Alright, N96 is just like an updated version of N95 8GB, but actually, it not as good as you think. The surface is changed to glossy and looks more nice, but i tried that phone before and easy to 'drop' coz the glossy surface behind is slippery. Plus your fingerprints are all around the phone.
2nd, i think no people had mentioned here before, N96 doesn't have Acceleration Chip (3D Chip), means playing games will lag, there is a video to proof :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6zkJYF1w6A3rd, N96 builds in with 16GB internal memory and i think it will be very lag when search through files even in my N95 8GB also little lag when accessing files.
4th, processing speed :
N96 is using
ARM 9 264Mhz while
N95 8gb is using
ARM 11 330Mhz plus a 3D Chip.
Conclusion, have a look at the price on N96 now, it's not worth it, spend few minutes to read review over the net, you will get a lot. The N96 comes with Dual LED flash and not Xenon, The DVB-H service i believe it's not available in Malaysia, so another useless feature.
About N95 8GB i currently using it and it's quite nice, just fullfill wat i wanted, but actually all symbian phones are almost the same just depends on the hardware and style!
At first i also worried about firmware, software and such, but once i got it only takes me about few days to master it, now i know how to hack the phone to install unsign application and flashing firmware is easy since they provided NSU and installing programs also easy through PC Suite
Hope this helps,.. just ask me anything about N95 8GB
Thanks for all the info about it. It's really useful for me as I need to understand more about pros n cons about this 2 gadgets...
Personally, I won't spend almost 3k for a phone (N96)...But that phone really looks nice n attract me...Large screen, nice design, everything in one (as comparison with N95 n N82 n N81).
I haven't really go through these 2 phones specs and make comparison on my own...but based on your reply, it seems like N95 8GB has more pros over N96 and yet its price is rather affordable, for me.
Regarding to the processor of those gadgets, seems like N95 8GB has a better processor than the N96.