Nokia Unveils The N97

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia N97 calling it the world's most advanced mobile computer.
Designed for Internet-savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 features a large 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keypad.

"From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence," said Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. "Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet".

With the new concept of 'social location', the N97 with integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving users the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social location' as well as related pictures or videos.

The N97 features both physical QWERTY and virtual touch input and its 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites while.

The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card, has full support for the Nokia Music Store and features continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.

The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies.



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