In a world today whereby every other touchscreen phone is a Blackberry or an Apple, I certainly feel somewhat special by having the new Nokia N97. Strangers would come up to me and ask what is it like with the N97 (as I use my phone often in public). Like in NTUC, while I was doing grocery shopping with my family. Or like the lady behind the mixed rice counter in a food court. Or my colleagues whom I normally wouldn’t interact with would come up and strike a conversation with me. Some ask for the tips of using the phone. Some simply like many others curious of what this new flagship product is like. For them, I am more than happy to do a live demo, there and then. Making friends.
Throughout this six weeks, I have experienced quite a fair bit with the phone. I have also had quite a few good opportunity to play with my friends’ Blackberry and Apple phones. By no means the following article is meant to be a product comparison, or even a product review. Just an honest write-up on my hands-on experience with the N97 thus far. And if you are already a N97 user (or going to be), you may find a few good tips too.
So, are you ready?
- Yes, take me to the article please.
- Not today, thanks anyway.
PS. If you are shopping for a phone, make sure you work out the total cost of ownership over the contract period. My 30GB data plan is S$13 a month just to give you some ideas when you examine the bundled price of any given phone.
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