The Nokia N97 is working hard during our 3-week Eurotrip. We’re currently in London and I’ll tell you how I’ve been using it so far as a tourist. The Nokia N97’s 1500mAh battery held up pretty well.

They drive on the left side, so make sure you’re looking the right way!

One of the big reasons I chose the Nokia N97 as my main device for the trip was because I had an extra battery that I took from the E72. They use the same type of battery. After the previous night’s usage, the Nokia N97 only used up one bar of battery. I didn’t bother recharging it before hitting the bed. Bad idea!

This morning, the Nokia N97 had one bar left. How did that happen?! Turned out I forgot to exit out of Ovi Maps. It was still in the walk navigation menu. I didn’t have time to recharge so I just replaced it with my extra battery.

I left the hotel with a full battery around 11am and completely killed it by 7pm. This was my approximate usage:

• No phone calls or SMS
• Joikuspot for about 20 minutes when my wife needed to go online with her iPhone.
• Ovi Maps for about 20 minutes for navigation.
• Web browser for about 20 minutes mostly on Facebook.
• Took 7 photos (I also carry a DSLR)
• Used Pixelpipe to upload 2 photos to Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.
• Left Gravity running and regularly checked Twitter
• Left Nokia Messaging running for emails

The Nokia N97’s battery life doesn’t seem bad, right? I’m making sure both the batteries are charged tonight so I can have more usage tomorrow. We’re planning to meet the WOMWorld/Nokia crew tomorrow (Friday, 7th May) night for drinks. Tweet us up if you’re in town! @thenokiablog, @womworldnokia