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Review summary: We check out the big daddy of Nokia's Nseries devices, the 16GB N96, now available with North American 3G support. Does it top our favorite smaller Ns? Find out in our Nokia N96 review.

Pros: Large screen. Good sound quality, for music as well as phone calls ;

Cons: Low battery life. Underpowered compared to less expensive Nseries alternatives ;

Verdict: The interface on the Nokia N96 is pure Symbian S60, and new units will ship with the feature pack 2, which offers a few visual enhancements, but nothing significant. Symbian S60 is starting to wear on us as an OS, much like Windows XP wears on us. The ...

Review summary: The N96 is another chunky, multimedia friendly handset from Nokia. In this case the size of the phone does seem to make it a bit unwieldy, and we aren't entirely convinced about the dual slider system, ...

Verdict: If you are a die-hard N95 fan this would be a good upgrade choice. But with touch screens beginning to dominate it does look a little old fashioned as a top of the range mobile phone.

Review summary: A great multimedia phone with surprising business features, but it feels clunky

Verdict: It has the best camera of all the phones here at 5 megapixels, with a dual-LED flash, too. And this Nokia not only has the usual array of smartphone hardware – HSDPA mobile data, Wi-Fi adapter, Bluetooth and assisted GPS – it's also easy to get to ...

Review summary: The Nokia N96 has the same excellent multimedia and camera features as its predecessor, the Nokia N95, but thanks to the iPhone the market has moved on and the N96 just doesn't stack up to the competition. That's mainly because the N96 lacks both a ...

Verdict: In my hands-on tests, the quad-band Nokia N96 had very good call quality. Voices sounded loud and clear enough, with no static and hum. People on the other end reported clear voices with very little background noise