Nokia N97 32GB Review
Introduction
The Nokia N97 is the popular
device of the manufacturer at the moment and Nokia wants it as being not only a
top of the range device, but a “mobile computer” as well. This certainly gets
things rather too far, since computers should be able to cope with wide variety
of tasks these days. The Nokia N97 supports quite nice specifications indeed
like 3.5-inch touch sensitive screen, full QWERTY keyboard, WI-Fi, 3G (HSDPA
3.6Mbps), A-GPS, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics, 434 MHz
ARM11 processor and 32GB built-in memory plus support for up to 16GB micro SDHC
expansion cards. Will all this be enough for the Nokia N97 to win over its
rivals?
There is no dedicated stylus
slot on the phone as on the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music and the thing is attachable
to the phone body with a small strap that has metal cover which looks pretty
cool. The phone case is missing from our set, but we know there is one sold
along with the N97 on other markets. You better enquire about this at your
local dealership.
Design
The minute you get the Nokia N97 into your hands you will find out you are dealing with a heavy player. There is nothing amusing about weight such as 5.29 oz (150 g) and the N97 strikes as bigger, yet better made device alongside of the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music. As a whole, it looks pretty stylish – our unit came in white color, but a classical black variety is also on offer. We don’t really like that the phone is predominantly made of plastic parts, rather than metal, so it simply doesn’t create all the same luxurious feel, like the one you get while holding in hand any top of the range makes belonging to the business lineup of the same manufacturer, say the Nokia E66, E71 and E75. The phone doesn’t feel cheap of anything, it´s just we expected much more than a simple, chrome plated edging that is slightly protruding over the screen. It does help towards easier dragging of the scroll throughout the phone menus though.
The minute you get the Nokia N97 into your hands you will find out you are dealing with a heavy player. There is nothing amusing about weight such as 5.29 oz (150 g) and the N97 strikes as bigger, yet better made device alongside of the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music. As a whole, it looks pretty stylish – our unit came in white color, but a classical black variety is also on offer. We don’t really like that the phone is predominantly made of plastic parts, rather than metal, so it simply doesn’t create all the same luxurious feel, like the one you get while holding in hand any top of the range makes belonging to the business lineup of the same manufacturer, say the Nokia E66, E71 and E75. The phone doesn’t feel cheap of anything, it´s just we expected much more than a simple, chrome plated edging that is slightly protruding over the screen. It does help towards easier dragging of the scroll throughout the phone menus though.
Display
The Nokia N97 supports a 3.5-inch display with 16 mln colors and resolution of 360x640 pixels. Sounds familiar? These are the very same screen specs as the ones on devices like the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, Samsung OMNIA HD i8910 and Sony Ericsson Satio. Unlike the Samsung´s handset, the screen of the Nokia N97 is TFT and not AMOLED. The main difference between the two technologies is that despite the fact they both deliver 16 mln color support, colors are much more saturated and pleasing on phones utilizing the second. It doesn’t really come as a surprise that the Samsung OMNIA HD i8910 offers much better image quality in artificial lighting conditions. Situation is reversed when you take them in direct sunlight though. Similarly to other makes of the same manufacturer, the Nokia N97 remains fully usable even if colors tend to get slightly dim. Moreover, we need to point out the resistive touch screen of the Nokia N97 offers better sensitivity than the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, i.e. causes no troubles. Proximity sensor is clearly visible on the left of the earpiece and both video call camera and light sensor that controls screen brightness are on its right.
The Nokia team seems to have made a definite step towards modern ideas with regard to the buttons below the screen. Both send and end keys are touch sensitive and feature resistive technology. We didn’t encounter any issues using them, meaning there were no unregistered touches and every time they were pressed they gave slight vibration feedback. They are properly lit and easy to find in the dark. There is an ordinary looking button along with them that allows access to the main menu and task manager. It is also easy to use plus its white back lighting acts as indicator that notifies you of missed events.
