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Testseek.com have collected 164 expert reviews of the Nokia N97 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nokia N97.
Award: Recommended June 2009
June 2009
 
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The editors liked

  • Touchscreen has a very high resolution of 360x640 pixels
  • Screen color is the best on the market
  • With support for 16 million different colors and shades!
  • Comes built-in with special social networking features
  • Such as social media widgets that support p...
  • Useful widgets update in realtime
  • 32 gigabytes of onboard memory
  • Cool slider form-factor
  • Widgets
  • 3.5G
  • 5MP cam with dual LED flash
  • 3.5" 640 x 360 pixel display
  • N-gage gaming.
  • Strong call quality
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Solid battery life
  • 32GB of storage
  • Responsive touch-screen
  • Spacious QWERTY keyboard
  • Ergonomic tilting display and good all-round multimedia performance. ...
  • Large
  • Beautiful screen with high sensitivity
  • GPS is fast and trouble free
  • Good audio quality
  • Reliable
  • High quality sliding mechanism
  • The Nokia N97 features a touch screen
  • A full QWERTY keyboard
  • And 32GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone also offers 3G support
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • And GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.
  • High-res screen
  • Takes photos on par with standalone cameras
  • Unrivalled feature set
  • Respectable build quality
  • Powerful OS
  • Large touchscreen interface with resistive technology
  • Two speakers
  • Userfacing camera
  • Hardware QWERTY keyboard
  • Excellent browser
  • With Java and Flash support
  • Video recording with 30 fps and in 16
  • 9 aspect ratio
  • Great hardware. Superior specs
  • Including massive storage and great connectivity. Good keyboard. Long battery life. ...
  • Solid build quality
  • Great battery life
  • Nice multimedia features

The editors didn't like

  • Currently
  • The Nokia N97 is only being released in Europe
  • So American consumers may have to wait a while
  • It has a pretty hefty price tag
  • But this can be expected to lower as it gets onto and stays on the market for a while
  • Keyboard and navigation pad can be difficult to us
  • Symbian S60 feels out of date
  • Maddeningly glitchy software was not improved by a recent update
  • Operating system has not been properly reworked for touch screens
  • Bad reception and poor call quality
  • Unpredictable behavior
  • Nag screens galore
  • Seems to break easily (battery cover espe...
  • Super expensive
  • Buggy widget system
  • Crash-prone
  • Awkward keyboard layout
  • Large and heavy
  • Temperamental web browser
  • And sometimes needs double taps to activate selection.Look and Feel...
  • Incall quality is not good enough
  • Lack of full Office support
  • Limited support of video formats
  • The N97s touch user interface isnt well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing
  • Especially compared with the competition. We would have preferred a capacitive touch screen instead of resistive.
  • Somewhat cludgy touch screen
  • Keyboard needs more tactile feedback
  • Disappointing voice capabilities
  • Symbian still too obtuse in places
  • Price
  • No onscreen keyboard
  • Specifications not largely improved from previous models
  • Mediocre touch interface design. Apps not optimized well for touch. Camera
  • Media playback features underpowered. ...
  • Unstable firmware
  • Slow processor

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  Published: 2009-09-08, review by: fonehome.co.uk

  • The Nokia N97 is like a Pagani Zonda supercar – it’s been pushed to the very limit and excels in certain areas (both have a satisfing boot clunk) , but it’s not without it’s quirks. Is the N97 the best phone ever? Not quite. Does it come close? Very!Lo...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-26, review by: whatmobile.net

  • Technology usually moves forward, but Nokia’s top Nseries models seem to have been moving in the wrong direction since the N95 8GB. The N96 was a chunky brick that didn’t bring much to the table (and was beaten by the relatively anonymous N85...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-19, review by: wired.co.uk

  • Abstract:  The Nokia N97 and I didn’t get on well at the start. Firstly, I couldn’t get the phone to boot beyond the holding page and it wasn’t until I threatened to send it to a colleague known for his love of taking gadgets apart that it perked up. After that, ...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-12, review by: gadgetrepublic.com

  • I think the N97 is misunderstood. It is certainly not in the same space as the iPhone 3GS and I wish that the Symbian operating system worked better with the needs of a touch screen user interface but if you can get over the navigation I think you will...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-05, review by: recombu.com

  • Nokia's phones are reliable, solid and exceptionally accessible. There will be many people who've held back from touchscreen phones because they didn't want to lose the Nokia user-friendliness. The N97 is a good phone, with lots of good features, but t...

 
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  Published: 2009-07-31, review by: whathifi.com

  • Fullsize keyboard, loads of features, sounds great, browsing web works well
  • Ovi Store is only potential at the moment, video could be better

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  Published: 2009-07-30, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Nokias highly anticipated N97 smartphone was finally released this month, having been pipped to the post by the similar Touch Pro 2 from HTC.If the idea of a large touch screen with a full slide out Qwerty keyboard and a kick-up display appeals to you...

 
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  Published: 2009-07-24, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Wide range of features; customisable home screen; plenty of storage
  • Expensive; poor keyboard; clunky interface
  • The mobile industry continues to move at a blistering pace, and ultimately it feels like the N97 is already dated. There are simply better keyboards, better displays, better interfaces and smaller devices out there these days. ...

 
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  Published: 2009-07-14, review by: knowyourmobile.com

  • Qwerty keyboard, Large touchscreen, 32GB builtin memory, 3.5mm jack
  • Drab interface, Temperamental camera, Touchscreen not as sensitive as rivals, Qwerty a bit spongy
  • The N97 has got a comprehensive feature set but each of its core features has been bettered elsewhere. Jack of all trades, master of none? PerhapsPros:Qwerty keyboardLarge touchscreen32GB built-in memory3.5mm jackCons:Drab interfaceTemperamental came...

 
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  Published: 2009-07-06, review by: tracyandmatt.co.uk

  • Just as I was finishing writing this review I saw on the internet that a software update had been announced. For all those people that have experienced some unstable programs on the device I think your problems will now be over. Why manufactures can&rsquo...

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