Nokia has announced the Nokia N97 today and already people are wondering if it has the feature set to become an iPhone, Blackberry and Google Phone killer all rolled into one.
With a 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA and qwerty keyboard it beats the iPhone in terms of features hands down. For mainstream users who want a decent camera and Blackberry/Google Phone style keyboards this is a dream device.
Nokia expects the handset with a large touch screen, retailing for 550 euros ($693) before taxes and subsidies and due to reach market in the first half of 2009 will bolster its N-Series smartphone offering.
ere’s a run-down of the specs: tri-band HSDPA 3G support; 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; aGPS and stand alone GPS; 3.5-inch touch resistive touch screen that measures 640 x 360 pixels in a 16:9 widescreen format; 32GB of built-in memory, with support for another 16GB with the addition of a microSD card; 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash and video capture at 30 frames per second; on-board accelerometer and compass; and support for Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash Video in the browser. Not bad. Not bad at all.
As for the hardware, the preview units we saw were literally built by hand and the product managers couldn’t stress enough that they are many generations away from being final. That said, the hardware was very good. The hinge that slides the top half of the phone open was solid and had no side-to-side play. The keyboard was spacious and comfortable to type on. The buttons all felt good, and the materials were quality all around.
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I think its a bit… well… ugly. and cheap looking.
I really hope this is faster then the N95
This looks like an excellent contender for some other of the same type of phones. The G1 good just released to early. At least with nokia we know the bugs will be ironed out first.
This is a good contender for iphone, maybe if this nokia company will make an online store also like itunes that that developer and user will go in one place.
Yes it is faster then the N95..
I’ve never had a problem with my N95 nor the N70 before that. But I love the look of this phone and would NEVER buy another iPhone!
I think, it’s a nice phone.
Nokia is not iPhone.
your blog is quite nice!
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