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At a special event in Spain, Nokia has revealed the N97, which is just the second touchscreen phone
in company history -- and potentially the company's one real chance at reversing market share
losses to Apple's iPhone.
At a special event in Spain, Nokia has revealed the N97, which is just the second touchscreen phone
in company history -- and potentially the company#39;s one real chance at reversing market share
losses to Apple#39;s iPhone.
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The new Mio GPS phone will be a touchscreen one. This is yet unnamed and is smaller than the
Nuvifone from Garmin
and may even come sooner than the bigger iPhone killer. Specs includes Windows CE OS,
Mitac’s “Spirit” UI, a 3.2 MP camera and 3.5G connectivity.
pimg alt="nokia_logo_dec08.png" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/nokia_logo_dec08.png"
/Nokia today a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274500"unveiled/a its new flagship
phone, the N97, which is clearly meant to compete with the iPhone and Google's a
href="http://code.google.com/android/"Android/a platform. Unlike the iPhone, however, the N97 has a
full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. In terms of its other hardware features, the N97 also clearly
outperforms the iPhone. The N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including the 32 GB that are
already built-in. The phone has a 5 megapixel camera and its GPS is capable of giving turn-by-turn
directions. The resolution of the phone's 16:9 touchscreen is 640x360./p p
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alt='' align="right" //a/p h2Location/h2 pThe phone will also be able to make use of Nokia's
updated mapping product, which will feature 3D landmarks and, a
href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-nokia-world-notes-we-will-coordinate-the-world-challenge-to-google-appl/"according
to Nokia/a, is more versatile than Google Maps. These new maps themselves pose a major challenge to
Google, as Nokia will, at some point in the near future, allow users to a
href="http://paf.nokia.com/"point/a their phones at a building and get relevant information (and
presumably advertising) about that building on their phone./p h2Interface/h2 pimg
alt="nokia_n97_front.jpg" align="right"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/nokia_n97_front.jpg" /Of course, the iPhone's real
advantage (as well as that of any Android phone) was never its hardware, but its operating system
and the overall elegance of its user interface. It is hard to say where the N97 falls here based on
the videos we have seen so far. Earlier Nokia N-series phones also featured extremely capable
hardware, but the operating system made it extremely hard to make good use of these features. In
terms of software, Nokia does have one ace up its sleeve, and that is the N97's ability to play
Flash videos and games. The OS also supports copy and paste, which is still sorely missing on the
iPhone./p h2Widgets/h2 pThe main feature of the phone's touch-enhanced Symbian OS is its support
for widgets, which will be open for third-party developers and are available for download through
an application on the phone itself. Nokia calls the N97 a 'mobile computer,' and a lot of its
success will surely depend on the applications that third-party developers will develop for the
phone. Apple's App store already features over 10,000 native applications, so Nokia definitely has
to play catch-up here./p pWe have to say that the phone's hardware and user interface look
extremely slick. Of course, we haven't been able to get our hands on one yet, and the a
href="http://www.nokia.com/A41445512"demo video/a is nice, but as we know from Apple's ads, these
videos can be quite a
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/nov/26/iphone-advert-banned"deceptive/a as
well. /p pOverall, the N97 looks like a formidable challenger (especially with regards to its
hardware specs), but much of its success will depend on the quality and ease of use of its user
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28% of all laptop displays without cost being an issue any longer since they will jack up the price
by approximately 10% more compared to LCDs of today. This small price to pay reaps huge benefits,
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It will be interesting to see OLED displays merge with touchscreen technology, but we'll wait until
the price drops to a more pocket-friendly level before taking the plunge. Hopefully scientists will
be able to do something about the meagre lifespan as well./p pPermalink: a
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pNokia unveiled today their top of the line touchscreen handset with the Nokia N97. Nokia chose to
offer both a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard as input options for the Nokia N97. This is nothing
new and HTC and Sony Ericsson are offering such solutions. Th.../pdiv class="feedflare" a
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that something was coming today and here it is: the N97 is Nokia's latest smartphone that has both
a 3.5" touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. You will recognize the Nokia touch in the
design, but it is definitely more edgy than previous models . It is of course a 3.5G (HSDPA) phone
that also has WIFI and Bluetooth connectivity. We can't wait to see how web browsing feels on this
device. Notice how the homepage can be customized with widgets. We went through the marketing stuff
and here's what's important:/PBHighlights/B UL LI32GB of internal storage, expandable to 48 by
adding a 16GB MicroSD/LI LICarlZeiss Lens, 5MP Camera/LI LI640x360 3.5" touchscreen/li li30fps
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John Mahoney / Gizmodo: Nokia N97
Unveiled, The First High-End N-Series Touch Phone — It's been a
long time coming, but after dabbling with touch on the midrange 5800, Nokia has finally brought a
touchscreen to an S60 “N-Series” smartphone, the N97. Take a look at our
hands-on impressions and the complete rundown on Nokia's new flagship.
