Tag: N97

Sony Ericsson Satio VS Nokia N97, 5800 XpressMusic And X6

Yes, you read that post title right. We outdid ourselves, by a long shot on this article. Not only did we land a prototype of the Sony Ericsson Satio and show it to you in intricate details, but we were also able to pit it head to head against its concurrence, with Nokia’s current lineup of similar S60 5th Edition devices: the Nokia N97, 5800 XpressMusic and the most recent X6.

The comparison will look shortly at the software differences between the Satio and the current S60 5th Edition UI from Nokia (which we will develop in another post with some very long video reviews), then it will focus at the hardware side-by-side comparison with the 3 devices.

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Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics

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You must have seen the N97 vs iPhone 3G Pictures But here is a photo gallery showing the comparison between the Apple  iPhone 3GS and Nokia N97. Well the 3GS is not much different from the 3G in terms of external hardware. The internal hardware had some great improvements including a faster CPU and more RAM for apps. The N97 is a great device and beats the iPhone in most departments except the apps and the UI. The iPhone offers some of the best apps on the mobile platform and takes the mobile user experience to a whole new level. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics”

Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October

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The Nokia N97 Mini was announced at NokiaWorld and you must have seen our photo gallery and our N97vsN97Mini Video . The good news is that Nokia India have informed us that the mini will be launched in India in October. The phone is being touted as a lower cost version of the N97 flagship device. But how much cheaper would it be , we need to wait for a while. Continue reading “Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October”

Video : Nokia N97 Mini vs N97

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Most of you might be wondering whats so special about the N97 mini and whats different from the flagship device  – the N97. We had a Nokia representative walk us through the key design differences between the mini and its big brother last week. He said that the mini is for users who want to make a fashion statement and would like to put it on the table show it off as a stylish gadget.  That’s why the mini is being offered in 3 unique colors.Catch the video after the jump and let us know what color of the mini do u like the most !

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Interview with Henri Moissinac about Facebook Mobile and India

I recently had an interesting discussion with Henri Moissinac of Facebook Mobile about their Mobile Strategy , their growth in the mobile space and their plans for one of the largest markets in the World – India.

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Nokia is the largest handset manufacturer in the world and Facebook is currently the largest social networking site. The partnership between Facebook and Nokia started with Nokia’s popular devices Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 and the partnership has been quite fruitful till now, with applications and home screen widgets released for Nokia 5800 and N97. That being said, the future possibilities seem endless and quite promising with the recent announcement of the Lifecasting application at Nokia World which ushers in a lot of excitement for the users.

The Facebook app on the iPhone platform is by far one of the most downloaded applications on the Apple App Store and the recent 3.0 version of the app is quite simply one of the best applications developed ever on the iPhone platform. Continue reading “Interview with Henri Moissinac about Facebook Mobile and India”

Nokia Messaging Gets HTML support for Touch Screen Phones

About a month back we had told you that Nokia Messaging team is planning to release HTML Support for all the touchscreen phones and guess what, they have just released an update for Nokia Messaging, which brings HTML support to all the touchscreen phones, like Nokia N97 and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic etc.

Having tried the new Nokia Messaging for a day or two now, I can easily say that this is one of the best version of Nokia Messaging out yet.

Here are some of the screenshots of the new Nokia Messaging application:

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So totally, all in all, it has been an excellent upgrade from its previous version. Kudos! Nokia Messaging Team.

You can get the new version of Nokia Messaging by heading over to email.nokia.com on your phone browser.

What do you think of this new update of Nokia Messaging? What else do you think can be added to make it more powerful? Do Pass on your comments

Nokia N97 Mini Hands on Photo Gallery

Nokia N97 Mini was announced at Nokia World 2009 and here are some live pics of the phone in along with its big brother the N97. N97 mini is expected to hit indian shores my Diwali time at an expected retail price of Rs.31000. The N97 mini has been developed to make sure the N97 reaches a broader audience. Continue reading “Nokia N97 Mini Hands on Photo Gallery”

A Sneak Peak into Nokia N97’s Firmware 2.0

Here is a a sneak peak into the new Nokia N97 firmware 2.0 (i.e. v20.0.005) that is coming shortly for all the N97 users. The Nokia N97 will finally going to have full kinetic scrolling across the device. Also some of the other new features, N97 Firmware 2.0 is going to possess are New Homescreen Widgets, An Updated Facebook application, Increased Free internal memory, some usability enhancements and also many stability improvements.

Check out the Video Demo below which shows all the major changes, the new firmware is going to sport.

