Ah NOKIA the so called awsome mobile phone maker. atleast thats what i thought after owning around 5 nokia phones. I always had my cell phone dropping from the height of a man to the floor especially tiles. My phones never broke becuz of that. But then when i was considering touch screen, its latest in fashion and blah blah, then its nokia i thought it can still keep falling and i can laugh at iphone owners. but this time nokia cheated, making a chinese phone with no shock research and development and pricing it for 550 pounds is just shit man. I spent my entire one month salary on it, used it 5 months. once it dropped vibration stopped function for about a week. then again it fell on CARPET, this time neither the vibration nor does my touch screen function. Its with the guarrantee guys and they return it untouched. Now i have to pay for it. The camera is the worst in the history of cell phones, who thinks u can actually see a captured pic when theres 2 bright leds next the cam? and how will be the image clear after turning them off? Serious waste of money, if nokia wants people stop using nokia, then NOKIA plz go ahead. 1 more thing, my bro bought n900. the phone doesnt catch the sim at all, we replaced 2 phones at the best nokia store both of them had the same problem.

I challenge nokia to build the best phones again!!! with shock deterrent compatibility and user friendliness, otherwise sell the software to someone worthy of a try.

i m Bhuwan Shrestha from Nepal. I am thinking of buying this n 97 set soon but reading these comments i will not buy this set. i m thinking of buying ifone/ samsung jet/ n900. can anyonesay me how is n900? plz mail me on music_pari2000@yahoo.com.

N97 SUCKS! I made the greatest mistake in my life for buying this hopeless phone in Jun2009. After 4 months, I sold it away before I smash it against the wall. The features look apparently promising and existing but they are not working properly! Silly phone kept hanging, double images appear on the text, restore programme could not restore backup data which were working fine prior to backup. White model has a serious design problem - the backlight camouflages with white light in the room or moving vehicle and the alphabet on the keypad were hardly visible at all. Sensor not working sensibly. The Sims game bundled with the phone is the silliest touchscreen game we'd ever seen - imagine having 4 arrows on the screen and we have to tap on the arrow to move the character left right up or down. It really makes us wonder if the designers know what's a touchscreen for and how it should work.

Well, I hope iPhone (or any other phone out there) will KILL the N97 before it kills our sanity.

Shame on you Nokia - your products and support have gotten from bad to beyond hope!!

the iphone is crap.. apple limit what goes in there and simple functions like the,mes selecting a mp3 and setting as ringtone or sms tone you cant on the iphone you cant send/recieve files or use the phone as external drive you cant do so much on the icrap phone.. the nokia is so much better

rightly said
I own this piece of shit N97
Really troubled with it
I think once u know how to work on an Iphone then all other mobiles just sucks.
My iphone is dead (Hmmmmm......)

If you updated the firmware, used selective apps to manage memory, battery life, etc, it is a good robust phone. It has worked well for me and I travel around the world with it.

PIECE OF SHIT INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!

I have been your runescape gold post a few days, and I like, I will often concern.

hi, just readin thru this quickly, then gonna check if there is a new update for my n97..i like it, but i kinda regret buyin it coz of the n900 (i dont keep up with tech stuff much so i only found out bout it after i bought the n97 >.<)
the phone's pretty good overall, some problems i have had with it:
1.) phone backlight not coming on after unlocking (patched)
2.) sensors to switch the phone between vertical & horizontal screens seem to get confused sometimes, its not as fast as i would like
3.) my phone seems to switch itself off randomly, sometimes it stays on the whole day, sometimes it can turn itself off a few times in a day - i've had it shut off just as i was about to answer a call, in the middle of typing a sms, etc

Hi shinn,

1) -
2) tilt the phone just a little bit more so that the sensor will straight away recognise that you have changed orientation.
3) I haven't had the phone switching off randomly. I ask you then contact your retailer or Nokia about this as this appears to be a fault.

