Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXI: Nokla E97 probably looks much better than it performs
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Aug 14th 2009 2:37PM
posted Aug 14th 2009 2:37PM
You know what? The Nokla E97 is not a bad looking handset. Of course, with a 2.2-inch touchscreen, things could get ugly real quick if the UI isn't up to snuff -- and we're guessing it ain't. And sure, the detachable keyboard looks a little flimsy -- but all in all, not too shabby for 800 yuan, or about $117 (before you factor in the flight to China, of course). Also featured: handwriting recognition, dual SIM card slots, FM radio, and an MP3 player. But really, with a device like this what you're paying for is the class and prestige associated with the Nokla name. And how can you put a price on that? More photos after the break.
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Those detachable key boards we have been seeing do not seem worth the while to even make...
So they should put GSM support in that thing and sell it as a low-end/slimline QWERTY phone....
Yes, i know about the small screen, but with all those buttons navigation would be easy and all you would use it for is SMS/Calls/MP3... Dual Sim Cards would be a wicked advantage over the phones they sell in western countries....
heck what does Nokia have to loose? taking chances is all they can do pretty soon everyone will have equal market share and teh once gr8 Nokia name will finally tend to just another average phone maker.
Where is QWERTY?!! Oh God it missing!
oh no! what we do?
There's still class and prestige in the Nokia name?
Prestige?
NOKLA
lol !! Looks better than the actual nokia-97 to me !!
e97, not n97...e97 is just a concept, and looks much better than this. http://www.electricpig.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nokia-e97-envelope-concept-01.jpg
On the bright side it comes with one awesome/excessive stylus( points to 1st pic)!
that's to stab yourself in the neck.
Or someone else in the neck after they insult your buddies.
doesn't look like a qwerty keyboard to me...
AWESOME! finally an abcde keyboard on a phone. now i'm just waiting on a dsk!
can't get enough of gloss and chrome trim
well.... anything and everything one does without the good praises attached to Apple or Nokia, is in itself insult enough to the two lumbering uncreative money-grabbing giant companies.
And yes, the Nokla e97 does seems to give the two a run for their money.... if each unit lasts more than 6 months.
"Nokla" Hahaha! I laugh out loud every single time I read that. It never gets old! Kinda reminds me of that Logitech mini keyboard and trackpad combo. The name escapes me...
Well this is the result of Engadget moderating comments/censoring, i look like an idiot. This was a reply to a comment that said something along the lines of "That doesn't look like QWERTY" (not the one by thigatl, there was another one, which was deleted). Now it seems like they corrected the article also. So kudos to them.
Engadget at its finest. Anything non Apple, well they just don't put much attention to it.
troll.
Come on, this place is basically TUAW nowadays.
Hey guy, you DO realize this is a chinese knock-off, right?
KEROLiUKAS, would you please explain to us how this amusing post about a Nokia knock-off has anything to do with Engadget being Apple -biased?
Well this is the result of Engadget moderating comments/censoring, i look like an idiot. This was a reply to a comment that said something along the lines of "That doesn't look like QWERTY" (not the one by thigatl, there was another one, which was deleted). Now it seems like they corrected the article also. So kudos to them.
For a knock-off N97, it sure looks a lot like a KIRF'd up Instinct.
e97, not n97
oh man! and it even has the highly coveted and efficient ABCDEF keyboard layout! my dreams are being fulfilled, one by one.
i just popped all the keycaps off of one of my laptops and rearranged them into dvorak, but after seeing this i really wish i had gone with that badass abcdefghi keymap.....looks super convenient....
No TV? So it's supposed to be a MP5, 7, 8 or 9? ...
Reminds me of junior school, I was writing a math test when something on the calculator caught my eye: the brand was spelled SHRAP! Nearly died of laughter.
abcde keyboard??? This thing probably doesn't even have english language on it, just a Chinese interface
Would go great with my Nitendo D5.
Real or not, this is the one form factor I love: a clamshell QWERTY device that when closed has its primary display well protected. Remember the Nokia Communicator series (9300i, etc.)? This design also wouldn't have much competition right now.
Now, imagine such a device that also has a small e-ink display on the outside. At last, after 20 years (phones used to have crisp black and white LCDs) it would again be possible to see the time and other status indications by just looking at the (closed) device, rather than having to pick it up to turn the display backlight on. That's what I would call progress. HTC, Nokia, Apple, are you there? :-)
And of course, being completely rational, dual SIM also makes a lot of sense...
ewww.... talk about ugly
Ummm..... where's the QWERTY Keyboard? it's ABCDEF keyboard....
DAMN IT! I want my clamshell keyboard for my Iphone! for a split second, I sported wood!