Informative and witty review of the Nokia N97 by engadget.com.
Nokia N97
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http://www.imphoreal.com/2009/06/nokia-n97-review-... The 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 to... Read the full review →
3 people find this review helpful
- 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 widgets,... Read the full review →
2 people find this review helpful
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 tried to... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
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... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
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... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
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... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
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... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
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 D:/ and... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
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 even... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
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... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
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 does... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
It was Nokia's Flagship series and i expected more. I love the QWERTY and it feels great. The UI isn't inspiring at all except the homescreen widgets. The camera and video is pretty good and something you should expect from the N series. The design is simple and beautiful. It has 32 gb... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
On the whole, the keyboard feel is good, but the Ovi Store needs to add more apps into the store particularly the location based apps and encourage third party and independent developers. It's the only phone with Friendster and Hi5 apps but then again, now one really cares about these social... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
The Nokia N97 was announced in Nov 08 as a flagship device of the Nokia N-series, as all the other N series devices it shares the same philosophy, a consumer-oriented smartphone with sophisticated capabilities of media handling and orientation toward social-networking. The device was announced in... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful