Nokia N97 review: Lock, stock and touch
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- Anonymous
- mCS
- 25 Jun 2009
sg, 24 Jun 2009for ur infor,tis n97 always hang n constanlty need to updat... morewtf???
incomprehensible.
seriously though, played with an n97 today, its a bag of crap. Don't think its gonna sell very well. The backlight switched off after 5 minutes of using it, had to take the battery out and put it back in, now the touchscreen is goind portrait and landscape when it shouldnt.
Just another bug ridden symbian Nokia, like the N95, N96....
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- sg
- uHV
- 24 Jun 2009
for ur infor,tis n97 always hang n constanlty need to update soft ware.one more disadvantages is that the screen alway tend to spoilt due to the sliding motion that is no so strong.somemore using plastic to build tis hp i tink nokia n97 have no class at all. no point buying tis hp. not worth the buy. many user in singapore have compaint about tis hp.
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- Umesh
- 2@x
- 23 Jun 2009
Jaydee, 18 Jun 2009The manufacturers can only make phones.. But only YOU n ur ... 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.... 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.... 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, ... 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 a... 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 a... 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... 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... 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 ... 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).