Nokia N97 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

0.5

expensive
Super expensive
It has a pretty hefty price tag
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
price

Excellent value for money

6 months to a year wait for purchase
it is expensive
no cover for the mini USB port and very pricey
Tilts up a bit too steep, no cover for the mini USB port and very pricey
The price is still expensive
prices are still expensive
the price is quite expensive
Very high price
Pricey
for using the touchscreen is the main problem that will arise when the damage is happen price of t
body is less good and the prices are still expensive
High price
still expensive
The price is too high
The price is too high, a drop Spaces
Price too high

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LCD

5

small screen
resistive screen....although i i struggled to find much of disadvantageous substance

angled screen
very good customizable home screen widgets
beautiful screen with high sensitivity
Good High-Res Screen
screen

nice big screen
Screen Quality
Great screen Call quality outstanding Functions
The screen is a good size
The screen is a good size, a bit narrower and longer than the iphone
great screen
good screen
Super - wide screen
Super - wide screen, enabling it to open
big screen
Call quality is really good,big screen, beautiful, convenient sideslip
big screen and hard disc
Super screen
main screen setup
Design, capabilities, main screen setup

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interface

0.5

The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing
The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition
Bland user interface not the easiest to use
Touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing
Mediocre touch interface design

user friendly
user - friendly design
Powerful, user - friendly design, Nokia's products

user interface is a mixed bag
but this OS is neither user friendly nor intuitive
The user interface to tranfer data/video/music to the device is horrid
If you are used to the Windows Mobile interface you will find this device greatly lacks the spit and polish that you have come to expect from a PDA phone running WM6
The N97's touch user interface isn't well
The user interface of N97 is not well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing
The user interface of N97 is not well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especiall
The Nokia N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated

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appearance

5

its an ugly white
its an ugly white, it should b a brushed metal or piano black gloss, one of the 2
colour combination doesnt look very good

but it is highly responsive and images taken by that five-megapixel snapper look super-sharp
Slide-out form factor
nice form factor
can play any format like MP3
can play any format like MP3,WMA,WAV,eAAC + and MP4, include RDS system, push email, etc

elegant appearance
The appearance of beauty
The appearance of beauty, performance, powerful

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sound

2.5

Sound Quality
it would make a sound that it recodnizes what you are pressing but you cant see anything because the screen would die with the slide out
when you press the keys, it would make a sound that it recodnizes what you are pressing but you cant see anything because the screen would die with the slide out
less sound compared to other handsets
Sound

sound qualitys OK
it looks alright, sound qualitys OK, OVI, thin
sound clarity very good
excellent mindblowing battery back up,sound clarity very good

poor sound quality

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battery

2

poor battery life
000 takes 4 hours and then it wants to transfer the songs again everytime you make and add a playlist
song transfers 2,000 takes 4 hours and then it wants to transfer the songs again everytime you make and add a playlist
Low Battery Backup
The battery

Solid battery life
Battery life is far better than most of its competition
talk-time is rated at 6.7 hours and the standby time clocks in at 18 days
Battery Life
Long battery life

low battery backup, the battery, no comes with music
battery power easily drop when you use the phone for browsing
QuickOffice sometimes gets error, battery power easily drop when you use the phone for browsing
Small battery
audio - visual effects of music is so - so,Small battery
bad battery

decent battery life
Tons of storage, decent battery life
excellent mindblowing battery back up
good battery life
powerfull battery

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keyboard

4.5

the secondary function key is hidden away on the right-hand side of the phone
If we're being really picky, the secondary function key is hidden away on the right-hand side of the phone
Awkward keyboard layout
Super expensive, Buggy widget system, Crash-prone, Awkward keyboard layout
Odd QWERTY keypad

a full QWERTY keyboard
Well laid-out Qwerty keyboard
spacious QWERTY keyboard
A proper keyboard that feels comfortable and sturdy
but it's the keyboard that's the real corker here

slightly odd QWERTY keyboard
Clunky and outdated Symbian operating system, slightly odd QWERTY keyboard
that ugly hard media button key on the front
that ugly hard media button key on the front, its unnecessary and in a weird place
qwerty keyboard key placement
un-responsive touchscreen, small screen, qwerty keyboard key placement
weird keyboard layout
touchscreen,scrolling,browsing,weird keyboard layout
I've been using it since july 15 and just 2 days after the 30 day return replacement from newegg the slide out keyboard would kill the screen
small space bar on keyboard
Keys on keyboard take getting used to
Keyboard a bit exaggerated

All great then, but it's the keyboard that's the real corker here
Slide-out three-row full QWERTY keyboard
QWERTY keypad
Great touchscreen and keyboard
Full QWERTY keyboard
Good keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
qwerty keypad and touchscreen combo
qwerty keypad has directional and select buttons
keyboard
32gb and Keyboard
Fuul QWERTY Keyboard
good function, qwerty keyboard, high storage capacity (32Gb)
QWERTY keyboard, Touchscreen, New operating system
great for typing keying in texts and emails
good battery life, keyboard