Slider
The Nokia N97 is a side
slider and to open the keyboard you need to … slide it. The mechanism is pretty
robust and opens sharply, but closes smoothly and slowly. While open, display
remains tilted at an angle of 40-45 degrees towards the keyboard, but unlike on
the HTC Touch Pro2, this is default position
and cannot be changed.
QWERTY keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
Buttons on the full QWERTY
keyboard of the Nokia
N97 are arranged in three rows and you also have a D-pad. This means you will have to
get used to the position of all special symbols and the Space key in
particular. This is an overused one when it comes to text entry, no matter the
type of message! We definitely don’t like it being located on the right hand
side of the keyboard, rather than in the middle. We were pretty prejudiced when
we started our tests, but eventually came to think it is not that bad. All
buttons feel discernible when pressed and are large enough for comfortably use
even by people with thicker fingers. Keyboard is not as good as the one on the HTC Touch Pro2 and even the Nokia E75 supports a better one. Still, the N97 fares fairly. We need
to congratulate Nokia they have finally moved all letters on the lower most row
with one position to your right, so we at last have the Z where it is on
similar devices – below the letter S and not the A. Stereo speakers are at both
ends of the left hand side of the device, with both micro USB slot (equipped
with LED indicator) and slider button to lock/unlock the screen in between. The
latter, as well as camera shutter are really easy to use. This, unfortunately,
doesn’t hold true for the volume rocker. Well, situation is not that bad with
the button that turns volume up, because it has enough travel, the thing is you
will have to apply much more force to turn sound down. The 3.5 mm earphone jack
is on top of the device, so you won´t need to swivel the N97 in weird positions
while carrying it around into the pocket of your trousers or jeans. Power button
is on one of the sides and feels comfy to press despite it doesn’t have much
travel. The only thing on the bottom side is a lonely gap, where the stylus
strap is attached - but you can hook any knick-knack that is to your own
taste.
A panel takes up the entire back side and its lower part is slightly bulging not by chance. It prevents the phone from getting tilted to one side when placed onto flat surface, say table or desk. Our only gripe is the back cover is quite hard to remove and you really need to exert yourself to get to the micro SD expansion slot.
As we mentioned at the beginning, the Nokia N97 sports 5-megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics and double LED flash. It’s plastic cover slides pleasantly and clears collected dust particles while moving. Quite nice indeed! We are telling you more about the camera performance later on. Now, let´s get down to the OS interface of the Nokia N97.
A panel takes up the entire back side and its lower part is slightly bulging not by chance. It prevents the phone from getting tilted to one side when placed onto flat surface, say table or desk. Our only gripe is the back cover is quite hard to remove and you really need to exert yourself to get to the micro SD expansion slot.
As we mentioned at the beginning, the Nokia N97 sports 5-megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics and double LED flash. It’s plastic cover slides pleasantly and clears collected dust particles while moving. Quite nice indeed! We are telling you more about the camera performance later on. Now, let´s get down to the OS interface of the Nokia N97.
Interface
Symbian S60 5th Edition is made for touch sensitive screen phones and can be
found on other popular devices like the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, Samsung OMNIA
HD i8910 and Sony Ericsson Satio.
The Nokia 5800 Xpress Music is the first attempt of the manufacturer at the touch sensitive screen phones market and has been quite a success this far. In terms of interface options, the operating system has been improved and the Nokia N97 brings out several novelties and new personalization.
The Nokia 5800 Xpress Music is the first attempt of the manufacturer at the touch sensitive screen phones market and has been quite a success this far. In terms of interface options, the operating system has been improved and the Nokia N97 brings out several novelties and new personalization.
Home
screen has gone through major changes and now features the all popular widgets
(up to 5). They are arranged one below the other, can swap places and some of
them may be removed. They totally replace the well known home screen themes of
the operating system and can also be hidden, although not entirely removed.
