Nokia unveils flagship N97 phone
 

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Nokia has a new flagship phone. The N97 packs a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel (that's a 16:9 aspect ratio) touchscreen display with tactile feedback and QWERTY keyboard into this sliding communicator with an "always open" window to favorite internet or social networking sites. Nokia calls it the "world's most advanced mobile computer." To back up the claim they've dropped in HSDPA and WiFi radios, 32GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion (for up to 48GB total capacity), and a battery capable of up to 1.5 days of continuous audio playback. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss glass and "DVD quality" video capture at 30fps, too. The specs are certainly impressive, let's see if the S60 5th Edition OS can support it. The N97 will launch with a retail price set at around €550 ($693) excluding subsidies and taxes, phone to ship in H1 2009.

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1. It does 16:9 video. The iPhone doesn’t even do video. So, how can you go to a Daft Punk concert and record it to taunt your friends?
2. It has a 5 megapixel camera. The iPhone only has 2, and the quality isn’t even close. The camera also has a dual LED flash, so you can take pictures in the dark where the iPhone can’t.
3. I can type three Facebook status messages on the N97’s nice QWERTY keybord in the time that I can type two on the iPhone.
4. It does copy and paste, so you can copy URLs to send to your friends. The iPhone can’t do that.
5. It has replaceable batteries so you can charge up three batteries and Facebook for days, while the iPhone needs to be hooked back up to the wall for recharging after a few hours.
6. The GPS device does turn-by-turn and has a built in compass, so you’ll get to your parties faster than with the iPhone, which doesn’t have a compass and doesn’t do turn-by-turn.

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Official Press Release:

Desktop. Laptop. Pocket: The era of the personal Internet dawns with the Nokia N97

Tilting touch display, QWERTY keyboard and personalized home screen - a true mobile computer.

Barcelona, Spain – Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. Designed for the needs of Internet- savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5” touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology – including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds – for people to create a personal Internet and share their ‘social location.’

“From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence,” said Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. “Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet”.

The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of ‘social location’. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their ‘status’ and share their ‘social location’ as well as related pictures or videos.

The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.

The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5- Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.

The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies.

I just came.

wow. Intense.

N97 >>> xperia :S

it says release is scheduled around the 2nd quarter of 2009..so is that around June 2009?

This thing better be 90% metal rather than the shitty plastic they use for the N-Series.


Edit: Apparently the keyboard doesn't light up...WTF?! BIG MISTAKE.

Edit: I stand corrected, there is a backlight.

Damn, can't type in the dark...

Bull.
haha.

If its metal, Its my next phone.

Reminds me of an HTC.. and whytf does everyone compare everything to the god damn iphone now

No light up KB? Nooo.. First Nokia that looks good to me XD

they say its $693 dollars, but when it gets released im sure it'll get jacked up to near $1000-1200 because of popular demand.

independent store jack up the price. those price indication given by nokia are usually set for NETWORK OPERATORS.

anyway. according to the leak list, this phone should be Ivalo. so theres more coming up next year. MWC is in 3-4 months.


PS. this phone is HOT!! HOT!! HOT!!

This phone is competing against Xperia and Touch Diamond Pro. It has a cleaner look but we'll see how it goes with the symbian. Not a big fan of symbian but not sure on touch screen symbian.

It looks thin but is it really that thin? I wonder

its around 14-15mm for a qwerty phone.. yes its thin. and

Symbian>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>winMOE.

NICEEEE... I can probably get this for dirt cheap when it releases... prob around $400-500 or free...

time to call my cuz up.. lol

time to upgrade, finally a replacement that catches my heart for the e71

tytn 2 meets 5800 =P?

I dont like how everyone is going the "copy the iphone" route
But those specs are fuckin impressive, im glad they finally got away from QVGA screen res.

I dont particularly like touch screens, but if its metal (Which i highly doubt looking back at past N series flagships) then im all over it
Even better if it has good speakers and NA 3G

BS on pricing though, should be at LEAST double that on release

I did that. While on the bus. O_____________O

Terrible resistive touchscreen, but who cares! THIS BEAST WILL BE MINE!!!!111on2on2olwdkfl;kgjblkj :haha:

my only issue is i was expecting them to have a 8mpx camera

but im totttalllly picking it up, id just h8 to see it at Rogers in the fall 09

fuck then why even release the n96?

Xperia just got pwnt

Why even bother comparin it to the iPhone when it costs 2-3 times as much. Obviously it's gonna be a better phone

sweet and to think i just about bought an e71

not bad but 5mp w/ led flash is so last year its all about 8mp ccd camera w/ xenon flash

^^^^^ yeah thats what i was hoping for



any side by side camaros with the n95?



http://www.gsmarena.com/touchscreen_...y-news-694.php

GSMArena talks about it and has 2 youtube videos on it