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The Nokia N97 Firmware 2.0 is going to come out this October via Software Update.

Kinetic scrolling across all the menus and increase in internal space memory was a big addition and also was one of the most requested feature by the N97 Users.

So what do you think about this firmware that is going to come out for Nokia N97? What else do you think is missing? Do pass on your comments.

Update : Found one more interesting video of the N97 Mini running v2.0 software

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Nokia Messaging Goes Social

Nokia Messaging is now getting a social flavour to it with the addition of Facebook. It will bring your latest wall posts on Facebook to your homescreen on the N97 and also gives you quick and easy access to your Facebook status and other messaging features.

N97 users will also be treated to a new refreshing integration of Facebook on their homescreen. Also, you can now scroll through your latest wall posts within the homescreen. If you want to see one of your friends profile in detail, you just have to simply click on their status message and voila! you will be taken directly to the Nokia Messaging Facebook app.

The Nokia Messaging beta is available on Nokia Beta Labs today, and is compatible with N97 and 6700. So If you have an N97 or a Nokia 6700, I would recommend you to download the app from Beta Labs right now.

You can also catch a demo of Social Messaging beta from Nokia Messaging below.

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Nokia N97 Mini Official Pic Leaked ?

The folks over at BeGeek are in action again. After posting a Official pic of the N900 , today they have posted a official pic of the soon to be launched N97 Mini which is a stripped down version of the N97 . They call it La première photo officielle du Nokia N97 Mini which in french means the first official photo of the N97 Mini.  The color  with the brown finish is really cool .

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Nokia N97 gets new firmware update – v12.0.024

nokia-n97-v12-firmwareGood news for all Nokia N97 users. Nokia has just released a software / firmware update for the n97 numbered 12.0.024. The update is expected to boost the performance of the device along with some new features but no change log is out as of now.

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Nokia N97 vs N86 Picture Gallery

If you’re curious about Nokia’s newest multimedia flagships, the Nokia N97 and N86, and undecided as to which one to get, or how they size up next to each other, then here is a nice picture Gallery for you. Many people have been wondering about the design and material quality of these new Nseries, given how cheap the old N96/N78/N85 family felt, but these images should let you feel assured that the newer line is much more elegant, solid, nice to the touch, and feels a lot more expensive in the hand. Another concern for some people has also been the size of the N97. Showing it next to the N86, a small pocketable dual-slider, proves that the N97 is a whole lot smaller in the hand than it is on the press release images.

The N97 of course is an S60 5th edition handset that boasts a humongous 3.5″ touchscreen with a qwerty keyboard, whereas the N86 is an S60 3rd Edition FP2 device that follows the N95’s dual-slider design, with a relatively small 2.8″ non-touch OLED screen and adds the awesome 8 MegaPixel wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens camera. The N86’s kickstand also allows you to put the N86 on a desk at almost the same angle as the N97’s screen when the hinge tilts, which shows in the pictures

Both handsets come with bluetooth, 3G, an FM-transmitter, GPS, TV-Out, a 3.5mm headset jack and microUSB charging. The N97 prides its 32GB internal memory, whereas the N86 only has 8GB of internal memory, both being expandable with a microSDHC slot.

Anyway, here is the Gallery for you to admire these two handsets side by side. As always, clicking on any image will take you to the full blown 12MP original picture.

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Nokia Messaging to get HTML and Kinetic Scrolling support

Awesome news for all Nokia 5800, 5530 and N97 users!

According to Nokia Messaging‘s latest tweet, the next S60v5 version of the Nokia Messaging will have HTML support and also will possess Kinetic scrolling. Continue reading “Nokia Messaging to get HTML and Kinetic Scrolling support”

Nokia N97 Camera Lens Scratching Problem Revealed!

Very soon after the Nokia N97 was launched, consumers started complaining about straight line or scratches appearing on the Nokia N97 camera lens. The scratches were appearing on most handsets regardless of the time used, country of purchase or country of origin.

Here is a shot shown a scratched Nokia N97 camera lens:

Here’s a lens with some more scratches:

Well now brkix, a member of the Nokiausers.net forums has uncovered the reason behind the Nokia N97 camera lens scratching problem. After dismantling the Nokia N97, brkix reports that there is a piece of plastic with a square piece of metal attached to notify the phone of the opening of the lens cover and in turn activate or deactivate the camera application.

The piece of plastic is the blue stuff which we see below the lens cover. This was the same thing people used to think was a cleaning cloth. The blue stuff is too close to the camera lens and it scratches the lens when it is moved especially if there is dust trapped in between.

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