Nokia N97 makes a practical choice

Nokia's latest smart phone is a bit, well, duplicitous, but I don't mean that in a bad way. On the one hand, even a cursory examination of the phones shows that the N97 is obviously Nokia's answer to the Apple iPhone. It has a large touch screen and is heavily geared towards anyone who is looking for a rich internet experience. On the other hand, the phone has a number of features that seem geared to set it apart from the iPhone, including a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an FM broadcaster and an ability to recognise handwriting. It's obvious that Nokia wants to compete with Apple without looking like a knock-off, and this phone should do that nicely. The largest difference between the two phones is how you interact with them. The N97's touch screen is pretty standard (as far as touch screen can be called standard), but Nokia's... [read full story]                    

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