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Manufacturer: Nokia Part number: N97 Black
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- Bottom Line:
- While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.
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CNET editors' review
Nokia N97 - black (unlocked) price range: $169.99
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 06/23/2009
The good: The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.
The bad: The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition. We would have preferred a capacitive touch screen instead of resistive.
The bottom line: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.
User reviews
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The most horrible phone i've ever used....
by nimmadkr on September 25, 2009
Pros: Lots of Space for movies & music
Good Camera
Love the KeyboardCons: Horrible Software, Switches off automatically every few hours, Its very Slow and takes ages to open my picture gallery, I upgraded it to the latest firmware but still the same.Whenever i connect it to my pc thru usb the phone needs to be restarted.
Summary: Until and unless nokia dump the symbion OS and look for better softwares, they will fail to attract customers....
Summary: Until and unless nokia dump the symbion OS and look for better softwares, they will fail to attract customers....
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N97 is the best and has the most stable software
by nomadicman04122 on September 11, 2009
Pros: It is fully functional and easy to use. If you're used to convention this outclasses the Blackberry, X1 and all the Windows MObile OS devices around. Its a brilliant leap from the N90 to the E97 the best since Nokia introduced the E90
Cons: It could have had a bit more size and a better constructed "eye" for attaching a strap.
Summary: I just acquired the N97 3 weeks now. I am also the owner of a E90 which is the grand daddy of Communicators. My experience with the E90 is its ...
Summary: I just acquired the N97 3 weeks now. I am also the owner of a E90 which is the grand daddy of Communicators. My experience with the E90 is its a powerful tool. The N97 brings all the functionality of the E90. I enjoy having both these phones, mainly because in today's world of communications, many people have lost the sense of communicating and taking short cuts and many more.
Hence when it comes to functionality, both Noikia's running the Symbian is the most stable and least of all the smartphones that run on Windows Mobile etc.. that have functions that are not needed and superflous. The youth of today do not know how to drive a business and realise that having a gadget is one thing, making money by using this tool is another.
The N97 connected very easily with the Nokia OTC feature in their PC Suite. I was able to get good connections and stable without any dropouts even though I used different providers in dfferent parts of the world. Both machinces got my laptops fired up with high speed internet connections without dropouts.
I own about 25 different phones most of them are the top models in the brand.. and none including the iPhone 3Gs and my personal experience is that the Nokia N97 and E90 have become my workhorses when connected to my IBM Thinkpads. (plus other machines too).
In a nutshell my personal experience is that this phone has the not too many frills type but has the performance that can surpass the Blackberry. Comparing my new Blacberry with the N97 and E90 the Blackberry is no match. It seems a hype these days for everyone to have Blackberry. For someone who spends close to 20k for phones in a year, I want the best and up to date..... my experience with this is the N97 and E90 stand out consistently. -
Awesome instrument - worth paying
by Sid_Oza on September 7, 2009
Pros: Interactive and fully customisable interface, QWERT Keyboard and other input options, wi-fi, bigger HDD plus an option to expand, multiprocessing, screen resolution, Camera quality, good speakers and above all FREEDOM unlike iPhone
Cons: some people may find it chunky then other phones but not a bigger deal - still fits in pants well, touch screen can be improved
Summary: I believe its operating system - Symbian is the best selling point. It has been out for years so, you can find lots of free applications for this phone. This ...
Summary: I believe its operating system - Symbian is the best selling point. It has been out for years so, you can find lots of free applications for this phone. This is a sturdy device as well which I believe something any one expect from their expensive stuff. Once you install the firmware update you can notice the improvement in performance straight away.
Over all, I believe it's worth paying for this device and I am very pleased with my choice. -
Too expensive comparing to what can it offer
by Sierzant on August 23, 2009
Pros: Nice design, good camera
Cons: Too expensive, gets faulty (restarting itself, problems with texts and memory) - get any other mobile and you will have almost this same features what n97. Not worth to buy at all.
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Excellent Hardware. Great Design. Below average (OS)
by 777RPM on July 29, 2009
Pros: Excellent Camera
Excellent speaker quality
Loud, clear and has 2 stereo speakers
Good screen
Very Good Video quality (Recording)
Solid feel
Strong design
Keyboard - Mixed
Very good battery lifeCons: Touch screen is very poor. Not consistent at all. Complete opposite of already successful competition.
-Over Priced by $100-$150
The OS is poor in speed and user interfaceSummary: Do not recommend if your a road warrior. Its a shame because I love Nokia.....If just the OS was more like the competition!
Summary: Do not recommend if your a road warrior. Its a shame because I love Nokia.....If just the OS was more like the competition!
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This phone is garbage.
by tylerjbrock on July 25, 2009
Pros: There are none
Cons: Ancient OS and sky high pricing
Summary: The operating system is so out dated it hurts and the price of this phone is so astronomical for its feature set that it makes me laugh.
Summary: The operating system is so out dated it hurts and the price of this phone is so astronomical for its feature set that it makes me laugh.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Nokia
- Part number: N97 Black
- Description: The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of 'social location'. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social location' as well as related pictures or videos. The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensures efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard,
Touch screen - Integrated Components 2nd camera,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
Voice recorder - Antenna Internal
- Width 2.2 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.6 in
- Weight 5.3 oz
- Body Color Transition black
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Mobile Broadband Generation 3G
- Service Provider Unlocked
- Operating System Symbian OS
- Software Platforms Supported Java
- Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard,
Touch sensitive screen Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services Nokia Smart Messaging,
MMS,
SMS - Messaging & Data Features RSS feeds
- Downloadable Content Screensavers,
Audio files,
Themes,
Video files,
Ring tones,
Wallpapers,
Games Communications
- Data Transmission GPRS,
EDGE,
HSDPA - Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0 EDR,
IEEE 802.11b/g - Bluetooth Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Call timer,
Conference call,
Speakerphone,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features TV Link
Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3,
WMA,
AAC - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
H.264
Memory
- Bult-in Memory 32 GB
- User Memory 32 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSD
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
- Lens Aperture F/2.8
- Camera Light Source LED light
- Video Recorder Resolutions 640 x 480 (VGA)
Navigation System
- GPS Navigation A-GPS receiver
Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 3.5 in
- Display Resolution 640 x 360 pixels
- Color Depth 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Display Illumination Color White
- Features LCD touch screen,
Wallpaper,
Screensaver Connections
- Connector Type Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm,
Micro-USB,
Audio / video out Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1500 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk - up to 400 min,
Standby - up to 430 hour(s) Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Product series
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Manufacturer: Nokia
Specs: Unlocked,
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM,
Up to 320 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
5.3 oz,
5 megapixels,
3.5 in -
Manufacturer: Nokia
Specs: Unlocked,
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM,
5.3 oz,
5 megapixels,
3.5 in
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Nokia
- Address:
102 Corporate Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604 - Phone: 1-888-848-4792
- Fax: 972-894-5050
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