N97 LAUNCHED

[Coool]

Still No thread for N97 Okay here it is

It was announced a couple of days ago that Nokia’s N97 was going to be out this month in 75 countries. India was of course one of them. Today the handset was showcased in Delhi in all its glory. Sadly though, there’s still no pricing attached to the device yet, which is quite annoying, considering there’s plenty of speculation going around about the heavy specs the handset is loaded with. For those of you who are still unaware of the features, I don’t see how, but here’s a quick recap.



The handset will run on an ARM 11 434 MHz processor on a Symbian OS (v9.4) with a Series 60 UI. It’s going to be ready for social networking and connectivity to Nokia’s new OVI store. Other features will include -
A 3.5-inch TFT resistive touchscreen, with 16M colors and a 360 x 640 pixel resolution
The screen has an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotating the display
Supports handwriting recognition
It has a slide out full QWERTY keyboard
3.5mm earphone socket that doubles up for a TV out for audio and video
Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual Radio and an FM Transmitter
Bluetooth with A2DP and USB 2.0 (micro)
3G (with HSDPA), EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
GPS with A-GPS support, a Digital Compass and geotagging
32GB of internal storage as well as support for microSD cards
Pocket office preloaded
We’re estimating the handset to be worth approximately Rs. 36,000 give or take a few thousand and it’s more likely going to take a few. We’ll know soon enough so stay tuned.

[MetalheadGautham]

ASWESOME

now why doesn't it have an OLED screen ? Reserved for N97 32GB perhaps ?

[MetalheadGautham]

ASWESOME

now why doesn't it have an OLED screen ? Reserved for N97 64GB perhaps ?

[krates]

So any one here going to buy it ?

[sujoyp]

ok so its price too compareble to SE x1 and HTC touch pro....but I still think it dont have the punch

[ico]

Outdated before it's launch. N97 just has 2-3 months to capture it's market.

[Tamoghno]

Way overpriced for its features. Should have been below 30k at launch.

[Power UP]

As said above, outdated and overpriced. But then again there are people who will buy it even if it had an Arm9 264 mhz processor.

[gdatuk]

high price.. plus it has resistive touch screen which is an old technology... must have gone for capacitive touch screen with AMOLED screen plus xenon flash...

but the overall experience is good, I heard.. hanging on for more user reviews.. plus price drop...

[Tamoghno]

Coming from 5800 , i think that resistive touchscreen is not a big deal . And i prefer resistive because it allows for finer input with stylus , which is better in some cases like web browsing.

But i think this thing is gonna be smash hit. Given best multimedia capability in a sliding qwerty device and *comparatively *lower price point , and positioning as a *facebook* phone this should be a successful device

[yogi7272]

expecting xenon flash in n97.. stop dreaming? Its not there even in n86.. Still the hardware beneth is not that advanced as samsung omnia hd or se satio ..


Btw, where is n86?

[Tamoghno]

Saw some report about n86 . I may launch in 2 - 4 weeks timeframe.

[varunjain852]

i am going to try my hands with this contest... it will be on for think digit ppl on 15th.. thats coming monday

u cud win a n97..

here's the link http://www.searchforn.com/

[kelly]

hey look what i found a whole list of widget and apps that will be pre-embedded in n97

http://www.medianama.com/2009/06/223...itness-movies/

[kelly]

@ varun.. that's difficult..

they also announced pre-booking today

it's now between winning a phone or buying it he he...
http://www.nokialms.com/N97preorder/

[Tamoghno]

Are they offering free the bt headphone with n97 ?

[dreamcatcher]

They keyboard is pathetic according to reviews. LOL at Nokia for calling this a pocket computer. Even a "phone" has a better proccy than this one.

[krates]

^^^ lol it is much better than X1 ...

[sujoyp]

Originally Posted by krates

^^^ lol it is much better than X1 ...

OOps I see only these things better then X1
-5mp cam
-16m colors
-3.5inch screen

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3...&idPhone1=2615

that too 1 year after X1 release

[k4ce]

^ and a better os than win 6.1 ...

[krates]

Originally Posted by sujoyp

OOps I see only these things better then X1
-5mp cam
-16m colors
-3.5inch screen

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3...&idPhone1=2615

that too 1 year after X1 release

32GB Storage
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Class 32 edge/gprs
FM transmitter
Digital Compass

[sujoyp]

with less RAM
less procc
Less 3g speed

BTW dont u think this is not enough after whole 1 year

32GB Storage
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Class 32 edge/gprs
FM transmitter
Digital Compass :-P

[Tamoghno]

Whats the problem with you se fanboys . S60 dont need a 800 mhz to run decently . Just look how fast s60 runs on e71 or 5320 with its 369 mhz processor and compare those to standard winmo phone.

