Testseek.co.uk have collected 164 expert reviews of the Nokia N97 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nokia N97.
June 2009
(75%)
164 Reviews
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The editors liked
Qwerty keyboard
Large touchscreen
32GB builtin memory
3.5mm jack
Wide range of features
Customisable home screen
Plenty of storage
Great touchscreen
Solid build quality
Impressive internal memory
Dual flash LED 5MP camera
Perfect slide-out QWERTY
Great camera
Decent touchscreen
Responsive touchscreen
Spacious QWERTY keyboard
Ergonomic tilting display and good allround multimedia performance.
Fullsize keyboard
Loads of features
Sounds great
Browsing web works well
A proper keyboard that feels comfortable and sturdy.
Loaded with features
Nice touchscreen
32GB storage
Nokia's been at the forefront of mobile phone innovation for years. Or at least it was before the iPhone sauntered in. It's taken a while
But the Finnish phone company's now thrown in its own iPhone equivalent - the all-powerful N97. First up...
Nice finish
Improved touch interface
Slide out keypad
Good battery life
Memory can be extended to 48 GB
Well laid-out Qwerty keyboard
Access to Ovi Store
Customisable homescreen
Widgets with live updates
Angled screen
Epic 32GB of memory with room for 16GB more
Full of features
More storage than you can shake a stick at
Excellent media playback functionality
Touch screen
Full QWERTY keyboard
32GB of internal flash memory
3G
WiFi
Bluetooth and GPS
5megapixel camera
The editors didn't like
Drab interface
Temperamental camera
Touchscreen not as sensitive as rivals
Qwerty a bit spongy
Expensive
Poor keyboard
Clunky interface
Unpredictable OS
Lack of video codec support
Chunky design
Underpowered processor
Sometimes sluggish when browsing the web and awkward when navigating around the interface
Large and heavy
Temperamental web browser
And sometimes needs double taps to activate selection.
Ovi Store is only potential at the moment
Video could be better
The touchscreen is less responsive than we’d like
And worse than rivals.
Big and bulky
Pricey
Sluggish processor
Not too much here
To be honest. If we're being really picky
The secondary function key is hidden away on the right-hand side of the phone. Surely a more natural fit would have been to position it on the left-hand side? Hmm? Also
While this does com...
Touch interface lacks fluidity
Thickness
Ovi Store still limited
System is sometimes slow
Bland user interface not the easiest to use
Unimpressive-looking display
Resistive touchscreen
Still some bugs
No multitouch
Poor battery life
Clunky and outdated Symbian operating system
Slightly odd QWERTY keyboard
Touch user interface isnt well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing
Perfect slide-out QWERTY, Great camera, Decent touchscreen
Sometimes sluggish when browsing the web and awkward when navigating around the interface
N97 is still littered with imperfections and, although the key specs remain present, a lot of the features feel scaled down and not as accessible or user friendly as in the specialist handsets.
Its an Nseries device we are talking about and we cant complain about looks. Hows that for a nice start? Now seriously, the Nseries are back on track and we dont mean that as a mere comparison to the misfiring N96. All-in-one is the game and the N9...
Abstract: Plain and simply put the Nokia N97 felt great when I got it in my hands. The device offers a length of 117.2mm, width of 55.3mm and 15.9 mm in thickness. The size makes it perfect for throwing in your pocket, while still large enough to navigate aroun...
Abstract: A few weeks ago, David Gilson wrote up his thoughts on the N97 classic. While there was an awful lot to like about it, he found it to be undermined by an unstable OS, due to insufficient RAM & C: drive space. He was also curious to see if the N97 mini was really everything the N97 classic could have been...
Abstract: Introduction Steve has already covered the N97 and N97 mini in great detail, so I wouldn't presume to replicate his Herculean review. The model I received seemed to be brand new, and checking the software version showed it to be running the version 21 ...
The Nokia N97 is built to last and perform while giving you the best experience. The overall voice quality is very good. It has a full QWERTY slide out keyboard and the display tilts so it is easier to see things. You also get a mix of music, radio an...
Large touchscreen interface with resistive technology, Two speakers, Userfacing camera, Hardware QWERTY keyboard, Excellent browser, with Java and Flash support, Video recording with 30 fps and in 16:9 aspect ratio
No onscreen keyboard, Specifications not largely improved from previous models
Abstract: A few weeks, perhaps even almost a few months ago, Nokia introduced their flagship handset, the Nokia N97. I’m not a die hard Nokia fan, but what little I did see about the N97 before the official announcement had me relatively excited, and some what h...
Abstract: As noted earlier, the operating system doesn’t help. In our recent look at the E75, which also uses Symbian S60, we said that Symbian worked great and that it was more like a Windows experience than the competing Windows Mobile device, Samsung’s Propel Pro..
