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Bell gearing up to release Nokia N97!

By on October 22, 2009 at 9:28am in Bell Mobility News, Mobile News, Various News

n97bellimageWe recently found out that bell will be releasing the following phones when they launch their new HSPA network in November: Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Bold 9000, BlackBerry Bold 9700, Samsung Omnia II, LG XENON, Nokia 2730, Nokia 6350, Samsung Impact and USB Internet sticks Novatel Wireless U950 Turbo Stick, Novatel Wireless U998 Turbo Stick, Novatel Wireless X950 Turbo Card.

In addition to these beauties… how would you like to see another Nokia back in Bell’s lineup? Specifically the Nokia N97. Thanks to “KrispyK’ who informed us that the N97 will be a Bell exclusive device on their HSPA network. No word on a launch date or pricing, but the image shows it’s on its way!

The N97 has a full QWERTY keyboard with a 3.5 inch touchscreen (resolution of 360 x 640). The N97 has a 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash and video capabilities, 3.5 mm audio jack. The overall dimensions are 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm and weighs in at 150 grams. According to the image this has WiFi, Video Messaging, IM, Nokia Maps, TV, Radio and Full track Music and can hold up to 32GB with a microSD card.

We’ll have more info shortly on possible launch dates and prices!
(Thanks KrispyK!)

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  3. List of upcoming devices & prices for Bell HSPA network
  4. Bell to allow HSPA devices to be unlocked

Discussion

6 comments for “Bell gearing up to release Nokia N97!”

  1. I don’t see this as being very exciting. This phone has received awful reviews. The s60 platform is outdated.

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    Posted by Mike | October 22, 2009, 12:26 pm
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    • Mike, you might want to have a second look at the reviews the N97 has received, and you’ll see that not all of them are awful. The very early release of the N97 had its flaws, yes, but since then Nokia has sent several firmware updates to N97 users and now an updating firmware update to v2.0 will really bring the phone to a whole new level, I believe.

      I got my own N97 unlocked in July and been happily using it in Canada ever since. It’s not a perfect phone, but has many advantages over the iPhone and the Pre, for example. I like mine a lot.

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      Posted by Kay | October 22, 2009, 10:47 pm

  2. Once again, we do not care about n97 someone bring a 850/1900 N900!!!

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    Posted by Nick | October 22, 2009, 12:58 pm
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  3. Nokia makes available a Bluetooh folding keyboard for many S60 phones. The N97 is NOT one of them.

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    Posted by toyandme | October 22, 2009, 2:42 pm
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    • I don’t think I understand why you would want or need to use a Bluetooth keyboard with the N97, when the N97 itself is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard that folds under the touchscreen.

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      Posted by Kay | October 23, 2009, 8:41 am

    • The built-in keyboard is ok for short emails but I’m on the go a lot and hate carrying and worrying about a full size laptop for serious work. A folding keyboard fits in a coat pocket and costs less than $100. Also, if I lose it or it is stolen, I don’t care.

      There is a discussion on this here:
      http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-bluetooth-keyboard-support

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      Posted by toyandme | October 23, 2009, 4:04 pm

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