One of the coolest things about the N97 is that when it’s in standby mode, it stills updates what’s happening online

More info on the Nokia N97:

• 32 GB of built in flash memory expandable by another 16Gb with a microSD card slot
• 5 MPX Carl Zeiss camera with dual led flash
• Huge 3.5” screen.
• powered by the 5th edition of the S60 platform
• Radically improved active standby screen
• Tilt-slide-out QWERTY form factor
• Easily switchabe from a candybar phone with a full touch screen to mini-laptop mode with a full QWERTY keyboard.

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The Nokia N97 hardware specs have been recently updated on the official Nokia Forum website; click here to view the details.

Or if you’re in a hurry, here’s a summary:

* Dimensions: 4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in
* Weight (with battery): 5.29 oz

Keys and Input Method:

* Full slide out keyboard
* Cover keys (S60 keys, Menu key, Send/End keys)
* Touch screen
* 4-way navigation key with center select
* Dedicated camera and volume keys

Memory:

* microSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB
* Internal memory: up to 32 GB

Connectivity:

* Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (designed to meet Bluetooth specification 2.0 supporting the following profiles: A2DP, AVDTP, AVRCP, BIP, DUN, FTP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HID, HSP, OPP, PBAP, SAP, SDP)
* TV out jack
* Support for local and remote SyncML synchronization
* High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
* 3.5 mm AV connector

Accessibility:

* Hearing Aid Compatibilty Rating: M3

The big news is that the hardware platform remains essentially unchanged, which I know will frustrate some Nokia fans. I view it differently: Nokia, like any other company, are in a constant product-cycle development stream, and the N97 represents the best tweak of current technology without breaking into the higher ground offered by more recent developments (like dual cpu’s for example).

So why have Nokia done this?

I think, apart from the economics, it’s just good business sense: you don’t take huge, un-necessary innovation leaps unless you’re wanting to forge into a completely new market. To do that in the current climate is very brave, and maybe not totally necessary.

Think about it like this: product development can only go, to a large extent, in incremental steps to maximize the trade-off between revenue and cost. And in these current times, that’s the difference between survival and business death. I know which I’d prefer!

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