Nokia N97 Mini Announced, Specced

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Yet more news from Nokia World 09. Now we have confirmation and information about the brand-new Nokia N97 "Mini", slimmed down version of the current Nokia flagship smartphone. On the whole, it looks like a very solid compromise between power, cost, and size.

The mini has the same 8 GB of storage as its older brother. It sports a 3.2" touchscreen and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The frame is 14.2" mm thin, and its battery supports up to 12 days of stand-by time and up to 28 hours of music playback. They neglected to release any information on how much call time we can get out of a battery charge.

Posted on Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Unlocked Nokia N97 On Sale At Amazon.com

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Are you in the market for a high-end Nokia smartphone? If so, Amazon.com is having a sale you might be interested in. Go here to check out the deal or order your very own unlocked N97.

Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nokia N97 Hands-on Photos

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The new Nokia N97 is on sale in the US since yesterday. Amazon has the unlocked Nokia N97 on sale for only $603.99, but the shipping date is June 25th. At Nokia flagship stores you get it already now for $699.
BoyGeniusReport already got their hands on the Nokia N97 and they published some hands-on photos before they are going to publish their full Nokia N97 review. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N97: In Stores Now.

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It's no iPhone 3GS, but the Nokia N97 has managed to attract its fair share of attention over the last few months. It's not hard to see why; the N97 is a sexy, well-designed smartphone with some very impressive hardware in it. A 640x360 folding touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera, 32GB of storage and S60 5th Edition all come together to create a solid package.

If reading everything I just typed has you salivating, than the Nokia N97 might be the phone for you. And, guess what, it's out for sale today! We just heard that the N97 is out now in selected Nokia flagship stores. That's pretty awesome news, but somewhat less awesome is the expected retail price: $699.99

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:25:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nokia N97 goes on Sale in June

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The Nokia N97 got unveiled last December. Today Nokia announced the N97 is going on sale world-wide in June.
The Nokia N97 combines a 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard.
The Nokia N97 supports up to 48GB of storage, including 32GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16GB microSD card for music, media, and more. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Jun 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N97 June Release Rumor

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The Nokia N97 has a lot of hype to live up to. It's been billed as an iPhone competitor, and soon we'll get to see how apt that classification is. A new rumor has the N97 shipping to stores on June 2nd. Boy Genius has come across a screenshot from the website of a major distributor, which lists the shipping date and gives us a few other tantalizing rumors.

We can see from the screenshot that the N97's list price is set at $699, but that the customer price is somewhat lower. It's been partially obscured, but we can tell that the cost is somewhere around $500, I'm expecting $599 myself. The pre-orders already sold for $454.35, so your chances of getting a cheaper deal on an N97 may already be past.

Posted on Mon, 18 May 2009 08:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Weekly Top 10: Nokia N97, Eee PC 1002HA, Holiday Shopping Deals

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The big sales days are behind us, but retailers continue to offer nice deals in sales event this week. See the latest offers in our Holiday Sales Shopping News.
Nokia unleashed there most powerful smartphone yet with the Nokia N97. With touchscreen and keyboard it wants to tackle the iPhone in Q1 2009.
We just got our hands on a brand new Asus Eee PC. The Asus Eee PC 1002HA will replace the Eee PC 1000. See our photo gallery of the Eee PC 1002HA. The full review comes Monday.

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Posted on Sun, 7 Dec 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N97 Review says Software is dated

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Nokia might have been better advised not to let hands touch the Nokia N97 yet. Nokia announced the N97 with big fanfare this week. From a design and hardware stand point the Nokia N97 is ready to battle the iPhone, Google phone, and the BlackBerry Storm.
Engadget has published an in-depth hands-on review of the Nokia N97 and finds that behind the swank home page screen with widget support is a dated user interface that is not optimized for touchscreen use.
Additionally the slide out keyboard is not the greatest Nokia has in its line-up. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N97 Videos show a promising Interface

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Nokia 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. The only way Nokia can stand out is via the user interface and online service integration like social networking.
To see the Nokia N97 in action you can watch this hands-on video on Engadget. The ability to customize the home screen and have your most important widgets displayed to be viewed at a glance is great. The N97 looks very responsive, which would be a big plus. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:17:24 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N97 is new Nokia Touchscreen Flagship Phone

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Nokia unveiled their real iPhone competitor today with the Nokia N97.
The Nokia N97 combines a 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard. The Nokia N97 supports up to 48GB of storage, including 32GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16GB microSD card for music, media, and more.
Other feature highlights of the Nokia N97 include 5MP camera, DVD quality video recording, 1.5 days continuous music playback, Nokia Music store support, HSDPA, Wi-fi, A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Dec 2008 04:05:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr