Nokia N96 Release date changed to August 28th

As promised in my last post, I said I’d summarise when other blogs believe the Nokia N96 release date will be.

Generally the release date rumours are UK based. For a long time now Play.Com has had the Sim-Free version of the phone listed as being available from 31 July. On researching this article today though I see that their release date has now changed to 28th August (click here to see the page). This is somewhat unexpected - although Nokia itself hasn’t given a firm release date yet, other than “Q3″, one might’ve thought that Nokia would try and get the N96 out as soon as possible with the iPhone now out in the wild. However, perhaps the most notable sign that it really won’t be here at the start of August  is that we haven’t yet seen lots of promotion for what will be their flagship phone.

Screenshot from Play.Com
Screenshot from Play.Com

Is the delayed release date a good thing or a bad thing?

This news appears to supersede the NokiaN96.Net article I was going to link to which had highlighted some confusion over the release date, especially at the Carphone Warehouse.

Personally, I’m a little disappointed that we have to wait even longer - will my trusty N95 hold out that long? It’s screen has already been replaced once, and now out of warranty, I’m hoping the N96 arrives sooner rather than later!

More Reviews To Read

Now that it seems we have to wait a little longer, all we can really do is ready more about it. With that in mind, I found some more reviews worth reading. These are listed below for your reading pleasure : Mobile-

Review.Com - extremely detailed review with lots of photos
MobileExpress.Co.Uk- the N96 is not just N95’s sister
LatestMobilePhones.Blog.Co.Uk - short N95 vs N96 article
Gaj-It.Com - a short review

If anyone knows anything more definite about the Nokia N96 release then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.