NOKIA N97 VS iPHONE

From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence....Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries.

True. You can only say whoa! and you can only feel out of place after knowing about Nokia N97, the latest touchscreen mobile phone from Nokia. My first reaction after seeing the mobile phone was, what will the self proclaimed, unnecessarily sophisticated, limited featured Apple iPhone will do? I wonder if iPhone users are thinking of dumping iPhone in the garbage box and opt for Nokia N97 nextyear. If not, lemme tell you why you should.

Features At a Glance

1. First Nseries QWERTY device with a slideout QWERTY form factor
2. First Nseries touchscreen device sporting S60 5th edition
3. First high-resolution screen Nseries device with a 3.5 inch 16:9 TFT display that supports 16 million colors and what Nokia likes to call an nHD resolution of 640×360 pixels
4. First Nokia device to have built-in 32GB memory as well as support for microSDHC cards till 32 GB! so we are talking about 64GB!
5. 5MP camera with Dual-LED and VGA recording at 640×480
6. A-GPS enabled and an electronic compass that is always aware of your location
7. 3.5mm plug and bluetooth with A2DP
8. microUSB charging
9. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 data transfer through the same por
10. Tri-band HSDPA flavor of 900/1900/2100
11. Price: 550 Euros (before taxes and subsidies) when it launches in the first half of 2009
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Conversation between iPhone and Nokia N97

1. Voice Dialing

iPhone: Bluetooth headset, Bluetooth $600 phone and there is no voice dialing in me. Yes you heard me right.

Nokia N97: Huh. I don’t care about such silly things. It is there in me as if I I never lost it.

2. One-push speed dialing

iPhone: There is no equivalent of the push-and-hold speed dialing in me that exist on most other phones. Instead, I have a Favorites list gives you a quick(ish) access to the most frequently dialed numbers.

Nokia N97: What were you doing while getting manufactured? Couldn’t you scream louder? I have that facility.

3. Bluetooth DUN Profile

iPhone: Unlike nearly every other Bluetooth enabled cell phone, I will not share internet connection with other devices (e.g. a laptop). In fact, out of roughly 25 common Bluetooth profiles for cell phones, I only support two. And believe me its not a hardware fault.

Nokia N97: Are you serious! Are you really serious! Lol. This is 21st century. Please wake up.

4. Saving Images/Files

iPhone: We have a gallery here of iPhone wallpapers. I browse to it on the iPhone. I find my image I want. And then I wait, I can’t download it? I can’t choose to set it as wallpaper? I have to go to my Mac, browse to the URL again, download the photo, purchase and install iLife, import the photo into iPhoto, set it to sync with the iPhone, open up iTunes, hit sync, then browse to it on my iPhone and set as wallpaper. Its not that tough you know.

Nokia N97: Haha. True. You can do it normally from my phone. Get a life you iPhone. I mean these things are so common that I don’t even care to look for it. It is there.

5. Flash

iPhone: Seriously. There was no flash support in me until recently. But anyway, even when using YouTube, I cant save the clip on the phone. Not much of a trouble no?

Nokia N97: I had flash support right from the time when N was spelt. I have it now too.

6. Camera Options

iPhone: I had asked them, where is my zoom. I have a 2MP camera. But that is not sufficient my users say. But no zoom, even I protest.

Nokia N97: Lol. I don’t complain. I have a 5MP camera with Zeiss lens and LED flash and zoom. Anyway, what about your Video support (winks)

7. Video Options

iPhone: I can not shoot a video. But I can play a video.

Nokia N97: Lol. I can shoot at a DVD quality movie recording. And 16:9 ratio. Okay. I will not bug you any more. I know you are way behind.

8. Copy/Paste Option

iPhone: I can’t give the copy paste facility to people. I would have loved so many things to be included, Alas.

Nokia N97: Don’t talk to me about such petty issues. You don’t even have message forwarding options. I wonder what actually do you have!

9. Touchscreen and Keypad

iPhone: I have a touch screen that is superior to you in every respect.

Nokia N97: That is because people haven’t used me yet. The most physically immediate stand-out feature of me is the kick-out full QWERTY keyboard, hidden behind a 3.5-inch widescreen 16:9 touch display that tilts smartly above the keys. Both control methods neatly coexist and are tailored to ensure every experience. And don’t tell me now that I am bragging.

10. SMS

iPhone: I accept defeat here. I can’t forward the SMS. I can’t send phone numbers via SMS text message. I can not save VCard and contacts to my phone contacts. I can’t click on MMS notification to go to Safari to view.

Nokia N97: I always knew I am intimidating. But I pity your inabilities now. These are basic features. You can get them even in my mediocre brothers.

11. Bluetooth Stereo Headsets

iPhone: I am more of an essential kind. Bluetooth stereo headsets work perfectly well when you are on a call. But due to a redundant bluetooth stack, you can not stream your music. I suppose you are not a music lover *smug look*.

Nokia N97: I know I know. When you have nothing to gain from, you pretend as if there is nothing to lose. Hah!

12. Capacity

iPhone: Hey I have a 8 GB/ 16 GB capacity. Do you know that? Can you beat me on that?

Nokia N97: No I can not. Because you win here with your ignorance. I have a built-in 32GB memory and so effectively you can plug in another 32 GB of MicroSDHC and make it 64 GB. More than what a laptop can hold you know. Still in a mood to fight?

13. Geo Location

iPhone: I have maps with GPS and I have plenty of other apps that can help anyone to find anything. Can you compete?

Nokia N97: Nopes. I don’t like intruders. I am location-savvy, automatically sensing where it is at any given time via A-GPS. The benefit being that you’ll be able to tap into local services with ease and share your social location with friends minus any extra fiddling or fuss.

In Conclusion

Despite all the fun and drama, I am really mesmerized by the features that Nokia N97 offers. It is the first and true next gen multimedia computers inside mobile phone. a closing note I feel, only two people will not go for Nokia N97 leaving iPhone. One who considers only the look of things (then iphone is still a better option than Nokia N97, cause the latter looks still Nokia-ish) and Steve Jobs.