Black N97 On Pre-Order
May 12, 2009 by Dan Carter
Filed under News
If you fancy getting the Nokia N97, and let’s be honest most people will want this phone when you read through the specs, the biggest question to ask yourself is… Black or White?.
Expansys have the White on a preorder for £669.99 and today we find that Mobile Fun have the item as a pre-order in BLACK launching on 24th June for just £529.95 plus Postage.
The following information was taken from the Mobile Fun website to describe the N97
The Nokia N97 is expected to be released on the 24th of June!
“From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence”
It may be an Nseries handset, but the N97 carves a new space in the otherwise blurred realm between smartphone and laptop – a product built on a foundation of rock solid mobile principles, Nokia innovations, and tangible new technologies, pushed to the extreme and embodied in a slimline pocket shell.
Just as the original N95 re-shaped our perceptions of what’s possible with a mobile device, the N97 again raises the bar beyond the reach of its peers by equipping us with a product that fuses the best proven Nokia hardware, software and Internet services, blended with a new flavour of design, ergonomics and usability.
The most physically immediate stand-out feature of the N97 is its kick-out full QWERTY keyboard, hidden behind a 3.5-inch widescreen 16:9 touch display that tilts smartly above the keys. Both control methods neatly coexist and are tailored to ensure every experience, be it messaging, social, entertainment-focussed or otherwise, are manageable via the most instinctive physical toolset available. The touchscreen promises to be exploited to full effect, even when inactive, courtesy of a new homescreen that automatically sucks in live information via custom widgets sat on a S60 5th Edition backbone.
The N97 enters the fray stomaching 32GB of on-board storage, double that of any mobile device currently in existence, and can take up to another 16GB via microSD, enabling it to become a portable multi-media computer with 48GB in your pocket. Of course Nokia wants you to abuse this space with music, movies, photos and N-Gage games, and as such has worked hard to ensure the N97’s battery is up to the task – it promises to kick out up to 37 hours of music and 4.5 hours of video.
Embracing location based services and the concept of context awareness, the N97 is location-savvy, automatically sensing where it is at any given time via A-GPS. The benefit being that you’ll be able to tap into local services with ease and share your social location with friends minus any extra fiddling or fuss.
Other key talents include a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash, GPS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, stereo Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Nokia Maps:
Nokia Maps Brings the world to your N97. See maps for over 150 countries and search for addresses, points of interest, or landmarks around the globe. Go deeper and find addresses, phone numbers and other details for available destinations, and let the N97 plan your journey from A to B.Carl Zeiss Optics:
Carl Zeiss is a world leader in high quality camera lenses. These state of the art Carl Zeiss Optics are featured in the N97, ensuring the best possible photo and video quality.Nokia Web Browser:
View web pages as they were originally intended. With a single key press Nokia Web browser with Mini Map lets you zoom out to a full screen view of the entire web page. Find the section you want and then zoom in to the content you want. The text instantly adjusts to the size of your screen. the web browser also keeps a history of your browsing so you can quickly get back to where you started.
Features:
- 3.5 inch TFT touchscreen display
- 640 x 360 pixels screen resolution and 16 million colours
- 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus along with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash
- Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- GPRS and EDGE, HSDPA connectivity, internal GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth]
- 32 GB internal memory
- MicroSD card ( 16GB )
- Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Handwriting recognition
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Specification
- Size:
- 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9-18.3 mm
- Weight:
- 150g
- Display:
- Type: TFT 16 M colours
- Size: 3.5 Inches – 360 x 640 pixels
- Memory:
- Phonebook: Dynamic Memory
- Internal: 32 GB
- Memory card: Micro SDHC up to 16GB
- Connectivity:
- Bluetooth v2.0, Supports A2DP
- USB v2.0 Micro USB
- Network:
- GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA (3.6mbps)
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Operating System:
- Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
- Camera:
- 5 MP, 2584×1938 pixels
- Carl Zeiss optics
- Auto focus
- Video Capture (VGA 30fps)
- Browser:
- WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS reader
- Power:
- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh (BL-5L)
- Up to 430 hours Standby
- Up to 6 hours 40 min Talk time
What’s in the box?
- Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Handset
- Genuine Nokia Battery BL-5L
- Genuine Nokia Music Headset (AD-54, HS-45)
- Genuine Nokia Video-Out cable CA-75U
- Genuine Nokia Charger AC 10
- User Guide
To get your order in now visit http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/19838.htm



What’s in the box?
After paying for a N97. I may be a little disappointed to find “What’s in the box” !
..and £150 difference between black and white!
I prefer the black anyway. There seems to be some light leakage on the white model around the red and green buttons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eqnPHBD80Q&eurl=http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/009/05/n97_previewed_by_uaes_the_national_newspaper.htm&feature=player_embedded
Black is usually a fingerprint magnet. I will say this is a 3 phone race for me now, the White N97, Black N97 and the N86.
The N86 is far better suited for my use of a phone, mainly the camera and the form factor. The N97 is impressing me because of the screen, memory and its the ‘flagship’ phone.
The Nokia N97 is undoubtedly going to be one of the biggest phone releases this year. Featuring a great dual-level design and a specification that leaves most other Smartphone’s in the shade, the hype is more than justified.