Nokia N97 (Unlocked)

The Nokia N97 is the tip of the spear in Nokia's smartphone lineup. It is the most powerful, smartest and fully featured phone of the company. It is also the first Nokia phone to make use of a large touch-display and that alone has raised the expectations from die hard Nokia fans that have refused to switch over to the iPhone. And Nokia has put quite a lot of work and thought in the N97. I had a first look when Nokia was still developing the N97 and I was looking forward to get my hands on the final product. In this review, I will tell you how I used it, and how well it did. Does the Nokia N97 live up to the hype?
Context

Rushing a review is great to get links, but not the best way to get a good feel for something, so I used the Nokia N97 for a few weeks, mainly as a smartphone with Exchange support. Web browsing was tested regularly to read news and check various sites. Facebook was accessed via the Facebook application included in the phone.
Phone Highlights

* 3.5" Touch Display
* 32GB internal storage + 16GB optional storage vis flash card
* 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Lens
* GPS
* WIFI, Bluetooth
* 3.5G
* FM Radio
* Complete specifications (pdf)

Phone Basics (Very Good)

As with any phone, the first thing that I check is how good the sound quality is, and how easy it is to dial a number or a contact. The good news is that the sound quality is good, although the volume is not very loud. It would be nice to have a more powerful sound output.

Dialing a number is quick and relatively efficient. There's no need to use the physical keyboard as the virtual numeric pad works great and there was no typo whatsoever while dialing numbers.

Dialing a contact is a bit more complex, if you have a bunch of them. From the contact list, you can scroll and click, or type a name and click. Typing a name requires the use of the physical keyboard, which is not very practical if you phone was closed. The T-Mobile G1 suffered from the same lack of virtual keyboard. Every qwerty slider phone should have one.

As you try to dial, the phone will ask you if you want to place a video call, each time! I've not seen anyone use video calls (ever), so I think that Nokia should have the option to skip that question. After a week, it was getting on my nerves.

Answering calls is easy, so is placing people on hold, or hang up. Good job Nokia. Locking and unlocking the phone is also easy and foolproof, thanks to the side button.
Physical Design (Good)

The Nokia N97 is a nicely designed phone. The design is agreeable to look at, and the build quality is good, except maybe for the battery cover which has a plastic feel - but it needs to be flexible because it's *removable*. The display is a mixed bag: it has a resolution of 640x360 but the colors seem a little faded and the clarity seems inferior to other touch phones. I suspect that one of the display layers has something to do with this. Two people that I've shown the phone to immediately made the same remark as well.

Next to the speaker, you will notice a front-facing camera and a proximity sensor. The 5 Megapixel camera is in the back, protected by a sliding lens cover. There's a "camera" button that makes taking picture more natural than taping on the screen (which often induces a last minute shake that could makes photos blurry). The keyboard sliding mechanism feels solid.

This is a nice phone. It shines and looks good. Packs lots of good features. However, Nokia did not include a new feature on this phone. Cheaper than IPhone 3GS, but with higher features. A little drawback though, qwerty keyboard is not that comfortable and phone's processors little bit 'slow'.

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i loved the phone , the only thing was is the $40.00 canadian for the custom, that was not incicated in the listing, so i had to pay it i had no choice. other then that every thing was good.

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I sold my Iphone and was in need of another good phone, something that had almost the same capabilities of the Iphone. I've always been a fan of Nokia.
i like this phone because i'm comfortable using it.

The Nokia N97 is what the iPhone wants to be when it grows up.
Who cares about thousands of "apps" when there are still basic things you cannot do with the iPhone. The iPhone is touted as a "computer" and yet it has no tethering capabilities.
Iphone = 32gb of storage
N97 = 32gb of storage along with a microsd slot for up to another 32gb of storage
iPhone = 3 megapixel camera
N97 = 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeis optics
Both offer large touchscreens and a great OS, Tiger vs Symbian. While some will say that Symbian is getting a bit long in the tooth it is a tried and true OS unlike the Windows Mobile phones and with firmware update 2, the N97 is even better than before. In the past I have owned other N-series devices, an N70, N80 and N95. When those devices were current they were the benchmark against which other phones were compared. Recently I have also tried the HTC Tilt and Fuze. They would have been good phone if not crippled by the Windows Mobile OS. The constant freezing along with people calling me and the phone not uttering a sound sent me back to the Nokia camp.

i like the phone alot i need more for my business.pleasure for an easy tranaction.i like the colour...

its the best phone i had saw some shakey reviews before i got it but i love this phone it does everything i havent had any issues at all.

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great phone just amazing. i love it, great for all the nokia phone lovers. i have had a N series nokia for about 3 years and just love them so i would recommend this phone to anyone that wants a phone/music player

brought n97 NOKIA 3weeks ago,i love this phone so much, pertty nice quality. touch screen ,and it has a smart keybooard, really easy to use.

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I buy Nokia N97 because this cellphone is so cool. I like its' appearance and keyboard. The performcance of this cellphone is awesome. And it has a large memory.

Iphone Killer by nokia's flag ship phone the N97. it can surf the web as fast or faster, its got a 5Mega pixal camera, wifi, Known world wide. great resale value

I am using Nokia phone since 1995 when they came out with Nokia 5100. since then there is no more guessing or judging in buying my cell phones. Nokia N97 is a upgrade version of my Nokia N95. Its very easy to use and simple to operate.
I cant explain everything in words ..its like you to get to feel it by your own.

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The Nokia N97 is everything they say and more! I have had this phone now a little over 2 months and I love it. It's like taking my laptop with me everywhere I go. I can check my email, go to MySpace and Facebook to stay in touch with my relatives and friends. I can take beautiful pictures and/or video even if I leave my camera at home. The office apps. are great and the 32GB memory is outstanding by it self and it still has room for an additional 16GB of memory. I can watch movies and listen to all of my MP3's when I am bored or just need a break. The screen is huge and you can see everything nice and bright with great detail. The bluetooth is awesome and ttansfering data from one phone to another was a breeze. I have over 300 contacts in my phone and some with 2 and 3 numbers and this phone made the transfer easy. I was up and running with everything transfered over in about an hour and that included all of my music and pictures too.Nobody wants to mess around with the time consuming job of transfering data from one phone to another. The texting due to the full keyboard is also a wonderful compliment to this phone. The touchsreen ROCKS!!! I would recomend this phone to anyone who has a lifestyle as busy and full as mine.

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