The mysterious device that we were all waiting for is the new Nseries flagship device – the Nokia N97!
As you can see it is a full touch screen device which is based on S60 5th Edition (much like the highly anticipated 5800 ‘Tube’), only this time the front slides (and tilts) to reveal a QWERTY keyboard! The N97 features a large 3.5″ 360×640 resolution touch screen with haptic feedback, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Dual-LED flash, 32GB of inbuilt flash memory, as well as just about everything else Nseries has to offer!!!
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The N97 measures up at 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm and weighs 150g. In comparison, this makes it 5mm longer in length, 5.3mm wider and approximately 2mm thinner than a Nokia N82!!!
S60 5th Edition has been has been brought up to date with Nseries specifications to improve the user experience and aid media consumption. One of the enhancements made to the user interface is the inclusion of Widgets on the active standby screen.
These widgets are Internet-aware based on the web runtime technology. Some widgets that Nokia showcased was a weather forecast widget, status update widgets and social networking widgets for both Myspace, Facebook and Friendstar. These can be moved around by a drag and drop system into one of 5 locations on the homescreen so you can personalise this screen however you want! It would be great if 3rd Party applications would be able to create widgets that could be used on the homescreen as well and I look forward to finding out if this will be possible!
Unlike the 5800 ‘TUBE’ the N97 won’t ship with a stylus in some markets meaning that the interface will be a completely touchable experience which is great! If you are into music and videos, the N97 has that covered too with a massive 32GB of built-in memory AND a microSD card slot! This is supported by a 360×640 resolution display with a true 16:9 aspect ratio which should be nothing short of stunning!
As you would expect, the N97 offers full support with the Nokia Music Store and services like Share on Ovi. It is also reported that on release the N97 will support N-Gage!!! Finger’s crossed some specially developed games will be available to make use of the touch screen like Bounce Boing Voyage Touch that debuted on the 5800.
The N97 uses the BP-4L battery that has a capacity of 1500mAh so there should be plenty of power to keep this powerhouse going!!! It is quoted to provide about 400 hours of standby time, 320-400 (3G/GSM) hours of talk time, 4.5 hours of video playback and over 37 hours of audio playback.
Sadly we don’t have a specific release date for the N97 but it is supposed to become available in Q1 2009 for 550 before taxes and subsidies. I am really looking forward to the release of the N97 and can’t wait to be able to have go of one and see it for real! This device can really be considered as a true “multimedia computer”!!!
Also, allthough pictures that Nokia have published seem to be of a white/silver variant, it looks as though there is also a black version that will be available if white isn’t for you!!!
Here is are some more Press Pictures, some videos of the N97 in action as well as the official Data Sheet!!!
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No Xenon flash? No thanks.
I agree that it’s a shame a Xenon flash wasn’t included in the N97, but the camera on it should still be very good! I have found that the Dual LED flash on the N85 is very bright and gives pleasing results – obviously not as bright as Xenon would be though…
I hope that Xenon flashes wll start to become more common in Nseries devices during the next year and maybe even a video light as well!!!
I have an N82, so I know how good the xenon flash is. However, it has it’s downsides – like not being able to turn on the flash for an extended period of time, like a torch. You can with LEDs. And that is useful functionality for a lot of people, me being one of them. It’s one of the things I miss from my previous Samsung.
Ideally, the phone would have a xenon flash and an LED flash, like the SE K850, but you can’t have it all. Yet.
I’ll be much gratefull if i will know the price of N95 & N96.