Nokia N97 Vs iPhone 3GS Reviews
Nokia N97 is Nokia’s main cell phone and, on paper at least, this country has a set of specifications that encourages envy boundaries smartphone technology. But Apple’s iPhone is the touchscreen handset to beat. How N97 games against the latest iPhone 3GS?
- Size & weight
3GS iPhone and the N97 is roughly the same size when you hold them in the palm of your hand (give or take a millimeter). But the N97 take the plastic less fat around the waist – the 3GS is 4mm thinner and 15g lighter than Nokia phones.
Nokia N97 0-1 iPhone 3GS
- Talk time & battery life
Ok, so measuring talk time and battery life is not an exact science … But Apple boasts 12 hours of talk time for iPhone 3GS, compared to 10 hours for the N97. In the case of standby time, the role is reversed and the loss of N97 with 3GS to 432 hours to 300 hours. A point each.
Nokia N97 1-2 iPhone 3GS
- Connectivity
The second feature fast 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity as standard. No shortage of iPhone range A2DP protocol as part of the Bluetooth packet, but this has since been corrected with the iPhone 3.0 software upgrade. Another tie.
Nokia N97 2-3 iPhone 3GS
- Digital Camera
Although Apple has upgraded the digital camera on the 3GS, it was not as bold as many people improvement expected. The iPhone’s 3 Megapixel lenses (with autofocus) is quite good and also able to capture VGA quality video at speeds up to 30 fps. In comparison, the N97 features a 5MP Carl Zeiss lens with autofocus and LED flash. Video resolution is maxed out at 640 × 480 VGA resolution.
Nokia N97 3-3 iPhone 3GS
- Storage
Nokia N97 compatible with top-of-the-range for the iPhone Gigabyte Gigabyte – better pack 32GB of internal storage. But the N97 also features a microSD expansion slot, allowing users to increase the overall memory up to 16GB. This gives the N97 maximum 48GB storage capacity. Well.
Nokia N97 4-3 iPhone 3GS
- Screen / Keyboard
Both the N97 and 3GS features 3.5-inch touch-sensitive display with accelerometer technology. N97 offers a higher resolution, too – 640 × 360 pixels compared with 480 × 320 pixels on the 3GS. And do not forget the N97’s QWERTY keyboard. But, as good as the N97 screen is, he uses old-fashioned ‘resistive’ technology and have no response from the ‘capacative’ multi-touch screen on the iPhone.
Nokia N97 5-4 iPhone 3GS
- Other Features
N97 features a customizable homescreen (with user-defined web widgetry), built-in FM radio, N-Gage hospitality and Symbian OS already supports downloading applications and games. But perhaps the iPhone is the most adapted smartphone is now available, thanks to the thousands of applications, games and tools available on the iTunes App Store. The 3GS also PowerVR SGX graphics features technology to improve the speed multimedia.
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