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If you are just looking for a mobile phone then you are unlikely to be interested in the Nokia N97. Let me explain...
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On paper, Nokia’s new flagship N97 ticks every box on our smartphone wishlist. There’s a whopping great touchscreen, a proper keyboard, top notch camera and whizzy smartphone software just itching to be fed 3rd party apps and games. So why so few stars...
A proper keyboard that feels comfortable and sturdy.
The touchscreen is less responsive than we’d like, and worse than rivals.
The best Nokia yet, but it still has its fair share of rough edges...
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Nokia's N97 is a beast of a phone, with every feature imaginable in its 150g, 18mm-thick case. As well as the usual WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, it has a backlit QWERTY keyboard that slides out from under the screen, a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss...
The keyboard is disappointing, and the Symbian OS feels outdated compared with those of more intuitive Android and Apple phones...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:28
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The N97 has plenty of features and its touch based operating system is still something of a novelty for Nokia. We aren't convinced it is as responsive or intuitive as other touch based smartphone operating systems, though. Nokia - N97 price Buy Nokia...
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fonehome.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:30
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Let’s get one thing straight: the Nokia N97 is the most ambitious and boldest smartphone ever created by the Finnish mobile phone company. Not only does the N97 have more storage space than an Argos outlet (they go on for miles don’t they?), but Nokia’...
The Nokia N97 is like a Pagani Zonda supercar – it’s been pushed to the very limit and excels in certain areas (both have a satisfing boot clunk) , but it’s not without it’s quirks. Is the N97 the best phone ever? Not quite. Does it come close? Very!Lo...
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whatmobile.net Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:31
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The N97 was announced near the end of last year, and with the speed that the industry is advancing, it is already starting off on a poor footing some seven months on. The question is, was it even that impressive when it was announced? Well, that’s a di...
Technology usually moves forward, but Nokia’s top Nseries models seem to have been moving in the wrong direction since the N95 8GB. The N96 was a chunky brick that didn’t bring much to the table (and was beaten by the relatively anonymous N85...
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wired.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:32
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The Nokia N97 and I didn’t get on well at the start. Firstly, I couldn’t get the phone to boot beyond the holding page and it wasn’t until I threatened to send it to a colleague known for his love of taking gadgets apart that it perked up. After that...
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gadgetrepublic.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:33
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Running on Nokia's long-standing Symbian operating system but offering a shiny new mobile app platform in the shape of Ovi Store, and packing full touch plus slide-out QWERTY, the N97 is a complicated but intriguing soul.Smartphones are the business th...
I think the N97 is misunderstood. It is certainly not in the same space as the iPhone 3GS and I wish that the Symbian operating system worked better with the needs of a touch screen user interface but if you can get over the navigation I think you will...
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Long gone are the days when and lasted five minutes before needing a full recharge. The N97 (free on contract) packs in music, video, web browsing, FM radio, a video camera and more, and represents the company's latest attack on Apple's iPhone.It's c...
Fullsize keyboard, loads of features, sounds great, browsing web works well...
Ovi Store is only potential at the moment, video could be better...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:37
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Nokias highly anticipated N97 smartphone was finally released this month, having been pipped to the post by the similar Touch Pro 2 from HTC.If the idea of a large touch screen with a full slide out Qwerty keyboard and a kick-up display appeals to you...
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First announced late last year the Nokia N97 has been eagerly awaited by both Nokia and smartphone fans alike. The flagship N-Series handset certainly looks to be a major contender in the “top of the range” category.Has the wait been worth it? The Noki...
Just as I was finishing writing this review I saw on the internet that a software update had been announced. For all those people that have experienced some unstable programs on the device I think your problems will now be over. Why manufactures can&rsquo...
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3g.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:44
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Easily the best Nseries device so far; however, it lacks the iPhone’s flair and guileFull Review and...
Responsive touchscreen, spacious QWERTY keyboard, ergonomic tilting display and good allround multimedia performance.
Large and heavy, temperamental web browser, and sometimes needs double taps to activate selection.
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Nokia's N97 is, for me, one of the most eagerly anticipated handsets of 2009. Yes, I know, we've had Apple and Android stealing a lot of the attention as far as smartphones are concerned, but Nokia was doing well with smartphones long before either of the...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:45
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When you first look at the new flowering in the N Series, the N97, it looks like a phone, a real phone. It’s only when the keyboard slides out that it starts to look like a small laptop. The N97 is a telephone that is true to its roots but that also of...
Nice finish, Improved touch interface, Slide out keypad, Good battery life, Memory can be extended to 48 GB...
Touch interface lacks fluidity, Thickness, Ovi Store still limited, System is sometimes slow...
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T3.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:45
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Its an all out smartphone war The iPhone 3GS isn’t the biggest or grandest of updates, but for us, it does enough to maintain Apple’s number one spot. We assume Apple has taken an “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” approach. Gone, however, are the...
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The Nokia N97 is a disappointment in all aspects. The design is clunky and dangerous, the firmware is unstable and features don’t live up to their description on paper. This smartphone looked so right so Nokia, how did you get it so wrong?...
