Nokia N97, a new Nseries QWERTY-slider smartphone

Nokia N97 is a QWERTY-slider smartphone



Nokia has finally released a QWERTY-slider smartphone in the Nokia N97, a new Nseries superphone that will reach the global market sometime in thefirst half of this year.Nokia N97 seems to have a lot of promise, but that's all it is right now. Nokia seems focused on the phone's location-based services, which is a wise move, but seems to be ignoring the larger picture.We get a close-up look at the new Nokia N97 Nseries flagship, with a touchscreen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a boatload of storage. Check out our exclusive peek.
Description:

1. Internet
   Easy and fast connections to internet services
   Easy text input with QWERTY keyboard and touch screen
   
3. System: WCDMA 900/1900/2100 (HSDPA),EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz


4. 3.5 inch sliding tilt display
   Live personalized home screen with widgets
   Access internet video feeds through Nokia Video Center



5. Music
   Enjoy great audio through standard 3.5 mm jack headphones, built-in stereo speakers or Bluetooth technology
   Digital music player with support for playlist editing, equalizer and categorized access to your music collection.



6. Technical Profile

• System: WCDMA 900/1900/2100 (HSDPA),EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz



• User Interface: S60 5th Edition



• Dimensions: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm
  *mm (L x W x H) *18.25 mm at camera area



• Weight: Approx. 150 g



• Display:3.5 inch TFT with up to 16 million colors nHD16:9 widescreen (640x360 pixels)



• Battery: Nokia Battery BP-4L, 1500 mAh
  Media



• Memory: Up to 48GB (32 GB on-board memory, plus 16GB expansion via microSDmemory card slot)



• Video playback: MPEG-4 / SP and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, up to 30 fps, up to VGA resolution. RealVideoup to QCIF @ 30 fps. Windows Media (WMV9) up to CIF @ 30 fps. Flash Lite 3.0 / Flash Video in internet browser.



• Music playback: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
  Main Camera



• Lens: Carl ZeissTessar



• Image capture: Up to 5 megapixels (2584 x 1938) JPEG/EXIF (16.7 million/24-bit color)



• Video capture: MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 480) at up to 30 fps



• Aperture: F2.8



• Focal length: 5.4 mm



• Flash: Dual LED camera flash and video light
  Operating Times



• Talk time: Up to 320 min (3G), 400 min (GSM)



• 
  Standby time: Up to 400 hrs (3G), 430 hrs (GSM)
  Video playback: Up to 4,5 hours (offline mode)
  Music playback: Up to 37 hours (offline mode)

Planned Market Introduction
1st half 2009