Tilting Touch Display, QWERTY Keyboard and Personalized Home Screen - a True Mobile Computer BARCELONA, Spain, December 2
BARCELONA, Spain, December 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
today unveiled the Nokia N97, the world's most advanced mobile computer,
which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each
other. Designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, the Nokia N97
combines a large 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an
'always open' window to favorite social networking sites and Internet
destinations. Nokia's flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology -
including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds -
for people to create a personal Internet and share their 'social location.'
"From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is
the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence," said Jonas
Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. "Together with the Ovi services
announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around
us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With
the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet
into your Internet".
Sensing your 'So-Lo'
The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of 'social location'. With
integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile
computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to
update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving
approved friends the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social
location' as well as related pictures or videos.
Widescreen - Internet and entertainment
The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people,
content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are
available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can
be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web
services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited
for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the
physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging,
chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.
The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of
on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and
more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for
the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The
Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics,
16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on
Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.
The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at
an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies.
For more information and materials on Nokia World 2008 event and
announcements, please visit:
http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld
http://www.nokia.com/press/nokiaworld08
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to
experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business
mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet
services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of
focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
http://www.nokia.com
SOURCE Nokia Corporation
