After a long wait for the launch and digging deep in my pockets I finally managed to get a n97 for myself. There’s no denying that the Nokia N97 is one feature-packed smartphone.
It comes with a whopping 32GB of internal flash memory, which can be expanded to 48GB via the expansion slot, and Nokia preloads the device with a number of extra apps, including a dedicated YouTube player, Qik (for sharing videos from your phone), Boingo Wi-Fi service, Psiloc World Traveler, AP News, and Guitar Rock Tour.
The N97 also supports the recently launched Nokia Ovi Store where users can peruse the large catalog of Symbian apps and download them to the device. This is, of course, on top of S60 platform staples like QuickOffice for viewing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, Adobe PDF, a file manager, and other PIM tools, such as a Zip manager, a calculator, a notepad, a measurement converter, a clock, and a voice recorder.
One nice thing about the display is that it can be opened and viewed at a slight angle by simply pushing the screen to the right, much like the HTC Touch Pro2. They have done a real nice job with the slider design, as the gliding motion is very smooth and doesn’t have the harsh, abrupt feel the other two devices have. While the slider phone feels sturdy enough to endure multiple opening and closings, I will still be careful as we’re just a bit weary of the plastic construction of the hinge.
It’s great to finally have a touch screen that can play up on all the capabilities of the N series. With unmatched picture and sound quality, 5 pixl camera and gps capabilites, being a gadget freak I am, I feel child like bragging about about my recent possession of this phone.