Nokia N97

thumb|Nokia N97 Nokia N97 is a flagship smartphone developed by Nokia, running on the Symbian mobile operating system. Announced in 2009, it was one of the first Nokia devices with a touchscreen version of Symbian. Quotes The N97 and many other smartphones uses resistive screens, which require you to push a liiiittle bit harder. It’s trivial and fairly easy to adjust to, but it feels like hot garbage. The stylus is dead, Nokia. “Review: Nokia N97 – So close, yet so very, very far.” TechCrunch (2009) 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. “Nokia N97 review” CNET (2009) If this really is the best Nokia can do, the giant is doomed to die a slow death, propped up for a while by the cheap handsets that it sells by the tens of millions. “Nokia N97 Review: Nokia Is Doomed” Gizmodo (2009) There are a number of elements we didn’t get into here; the Ovi store, the front-facing camera, the FM transmitter… Thing is, they’re fantastic icing on the cake, but the cake is made of crap. I’m sorry, Nokia – I really, really wanted to love the N97. “Review: Nokia N97 – So close, yet so very, very far.” TechCrunch (2009) External links Category:Mobile phones