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The most sort after smartphone Nokia introduced in New York City back in September is arguably the all encompassing N95, which includes everything but the kitchen sink. At the event, the Finnish phone maker also unveiled the compact N75 (another Multimedia Computer, as Nokia over seriously likes to call its smartphones),music-centric upgrades to the already-available N91, N73 and N70, as well as Music Recommenders, a Web site and service that recommends songs from experts worldwide - in addition to selling tracks, of course.

Those eager to get there hands on this device may have to wait longer than originally expected, unfortunately. First slated to ship during the first quarter of 2007, it appears the date of deliver has pushed back until the second quarter. This according to a product comparison page on Nokia's own Web site.

If true, that means it could be up to another seven months before the N95 is available in its originally intended markets, which, unfortunately doesn't seem to include the United States. Official stateside availability should come later on, if at all.

On the bright side, the N93, which the N95 replaces, eventually received some U.S. distribution after being available in Europe for several months. So there's definitely hope.

Here's what we know about the N95 so far:

As with all Nokia Nseries smartphone models, the N95 is built on the Symbian OS and S60 interface. It features a unique 2-way slider design that reveals media controls when moved one way and a keypad when moved the other.

When the N95 is in media mode, the 2.6-inch 240 x 320 pixel (QVGA) and 16 million color display is automatically placed into landscape mode. Built-in stereo speakers offer a 3D stereo effect, plus there's a standard 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones, a microSD slot for storage expansion, and mini USB for data transfers. Bluetooth with A2DP allows users to leverage wireless stereo headsets as well.

Users can record and playback VGA video at 30 fps with digital image stabilization. There's also TV out and support for MP3, AAC, M4A, and WMA audio files.

The N95 is also Nokia's first smartphone with a 5 megapixel digital camera for picture and video (the previous generation of Nseries models topped out at 3 megapixels) and integrated GPS for mapping and navigation. Tele Atlas provides the digital map data and dynamic location content for the handset, which includes free basic mapping and routing functionalities to initiate local searches for more than 100 countries and over 15 million points of interest.

There's also Wi-Fi, 160 MB of memory, and support for high speed HSDPA networks with the GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UTMS N95. As with all recent Nokia smartphones, including the N75 below, there's the new Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map for an improved Internet experience. We'll be publishing a detailed review of this browser in the near future.

The N95 weighs a mere 4.2 ounces (120 grams) and measures 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches (99 x 53 x 19 millimeters).

It is slated to go for 550 Euros (about $702).