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Mobile & Wireless: Nokia N97 Smartphone Looks to Challenge iPhone 3G S, Palm Pre


Billed by Nokia as "the world's most advanced mobile computer," the N97 bundles a number of smartphone advances into one compact package, including a touch-screen, a slide-out keyboard, massive amounts of memory capable of performing tasks from e-mail to games, and a video camera.

The device is Nokia's first to include a personalized home screen, where users can customize which widgets are displayed whenever they turn on their phone. These widgets, accessible through Nokia's Ovi Store, include not only social-networking apps such as Facebook and newswire services such as Associated Press and Bloomberg, but also productivity tools and games.

At a recent show in New York City, eWEEK took a detailed look at the Nokia N97 smartphone and offers this look at the new, $699 mobile device.
 
  • Nokia N97 Smartphone Looks to Challenge iPhone 3G S, Palm Pre
    by Nicholas Kolakowski
  • The Nokia N97's 3.5-inch touch-screen features a 640-by-360-pixel resolution and up to 16.7 million colors. The screen features separate touch foil and touch feedback, as well as a proximity sensor.
  • Nokia claims that the phone features a maximum talk time of up to 9.5 hours, and a maximum standby time of up to 17.9 days.
  • In addition to the touch-screen, the Nokia N97 includes a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a four-way navigation key with center select, and dedicated camera and volume keys.
  • The Nokia N97 includes integrated GPS, as well as a compass and accelerometer for correct display orientation, and maps.
  • The smartphone's camera is 5.0 megapixels with Carl Zeiss optics, auto-focus, and dual LED flash and a 4x digital zoom. Images can be stored on the Ovi Store.
  • The device's camera can also capture high-quality 16:9 videos, with clips up to 90 minutes in length in either .mp4 (default) or .3gp (MMS) format. Elements such as scene, video light, white balance and color tone can be adjusted.
  • The Nokia N97 has a built-in stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz/76-90MHz).
  • The 32GB of internal memory is expandable to 48GB; there is also a microSD memory card slot, hot-swappable with a capacity of up to 16GB.
  • The device's e-mail client includes an e-mail Web widget, Nokia Email, and Mail for Exchange (provided you have an Exchange e-mail account). E-mail and messaging capacity supports SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS and SMS formats; a Unified SMS/MMS editor is also included.
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