There are no many available widgets and we find the Face book, music player,
Shortcuts I and II and the email more interesting than the other. You have the
option to download more, but it gets you straight to the manufacturer´s online
store, Ovi Store, where there is no widget section! We were stunned to find
this out, but still downloaded several free apps to check if they would appear
with their own widgets. Unfortunately, we didn’t luck out.
There are three static elements at the top of the home screen that cannot be moved or removed. These are the analog clock that gets you to world and alarm clock menus, date leading to the phone calendar and a ringing profile selection box. They are semi transparent just like all on screen widgets, so you are able to see the wallpaper behind them.
As a whole, the main menu doesn’t feature any changes. It can appear as either 3x4 icon grid or vertical list and in the latter case you select items with double clicks that are typical of this version of the operating system and pretty much the same as on other cell phones running it.
There are three static elements at the top of the home screen that cannot be moved or removed. These are the analog clock that gets you to world and alarm clock menus, date leading to the phone calendar and a ringing profile selection box. They are semi transparent just like all on screen widgets, so you are able to see the wallpaper behind them.
As a whole, the main menu doesn’t feature any changes. It can appear as either 3x4 icon grid or vertical list and in the latter case you select items with double clicks that are typical of this version of the operating system and pretty much the same as on other cell phones running it.
Contacts & Dialing Screen
In
the phone book, selecting a contact also requires a double click. You can save
as many as you like, with an option for multiple numbers per contact. Moreover,
each of them can be assigned dedicated ringtones, pictures, spouse names,
birthdays etc., with the only restriction being the free memory of your
handset. Searching contacts can be done by either dragging a finger up or
downwards or through a text search box. When you select it, a keyboard pops on
screen that features a layout much like the one on navigational systems (A, B,
C, D, E, etc), so searching feels both logical and easy. Initially, the first
letters of all entered names will appear in front of you and as you keep
punching in letters, the ones you need will remain visible as if the phone
thinks ahead of you and knows what you are looking for. Like we said before, searching
based on this particular method is really fast and easy. The novelty feature
here is an additional view mode to see any information entered on any given
contact. It shows less information – a picture (if one has been previously
assigned) and options to call the contact send a message, email or video call
the person. We do like the function, because it seems optimized for touch
sensitive screen use, looks unsophisticated and cool, and makes working with
contacts way easier. If you are being called and screen and buttons happen to
be locked, two sliders appear on screen, one on top of the other. First is used
to answer the call, while the other unlocks both the screen and buttons. It´s
made to help prevent you from accidentally taking a call while the phone is in
your pocket. Not that we are complaining, but it would have been better if the
second slider was used to just reject the incoming call. There is nothing new
to entering or dialing phone numbers. Numeric keypad is called up by tapping an
icon on the home screen, looks completely ordinary and supports large buttons
that allow even people with thicker fingers use it without any issues. There is
a nice, useful function to mute the volume by turning the phone face down while
you are being called or your alarm is going off. Actually, this is made
possible by the built-in accelerometer that also allows switching screen modes
automatically when you turn the phone to its side. This takes about a second
and there is no visible delay or lagging involved.
Organizer
Organizer
Organizer is not any different from what you will find on other devices running the same operating system. Your calendar shows events in monthly, weekly or daily view and you have the option to call up all your To-Do notes at the same time. The first two now display the next four timeslot events, scheduled for any given day. Calculator doesn’t offer added functionality and aside from it you also have unit and currency converter. If you feel like rummaging through your directories directly, you can do that using the same file manager we know well from other Symbian S60 phones. The backup option is also here and it comes in pretty useful since you don’t need to connect your device to a computer to back it up.
Software
Office documents and PDF files are opened with Quick Office and Adobe Reader LE 2.5 respectively, but the former is just a trial version that expires in 15 days. Reading even larger Office 2003 files is not a problem at all, the thing is you will have to get a paid software update or switch over to another program if you feel like editing documents or happen to need Office 2007 support. In real life, you won´t be able to get down to working with office files the minute you take the phone out of the box. Rather, you will have to either shell out extra cash or look for other software.
