First Hands on nokia N97 | India

[the.kaushik]

Today i got my hands on the n97...Its a pre sale device which was showcased at a mall here.. Some 6 were displayed and you can actually take them on hand and use.

somewhere here ( http://maps.google.co.in/maps?oe=utf...74984075806773 )

Some core points:
1) Price told 35k
2) very very nice build.The sliding was so easy.Also the guy over there mistakenly dropped the phone very hard and nothing happened... almost from a height of 6ft. He was standing on a stage.
3) Camera and video is as expected. nothing special
4) Touch screen same as 5800. No multitouch. Should have been better. (Gave feedback). Also the touch screen was not that effective sometime. There were situation when i tried to slide to the next pic and it didn't worked and need to try several times.
5) Widgets are really cool.
6) The stylus hanging outside like a pencil actually scuks
7) Sound is pretty loud and i really mean it.
8 ) Keybord was easy and the laptop like look is very comfortable.
9) Was told it charges through USB.
10) Has a lock key on the body
11) Very fast processing speed compared to 5800.. don't know the exact spec difference but it was faster
12) The look and feel as shown in website and ads looks so huge whereas the phone is small and cute.
13) Not able to review the COMPASS feature as there was no GPS signal in the mall.

At the end of the day it was not able to impress me nor my friends and am still hanging with my same phone. Nokia needs to come out something which is not there in the market.

[sushantvirdi]

Nice review..some pics plz

[Tamoghno]

Good to know that it can survive a 6ft drop .

[the.kaushik]

Originally Posted by sushantvirdi

Nice review..some pics plz

Thats the worst part.. as i dint planned and went i dint took my cam also.Also i was in a bit hurry. i got a leaflet just for me. if you guys want i can give a snapshot pic of it here

[krates]

N97 is no just a smartphone filled with all features.. nothing special..

nice review did you tried some earphones with it ? how was the sq ?

[gdatuk]

Here is my complete review on N97 http://www.gnetiks.com/gblog/?p=846

[the.kaushik]

Originally Posted by krates

N97 is no just a smartphone filled with all features.. nothing special..

nice review did you tried some earphones with it ? how was the sq ?

Nops they dint have the box with them only the phone... anyways the headphone should be typical Nokia sterio which should be good. As told before i tried the speaker and really impressed

[the.kaushik]

Originally Posted by gdatuk

Here is my complete review on N97 http://www.gnetiks.com/gblog/?p=846

Nice review. You know what i think if they would have shown some creativity on the touch screen part then this would have been a kick ass for all mobiles. But sad they dint did.

[gdatuk]

Originally Posted by the.kaushik

Nice review. You know what i think if they would have shown some creativity on the touch screen part then this would have been a kick ass for all mobiles. But sad they dint did.

thanks.. the design head had no answer to that question when i asked him the same.

the mobile was announced an year ago and launched now and in one year.. there are many technological advances that they missed out in this mobile.. the entire mobile is outdated...

[dharmil16]

Good thankssssssss

[the.kaushik]

Originally Posted by gdatuk

thanks.. the design head had no answer to that question when i asked him the same.

the mobile was announced an year ago and launched now and in one year.. there are many technological advances that they missed out in this mobile.. the entire mobile is outdated...

Also i want to make this point for both 5800 and n97 that i liked the height of the screen but why the hell is the width so less... You know the problem comes when you start working on landscape. a bit more addition in the width would have been really great. I understand that increasing width may increase the overall width but that would have really make it comfortable for browsing

[Power UP]

Originally Posted by the.kaushik

Also i want to make this point for both 5800 and n97 that i liked the height of the screen but why the hell is the width so less... You know the problem comes when you start working on landscape. a bit more addition in the width would have been really great. I understand that increasing width may increase the overall width but that would have really make it comfortable for browsing

Yup iphones' screen is more practical it seems.



Is it me or does the iphones' screen looks bigger, both of them have reportedly 3.5inch screen. Maybe its just my eyes playing tricks

[Tamoghno]

Yes , n97 and iphone both have 3.5 inch screen . Iphone screen is shorter but have more width like 4:3 480x240 screen . N97 is a 16:9 640x360 aspect ratio screen more suitable for single handed operation . So the screen dimension was a careful decision by nokia to facilate single handed use. Its also great for viewing movies.
its very hard to use iphone single handed

although n97 screen have better spec but the glass cover really makes the iphone screen looks better.

[gdatuk]

if u guys are talking about the display quality and ruggedness, N97 tops iphone. But touchscreen technologywise, iphone will rule atleast for the next 2 years or so. Its capacitive touchscreen used at its best....

overall build quality N97 is superior and solid compared to any phones i have comeacross so far

[gdatuk]

if u guys are talking about the display quality and ruggedness, N97 tops iphone. But touchscreen technologywise, iphone will rule atleast for the next 2 years or so. Its capacitive touchscreen used at its best....

overall build quality N97 is superior and solid compared to any phones i have comeacross so far

[Power UP]

Actually the iphone's resolution is 320x480 which is 2:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio. This is somewhat between 4:3 and 16:9.
Now the iphone displays normal and widescreen videos nicely. You don't feel anything major amiss here. On the other hand displays which are more in length and less in width means you get good widescreen content but 4:3 content looks wasted much clearly.
The iphone's browsing also is complemented due to wider width. Now this alone without adding safari, capacitive multitouch and the great ui integration.

Now comes the part about compactness. See when i first tried out the iphone , i was very impressed with the ui. Every element felt well thought out and placed almost perfectly. With in minutes i was browsing the interface like an f1 racer single handedly. Almost everything felt a flick or swipe away. And mind you my fingers are of normal size. Heck even my mom felt totally comfortable with it
On the other hand when i tried out 5800 i was using it more with two hands than one thanks to some ingenious ui elements.
Its like nokia was trying something good but didn't hit it properly.

