Nokia announce N97- first N series TS phone.

padair

Lads and Ladies,
Cheers for a very entertaining last 20 minutes of work today.

Cracking thread.

Elessar

Anymore news on this?

Davy

Elessar wrote: »

Anymore news on this?

http://2009.nseries.com/2009/2/13/41.aspx

Latest official video launched yesterday. Looks impressive imo

C-Shore

does anybody know what way the connections will work?

i know it is being talked of as a "facebook phone" so does this mean the constant updates and rss feeds etc will be via gprs and as a result will data charges not be high? excluding bundles etc

or can they be done on a pop3 style push basis and that way you can download the updates using wi-fi?

hope this makes sense and someone can help me out..

Thanks

MackDeToaster

Well I had been really looking forward to this phone but the slow processor and lack of 3d acceleration has killed it for me. Looking at the Samsung OmniaHD now. It hasn't got the physical keys but it looks like slaughters the N97 in every other respect I've heard about. If it can run most of my apps I'm sold, and Nokia sportstracker and Maps would be most appreciated.

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-i8910-omniahd-en.shtml

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14916&model=Samsung+Omnia+HD

rosboy

MackDeToaster wrote: »

Well I had been really looking forward to this phone but the slow processor and lack of 3d acceleration has killed it for me. Looking at the Samsung OmniaHD now. It hasn't got the physical keys but it looks like slaughters the N97 in every other respect I've heard about. If it can run most of my apps I'm sold, and Nokia sportstracker and Maps would be most appreciated.

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-i8910-omniahd-en.shtml

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14916&model=Samsung+Omnia+HD

Looks impressive. Here's a video I found of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJy4xM04Q4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuwYQzJaOfc&feature=channel

Up to 48GB of storage too...nice.

Is it possible to get 3rd party sat nav software for Symbian S60 e.g. Garmin or TomTom.

MackDeToaster

Oh yeah, I'm running CoPilot and Garmin on my N95 8GB at the moment. There's also Sygic Mcguider, Navigon MN7, Tom Tom, Route66, Google Maps, RaceChrono, Geolives, Map My Tracks, AmazeGps, MapIT, CellTrack, Trackut, PhotoMap, AFTrack and probably more

rosboy

MackDeToaster wrote: »

Oh yeah, I'm running CoPilot and Garmin on my N95 8GB at the moment. There's also Sygic Mcguider, Navigon MN7, Tom Tom, Route66, Google Maps, RaceChrono, Geolives, Map My Tracks, AmazeGps, MapIT, CellTrack, Trackut, PhotoMap, AFTrack and probably more

You have to use an external GPS receiver on the N95 for that don't you?

Rambo

Gekko wrote: »

Don't like the look of that keyboard and the sharing letter keys with apostrophes and commas etc.

Yes dont like the keyboard does not light up in dark areas.

MackDeToaster

rosboy wrote: »

You have to use an external GPS receiver on the N95 for that don't you?

Nope, it's built in on the 8gb model (don't know about the n95 plain) and it picks up a signal very fast for me, and holds it well.

RandomPerson13

This may break some hearts but i mailed Nokia and got this reply

Dear ,

Thank you for contacting Nokia Care.

I hope this email finds you well. At this point in time, we have no plans to release the Nokia N97 in the Irish market. However, we may release the phone later in the year. You can check the Nokia website from time to time:

http://www.nokia.ie/find-products

Have a good day,
Help Nokia improve the service we offer you! To take part in our short confidential survey, please click on the link below:

http://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?inv=12760842&chk=ARYUE269&anslang=0

Keep your phone software up-to-date by using the Nokia Software Updater. For more details visit Nokia Support and Software at http://www.nokia.co.uk/support or http://www.nokia.ie/support. You can also go online to find user guides, troubleshooting support and other services to help you use your Nokia product.

This response has been given based on the information you have provided us. The response is provided for general information purposes only. It is intended, but not promised or guaranteed to be accurate or complete, and it does not constitute any binding commitment.

To ensure proper handling, please continue to use the current subject line.

Please don't hesitate to contact us again if you have any further questions.

Yours sincerely,

Arvin
Nokia Service Professional
UK & Ireland Team
Nokia Care

PADRAIC.M

oh the fuppin backstards! Does that mean its won't be avail sim free here or won't be on networks like vodafone?

rosboy

RandomPerson13 wrote: »

This may break some hearts but i mailed Nokia and got this reply

Dear ,

Thank you for contacting Nokia Care.

