In part 3 of his Nokia N96 review Steve covers the multimedia capabilities of the phone. After comprehensive testing he delivers his verdict on the still photography, video recording, music playback and video playback capabilities of the N96 before coming to some overall conclusions about the multimedia functionality. Part 3 follows on from the general overview in part 1 and application walk through in part 2.

From the review:

The Nokia N96 is all about multimedia, it seems. Yes, beneath the exterior lies a very capable (if slightly buggy) S60 3rd Edition FP2 smartphone, but look at the advertising for it, examine the specs and unique selling points and you quickly arrive at the conclusion that this is something of an ultimate extension of the Nseries 'multimedia' concept:

• hardware decoders for video and audio
  
• kick stand for video watching
  
• extra front panel media controls
  
• side-mounted loud stereo speakers
  

Plus the usual Nseries top photo specs, of course. But how does it fare in real life? I'm going to look at each multimedia area and try to assess any N96's superiority over its predecessors and contemporaries.

Read on in the full review.

See also

Nokia N96 Review part 1 - performance, its pros and cons as a product.

Nokia N96 Review part 2 - walks the reader through the applications that back up the N96's unique selling points.

Nokia N96 Hands-on Preview

Nokia N96 Video Preview

Nokia N96 Gallery

Nokia N96 Forum