| The Nokia N97 is the latest touch screen smart phone | | | | continuous social networking by integrating with |
| in the Nokia portfolio. It finds an able competitor in the | | | | applications like Face Book and My Space. The Sony |
| Sony Ericsson IDOU (pronounced I do), the | | | | IDOU has the usual browser found in high end smart |
| manufacturers flamboyant presentation. | | | | phones, but supports other features like HSDPA. Both |
| Design | | | | phones have Wi Fi and Blue Tooth connectivity. |
| The Nokia N97 has vital statistics of 117.2mmX | | | | The Nokia N97 has only a 5 Mega pixel Carl Zeiss |
| 55.2mmX 15.9mm and is slightly bigger than the Sony | | | | optic lens camera that is blown away by the |
| IDOU which has a size of 111mmX 54mmX 15mm. | | | | prodigious 12 Mega pixel camera of the Idou, the |
| Both phones feel large in the hand, and the Idou feels | | | | camera is also superior as it has a xenon flash and an |
| bulky as well. The N97's 3.5 inch 360X640 pixel | | | | LED flash in contrast to the Nokia N97 camera which |
| resolution touch screen is matched by a similar sized | | | | has only dual LED flash. |
| touch screen in the Sony Idou. However the Nokia has | | | | Both phones have secondary VGA video call |
| an ergonomically designed slide out QWERTY keypad | | | | cameras. N97 can play flash files and flash based |
| with evenly spaced keys, in addition to the tactile input | | | | videos like You Tube videos. Its video capture has |
| setting. This is a blessing for the less nimble fingered. | | | | DVD quality and the phone supports uploading videos |
| The Sony Ericsson handset offers no such attribute. | | | | on the internet. The video quality of the Sony Ericsson |
| Software | | | | IDOU can be regarded at par with the N97. |
| The Nokia N97 is an android smart phone that uses | | | | The Nokia phone has a 3.5mm audio jack for |
| the Symbion 60 software whereas the Idou uses | | | | headphones which the Idou lacks. The N97 offers a |
| Symbion60 as its software platform with a user | | | | stellar performance with its whopping 32GB memory |
| interface that is very different from the Nokia S60 UI. | | | | which can be expanded by 16GBs using the micro SD |
| The N97 interface is very touch responsive and the | | | | card slot. The Sony Ericsson uses an M2 memory |
| Sony Ericsson also does an equally good job when it | | | | card for expansion, but its memory capacity has not |
| comes to tactile sensitivity. | | | | yet been decided. |
| Facets and Performance | | | | The Nokia N97 is loaded with Nokia maps to provide |
| The N97 is an attempt to cross the seam between | | | | you with ready access to national and local maps. The |
| the laptop and the smart phone. Its superior internet | | | | Sony IDOU on the other hand uses Google maps |
| browser is the same as used in a full fledged PC. The | | | | application to aid navigation. |
| 3G HSDPA connectivity allows fast downloading of | | | | Both the N97 and the Sony Ericsson IDOU are equally |
| web pages on to the mobile. The Nokia supports | | | | functional and are a treat for tech savvy customers. |