Touchscreen Nokia N97 is the next step ahead with full QWERTY

02 Dec, 2008
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...

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  • 02 Dec 2008

Paul, 02 Dec 2008What I really want is a touchscreen 5 megapixel Camera with... morePeople have their own opinion.. Whether you like it or not, its your own perception.

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    • Nokia N97
    • 4aA
    • 02 Dec 2008

    I know people are looking high and low for more information on the N97. Great article here and also a nice little resource here: http://nokian97.org

    Too bad it doesn't come out until next year. I guess they figured if they waited any longer it just would have gotten leaked!

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      • Anonymous
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      • 02 Dec 2008

      Hahahaha! The guy who said Xperia Killer! homie you nailed it! Nokia for life...never lost hope for a second. Can't wait to get a Touch S60 and with qwerty! DAAM!

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        • Bakhti
        • qKI
        • 02 Dec 2008

        My dream phone has arrived! Nokia totally nailed this one! Iphone, you can pretty much pack up and go back to Cupertino... Iphone is truly lame and is so ubiquitous (they will sell it in Wal-Mart, for God's sake) that it's becoming the next Razr.

        Viva Nokia!

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          • nGf
          • 02 Dec 2008

          I like the New N97 it has a lot of potential and the build appears good but only time will tell! The 5mp camera to me seem sufficient after the phone i not advertised as a camera but as a multimedia handset, also unless you were to blow the photos you print to over A4 then 5mp is more than enough. I do think the lack of N router compatibility is a bad thing to see as i think in 6 months this will be the norm. Let just see if the past history of the N series handsets lets the new one down. Bad reports of the n96 are already floating around lets hope they stay with the n96! I dont think we can make any more comments until the handset is released.

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            • iid
            • 02 Dec 2008

            OMFG! Why on earth did they place the space bar on the qwerty pad on the side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nokia why must you always do something stupid!

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              • Anonymous
              • 3cb
              • 02 Dec 2008

              just brilliant

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                • uEx
                • 02 Dec 2008

                xperia killer =P
                can't wait to see it though

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                  • 3HL
                  • 02 Dec 2008

                  It's nice to see Nokia haters all over the place today. And in usual form they are raving and ranting behaving like frothing at the mouth idio+. s. Why don't you go buy and your Omnias' or Xperas' quietly, and leave us to celebrate another offering from Nokia.

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                    • 02 Dec 2008

                    Anonymous, 02 Dec 2008Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed with this device... moreNo phone can be perfect! You people realize that? Im sure N100 will come soon, but it will never support everything. Trust me

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                      • Paul
                      • MAE
                      • 02 Dec 2008

                      What I really want is a touchscreen 5 megapixel Camera with xenon flash & NO qwerty keyboard. If you want a qwerty keyboard then whats the point of having a touchscreen???

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                        • 02 Dec 2008

                        Anonymous, 02 Dec 2008Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed with this device... moreNo phone can be perfect! You people realize that? Im sure N100 will come soon, but it will never support everything. Trust me

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                          • Symbian Fans
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                          • 02 Dec 2008

                          Nice!! i like it. Good Job Nokia Symbian is the BEST!!

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                            • 02 Dec 2008

                            Anonymous, 02 Dec 2008How are 5mp and an accelerometer PROs? 5MP phones are a dim... moreThis was a comparison to the X1...
                            And BTW: a forgot to mention the screen resolution as a CONTRA.

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                              • 02 Dec 2008

                              Karthik KK, 02 Dec 2008This is the Greatest phone Ever seen. Sorry Iphone and thei... moregreat phone n97 is, i agree..
                              but saying that its the best?
                              too soon..

                              not much info, but i really hope this will become a good phone..

                              about the n81 i think its not that great..
                              my friend own one.. the battery life is ok,, but its a bit laggy,, and no offense the plastic case is not made really good,,

                              let just see how n97 will perform in the future

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                                • 02 Dec 2008

                                Crow, 02 Dec 2008This is going to be an interesting competitor to the X1. B... moreHow are 5mp and an accelerometer PROs? 5MP phones are a dime a dozen and accelerometers can be found on cheap mid-range dumbphones too.
                                The only advantage that I can see is the 32GB of on-board memory.

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                                  • 02 Dec 2008

                                  Does it have multi-touch?

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                                    • 02 Dec 2008

                                    [deleted post]Xperia is elegant? I dont think that way.. N97 is way better looking..But i prefered it black..

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                                      • Karthik KK
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                                      • 02 Dec 2008

                                      This is the Greatest phone Ever seen. Sorry Iphone and their FANS. Nokia is the BEST phone around the world. I got N81 with me, Never seen such a Grt phone since it does'nt get hang, Best Battery Life. And All more Sounds Good than Latest Sony and Motorola phones.

                                      I just love Nokia. I think N97 rates as 27K (Excluding Taxes) so it will go up.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • uBZ
                                        • 02 Dec 2008

                                        Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed with this device? It's good but not great by any means.
                                        For starters, the screen is too small and the resolution is oh-so-last-years. My month old Touch HD and more than 2 month old X1 best the N97 in both departments.
                                        Joystick pad on the left side of the keyboard: Who in their effin mind thought of that? Disastrous idea IMO. Anyone who's used an E90 or the 9xxx communications will know what I'm on about.
                                        5MP? Another average spec. 5MPs are getting long in the tooth now. I sold the N82 almost 6 months ago and that had a 5MP cam, whose quality won't be matched by this device anyway. I was really expecting a 8MP cam or at least optical zoom. This is like creating a beautiful woman and then chopping her arm off. Craptastic move from Nokia.
                                        3 rows on the keyboard: Another dumb move. 4 or 5 rows would have been much better.
                                        WiFi - come on Nokia, where's 802.11n? If my router, laptop and PC support "n", I expect my mobile phone to do it too.

                                        It doesn't offer anything spectacular or out of this world. Sure 32GB sounds great but if I only wanted something to store music & video, I would've gotten myself an 160GB iPod.