The N96 is Nokia's new flagship phone and will replace the venerable N95 this fall. When discussing features, it's easier to ask what it doesn't do: The N96 has everything. A 5MP camera, video, a whopping 16GB memory (which can be beefed up to 24GB with a microSDHC card and of course, 3G. Video comes through the 2.8" screen and the sound through stereo "3D" speakers.
It looks like Nokia is going all out to make this an entertainment device. If you live in the right part of the world, you can stream live TV via the DVB-H receiver and the N96 will buffer 30 seconds for instant-replays.
The phone looks great. Not as jaw-dropping as the iPhone was when we first saw it, but in a more traditional way, the N96 is beautiful and slick. The double-slider keyboards (one for QWERTY the numerical keypad and one with media keys) feel solid and the whole box is slim and well built. The only worry is the "kick-stand", a little loop of metal which flips out from the back of the handset to stand it up for video viewing. It's thin, and looks dangerously breakable.
Product page [Nokia]
