As I said in my previous post, I managed to score a free N97 for a few weeks. So, here we go, a short review. 
In terms of the phone overall, it feels solid. However, it’s thick. It’s almost twice as thick as the iPhone, which that alone really puts me off it. While both phones are the same weight, the iPhone feels a lot smaller, despite actually being wider then the N97. Both phones have WiFi, A-GPS, Bluetooth, HSDPA, and 32GB of internal memory (well, I have a 16GB iPhone 3G S, but it does come in a 32GB model). However, the N97 is a bit better in terms of features – it has an FM radio (doesn’t bother me, I rarely listen to the radio anyway, and if I do, it’s usually Capital FM, which is only on DAB where I live), and an FM transmitter, which is sortof useful – you can play your music from the N97 on any car stereo for example. However, I’ve never ever had one of these work well for me. Finally, it has a pretty good physical keyboard. It takes a bit of getting used to though, as the spacebar is a pretty small key on the right.
Now, onto the software. The iPhone OS is, quite honestly, my favourite mobile OS around. It’s well thought out, it rarely crashes, and it looks fantastic. If I was forced to choose another OS, it would probably be a tie between Windows Mobile, and Android. The N97, on the other hand…well, it’s hard to explain. On one hand, it has some great points – it looks pretty good out of the box, it’s skinnable, it can run background apps (ahem), and it’s very open – you can run whatever you want on it (ahem), you can change settings without needing hacks (ahem), and so on, but that’s where the positive points end.
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