As we mentioned, the Nokia N97 comes preloaded with several applications that
are equipped with their own widgets. The most interesting is Face book. Fans of
the social network service will definitely like this one, because it allows you
to see your friends´ online status and change yours, send messages, poke
people, add friends etc. We find it even more thrilling that you have the
option to upload and tag pictures.
The other preinstalled apps are rather boring and most of them are to do with news. Here is what you get – Amazon, Bloomberg, AP News, QiK, Boingo, Accu Weather and Hi5. You will also see a YouTube app that simply takes you to the mobile version of the website. It is a good thing that other apps are easy to download from, say, the recently launched Nokia application marketplace, the Ovi Store.
There are no preloaded games on our unit, but the N97 fully supports N-Gage, so you can have fun playing games.
The other preinstalled apps are rather boring and most of them are to do with news. Here is what you get – Amazon, Bloomberg, AP News, QiK, Boingo, Accu Weather and Hi5. You will also see a YouTube app that simply takes you to the mobile version of the website. It is a good thing that other apps are easy to download from, say, the recently launched Nokia application marketplace, the Ovi Store.
There are no preloaded games on our unit, but the N97 fully supports N-Gage, so you can have fun playing games.
Messages
The different ways of entering text on the Nokia N97 are
completely the same as these on other devices running the same operating system
less one. Apparently the manufacturer has decided to relieve the phone of its
software QWERTY keyboard, because the device supports a fully functional hardware
one. We don’t like this at the very least! Let´s just remind you that many
Android users had been dreaming of a software QWERTY for quite some time before
they finally got one with version 1.5. We do hope Nokia follows suit and comes
up with software update to provide the option that is available on other makes.
We don’t really think working with emails feels really comfy after seeing what Nokia Messaging is capable of (please, take a look at our review of the Nokia E75). The standard Symbian client features quite many options, such as support for attached files, sorting messages by sender, date or header. But it is far from being as comfortable to use as Nokia Messaging. Still, it allows you to read HTML messages and switch between different emails accounts fast. If people using the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music can have Nokia Messaging, we do believe those buying the N97 have the same right and we hope they get support for the highly acclaimed app soon.
We don’t really think working with emails feels really comfy after seeing what Nokia Messaging is capable of (please, take a look at our review of the Nokia E75). The standard Symbian client features quite many options, such as support for attached files, sorting messages by sender, date or header. But it is far from being as comfortable to use as Nokia Messaging. Still, it allows you to read HTML messages and switch between different emails accounts fast. If people using the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music can have Nokia Messaging, we do believe those buying the N97 have the same right and we hope they get support for the highly acclaimed app soon.
Internet
Let´s
not forget the Nokia N97 is being vaunted for its internet capabilities. Let´s
see how it fares against the competition.
In terms of functionality, the N97 internet browser is similar to the version found on the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, Samsung OMNIA HD and Sony Ericsson Satio in almost every single aspect. The only difference being it's the first time the standard Symbian S60 browser has been equipped with the so-called "active kinetic scrolling" or in simpler words - scrolling inertial momentum that remains when you have moved away your finger from the screen. Web pages and their Flash elements, including the YouTube player, load with almost no issues and navigation on such a large screen is a great experience. Double taps are used to zoom in and out on things, while keeping your finger pressed against the screen switches the handset to full screen and this is something we quite like. In case the page is too big to fit on screen, you can use the Overview function to move around faster.
As a whole, the Nokia N97 browser is notably faster than the versions found on devices running the same operating system, but there are no other new things aside from this.
In terms of functionality, the N97 internet browser is similar to the version found on the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, Samsung OMNIA HD and Sony Ericsson Satio in almost every single aspect. The only difference being it's the first time the standard Symbian S60 browser has been equipped with the so-called "active kinetic scrolling" or in simpler words - scrolling inertial momentum that remains when you have moved away your finger from the screen. Web pages and their Flash elements, including the YouTube player, load with almost no issues and navigation on such a large screen is a great experience. Double taps are used to zoom in and out on things, while keeping your finger pressed against the screen switches the handset to full screen and this is something we quite like. In case the page is too big to fit on screen, you can use the Overview function to move around faster.
