Nokia N96 - say hello to the most anticipated mobile phone of the year!

Based on what I've been hearing from the average mobile phone user on the street, there's one mobile phone that's has got people excited like no other (even more than the iPhone or the first Google phone, according to our customers): the Nokia N96. Read on to find out why!

Nokia Nseries mobile phones - a brief history of awesomeness

Who remembers the days when mobile phones were ugly, brick-like things, that did, basically, nothing? Bad times, they were, believe me. Since then, of course, numerous mobile phones have come along to enlighten us all about what handsets can do, and arguably one of the most popular product ranges, from that respect, is the world-famous Nokia Nseries, that began way back when, with the triad of the N70, N90 and N91. Even just from those first three mobile phones, it was clear what Nokia had in mind for the Nseries; they weren't going just for phones, they wanted full-on mobile computers, convergence devices that made calls, took photos, let you get full internet access and so on. They may have gone down specific routes for specific mobile phones (Nokia N76 trying to make convergence sexy, anyone?), but the basic formula ( top-end phone features + top-end multimedia + top-end camera + whatever other features you can shoehorn into a mobile phone) has always been there.

Never has that been more true than in the brand new, mind-bendingly cool Nokia N96, reckoned by some to be the new king of multimedia mobile phones.

Nokia N96 - a shopping list of all the coolest features

Where to begin, with a mobile phone as cool as the Nokia N96?

How about we start with the first thing most people ask about when they see a new mobile phone: what's the camera like on the Nokia N96? Coming in at 5 megapixels, and packed with loads of extras like autofocus, flash, and Carl Zeiss lenses, it's definitely a top-ender, and one of the best 5 megapixel shooters out there. The other features don't disappoint either, with GPS and HSDPA internet access, making the Nokia N96 one of the most feature-packed mobile phones out there. But it's with multimedia that the Nokia N96 really shines, since the video playback is some of the best I've seen on ANY mobile phone, it has 16Gb of memory to store tons of video clips, and it supports DVB-H mobile TV. It gets better though, because the Nokia N96 is one of the few mobile phones on the market that has the BBC iPlayer, let you get on demand to all the BBC's best TV shows, wherever you are!

You even get a little kick-stand on the back, so you can stand the Nokia N96 up to watch it!

Nokia N96 - is it really as good as it's cracked up to be?

Ok, so the Nokia N96 is advanced, but is it really the mobile phone you should drop your cash to buy? Well, there's no denying it's sexy. Very sexy. It's easily one of the glossiest, best-looking mobile phones on the planet, I reckon, and it's definitely going to catch your eye. But it's not just about looks, and power-wise, this gorgeous beastie from Nokia is going to give you a lot to play with. Ok, sure, it's an expensive phone, but you get what you pay for, without a doubt, and the Nokia N96, in my opinion, is one of the few mobile phones that is worth the asking price!