*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia N97

Well said. QWERTY or touch were the main things keep me from N95. Adding both at the same time clinches the deal. N97 is a fine flagship, especially when you consider N96. :bulging:

Will N98 or N99 have beefier hardware? Hopefully but that's all pie in the sky. N97 should be fine for now.
 
We input Japanese at home on all our computers with the keyboard and also we use the Iphone for Japanese Input when we email or text our friends in Japan.
 
ah can't wait for the n97, but so many other phones are releasing! Sony Ericsson just reannounced the idou "Satio" and its a 12mp camera with symbian... makes me want to try it but the keyboard on the n97 is a must try for me. and during all this i'm stuck on a basic phone :( I hope the released doesn't get pushed back too far
 
For my experience, my dirt cheap Samsung A717 has better 3G connection than N93i, N95-3 and 5800, and the bluetooth tethering is much more stable.
 
He's very right about this, but I disagree about the amount of feedback from the keys. You really have to see the phone in your hand to understand, but it's not a very big device. If you take a look at the pictures of the keyboard on AAS, they look fine because the device looks much bigger than it is. When you get to see the actual size in your hand and see how little the keys protrude from the plastic panel and how close the keys are to each other, you'll know what I'm talking about. It's easy to cover 3 to 4 keys with your thumb and not know which one you pressed.
 
I learned the answer to this question when I asked it a few months ago. It's easy to make tri-band, quad-band, 8 band, or whatever band 3G chipsets but the problem lies in the antennas. Right now, the antennas (or antennae lol) are able to meet acceptable call quality standards (clarity, not dropping calls, proper tower handoffs, etc) with the antennas they have designed to work with 2 or 3 bands at a time but things get flaky when they ask the antennas to deal with more than 3 frequencies. It's not a case of trying to gouge us or trying to save money, it's simply a technical limitation. Just like how we had to deal with dualband and triband GSM phones once upon a time. I mean, they COULD do it now but at the sacrifice of call quality and I'm not really willing to live with that. And just like in the past, quadband 3G phones will one day be a reality. When I find the gigantic PDF report filled with all kinds of technical mumbo-jumbo and fancy cell phone jargon, I'll post it again lol.
 
I also can't get a handle on what widgets are or what they do. I can understand what icons do on a desktop. It is a shortcut to an application. This is what I hope Nokia is getting at. I also hope the development of all kinds of hokie apps follow..it's what makes the iphone interesting..hope it will do the same for the 97
 
I'll let you know if they ever ship the stupid thing. So far I haven't heard any complaints on build quality from the latest batch of previews/reviews. Some are disappointed with the keypad a bit but not to the point of hating it.
 
I've been sticking with my N95-4 because nothing since was a compelling upgrade for me. The big screen, GSP, camera, and email capabilities are my focus. Music is a very minor consideration for me, so the 5800 wasn't worth the jump. The N96 was pretty close, but again not compelling enough to shell out the cash. The N97, however, will DEFINITELY be my next purchase.

Love:
Big Screen
BIG Battery
QWERTY
N-series media features like Ovi
32GB Internal Memory (+ card slot!)
3G
Intrigued by:
Digital Compass
Handwriting Recognition
Concerned with:
No 850 MHz band for 3G

I have been a huge fan of the E90 so the size doesn't concern me. In fact I welcome it.
 
aww man, the guy at body-guardz is saying all I gotta do is let them ship my phone to there owner guy so he can make a one for the phone and he'll ship it back with one on. Overnight both ways.... I don't know if I can let it go already... I would miss it :( What do you guys think? That would mean there would be full body protection being produced...
 
What's the big deal? We've seen the phone in action and we had no problem with what we saw so why are you guys crying over some numbers on a page?
 
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