Nokia N97 Review Part 2.5 - Web Browsing

http://mobilementalism.com/2009/06/27/hands-on-nokia-n97-review/

The Nokia N97 is a smartphone, which should mean it offers a great Web browsing experience. But does it? Only one way to find out - use the thing to browse the Web and video myself in the process!

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Science & Technology

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• Nokia
• Nokia N97
• review
• mobile phone
• smartphone
• cellphone
• technology
• gadgets

[steve0ooo]

u need to use ur nail to touch it - grow some nails!

[MichaelMentalist]

Use my nail? What is this, 2007?!

[MichaelMentalist]

As for the touchscreen needing to be pushed harder, this kind of supports my argument. Why should? I don't have to on my capacitive Android G1, nor would I on an iPhone. Why, then, should I expect to on Nokia's phone?

Thanks for your comments, though.

[MichaelMentalist]

...Finally...

ggp759, this is the point that I was trying to make: Nokia is competing against the iPhone, even if it doesn't want to admit it. The N97 is a touchscreen smartphone, so of course people will see it as a natural competitor to the iPhone.

As such, comparing the N97 with the iPhone was completely valid.

[MichaelMentalist]

To continue my response to ggp759...

I now own a T-Mobile G1 - not an iPhone. I don't like the iPhone because I don't like Apple's restrictive policy with regards to its App Store and locking people into iTunes. You have to admit, though, that the iPhone's interface is fantastic, whereas the N97's in comparison is poor and old fashioned. It's just like the E90's, and that was looking outdated back in 2007 when it was launched...

[ggp759]

Your comments are negative just for the sake of being negative. For ex the "icons are bad " comments is completely ridiculous and even more so when you compare it to the iphone's icons which are big and childlike. As someone who has used this phone for a week PUSH the screen harder its resistive and a good resistive screen. Stop the comparisons to the iphone(completely useless and biased).

[MichaelMentalist]

Ouch! I guess you're quite a fan of the N97!

To put things in context, I've been an owner of the Nokia E90 since 2007. I loved that phone, and have no beef against Nokia....

[elleberth]

I have been playing with N97 for 3 days now and I found almost none of the issues that were described in the video

Trials to move the scroll bar made me laugh - he must tried hard not to hit the bar

"Screen not responsive" - another big laugh - it - my screen did not respond 2 times during 3 days of extensive usage - a lot isn't it

and to some comments: I would advice everyone before elaborating about the device and its bugs to take it in their hands and to try

[xJustPloug]

It's not multitouch!!? How hard is that to understand. It can only multitask!

And look how you are trying to scroll in the menu!!! Use the tip of your thumb, it's EASY!! And there is other ways as well!!

And the reason why you cant scroll down on a web page before it's loaded, is because Nokia don't wanna be making those chessmarks like iPhone 3G.!

E90 with a touchscreen?? You are crazy!!

Nokia's features is superior to all!!

I will make a reply vid to this. Wait and see bitch

[supergizmogizmo]

Learn to use touchscreen technology, noob!

[supergizmogizmo]

You suck! Icons are flat, lifeless. What do you want? 3d animated??? NOOB! And your fingers suck. This touch screen is bad! WOW big problem!

[MrErdincc]

lol

[UnleashTehNoob]

@_@ I heard the N97 was bland, but I really had no idea... Michael, check out the N900 for "flair." :)

Trek around the community for a bit, and you can find mods that make the UI rival (surpass?) the iPhone.

[DylanAE1]

@Dragon2sword lol i agree totally incompetant. frekin hell mate stop ya winging "oh god the apps dont look like their from fucking 2012" and "ahh crap i cant buy this the app store applicatlion picture doesnt look nice" but i will agree the touch scrolling on the origonal N97 did become a asshole but than i got the Mini and found no problems.but we all have our own opinions. personaly i think the N97 is alright but the N97 mini is better.the web browsers are of good quality in my opinion.

[remzai]

best phone ....

[0000morpheus0000]

you are a fucking tit!!! i have this phone and ive never had any probs with it. you fucking muppet! you dont deserve to have a phone of this quality..go back to the 3210 you fucking moron.

[Dragon2sword]

Wow, you really are an incompetant cunt.

[bedevere007]

Good review. You know if the new firmware fixes this issue?

[whatthi]

haha 1985 lols..

have to agree the icons and its fonts feel flat imo..and its effects when going to an application to another is bland compared to iPhone..

but ive done quite an extensive review i like the n97 more than the iphone 3gs, camera alone is enough to persuade me, and i love my media files so i would choose n97 anyday...but if u like apps then go to the iphone by all means..imo