Features Galore: The beauty in White!

Software:

• Runs S60 5th Edition. However, the N97 will have the Nseries version of S60, which means there will be a number of extra applications including Internet Radio, FM transmitter, Home media (UPnP) and Photos.
• The home screen can be personalized with Internet-aware widgets (based on WRT technology). Examples included in the press photos include weather forecasts, social networking (Facebook, Friendster, My Space) status summaries, and media collections. There are also indicators for time, profiles, email, application shortcuts and so on.
• Text input is via on screen keyboard (full screen QWERTY, pop-up QWERTY and alphanumeric), as is standard on S60 5th Edition, or handwriting recognition or via the QWERTY keyboard.
• Fully compatible with Ovi services including Maps, Music, Share and Games. Nokia Music store can be accessed from the device or from Nokia Music for the PC. Nokia Maps now supports high resolution satellite imagery, 3D buildings (selected buildings) and richer map meta data. Pedestrian route finding and turn by turn, voice guided car navigation, are available as premium services.
• Introduces the social location (So-Lo) concept; the N97 has software that allows you to automatically update and share your location with friends and popular social networks.

Hardware:

• The N97 (117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm) is larger than the 5800 (111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm). Compared to the iPhone (112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm) is a little taller, but slightly narrower. Quite impressive given the inclusion of a QWERTY keyboard.
• 3.5 inch, 360 x 640 (nHD) resolution resistive touch TFT screen with 16 million colours. The device can be driven using finger touch or stylus, or from the QWERTY keyboard.
• Haptic feedback for screen touches. This is provided via general vibra feedback, as on the Nokia 5800.
• 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. The camera is covered by a sliding lens cover similar to that found on the N85 and N79.
• The camera is also used to record videos at VGA at 30 frames per seconds. The usual Share online application is present for uploading images and video to online services such as Flickr and Share on Ovi (available services likely to be expanded before launch).
• Integrated A-GPS and compass sensor (magnetometer) means that the N97 'intuitively knows where it is' and this is used by Nokia Maps, and for social location; also embeds location information into images and video.
• 3.5 mm audio jack (also used for TV-Out) and built in stereo speakers. Music playback time of one and half days (36 hours). There's also an FM radio and FM transmitter.
• MicroUSB jack (USB 2.0 HiSpeed) and supports charging over USB
• 32GB of internal flash memory; microSD card slot with support for SDHC cards upto 16GB in size (giving total potential memory of 48 GB)
• WiFi, 3.5G, quad-band GSM and Bluetooth connectivity
• There is no stylus built into the phone, but one will be included in the box