As a whole, the Nokia N97 browser is notably faster than the versions found on devices running the same operating system, but there are no other new things aside from this.
Bluetooth
The
phone connects to a computer via Bluetooth 2.0 or the micro USB cable that
comes in the box. It allows you to pick from several available modes that also
determine data transfer speed. These are PC Suite, Mass Storage, Media and
Image Transfer. Choosing the first means transfer of 31 images with total size
of 30MB takes about 25 seconds and less than 4 seconds in Mass Storage,
although the latter doesn’t allow for synchronization of your device and you
can transfer files only. In Media Transfer, copying the same data takes about
15 seconds.
Unlike previous makes of the manufacturer, the old, well-known PC Suite software pack used to connect your phone with computers has been replaced with a new one, Nokia Ovi Suite. In fact, this is a compilation of several different applications and device drivers – Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver, PC Connectivity Software, Nokia System Utilities, Nokia Ovi Suite, Nokia Photos, Nokia Music, Home Media Server and Orb home remote access. As a whole, Ovi Suite looks pleasing and really easy to get used to. In a nutshell, you will be able to sync your contacts, pictures, messages and other multimedia content with either your computer or Ovi service account over the Internet.
Unlike previous makes of the manufacturer, the old, well-known PC Suite software pack used to connect your phone with computers has been replaced with a new one, Nokia Ovi Suite. In fact, this is a compilation of several different applications and device drivers – Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver, PC Connectivity Software, Nokia System Utilities, Nokia Ovi Suite, Nokia Photos, Nokia Music, Home Media Server and Orb home remote access. As a whole, Ovi Suite looks pleasing and really easy to get used to. In a nutshell, you will be able to sync your contacts, pictures, messages and other multimedia content with either your computer or Ovi service account over the Internet.
GPS
As we mentioned at the beginning, the Nokia N97 sports a built-in GPS receiver (A-GPS) and comes with Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch that has been optimized for touch sensitive screens. Its interface remains pretty much the same as the standard edition, only options appear larger. The app is free to use for 3 months in certain regions, so you better enquire about the license at your local dealership when purchasing the phone.
Localizing takes about a minute after cold restart, without Internet connection and in a place surrounded with tall buildings and the module gets operational in less than 5 seconds after hot restart. Switching on the internet connection, so that the latest satellite position coordinates can be downloaded means device is operational in less than 40 seconds after cold restart and you get almost instantaneous response after a hot one.
5-Megeapixel at the Back
Most
top range devices feature 8-megapixel cameras these days. The Nokia N97 lags
behind the pack here, coming with a 5-megapixel, equipped with Carl Zeiss
Tessar optics and double LED flash. Its interface is virtually the same as on
the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music,
which is, in turn, not that good. Interface itself is OK, although switching
options on and off doesn’t feel comfy enough and they are plenty – you can
choose between eight scene setting, variety of shooting modes, 4 color effects,
white balance, exposure, ISO sensitivity, contrast, sharpness and multiple
snapshot sequence. After taking a picture you can share it right away over the
Ovi and Vox services, but others like Face book, Picasa and Flicker are not
available.
In terms of image quality, the Nokia N97 is a passable performer, no matter whether you want to see the pictures on your phone screen or in full size on your monitor. Warm colors in outdoor snapshots, taken even in bright lighting conditions, appear somewhat burnout. Still, images look realistic as a whole. Those taken indoors look great in full screen on the 3.5-inch phone display and not that amazing in real size, i.e. on a computer monitor, where you will eventually notice they lack enough details and are somewhat blurry. We are pretty disappointed with the snapshots uploaded on Face book. Even lower and midrange cell phones deliver better results with this respect.
