Informative and witty review of the Nokia N97 by engadget.com.
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There's no doubt that the N97 is Nokia's top-of-the-line S60 smartphone. But a combination of factors, from dated software to inconsistencies in the interface, make it difficult for us to recommend the device. More so when there are very compelling alternatives from competing camps the...
Read the full review →While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, 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.
Read the full review →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. Okay, maybe you don't think that's true, the doomed part: Nokia is the...
Read the full review →Fantastic piece of hardware, but a missed opportunity to make a great touchscreen variant of Symbian.
Read the full review →If content creation and message making are your primary needs in a cell phone, then the N97 should be at or near the top of your list, that is if you're as wealthy as a king. The N97 is of course Nokia's flagship N Series multimedia device for 2009. If you can get past the shocking price...
Read the full review →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 these two got into the game. Its...
Read the full review →I've waited with this article for quite some time now, trying to find good arguments to suggest our readers to go on and grab the N97, but honestly I couldn’t. Again, this is not to say the Nokia N97 is a bad device – it’s just too expensive for what it offers.
Read the full review →There’s much more to like about the N97 than to dislike. As already mentioned, the camera, build quality and built-in (and expandable) storage are major pluses. Along with the new widget-oriented home screen. As a media player, you also can’t really fault the N97, and the novel form factor (35...
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imphoreal
http://www.imphoreal.com/2009/06/nokia-n97-review-... N97 is not for every one and for those who are familiar with the S60 platform, your current devices will do just the same but without the kind of camera, touchscreen, or QWERTY the N97 provides. For those who are new...
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sphlynx
- Excellent build quality, I mean you have to feel it to believe it. - Gorgeous and sleek looking - Lots and lots and lots of features, from the huge 32GB memory to, Compass, front facing cam, etc... I mean this it offers a shit load of featuresto quench all your tech cravings. - Love the...
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MFcomposer
I should rate this phone a 0.00 but I'll try and be fair. The camera is nice, the keyboard and slide mechanism is cool, and some of the EQ presets for the music player are nice...but that's about it for positive feedback. This thing is a lemon, and a price analogy would be if Yugo...
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rjzak
The phone is great for calls, text messaging, and overall is great for all the default functionality that it comes bundled with. However, a major complaint of mine is that it will only let me read email, not send. It is odd- checking and reading email is just fine, however, it simply says...
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mobifan
have owned E71 for 1yr, N97 is a step up, great webbrowsing on the go, no sip support, wish symbian s60v5 would add more shine than just multitouch. worth the buy at 500, no more than that. Wish att 3g would shine too, unfortunately american carrier monopolies ruined the fun, 3g speed is around...
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heybige
To be upfront, I've been an S60 user for the past two years. I was introduced to the smartphone world courtesy of a WM5 device and jumped into S60 after a friend offered an E62 in exchange for some tech-support for his new Black Jack. I was using a WM6 "Pocket PC" at the time...
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idoruh
As my first touch phone, the N97 was quite a big leap for me. I bought the device when it first came out here back in August 2009, and in the beginning it was quite a raw device, with no kinetic scrolling and virtually no free ROM. After two quick Firmware updates though, it became a great deal...
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doccarroll
The N97 is a great cellphone/mini computer. Most of my desktop apps run on this device allowing me to do work even without my laptop. Took some patience to set to my liking. Not an iPhone in that all systems are open and customizable. Would love more phone memory (C:/) but the option to use...
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sanjmatharu
Decent industrial looking hardware. Good solid feeling handset if a little heavy.Also good to see you can charge from microUSB and reduce the number of cables you have to carry. The software however, is shocking. The performance is not up to scratch and the usability of the touchscreen is not...
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TemujinTengri
I'll leave it to others to comment on the N97's enviable software platform and features, which are impressive and compliment the pleasing aesthetics of the unit. From a stability perspective however, I would get rid of my N97 tomorrow if I wasn't tied into a contract. Horrendous...
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subotin
i give the lowest grade for this phone beeing in good health and with clear mind. This phone was send to service provider and it stays there for 45 days, they say they had to send it to back to the factory to correct faults after only couple of months of using it i do not understand why nokia...
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