The N97 features a kick-out QWERTY keyboard that is hidden behind the phone"s 3.5" - 16:9 aspect ratio - touchscreen. The N97 rocks a 5-megapixel camera on the back with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash. Also, the N97 can capture video in DVD quality in 16:9 aspect ratio. The phone comes with 32GB of on-board memory. As an extra, the capacity can be extended with microSD cards of up to 16GB, ranking up to a potential 48GB of storage on the N97. Nokia has put high-speed web access at the heart of its new device, along with one-button, "always-on" access to social-networking sites such as Facebook. The phone also uses its built-in GPS technology to provide location-specific information. Nokia, which calls the service "social location", said that it will enable N97 users to update theirsocial-networking profiles with precise details about their location and find nearby friends.
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Specifications: Form: Side-slide with tilting screen Volume: 88 cc Dimensions: 117.2 x 55.3 x15.9 mm (18.25 mm at thickest point) Weight (with battery): 150 g Sliding tilt mechanism Fullslide out keyboard Cover keys (S60 keys, Menu key, Send/End keys) Touch screen 4-way navigation key with centre select Dedicated camera and volume keys MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB Internal memory: 32 GB Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate TV out Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector) 3.5mm AV connector Display Size: 3.5" Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels Up to 16.7 million colours Resistive touch screen with separate touch foil and touch feedback Brightness control Orientation sensor Proximity sensor Ambient light detector BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery Talk time (maximum): GSM up to 570 min; WCDMA up to 360 min Standby time (maximum): GSM up to 430 h; WCDMA up to 400 h Video playback time (maximum): VGA 30fps QCIF 15fps up to 5.5 h Video recording time (maximum): up to 1 h per clip Music playback time(maximum): up to 40 h Operating Frequency: (RM-505, Global) WCDMA 900/1900/2100, Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA, GPRS, A-GPS, WLAN (RM-506, PR China) E-GSM 850/900/1800/1900, A-GPS (RM-507, Americas) WCDMA 850/1900/2100, Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, A-GPS, WLAN Automatic switching between GSM bands Flight mode Data Network:GPRS class A, multislot class 32 WCDMA maximum speed up to 3.6 Mbps HSDPA maximum speed up to 3.6 Mbps WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g maximum speed up to 11Mbps/54Mbps shipping june 2009