According to Engadget, Nokia's most powerful handset, the Nokia N97, will be hitting flagship stores in New York and Chicago. Unofficial sources claimed that the handset would launch on June 2, but the date was not confirmed by Nokia. This comes after the release of other 'blockbuster' handsets: the Palm Pre on June 5 and Apple iPhone 3G S (available June 19) yesterday at the WWDC. 
The device is expected to retail for $699.99. However, for those who have pre-ordered the device, it would run them $524.25, through a $174.75 discount. No U.S. network provider plans to carry the phone, so do not expect any subsidised prices through contracts. For those who are willing to wait a little longer, they can get the N97 from Amazon at a discounted price of $603.99. However, the release date has been fraught with delays.
Here are the specifications of the N97 in brief:
- Screen: Resistive TFT touch screen, 16M colors, 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches with handwriting recognition
- Connectivity: GPRS Class 32, HSCSD ,EDGE Class 32, 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps, WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, USB v2.0 microUSB, GPS with A- GPS
- OS: Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
- CPU: ARM 11 434 MHz processor
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Camera: 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, video light
For those who want to know more about the device, you can check out the detailed specifications on Nokia's European website. You could also check Engadget Spain's hands on of the device to see how the device fares during use.
Well, June is proving to be an exciting month for technology enthusiasts with the launch of several highly hyped devices. For those in need of a highly capable handset, and an alternative to the Palm Pre and iPhone 3Gs, the Nokia N97 might just be for you.
Nokia also have a bad habbit of doing fancy new things that don't work well.
Looking for a new phone here and I was all over the Xperia till I found this article. Now I'm looking hard for a good alternative.
That looks surprising familiar ... , But seriously though its a great form factor and thumbs up to nokia for using it IMO this should be the default form factor for all PDA Phones
Last edited by bob21 on 09 Jun 2009 - 12:20
This isn't really it, IMO.
This isn't really it, IMO.
LMFAO samsung touch phones are totally unresponsive, only just better than LG.
i would say apple are who to look for. i hear the pre is alright too, i've not used that though.
This isn't really it, IMO.
LMFAO samsung touch phones are totally unresponsive, only just better than LG.
i would say apple are who to look for. i hear the pre is alright too, i've not used that though.
Which ones did you try? O_O
half the features too seems fair.
Sim-locked and crippled by AT&T.... Excellent comparison.
I think it might fare better in Europe and Australia anyway given carriers will likely push it more.
I think it might fare better in Europe and Australia anyway given carriers will likely push it more.
Most likely i mean nokias big everywhere except the US pretty much.
Indeed, but that doesnt make it any good. Just compare the success of the itunes app store with symbian. In 2 years developers have come up with better applications for the iphone than in 6 years of symbian.
it kick ass !!!
Be that as it may, it just proves that it's easier for app developers & Apple (in general) to impose restrictions & cripple mobile apps on iPhone & App Store platforms than it is to do the same on Symbian.
Symbian is to Unix/Linux (free; open sourced) as iPhone is to Mac or Windows. The overwhelming majority of mobile app developers are ALWAYS going to favor the platforms where they can control the who/what/where/when/how of their apps over the platforms that it's more difficult to do so.
A simple example of this is merely installing a mobile app on these smartphones. With Symbian/Nokia S60/90, a user can can download an app package onto his/her pc or device (ota of course) from a browser, ftp server, or any electronic medium & install it, no fuss. If the user's in the market for "premium" or professionally written software, nokia's own Ovi service &/or symbian.com are available, where there are thousands of free & non-free apps available.
If i'm not mistaken, you can't do that with iPhones. The user HAS to use the "crApp Store" as a publishing/hosting medium, where the developer has to get approval from Apple to host/sell the app. Read that again, user HAS to use the "crApp Store" as a publishing/hosting medium, where the developer has to get approval from Apple to host/sell the app. To add insult to injury, the developer's hard work is then subject to Apple's own censuring, where Apple is it's own ESRB or FCC. Still on top of that, Apple further restricts the developer by rejecting apps that duplicate or overlap on any iPhone/iTunes functionality AUTOMATICALLY. That means you can't write ANY improved apps for audio/video playback, pic viewing, sms/mms messaging, graphics acceleration, a-gps handling, & the list could go on & on.
I am sorry? Crappy Symbian?
The last time I heard, it was one of the best smartphone OS on the market, and it could multitask.
Sure the interface may never be as intuitive as the iPhone's, but it is a powerful OS befitting a powerful handset.
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