The Nokia N97 is coming out this June and you have the chance to pre-order this smartphone today and get it on launch day.
What’s conspicuously missing in the pre-order page here is the suggested retail price.
If we follow the earlier announced price in Europe of €550, it may end up somewhere in the Php40k range after tariffs and VAT.
Considering that the Nokia N96 had an SRP of Php37,850 (on its first release in the Philippines) and the Nokia E90 costs about Php35,500, that figure isn’t far off.
Any takers?
Bad-ass phone..:D… but after 3 or 4 months they have another model…
Oh well, I think I’ll wait for Nokia to get their accelerometer implementation sorted out first. I’m happy with my E75 for now.
lol 40k! no thanks I think I’ll stick with my 5800 for now. wonder what the next flagship model will be like . . . ooh and for those who have Philippine 5800s you can already update to V 2.1 through NSU
n97 is very slow…. and symbian is very much outdated the interface sucks! until they replace or improve symbian i’m not getting another nokia phone!
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laptop na lang or netbook. mahal naman ata..
hmmmmm… let me think?
netbook + digital camera + game console = N97
i’ll pass muna…
what?… sobra naman ang bilib ni Nokia sa pricing nila. Though may bibili niyan for sure.
I’d get a Nikon D90 instead.
40k maybe? ouch. i can get so much other gadgets with that amount
When I saw the hands-on at engadget few months ago. Nokia n97 is so slow.
I’ve always seen the gray one everywhere. First time I’ve seen a black one, tapos yan lang ang available na color. Gray one looks more expensive, oh wait…
Vicki, I want one!
@jhay . Yes Nikon D90 is better. lol
I’ll wait until this smartphone depreciates.. hehe
for that price i’d get an omnia or wait for the omnia HD to arrive here. or better yet by a cheap mobile and a netbook, i’ll still have more than 10,000 in change.
One thing I don’t like about nokia units is how they depreciate so fast. So to spend 40k on one would fly in my book.
preorder ?, means marketing is uncertain in these uncertain times
its trying to pull a fast on again, whatz new with this phone
Not a good phone by just looking at it, it’s quite bulky.I’ll wait for SE Aino..
this is totally bs! i rather buy a new laptop or a netbook, msi wind perhaps. we don’t need expensive cellphones, their functions are almost the same similar to cheaper ones (call/sms) and we could get easily fed-up…
i’m definitely getting this pay monthly with Vodafone:D
Yeah quite expensive, but you really have to look at the features and what N97 can offer. Its a mini mobile computer. You have the web, music, video, social networking, camera, gaming and VOIP. You can use all these awesome features provided that you have unlimited data plan. Samsung omnia on the other hand is a great handset too, but a lot of reviewers said that the only downside of the Omnia HD is the battery life. You cant even use the full potential of the phone because before the end of the day your phone is dead, unless you would like to go through the hassle of changing batteries all the time. In the end, its just the matter of who can afford or who cant. LOL! kidding aside, its just a matter of your own preference. Some people look for some specific features that are useful for their everyday life.
With the advent of the cheaper netbooks I think that expensive do-it-all phones are on their way out. I find surfing on a phone difficult because of the small screen. But I do like the convenience of a camera phone – the best combination for me would be a good 3G phone with 5megapixels or more and a netbook. Like others here have noted I can get these and still have a lot of change left over from the 40th price tag.
A nokia 5800 with qwerty keypad at almost 3x the price? No thanks. I have the 5800 and was considering the n97 but the price is a big no no.
very expensive. pero ayos na rin sa dami ng features.
what’s with all the bashing. yes it’s expensive but it has features to back it up so it’s not stupidly expensive it’s just expensive period. it’s like a ford mondeo versus a bmw m5 one is more expensive but a lot of people would say it’s worth it.
interesante naman at marami pa ring mga pinoy ang hindi nahuhulog sa consumerism. masyado naman yata talagang mahal ang P40k para sa isang cellphone na makukuha lamang ng mandurukot