Nokia N97 designer interview accidentally outs two new Nokia sets?
By Sean Cooper 
posted February 12th 2009 1:12PM
posted February 12th 2009 1:12PM
Sure, the pic looks a wee bit dodgy, but regardless it shows what looks to be two Nokia sets we've not seen before. Both of these ape the N97 -- which explains how this vid has been circulating since the 29 of January -- but the set on the right has had its d-pad moved to the right side of the keyboard and the buttons on the face seem absent. The handset on the left differs as it looks -- arguably -- thinner than the N97 and the front lip is sporting what appear to be a mini USB port and headset adapters. GSMArena has pointed out a couple sets from Nokia's leaked roadmap that could fit the bill. The Ivalo (left) has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 32GB ROM, AGPS, a 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, and rounds out with TV-out and Bluetooth. The Madeleine, if that's what it is, has a side sliding keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, FM Radio,GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. Hopefully the truth is waiting for us in Barcelona, but feel free to peek at the video after the break to keep your spirits up 'til then.
[Via GSMArena]
[Via GSMArena]
Maybe they are just design studies for the N97 ??? There are blanked off back panels from the device on the desk as well as a netbook ??
But I guess we will see soon eh ?
My question with nokia is starting to be... Do I really care.
Don't get me wrong. I love the look of Nokia's phones. I'm amazed what they can do. The N97 and these two are dream phones to me. But I can't get them. What US carrier has carried any of Nokia's recent high end offerings? You can get the unlocked (sometimes) but that gets pricey.
That's the beauty of it all; no provider branding, limits, etc; no need to get the PDA plan.
Nokia N97, Asus/Garmin Nuviphone(s), Toshiba/win mobile, Archos /Android with 5" display,HTC Whitestone, LG arena...
I can't wait for the coming crop of smartphones.
Perhaps one of them is the Nokia n900i tablet. We can hope...
Ivalo is actually N97 itself.That was confirmed long ago.
I'm pretty sure those are just N97 prototypes. According to the Roadmap "Madeleine" is not a touchscreen device.
it's funny that Nokia released this video about design, 'cause design is the most disappointing part of N97. I mean the UI is everything but user friendly, the animations, scrolling, etc. are not smooth at all.
I'm really sad that Nokia is getting farer and farer from being the provider of state-of-the-art mobile experience.