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Nokia N97 Released !

Filed under: Gadgets — Tags: , , , , , , — Ehsan @ 5:55 pm December 2, 2008

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The Finnish mobile company Nokia has just announced its latest killer phone which could be the iPhone killer i and everybody else is hoping for that you don’t have to jail break or anything to use its default features.Its being said that N97 will be the World’s most advanced Mobile Computer ! take that Apple !

Nokia N97 will be the first Nokia N-Series phone to have a touch screen and latest version of its Symbian OS Series 60 5th Edition.The N97 combines best of two worlds , the 3.5inch Touch Screen like the Apple iPhone and the qwerty keypad much like the Sony Xperia X1. N97 will also have a 5megapixel camera , email and IM capability and get this a whooping memory of 48GB with 32gb built in memory and the rest expandable via 16gb memory card this is more than what the iPhone can take.

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Other features include a GPS sensors including a digital compass with the help of which you will be able to easily update your social networks with location specific info, DVD quality video recording and some more detailed specifications are listed below :

  • Size: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm* *18.25 mm at camera area
  • Weight: Approx. 150 g
  • Memory: Up to 48GB (32 GB on-board memory, plus 16GB expansion via microSD memory card slot)
  • Display: 3.5 inch TFT with up to 16 million colors nHD 16:9 widescreen (640×360 pixels)
  • Talk time: Up to 320 min (3G), 400 min (GSM)
  • Standby time: Up to 400 hrs (3G), 430 hrs (GSM)
  • Video playback: Up to 4.5 hours (offline mode)
  • Music playback: Up to 37 hours (offline mode)
  • Image capture: Up to 5 megapixels (2584 x 1938) JPEG/EXIF (16.7 million/24-bit color)
  • GPS : with Nokia Maps 3.0 app
  • Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / Infrared
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor

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Now after reading all that i bet you guys are eager to know when is it coming and how much does it cost well you don’t have to wait long its expected to be released in First Quarter of 2009 and expected to cost around £470 or USD$700.Oh and i am definitely buying one , i feel sorry for Haris who already bought an N96 which is just like a pimped up version of N95.

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