Rumor: Nokia N97 NAM to ship June 2nd
We’ve long believed that the Nokia N97 would ship in out in July but a new rumor has the North American version of the N97 pegged for a June 2nd shippingdate. The evidence: a screenshot from the site of a major North American distributor, as seen above. We wouldn’t be at all surprised if this rumor pans out and the N97 makes an early word-wide release, especially considering Vodafone UK’s website now lists a June launch instead of July for the Euro edition. No matter what, unless you’re one of the lucky few who managed to score an N97 NAM on pre-order for $454.35, you may just want to hold off on pulling the trigger. From what we hear, June is going to be quite a month for new handsets in the US – *cough* iPhone *cough* Pre. Then again, it makes complete sense that Nokia would try to push the N97 out before the US starts going bananas for the aforementioned carrier-subsidized phones.
When the N97 was announced, I was really excited. Now, it’s starting to look bulky, outdated and underpowered. Despite a high-profile widget competition, very few decent widgets have been written.
In addition, the pre-reviews are bad. Heck, even Eldar of Mobile-Review is panning it in his review.
preordered for 500 with tax and shipping. Think what u will, its going to be great..so is my new iphone and whatever new android pops up.
I really like Nokia phones but I think this thing is too bulky and overpriced for nothing no thank you ! I will stick to my Berry.
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Looking forward to getting mine. Preordered from play.com
Many people are slating the N97, but are completely missing the whole purpose of the device.
and wat mite that purpse be?
Its a Social Media Networking device of course.:)
The nokia e71 rocks
So the NAM means 3G on AT&T I assume, right? No T-mo 3G love still???
“I received a pre-release Nokia N97 from Nokia SA yesterday to take a look at and test for a couple weeks. The version I received is not the same version that will be shipped but it is probably pretty close. In a sense this is a release candidate so there is still a chance the software may be a little buggy and the phone isn’t really supported by 3rd party providers. I’ve noticed a couple quirks which will probably be resolved by the time the phones ship (I understand that the devices will start shipping internationally in a matter of weeks although Nokia can’t confirm any details at this point).” share your views with me at http://www.NokiaN97Forum.com it’s a site for N97 users. see ya