Nokia N97, the touchscreen phone hits market

Helsinki, Jun 2: Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker has launched its new top-of-the-range smartphone model N97. The firm said in a statement that the new model would go on sale in more than 75 countries in Jun.

The sleek handset pairs a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a QWERTY keyboard. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard is a full 3-row. The smartphone transforms from a touch slate to a landscape QWERTY device. There's a tilting touchscreen display and a customisable home screen that can be personalised with widgets.

Nokia's new N97 offers a strong 32GB memory with microSD for adding 16GB more (making it a staggering 48GB), 5 megapixel camera (with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash), support for Nokia's N-Gage gaming system and handwriting recognition.

It also offers features like a 3.5mm headset jack, microUSB port used for syncing and charging, Haptic feedback and 1500 mAh battery. It runs on S60, the latest version of Nokia's Symbian operating system.

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