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zdnet.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:48
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Although the Nokia N97 is packed with features, 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.
Touch screen, Full QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of internal flash memory, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, 5megapixel camera...
Touch user interface isnt well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, Resistive rather than capacitive touch screen...
Although the Nokia N97 is packed with features, 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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On paper, the Nokia N97 looks as if it could rival the other big phones of this summer - the Palm Pre, the Apple iPhone 3G S and T-Mobiles follow-up to the Android-based G1. It has more memory than the other three, supports a wide range of multimedi...
In common with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Nokia N97 is a really cool phone that can do a lot, but the features just dont come together as seamlessly as in other smartphones on the market. The Symbian OS doesnt simply need an update; it needs a...
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Nokias flagship phone for 2009, the N97 has set sail – backed by marketing expenditure the size of an African nations health budget. But its barely got out of port before hitting stormy waters. Some of the disappointment expressed on the web – from...
Nevertheless the N97 sort of scrapes by, for now. Its fast and responsive, the worst bugs will are certain to be fixed, and the most violently ugly parts of the user experience will be quietly thrown overboard. That leaves an OK iPlayer, an OK music...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:53
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Nokia's touchscreen heavyweight is finally here. We find out if it's been worth waiting for Loaded with features / Nice touchscreen / 32GB storage Big and bulky / Pricey / Sluggish processor Nokia surprised us when it first announced the N97 back in De...
Loaded with features, Nice touchscreen, 32GB storage...
Big and bulky, Pricey, Sluggish processor...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:06:57
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The Nokia N97 is Nokia's flagship device, sporting a 640×360-pixel, 3.5-inch touchscreen. It also has HSDPA, Wi-Fi, A2DP and A-GPS. It has 32GB of memory and a microSD card slot. It's all rounded off with a five-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens.Th...
Nokia's been at the forefront of mobile phone innovation for years. Or at least it was before the iPhone sauntered in. It's taken a while, but the Finnish phone company's now thrown in its own iPhone equivalent - the all-powerful N97. First up...
Not too much here, to be honest. If we're being really picky, the secondary function key is hidden away on the right-hand side of the phone. Surely a more natural fit would have been to position it on the left-hand side? Hmm? Also, while this does com...
Touchscreens are all well and good, (and the N97's is good) but this handset makes QEWRTY keyboards fashionable again. A superb multimedia phone from the Finnish phone giant with but a few minor imperfections. Here's one in the pips for you, Apple...
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del.icio.us reddit! TechBlips Facebook Stumbleupon Newsvine tweet It might have been all about the likes of Android and Apple over the last year or so, but its important we dont forget that Nokia is still top of the pile, and has sought to maintain t...
Great touchscreen, Solid build quality, Impressive internal memory, Dual flash LED 5MP camera...
Unpredictable OS, Lack of video codec support, Chunky design, Underpowered processor...
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Nokia is a giant in the mobile phone world, but it has never embraced touchscreen technology with the gusto you might have expected. Even with the arrival and huge success of the iPhone it seemed reluctant to join in, and the Nokia N97 is only its seco...
Packed with features, but the keyboard is terrible and the touch-enabled OS confusing...
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pz10.com Updated:
2011-09-21 04:07:01
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They dont get any bigger than that. A launch of this caliber can aptly be called inauguration day. The release of Nokia N97 is the Nseries counter-move that geeks have been waiting for since November. Easily one of the most complete smartphones ever c...
Its an Nseries device we are talking about and we cant complain about looks. Hows that for a nice start? Now seriously, the Nseries are back on track and we dont mean that as a mere comparison to the misfiring N96. All-in-one is the game and the N9...
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Nokia is a giant in the mobile phone world, but it has never embraced touchscreen technology with any gusto. In fact, the Nokia N97 is only its second such phone - following on from the 5800 XpressMusic - in recent times.You can see why, for where the...
Packed with features, but the keyboard is terrible and the touch-enabled OS confusing...
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pcworld.co.nz Updated:
2011-11-08 13:31:01
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Many of you won’t be able to progress beyond the staggering price, but on paper, the Nokia N97 looks as if it could rival the other big phones of recent months, the Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC’s Android-based Magic. It has more memory than the other two...
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If you own a mobile phone, and most of us do, theres a good chance that youre using a Symbian operating system (OS). Symbian is the name of the OS that powers most mobile phones in use today. Thats largely because its Nokias OS of choice and Nokia...
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Symbian is the name of the OS that powers most mobile phones in use today. Thats largely because its Nokias OS of choice and Nokia is the maker of the worlds most widely-used mobile phones. In fact, Nokia liked Symbian so much that, last year...
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gadgetguy.com.au Updated:
2011-11-08 13:31:02
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Nokias always kept the top N spot for its brightest new star: weve had the N95, then the N96, and now the long awaited N97. But a lot has changed since the N95 launched to great fanfare in 2007 - Apple launched the iPhone, BlackBerry got Bold, and...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated:
2011-11-08 13:31:03
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Design When looking at the N97 front-on you could be mistaken into thinking this latest Nokia is nothing more than an iPhone clone, though this would be selling Nokias excellent design well short. It might be a touch thicker and heavier than Apples p...