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portability

2.5

Large and heavy
Large and heavy, temperamental web browser, and sometimes needs double taps to activate selection
and will appear thicker when in pocket trousers
model with a rather large, and will appear thicker when in pocket trousers
weight

thin
smart high - end in pocket
slim and thin
heavy weight (stops your trousers from going up
stunning looks, heavy weight (stops your trousers from going up

too big in pocket

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connectivity

5

nokia have inluded their own mini usb type cable
802.1x Radius w/WPA not possible with the WiFi
audio - visual effects of music is so - so

The smartphone also offers 3G support
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera
3.5mm headphone jack

Strong call quality, 3.5mm headphone jack, Solid battery life, 32GB of storage
Touch screen Full QWERTY keyboard 32GB of internal flash memory 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS 5-megapixel camera
3G support
Quad-band GSM support and 3G with HSDPA support
3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port and stereo Bluetooth v2.0
Nice audio reproduction quality
Good audio quality
3.5mm jack
Audio Quality
Powerful, Good Looks, Good High-Res Screen, 32GB internal memory, 5MP auto-focus Camera, Slide-out form factor, QWERTY keypad, Proximity Sensor, 3.5mm jack, Audio Quality, Widgets, Battery Life
Bluetooth and GPS
Touch screen, Full QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of internal flash memory, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, 5-megapixel camera
Flip-up design, QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of internal memory and microSD slot, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack, customisable widget-based homescreen
headphone jack
conveniant 3.5mm jack
Problem to switch between Fifi and 3G
Wi-Fi, Touch Screen, Fuul QWERTY Keyboard, Updates for OS and best of all
32gb memory built in, 5 megapixel camera, wi-fi
Best 3G iPhone
and also 3G support
for the network (3G
Then, for the network (3G
Nice audio reprodu
Wi-Fi connection
5megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connection

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size

1

too big
a little bit costly than others
Perhaps a little too large for small hands
model with a rather large
big

Large
this telefone was join a large amount of multimídia and can be a smartphone
He is complete, this telefone was join a large amount of multimídia and can be a smartphone
Big Capacity
Big Capacity, complete feature

It is weigt, big
size too large
too big phone
a little expensive

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design

5

Chunky design
Chicks wont dig my ugly looking phone
the gui looks like its over 12 months old
crap design
crap design, has inificiencies when first using

though not as ritzy looking as Nokia's metal-clad E75 and E71
Good Looks
shiny and slick
Smooth, shiny and slick
Flip-up design

not good design

it looks alright
looks good when we talk about the features
design and handfeel
Features, function, design and handfeel
looks pretty
alot of fancy gadgets and fancy looking
good looking
Great design and excellent web browsing features
Good design
Design and perfomence is good
stunning looks
stylish
Stylish appearance and powerful
Design

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energy efficiency

5

power adaptors included for old nokia phones

image quality

4.5

In-call quality is not good enough
quality soft

Strong call quality
high quality sliding mechanism
Large, beautiful screen with high sensitivity, GPS is fast and trouble free, Good audio quality, Reliable, high quality sliding mechanism
Screen Quality, In-Built & External Memory, Video Capture Quality
Call quality is really good

screen

3

unimpressive-looking display
I really did want to try a non Win Mobile device

ergonomic tilting display and good all-round multimedia performance
Responsive touch-screen, spacious QWERTY keyboard, ergonomic tilting display and good all-round multimedia performance
Window Mobile 6.1 blows
display 16

remote control

0.5

some time headphone control doesn't work when switching between radio and music player

color

1.5

could be more like the webslider due to colour wise because they have heaps of colours to choose from
more colour should be introduced

Screen color is the best on the market
Screen color is the best on the market, with support for 16 million different colors and shades

flash

5

teh flash had still use a LED light

and 32GB of internal flash memory
The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory
Touch screen Full QWERTY keyboard 32GB of internal flash memory 3G
Web browser has full Flash and Java support
32GB of internal flash memory

flash
The Nokia N97 has a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory
32GB flash memory
Super screen, 32GB flash memory, great build quality

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optics

5

Carl Zeiss optics
Builtin, 5 MP, 2584x1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA @ 30fps), flash

black level

0.5

it should b a brushed metal or piano black gloss

lens

4.5

Buggy widget system
Clunky and outdated Symbian operating system
Symbian system
The lens is not a CCD
The lens is not a CCD, quality soft

New operating system
include RDS system
Nokia N97 adopted the Symbian operating system S60 5th and highly flexible
5megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
powerfull battery, megabass headset, 5megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, Wi-Fi

lens
5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens

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sensor

1.5

Do not know of any disadvantage on the cell phone

Proximity Sensor

maps

5

Too many problems with getting the internet connection which also affects the weather & facebook on the main screen