Phone gallery feels comfy to use and allows several different filtering modes. Aside from being able to see them piled up, images can also be grouped by month or relevant album name, plus they are easily tagged. All told, we do like the gallery that is far better than the one on the Nokia 5800.
In terms of image quality, the Nokia N97 is a passable performer, no matter whether you want to see the pictures on your phone screen or in full size on your monitor. Warm colors in outdoor snapshots, taken even in bright lighting conditions, appear somewhat burnout. Still, images look realistic as a whole. Those taken indoors look great in full screen on the 3.5-inch phone display and not that amazing in real size, i.e. on a computer monitor, where you will eventually notice they lack enough details and are somewhat blurry. We are pretty disappointed with the snapshots uploaded on Face book. Even lower and midrange cell phones deliver better results with this respect.
Phone gallery feels comfy to use and allows several different filtering modes. Aside from being able to see them piled up, images can also be grouped by month or relevant album name, plus they are easily tagged. All told, we do like the gallery that is far better than the one on the Nokia 5800.
Multimedia
N-series makes rarely perform badly with multimedia. Most of
those that have come out before the N97 feature cool and comfortable Multimedia
Shortcuts menu that seems to have vanished into this air on the N97, replaced with
Music and Videos & TV menus. As the names suggest, the former allows access
to your audio files, online music store, where you can purchase more and FM
radio, while the latter shows available video files. Let’s gets started with
the audio capabilities of the device.
Audio player
Audio player
Audio
player comes with a boring interface. Naturally, it offers several options to
filter content – by album, artist, composer etc and it is a good there are
several equalizer presets and sound effects you can take your pick from.
As a whole, it is really easy to use, but we would have liked to see something
never, more modern and appealing. Audio quality through the stereo speakers is
high and volume is quite loud, which makes the device a good performer,
although the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music fares better with this respect. The
provided earphones are the same as the pair coming with the 5800 and provide
good sound, although not nearly loud enough to drown out environmental noises.
In its role of music phone, the N97 is slightly worse than the best devices
available at the moment, like the Sony Ericsson W980
and this is the reason we are not entirely happy with it.
Videos & TV
Videos & TV
The
Videos & TV menu allows you to take a pick from several options they are
played with Real Player, which comes with the operating system. You will have
to make do with the standard one on the Nokia N97 though. Its interface is easy
to use and offers several options, although is nothing to brag about as a
whole. Videos coded at the native resolution of the screen (640x360
pixels) and in MPEG4 part2 format are played well. Image quality
is not exactly perfect, but watching content on the 3.5-inch screen
doesn’t make for bad experience, not at all. There is TV out, but you
won´t be able to play HD videos.
Performance
With the Nokia N97, the manufacturer brings their top range N-series into the realm of smart phone fashion that is called touch sensitive screens. The phone is also being introduced as a mobile computer, although it is far from being one. Computers should be able to cope with variety of tasks these days, because technology keeps pushing on and customer requirement follow suit. Both the 434 MHz ARM11 processor and 256 Mb ROM / 128 Mb RAM of the Nokia N97 delivers good operational speed, although the phone doesn’t feel any faster than other devices running the same operating system. The list of cons includes large 3.5-inch screen providing really good image quality in direct sunlight, fast GPS, good sound and fine sliding mechanism. The built-in internet browser is a piece of capable software as well, although you would expect to see full Flash support, especially on a phone that is claimed to be the ultimate internet device. Don’t think the N97 doesn’t have its shortcomings. The most important is mediocre in-call quality. Despite voices are loud on both ends of the line, they are also sharp and hard to catch onto at times. Turning volume down helps, yet we can´t say things are coming up roses here. We did expect this top of the range Nokia device would deliver better in-call quality. Add to the list of gripes the freezing of the operating system every now and then, the mediocre multimedia performance alongside of the 5800 Xpress Music and the lack of full office support. Now, these are some serious drawbacks for a high-end phone.
