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Nokia N97 review: Lock, stock and touch

16 June 2009 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N97 review: Lock, stock and touch - read the full textThey don’t get any bigger than that. A launch of this caliber can aptly be called inauguration day. The release of Nokia N97 is the N-series counter-move that geeks have been waiting for since November. Easily one of the most...

 

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the best part of this phone it's out in my country (with 5800 it took 4 months to appear here) and has very good prize (about 500 € and sim free).

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  • 2009-07-05 19:11
  • iAdH

> In reply to zaheed @ 2009-06-18 05:01 from Pxxd - click to readur jack of trades bla bla is already overused! NOKIA N97 ROCKS no matter what!

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  • 2009-07-05 18:32
  • vpaM

Read on about the "best phone" :)

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  • 2009-07-05 05:02
  • q{Xw

I've waitied for the Nokia N97 since it was announced and it was very disappointing to see how little Nokia had worked on trying to make this phone into an iPhone killer. I've always had a Nokia (up until yesterday had a Nokia 95 8GB and loved it!) but with a phone that should have lived up to expectations, this is not going to be the case from now on. So for those that have judged me purely based on my own opinions for getting an iPhone and not a Nokia, then good luck with the toy!

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  • 2009-07-02 14:10
  • mJsZ

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-30 20:11 from pJ60 - click to readI know about tablet computers, nobody buys them. And I've read the iPhone review, thanks but no thanks. Cheers back :-)

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  • 2009-07-02 00:25
  • Mtrf

> In reply to kage @ 2009-07-01 13:17 from NH{x - click to readA very good decision you've made keep it up

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  • 2009-07-01 14:52
  • pJ60

i think the N series has become more fashion than function..as for the price.. we could get better for less ....
not to mention the nokia new genreration phones become slow and unreliable after a week...
so i guess i'l be upgrading to something more functional... good bye Nseries... hello Windows mobile 7 ;o)

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  • 2009-07-01 13:17
  • NH{x

> In reply to Else matters @ 2009-07-01 07:29 from ijsB - click to readwmv,rmvb,mp4,3gp

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  • 2009-07-01 08:32
  • ibqD

This phone dosent support Xvid or Divx right? so what formats of videos i can play on it then? .avi?

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  • 2009-07-01 07:29
  • ijsB

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-21 01:44 from QUHN - click to readas far as symbian is concerned u need to move all ur sim contacts to your fone contact to enable caller identifier
cheers


n97 rules

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  • 2009-07-01 03:24
  • pJ9i

This phones seems to be like an old times digital diary...

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  • 2009-07-01 01:35
  • pJ60

> In reply to Andrew Tan @ 2009-06-18 03:12 from TC%e - click to readit states on n-gage website this phone has it built in but mine doesnt

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  • 2009-06-30 22:42
  • mx2k

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-30 19:44 from Mtr9 - click to readi think you should keep your self upto-date my friend now u're coming to other side by saying a keypad well it really shows you aint fimmilar with the new technology now even every computer manufacturar provides touch screen mode even HP and Toshiba launched the touch screen computer and nintendo ds has also touch screen................................... So my a very unique and classy choice having friend please say your arguments to those who doesn't know very much about these things or you can share with those who might be same as yours i think there shoulb be some though you can influenced your thoughts and first keep your self upto-date what going on then you can make a strong argument or comment about a specific brand or a specific product a big CHEERS

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  • 2009-06-30 20:11
  • pJ60

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-30 16:26 from pJ60 - click to readDepends on one's preferences. I assume that no one is seriously thinking "Oh I wanna buy an iPhone or a N97 but can't make up my mind", right? Those aren't meant for the same kind of people/users and both are alright phones, each with its own good and bad sides. So I don't see a reason for iPhone users to come here and bash Nokia. Likewise I don't go to the iPhone page and bash it. The iPhone freaks are worse than Nokia freaks a few years ago, and I don't care about brands, I want a phone that does what I need to be done, whoever makes it. For me, it has to have a real keypad somewhere (I feel silly playing games and shooting on a touch screen, for example, or writing long messages - there's a reason why Playstations and computers don't have touch screens), for you it doesn't. And that's just a start. Cheers!

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  • 2009-06-30 19:44
  • Mtr9

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-30 04:20 from Mtr2 - click to readlolzz i know there's a hard time going on nokia's fan club my friend first use the new N97 and compare with the toy one then you would know which one is the toy 1st from the left or 6th from the left......... a big Lolzzzzzzzzzzz

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  • 2009-06-30 16:26
  • pJ60

Been waiting for this hyped up phone since it was announced back in December and was really disappointed! Not only does it feel like a toy, the user interface (i.e. icons) seems like the only thing Nokia have actually changed to intice potential buyers. Nokia seems to be following suit with Microsoft (Windows Vista -> Windows 7 with the very little faults). I'm now going to get an iPhone. Nokia, you really have let yourself down. This could have been the "iPhone killer" but infact, you've helped made many potential customers choose the device that you set out to destroy!

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  • 2009-06-30 08:50
  • mJsZ

> In reply to Hk @ 2009-06-30 01:16 from pJ60 - click to readToy phone section is to the left, 6th row from the top. Now go there, and let people here discuss about a real phone, okay?

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  • 2009-06-30 04:20
  • Mtr2

Nokia had wait so long and made ppl to make assumption of n97 would be a great phone but once again result s there A CRaP TOUCH scReEn with symbian mode even the lg arena is more better then the n97 a crap phone it can not compare with iPhone

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  • 2009-06-30 01:16
  • pJ60

Sort of useless unless Nokia A) included the E75 messaging client, and B) made it with a capacitive screen. Had good potential, but without those two "key" features, it won't win over users of Andriod and iPhone. I'll stick to my E75 since it actually has a "real" email client.

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  • 2009-06-29 13:19
  • 5D1d

I have seen a demonstration of the N97 on youtube (link below)and it showed there was an onscreen full qwerty keyboard in landscape mode. Reviews I have read since the phone was released said there isnt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...feature=fvst

Could owners of the N97 please clear this up for me

Cheers

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  • 2009-06-29 13:12
  • vC0u
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