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Old 24-10-2010, 19:24
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Hello does anyone have this phone.

it seems to be getting so many bad reviews.
i want the white version it looks so nice.
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Old 24-10-2010, 19:33
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I had one for six months then got rid, quite possably the worst smart fone I've ever had... no, infact it is the worst smart.fone I've ever had second to the iPhone
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Old 24-10-2010, 19:53
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There's one sitting in my bedroom on the floor, gathering dust.

It was a good phone when released, but it's designed very badly and faults soon appeared. Also, having used handsets with more modern feeling UIs on their OS the UI on Symbian, running on the N97, feels very dated and slow.

I would avoid really...
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Old 24-10-2010, 20:56
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dont let it sit there! mine is off to recycling at £129! Done get an N97, worst smartphone in existince
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Old 24-10-2010, 21:06
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dont let it sit there! mine is off to recycling at £129! Done get an N97, worst smartphone in existince
It's got a faulty touch screen from the design fault where it has indented slightly - can't see it, but when powered on the screen isn't very responsive unfortunately.

Which company did you use by the way?
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Old 25-10-2010, 08:41
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dont let it sit there! mine is off to recycling at £129! Done get an N97, worst smartphone in existince
Yet it still manages to have richer functionality than any iPhone ..... but its generally acknowledged, even by Nokia, that the N97 was a mistake - late, hardware issues, software not ready on release, etc.

The newer S^3 phones are leagues ahead in daily operation and overall performance.
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Old 25-10-2010, 09:51
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Yet it still manages to have richer functionality than any iPhone .....
Correct.
but its generally acknowledged, even by Nokia, that the N97 was a mistake - late, hardware issues, software not ready on release, etc.
I would agree totally. It's a shame, had it been released 6 to 12 months earlier it would have probably been a success, of course they'd have had to design it properly too.

The newer S^3 phones are leagues ahead in daily operation and overall performance.
Sadly Symbian just doesn't have the UI to match competition from iOS and Android. It feels very dated and unpolished. There's no wonder it's starting to see a slump in sales and companies are stopping using it - Samsung and SonyEriccson.
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