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Nokia N97

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Product name

Nokia N97

Sony Ericsson Aino

Nokia N900

HTC Touch2

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		67 out of 10 6.7
Very good 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		CNET Asia editor's take 70 out of 10 7
Very good

Review Summary

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.

This is the one and only handset you should get if you have a PlayStation 3 at home. On its own, the Aino is a very capable multimedia feature phone. Who knows, you may be tempted to fork out money for a PS3 after that.

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HTC's first smartphone with WM6.5 ticks almost all the boxes for an entry-level smartphone, though it needs to be cheaper to differentiate itself from more highly-specced products.

User ratings

  7.8
Excellent
(from 43 users) 		 7.6
Excellent
(from 5 users) 		 9
Spectacular
(from 2 users) 		 8
Excellent
(from 1 user)

List price
List price as of Jun 22, 2009:
S$1028
List price as of Oct 29, 2009:
S$828
N/A
List price as of Oct 29, 2009:
S$618

  Basic product specifications


 

Operating system

 Symbian OS Others Maemo 5 Microsoft Windows Mobile

Dimensions (H x W x D)

 117.2 x 55.3 x 18.25 mm 104 x 50 x 15.5 mm 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm 104 x 55 x 12.9 mm

Weight

 150g 134g 181g 110g

Connectivity options

 3G, A-GPS, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, HSDPA, Java, Bluetooth, A2DP, USB, WLAN 3G, A-GPS, GPS, GPRS, HSDPA, HSUPA, Bluetooth, A2DP, WLAN, DLNA 3G, A-GPS, GPS, HSDPA, microUSB, Bluetooth, A2DP, WLAN, TV-out 3G, GPS, HSDPA, HSUPA, miniUSB, Bluetooth, A2DP, WLAN

Display size

 3.5-inch screen 3-inch screen 3.5-inch screen 2.8-inch screen

Display resolution

 Info unavailable 240 x 432 pixels WVGA QVGA

Color LCD?

 Yes Yes Info unavailable Yes

Touchscreen

 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Max. standby time (in hours)

 430 hours 380 hours Info unavailable 370 hours

Max. talktime (in hours)

 6.6 hours talktime 13 hours talktime 9 hours talktime 7.3 hours talktime

Main processor speed

 434 MHz Info unavailable 600 MHz 528 MHz

RAM

 Info unavailable Info unavailable 1000 MB 256 MB

Maximum camera resolution

 5 megapixels 8.1 megapixels 5 megapixels 3.2 megapixels

Imaging features

 Onboard flash, Autofocus, LED Onboard flash, Autofocus, Image Stabilizer, LED Onboard flash, LED Info unavailable

Audio jack type

 3.5mm Others 3.5mm 3.5mm

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