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The phone that is.. not the splurge....]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
UGH, just screams bad design.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 4th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Jan 5th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/24/nokias-qwerty-slider-e75-spotted-in-the-wild-again/
That was fast!
Ok we love you again. Thnx Bye.
Xenon flash I guess I can live without.
]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/photos/nokia-n97-hands-on/1196876/ . I was already glad to switch from my old Iphone to a E71, I don't want to get back to bigger, even if I pretend I don't care :x]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/On the other hand, the width of the phone (not the thickness) is really nice and makes it stylish. Look at the pictures.... it makes the iPhone look kind of fat (again, I'm talking about the width, not thickness). ]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Motorola Q: 11.8
Blackberry Bold: 14
Nokia N97: 15.9
Google G1: 17.1

So overall not bad but not great. And I don't buy this crap about it has a physical keyboard so must be thick nonsense. The Q has a keyboard and is about the same thickness as the iPhone.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
Come on! You know I meant slide-in keyboard, not ugly-as-hell-in-the-front-keyboard that don't leave space for a big screen (just my opinion).
And people shouldn't just consider the width, but how many features are crammed in that space... more like a "feature density"...
(for example, If I have to carry around a separate camera to get decent pictures, that makes the whole package thicker and heavier). ]]>Dec 2nd 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
I love the keyboard on my E71 (although I realize the screen size is no where near that one) but I didn't mind the keyboard on the Iphone, but I am not saying this phone is crap, just giving my honest opinion on it, so take it easy crescentdavid.

Cheers]]>Dec 2nd 2008 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
The obsession over thin phones has led to some truly ignorant statements about what a phone should look like, regardless of the technology that's contained within. I don't get how people (read iDiots) can say with a straight face that a physical keyboard won't add to the size of a device. I'd rather take a somewhat thicker device with a physical keyboard over a slim device with a touch-only option that takes up half the screen and is more prone to causing mistakes.

Then again, that's just me. My comments about the phone size vs. capability still stand.]]>Dec 18th 2008 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/There's no way it would have that battery and resolution, and hardware juice, and be less than 20% thicker. PERFECT ENGINEERING, NOKIA.

As for the gallery, this Phone is an example of perfectionist NOKIA build quality (except for the N95). It looks like a concept Gphone.

Damn you HTC and Google.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
Was it good for you to?]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
Just a quick point. Apple has used a small visual trick to make you think the iPhone is snappier than it is.Namely the transitional animations. If I click on the calender on my 2 year old N95 and my iPod Touch, the N95 is faster...but the slight pause between me hitting the key and the calendar being visible makes you THINK it's slower. The iPod Touch (and therefore the iPhone) tricks you into thinking it's in constant movement by laying over a pointless animation of the home screen icons flying off in all directions and the calendar or safari or any other app flying in from the background...it's actually slower but your mind is distracted by all the eye candy. The video I watched was perfectly fine in terms of speed, just the transitional animations were not as smooth if they were used at all.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-unveils-flagship-n97-phone/

First watch the first video which is basically 100% cg, and then watch the second video where it shows how it really is... Can't really call it "snappy" - looks jerky, rather slow, and nothing special...]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
Thats how Apple works. Distract you from the bad parts with eye candy.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
As for the eye candy on the iphone, you'll have to consider the fact that playing these animations require processing as well, so the fact that the overall movement (like opening the calendar) is fluid (and a bit sexy) is a good point for the phone, even if it mean 1 more second to open your calendar. Now I really never saw the animations on the iphone as a trick to hide its overall slowness, but I might be too naive!]]>Dec 2nd 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
I'd like to see whether the browser's side to side and vertical scrolling is as responsive as the iPhone.
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I believe the trademarked term is iCandy.]]>Dec 3rd 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N97

Doesn't seem too thick: 15.9 mm (imperials that's 0.625984252 inches)]]>Dec 2nd 2008 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Choice is getting harder......
]]>Dec 2nd 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/But the SFR (that's french vodafone) data plan that comes with the Archos 5g is just plain assrape so, I might consider this N97 a cheaper and therefore better option.
Mail+Surf+media playing all in one. And I get an extra 5mpx camera....]]>Dec 2nd 2008 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/
1) This one has interactive Widgets which are 100x more functional and interesting than ToucfFLO3D. Imagine receiving Facebook and Engadget feed right on your Start screen.
2) Symbian has always kicked WM ass.
3) While watching a DVDrip on your phone, you won't use the extra 150 pixels on the TouchHD. The N97, however, is tailored for a DVDrip with that gorgeous hi-res widescreen.
4) Symbian has Coreplayer. Coreplayer DOESN'T WORK ON THE TOUCH HD. Big surprise, I know.
5) Oh, and it has a keyboard.

Realistically, I'd "abstain" till I see what Microsoft and NVidia are cooking with TEGRA. 2009 will be a huge year with the likes of the N97 vs Tegra vs iPhone HD vs G2..... lovely.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Jan 2nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-hands-on/Dec 2nd 2008 7:58AM