Nokia N97 is a high end phone that is being described by the Nokia people as a "handheld computer”. There is a tilting 3.5" touch-screen display. Also this is the first phone to have a QWERTY keyboard. The phone comes with 32 gigabytes of memory and it is expandable to 42 GB through 16 GB memory card. The phone is also equipped with a 1500 milliamp battery, a digital compass and DVD quality video capture. The phone is easy to use and is a further advancement of the Nokia smart phone series.

The phone comprises leading technology including memory, multiple sensors, connection speeds and processing power to enable people to create personal internet. The phone is specifically designed for the internet savvy consumers. The ’social location’ feature of the computer enables the user to detect a location. This is facilitated by the integrated A-GPS sensors together with an electronic compass.

The phone has a 16:9 widescreen that can be personalized by the user. It is fully equipped to browse websites, stream flash videos and play games. Both the virtual touch input as well as the QWERTY makes it convenient for chatting, sending texts, blogging, posting, or emailing. There are advanced music capabilities. It supports the Nokia Music Store and there is also playback time up to 1.5 days. The phone is equipped with 5 megapixel camera that contain high quality Carl Zeiss optics and high quality video capture. The phone also supports services such as Share on Ovi that facilitates immediate sharing over WLAN and HSDPA.