Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 is a high-end smartphone introduced on 2 December 2008 by telecommunications manufacturer Nokia as part of its Nseries and released in June 2009 as the successor to the Nokia N96 phone. The N97 was Nokia's second S60-based touchscreen phone, after the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The device featured slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and ran on the Symbian v9.4 (Symbian^1/S60 5th Edition) operating system. Its design took cues from the Nokia N79. A smaller and lower-cost variant, the Nokia N97 mini, was later released.
A Nokia N97 revealing its slide-out landscape keyboard | |
| Manufacturer | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Series | Nseries |
| Compatible networks | HSDPA (3.5G), Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| Availability by region | 9 June 2009 |
| Predecessor | Nokia N96 Nokia N79 (for N97 Mini) Nokia 8600 Luna Nokia E90 Communicator |
| Successor | Nokia N8 Nokia C6-00 (for N97 Mini) Nokia N900 Nokia E7-00 Nokia 808 PureView Nokia Lumia 920/1020 |
| Related | Nokia N86 8MP Nokia N79 |
| Form factor | Tilt slider |
| Dimensions | 117.2 × 55.3 × 15.9* mm *18.25 mm at camera area for original (113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm for mini) |
| Mass | 150 g for original (138 g for mini) |
| Operating system | Symbian 9.4 with Nokia S60 Fifth Edition UI. Current firmware 22.0.110 (RM-505) / 22.1.112 (RM-506) / 22.2.110 (RM-507) / 12.0.110 (N97 mini) |
| CPU | Single CPU, 434 MHz ARM11 |
| Memory | 128 MB SDRAM |
| Storage | 32 GB on-board (about 29.8 GB user available) for original, (8 GB for mini) |
| Removable storage | microSD 16 GB max (16 GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009) |
| Battery | BP-4L (1500 mAh, Li-polymer) for original, (BL-4D 3.7 V 1200 mAh for mini) |
| Display | 640×360 px (16:9 aspect ratio), 3.5 in for original (3.2 in for mini), sliding tilt TFT LCD display, up to 16.7 million colours |
| Rear camera | 5.0 megapixels f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Tessar lens |
| Connectivity | WLAN 802.11b/g, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, TV-out (PAL/NTSC), FM transmitter only for original |
| Data inputs | QWERTY keyboard, resistive touchscreen, proximity and ambient light sensors, accelerometer, digital compass |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M3 |
At the time, the phone was Nokia's flagship device at a point where touchscreen devices were becoming increasingly prevalent, the N97 was highly anticipated. Despite respectable sales, in industry circles the phone was considered a hardware and software "disaster" that contributed to Nokia's decline. In 2010, a Nokia executive called the N97 a "regrettable failure".