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    Labs Gallery: Nokia N97 Is One Feature-Packed Smartphone

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    July 2, 2009
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      1Labs Gallery: Nokia N97 Is One Feature-Packed Smartphone

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      by Jason Brooks

      2Slide-out Keyboard

      2

      The N97’s input options, which include a touch-sensitive display and a slide-out keyboard.

      3But Wait, Theres More

      3

      For good measure, the N97 sports the dynamic duo of a handwriting recognition application and a tiny stylus.

      4Storage Options

      4

      The N97 offered me the option of installing applications and storing data on either the unit’s 128MB of RAM (the C: drive) or its 32GB of flash storage (the E: drive).

      5More Storage Issues

      5

      The screen-grabbing application I used to create this slideshow only appeared not to detect the N97’s large E: drive. As it turned out, I was able to save my screen shots in the E: drive by choosing “storage card” in the app’s configuration dialog.

      6GPS Mapping

      6

      I used the N97’s GPS-A radio and built-in mapping software to determine my location and pull up spoken, turn-by-turn driving (orwalking) directions.

      7Flash Lite

      7

      The N97’s Flash player didn’t work with the music site Pandora.com, but it did allow me to view our Flash-based slideshows (and advertisements) at eWEEK.com.

      8Mail for Exchange

      8

      I was able to sync mail, contacts, calendar and task items on the N97 with my Exchange mailbox.

      9Application Sources

      9

      Support for multiple application channels, in contrast to Apple’s tightly controlled App Store model, can be a real benefit for the N97, but I’d like to see Nokia do a better job presenting trusted software channels to the user.

      10Trial by Trialware

      10

      The N97 packs several demo or trial applications. I’d prefer if these teaser apps were confined to the Ovi Store, rather than scattered through the unit’s application menus.

      11More Trialware

      11

      The copy of Quickoffice that shipped with the N97 prompted me to purchase a license when I set out to create a document.

      12Ovi Cupboard Bare

      12

      I spent some time testing Nokia’s new Ovi application store, but found that the majority of the applications that I ended up installing were not available through that channel.

      13Tweets60

      13

      One the free applications that I did find in the Ovi Store was TweetS60, a Twitter client.

      14Phone Functions

      14

      As a phone, the N97 performed well, with easy-to-use controls and good voice quality over the standard earpiece or headset.

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