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Nokia N97 - silver (unlocked) comparison

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Product name	Nokia N97 - silver (unlocked)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)	Apple iPhone 3GS - 32GB - black (AT&T)	Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (Unlocked)	HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)
Price	$499.99 to $599.99	$199.99 to $599.99	$299.00 to $299.99	$259.99	$99.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date		October 28, 2009	June 19, 2009	October 02, 2008	November 06, 2009
The Bottom Line	While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.	Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.	The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.	The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers an attractive design and feature set, but the touch-screen phone has some shortcomings compared with the competition.	Though its performance wasn't completely top-notch and we would prefer a more recent Android OS version, the HTC Droid Eris is a satisfying Android device that offers a nice contrast to the Motorola Droid. And you can't beat the price.
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Cellular technology	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	CDMA2000 1X	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	CDMA2000 1X
Weight	5.3 oz	6 oz	4.8 oz	3.8 oz	4.2 oz
Talk time	Up to 400 min	385 min	Up to 600 min	Up to 540 min	Up to 214 min
Wireless Interface	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Service Provider	Unlocked	Verizon Wireless	AT&T	Unlocked	Verizon Wireless
Band / mode	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com $538.00 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $599.99 In stock: Yes Dell Home & Home Office $499.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 5 CNET Certified stores	Verizon Wireless $199.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $599.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	AT&T Wireless $299.00 In stock: Yes Best Buy $299.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $259.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $99.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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