Nokia N97

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1757 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the keyboard. The connectivity also impresses, but many are less positive about the price.

Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 80/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Nokia N97 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

Nokia produced yesteryear's smart phones of choice with the N series, and now it's upping the ante with the N97, which sports both a touchscreen and a full Qwerty keyboard. With the power of the Symbian operating system and a groovy angled screen, ...

Well laid-out Qwerty keyboard ; access to Ovi Store ; customisable homescreen ; widgets with live updates ; angled screen ; epic 32GB of memory with room for 16GB more

Bland user interface not the easiest to use ; unimpressive-looking display ; resistive touchscreen ; still some bugs ; no multitouch ; poor battery life

The Nokia N97 is another feature-packed N-series powerhouse that somewhat neglects design and usability considerations. With a great Qwerty keyboard but a disappointing resistive touchscreen, we're ultimately underwhelmed by the whole package

We grill Nokia's long awaited handset

Full of features, more storage than you can shake a stick at, excellent media playback functionality

Clunky and outdated Symbian operating system, slightly odd QWERTY keyboard

Fantastic piece of hardware, but a missed opportunity to make a great touchscreen variant of Symbian

Is this finally the touchscreen from Nokia we've been waiting for?

There's no doubt that the N97 is Nokia's top-of-the-line S60 smartphone. But a combination of factors, from dated software to inconsistencies in the interface, make it difficult for us to recommend the device. More so when there are very compelling ...

Wireless options include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo and A-GPS ; 3.5mm audio jack ; useful preinstalled apps ; 32GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion card slot

Inconsistent user interface ; keyboard with flush keys hard to type on ; dated S60 software ; limited apps on Ovi Store

. This final "resting position" works especially well if you leave the device on your desk as the screen faces you at a readable angle while you're seated, but not if you're typing on-the-go. In the hands, we realized that the screen faces downward a ...

Nokia's N97 is a beast of a phone, with every feature imaginable in its 150g, 18mm-thick case.

The keyboard is disappointing, and the Symbian OS feels outdated compared with those of more intuitive Android and Apple phones.

The N97 is Nokia's logical successor to its popular business-focussed Communicator range. Like the Communicators it has a small QWERTY keyboard. But unlike them it has a touchscreen, is small and pocket friendly at 117 x ...

The N97 has plenty of features and its touch based operating system is still something of a novelty for Nokia. We aren't convinced it is as responsive or intuitive as other touch based smartphone operating systems, though.

Hmm - I wondered about this phone's worth, but actually I think if this phone came to ATT, I would get it on a cheapo E71x like contract. Here's hoping for an N97x Mini. I'd just rather it was running Maemo

The Nokia N97 and I didn't get on well at the start. Firstly, I couldn't get the phone to boot beyond the holding page and it wasn't until I threatened to send it to a colleague known for his love of taking gadgets apart that it perked up. After that ...

The keyboard is great for speedy texting and emailing

The lack of Mac support and the size of this beast

It has a large touchscreen, keyboard and a pretty good camera - so why aren't we blown away?

Technology usually moves forward, but Nokia's top Nseries models seem to have been moving in the wrong direction since the N95 8GB. The N96 was a chunky brick that didn't bring much to the table (and was beaten by the relatively anonymous N85 and ...

Nokia's flagship smartphone finally arrives

The mobile industry continues to move at a blistering pace, and ultimately it feels like the N97 is already dated. There are simply better keyboards, better displays, better interfaces and smaller devices out there these days.