With the introductions done and made, we now move onwards to the continuing episode of the Nokia N96, giving greater focus to the plethora of features and functions that’s bundled with the powerhouse device. But what makes the Nokia N96 an exceptional device, is its ability and capacity to deliver a strong multimedia suite to the tip of your fingers, and fulfills the three core focus of a successful mobile device: music, gaming, imaging and video, and music.

To say the least, music has been of the utmost importance to Nokia’s strategy, as seen with the launch of its Nokia Music Store. With the Nokia N96, enjoying hours of your favorite tracks will definitely be within reach, and it matters not where you are if you get yourself hooked up to the Nokia Music Store via the Internet with its Wi-Fi and HSDPA network connectivity. And if you are wondering about how you can fully utilize the expansive 16GB internal storage, fear not. In the coming months, Nokia’s Comes with Music service, a bundled service that allows you a year of unlimited downloads from Nokia Music Store. This will probably get you downloading and stretching the Nokia N96’s huge memory capacity to its limit since each downloaded track will be available to you forever, giving the 16GB memory a meaningful purpose for your audio needs.

With the fully operational N-Gage platform up and running, the Nokia N96 will be working in tandem and closely connected to your gaming needs. Like its Nokia N81 sibling, the Nokia N96 will have dedicated gaming keys that delivers a gaming experience of noteworthy proportions. Not to mention, with the myriad of games available on the N-Gage platform that ranges from renowned gaming publishers such as Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Mobile, to Nokia’s very own brainchild, Reset Generation, it presents the opportunity for one to carry just that one device for all your entertainment needs.

Not one to disappoint, Nokia bring optimum imaging capabilities to its flagship device, bearing a 5-megapixel mark on its camera functionality as sufficient proof of that. With a strong following to provide quality imaging, the inclusion of a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens on the Nokia N96 won’t be of any surprise to many. What could of concern for some would be the use of a dual-LED flash for the Nokia N96’s photography and videography purposes. But consider this: with the absence of a power draining Xenon flash, this would definitely be in the interest of the power balancing requirements for the device, and give you a longer lasting experience with the Nokia N96 when you’re on the move.

And if it’s a full-fledged entertainment experience you’re looking for, the Nokia N96 definitely covered its bases well with its video capabilities. Supporting a multitude of formats such as MPEG4/SP and MPEG-4AVC/H.264, RealVideo and a recent addition to the family, Windows Media (WMV9), the stage is set for you to easily transfer, store and view movies at up to 30FPS on the comfortable 2.8-inch screen without worrying about any video lag during the adrenaline pumping scenes.

Lest you think its all play and no work, then there’s more for you to learn about the Nokia N96. In our final episode, we’ll showcase how the Nokia N96 goes beyond the call of duty with its array of applications to enhance your experience on this all new S60 device from Nokia, with a special surprise that awaits you in the concluding installment.