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GSMArena team, 16 June 2009

Nokia N97 review Comments

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  • Umesh
  • 2@x
  • 23 Jun 2009

Jaydee, 18 Jun 2009The manufacturers can only make phones.. But only YOU n ur little IQ can determine how smart t... moreHi Jaydee
Pls let me know abt the performance of N97. 1'st it's touchscreen sensor- is it same as that of Iphone or still as that of Nokia7710.
2'ndly browsing speed & 3'rdly music player is it loud enough on Handsfree or dull as that of N95?- i've preordered N97
Do reply or email me at umesh1rhea@gmail.com

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  • Anonymous
  • tDx
  • 23 Jun 2009

these guys really know how to "test" the phone:
www.n97geeks.com/General/nokia-n97-stress-test.h­tml
i wonder if gsmarena would perform a test like that?
hmmm... not likely

oh btw, the left sided d-pad is for gaming purpose,
yes, this device support n-gage,
you can check it yourself at : www.n-gage.com

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  • Megadoomer
  • iIR
  • 23 Jun 2009

I am magic fear my brain!

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  • JBean
  • 3Hj
  • 23 Jun 2009

Michael, 22 Jun 2009You complain (on page 3) about the D-Pad being on the left. What's wrong with that?? I'm r... moreI agree with Michael, I'm used to the d-pad on the left side on various consoles including gaming on pc which I use the w,a,s,d keys to move(I'm a right hand user). It's a button that generally doesn't get used as much as others and so doesn't require quick repetitive pressing which the right thumb does best if you're right handed. Especially when this is a 'touch' phone, why scroll up, down, left and right to get to something when you can just 'press' on the screen?

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  • Anonymous
  • 3qE
  • 22 Jun 2009

Michael, 22 Jun 2009You complain (on page 3) about the D-Pad being on the left. What's wrong with that?? I'm r... morehi mate, i have Nokia E90... it has a D-pad on the right side...

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  • Michael
  • mfA
  • 22 Jun 2009

You complain (on page 3) about the D-Pad being on the left.

What's wrong with that??
I'm right handed, I'm used to d-pads being on the left... Tell Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and all past and present game controller makers that the d-pad is on the wrong side.

Ok this is not a "Gaming Device" but you can play games on it.

Seriously... I look at the d-pad and feel at home when it's on the left, in fact, I challenge you to show me a right sided d-pad.

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  • Anonymous
  • uEB
  • 22 Jun 2009

nice design from nokia...

but it's run with symbian...akh, useless...!!
that's why i don't like nokiem...

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  • Nokia CEO
  • nWK
  • 22 Jun 2009

N97 is poor sh*t, slow 434Mhz chipset and only 128 MB of RAM,standard LCD instead of AMOLED, poor resolution @ 360x640, it´s a midrange phone from 2008 priced @ High-End,WTF? keep your crappy fones and stop fooling around,No-kia

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  • rafael
  • u7Z
  • 22 Jun 2009

awesome phone and camera but i cant seem to open the pics after snapping them as they end up to be more than 700kb or so. i'd have to copy them to my lap top and then open the picture. any advice ?

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  • Anonymous
  • mZ1
  • 22 Jun 2009

Great review on the N97, very detailed and usefull, thanks a lot!
I have one question, since I'm not realy sure about the color I'm going to choose. On the pictures of the black version on this website the chrome around the edge of the telephone looks broze, rather than the expected silver. Is this the natural color, or does it just look like that due to the way the light shines on it?

thanks in advance

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  • Anonymous
  • nqe
  • 21 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 21 Jun 2009 moreover, if someone who is not in my contacts calls me, the call log keeps only the number ... moreaaa i understand what you mean now...

but i hardly consider this an issue, by the way - at least not important to me. I did not know also the Windows did that.

As far as N97 is considered, I am a very satisfied user of N95, my second phone is BB Bold (which is a different, but a very good phone - I used N95 as a main phone, and BB Curve as a second phone, but with the Bold - I switched it and my BBold now is my main phone).

I had intention to switch to N97, but now I am reluctant to do so, it just seems not worth it to spend the money on n97, as it does not offer anything in addition to my (second phone) N97. If it is touch I would like to get, then obviously I can look at better phones, not excluding iPhone (which I used for a month or so before)...

Finally, and not discussing the price here, I think n97 is a good phone if this is the first high-end phone of Nokia you are going to use. Otherwise, I do not consider the upgrade an worth option.

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  • Anonymous
  • 0CC
  • 21 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 20 Jun 2009Caller ID is not an operator thing. Blocking caller ID is an operator thing. I used to have th... moreHi, not sure if this helps. but u can check if the same number s stored under 2 diff names. if it is, the phone does not know which name to show & thus shows the number instead

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  • Anonymous
  • iih
  • 21 Jun 2009

The n5800 which feels cheap does everything this phone can at less than half the price. This is definitely not a $700 usd phone for me.

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  • mury
  • txJ
  • 21 Jun 2009

please nokia not again u use resistive touch screem they r awfull n for cheap touch screen phone only, they r not as responsive as Apple capacitive screen..comon' ur customer need easy to use phone, not phone with difficult input method like resistive touch screen *sigh

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  • Anonymous
  • QUH
  • 21 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 20 Jun 2009Caller ID is not an operator thing. Blocking caller ID is an operator thing. I used to have th... moreI talked about the number which is not in phones address book. I want phone to save CID name as it is supplied by caller ID when phone number is not in contact book. Windows mobile does it.

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  • Anonymous
  • QUH
  • 21 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 20 Jun 2009i know what it means, and this is my point - i never had an issue with my N95, it stores not o... more
moreover, if someone who is not in my contacts calls me, the call log keeps only the number - but then if i put the number in my contacts, then immediately the call log shows the name already.
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You have the same problem I described. The name you assigned yourself is not the same as CID name. Nokia need to fix the problem with saving CID name in call log when the calling number is not in contact list.

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  • Anonymous
  • tV0
  • 21 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 20 Jun 2009"Does it support PDF files of 50MB sizes ? Can you suggest me a phone, that supports this ? (... moreIt would but take note to properly read a 50MB .PDF file, have to consider the RAM not storage. 50MB pdf is a large pdf file even by desktop standards so I wouldn't recommend using a phone to view it.

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  • Anonymous
  • nbu
  • 20 Jun 2009

Ahashan, 20 Jun 2009Does it support PDF files of 50MB sizes ? Can you suggest me a phone, that supports this ? (b... more"Does it support PDF files of 50MB sizes ?
Can you suggest me a phone, that supports this ? (better with a large display)"

You're looking at one of them right now. N97 has a built-in PDF-reader as well as a 3,5' nHD screen (640x360).

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  • Anonymous
  • nqe
  • 20 Jun 2009

Anonymous, 19 Jun 2009Caller ID is made up of number (333-222-1111) and name (John Smith). Both are displayed when... morei know what it means, and this is my point - i never had an issue with my N95, it stores not only the number, but also the name.

moreover, if someone who is not in my contacts calls me, the call log keeps only the number - but then if i put the number in my contacts, then immediately the call log shows the name already.

I keep my software update, but this was the same since the original soft version i bought my n95 with...

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  • Pxx
  • 20 Jun 2009

Does it support PDF files of 50MB sizes ?
Can you suggest me a phone, that supports this ? (better with a large display)

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