Sunday, February 22, 2009

Nokia N97 - Nokia’s Secret Weapon to Take on the iPhone


Nokia introduced the Nokia N97 on 2nd December, 2008 at the Nokia World 08 in Barcelona, Spain. Nokia is positioning its latest offering from the high-end N series as a rival to the Apple iPhone and the Blackberry Storm. The N97, expected to be available from the first half of 2009, is chock full of features as one would expect from a mobile computing device that costs EUR 550 or $700 before taxes. Nokia has stated a rather ambitious aim of redefining the Internet through its N97 mobile computing device and with its billion strong user-base plus a vast majority of global population to tap, it just might succeed in doing that.

The N97 features -

  • A 3.5″ touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard.
  • Integrated A-GPS sensors that tell not just you but also your buddies on social networks about your location.
  • 48 GB of storage, consisting of 32 GB of on-board memory, plus a 16 GB microSD card.
  • A 5-Megapixel camera that uses Carl Zeiss optic lenses.
  • Video playback at 30 fps, for a large number of video formats.
  • 3.5 mm jack headphones and built-in stereo speakers.
  • Voice guided car and pedestrian navigation.
  • Up to 37 hours of audio playback and up to 5 hours of video playback.
  • Browser support for streaming Flash content.
  • Personalization of the home screen with widgets of favorite websites.

Technical profile of the Nokia N97 -

  • System: WCDMA 900/1900/2100 (HSDPA),EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • User Interface: S60 5th Edition
  • Dimensions: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm*mm (L x W x H) *18.25 mm at camera area
  • Weight: Around 150 g
  • Display: 3.5 inch TFT with up to 16 million colors

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