Looks like Nokia is going to let go some of its market shares to other vendors.

If this N96 is priced at, say RM2799, I'm just gonna pass and perhaps invest it to other 'new' model like Sony XPERIA. Ever since I own E61, I'm addicted to thumboard feature. Keypad is history for me.

Though this model has 5MP reso, I'm not gonna crazed about it. They can put as high as 12.1MP reso but if you can't get good photos in the dark, it's useless. In this case, the N82 is still much more superior than N96. So, in the camera department, Nokia is moving backwards.

But in the storage capacity, yes, N96 does give value for money. I wonder if 16GB microSD card would cost around RM200 at Q3 of 2008? And hopefully by that time, there are a few phone models support 16GB microSD, then, this N96 is gonna be seen as 'normal' in storage department.

Looks like the 'preview' models introduced by various vendors make me wanna keep some money for a substitution of my E61. For the time being, XPERIA is my first priority.

An indicator Nokia's popularity is fading due to many touch-screen enabled phones... their 5800 is killing conventional non-touch-screen phones...