The N96 certainly has elements of the N95 incorporated into the design, but the style is more like the N81 than any other Nseries phone, given its flat surface and polished silver highlights.

The Nokia N96 is very large at 103 x 55 x 18 mm, but this is mainly due to the fact that he has at home from the big screen 2.8 inch QVGA. It is slightly longer and wider than its predecessor, the N95, but it is slightly thinner, which gives it a stylish look. The back of the phone is mostly from the camera of 5 megapixels and is made from material similar to the N82 which makes it less likely to mark or scratches. The N96 is undoubtedly looking for style and feel of a high-end device that gives it a wide appeal to users.

A significant improvement is the ability of the N96. The N96 has 16GB of internal memory and a microSD slot and the card currently available up to 8GB, this means that you can increase the capacity of 24 GB Another novelty is the inclusion of a DVB receiver -H, which enables you to watch mobile TV, although this feature is not in his own running of the analogue in the UK scheduled for 2012. The N96 also comes with Nokia Maps 2.0 which is currently in beta. Maps 2.0 offers a number of new features, including satellite imagery, improved mapping and a pedestrian.

On the software before the N96 runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. As you wait until all items are included, such as email, calendar and contacts, a few small updates have been added, but nothing major. Unified messaging is editor for SMS and MMS and the phone selects the appropriate editor to use depending on the content of the message. The 128 MB of RAM means the N96 has no problem multitasking and speed in use is similar to other Nseries devices.

When the Nokia N96 which made its mark with multimedia. The N96 is designed to be primarily a video and television and mobile phone video and the audio performance is top quality. Improved video performance is achieved using the N96 video acceleration hardware, which supports H.264 video. Previous Nseries models software used to decode the present and the average improvement rates higher can easily be read to give a much better video quality. With a requirement to reduce the power required during the reading of the N96 has a capacity of more video playback than previous Nseries devices.

The device has not been radically altered, but some small changes have been made here and there, and it compares well with the Nseries devices. It's still a camera of 5 megapixels with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, a dual LED flash has been added, which will be a welcome bonus when trying to take pictures in a dimly lit place.

The Nokia Music Store, Nseries music player and podcasts are all here, as is usual FM radio. A new addition to the FM radio support RDS (Radio Data System) is the function that displays data such as the radio station name, program name or song being played. Also included in the multimedia menu is the new Nokia Internet Radio application. This allows you to listen to the radio via the Internet and is an excellent addition to the N96 features to music. The sound is comparable to FM radio and an additional option is that you do not need an antenna to use.

Quad band GSM Dual Band WCDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB connectivity are available on the Nokia N96 which means it covers almost everything in fact. USB local connectivity has been significantly improved on the N96 model with the prototype currently able to work five times faster than previous Nseries devices and Nokia hope to improve this performance even further in their production models

The N96 should not really be considered the successor to the N95, but more than one TV and video focused model that offers buyers a little more in these areas. With its enormous range of functions of the Nokia N96 looks like a great success among consumers.