[SIZE="2"]So the N96 specification from Nokia does seem true as the benchmarks shows it lags behind the N85. Although the overall performance is slower it uses a more power efficient STn8810 chipset. Battery life should be good even though with only 950mah.
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N96
Dual CPU
CPU Type: ARM 9
CPU Clock Rate: 264 MHz
N85 vs N96 comparison[/SIZE]
http://www.smape.com/en/reviews/nokia/Nokia_N85_N96-comp.html

N85 left / N96 right

N85 left / N96 right

N85 left / N96 right

N85 left / N96 right

N96 left / N85 right

n96 left / N85 right