Inside the Box
1) Nokia
N97
2) Stylus
3) Charger
4) Micro
USB adapter to other Nokia chargers
5) Micro
USB cable
6) 3.5mm
jack earphones with wired remote
7) Small
duster
8) Software
DVD with Nokia Ovi Suite
9) User
guide
What
I Like
1) Large,
beautiful screen with high sensitivity
2) GPS
is fast and trouble free
3) Good
audio quality
4) Reliable,
high quality sliding mechanism
What I Don’t Like
1) In-call
quality is not good enough
2) Lack
of full Office support, No office document editing (without a paid
upgrade)
3) Limited
support of video formats
4) The S60 5th edition UI still has poor ergonomics and is
not as thumb able as expected
5) Camera features are so two-thousand-and-late
6) No DivX or XviD support out-of-the-box
7) No smart dialing
8) Somewhat limited 3rd party software availability
Final Words
All told, we have arrived at the conclusion the Nokia N97 is quite far from the “mobile computer” the manufacturer claims it to be. Device performs well in certain tasks, badly in others and is mediocre device as a whole. The second touch sensitive screen device of Nokia makes for a passable high ranking smart phone, but except for the hardware QWERTY, It´s hyped as the N-Series flagship device, but the title is not well earned, because the differences from the much cheaper 5800 Xpress Music are not that significant. We feel completely ready to jack the QWERTY keyboard in order to get a larger display, the same functionality and multimedia capabilities that times better and ultimately go for the Samsung OMNIA HD i8910. If the keyboard is vital to you, you better consider the HTC Touch Pro2, just keep in mind the latter runs Windows Mobile. If a Symbian Smartphone isn’t the only thing that would buy, have in mind the Palm Pre and the Apple iPhone 3G S are two perfect alternatives.
Specifications
General |
2G Network
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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3G Network
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HSDPA
900 / 1900 / 2100
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HSDPA
850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
|
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Announced
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2008,
November
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Status
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Available.
Released 2009, June
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Body |
Dimensions
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117.2 x
55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
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Weight
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150 g
|
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Keyboard
|
QWERTY
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Display |
Type
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TFT
resistive touch screen, 16M colors
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Size
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360 x
640 pixels, 3.5 inches (~210 ppi pixel density)
|
|
- Handwriting
recognition
|
Sound |
Alert types
|
Vibration;
MP3 ringtones
|
Loudspeaker
|
Yes,
with stereo speakers
|
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3.5mm jack
|
Yes, check quality
|
Memory |
Card slot
|
Micro SD,
up to 16GB, buy memory
|
Internal
|
32 GB
storage, 128 MB RAM
|
Data |
GPRS
|
Class 32
|
EDGE
|
Class 32
|
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Speed
|
HSDPA,
3.6 Mbps
|
|
WLAN
|
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
|
|
Bluetooth
|
Yes,
v2.0 with A2DP
|
|
USB
|
Yes,
v2.0 micro USB
|
Camera |
Primary
|
5 MP,
2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus, LED flash, video light, check quality
|
Features
|
Geo-tagging
|
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Video
|
Yes,
VGA@30fps
|
|
Secondary
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Yes,
VGA@15fps
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Features |
OS
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Symbian
OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
|
CPU
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434 MHz
ARM 11
|
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Sensors
|
Accelerometer,
proximity, compass
|
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Messaging
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SMS,
MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
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Browser
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WAP
2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
|
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Radio
|
Stereo
FM radio with RDS, Visual radio; FM transmitter
|
|
GPS
|
Yes,
with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
|
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Java
|
Yes,
MIDP 2.1
|
|
Colors
|
White,
Black
|
|
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MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player
- WMV/Real Video/MP4 video player - TV-out - Voice command/dial - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Video and photo editor - Predictive text input |
Battery |
Standard
battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BP-4L)
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Stand-by
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Up to
432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G)
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Talk time
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Up to 9
h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
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Music play
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Up to 40
h
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Misc |
SAR US
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0.90
W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU
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0.67
W/kg (head)
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