Nokia N97 : the iPhone challenge
We waited for months. We have hoped, we deluded millions of fake, we waited impatiently. Now, finally , Nokia decided to transform our dreams into reality , officially unveiling the project N97The first phone designed for a Finnish home ‘fully touch interface. Something more than just a jewel of high range : we are talking about the first real and serious challenge to Apple and its iPhone, Which until now has not had many competitors which share the monopoly device touch. Indeed , until now …
The newborn series Nokia has all the credentials to break the bank on markets around the world . No coincidence that the news of his release into production , the network is completely crazy , generating millions of hits and questions through the more specialized sites . So we try to reorder quickly the information in our possession. Nokia N97 is a beautiful device with very compact dimensions ( 117.2 × 55.3 × 15.9 mm ) and weight (approximately 150 grams) . However , in addition to a generous the touch in 16 / 9 3.5 ” with 16 million colors and resolution of 360 × 640 pixels, Also features a very practical full QWERTY keyboard retractable , making it a versatile , suitable for personal and business purposes (management of web pages and social networks ) .
Says Jonas Geust, vice president of Nokia N-series :From the desktop , the laptop and now in its pocket , the Nokia N97 is the most powerful existing multi mobile computers . Together with the Ovi services offered today , the Nokia N97 fits the world around us , helping us to stay connected with people and things that we like . With the Nokia N97, the Nseries range is now at the forefront of transforming the Internet into a Personal Internet“.
Among the many features worthy of note, certainly stand out the form -GPS and the compass electronics, features that allow you to update your location in real time and transfer this information in the profiles of social networks , ensuring immediate sharing of photos and video ( and of course text messages can be sent easily thanks to the QWERTY keyboard ) .
This does not mean that has not been paid great attention to the technical team more traditional , rather … Nokia N97 can indeed count on quad GSM / GPRS / EDGE and UMTS / HSDPAOn a internal memory expandable to 32GB via microSD cards (up to 48GB ) , and 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, Carl Zeiss optics and Camcorder Features that lets you record VGA movies at 30 fps.
The user interface is used S60 5th Edition, The connectivity equals the best standard thanks to Wi – Fi 802.11b / g with UPnP support and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and EDR. Between the signal outputs TV-out and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack for headphones .
A final note on battery: Nokia has decided to use a BP- 4L 1500 mAh , able to provide a ‘400 minutes of talk time and 430 hours standby.
In short , a true masterpiece of technique , the intention of the Finnish house , should debut in Spring 2009 (More realistic to wait for the autumn ) . The price ? 550 euros excluding tax (So we assume that can testify about 700 euros) . Too much or as cost as expected ? Maybe. These long months could serve to Apple for driving a wedge deeper between the iPhone and never too praised the competition. But make up for lost a jewel of technology as the Nokia N97 would be a grave error of estimateThis product certainly has all the credentials to speak out on the market. Will true glory ? Posterity will judge. We, meanwhile, we enjoy the splendid five Images.
