Touchscreen Nokia N97 is the next step ahead with full QWERTY
The Nokia N97 is most definitely one of the most loaded N-series devices out there, but that's not it's all about. The N97 is the first high-end device powered by the latest touchscreen Symbian S60 OS...
- Sly
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Guys, I hear all your comments and for some reason I'm zombied by this phone. It reminds me of my brother when he talks of new games, you would swear he's whipped (or maybe he is). I am sooo getting this phone it hurts. If I could get is from other countries, I would cos it's usually cheaper than when it's released in South Africa. They will also offer you things you don't need just so it could be business usual for them.
Guys, any offerers abroad????I will pay for it (PLEASE).
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- 2008-12-17 10:52
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- MarveL
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One of my friend works for Nokia and he got a pre-released version of n97 for testing the softwre. I could not resist myself from take a close look on the phone. Everything is just amazing in the phone, except for 2 things.
First one is The phone is bulky. And not cool/fancy like the iPhone or nokia Tube. Due to the physical full keypad the thickness of the phone has increased and you will feel uncomfortable carrying it around in your shirt pocket. I dont like the mechanical system which brings the keypad out (Though it works smoothly). Instead they could provide a software keypad like iPhone or Nokia Tube.
The part which I disliked most is the screen sensitivity. Maybe it was a prototype hence things will improve in retail version. But the screen is not responsive enough. Just like a Tablet PC, you have to tap once to select a icon, and double tap to open it, but the taps has to be a bit harder (I was actually pressing the screen with finger rather then touching it.
The menus/shortcuts are well designed, but the scrollbars are not designed well. scrollbars are so small that you can may find it difficult to scroll without a stylus.
3D Bounce and A Racing game (I dont remember the name)was pre installed in the device. In the racing game you have to control the car by tilting the phone left and right. The tilt sensor is over sensitive. if you tilt the phone even a centimeter, the car crashes to the road side buildings. However I am not sure whether it's my poor gaming experience or it was really an Over sensitive tilt sensor which ruined the fun!
Good thing is that the phone charges via USB. Photos taken with the 5 Mpix camera looks fine in the awsom big screen, But could not get a chance to transfer the images to my laptop as I was not carrying it then, But since it's a carl zeiss, hope picture quality will be good as n95. Sound quality is also fine via external speakers. As the phone was given to my friend to test the softwares, some functionalities were disabled like GPS, WiFi etc. so could not test them.
Overall It a very good phone and definately will do well in market. But If the touch sensitivity is not improved in the final release, people may still want to stick to n95/n79/n82 etc models which offers similar functionalities today.
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- 2008-12-16 12:14
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- Anonymous
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-12-06 02:07 from nS9hthis phone wont be out for 6 months -_- so i guess youre right
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- 2008-12-15 00:23
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- KUV
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-12-11 19:34 from u{J9you are the fool, not us. what does it mean that you are not able to accept so many features given generously by NOKIA for a very affordable price. I think you are brainwashed by Sonyericcson for accepting only less features and hefty price tags. wakeup man! It's time to get rid of your selfcontain thoughts and welcome the NOKIA Almighty.
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- 2008-12-14 14:23
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- Nee
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Awesome Nokia , I m pretty sure N97 is gonna be super hit its tuff competitor would b 5800 , bcoz it would be the most saled touch fone by the end of 2010, its already in russia sold 100000 units with in half an hour , and this what i thought .
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- 2008-12-13 19:05
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- Shankar
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I have tried Nokia (N73 and E90), Sony Ericson -W800i, LG viewty, Motorola & Samsung (Omnia) and I feel safe with Nokia. Nokia delivers what it promises - all its functions work, though of late the N73 has been giving me problems like low volume, slow connectivity to the internet- if it does.
SE had too small a screen but very good sound quality and ease of use. Got a demo of Xperia today - found it not exciting and too hefty a price INR 44K!(& only a 3.2 mp camera).
Having trouble in getting the internet connectivity in Viewty - the video recording is good.
Omnia - good & light - though battery life is not so good - feel more comfy with my E90.
Nokia - I
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- 2008-12-13 18:03
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- Ramz
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ofcourse its a touch screen..but yet again nokia is not into windows mobile....as of cam a 5mp is more than enough....
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- 2008-12-12 21:39
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- Anonymous
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Come on People! Quit Crying about the fact that it "Only" has a 5MP Camera! Until you blow up the photo to Poster size(or larger), you can't tell the difference between 5MP and 8MP(if then)! How many of you regularly(if ever!) do that? This Phone has so many great features! Concentrate on what's important!
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- 2008-12-12 17:26
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- Anonymous
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For all you Nokia fan boys.... you are just fooled into Nokia's marketing tricks.
Just because the spec sheet says something, doesn't mean it's necessarily better in reality. For example, a 16m color screen and a 64k color screen may at times provide equal picture quality, so that is not a determining factor. Additionally, 32GB of memory may appeal to those mostly interested in talking and boasting numbers, but in reality, how many people actually store more than 8GB of RELEVANT data on their phones?? And finally, just because Nokia brings in an old service or concept just rebranded under its own franchise, such as OVI and Maps, doesn't mean it's superior in quality. Facebbok is the most advanced social networking medium and Google Maps is the most feature-rich and interactive navigation service out there - both available free.
So the next time you decide to bash another company's product, claiming Nokia is better, just remember to think about what you're really fighting for. Nokia doesn't care that you risk your reputation to defend its name; it's principally interested in generating profits, even if that means taking you for an endless, sophistical ride and feeding you with all these false notions of its superiority through its innovative and imposing marketing techniques.
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- 2008-12-11 19:34
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- Soratronix
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is the screen scratch resistance? or like the HTC models???
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- 2008-12-11 14:17
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- vinesh
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it will be quarter 2 or 3 in 2009 by the time this phone come outs, nokia did the same with the n96, the media hyped this phone up to be an "iphone killer" the n97 looks a repeat performer. the specs are exactly cutting edge technology, 5 megapixels, come on nokia this is old today. if nokia don't pull thier socks up apple will over take them
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- 2008-12-10 21:53
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- rashid
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n97 with a 5 mega pixel camera for 2009 release, come on nokia, this is a poor specification on a phone of this calibre.
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- 2008-12-10 21:48
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- minni
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ah darn i need to buy a fone by the end of december
wish it came out earlier.
luks grt, it'll b much better than the iphone
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- 2008-12-10 19:42
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- Bill
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The iPhone is not in the same class/category as the N97. The former is a feature phone, that doesn't offer a multi-tasking OS, and the latter has a full multi-tasking OS. Therefore, comparisions between the two are useless because the only thing they really have in common are a touch-screen.
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- 2008-12-10 16:20
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- Jhon
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I hate when it realesed too late.. Other company will have even better smartphone by then..
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- 2008-12-10 01:35
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- Anonymous
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Im not too sure why people are hating on the phone and its features.. just because the omnia and the xperia have the features doesnt mean they invented them or were the innovators..
There was a lot of hype for the monia and the xperia also so there shouldnt be anyone speaking negatively about the phone.. Nokia N series phones have always been great feature phones having everything wanted from a consumer.. Just enjoy the fact that this phone has everyhting plus a new UI comning along with the package..
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- 2008-12-09 16:49
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