Dec 08
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So, with the announcement of the Nokia N97 at the Nokia World 2008 in Barcelona, the battle between smartphones has gone into the next level. So what’s the reason behind the Nokia move that concealed this new Nseries member until its launch date? Could it be the Nokia latest counter to the other smartphones? Well, we can’t really tell. I’m not interested in conspiracy theory or speculations either :) Just wait for the full comparison between the N97 and iPhone 3G and (perhaps) other smartphones..
So what’s exactly do we have here? Yes, it is some reasons why the N97 is much better than the iPhone 3G expressed by my source on 3gweek. Let’s just get started, shall we?
- It does 16:9 video. The iPhone doesn’t even do video. So, how can you go to a Daft Punk concert and record it to taunt your friends?
- It has a 5 megapixel camera. The iPhone only has 2, and the quality isn’t even close. The camera also has a dual LED flash, so you can take pictures in the dark where the iPhone can’t.
- I can type three Facebook status messages on the N97’s nice QWERTY keybord in the time that I can type two on the iPhone.
- It does copy and paste, so you can copy URLs to send to your friends. The iPhone can’t do that.
- It has replaceable batteries so you can charge up three batteries and Facebook for days, while the iPhone needs to be hooked back up to the wall for recharging after a few hours.
- The GPS device does turn-by-turn and has a built in compass, so you’ll get to your parties faster than with the iPhone, which doesn’t have a compass and doesn’t do turn-by-turn.
Above is picture of Nokia N97 and iPhone if put side-by-side (thanks Robert Scoble). I think iPhone is wider in size, but N97 is more detail. Checkout the more detailed specs of the Nokia N97 here
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The iPhone 3g loose to the n97, but the iPhone 3gs won to the n97!!