I guess Nokia isn’t wasting anytime in catching with the latest touchscreen craze of today. Even if the 5800 XPressMusic phone hasn’t even reached the global market yet, the company has just announced their new flagship model, the N97. Ironically, it replaces the just recently released N96. The N97 comes with a 3.5-inch 640×360 resistive touchscreen with tactile feedback, a slide-out QWERTY keypad, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and flash, DVD-quality recording at 30fps, HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 32GB internal memory and support for additional storage of up to 16GB via microSD card.
[press release, via cellphones etc]
More after the break.
With its combination of a touchscreen display and QWERTY keypad, this proves that the early speculation that a Nokia Communicator phone is next in line after the 5800 is indeed true. Likewise, the N97 also looks to be directly competing with Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 due to their similarities.
The N97 is scheduled to ship in the first half of 2009 with a €550 (roughly $693) price tag attached to it (excluding taxes and subsidies). So, still aching to get a 5800 XpressMusic phone? I know I’m not.
January 8th, 2009 at 4:04 am
I have frozen all my plans to acquire a new smart phone until this is out. It apperas to carry all that I desire a mobile gadget that combines all the essentials of modern day living, except lacking in the e-bible. Or could it be loadable??
How can I get a direct shipping soonest on its release. Iam in Malawi, Africa.
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