Flashback: Nokia N97 was an "iPhone killer" that helped kill Nokia instead

22 November 2020
Touch support on Symbian S60 was the proverbial lipstick on a pig. Neither Nokia's hardware nor its software were ready for the modern digital era.

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  • 22 Nov 2020

Whackcar, 22 Nov 2020Say what you will about Nokia, but their N-Series phones we... moreI had the N81 which had the extra buttons for gaming purposes. It was a nice portable emulation machine, but the build quality wasn't good. Didn't even last two years of careful use, until it became to fell apart (and the screen "cable" kept creating a black screen issue). Symbian overall was nice, but as I used my phone as a music player... The whole OS used to freeze if I scanned for new tracks that I had added to the SD-card. :D But when the phone worked, it was a good device.

    Say what you will about Nokia, but their N-Series phones were awesome. I have fond memories of using the N95. It was a brilliant phone back in the day.

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      • JT5
      • 22 Nov 2020

      And silly people today blame Nokia for the bad phones created by HMD.
      Nokia logo is just naming rights.
      They do not develop the phones.