will come in handy...
