Announced in end 2008, the new Nokia N97 mobile computer will begin selling in June in more than 75 countries. The new Nokia N97 is the next multimedia power house which has a large 3.5-inch touch screen, 32GB built in memory, QWERTY sliding keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera module and also the 3.5mm headphone plug. With the microSD card slot you can also further expand the storage space to a max 48GB by adding a 16GB microSD card.

The Nokia N97 is Nokia’s first device to feature a personalizable home screen, which can be customized with a range of widgets which bring live information directly to the device. These widgets include key social networking destinations like Facebook and Hi5, news services like the Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as shopping and weather information. The Nokia N97 is the first device to ship with the Ovi Store, which offers easy access to applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based services, and much more. Ovi Store has paid and free content from a range of global and local content providers and developers, including Paramount Pictures, Facebook and Qik, as well as a selection of Twitter applications.
Specifications:
- Network: 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 (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 (640×360 pixels)
- Battery: Nokia Battery BP-4L, 1500 mAh
- 32 GB on-board memory
- microSD memory card slot
- Video playback:MPEG-4 / SP and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, up to 30 fps, up to VGA resolution
- RealVideo up 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
- 5 megapixels camera (2584 x 1938 max)
- Video capture: MPEG-4 VGA (640 x 480) at up to 30 fps
- Flash: Dual LED camera flash and video light
- 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)
- WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g with UPnP support
- Micro-USB connector
- 3.5mm stereo headphone plug and TV-out support (PAL/NTSC)
- Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, enhanced data rates (EDR)
- GPS receiver with support for assisted GPS (A-GPS)









Hey everybody..
First off, I really can’t wait for the Nokia N97 but!!
Does anybody know when it will be released in Australia?
I have been looking everywhere for the release date for AUS, but I cannot find anything.
I’m hoping somebody knows.. I’ve been on the Aus Nokia website but that doesn’t say; it
only says coming soon.. So does anybody know the actual release date for the Aussies?
I came across a website for the Nokia N97 owners http://www.NokiaN97Forum.com let’s help each other on this great phone.