Much awaited Nokia N97 now in the Indian market

Nokia N97

Mobile enthusiasts in India can now gear up for one of Nokia’s advanced mobile phones. The company has released its highly-anticipated Nokia N97 device which claims to offer a personalized mobile and Internet experience. This flagship device from the iconic Nokia Nseries range is particularly designed to pave a new way on how people connect to the Internet and with each other.

Designed to meet the needs of the internet savvy consumers, this touch screen device from Nokia, pioneers the idea of a personalized home screen. It allows people to select the desired content which provides an ‘always open’ window to all the applications. By simply touching the screen, social networking sites, RSS feeds and other widgets in addition to Ovi feeds are accessible.

This Nokia device includes multiple sensors, processing power, memory and connection speeds which help users to share their social location. The Nokia N97 has incorporated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass which helps the gadget locate its exact place. It provides a feature wherein users can update their status in social networking sites with the help of real-time information. In addition to this, the device provides users an access to the profile and status updates of their approved friends. Furthermore, it also helps them to share pictures and videos.

“From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile device in existence. It is an important step towards our vision of delivering a highly personalized Internet experience,” said Vineet Taneja, Director-Marketing, Nokia India. “Fuelled by a multitude of media and applications through the Ovi Store, the Nokia N97 transforms the Internet into an experience that’s completely tailored to the tastes and interests of its user”.

The Nokia N97 is the only Nokia device which provides an access to the newly opened Ovi store. This store is a one-stop shop for a full list of applications, videos, games, podcasts, web, productivity tools, location based services and much more. It has paid and free content access to a range of worldwide and confined content providers like Facebook, Paramount Pictures and Twitter. The Ovi store, in India provides an option of free to download and paid items developed in particular for Indian customers, by Indian developers under the aegis of Forum Nokia. Users can also access global items which are a combination of paid and free to download content.

The phone sports a large 3.5” widescreen display with 16:9 aspect ratio and a distinct tilting feature. It includes a full QWERTY keyboard that can be completely modified with a variety of widgets to get live data straight on the device. The Nokia N97 is expected to come to India with 10 international widgets and 5 local widgets along with some pre-loaded applications. They include Facebook, news services like NDTV and Reuters, email, shopping and weather information. Proficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing can be achieved with the help of the intuitive User Interface which has an option of physical QWERTY and virtual touch input. Consumers can also geo-tag their images and share them instantly with their friends through Ovi Share, Twitter, Flickr or Facebook.

This touch screen device can rope in a storage space of 48GB. It includes a 32GB on-board memory, expandable with a 16GB microSD card which can be used for music and media. The Nokia N97 comes with superior music quality along with full support for the Nokia Music Store. The device has a nonstop playback time of up to 1.5 days. It also includes a 5-megapixel camera with advanced quality Carl Zeiss optics and DVD quality video capture.

This Nseries device has been introduced with an easy EMI payment system for the first time ever. In collaboration with HDFC and Citibank, it is provided with a 3 month EMI option at 0% interest rate. This scheme is available to consumers in selected retail outlets in metros and towns across India.

Furthermore, along with a Nokia N97 buy, Vodafone consumers also get an exclusive free data plan for continuous browsing of internet services for a period of 3 months. Vodafone Nokia N97 winners can also avail an exclusive access to ‘The Groove’, a unique lifestyle widget. This widget provides users with live updates on dining out, shopping, clubbing, movies, cultural events and sports.

This offer for the Nokia N97 will be applicable to Vodafone users at all Vodafone stores retailing Nokia devices, Nokia Branded Retail outlets and the Multi Brand Outlets across India.


Posted on 2 July, 2009 By Feature Editor
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