Introducing the Nokia N97, the next generation high-end mobile phone from Nokia. Described by Nokia folks as a “handheld computer” this device is a pretty comfortable high-end phone. It has a tilting (resistive) touch-screen display, and is the first N-series phone with a QWERTY keyboard. It has 32 gigabytes of memory, expandable to 42 GB via 16 GB memory card. It has a digital compass, a 1500 milliamp battery, and DVD quality video capture. It’s extremely comfortable to hold, easy to use, and represents a solid solid evolution of the Nokia smarthphone line.

-> Size: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm* *18.25 mm at camera area

-> Weight: Approx. 150 g

-> Memory: Up to 48GB (32 GB on-board memory, plus 16GB expansion via microSD memory card slot)

-> Display: 3.5 inch TFT with up to 16 million colors nHD 16:9 widescreen (640×360 pixels)

-> Talk time: Up to 320 min (3G), 400 min (GSM)

-> Standby time: Up to 400 hrs (3G), 430 hrs (GSM)

-> Video playback: Up to 4.5 hours (offline mode)

-> Music playback: Up to 37 hours (offline mode)

-> Image capture: Up to 5 megapixels (2584 x 1938) JPEG/EXIF (16.7 million/24-bit color) Read device details..

The N97 will run an even further touch-enhanced Symbian OS, S60 v5, which features the 5800’s quick contacts bar and adds an assortment of customizable desktop widgets that can pipe in your Facebook info, RSS feeds and the like, much like those found on Nokia’s internet tablet OS. The widgets will be open to third party developers and available via the traditional "Downloads" Symbian app "for now" says Nokia—so not quite the App Store equivalent fans would hope for, but customization via software add-ons is definitely the route being pursued here.