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List price as of Jun 22, 2009:
S$1028

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Jun 22, 2009

Good

6.7

out of 10

The good: Wireless options include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo and A-GPS; 3.5mm audio jack; useful preinstalled apps; 32GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion card slot.

The bad: Inconsistent user interface; keyboard with flush keys hard to type on; dated S60 software; limited apps on Ovi Store.

The bottom line: There's no doubt that the N97 is Nokia's top-of-the-line S60 smartphone. But a combination of factors, from dated software to inconsistencies in the interface, make it difficult for us to recommend the device. More so when there are very compelling alternatives from competing camps the likes of Apple and HTC.

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kumaavn

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Not worth buying

Sep 24, 2009

Rating: 3 out of 10 (Poor)
Pros: good design and looks. Feels cool to look
Cons: Faulty software
Opinion:
I bought this phone two months back and I am really fed up with this Nokia product. Its good to be used as a normal phone and fails miserably
I bought this phone two months back and I am really fed up with this Nokia product. Its good to be used as a normal phone and fails miserably when it comes to smart phone features. Check alarms for calendar entries. You will never get a alarm when phone is locked.
The keyboard is too pain to get used to it. It hangs very often. Somehow I regret buying this phone and consider it a waste.

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AnjuWadhwa

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not a good deal

Sep 15, 2009

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Looks good
Cons: all that glitter is not gold
Opinion:
I purchased this phone 1 month back and it hangs a lot.It is even running the charging bars,and showing the charging light even when it is unplugged!!!!!!!!!!!I need a replacement of it!!!!!

allyfoo

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most unfriendly Nokia phone used so far

Sep 10, 2009

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: wifi function, appearance
Cons: touchscreen sensitivity, function buttons positioning, sound system and radio recept is all lousy
Opinion:
in general, in comparison to my previous nokia n81, this n97 is much more inferior. being being touchscreen phone, the functioning of the phone is not as good, radio recept, sound speakers, response time to open applications and most importantly the sensitivity of the keys are all not to my satisfaction.

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