*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia N97

I agree, kinda like the BB Storm launch. A lot of my BB friends really wanted it because they like BB and wanted touchscreen. Other people I know that switched to a BB because of the Storm weren't the happiest, and were more affected by the gripes of many reviews. BB had set the Storm up for a monumental launch, when it wasn't a monumental device. In the end, I think they did just OK.
 
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w/ the new firmware the N95-1 can stop bullets below the .038 meter caliber. It's on you to anticipate the trajectory. The N97 will be able to stop them in mid-air, Neo style.
 
It took Nokia and AT&T 1 year to work out the E71; it'll probably take them longer to get a agreement on the N97 if it ever happens.

I don't think AT&T is going to get the N97. It would make better sense for AT&T to get a proven stable and functional phone like the N95 NAM versions instead.

Some idiot blogger put the words AT&T and N97 together and people are now confused that AT&T will subside the phone. :doh:

Also, somebody did a photo comparison betweent the N95 & N97:

http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen/2009/03/nokia-n95-vs-nokia-n97.html

IMO it's really silly to do a photo comparison on a prototype at this point. The N95 had crappy photos when it 1st came out, it'll take time to correct things with firmware updates.
 
Something I just noticed in that article:
Great read that, and some nice photos. Did you manage to find out if the light leakage around the touch sensitive buttons would be fixed by retail release.?
Posted 5/07/2009 10:31 AM by Blogger Micky


@Mickey that wasn't high on their priority. The black didn't leak light as much as the white in case you haven't decided on a color yet
Posted 5/07/2009 2:24 PM by Blogger Eric

:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: typical..


I'm trying to imagine how long it'll take to scroll through 200+ artists in the music player when all you can do is keep your finger pressed on the bottom of the screen. I'm not sure I like how much time that'll take, when all I have to do on my iphone is touch the appropriate letter on the right side of the menu and instantly go there, or just do one long flick which'll take me halfway/3/4ths down the list.

Of course if they have shortcuts by pressing letters on the keyboard that'd be nice, but that would also mean I'd have to always use it in landscape..
 
CNET uk review, 08 June 2009:

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39030107,49300332,00.htm

We like:
Well laid-out Qwerty keyboard; access to Ovi Store; customisable homescreen; widgets with live updates; angled screen; epic 32GB of memory with room for 16GB more

We don't like:
Bland user interface not the easiest to use; unimpressive-looking display; resistive touchscreen; still some bugs; no multitouch; poor battery life

CNET UK judgement:
The Nokia N97 is another feature-packed N-series powerhouse that somewhat neglects design and usability considerations. With a great Qwerty keyboard but a disappointing resistive touchscreen, we're ultimately underwhelmed by the whole package
 
Lots of idiot web guys use the same image with client side scripting to scale it. You saw more discipline on this during the modem days but with replete broadband, many guys are going to have to relearn these skills until 3G proliferates more, if not 4G/LTE hits.
 
Dude!! That's what I was like. I was perfectly happy with N95-1 (the only phone that I haven't sold) and was about to buy N82 until I saw the iPhone. LOL.

I am hoping that N97 will bring me back to Nokia full time or I may have to switch to Sidekick... :)
 
haha i literally just saw someone sell one with that brand on ebay. Searched it up and it looked good, but doesn't show if it covers only the screen or the whole front face.
 
Read this thread in its entirety to have a really good understanding of processors Nokia uses and why they use them. My amateur guess is that the new Rapidowaye is a 600Mhz ARM11.

Seriously read the whole thing and you'll understand the true significance of FP1 and FP2 (and it really isn't to bring new features - at least as a primary reason).

If you don't want to read all the noise posts at least read anything written by "gliatiotis". He really knows what is going on.

http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=80349

There is more info in there about Nokia hardware design than I have ever heard elsewhere. You will finally understand what "dual CPU" really means in Nokia's parlance (one is not even really being used for applications at all).

If anything it shows extremely shrewd Nokia is at cutting costs and designing phones around their Freescale manufactured Rapidowaye solution.
 
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