It’s tough to give a good one-line summary of this new mobile handset from Nokia because as the younger sibling to the N95, this multimedia computer has a lot to live up to. Fortunately for us it appears to be handling it quite well.

For starters the N96 doubles the internal storage capacity providing a 16GB capacity that can be expanded further with MicroSD cards. It also packs in a 5 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens allowing quality photos and video to be shot at 30 frames per second. Video and DVB-H TV (if you are near it) can then be displayed on a generously sized 2.8 inch QVGA display. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS round out the connectivity of this HSDPA 900/2100 MHz phone.

Listening to your stored media is accessible through a standard headphone jack, the wireless A2DP Bluetooth or shared with the built-in stereo speakers, and a little kick-stand lets it sit upright for watching some widescreen flicks. Nokia isn’t expecting to have this new device available until sometime in Q3 of this year, priced at around $797. This is definitely one we hope will be making it stateside soon.

Nokia N96