Full of features, more storage than you can shake a stick at, excellent media playback functionality
Clunky and outdated Symbian operating system, slightly odd QWERTY keyboard
Fantastic piece of hardware, but a missed opportunity to make a great touchscreen variant of SymbianKey specs3.5mm jack, 3G, 5 megapixels, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Li-ion battery, microSD, MP3 player, Touchscreen...
Well laid-out Qwerty keyboard; access to Ovi Store; customisable homescreen; widgets with live updates; angled screen; epic 32GB of memory with room for 16GB more
Bland user interface not the easiest to use; unimpressive-looking display; resistive touchscreen; still some bugs; no multitouch; poor battery life
The Nokia N97 is another feature-packed N-series powerhouse that somewhat neglects design and usability considerations. With a great Qwerty keyboard but a disappointing resistive touchscreen, we're ultimately underwhelmed by the whole package ...
Perfect slide-out QWERTY, Great camera, Decent touchscreen
Sometimes sluggish when browsing the web and awkward when navigating around the interface
N97 is still littered with imperfections and, although the key specs remain present, a lot of the features feel scaled down and not as accessible or user friendly as in the specialist handsets.
Its an Nseries device we are talking about and we cant complain about looks. Hows that for a nice start? Now seriously, the Nseries are back on track and we dont mean that as a mere comparison to the misfiring N96. All-in-one is the game and the N9...
Okay, so it doesn’t have a capacitive touch screen, scrolling while browsing is a bit of a nuisance and it could have done with a more powerful processor. The iPhone, Palm Pre (still to come to SA, maybe) and HTC Magic beat it on all these fronts. But ...
Despite all the premium offerings, many quirks in the interface design and less apps availability stopped the N97 from being a winning high-end phone....
To conclude, I would like to say that Nokia is leaving no tables unturned to market its flagship phone. But as a consumer when you're shelling around Rs. 35,000 you'll definitely look for options. There's a year-old iPhone 3G (same price range), Omnia HD ...
