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Nokia N97

 

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  • User Score (2222)
    7.6 7.6 from 2222 reviewers
  • Expert Score (106)
    7.7 7.7 from 106 reviewers
  • Design (113)
    6.2 6.2 from 113 reviewers
  • Value for money (82)
    5.6 5.6 from 82 reviewers
  • Features (139)
    6.1 6.1 from 139 reviewers
  • Ease of use (109)
    5.6 5.6 from 109 reviewers
  • Performance (5)
    4.8 4.8 from 5 reviewers
  • Sound quality (7)
    6.5 6.5 from 7 reviewers
  • Picture quality (2)
    6.6 6.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound (10)
    4.9 4.9 from 10 reviewers
  • Reliability (10)
    4.4 4.4 from 10 reviewers
  • Overall quality (20)
    5.7 5.7 from 20 reviewers
  • Battery performance (30)
    5.4 5.4 from 30 reviewers
  • Display (72)
    6.7 6.7 from 72 reviewers
  • Weight (9)
    5.0 5.0 from 9 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (11)
    5.1 5.1 from 11 reviewers
  • Connectivity (2)
    7.1 7.1 from 2 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Digitaltrends

    Digitaltrends
    7.5/10
    18 June 2009

    The super-capable N97 can do it all, but still lacks some of the polish of cheaper competitors. After the disappointment foisted upon us by Nokia’s last flagship phone, the N96 , we weren’t exactly holding our breath for the next N series model. What would have been a respectable smartphone based on specs alone fizzled and thudded alongside competitors like the iPhone 3G , T-Mobile G1 , and even a handful of gracefully reskinned Windows Mobile phones, making Nokia... Read more

    • High-res screen; takes photos on par with standalone cameras; unrivalled feature set; respectable build quality; powerful OS
    • Somewhat cludgy touch screen; keyboard needs more tactile feedback; disappointing voice capabilities; symbian still too obtuse in places; price

  2. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    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. Read more

  3. Bright Hub

    Bright Hub
    8.0/10
    18 September 2011

    The Nokia N97 is one of the more recent phones in the N-Series line of devices. It offers touch screen capabilities, a very cool, widget based interface and some other added features that bring this N-Series device to life. Is it perfect? Read more

  4. PC World

    PC World
    8.0/10
    17 June 2009

    The N97 has great Read more

    • Useful widgets update in real-time, 32 gigabytes of on-board memory
    • Keyboard can be difficult to use, Symbian S60 feels out of date

  5. What Hi-Fi?

    What Hi-Fi?
    8.0/10
    23 September 2009

    Long gone are the days when mobiles looked like swimming bricks and lasted five minutes before needing a full recharge. The Nokia N97 (free on contract) packs in music, video, web browsing, FM radio, a video camera and more, and represents the company's latest attack on Apple's iPhone. Read more

    • Full-size keyboard; loads of features; sounds great; browsing web works well
    • Ovi Store is only potential at the moment; video could be better

  • User Reviews

  1. Buen telefono pero podia ser mejor

    Amazon
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: Princewin, Amazon
    8 April 2011

    El teléfono es medio porque algunas veces es muy lento pero si eliminamos ese detallon con la instalación de programas hace un excelente teléfono celular o smartphone Read more

  2. Nokia N97

    10/10
    Reviewer: Samantha11, pcworld.com
    3 weeks ago

    i got mine from gsmallover.com and the website and the phone are both wonderful. i got the phone within 3 days of purchasing it, free shipping, unlocked, etc. great phone. Read more

    • qwerty, touch screen, camera phone, lots of memory, unique, geat phone overall
    • battery life isn't the greatest...but what would you expect with a touch screen

  3. "Best cellphone I've had"

    CNET
    10/10
    Reviewer: Cehszar, CNET
    3 January 2012

    I must confess I'm a real fan of Nokia (6 devices in 10 years), this one is my favorite over all of them, pretty ease o use, good quality in sound, and excellent pics (5 MP), at least for me the touchscreen interface has woked fine. Read more

    • the keyboard (qwerty) pretty nice, good quality in pics, perfect size, not to big, not to small
    • the battery can empty fast if you're using the handsfree

  4. Very nice phone once it is set up.

    J&R
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Chris, J&R
    1 August 2010

    This is a really good phone but you will spend a bit of time setting it up, firstly it comes with books and phone settings in a different language, which makes it interesting getting it to English then it is all set up to a provider call TIM which again is all in another language. After loading the current software and setting it up for my provider i've nearly got it all worked out after a week of playing. Read more

    • Attractive Design, Brilliant Display, Good Interface w/email, Great Battery Life, QWERTY Keypad
    • Difficult Navigation

  5. Hail to the King

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: Rich, Newegg
    3 March 2010

    If you are looking to use your phone to play video games, look elsewhere, otherwise, this phone is a multimedia powerhouse. It has 32GB built in and takes another 16GB in the microsd slot (I hear they're releasing a 32GB microsd card soon, bringing the total possible storage capcity up to 64GB) - no other smartphone can match that. Joikuspot software allows you to turn the phone into a 3G wifi hotspot. Read more

    • Feature packed: unmatched storage capacity, multitasking, FM radio/transmitter, 5MP camera with dual-led flashes=outstanding pictures, wifi, great web browsing (also c...
    • Processor is slow, software prior to 2.x is buggy, resistive touchscreen not as good as capacitive, no h.264 video playback (as of right now), limited applications com...

  • WikiFreak Description

Nokia N97

The Nokia N97 is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900 phone utilising the GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbits/HSDPA 3.6Mbit/s network. It is a 3G and Smartphone that operates on the Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition OS. It has an internal memory of 32 GB, with expandable memory slot up to 16 GB through microSD. The handset measures 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.6 inch, weighing 5.3 oz. Its internal display screen is 3.5 inch at 16 million coloue TFT multi-touch LCD 16 : 9 widescreen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. The N97…

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Nokia N97

The Nokia N97 is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900 phone utilising the GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbits/HSDPA 3.6Mbit/s network. It is a 3G and Smartphone that operates on the Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition OS. It has an internal memory of 32 GB, with expandable memory slot up to 16 GB through microSD. The handset measures 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.6 inch, weighing 5.3 oz. Its internal display screen is 3.5 inch at 16 million coloue TFT multi-touch LCD 16 : 9 widescreen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. The N97 battery provides a talktime of up to 6.66 hours and standby time of 430 hours. It utilises a full QWERTY keyboard.

Features

The Nokia N97 supports POP3/IMAP4/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange and has SMS, MMS, EMS and internet browsing capabilities via its S60 OS browser. It also features RSS news feed and Instant Messenging. The Nokia N97 has a 5 megapixel camera with carl Zeiss Tessar lens with an aperture value of f/2.8 and focal length of 5.4mm. Its maximum resolution of 2584 x 1938 pixel. On video mode the camera records at VGA 640x 480 resolutions at 30 frames per second, DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for sharing over HSDPA and WLAN. Other features on the N97 are an MP3 music player. Connectivity is via Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-fi (WLAN) and USB (microUSB 2.0). The Nokia N97 has a built-in Assisted-GPS, touch enabled Nokia Maps and a Digital Compass, and also has a TV output for PAL/NTSC output, a 3.5 mm headset and computer synchronisation with PC.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology - including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds - for people to create a personal Internet and share their ‘social location.’

The Nokia N97 introduces t…

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