Nokia N97 smartphone

GPS & Car Entertainment (174 reviews)

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GPS Receivers, GPS Units, In-Car Multimedia

4.00

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Price

AU$1129.00

Review Date

Thursday, 2nd of July, 2009

Features

Form Factor : Slide

Mobile Network Bands : UMTS (2100MHz)

What's Hot

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

What's Not

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

The Final Word

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 further development of the Ovi Store to truly become an iPhone challenger. As it stands, it has great potential but feels somewhat incomplete.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, Instant Messaging, SMS, MMS

Data Services

HSDPA, EGSM, WCDMA

Digital Camera

Video capture

Yes

Camera Resolution

5.0 MP

Other Camera Features

Dual LED camera flash

Digital Video

Video resolutions

640x480

General

Available Colours

Black, White

Length (mm)

55.3

Width (mm)

117.2

Height (mm)

15.9

Weight (g)

150

Input Devices

Touchpad, 5-way Navigation, Keyboard

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

TFT touchscreen

Screen size

3.5 in

Screen Resolution

640 x 360

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

32 GB

Multimedia Features

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Video Player

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Keypad lock

Yes

Profiles

Yes

Predictive text input

Yes

GPS

Yes

Video calling

Yes

Organiser

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Yes

Phone Networks

Mobile Network Bands

UMTS (2100MHz)

Phones

Form Factor

Slide

Talk Time (minutes)

320 (3G), 400 (GSM)

Standby Time (hours)

400 (3G), 430 (GSM)

Power Options

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Software

Operating Systems

Symbian (Series 60)

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

Micro-SD

Supported Audio File Formats

AAC+, eAAC+, AAC, MP3, WMA

Supported Video File Formats

H.264, MPEG-4

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Headphone Jack, USB 2.0

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

WLAN 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0

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