Nokia has announced availability of their new flagship N95 with 8GB of internal memory and improved battery life.

The new model retains all key features of the regular N95, a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, GPS and Nokia maps, WLAN, HSDPA, and the rest of the standard features such as Bluetooth, IR, etc.

The 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics is still there, as well as the innovative dual slide design. The only major difference is the black finish, and we think it looks a lot better than the silver N95. It's expected to retail at €560 before taxes or subsidies.

Nokia seems to be upping the ante prior to the iPhone launch in Europe. We are also looking forward to the W960i, an 8GB music phone from SonyEricsson.