Don't want to read Mobile-Review's super-duper N96 phone review? Here's a short summary of their findings:

• Big, wide, and heavy (sounds meaty) ("its pocket-stretching casing won’t fit just about any jacket or trousers")
• Attracts grease, dirt, fingerprints and other fun gunk on your fingers
• Kick-stand is pretty sturdy and quite handy a la N810 ("at least, I pressed, pushed and abused the N96 in all possible ways when the stand was out and still couldn’t break it")
• Good quality mobile TV viewing
• Navi-wheel is a failure - again
• Decent battery life considering that it's a 950 mAh, same as the original N95 ("In Moscow, the N96 stayed online for around 2 days when we were heavy on its features")
• No substantial improvement for sound quality with the 24-bit DSP

Keep in mind that this was a prototype model, and the build quality wasn't exactly up to final product standards. The camera wasn't working either, so it looks like that one's still up in the air.

Pricing: The Nokia N96 phone will retail for 550 Euro (currently $868 USD). This is a serious phone for some serious cash.

Hands-on with Nokia N96 Giganto Review - Mobile-Review

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