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
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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
Abstract: If content creation and message making are your primary needs in a cell phone, then the N97 should be at or near the top of your list, that is if youre as wealthy as a king. The N97 is of course Nokias flagship N Series multimedia device for 2009. ...
Abstract: Video Review: Nokia’s flagship phone the N97 offers tons of upgrades of its predecessor the N96. The N97 features a high-resolution touch screen, takes photos on par with most point-and-shoot cameras and has a premium build quality. Even with its vast...
You might think, then, that Im quite down on the N97. Thats not strictly true. I loved my E90, I love Nokia phones, and the N97 is not a bad phone. Its just not a great one, and its certainly not great compared with the competition. Given that thi...
Abstract: The Nokia N97 is Nokias latest flagship N series phone and the second Nokia to have a touch screen and S60 5th Edition (the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the first by several months). At $699 list, the N97 costs about twice as much as the 5800 and as mu...
In common with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Nokia N97 is a really cool phone that can do a lot, but the features just don't come together as seamlessly as in other smartphones on the market. The Symbian OS doesn't simply need an update; it needs a...
The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.
The N97s touch user interface isnt well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition. We would have preferred a capacitive touch screen instead of resistive.
While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.
Super expensive, Buggy widget system, Crash-prone, Awkward keyboard layout
The N97 has some things going for it, but it’s not what we’d expect at its high price. The phone looks good, but its plastic battery cover feels cheap. The keyboard is soft and easy to type on, but the keys are awkwardly laid out. The widget h...
Abstract: Recently, Engadget editors Thomas Ricker and Chris Ziegler received Nokia N97s just days apart from one another. Already established pen pals, the two immediately began to correspond across the Atlantic via carrier pigeon, discussing their very different ...