Great touchscreen and keyboard, Huge 32GB of internal storage, Camera is a highlight, Decent media playback...
Inconsistent performance, Symbian platform needs a UI overhaul...
The N97 features class-leading specs matched with outstanding design and build, but it loses marks for the Symbian platform that desperately needs an overhaul to stay competitive.
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Nokias most anticipated mobile phone since the N95, the Nokia N97 smartphone combines a touch screen with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This mobile phone boasts impressive hardware — including a 5-megapixel camera with flash, GPS, Wi-Fi and an FM transmitter — but the N97s customisable home screen widgets and touch-screen user interface are also key features. The Nokia N97s much heralded flip-up screen design isnt new. Weve seen similar tilt displays on HTC smartphones, including the now su...
Flip-up design, QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of internal memory and microSD slot, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack, customisable widget-based homescreen...
Resistive touch screen rather than capacitive, user interface is a mixed bag, software lacks the polish of competitors, odd placement of navigational pad and spacebar, no Comes With Music subscription included...
Although the Nokia N97 dwarfs the iPhone in terms of features, the software doesn’t match the standard set by Apple. The N97’s flip-up design, keyboard and massive storage capacity are fantastic features, but it needs software upgrades and fur...
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techsmart.co.za Updated:
2014-02-28 02:04:47
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The Nokia N97 is one of the Finnish company’s most highly anticipated handsets yet. A big name release like this always gets gadget reviewers in a tizz looking for that unique perspective. It’s the “best Nokia ever”, it’s an “iPhone killer” and even "i...
Okay, so it doesn’t have a capacitive touch screen, scrolling while browsing is a bit of a nuisance and it could have done with a more powerful processor. The iPhone, Palm Pre (still to come to SA, maybe) and HTC Magic beat it on all these fronts. But...
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The N-series has blazed a fairly impressive trail through the mainsteam highways of the mobile market since its inception in 2005, but Nokia claims that the N97 is the most anticipated N-series phone to date. It’s a little different to its direct prede...
Qwerty keyboard, Large touchscreen, 32GB builtin memory, 3.5mm jack...
Drab interface, Temperamental camera, Touchscreen not as sensitive as rivals, Qwerty a bit spongy...
The N97 has got a comprehensive feature set but each of its core features has been bettered elsewhere. Jack of all trades, master of none? PerhapsPros:Qwerty keyboardLarge touchscreen32GB built-in memory3.5mm jackCons:Drab interfaceTemperamental came...
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Video review: Not the iPhone killer we were waiting for, but a muscular rival with distinct advantages for Apple refuseniks...
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recombu.com Updated:
2014-03-31 04:54:11
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The long-awaited Nokia touchscreen smart phone has arrived, providing a new take on the Communicator series with a Qwerty keyboard hidden under the screen for easier messaging. Add a highly configurable home screen, decent music playback, GPS and – abo...
Nokia's phones are reliable, solid and exceptionally accessible. There will be many people who've held back from touchscreen phones because they didn't want to lose the Nokia user-friendliness. The N97 is a good phone, with lots of good features, but t...
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Share The Nokia N97 will be out on 19th June exclusively on Vodafone for a whole week before all but O2 get a look in. The RRP for the SIM free version is £499 or you can spread it over an 18-month contract for £40 per month making it one of the priciest...
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cgena.com Updated:
2016-11-27 01:51:54
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Nokia’s flagship phone is finally here. The is considered to be the best phone yet that the Finnish company can come up with. The phone is packed with so many features that it is not just considered as a mobile phone, but as a personal mobile compute...
All things considered, the Nokia N97 is great phone – it is good-looking, full-featured, and it is considered to be the best phone yet that Nokia produce. The phone is also undoubtedly popular not only because of Nokia’s reputation in the mobile world...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2016-11-27 01:51:54
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32GB Memory- Check. Full QWERTY keyboard- Check. WiFi/GPS/Bluetooth- Check. 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with LED Flash- Check. Gorgeous display with 16M colors- Check. Triband HSDPA- Check. Nokia’s flagship product, the N97, almost hits all the right notes...
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THE Nokia N97 has been keenly awaited since its worldwide introduction late last year as it was touted to be the next big thing in the mobile market by many observers. The phone is laden with features and it is bound to be a Herculean task to condens...
Unique sliding tilt; great to surf on; excellent fusion of Qwerty keyboard and touch technology.
Substandard speakers; cumbersome battery cover.
There is an inherent charm in the Nokia N97 that is inescapable. From placing it on a table and writing an SMS to surfing on a fantastically long landscape mode, it was all quite memorable as far as phones go. Also, I thought the price was quite reaso...
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fhm.com.ph Updated:
2016-11-27 01:51:55
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Remember when you'd come home after a tiring day and the missus—or your mom—would be right in the kitchen cooking all your favorite dishes for one glorious meal? The Nokia chef is doing that exactly with this scrumptious N97 "mobile computer." Tasty ingre...
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