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December 2nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
So this is the first smartphone with a MID power?
I am not a big fan of Symbian so how open is it? Can I add programs and access the system?
Does it support J2SE for instance? (or just J2ME)
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December 2nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
‘MID power’ is a difficult term to provide.
‘Mobile Internet’ means connecting many applications, services and hardware to the internet and making it mobile. The N97 appears to achieve this. Audio, video, podcasts, images, radio, navigation, location, messaging, voice, web etc.
If you want a mobile web device though – a device focused on powerful web access and interactivity at a pro-sumer level, the N97 might not be what you want. Small screen is a limitation and question marks still remain over processing power.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
it’s sort of the most widespread platform today…for smartphones. all nokia smartphones are based on symbian (not only smartphones) and there are thousands of programs out there, although i don’t know how it will look like for this specific platform. java is no problem at all.
i really like the device, but in the other article you can clearly see, that not everything is still very fluid and smooth. but i’m confident that nokia will manage to get that fixed. it all boils down to price. this device with tomtom and you’re set. this nokia n97, the htc touch hd (android? maybe) and the iphone. the thouch hd is quite expensive, too expensive, the iphone is there and we know it, but this one if cheaper than the iphone would be great. i am waiting for some browsing videos to see the performance of browser with flash and full websites.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
So J2SE is available and not just the ME?
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December 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
J2SE applications will not run on this platform.
Furthermore it has been suggested that J2ME applications may not run that well either due to the screen resolution and touchscreen interface. It seems like J2ME applications may need to run in “compatibility mode”:
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-s60-5th-edition-en.shtml
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
the Nokia N97 features a large 3.5 inch display with a resolution of 640 X 360 at 16.7 million colors. now that is an impressive video display capability isnt it?
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September 25th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Nice blog adding this to my twitter now
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October 22nd, 2009 at 4:58 am
the Nokia N97 for me is the best phone that i bought. it is definitely a bang for the buck phone. nice features and cool looks
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November 3rd, 2009 at 5:41 am
the Nokia N97 is super cool and very stylish. i bought two N97s, one for me and one for my sister. you cant find a phone that is more stylish than N97
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December 15th, 2009 at 5:14 am
i bought two units of Nokia N97 because i like the style of this phone and also its features. Best phone i have ever used.
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January 26th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Lots of good points here. I tried an iphone, and I wasn’t all that impressed. Maybe the N97 will be worthwhile.
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