The smartest phone

We waited so long for this device that we waited even more to test it and write a review. But after using it we found out that there are so many things to write that we cannot cover everything in a single review article. But still we gave it a shot.
The Nokia N97, the flagship Nokia N-series device, is undoubtedly among the best smartphones that came out in 2009. It is one of the most powerful, smartest and fully featured phones that Nokia came out till date.
When we first heard about the N-97, we could not wait to get our hands on the product and in this review, we shall tell you how we used it and how it performed.
Nokia N97, with its large touch screen display has created craze and additionally the slide out full QWERTY keyboard just makes the experience even better. Having a physical keyboard makes it great for heavy texters.
When camera phones first came out it made photography very easy. Then we needed to transfer the images to a PC and upload them on our Facebook accounts. Image qualities of N-97 are just brilliant with the 5 Megapixel camera having Carl Zeiss lens. Its Facebook and Ovi application made photos uploading and sharing very handy.
The Facebook application also lets you stay connected all the time with friends and the home-screen Widgets make them even better. The N97 has the best homepage widgets implementation that we have seen so far. On many phones, widgets are messy, but Nokia has done a good job at maximising the use of screen space and the best part is that you can customise it according to your taste.
The outlook of the phone is amazing. The big touch-screen is resistive and quite responsive to finger presses. The screen is large measuring 3.5 in diagonally.
On the outer side, there's a lock button on one side of the casing, as well as a camera button, volume key and micro-USB connector for mains power. There's a converter to both standard round pin Nokia mains power chargers in the box that it comes with. The best part is that there's a 3.5mm headset connector on the top edge of the casing.
The music playback quality is awesome and there is an FM radio and FM transmitter, which is great when you are walking or in the car.
The operating system is S60 5th edition, and it was first introduced in the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and feels as if it was designed with touch at its heart. We are confident that the upcoming touchscreen phones will have better touch interface as Nokia continues to improve the touch experience.
The Nokia N-series devices always impressed with their Web browsing ability, and the Nokia N97 does an admirable job. The Nokia N97 has a good browser; it works fine with pretty much all the sites. It is possible to log into Google Docs and view text documents. Adobe Flash Lite is supported. So watching Youtube videos without even downloading the application is possible.
Although the phone comes packed with a bundle of apps, you can also go to the Ovi Store and download as many apps you want. The store offers a variety of them.
The N97 is also an interesting device for games. Its design allows you to play with either the touchscreen or with the arrows on the left side of the QWERTY.
The Ngage application is not installed by default but you can download it. Otherwise, to play, download games on Ovi Store, the catalog is still small at the moment but will grow quickly!
The features list of N-97 is long. There is 32GB of internal memory. Wi-Fi supplements HSDPA, and Bluetooth is there too. GPS and a digital compass are built in. There is a huge array of built in apps including the BBC iPlayer, YouTube player, Nokia Maps and - at last - an Ovi Store link. QuickOffice is here, too, for viewing Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and there is a PDF viewer.
At the end we can say that this is just the beginning of a long series of features of the N97 and to conclude we have no other option but to say that if you still haven't experienced it, go to the nearest Nokia Store and get your hands on this awesome device.