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In this, part one of a three part All About Symbian evaluation of the new Nokia flagship, the N96, Steve looks at its position relative to the previous flagship, the N95 8GB. Analysing all the upsides and downsides, he finds that its video capabilities, whether using DVB-H, BBC iPlayer, or the new Sky/ITV/BBC mobisodes and other video improvements, are crucial to any overall assessment. The N96 is not the obvious choice for a real S60 power user, but he reckons it does have a potentially successful place in Nokia's lineup.
"Regarding the large number of improvements over the N95 8GB, they're not really compelling enough to make an existing owner upgrade unless it's contract renewal time. But it's worth examining these details, since the N95 marque in general and the 8GB model in particular are both so well known, as benchmarks."