Al Nokia World tenutosi a Barcellona, l'azienda leader nel mercato degli smartphone ha svelato
idee, novita' e N97, concentrato di tecnologia in salsa touchscreen
More than two years after Apple launched the iPhone, and months
after its rivals launched their versions of touchscreen phones, Nokia today started selling a
touchscreen phone (5800 XpressMusic) and announced the N97superphone, which has touch screen
and a keyboard and will be made available sometime in the second quarter of 2009. Maybe. Despite
the collective oohs and aahs that can be found on the Internet, however, it would take a lot more
for Nokia to beat its competitors, especially Apple and its iPhone.You can buy the Xpress device,
which was
first announced in October, for$314 unsubsidized, though in India and Russia the prices are
higher. As for the 5800 Xpress, a friend of mine recently brought one to the U.S. and after I
played around with it for an hour, my response was meh! The touch was OK, just like it’s OK
on any other device, but it’s not as responsive as the iPhone. So no, it’s not an
iPhone killer, not by any means.
The N97 however, seems, like a worthy
competitor — in an Aston Martin vs. Infiniti sort of a way, at least. I am withholding
further judgment until I’ve had some time to play around with it.
The N97 is a Symbian S60 touchscreen device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel
camera and 32 GB of on-board memory; it also features an upgraded version of Nokia Maps LG (the
Prada II has similar touch-with-a-QWERTY keyboard approach). You can bump up the memory by adding
a 16 GB microSD card. It features a large 3.5″ touch display with 640 X 480 resolution. And
yes, it will be sold in the U.S., where it’s going to cost $650; it will go on sale in June
2009 (specifically June 29, 2009, according to the company). One of its more attractive features
is this 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.
They are taking a cue from other phone makers, like INQ Mobile, which have
already released their version of Facebook phones and are already finding success with it.
From the looks of it, this is an impressive entry. My frustration with Nokia phones is that they
are either underpowered or are hampered by the S60 OS, which is not very reliable and makes the
phones crash all the time. (Well, more than my iPhone and less than Windows Mobile.) (Related
post: Symbian,
iPhone and the New Mobile Reality.)
The very fact that Nokia is only now getting out touchscreen phones shows that as a company it is
stuck in bureaucratic quicksand, with a culture of consensus that makes it difficult to respond
to new challenges. Nokia — and I have been following them for a while — has become
one of those companies that, much like Microsoft, is good with announcements, not so great with
the follow-up.
There is word that Nokia has a whole arsenal of touchscreen phones coming in the latter half of
2009. Let’s hope they can get their mojo back and start coming out with great devices
– especially ones that will make me go back to using Nokia devices on a daily
basis. Until then Apple and its iPhone has the pole position all to itself.Â
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The N97 however, seems, like a worthy
competitor — in an Aston Martin vs. Infiniti sort of a way, at least. I am withholding
further judgment until I’ve had some time to play around with it.
