Nokia prepping N97 "multimedia computer"?

As much as we love to give Nokia crap for calling these S60 smartphones of theirs "multimedia computers," it's getting harder and harder to argue with the moniker. The purported specs on Nokia's upcoming N97, supposedly pictured above, include a 20GB HDD, "3D stereo speakers," 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and 2.4x optical zoom, 15fps video recording, a 3-inch screen, FM radio, miniSD, 400+ hour standby time, 4+ hour talk time and 24+ hour music playback. There's no real confirmation of all this, and the original source is in Hungarian -- always a shady sign -- but the truth is that it's really going to take specs like this to even register interest in light of its predecessor, the crazy-decked N95.

[Via Electronista; thanks Jonathan]

[David Bronstein @ Nov 17th 2006 4:45PM]

Symbian version of a Palm Life Drive

[Gil @ Nov 17th 2006 4:51PM]

If this is true then it'll be the first one phone that I think could replace my 6630.

Question: Where's the numpad?

[Anthony @ Nov 17th 2006 4:53PM]

The forums are already calling this a photoshop creation- or as an Italian site questioned: Solo una photoshoppata? The joystick certainly looks small.

Hard to argue the appeal of a 20gig hdd.

[mcdj @ Nov 17th 2006 4:55PM]

I'm not Hungarian, nor do I know any Hungarians, but "always a shady sign" still made me wince a bit. Sounds more like an editorial comment you'd find on that other gizmo site.

[WestCoast @ Nov 17th 2006 4:58PM]

I call this photoshopped.

[par @ Nov 17th 2006 5:02PM]

20GB HDD ? wow. If Apple doesn't already have an iPhone in the plan, they will obviously do one now.

[JD @ Nov 17th 2006 5:08PM]

The only thing I find plausible about this picture is that the device is clearly designed to slide open along that line on the side/line above the bottom row of buttons (presumably to reveal the keypad), yet whoever supposedly made the mock-up didn't include a slid-open picture. That's an odd choice, to have the design idea but choose not to illustrate it, suggesting either a) it's a real picture, or b) the picture is based on some other slider phone.

[dani.madvillain @ Nov 17th 2006 5:47PM]

well i read the article, and they start the article with that its might be or is fake.

[resource @ Nov 17th 2006 5:20PM]

Even if it's fake, one day in the near future this will be a real phone.

I'll take 8 GB of flash over 20 GB of HDD though.

[disciple83 @ Nov 17th 2006 5:23PM]

It's a faker, Gizmodo reported on this this morning...

"Question, Where's the numpad?"

It would most likely be on the screen, much like the MDA or Hermes. Would be smarter if it came with WinMo 5.0 IMO.

[Manu @ Nov 17th 2006 5:33PM]

It's photoshoped, the Nokia logo is not centered, and is wrongly placed acording to Nokia Guidelines.

[sr @ Nov 17th 2006 5:43PM]

Manu:

I think you're right. Firstly the Nokia logo is always at the top and the N97 designation would be present.

Secondly I seriously doubt a Nokia having that ugly side speaker that is bound to let water get all over inside the phone. Every Nokia I have used survives being used in the rain because they don't design their phones so stupidly.

[Dr. Jones @ Nov 17th 2006 6:27PM]

It sports a 5 mega pixel camera, not a 3.2 MP

[Tommo_UK @ Nov 17th 2006 6:33PM]

Who the hell needs all this crap in their phone?

[Captain Malcolm Reynolds @ Nov 17th 2006 6:37PM]

Here are the Key features:

-20 GB internal memory
-dedicated music keys
-3D stereo speakers
-5 megapixel camera, flash, AF
-2.4x optical zoom
-20x digital zoom
-15 fps video recording
-3" screen, 16M colors
-FM Radio
-miniSD slot
-400+ hour standby time
-4+ hour talk time
-24+ hour music playback (earphones)
-6+ hour music playback (speakers)

[gadjos @ Nov 17th 2006 7:42PM]

its damn Fugly!

[Z @ Nov 18th 2006 2:20AM]

Pretty nice specs for starters, but only 15fps video? They have all that tech stuffed in there and they can't manage to get it to spit out 30fps video that we've had in much lesser devices for years now?

