Nokia N96

Despite the griping of the anti-Apple brigade, there’s going to be only one phone on the minds of the gadget obsessed – the iPhone. Although there are better business phones around, notably the A-Listed Nokia E71 and the RIM BlackBerry Bold, none has been able to match its all-round consumer appeal.

The N96 aims to change all that. Nokia’s flagship multimedia phone is packed full of features. Not content with cramming in all of the top-end hardware you could want, from fast HSDPA mobile data and 802.11bg Wi-Fi, to GPS, a 5-megapixel camera with dual xenon flash and 16GB of storage.

With the launch of the N96, Nokia has also teamed up with the BBC to offer a free, full season of a selected TV series to watch on the device. You can’t download over HSDPA, but over Wi-Fi programmes take a matter of minutes to land in the gallery.

The N96’s 2.9in 240 x 320 display can’t match the iPhone’s 3.5in 480 x 320 touchscreen, but it’s bright and colourful enough to enjoy video on, and we liked the kickstand on the rear – a real boon for watching longer programmes or movies. There’s more to come from the N96 on the video front.

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