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Nokia N97 gets big thumbs up
By JBC on 17 March 2009
New York, USA – According to Mark over at the TheNokiaBlog, getting some hands-on time with the new Nokia N97 made him “happier than a fat kid in a candy store”. As well as twittering his experience live from the Nokia Store in New York, Mark has written a full post giving his (second) first impressions with the device (he’d played with it previously when it was first announced).
As is the way with these things, the N97 is evolving rapidly before it launches later this year and the version Mark got to play with, although still a prototype was a big improvement over the version at the announcement in December. What’s more he’s still in love with it. (Disclosure, I have to admit, I am too – it’s the first device since the N95 where I would actually sell some prized possessions to get my hands on one).
Some highlights from Mark’s hands-on include:
- Having a physical keyboard/touchscreen combination was great for web browsing
- The angled display makes it very convenient to watch videos or slideshows on a flat surface
- Using the touchscreen to change camera settings is easy and much faster than going through the menus with a d-pad
On a less positive note, Mark noticed a delay in transitioning websites from landscape to portrait mode, but we have to remember that we’re looking at prototype here so things like that are most likely still being worked on.
One of the most anticipated devices of 2009, the Nokia N97 is destined to find a place in plenty of pockets when it launches – I know it’ll certainly be my next device (sorry E71, but your time is coming to an end). Thing I’m looking forward to the most? I think it has to be the homescreen/touchscreen stuff. There’s clearly been a lot of work and thought gone into this and as I personally move more of my life into “the cloud” it makes sense to be able to access that stuff in the way the N97 will enable me to.
How about you?
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March 17th, 2009 at 11:59 am
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March 17th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
For n97 good points
* bigger screen gives glamour and more entertainment for everybody
* tilt design for the screen angled viewing
* very user friendly QWERTY pad
* touch screen resistive is better <<< ?? ^_^
* Newer S60 OS for the widgets benifits are awesome
* Big big big Memory! i love it!
Bad Points
* lower generation DLED flash ( hope it will be replaced by 3rd gen like for n86)
* 5mp cam – but better for a general use and affordable aspects
* thickness is a slight bad point
* and the BEST BAD POINT is it will be a SUPER expensive phone for almost a normal person
Last message…
Dear N97,
I hope I can saw an n97 phone beside the street. And I wish you will be affordable just like 5800 xpressmusic. See you somewhere and somewhen. Hello MR CEO hope you can held me some N97 haha
Desperately wanted you N97( and n86),
jade bryan
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
toi muon xem mot dt nokia6300 cinh hang
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quach van tien Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
@quach van tien,
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March 17th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
i love 2 have this fone.
N97 fan go Nseries..
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March 17th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
when will be this fone available in the market?
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
DAng!! watf! the price is almost a thousand USD!!!
Only few could buy it! If Nokia wants the compitition gets hot then make make it a price-wise!
WTF Nokia n97 price!
:O
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
We still have no idea of the internal hardware side: processor,graphics,ram ..
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:25 am
jade bryan hope u get one
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March 18th, 2009 at 9:41 am
not so good!!!
the slow speed is the big problem!!!
if no improve i will not consider it any more!!!!
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March 21st, 2009 at 9:12 am
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March 21st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
plzzzzzzz for God’s sake improve the User interface.. i mean we hate the icons n that bulky options panel on the right of the menus.. this fone is tooo gud to carry such crap interface…
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March 25th, 2009 at 5:32 am
hello everyone…
anyone knows when she will be officially launched?
When she is coming to Singapore?
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Looks great, however a short gap…you should have had these features on a similar platform as the E90; it would have been a mobile phone without any competition! As it is you have about 3 or 4 manufactors (you know who they are) taking your innovation to the market faster and perhaps better…there are many of us here wishing you would do something like this with an E90 design…I personally think you are dropping the ball..thus market share..please wake up..
Wayne
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March 29th, 2009 at 5:32 am
IS the price already finalised? Was waiting for it but it just too expensive.Eagerly waiting to see idou n hd price
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April 6th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
why not DLNA on that so pretty device ???
that’s its only default …
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May 31st, 2009 at 9:02 am
WTF … all the good in n97 with an 0ld cpu and no dedicated 3D
accelerator ~!@? zomg ~! how we gunna multi task or play hardcore games that probably demand for more cpu .?
i wont forget if you keep the 0ld ARM11 cpu on it .FAIL
CONSIDER THE HAND ON POWER ! LOTS OF PEEPS THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE GETTING IT . COUNT ME IN !!!!!!!!!!!
FIX IT ~!@
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