14 DAY TRIAL // According to the latest news on the Web, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently approved the North American version of the Nokia N97 (following the Euro version), and the handset comes with tri-band 3G (850/1900/2100MHz) connectivity. As many of you might already know, Nokia has just listed the high-end phone for pre-order online for users in four countries.
There are no exact details on when the Nokia N97 NAM will become available for purchase on the market, and we can't tell if there will be any carrier to add it to its lineup, but it's still great news that the phone has been approved, for it means that it won't be too long before we should see it landing on the shelves.
For the time being, those who would like to order the Nokia N97 NAM in advance can do so on NokiaUSA's site, where they will find it with the price tag of US$699.99, which seems to also include a free Bluetooth headset, supposedly priced at $89.99 on a regular basis, meaning that they'll get a little more than a nice-looking mobile device. At the same time, the US$699.99 price tag might determine some of the major retailers, such as Amazon.com, to lower the price at which they'll offer the phone, so we might see the Nokia N97 NAM available for purchase for $600 or even lower.
There aren't many things that haven't been said about the smartphone, as its full specs have been recently unveiled, except maybe for the fact that there were some voices on the Internet that disagreed with the processor included with the device, a single-core ARM11 processor running at 434MHz. Yet this might not be such a big problem for the N97 after all, as the handset seems to be fast enough, at least from what we were able to see in the video below. At the same time, a less powerful processor might also boost the battery life, especially when taking into consideration the 3.5-inch touchscreen display the phone sports, or the wide range of functionalities it includes, so things should turn out just fine in the end.