Hi, I've been a satisfied N97 user for the past few months. Especially like the widgets and the keyboard. Really cool stuff. The problems I've recently started encountering are:

The biggest and most annoying problem with N97 is:
A lot of time my phone will stop receiving incoming calls and text messages. However, once I send a text message or make an outgoing call, I'll receive a few text messages together and incoming calls are active again. The problem started off slowly but over the past week its become more frequent, and my phone is literally unable to receive incoming calls for hours end. Worst thing is, there is no way of knowing that Im going through this problem. It makes me unavailable to people who are trying to reach me. Has anyone else had this problem? Can I fix it somehow?

Second problem I dont like, and I see a lot of people complianing about it, is that the battery time is totally unknown. Sometimes the phone will recharge in less than an hour, and at other times it will take over 2-3 hours. What is going on with that?

I'd really like help on my first problem please!!! I've paid good money for this phone and to be experiencing a problem such as not being able to receive phone calls which is the most basic function, is really disappointing.

Hi all,

I am considering Nokia N97. Currently I have iPhone 3G and it works OK but now I have created a comparison list of what I have and what I need. Iphone gives me good access to my three email accounts, has a good dialing and messaging shortcuts and plenty of apps, but what i see in N97 as an advantage is integrated maps with GPS satellite access, QWERTY, better camera, not fragile as iPhone (I have to take care more of my iPhone like for a baby).

Can anyone else please give me any personal experience if switched from iPhone to Nokia N97.

Thank you,
Arian
Republic of Kosovo

Hi,

I own a Nokia N97, iPhone 3GS and also had an iPhone 3G.

N97 is good as a general non-multimedia phone. If you want multimedia, my advice to you is to get the N900 or iPhone 3GS.

For the record, I prefer the N97 over the iPhone as I am not really into multimedia on the phone. And having a dedicated qwerty keyboard feels great.

ehm complete enough

I have had the Nokia N97 for almost a 1.5months and still most of the time it does what it wants.

For example it sends the same messages countless of times, as soon as the reception is lower than 3 bars it immediately cuts off in mid-conversation.

Meanwhile all programs such as word, etc seem to be locked which is totally unfair after having bought such an expensive phone.

Touch screen is not that bad but has nothing to do with the sharpness and responsiveness of an Iphone.

Well not all software is free, like the PDF reader and office reader. They are 3rd party software. It is something consumers are not used to but it doesn't mean that it is unfair. But I think a sensible thing for Nokia to have done was to give a store credit (say $20) to spend at the Ovid store, as this would have increased the traffic. Unfortunately they didn't go this way.

What I do recommend Nokia to do is to offer N900 upgrade to the N97 consumers at a special discounted price if they really want the N900 to take off.

hey yer a well paid living nokia bot i believe. yer working for them. tell yer bosses to build better phones or else i will make my dogs shit in your head office buildings.

I am quite happy with my nokia N97. I have an iPhone 3GS as well. To me, the Nokia N97 is more a serious phone and the iPhone 3GS is more a gimmick.

I quite like the physical keyboard and the size and shape of the phone. Some phones are too squarish to have that comfort in the hand.

Sure, it could be better and may not be as asthetic as the iPhone, but the N97 has class. Overtime, there will be improved widgets and patch releases. And pretty much depending what you do with the phone, some widgets may hardly be used anyway.

I am very satisfied owner of N97! I love the good camera, FM-transmitter, video phone calls etc. I have Noki N95, E75 , Samsung Ultra Touch and iPhone 3G too, but this is the ONE I carry with me. And now the new software v20 seems to make everything even better.
I dont have to reboot or anything like that more than I have to do with my iPhone (actually Samsung is the most stable one of my devices).
The thing Nokia should do is that any software could only be put to the E-drive because the C-drive is limited and if You put too much software on C You may easily face some troubles.

Hi Guys I just bought this Nokia N97 last month this is a crape cell phone I would never recommed this Nokia N97 to anyone. I having lot of problem with this phone. I think Apple 3GS better than this crape phone. Anyhow I don't know what I am gonna do with this Nokia N97.