Ofcourse one might get used to the 5800 type ui, but then again i have seen people who struggle even on the iphone's ui

[the.kaushik]

Originally Posted by Power UP

Actually the iphone's resolution is 320x480 which is 2:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio. This is somewhat between 4:3 and 16:9.
Now the iphone displays normal and widescreen videos nicely. You don't feel anything major amiss here. On the other hand displays which are more in length and less in width means you get good widescreen content but 4:3 content looks wasted much clearly.
The iphone's browsing also is complemented due to wider width. Now this alone without adding safari, capacitive multitouch and the great ui integration.

Now comes the part about compactness. See when i first tried out the iphone , i was very impressed with the ui. Every element felt well thought out and placed almost perfectly. With in minutes i was browsing the interface like an f1 racer single handedly. Almost everything felt a flick or swipe away. And mind you my fingers are of normal size. Heck even my mom felt totally comfortable with it
On the other hand when i tried out 5800 i was using it more with two hands than one thanks to some ingenious ui elements.
Its like nokia was trying something good but didn't hit it properly.

Ofcourse one might get used to the 5800 type ui, but then again i have seen people who struggle even on the iphone's ui

Totally agree with you brother. Though i dint wanted to compair both in this thread(So dint mentioned iphone anytime but somehow it creeps in ) the interface for iphone is ver easy for even elder persons who usually have problems with phone. My dad still crumbles with his 2 yrs old nokia but can race through my iphone Anyways if samsung and LG can make atleast similar display and touch screen like iphone why cant nokia... The symbian OS being so addictive and being away for it for almost 6 months is very hard. I was really expecting some kick ass feature in n97 so that i can again go back to symbian world but
After getting addictive to this i-World(Apple) i want something better interface to go back so that i dont regret

[krates]

Used N97 today @ nokia priority .... Sliding mechanism kick ass ... easy to use qwerty keypad...

Not something special but still what it has it kick ass of X1

i loved the phone

[Tamoghno]

@ krates

What price did they quote ?
Btw , did they had live unit or dummy unit ?

[krates]

^^^ The shop had only dummy but the shop owner got the original live phone from somewhere.. The phone will take 3 more days to come to kanpur

But I used the live unit.. I loved the phone so much I can't tell .. Dual Led has became great...

He quoted the price will be 35k he got it for 37k from somewhere

[krates]

^^^ The shop had only dummy but the shop owner got the original live phone from somewhere.. The phone will take 3 more days to come to kanpur

But I used the live unit.. I loved the phone so much I can't tell .. Dual Led has became great...

He quoted the price will be 35k he got it for 37k from somewhere

[talwar]

it's one personal preference when it comes to user interface.. both are very different. One is Symbian and the other is Mac osx. Personally, I like the Symbian interface much better. multitasking, personalization is easy. folks at digit geek even feel the same.. that N97 display is much better
http://www.digitgeek.com/nokia-n97-c...-xperia-x1-g1/

[gdatuk]

bangalore priority shops quoted 33k to me

[follower of krazzy]

i finally got my N97 today .. phew! and well i have lots of things to tell u abt it. guys.. do bounce all ur queries... etc .. if u have any.. i will be testing the device thoroughly... must say that i really like the widgets that r packed into it. one widget i really like is Facebook Widget






















This Is Really Nice Mobile Facebook Widget Allow to Open And Online 24x7. with friends and colleagues. its show your complete profile with status message,friends, inbox, photos, wall and all updates...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GcEsMzfpPw

[the.kaushik]

Thats great dude... congrats.. the screen shots are amezing... let us know how is the battery backup because 24x7 requires good battery backup... show some pics also... did you got a mmc free?

[follower of krazzy]

I really impress with image quality when i am going out side am shooting some more pics and video for sharing N97 Camera Quality. here are some pics of my N97 .... it looks awesome captured by an basic camera so don't go for image quality.































Battery Backup
haven't tested the battery fully... overall its looks fine to me.. but i plan to charge it fully tonight and have a day out with the beast tom so let's hope it survives
Free MMC Card
there is no free mmc with the sales box
u can get it for arnd 2000...it may vary from dealer to dealer though
Cheers

[the.kaushik]

Great... please take some videos with the phone and share? Also is it charging through USB?

[Tamoghno]

^^ who needs mmc (actually its microsd when you have 32Gb internal memory !) , fyi , 8gb micro is around 850 nowdays .


@ krazzzy , can you post some low light sample pics of n97 , like in a tube/cfl lit room ?

[follower of krazzy]

@ Tamoghno
@ the.kaushik
Today i plan to charge it fully tonight and have a day out with the Battery Reviews. And N97 is charging capability using USB Cable.
and I have Share Some Tube/CFL Light room Images Capturing today night.

Originally Posted by Tamoghno

^^ who needs mmc (actually its microsd when you have 32Gb internal memory !) , fyi , 8gb micro is around 850 nowdays .


@ krazzzy , can you post some low light sample pics of n97 , like in a tube/cfl lit room ?

[follower of krazzy]

Tomorrow i saw a maps demo at my home calculating route from mayur vihar cross lane to captain gaur marg, lajpat nagar,Delhi on N97.
Here Are Some Screen Shot It Works Nice.....


Nokia Maps India

Nokia Maps Delhi

Route Plan

Show Route

Route Define

Simulate For Demo Version

Simulation Starts

Night Mode

Maps Options But At This Time All options Not Working...

Impressive maps Application in N97 Also Diffenernt touch platform... and really good in N97.

Cheers