If you are still skeptical , then go through the various walkthrough and point me where do you find it lagging.

If you need a powerful processor and true multimedia powerhouse then go buy a omnia hd. And be happy with pathetic battery life that cant go through even a full day . I'd rather take a usuable battery life over bragging right about processor.

N97 is surely not the perfect phone in the world . S60 5th edition os prolly the most dated looking os and 128mb ram should hurt multitasking. A xenon flash wouldn't hurt either. But still it does very well what it its made to do. There are not many phone in this world with qwerty keyboard , better than 5800 sound quality , 3.5inch 16 MILLION Color screen , better than n95 camera and nice battery life.

And before anybody start comparing it with omnia hd , please be known that n97 is not a multimedia focused phone , its a internet service based phone.

[sujoyp]

X1 battery life is as good as N97 check gsmarena.com if u wanna check

if u really think its internet service based phone..then no use of 32gb
but if its a multimedia phone then it had to be compared to omniaHD..

OS is upto ur own taste...go to xdadeveloper site and try to compare symbian with winmo...u will be bashed like anything

[dreamcatcher]

The keyboard is pathetic. Check out the reviews. I have nothing against the phone. its just that their marketing is full of BS. A "computer" should be tops in both multimedia and internet services.

The Xperia is made of half metal, and comparing the build of the plasticky N97 is nothing short of stupidity.


LOLWUT?? Class 32 gprs is actually a major feature?? lolzz.

And please. The 16million color crap is full of BS too. Look at the screen resolution of the Xperia and this one. Now compare both the screens and you will see which one is better.
Talking about sound quality, read a few xperia reviews and you will know.

[Tamoghno]

Originally Posted by sujoyp

X1 battery life is as good as N97 check gsmarena.com if u wanna check

if u really think its internet service based phone..then no use of 32gb
but if its a multimedia phone then it had to be compared to omniaHD..

OS is upto ur own taste...go to xdadeveloper site and try to compare symbian with winmo...u will be bashed like anything

I dont think that xperia (or any winmo for that matter) can last a full day of HEAVY usage . By heavy i mean 3-4 hours web browsing , and 1 hour phone and few hours of music.i've never seen any winmo last full day with that usage. My friends diamond loses its battery before noon if heavy browsing is done. About gsmarena review , i just dont believe them (or any review site fully for that matter).

The 32gb is just a stand out feature from rest of the market. It dont even support divx/xvid , how can they bragnabout movie playback.

Os is not all about taste. Again and again its been proved that symbian is most efficient os for smartphone out there . Why do you think se and samsung uses symbian for their flagship product ? I dont actually like s60 5th myself , but atleast it dont lag in like winmo.


I dont actually liked n97 much , i even enjoyed the bashing n97 got from boygeniusreports.com . But i hate when someone compare it with something inferior like xperia just because they are se fanboy . If you need to compare , compare it with touch pro2 , or omnia hd or idou.

[dhan_shh]

Anyone purchased N97?

Any personal review?

I don't think its available in major cities!

We can't jump into conclusion from reviews found in the net,

We need to inspect personally!

[k4ce]

agreed s60 might look dated when compared to touchflo , touchwiz etc etc... then look at the underlying windows os that u will eventually reach ... thats horrible ...

i really think the n97 was designed by nokia as a decent allrounder wid net as its forte ... its still got great multimedia capabilities , ample storage and a few other goodies ... it does its job and does it well (or so i hope)

comparing it wid omnia for the cam , htc for the thumbable interface and metal body finish of the xperia is just not right ... and besides the nokia n97 wasnt made by nokia to beat the xperia or make it look underspeced ... they just put all that in the fone that was necessary .. nothing more

[dreamcatcher]

They should have come up with a better proccy and more RAM. Everything feels fast in the beginning. Jam it with a few gbs of multimedia content. A few apps, let the cache build and then see.

with something inferior like xperia just because they are se fanboy . If you need to compare , compare it with touch pro2 , or omnia hd or idou.

Anyways, btw , the N86 been launched too.

[k4ce]

^ yeah something a lil faster wud have been better... but the present thing shud be sufficient ... i have an 8gb card (6.5 filled wid music and n-gage games mostly) , bout 20-25 apps , it still seems fine (and mine is only 367mhz)