Nokia N97

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8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful

philmufc123

nokia N97 Review 11/07/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages 32gb memory, camera, design, slide out keyboard, internet
Disadvantages chromes casing comes off, battery life isn't the best

whats included in the box * the nokia N97 itself * Battery * USB cable * Charger * Earphones and remote hands free * Ovi suite installer CD * Manuals and warranty * Screen Cloth * Stylus Pen look and feel in my opinion the phone looks very stylish and has a certain executive look about it, the phone weighs 150g and is quite chunky so you can definitely tell youve got it in your pocket, so from my point of view it is a bit to big and heavy. The front of the phone is mostly taken up by its screen which is 3.5 inches in size with a menu key and start/end call keys. on the left side of the phone ... more
8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful

misfitted

Nokia N97 - 'The new iPhone' 07/11/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages 32gb Internal Memory, Nice Looking, Full QWERTY Keyboard, 5 MP Camera
Disadvantages A Little Bulky, Price, Small Processer Makes The Phone Slow

Intro Being the previous owner of a Sony Ericsson w850 for over 2 years, I decided that it was time for a mobile phone upgrade. I had a few different phones in mind, the Apple iPhone, Nokia N97, Nokia 5800 Xpress Music and the HTC Touch Pro, in the end I chose to buy the new Nokia N-Series phone. It was a clear choice over the iPhone because of the price, also you do not have to buy the phone AND pay a monthly contract fee with the N97. Buying The Phone After choosing the phone I decided that I wanted to switch to contract instead of pay as you go. At the time the phone was only available on ... more
24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful

nicolaxx74

Member since 18/12/2011

Reviews written: 26

Nokia N97 goes to heaven 19/02/2012

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages Easy to use, robust
Disadvantages It crashes and loses everything!

Firstly I should make it clear that this was not my choice of phone and so as I think that a phone is a very personal thing to choose I suppose I have a negative view of it to begin with but will be honest with you and hopefully point out its good points too. The Look The N97 is now a couple of years old and so isn't the sleek image of a phone that tends to be on the market currently. It is however, easy to hold and slightly more manly looking (in my opinion). It is apporximately 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. It is the thickness of the phone that lets it down these days as it is in ... more
8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Claire_DC

Nokia N97 - Made Me Want To 'Nok' My Head Against A Brick Wall 16/08/2010

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages Pretty, Some good features
Disadvantages Expensive, Wasted oppoptunities, Bugs, Errors, Ill thought out.

I have always been a bit of a Nokia girl where phones are concerned, but for a while they had lagged behind a bit in the touch screen mobile market, continuing to release hard button devices. It is no bad thing to continue to release non touch screen phones but I believe it's good to have the choice between the two as one size does not fit all where mobile telephones are concerned. I was pleased to see the N97 get released, as I had failed to find a decent phone to use since my N95. All phones seemed to fall short in one are or another so I had high hopes for this model, hoping that finally I ... more
4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful

pedrodelarossa

A Beauty gone to Waste 04/01/2011

Advantages Sexy looks, and QWERTY keypad
Disadvantages Symbian & Resistive screen. And the 1L engine on a BMW 7 Series.

The flagship of Nokia since June 2009, although now replaced by N900 and N8, I must say N97 is the most beautiful phone I've ever owned. Well, very narrowly followed by Nokia 8800 Sirocco. So I sold my Nokia N82 and LG Viewty Smart to purchase this, Nokia N97, White version. At the time of purchase (November 2009), this was one of the best handsets you could own. Now, not even close. But this is what I can say about this misled beauty. Why N97 is still special: - 3.5inches screen with both proximity & accelerometer sensors. For those who don't know, Proximity sensor is for the phone to switch ... more
3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Baneli

To many facepalm moments 09/02/2011

Advantages Applications
Disadvantages Short battery life, riddled with bugs.

Where to begin with this phone! So many problems and bugs it's unreal but yet I still love it. I have had many Nokia phones over my time right back to the classics of the 3210. I had slightly gone of Nokia with the lack of touch screen capabilities so as soon as I saw the N97 hit the market I was instantly interested. I shopped around and found Vodafone to have the best deals and took out the usual all signing all dancing contract and away I went to explore the phone. That's where it all went wrong; the phone was a big let down right from the start with constant firmware updates and fixes to ... more
12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Luc2oo9

Review - The Nokia N97 vs The iPhone 3GS 01/07/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Good Looking, Durable, Huge Memory, Very Very Good QWERTY keyboard
Disadvantages Tiny processor leading to lag and application crashes

The Nokia N97 Nokia have announced the follow up to their 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen phone. The Nokia N97, which utilises a 3.5 inch touchscreen and slide out QUERTY keyboard. Appearance The overall design of the N97 is not at all unique, looking like the lovechild of a Google G1 and Apple iPhone, comparisons have also been drawn to the AT&T Tilt, and rightly so. Despite Nokia's lack of imagination the N97 is a nice looking thing, apart from a small button in the bottom left corner, the 3.5 inch touchscreen dominates and looks sleek and well designed. When the QUERTY keyboard is slid out the ... more
28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful

wolfey59

Member since 07/02/2009

Reviews written: 65

A good alternative to the iphone 07/06/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages A good phone, easy to use with a large range of applications
Disadvantages Quite bulky and heavy and can be slow at times

It was about that time for an upgrade and as much as I wanted an iphone, it meant that I would have had to change networks and therefore my number. So when in the phone shop I browsed the various different smart phones available and eventually settled on the Nokia N97. It was available in two different colours – black and white. I wanted to be different so I chose the white one General Appearance The phone is quite bulky and heavy and even though it is a slimmer width that the iphone it is a lot fatter. The touch screen is fairly large and there is one button on the bottom of the phone that ... more
6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful

peltonboy123

Nokias most recent attack on i-phone succes or failure 30/09/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages memory
Disadvantages touchscreen

as a owner and user of the nokia n97 i can say i am overall very happy with the improvements that nokia have made on previous models i.e N96 and N95. Lets face it all of us who went from owning an N95 to what nokia seem to believe was a better model (N96) were extremely dissapointed as although looking good on paper the N96 failed to meet the standards of its pre- deccesor but i am glad to say nokia have redeemed themselves on the launch of the N97. There have been many improvements made on previous models i.e the processor is alot faster and the slow transitions between menus has been ... more
11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful

climberdave

great phone, hopefully better than n96 14/05/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages great screen, camera, storage
Disadvantages cost

hey guys! this phone is great. no two ways about it. havent personally heard of any problems occurring with software, which happened quite quickly with the original n95 and the n96, so hopefully this is getting better. STORAGE the phone itself comes complete with 32GB of storage, a massive amount for a phone, with the iphone only offering a 16GB max. also ,the N97 has expandable storage of an extra 16GB, so thats a massive 48GB in total! plenty of space for movies (which you can watch) tv shows, music photos etc. DISPLAY 3.5inch screen which has a handy little tilt in it, so you can actually ... more