OverviewWhat's good: cool slider form-factor, widgets, 3.5G, 5MP cam with dual LED flash, 3.5" 640 x 360 pixel display, N-gage gaming. What's bad: maddeningly glitchy software was not improved by a recent update; operating system has not been properly reworked for touch screens; bad reception and poor call quality; unpredictable behavior; nag screens galore; seems to break easily (battery cover especially); battery drains too quickly, charges slowly, and the phone won't operate below a high level of juice. I could go on. IntroductionThe N97 is Nokia's current flagship device, which is a shame. Tank may be more appropriate a label for this one's role. Long-time, hard-core Symbian fans might manage a smooth transition, but I think that everyone else - save a select few - will be completely alienated and turned off by this phone. Those select few are folks with almost no cell phone experience. I say this because I think anyone with the slightest indication of what has transpired in the... -
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