Nokia N97 hitting stores worldwide very soon

The highly anticipated Nokia N97 will begin selling in June 2009 in more than 75 countries. Along with a tilting 3.5″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to the full range of Ovi services.

The device is available in two colors viz. Transition Black Light and White. It is available for a price tag of £500 with pre-booking on the Nokia Europe site from 19th of June. The phone will be available on specific networks bundled with a contract by 26th of June 2009.

Full Specifications

• Form and Dimensions
  • Side-slide with tilting screen
  • Weight (with battery): 150 g
  • 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm

• Display and User Interface
  • Size: 3.5″ resistive touch screen (640 x 360 pixels) with 16.7 million colours
  • Orientation and proximity sensors, Ambient light detector

• Keys and Input Method
  • Full slide out QWERTY keyboard
  • Cover keys (S60 keys, Menu key, Send/End keys)
  • 4-way navigation key with centre select
  • Deicated camera and volume keys

• Memory
  • MicroSD memory card slot up to 16 GB
  • Internal memory: 32 GB

• Connectivity
  • Bluetooth version 2.0 with (EDR) Enhanced Data Rate
  • TV out
  • Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation
  • High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
  • 3.5 mm AV connector

• Camera and Image Capture
  • 5.0 megapixel (2584 x 1938 pixels) camera with Carl Zeiss optics
  • Still image file format JPEG/EXIF
  • Auto focus + dual LED flash
  • 4x Digital Zoom
  • Secondary camera for video calls, QCIF (176 x 144 pixels)
  • Video capture in MPEG-4 up to nHD 640×360 pixels or VGA at 30 fps
  • Video clip length: up to 90 minutes
  • Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
  • Automatic location tagging (Geotagging) of images/videos
  • Cover Flow changes photos with finger motions
  • Images taken in the correct orientation automatically

• Music and Audio
  • Supports codecs MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
  • Music meta-data ID3 tags, album art
  • Bit rate up to 320 kbps, DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0/1.0
  • Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS and Visual Radio™ support, FM transmitter

• Software and Applications
  • S60 5th edition software on Symbian OS
  • E-mail (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS, unified editor
  • Viewing of email attachments – .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
  • Mail for Exchange
  • Data: Calendar, Contacts, To-do, Notes, E-mail
  • PC Applications: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Organizer, Lotus
  • Notes
  • Utilities: Recorder, Calculator, Clock, Converter

• Browsing and Internet
  • Web browsing with touch control, RSS reader
  • Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS and
  • Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP and TCP/IP
  • Support for Visual history, HTML, JavaScript, Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash video
  • Support for streaming video
  • Nokia XpressPrint: direct printing via USB connection (PictBridge), Bluetooth connectivity (BPP) or via online printing
  • Video call and video sharing support (WCDMA network services)

• GPS and Navigation
  • Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
  • Compass and accelerometer for correct orientation of display
  • Nokia Maps, Nokia Map loader application via PC
  • 3 months Walk and Drive navigation license included (variation by region)