Nokia N97
A Nokia N97 revealing its slide-out landscape keyboard | |
| Manufacturer | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Series | Nseries |
| Availability by region | 2 June 2009 |
| Predecessor | Nokia N96 Nokia N79 (for N97 Mini) Nokia 8600 Luna Nokia E90 Communicator |
| Successor | Nokia N8 Nokia C6-00 (for N97 Mini) Nokia N900 Nokia E7-00 Nokia 808 PureView Nokia Lumia 920/1020 |
| Related | Nokia N86 8MP Nokia N79 |
| Compatible networks | HSDPA (3.5G), Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| Form factor | Tilt slider |
| Dimensions | 117.2 × 55.3 × 15.9* mm *18.25 mm at camera area for original (113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm for mini) |
| Weight | 150 g for original (138 g for mini) |
| Operating system | Symbian 9.4 with Nokia S60 Fifth Edition UI. Current firmware 22.0.110 (RM-505) / 22.1.112 (RM-506) / 22.2.110 (RM-507) / 12.0.110 (N97 mini) |
| CPU | Single CPU, 434 MHz ARM11 |
| Memory | 128 MB SDRAM |
| Storage | 32 GB on-board (about 29.8 GB user available) for original, (8 GB for mini) |
| Removable storage | microSD 16 GB max (16 GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009) |
| Battery | BP-4L (1500 mAh, Li-polymer) for original, (BL-4D 3.7 V 1200 mAh for mini) |
| Rear camera | 5.0 megapixels f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Tessar lens |
| Display | 640×360 px (16:9 aspect ratio), 3.5 in for original (3.2 in for mini), sliding tilt TFT LCD display, up to 16.7 million colours |
| Connectivity | WLAN 802.11b/g, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, TV-out (PAL/NTSC), FM transmitter only for original |
| Data inputs | QWERTY keyboard, resistive touchscreen, proximity and ambient light sensors, accelerometer, digital compass |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M3 |
The Nokia N97 is a high-end smartphone introduced on 2 December 2008 by Nokia as part of its Nseries and released in June 2009 as the company's flagship device. The N97 was Nokia's second S60-based touchscreen phone, after the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The device features slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and runs on the Symbian v9.4 (Symbian^1/S60 5th Edition) operating system. Its design takes cues from the Nokia N79. A smaller and lower-cost variant, the Nokia N97 mini, was later released.
As the successor to the Nokia N96, the Nokia N97 heralded the company's Nseries "multimedia computers" into the touchscreen era. The N97 was highly anticipated and, despite respectable sales, in industry circles the phone was considered a hardware and software "disaster" that contributed to Nokia's decline. In 2010, a Nokia executive called the N97 a "regrettable failure". The N97 was followed as the Nseries flagship by the Nokia N8 over a year later, while the Nokia E7 released in 2011 was a continuation of the Nokia N97's form factor.