Nokia N97 is the latest buzz that has hit the cell phone market and lots of us now wondering if Nokia N97 really a competitor for iPhone 3G. We have just try to find it out looking at the various sources that have talked about upcoming features of Nokia N97 and comparing it with iPhone 3G.
Find below detailed comparison in Specifications of these two amazing gadgets. ( As Nokia N97 is yet to be officially released, this information may be incorrect.)
Design: Design and look is always a plus point of most of all Apple product and the cool white and black colors of iPhone definitely has upper hand in department of design but at the same time Nokia also has done a pretty good job. iPhone 3G is bit slimmer than Nokia N97 but at the same time Nokia N97 comes with sliding QWERTY keyboard and tilting display.
Comparison of Apple iPhone 3G Vs. Nokia N97
| Model
|
Nokia N97
|
iPhone 3G
|
| Network
|
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| Dimension
|
117.2×55.3×15.9-18.3 mm
150 g |
4.5 inches (115.5 mm)x2.4 inches (62.1 mm)x0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
(133 grams) |
| Dispay
|
TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches |
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi |
| Memory
|
32 GB internal memory
microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB |
8GB or 16GB flash drive |
| Data Transfer
|
GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, WLAN, Bluetooth, Infrared, USB | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth |
| Messaging
|
SMS, MMS | SMS |
| Browser
|
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds | Safari |
| Camera
|
5 MP, 2584×1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera | 2.0 megapixels |
| GPS
|
Built-in GPS receiver
A-GPS support Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch |
Assiste GPS |
| Video Recording
|
Yes | Yes |
| Email
|
Yes | Yes with attachments |
| OS
|
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 | Mac |
| Battery Life | Up to 6 h 40 min talk time
Up to 430 h Standby |
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Up to 5 hours on 3GUp to 10 hours on 2G |
| Other Features
|
Coming soon | Charging with USB
Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient light sensor Application Store |
|
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Nokia N Series N97 Vs. Apple 3G iPhone Handson
Conclusion
Nokia N97 is far ahead of iPhone 3G and will be definitely an iPhone killer.
Watch the official pictures of Nokia N97
Sources: Cnet, iPhonic, YouTube, GadgetWidgets, GSMArena, NokNok
