Nokia N97 is Nokia’s second touchscreen phone, powered by Symbian S60 mobile operating system. When N97 was announced in the fourth quarter of 2008, Nokia claimed that the N97 was a desktop pocket phone, rivaling any PDA phone in the market. The N97 features a big 3.5-inch TFT Touch-sensitive 16:9 widescreen (640 x 360 pixels), beating Apple iPhone’s screen. Besides that, the N97 has a 5.0-megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens for taking high-quality pictures. Plus, users also get Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS navigation system, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-output, Video Player, and Video recorder. Instead of relying on touch-screen QWERTY keyboard, the Nokia N97 has a physical full-size QWERY keyboard that could slide out from the side.

Hardware Specifications

Network
GSM 850 MHz / 900 MHz / 1800 MHz / 1900 MHz
Data Network
GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s / HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
3G Network
Yes
Smartphone
Yes
Operating System
Symbian 9.4, S60 5th Edition
Internal Memory
32 GB
Weight
5.3 oz / 150.3 g
Dimension
4.6" x 2.2" x 0.6" 11.68 cm x 5.59 cm x 1.52 cm
Internal Display Screen
3.5-inch 16-millions Color TFT Multi-touch LCD 16:9 widescreen (640 x 360 pixels)
Touchscreen
Yes. Multi-touch. Primary input method: Finger
External Display Screen
No
Battery Type
Lithium Ion 1500 mAh
Battery Life
Talk: 6.66 hoursStandby: 430 hours (17.92 days)
QWERTY Keyboard
Yes
Predictive Text Input
Yes. T9
Speakerphone
Yes
Expandable Memory Slot
Yes. microSD. Supports Up to 16GB
GPS System / GPS Navigation
Yes

Email, Messaging, and Office Functionalities

Email
Yes. Supports POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange
SMS
Yes
EMS
Yes
MMS
Yes
Internet Browsing / WAP
Yes. S60 OS Browser
RSS Feed
Yes
Instant Messenger
Yes

Software and Games

Games
Yes. N-Gage
JAVA
Yes
PIM
Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Notes

Phone Book

Phonebook Capacity
Capacity Depends on System Memory
Multiple Numbers Per Contact
Yes
Picture ID
Yes
Ring ID
Yes

Digital Camera

Mega Pixel
5.0
Zoom
Yes
Maximum Resolution
2584 x 1938 pixels
Lens
Carl Zeiss Tessar
Aperture
F2.8
Focal Length
5.4 mm

Music and Audio

MP3 Music Player
Yes
Playlist
Yes
Shuffle
Yes
Voice Memo & Voice Mail
Yes
Stereo Speakers
Yes

Video and Camcorder

Video Player
Yes
Video Recorder
Yes. Records at VGA (640x480) resolution, 30 fps (Frames Per Second)
Video Light
Yes
Streaming Video
Yes
Video Calling
Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
Yes
Infrared
No
Wi-Fi (WLAN)
Yes. Supports 802.11b / 802.11g. Supports UPnP
USB
Yes. microUSB 2.0
TV Output
Yes. PAL / NTSC
HeadSet Jack (3.5mm)
Yes
Computer Synchronization
Yes