What the heck?

[Ferenc @ Nov 18th 2006 3:33AM]

What does it mean "original source is in Hungarian -- always a shady sign" ??? Guys, watch out your langage in the articles. Once again, if it's not American doesn't mean it's "shady". Idiots.

[Harrold @ Nov 18th 2006 3:57AM]

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[Adrian @ Nov 18th 2006 10:14AM]

This looks like a photoshop of the slide phone Nokia N95, which has 30FPS video recording but needs MMC or RMMC card (can't remember which) for storage (up to 2GB).

Gil - if you need a business-phone replacement for the Nokia 6630 (without all the multimedia bells and whistles) have a look at the excellent Nokia E50.

[Adam @ Nov 18th 2006 10:27AM]

If it's from a Hungarian source, it's definitley not shade, cause Nokia phones (in Europe at least) are made in Hungary

[James @ Nov 18th 2006 11:41AM]

Uh, I'm betting the majority are made in Finland.

[jvsamonte @ Nov 18th 2006 12:21PM]

Yes. This is my photoshop work as seen here:

http://dotsis.com/mobile_phone/showthread.php?t=23260

As you can see, this thread dates back to September 27, 2006 (09-27-2006). Other colors are also available there. I hoped that wouldn't have become a rumor but it seems like it's too late to say that :).

BTW... The images in the rumor is the old version of the photoshop image. The link has the newer one. (Compare the directional buttons, the camera, and the speakers.)

[Andrew H @ Nov 18th 2006 2:27PM]

No, James, Nokia produces a lot of their phones in Hungary as well. So a Hungarian source could indeed be very credible.

[Blaise @ Nov 18th 2006 9:49PM]

Yes, that's right. Plus don't forget that Europe (and that includes Hungary as well) is light years ahead of the US in terms of cell phones. Do we have 3G in the US? Barely... Do we get the newest phones? Never. Do they have all this in Europe? Yes. So calling a source shady just because it's from another country than the US is utterly stupid.

[Gary Combs @ Nov 19th 2006 1:36AM]

So wait, all you people who are critical at the engadget staff because they thought the article was "shady" and it turns out that it is a photoshopped/imagined phone. WTF? Engadget gets it right. I seriously doubt they thought it was shady because it wasn't American. It would be a nice phone design/spec though. If it wer real....

[Gary Combs @ Nov 19th 2006 1:41AM]

"There's no real confirmation of all this, and the original source is in Hungarian -- always a shady sign -- "

Re-read what engadget said there. I guess I, like you assumed they said in so many words "its hungarian, which is always a shady sign" though after rereading it, It seems they are calling it "shady" due to that the fact that there was no "confirmation" and that the source isn't Nokia. I could be wrong though....

[Jamie Marsden @ Nov 19th 2006 9:12AM]

You're simply not going to see a 20gb hard drive in a mobile phone. The power draw is too much. You'd see at best 6 hours battery life. Furthermore, the screen in this picture does not have any more icons visible on it than existing smartphones. It has a larger screen, so are thus forced to assume that they have made a phone of this exhilerating spec. and significantly lowered the resolution, or else it's photoshoped. I know which I suspect.

[Greg @ Nov 19th 2006 2:29PM]

I _am_ Hungarian and that comment was a bit politically incorrect. Luckily I take it very lightly. :) Anyhow, the referred article begins with the sentence that this is a _presumed_ shot of the phone with the _assumed_ specifications. They finish it with expressing the hope that there might be a Nokia phone like this sometime...

What clich�s are there in connection with Hungarians? (maybe it's better if I don't know...) I thought that your only associate the gulash soup, Dracula, G�bor Zsazsa with Hungary...

[jul @ Dec 10th 2006 7:42AM]

ooh god i am sprise with 20 gb of internal memory is this the last phone made by nokia but how to get free one of nokia n97 phone thanks

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[mack miller @ Dec 12th 2008 8:48AM]

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wow i guess lucky me ill be keeping my eye open till they get it, if anyone sees before me please make a ppost.

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