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Expect a few of these over the next few weeks, but there is a great first review of the N97 over at All about Symbian.
Some nice photos to tide you over till your N97 arrives, and generally all good comments. Let us know what you think on the Planet N97 Forum
The chaps over at NokNok have had the chance to unbox a N97. You get what you expect in the box but also the nifty dual charge lead that alows compatability with both old style and new style Nokia chargers. Just a little thing, perhaps, but quite cool.
Hot from Nokia is an email to the N97 members cloub that states the N97 will be shipping THIS WEEK!
Exclusive news just in for the Nokia N97 Members Club: the Nokia Nseries flagship will start shipping to stores worldwide from this week! Keep an eye out for more online updates about when the devices will be available for purchase in your country.
Those members who have pre-ordered their new handsets will be one of the first in their country to receive the new Nokia N97. Expect an email from the online store shortly with delivery dates.
Have you pre ordered – have you got the email? If so you could be some of the lucky ones to get your hands on the N97 earlier than expected!
Hot on the heels of Noki’a formal press release, giving details that the N97 will start shippping THIS MONTH, you will be able to Preorder Nokia N97 from 12 June for delivery 26th June.
So if you want to be one tf the first to own the new Nokia super phone, head over there!
Nokia N97 mobile computer to begin selling worldwide in June
Espoo, Finland – The highly anticipated Nokia N97, Nokia’s flagship mobile computer, will begin selling in June in more than 75 countries. Along with a tilting 3.5″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to the full range of Ovi services.
Another N97 video, just like it says on the tin.
There are a lot of good mobile phones available now, so the competition for your mobile $$ (or £s or whatever) is strong. So why are do many people web comentators still have the N97 high up their list of must have mobiles.
The concensus is that although the N97 will not be adding anything really new to the Nokia or N Series range, what it does is pull together a lot of the great Nokia features currently available on other Nokia phones and drops those that are not that hot (DVB-H TV being an obvous example).
So what are the good features:
The Nokia Blog have a nice review of a prototype N97 with this video showing what they describe as a slider function that is smooth and responsive.
In the lead up to the actual launch of the N97 you can expect a lot of hype and speculation over 2 questions:
1. When will the N97 be released?
and
2. How much will it cost?
Well online retailer Expansys have thrown their hat into the ring, as you can see, and the news is not good, or at least as good as may have been hoped.
The release date has gone from Q1 to the end of Q2 – 23 June, and the price is a top end £689.99, or over $1000.
Of course Expansys may be wrong on both counts, and only time will tell.
Nokia have recently announced that they would be including the popular Voip package, Skype on newer range N series phones, including the N97.
This would seem to have upset a number of crriers, particularly in the UK. Engadget report that O2 and Orange are threatening not to stock the N97 unless Nokia strip out the Skype platform.
Given that you can download Skype for Mobile phones for free, this would seem to be a storm in a teacup, although we can see that from the operators point of view, many users would not make an effotr to find the software if it is not already installed.