Two Symbian phones are all set to battle it out in the second half of the year: the Nokia N97 and the Sony Ericsson Idou. But which is better? Let’s find out.
The blue corner – Nokia N97
Our first contender is the Nokia N97. It takes the Symbian touch interface, and adds a full QWERTY keyboard, a bigger display, and a huge 32Gb of storage space. There aren’t many phones on the market that can beat it for sheer power, and, frankly, the word ‘powerhouse’ is the best way to describe for the Nokia N97.
Anyone who likes touchscreen phones should be excited, because the two biggest names in the world of mobile phones have handsets to take touchscreens to a whole new level with the Nokia N97 and the Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia.
Squaring off in history – Sony Ericsson vs Nokia touchscreens of the past
Sony Ericsson are well known for having a history of touchscreen mobile phones, right back beyond the days of the P800. The P800, though, was their first mainstream, proper touchscreen mobile phone. And boy what a phone it was, leaving everything around it in the dust. Followed by the P900, the P910 (their best touchscreen phone before the X1 Xperia arrived), the P990 (a massive letdown) and the P1, their range of touchscreen mobile phones has dwindled somewhat over the years. Mind you, Nokia’s never really got off the ground in the first place, with monstrous mobile phones like the 7700 and 7710. Their back-catalogue of touchscreen mobile phones is pretty grim, which is no doubt why the new 5800, their first mainstream touchscreen phone, is such a breath of fresh air.
2008’s been a good year for touchscreen mobile phones, but if anything, 2009 looks like it’s going to be even better, thanks to two new systems: Google Android, as seen in the T-Mobile G1, and Symbian S60 Touch, as seen in the Nokia N97. But how do these two heavyweight stack up against each other?
Domo Arigato Mr Roboto – The Rise of Google Android via the T-Mobile G1
A new operating system in mobile phones is always something that raises a fair amount of excitement. When it’s completely open source, so anyone can change it, it causes more excitement. When it’s made by one of the biggest names in the universe, Google, then everyone’s going to pay attention. So it was with Google Android, and the T-Mobile G1, the first mobile phone in the entire universe to be built around it. But what makes the T-Mobile G1 so special? Why is it so different to other mobile phones? Well, apart from the fact that the T-Mobile G1 comes with a huge touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, putting it firmly in the smartphone territory, that Google Android software makes for a truly unique experience. From the Android marketplace, where you can buy literally ANY extra software for your mobile phone that people can dream up, to the Amazon MP3 store, to Google Maps (and StreetView, with the built-in compass, which has to be seen to be believed), to full integration with GoogleMail, the T-Mobile G1 gives you access to masses of features not seen on any other mobile phones. And because the T-Mobile G1 is the first of its breed, it is truly unique!
Nowadays, every one is willing to have a mobile phone because one can do a lot of work with features of this device. Many companies are investing heavily in R&D to improve facilities of their mobile phones. Manufacturing firms like Nokia has always tried best to give ultra modern technology to these devices. The company has launched N97 mobile phone and 5800 Xpress Muics to hold better position among users of high end phones. We can compare them to find out what are the superior features they posses to attarct subscribers towards them.
Design
Both the phones have been delicatly designed by engineers of Nokia in order to show that, the company has taken good care of outer looks. Their sleek design can suit any one and can impress the crowed. The comparision of Nokia N97 Vs Nokia 5800
Xpress Music says that, Xpress music has full touch screen display while Nokia N97 has a QWERTY keyboard as well for fast writing and replying to mails. Both are available in various colours to suit their users.
