Στα χαρτιά τουλάχιστον, τα χαρακτηριστικά του Nokia N97, του “the world’s most advanced mobile computer” όπως χαρακτηριστικά αναφέρετε από την Nokia, είναι εντυπωσιακά:
General:
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q2
Size
Dimensions: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9-18.3 mm
Weight: 150 g
Display
Type: TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition
Ringtones
Type: Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization: Download
Vibration: Yes
- Stereo speakers
Memory
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records: Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- 32 GB internal memory
Data
GPRS: Class 32
HSCSD: Yes
EDGE: Class 32
3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Features
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Games
Yes + downloadable
Colors
White, Brown<
Camera
5 MP, 2584x1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
Features
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS support
- Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
- Digital compass
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- TV out
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer
- T9
- Flash Lite 3
- Built-in handsfree
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh (BL-4L)
Stand-by: Up to 430 h
Talk time: Up to 6 h 40 min
iPhone vs Nokia N97
Look & Feel
The Nokia N97 measures 117.2 (L) x 55.3 (W) x 15.9mm (D) compared to the iPhone 3G’s 115.5 (H) x 62.1 (W) x 12.3mm (D); the N97 weighs 150g compared to the iPhone 3G’s 133g. All pretty similar. The N97 obviously has the slide out QWERTY keyboard and features a tilting touchscreen, whereas the iPhone 3G is a single, static unit.
Screen
The iPhone 3G’s 320 x 480 3:2 ratio screen is eclipsed by the Nokia N97’s true widescreen (16:9) 640 x 360 pixels. Both measure 3.5 inches diagonally. Nokia definitely wins on this one, as not only will TV/DVD based widescreen movies fill the whole screen, but there’s more resolution...
Camera
Again, the N97 wins hands down on the camera front, offering five megapixels, Carl Zeiss Tessar optics, and a LED flash / video light. Yes, video. The N97 will shoot video at DVD quality (30fps). The iPhone 3G, by comparison, has no video functionality and a paltry 2MP camera with no flash or focus.
Multimedia
Both handsets are heavyweights when it comes to consuming multimedia content, with both phones loyal to their companies' services - the iPhone 3G obviously has access to a huge range of content via the iTunes Store, with all other content having to go via iTunes. The N97 has access to the Nokia Music Store.
Both can play a wide variety of audio formats, but the N97 manages WMA on top of MP3, AAC, eAAC and eAAC+.
Both play variations of the MPEG4 video format, but the N97 also supports Windows Media 9 and Flash Lite/Flash Video via the Internet browser.
Navigation
The iPhone 3G utilises A-GPS and Google Maps, plus any third-party applications which use geo-location data, while the Nokia N97 has A-GPS and an electronic compass and uses Nokia Maps.
Google Maps offers 3D views of selected cities, driving, limited public transport and walking directions.
Nokia Maps offers multimedia city guides and navigation services, voice-guided car navigation, pedestrian-optimised guidance.
The N97 wins on navigation functionality, as the Nokia Maps system does seem to offer a wider range of options, however individual usage will vary depending on location.
Communications
Both phones offer HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. The N97 has the full Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP implementation whereas the iPhone 3G has only basic Bluetooth.
Web Browsing
Both handsets offer full access to Internet web sites, but the Nokia N97 offers support for Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash Video, so will be able to render pages more fully than the iPhone which doesn't. It's not immediately clear from the specs whether the N97 offers in-browser Java support, the iPhone 3G doesn't.
Operating System
The initial Nokia N97 specifications don't explicitly mention which operating system is being used, but I presume, as an NSeries phone, it's Symbian-based. The iPhone 3G uses OS X.
Storage
The iPhone 3G comes with either 8GB or 16GB of fixed storage with no external expansion. The Nokia N97 comes with a whopping 32GB of internal memory plus up to 16GB of microSD expansion. Very nice.
Applications
iPhone 3G users have access to the standard range of useful applications plus a host of free and pay-for applications in the iPhone App Store via iTunes.
Assuming no restrictions, users will be able to install Symbian-based applications onto the Nokia N97.
Pricing & Networks
Pricing and networks have not yet been announced for the Nokia N97, thought it's expected to have a pre-subsidy price of €599.
Conclusion
Technically, the Nokia N97 beats the iPhone 3G in nearly every area - screen resolution, camera, web browser, video capability, storage - but of course it's an ewer handset.
[iPhonic]
