We promised you N97 coverage and now its time, the avalanche is about to start. Starting today, we here an Mobonoid will be running a series of posts looking at various aspects of the N97 to see if it actually measures up to the praise it has been getting. Today we will be looking at the hardware of the N97 and instead of boring you with a long post, we’ve decided to write in small points which should make it easier for you to skim through. Read on for thoughts about the design, build quality and keyboard amongst other things.
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Nokia will be rolling out the v11 firmware for the Nokia N97 tomorrow, the 1st of July. The new firmware packs numerous bug fixes and is a must for any N97 user. The update is expected to make the N97 faster, improve UI transitions and touch based responsiveness of the screen.
It is brings an update for the Facebook widget and a fix for the no display backlight illumination when unlocking the device with the lock/unlock switch. The update will be available over the air and all you need to do is hit *#0000# from the standby screen or get to ‘Device Updates’ and select check for updates in order to download. Simply follow the instructions and you should have your v11 firmware within minutes, without loosing any data.
Its been over 24 hours since I unboxed the Nokia N97 and in this post I bring you my first impressions based on one day with the N97 and also my experience from the N97 Blogger meetup which happened in New Delhi a few days ago.
I was lucky enough to play with both the white and the black (its actually a very dark grey) version and the build quality on both was phenomenal. The slide was so tight that if I hadn’t studied the N97 online for so long , I won’t have known the direction that I needed to slide the N97 in order to reveal the keypad.
The biggest decision for people to make once they decide to get the N97 is white colour to pick. When I laid my eyes on the Black, I immediately knew that there was no way I would skip this for the white. The white isn’t half bad, infact it even enjoys the advantage of being comparatively finger print free as regard to the black sibling. However, to my eye the white had a more plastic feel to it and looked far less regal. But then again, this is down to personal preference and you will find people that will swear for the white. As you saw yesterday, I ended up with the black and after 24 hours I am even more sure of my decision.
I am mighty pleased to inform you that the Nokia N97 is in the house and that you can expect a flood of coverage starting now. The version that we have is the black one and here is an unboxing video for your viewing pleasure. For those of you who prefer pictures to video, there’s are twenty pictures waiting after the break.
I can personally vouch for how well the N97 is built. There are no creaks, the hinge/slide is rock solid and the device actually feels really good in the hand. However, for the skeptics the people at Nokia Geeks have gone ahead and done some ‘endurance’ tests putting the N97 through hell.
They’ve done a scratch test, dropped it in a bowl of cereal, dropped it on concrete, put it in a pocket with keys and even washed it. We’ve always know Nokia makes solid devices, here’s even more reiteration.
Its been over 24 hours since I 