Hi Uzma,

What problems are you having?

And you said "I think Apple 3GS better than this crape phone". Did you have an iPhone 3GS at the time of writing? Or are you just making a comment from what you have read? Look, I own an N97 and iPhone 3GS and they are different. Both are good but I prefer the N97 more, mainly because it has the physical keyboard and a shape/size that fits more comfortably in my hand.

worst phone ever produced by nokia..n97 is users nightmare... i m using it for the last 1.5 months..but am utterly disappointed..wish i had not purchased it.. i feel that nokia is not good in touch screen segement ands they r experimenting with consumers money..surely nokia is going to take a hit because of n97...dnt buy it..

I just buy the N97 ,,not problem so far
Happy whit
Camila
Norway

Hi RAKESHMISRI,

Please... be honest to yourself and everyone else. You said the N97 is the "worst phone ever produced by nokia". Have you owned every single Nokia model released? What was your first Nokia phone? I have owned a number of mobile phones spanning way back and it includes Nokia 3210 (yeah it goes way back to the year 1999) where the screen was just mono. Have you ever owned a Nokia 3210? What about a 6210? Or a 7200? (btw Nokia 3210 was a good phone).

You said "N97 is a user's nightmare". Please explain.

You are correct in saying "they r experimenting" however you are incorrect in saying "they r experimenting with consumers money'. Obviously the fund has to come from somewhere so whether it be consumers money or not is irrelevant. I am sure Apple and other phone companies need money to research and it is logical to source that from their revenue (in most cases).

Nokia is new to the touch screen market. Didn't you know that? Perhaps you should have done some additional research before buying it.

Sorry, but I just dislike people knocking products and companies a like just because they have not done enough work themselves, nor do I like people just coming to a short conclusion or even exaggerate too much. It is not fair on those companies. Also, you should give a fair assessment of a product if you either going to recommend or warn people about it.

Thank you.

Well I have owned about 12 Nokia phones starting with my 2128 in 1994 with a 2160, 6160, 6161, 3300, 3390, 3220, 6130, 8910, 8860,8390, N95 and finally my N97. I have been very happy with most of them and a couple had some small build quality issues but nothing to make me hate Nokia. Until now. My N97 is a boat anchor. Right now I cannot even turn it on because I let the battery die last night, its been on the charger for 2 hours with the charging light lit. When I try to turn it on i feel the buzz but nothing lights up. I have experienced this a few times and know that it will eventually turn on. I have to re-boot this phone several times a day to make it work properly. I have reset the phone and re-loaded the firmware several times. Most of the time bluetooth will not connect unless I switch bluetooth off then back on again, it then makes a connection immediately. If I listen to the FM radio I first have to put it on "offline mode" than back on again otherwise it cannot lock in any stations, after a few hours the frequencies start to "wander" and it randomly tunes in other stations until I put it into offline then back to normal mode and the tuner works again for a few hours. The phone drops calls randomly in places that my other Nokia phones have not (other than my 3220 which also did this). Sometimes the screen fails to light up when unlocking it via the slider, many times the charging indicator scrolls even when it is unplugged, the lens of the camera has been destroyed by the "protective" slider, WiFi won't connect to certain types of routers (ones that my N95 had no issue with), there is not enough room on the c drive and the processor is too slow. I could go on and on about the problems with this phone.

I agree with rakeshmisri, this is the worst phone ever produced by Nokia, especially considering the $600 US price tag. I called customer service and the only thing they could tell me to do was send it in for service which will not fix the serious design flaws that this phone has (not enough RAM, slow processor) and certainly will not improve the horrible OS as I already have the latest firmware version. When I sent an email in to complain they claim to have lost it even though I got a confirmation email from them saying it was received. Unless Nokia comes up with a really incredible solution for me this will be the last Nokia I ever own.