<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Language
N97	I-Language
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
introduced	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2008	O
by	O
telecommunications	O
manufacturer	O
Nokia	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Nseries	B-Language
and	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Language
Nokia	I-Language
N96	I-Language
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	O
was	O
Nokia	O
's	O
second	O
S60-based	O
touchscreen	B-Device
phone	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
5800	I-Language
XpressMusic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
featured	O
slide-out	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
v9.4	O
(	O
Symbian^	O
1/S60	O
5th	O
Edition	O
)	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
N79	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
Nokia	O
's	O
flagship	O
device	O
at	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
touchscreen	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
prevalent	O
,	O
the	O
N97	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Language
N97	I-Language
was	O
released	O
in	O
US	O
flagship	O
stores	O
on	O
9	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
26	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	O
shipped	O
with	O
trial	O
versions	O
of	O
Quick	O
Office	O
,	O
Adobe	O
Reader	O
,	O
Boingo	O
,	O
Joikuspot	O
,	O
Ovi	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ovi	O
store	O
software	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
initial	O
software	O
met	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
firmware	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
released	O
the	O
new	O
firmware	B-Application
with	O
kinetic	O
scrolling	O
for	O
the	O
N97	O
to	O
address	O
drawbacks	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
firmware	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
N97	B-Language
Mini	I-Language
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
N97	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	B-Language
Mini	I-Language
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
N97	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
optional	O
DVB-H	B-Protocol
Nokia	O
Mobile	O
TV	O
receiver	O
,	O
SU-33W	O
it	O
became	O
possible	O
to	O
watch	O
television	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
touchscreen	B-Device
with	O
this	O
capability	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
N97	O
included	O
its	O
relative	O
lack	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
available	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
50MB	O
of	O
free	O
RAM	B-Architecture
after	O
boot	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
could	O
become	O
sluggish	O
and	O
close	O
applications	O
to	O
conserve	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	B-Language
Mini	I-Language
resolved	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
often	O
offering	O
users	O
over	O
250MB	O
of	O
free	O
space	O
in	O
fixed	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
memory	O
mapping	O
change	O
from	O
firmware	B-Application
version	O
20	O
enabled	O
applications	O
to	O
use	O
less	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
to	O
better	O
disengage	O
,	O
which	O
eased	O
the	O
strain	O
of	O
less	O
free	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
end-user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anssi	O
Vanjoki	O
,	O
Nokia	O
's	O
EVP	O
of	O
Markets	O
admitted	O
that	O
quality	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
software	O
was	O
troublesome	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
tremendous	O
disappointment	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
quality	O
for	O
the	O
consumers	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
Vanjoki	O
later	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
could	O
be	O
repaired	O
by	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Litchfield	O
of	O
"	O
All	O
About	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
"	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
blog	O
post	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
N97	O
really	O
was	O
the	O
device	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
ruled	O
the	O
world	O
-	O
it	O
had	O
,	O
almost	O
literally	O
,	O
everything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nokia	O
phones	O
traditionally	O
had	O
provided	O
strong	O
signal	O
reception	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
N97	I-Language
fell	O
short	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
poor	O
signal	O
strength	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
compared	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
to	O
other	O
phones	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
5th	I-Language
edition	I-Language
software	I-Language
platform	I-Language
,	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.4	O
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
TechRadar	O
site	O
as	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
insofar	O
as	O
menu	O
items	O
required	O
two	O
taps	O
to	O
activate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
its	O
marketing	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
killer	O
"	O
tarnished	O
Nokia	O
's	O
smartphone	B-Application
reputation	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	B-Language
Mini	I-Language
was	O
a	O
downsized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
N97	O
introduced	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N97	B-Language
Mini	I-Language
downsized	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
N97	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
8	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
memory	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
shorter	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
2.0	O
Nokia	B-Language
N97	I-Language
software	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
N97	O
N97	B-Language
mini	I-Language
Device	O
Size	O
Volume	O
Weight	O
LCD	O
size	O
(	O
640×360	O
px	B-Algorithm
)	O
inbuilt	O
mass	O
Storage	O
Memory	O
32	O
GB	O
8	O
GBNAND	O
Memory	O
256	O
MB	O
(	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
277	O
MB	O
user	O
available	O
)	O
FM	O
transmitter	O
Available	O
Not	O
available	O
Battery	O
model	O
BP-4L	O
3.7	O
V	O
1500	O
mAh	O
BL-4D	O
3.7	O
V	O
1200	O
mAhGSM	O
Talk	O
Time	O
up	O
to	O
9.5	O
hours7.1	O
hours	O
WCDMA	O
Talk	O
Time	O
up	O
to6.0	O
hours4.0	O
hoursGSM	O
Standby	O
Time	O
up	O
to	O
18	O
days13	O
daysWCDMA	O
Standby	O
Time	O
up	O
to	O
17	O
days	O
13	O
daysWeb	O
Browser	O
for	O
S60	B-Language
version	O
after	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
lower	O
than	O
7.37.3Browser	O
and	O
Maps	O
updates	O
for	O
many	O
S60	B-Language
3rd	O
Edition	O
and	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
N97	B-Language
mini	I-Language
Raoul	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
fashion	O
house	O
FJ	O
Benjamin	O
and	O
the	O
Raoul	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
5th	I-Language
edition	I-Language
software	I-Language
platform	I-Language
,	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.4	O
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
TechRadar	O
site	O
as	O
being	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
insofar	O
as	O
menu	O
items	O
required	O
two	O
taps	O
to	O
be	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
N97	O
,	O
the	O
cheaper	O
N97	B-Language
mini	I-Language
was	O
regarded	O
in	O
reviews	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firstly	O
is	O
the	O
N8	B-Language
,	O
as	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
multimedia	O
flagship	O
for	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
is	O
the	O
C6	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
sliding-out	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
-	O
however	O
since	O
the	O
C6	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
specifications	O
,	O
the	O
Maemo-powered	O
N900	B-Application
,	O
also	O
featuring	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
yet	O
considerably	O
better	O
specifications	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
the	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