Nokia Maps
A-GPS support
A-GPS support, which also integrates well with the social networking features
Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS (plus 3 months of free voice-guided navigation via Ovi Maps
GPS

gps support
support Ovi map (Maps on Ovi)
Nokia Maps 2.0 software, support Ovi map (Maps on Ovi)
The Nokia N97 have GPS feature

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resolution

5

Screen resolution

Touchscreen has a very high resolution of 360x640 pixels
Slide-n-tilt 3.5" 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
5" 16M - color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
5" 16M - color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution,Nice audio reprodu

performance

2.5

Underpowered processor
Big and bulky / Pricey / Sluggish processor
Inconsistent performance
Inconsistent performance, Symbian platform needs a UI overhaul
slow processor and low RAM

GPS is fast and trouble free
Faster than my previous N95
the high - speed data access
higest speed internet connection
Speed

considering the phone has a slower processor and no dedicated GPU
I think they are planning that but I don't know where it places this phone, considering the phone has a slower processor and no dedicated GPU, it's extremely underpowered for a N-series flagship
version with better processor and GPU
but the new updated version has made this phone lil faster
Of course there are some, Slow when running lot of applications, but the new updated version has made this phone lil faster
Tiny processor leanding to lag and aplication crasher
Occasional lag
Quick Office often have constraints

Speed, Stability, Handwriting recognition, Videos
Fast
performance
excillent performance

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video

2.5

Streaming YouTube video still takes a long time to launch and seems to tax the phone's processor (our complaint with most recent Nokia S60 phones)
Lack of video codec support
Limited support of video formats
In-call quality is not good enough, Lack of full Office support, Limited support of video formats

while video is more than impressive
First up, that delicious 3.5-inch touchscreen may not be AMOLED, but it is highly responsive and images taken by that five-megapixel snapper look super-sharp, while video is more than impressive, shot at widescreen 16:9 as well as standard 4:3 aspect ratio
5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and lens cover (VGA@30fps video recording
Video Capture Quality
video(VGA @ 30fps)

camera and video recording are good
User friendly, good features, loaded with nice applications, camera and video recording are good

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voice guidance

5

Excellent voice quality and good volume in calls

menu

0.5

a drop Spaces

memory

5

sometimes runs out of memory if you don't keep track of and manage running programs
Touch experience isn't quite there yet with some inconsistencies, expensive, sometimes runs out of memory if you don't keep track of and manage running programs
Memory reduced to 8GB
low ram and memory
old technology, low ram and memory, bad usability, no Xenon, sluggish

epic 32GB of memory with room for 16GB more
Lots of storage
Impressive internal memory
Loaded with features / Nice touchscreen / 32GB storage
32 gigabytes of on-board memory

32GB of storage
32GB built-in memory
ARM 11 434MHz CPU and 128 MB of RAM
Class-leading 32GB onboard storage
32GB internal memory
Huge 32GB of internal storage
more storage than you can shake a stick at
Full of features, more storage than you can shake a stick at, excellent media playback functionality
including massive storage and great connectivity
Superior specs, including massive storage and great connectivity
32GB of internal memory and microSD slot
storage
storage, storage, storage
Heaps of storage
Touchscreen, Features, Heaps of storage
Features, Storage
memory
ample memory
Great music player, nice big screen, keyboard, ample memory
32G internal memory
32gb storage
In-Built & External Memory
Tons of storage
high storage capacity (32Gb)
32gb memory built in
storing of memory
storing of memory, all documents stored in one phone
unlimit memory external
huge memory
Qwerty keyboard, good screen, good access of social networking sites, huge memory
high storage capacity 32gb
Good Loking, Durable, Very good Qwerty Keybord, Huge Memory
Memory capacity
Support the highest 48GB storage
Memory capacity is very large

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usability

5

wasting HDD usage
No easy way to transfere data from P.C
There is a huge list of usability problems with this phone
There is a huge list of usability problems with this phone, but I won't bore you with several paragraphs and just summarise by saying Nokia really needs to do a significant overhaul of S60
Ease of use,music player

unlocked for use with any GSM carrier
And to use
And to use, well, it's one of the best we've ever used on a phone
Always asking your password and reconnect all the time to download application
feature rich and easy

bad usability

ease of use
ease of use,features a sophisticated
easy to use
convenient sideslip
lightweight and easy to use
features provided a complete, lightweight and easy to use
simple
elegant and very easy to use
simple, elegant and very easy to use
easy for use and touch screen smartphone
cool and easy to use
easy use
long awaited,easy use

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focus

5

5MP auto-focus Camera

build quality

5

Superb slider mechanism and overall good build quality
Superb slider mechanism and overall good build quality, though not as ritzy looking as Nokia's metal-clad E75 and E71
Solid build quality
Latest Features and Durable
Good Looks,Latest Features and Durable

very durable and solid enough
Durable
great build quality

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