Nokia N97 mobile is a TRUE smart phone OS which means you can download apps for it such as VPN software to connect to your office network and apps such as PUTTY or RDP clients to remote control real computers at the house/office. With 3G speeds the potential is limitless.
Now for the bad. Nokia N97 mobile decided to use the old ARM II CPU found in the N85, 95, etc. phones but increased the clockspeed (mhz) slightly. We were looking forward to the new TI cpu which would have provided much better speeds, at the cost of battery life. They also stuck with 128mb ram with about 80mb available after boot up. I don't know about you but after I load up all of my apps and get cranking, I eat that up. I was able to notice some slow down in the pre-build when I:
- Opened up several websites w/ flash content
- Ran the music player
- Opened up 'widget' applications
- Tried basic functionality
Most users will probably never do that. If you are a power user, then you probably already know about the Samsung Omnia HD which boasts of similer features, but also the new faster CPU and dedicated GFX chip which means you can play Ipod type 3d games with ease. The final point is with the potentially underpowered CPU, you will not be able to play the super high resolution videos the Samsung can play.
Finally Nokia N97 mobile phone has the slower 3G speeds which don't reach 7mbps, will you need 7mbps? Probably not. I think for 99% of users, the current 3G speeds offered by this phone are fine.
Thanks for the review and hint about VPN and RDP software available for download for N97.
BalasHapusSo far I have found and tested SymVPN, it works fine, but I need to use Opera because the standard browser from Nokia cannot see VPN Access Point.
Hello, Nokia? Are you guys talking that your phone is supporting VPN and your standard internet browser cannot see VPN Access Point while Opera can do it with ease?
Nokia, if you have made it on purpuse in order to promote your own and not working sleaze VPN thing then you gain nothing at all. I will tell anyone and everywhere - Nokia VPN is a crap and Nokia has no clue about VPN for mobile phones.
Have found SymRDP from the same company (www.telexy.com), but I have visited that page for a few times and as far as I can see the download button is blocked and there is a Coming Soon message. Is it temporary or what? There are no any hints on how soon it could be. Probably you know another RDP client for N97 that is already available now?
So far, I am not impressed with N97, but I hope it will be better after few upgrades.