Nokia N97, Nokia N86, Iphone 3G S, Which is the best?
If you’re in the market for a new phone at the moment, you’re beyond spoiled for choice. No fewer than three major phones debut next week, the Nokia N97, iPhone 3G S and the Nokia N86 cameraphone. Whether by design or not, all are slated for a release on 19 June, meaning a major queue clash outside Nokia and Apple’s flagship London stores (Opposite each other on the same road) is incoming.
But which should you buy? If you’re confused, puzzle no more! We break each phone down for you, what’s hot and what’s not, and which you should buy when the doors open and the stampede dies down.
Nokia N97
Nokia’s sequel to the monstrously powerful N96 somehow manages to cram in even more impressive specs, including 32GB of storage (Expandable to 48GB via a microSD slot) and a full QWERTY keyboard.
Like the N96, the Nokia N97 still packs HSDPA, Wi-Fi, a 5MP camera and GPS (With satnav turn-by-turn ready to go out of the box, unlike the new iPhone 3G S), but the real improvement is the wide ratio 3.5-inch touchscreen and slide up screen which flicks out and moves up into a viewing angle, which looks simple, but is incredibly hard to pull off (Don’t believe us? The HTC Touch Pro2 tries to do the same but wobbles all over the place).
The Nokia N97 comes with Ovi Store preloaded, so you’ll be able to pick up any apps you fancy nice and easy, and unlike with the iPhone, it’s not a walled garden, so you can get your programs from wherever you like online. It’s too early to make a call about the software the Nokia N97 is running otherwise, but physically, it’s one of the most well built phones we’ve ever held. One for big pockets though: all those features take some size fitting in.
Nokia N97 unboxed!
