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Nokia N97 hits the T3 Hot 100
By JBC on 06 March 2009
LONDON, England – The Nokia N97 hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already snagged the number 3 slot on T3 magazine’s list of the 100 hottest gadgets. Drawn up by the editors of the esteemed tome, the N97 is credited with being “the cleverest, most technologically advanced handset to date”. Lofty praise indeed!
The Hot 100 list is put together by the folks who put the magazine together (disclosure: I was previously editor-in-chief of T3) who “trawl the corners of the globe for the most exclusive gear” before drawing up their list of favourites. You can see the full list in the latest edition (T3 is published in 24 countries around the world) or on the specially-created website that sits alongside T3.com.
So, there are two other products ahead of the N97 in the list, which is a little disappointing, but we’re not bitter and tip our hats to the un-named here winner. The N97 wasn’t the only Nokia on the list though. In at number 24 came the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic which the team described as an “excellent MP3 player” which also “has the ability to make phone calls”. The Nokia 96 snagged number 66 on the list whilst one of my personal all time favourites, the Nokia E71, was keeping the number 76 slot warm. Not bad considering the device has been on sale since last summer!
Check out the T3 Hot 100 here.
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March 6th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
And the Palm Pre is actually number 1.
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March 7th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Man, I think that N97 is the best nokia ever built!!! I’m loving it!
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Carlos Silva Reply:
March 9th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@Video man,
How are you loving it if it is not even in the market yet??
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March 7th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Why do you think they have chosen that Palm device for nº1?
What features it does have, that N97 doesn’t?
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Evan H Reply:
March 9th, 2009 at 4:13 am
@Carlos Silva, Because that phone is actually out and being used. Well, that would be my guess. It is also currently being used by more people. I definitely think the N97 will knock it off it’s short lived platform soon. I can’t wait!!
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Carlos Silva Reply:
March 9th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@Evan H, It will be interesting to see this “battle” between them 2.
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Black Reply:
March 15th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
@Carlos Silva,
Palm just have a Linux-based platform, that’s very big advantage 2 u, if u know what is mean “linux”… And if you don’t, boldly choise n97;)
March 9th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
When is this phone coming out in England?
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March 10th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hi
How is the user interface of N97? I tried Nokia Xpress UI but it is sluggish and very slow. The touch doesnt feel good. Will the N97 have the same interface? or it going to be smooth? Has any one actually tried the phone?
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March 12th, 2009 at 8:00 am
The phone is yet to be launched in US.. I think it is available in Europe.
Anyone has any idea about the CPU.. which company is it from?
I read somewhere that it is a Freescale MXC300 series CPU.. It that true?
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March 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Nobody knows the CPU, nokia is keeping it secret.
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March 14th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
I enjoy live TV on my N96. How will Nokia get me to upgrade to the N97? Or will it have DVB-H depending on the market.
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March 16th, 2009 at 3:07 am
more about n97 http://www.mobilephone02.com
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March 18th, 2009 at 4:52 am
good
Provides Nokia the most recent information, the handset, the evaluation, the fitting, the subject, the game, the software, services and so on N-Gage
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April 28th, 2009 at 3:48 am
I read T3, but I think Palm Pre is far away from N97. Like Earth and the Sky.
Palm Pre specification is under N97.
FAR AWAY from N97…!!!!
Why T3 put Palm Pre on #1 ? Just because it’s OS and lightweight?
You are funny T3…
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
N97 CPU details:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N97
And here’s probably why Nokia is so good at missing the mark time and again:
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/009/04/dream_is_over_n97_processor_details_revealed.htm
PS: My E71 made it!!! Definitely the one phone that saved face for Nokia in 2008!
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May 26th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
This going to be sweetest. As i just pre-order my phone damn I can’t wait to get my hand on that sweet thing .. N97 all da way
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June 19th, 2009 at 8:07 am
is gud look handset im intrested
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June 20th, 2009 at 9:32 am
its agood mobile, it looking stylish,thank u 4 nokia.
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June 20th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
N97 is not very good!Why do some people say that its abilities of playing video is worse than N96.It seems also bad to play game. Why don’t you use OMAp 3430 as the cpu?to save the costs of N97? its cpu is even worse than 5630 .I can’t understand.
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August 21st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I LIKE NOKIA MOBILES
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