http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-n96-en.shtml
Battery life SUCKS!
NOT....
well i wouldnt say it sucks. it matches the n95 8GB pretty much on everthing, maybe its better in a few areas. but what i cant understand is why nokia didnt give the n96 a bigger battery IN ADDITION to its already more efficient chipset. i mean, lets face it, the n96 does NOT stand out in any way. so nokia would have been smarter to at least include the same larger batter from the 8GB which would push the phone over the top in the battery department. at least this would have given all of us more of a reason to want to upgrade from the n95 8GB. as of now, there is no advantage for going with the n96.
Beats me why they haven't put the N95 8Gb battery in there. Then again that was still a prerelease version and in with 5 or 6 months to go it's a possibility they're producing a new battery for it or will put the 1050mah battery in the retail version.