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Pros: The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera

Cons: The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition. We would have preferred a capacitive touch screen instead of resistive

Verdict: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the ...

Review summary: With rivals stealing the laurels for innovation, Nokia offers a decent all-rounder, marred only by dire text input options.

Verdict: Nevertheless the N97 sort of scrapes by, for now. It's fast and responsive, the worst bugs will are certain to be fixed, and the most violently ugly parts of the user experience will be quietly thrown overboard. That leaves an OK iPlayer, an OK music ...

Pros: Strong call quality, 3.5mm headphone jack, Solid battery life, 32GB of storage

Cons: Super expensive, Buggy widget system, Crash-prone, Awkward keyboard layout

Verdict: While the widgets look cool, their performance was mediocre at best. Our test unit was marred by crashes that required reboots to refresh the content. Fragments of the home screen remained, for example, occasionally when we launched widgets into their ...

Review summary: Even the Roman champions had some easier tests to make it to the arena. The much awaited Nokia N97 had to go through some hard times as it proved its toughness in this grueling stress test. The test included five parts beginning with the screen ...

Review summary: digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/22/nokia-n97-review-a-tale-of-two-bloggers/'; Recently, Engadget editors Thomas Ricker and Chris Ziegler received Nokia N97s just days apart from one another. Already established pen pals, the two ...