Nokia launches N97, first N-Series with Qwerty

Nokia launched the N 97 multimedia smart touch phone (Nokia just calls it Multimedia Computer ). The most distinguishing feature of N97 is that it has a physical Qwerty keypad to help in messaging and mailing. Another touted feature is the 35 degree kickstand that helps in watching videos but can be bothersome if you drop the phone.

Looking at the spces, it has a 5 Mega Pixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, 32 GB Flash Storage, a huge 3.5 inch screen with a decent (by HTC Touch HD's standards) resolution of 640 x 360, Wi-fi, GPS, FM Transmitter, 3.5 mm jack and a digital compass too. The styling is different than the N81/N96/N85 clones we saw from Nokia and we welcome that. Apart from the huge storage and the huge screen there's not much in it to differentiate it from it's other N-Series Brothers and Sisters like N85 & N96. The N97 is basically a Qwerty version of Nokia 5800 with double the storage of N96 and having all the features of N85. The N97 also supports widgets on it's home screen. The N97 also has a social feature which Nokia calls "So-Lo" which allows your friends to update their location and status.

Nokia seems to have learnt from it's mistake of N95 and N96 & has equipped the N97 with a 1500 mAh battery which should be adequate for a phone of it's size. The phone comes with a Digital Compass and Nokia Maps 3.0. The N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies. Nokia is definitely impressed to make the N97 it's Flagship of 2009. How much of a fight will it give to Sony Ericcsion Xperia X1 and a possible HTC Touch HD Pro is to be seen.


Detailed Specs of Nokia N97 :

• 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera with Dual LED Flash
• VGA (640 x 480) 30 FPS Video Capture
• Qwerty Keypad
• 3.5 inch Touch Screen with resolution of 360 x 640 pixels
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Proximity Sensor
• 3G, HSDPA, Wi-fi & GPS
• Quad Band GSM
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/AMR/RealAudio player
• Digital Compass
• FM Radio & FM transmitter
• Micro SD card slot
• 32 GB Internal Memory
• TV-Out
• Symbian OS v9.5, Series 60 rel. 5
  
• 1500 mAh Battery
• 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9-18.3 mm dimensions & 150 gm weight

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HTC Touch HD launched, has 5 Mega Pixel Camera without flash

HTC today launched the HTC Touch HD. The Touch HD had also been leaked earlier and we all were waiting for it to be announced. The Touch HD features a large 3.8 inch Touch Screen sporting a WVGA resolution. It also is the first HTC Phone to have a 3.5 mm headphone jack & a 5 Mega Pixel Camera. Other features include Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, HSDPA, Quadband GSM, Micro SD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, 288 MB RAM & a strong 1350 mAh battery. The only downer is the lack of flash in the camera. There is no word on availability or pricing at this time.

The Touch HD long with the Blackberry Thunder/Storm & Samsung i900 Omnia, is a genuine iPhone rival with a better screen resolution & a better camera. However the lack of a flash has dealt a blow to Touch HD to be seriously considered a Camera Phone. Let's hope the other features like the Sound Quality are properly executed & it can give the 3G iPhone a run for it's money.


Detailed Specs of HTC Touch HD :

• 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera, no flash
• 3.8 inch WVGA Screen with 480 x 800 resolution
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A™ 528 Mhz CPU
• 288 MB RAM & 512 MB ROM
• 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi & GPS
• Quad Band GSM
• Accelerometer sensor
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• FM Radio with RDS support
• Video & Audio Player
• Pocket Office
• TV Out (Cable not included)
• Mini USB port & Micro SD card slot
• Touch Flo 3D
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm dimensions & 146 gm weight
• 1350 mAh Battery

HTC Touch HD

Source : HTC Touch HD Product Page

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Asus Glaxy 7 leakes, has 5 Mega Pixel Camera

A new Asus Mobile Phone called the Glaxy7 has leaked. The Glaxy 7 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 with it's own custom Glide UI running on top. The Glaxy7 will also have a 5 Mega Pixel Camera along with a trackball for navigation, 4GB Internal Storage, Micro SD card slot, WVGA 3.5 inch Touch Screen & Blutooth. The phone is rumored to launch in October & is supposed to give the Samsung i900 Omnia & the recently launched HTC Touch HD a run for their money.


Possible Detailed Specs of Asus Glaxy7:

• 5 Mega Pixel Camera
• Wifi, GPS, 3G & HSDPA
• Quadband GSM
• 3.5 inch Touch Screen with 480 x 800 resolution
• 4GB Internal Storage
• Micro SD card slot
• Stainless Steel Body
• 115x59x13.8mm dimensions

Source : WM Power User

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HTC Touch HD Leaks, another iPhone rival

Yesterday after the leaking of the HTC Opal, another phone from HTC has leaked. This time it's the HTC Touch HD. The Touch HD is an iPhone rival, like the Blackberry Thunder/Storm, and boasts a 3.5 inch WVGA Touch Screen. It's also supposed to be sporting GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, HSDPA.

The OS of choice is Windows Mobile 6.1 with Touch Flo 3D on top of it. The power to run all this comes from a 528Mhz CPU courtesy of the Qualcomm 7201A platform. There are also 512MB flash memory and 256MB of RAM. HTC Touch HD measures 115 x 62.8 x 12mm (which is just about the iPhone 3G with 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm). There's also a 5 Mega Pixel Camera, though without flash, compared to the paltry 2 Mega Pixel one of the iPhone.

HTC seems to ba making a lot of progress lately in producing good Touch Screen Phones like the Touch Diamond & this is just the icing on the cake with the first HTC phone to support 5 Mega Pixel Camera. However it's late to the party with Samsung i900 Omnia already crowned as the first Windows Mobile Real Camera Phone. The HTC Touch HD looks a lot like the Blackberry Thunder/Storm & will be challenging for the Top Spot among Touch Screen Phones along with the Samsung i900 Omnia, Blackberry Thunder/Storm, 3G iPhone & the LG KC 910. May the best Touch Screen Phone win !!

Source : Modaco & Crack Berry Forums

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