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Nokia N97

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User ratings:
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Pros

  • They are properly lit and easy to find in the dark
  • camera shutter are really easy to use
  • The mechanism is pretty robust and opens sharply

Cons

  • nowhere near as responsive and is a little hit
  • too easy to trigger up an unwanted application when
  • buttons are used for different things in different menus

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 3.5 in
  • 360, 640 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 1500 mAh
  • Single-core

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Nokia N97 - Pros & Cons

Nokia N97

Pros

  • They are properly lit and easy to find in the dark
  • camera shutter are really easy to use
  • The mechanism is pretty robust and opens sharply
  • great power comes great irritation
  • excellent build quality and a very efficient use of space to allow
  • button placements are very standard Nokia and comfortable
  • The mechanism is actually very well-built
  • It feels powerful and sturdy and smooth
  • Video quality is pretty good on the Nokia N97
  • the photo quality is excellent
  • solid chassis and a nice range of features

Cons

  • nowhere near as responsive and is a little hit
  • too easy to trigger up an unwanted application when
  • buttons are used for different things in different menus
  • The phone case is missing from our set
  • Keyboard is not as good as the one on the HTC Touch
  • screen visibility is not affected
  • the phone from getting tilted to one side when placed onto flat surface
  • hold true for the volume rocker
  • the N97 is not the begging type
  • Quality on both ends was otherwise acceptable
  • low-light performance is no highlight

Nokia N97 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1500 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconCPU clock speed
0.43 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Nokia N97 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemSymbian OS 9.4
CPU clock speed0.43 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
RAM memory128 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h
Talk time6.0 h
Fast chargingno
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Display
Screen size3.5 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution360 x 640 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayno
HDRno
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Storage
Internal storage32 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.61 in
Width2.18 in
Depth0.72 in
Weight5.29 oz
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Other features
FM Transmitteryes
FM radioyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
IRyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno

Nokia N97 - Q&A (1)

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    hildred
    about 2 years ago
    How much is the Nokia N97?
    hank
    about 2 years ago
    The Nokia N97 handset has a large touch screen, will retail for 550 euros and $693 in USA. It available in black, white and bright red.
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Nokia N97 Nokia - Editorial Reviews (18)

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Nokia N97 Review : Nokia N97
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Review : Nokia N97

If you are just looking for a mobile phone then you are unlikely to be interested in the Nokia N97. Let me explain.

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 review | IT PRO
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IT PRO
Published: 30.06.2009
Nokia N97 review | IT PRO
1.0

The Nokia N97 has been compared to the business-centric E90 Communicator, However, our first look was less than complimentary, so how does the touchscreen N97 fare after a long, hard look?

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 Review
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Phone Arena
Published: 12.06.2009
Nokia N97 Review
3.5

The Nokia N97 is the flagship device of the manufacturer at the moment and Nokia vaunts it as being not only a top of the range device, but a “mobile computer” as well. This certainly gets things rather too far, since computers should be able to cope with wide variety of tasks these days. The Nokia N97 sports quite nice specifications indeed like 3.5-inch touch sensitive screen, full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G (HSDPA 3.6Mbps), A-GPS, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics and...

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 Review: Nokia Is Doomed
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Gizmodo
Published: 06.07.2009
Nokia N97 Review: Nokia Is Doomed

The N97 is Nokia's attempt to stand tall in an unfamiliar, hostile world populated by the iPhone, Pre and Android the only way it knows how: by throwing the kitchen sink at them. If this is it, they're doomed.

Nokia N97 A fresh look at the Nokia N97
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All About Symbian
Published: 29.03.2010
A fresh look at the Nokia N97

David Gilson is a S60 veteran, mainly using 3rd Edition, but hadn't used a touchscreen device until recently (with the 5530). Going for broke, we arranged for a him to go all the way, to trial a Nokia N97 for a month, looking forward to the chance of getting a fresh take on this most-talked-about Nokia flagship, unencumbered by disappointments from the device's early firmwares. Here's his report: part review, part testimony, part rant.

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 Review
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BGR
Published: 12.06.2009
Nokia N97 Review

It’s no secret that we had our issues with Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic, but has the Nokia N97 changed our minds? It is, after all, their flagship device and is packed to the rim with goodies. We already said the Touch Pro2 was the best Windows Mobile device to come out of HTC, is the N97 …

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 (2009)
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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 08.02.2015
Nokia N97 (2009)

Nokia N97 (2009) (Mobile Phone): 2.5 out of 5 stars from 22 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 Review | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 19.06.2009
Nokia N97 Review | Digital Trends

The super-capable N97 can do it all, but still lacks some of the polish of cheaper competitors.

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 review
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TechRadar
Published: 09.06.2009
Nokia N97 review
3.5

Nokia returns to form with a high end smartphone/ mini UMPC

Nokia N97 Review: Nokia N97 - So close, yet so very, very far.
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TechCrunch
Published: 10.07.2009
Review: Nokia N97 - So close, yet so very, very far.

Oh, Nokia N97. I wanted to touch you from the first time I laid eyes on you. You seemed like everything I wanted in a handset. You’d be the phone that surmounted the shortcomings of every smartphone before it. You were to be the mobile masterpiece. At least, I thought you were. I’ve had…

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 mini review
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SlashGear
Published: 24.11.2009
Nokia N97 mini review

We've had two QWERTY Nokia smartphones on the SlashGear test-bench this past week, and the surprising thing is how differently the respective user experience is.…

Nokia N97 Review: Nokia N97 mini
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NZ Herald
Published: 12.05.2010
Review: Nokia N97 mini

Latest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, analysis, opinion and reader comment from New Zealand and around the World - NZ Herald

Nokia N97 Nokia N97 review
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Alphr
Published: 07.10.2009
Nokia N97 review
3.0

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

Nokia N97 Nokia N97
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CNET
Published: 24.06.2009
Nokia N97

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Nokia N97 Home review
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whathifi
Published: 31.07.2009
Home review
4.0

With its QWERTY keyboard, the feature-packed N97 is an appealing option for those who want something different from an iPhone

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