I hope this email finds you well. At this point in time, we have no plans to release the Nokia N97 in the Irish market. However, we may release the phone later in the year. You can check the Nokia website from time to time:

http://www.nokia.ie/find-products

Have a good day,
Help Nokia improve the service we offer you! To take part in our short confidential survey, please click on the link below:

http://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?inv=12760842&chk=ARYUE269&anslang=0

Keep your phone software up-to-date by using the Nokia Software Updater. For more details visit Nokia Support and Software at http://www.nokia.co.uk/support or http://www.nokia.ie/support. You can also go online to find user guides, troubleshooting support and other services to help you use your Nokia product.

This response has been given based on the information you have provided us. The response is provided for general information purposes only. It is intended, but not promised or guaranteed to be accurate or complete, and it does not constitute any binding commitment.

To ensure proper handling, please continue to use the current subject line.

Please don't hesitate to contact us again if you have any further questions.

Yours sincerely,

Arvin
Nokia Service Professional
UK & Ireland Team
Nokia Care

Excellent! That will make the phone even more exclusive when you buy it SIM free from UK/Europe!

padair

rosboy wrote: »

Excellent! That will make the phone even more exclusive when you buy it SIM free from UK/Europe!

Oh....Surely you will not be sell it on....!!!!!

Tut Tut Tut

rosboy

padair wrote: »

Oh....Surely you will not be sell it on....!!!!!

Tut Tut Tut

Feck no!!!!!

Exclusive for me to buy and keep for myself. There won't be too many people with the same phone as me is what I'm thinking! Was that way for a while with my N96 8GB. Now they're common as muck since they started doing them on contract here in Ireland

hobochris

I cant wait until the n97 comes out to see if its worth upgrading to from my n95 but looking at http://www.expansys.ie/ there is gonna be a lot of competition. I had a look at a few phones there with the n97 in mind and there is very little difference on spec's(from what we know about the n07 so far)..

It's gonna be interesting. Hopefully it will lead to a price war on smart phones with touch interfaces.

Dyr

hobochris wrote: »

It's gonna be interesting. Hopefully it will lead to a price war on smart phones with touch interfaces.

givwen that expansys are listing the N97 at 750 lids it'd wanna...

rosboy

Bambi wrote: »

givwen that expansys are listing the N97 at 750 lids it'd wanna...

IIRC it was advertised at about €850 a few weeks ago on expansys. I think it will continue to drop as it gets closer to the release date. Also, worth keeping in mind that expansys is very expensive.

Edit: Its available for €660 on amazon.de. Not sure if they'll post to Ireland, but it just goes to show that its available for cheaper elsewhere.

Brian

Considering that the 5800XM comes in at ~300, ie less than half the price, is the extra money really justifiable for the N97? I'm not completely up to speed on the N97's specs, I concede, but there isn't that much that it can have over the 5800 (8gb, touchscreen, gps, wifi - these are all pretty premium techs for a low-priced phone) - capacitive touchscreen, better camera, fancy graphics .. ?
It's a phone, with a tiny CMOS camera, it's going to take pretty rubbish pictures whatever the sensor.

Let's see.. the 5800 has

[color=blue]Engadget article - introducing the N97[/color] wrote:

Details are in, Nokia has a new flagship phone. The N97 packs a
3.5 [3.2, I think]-inch,
640 x 360 pixel [Check] (that's a 16:9 aspect ratio)
resistive [O RLY? I take back my capacitive statement. Resistive is pretty bad] touchscreen display with
tactile feedback[Check] and
QWERTY keyboard[Check - onscreen in portrait and landscape. Definitely not as good as physical though] into this sliding communicator with an "always open" window to favorite internet or social networking sites. Nokia calls it the "world's most advanced mobile computer." To back up the claim they've dropped in
HSDPA[Check],
WiFi[Check], and
Bluetooth radios[Check],
A-GPS[Check],
a 3.5-mm headjack[Check],
32GB[0GB onboard, comes with 8GB card which will go up to 16GB I believe] of onboard memory with microSD expansion (for up to 48GB total capacity), and
a battery capable of up to 1.5 days of continuous audio playback[Check]
or 4.5-hours video[Unsure about that, but the 5800 is reviewed as having outstanding battery life].
5 megapixel camera[3.2mpx, average to poor quality] with
Carl Zeiss glass[Check] and
"DVD quality" video capture at 30fps[VGA 640x480, IIRC. Looks nice when paused, but it's damn shakey], too.
The specs are certainly impressive[For €300? Check], let's see if the
S60 5th Edition OS [Check - though that's not necessarily a good thing] can support it. The N97 will launch with a retail price set at around
€550 [...] ($693) excluding subsidies and taxes, phone to ship in H1 2009.