At the Nokia World currently taking place in Barcelona, the Finnish giant unveiled the Nokia N97 smartphone, a terminal emerged from nowhere, with a touch display and a sliding keyboard.

If the latest Nokia terminals were often known well before their official announcement, the Nokia N97 smartphone, announced today, has received a complete secret, leaving the Net in advance any trace of its existence, outside of a roadmap few weeks ago.

It is a model lighthouse ahead: it has the Symbian operating system with S60 5th Edition interface that allows it to have a tactile display. It is therefore the second model of this type after Nokia Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, expected in the first quarter of 2009 in Europe.

The display has a diagonal measurement of 3.5 “and a comfortable resolution of 640 x 360 pixels in 16 million colors and 16:9 format, with dimensions of 117 x 55 x 15.9 mm for 150 grams of high-Model range in its multimedia series, the Nokia N97 is described as “mobile terminal the most advanced in the world.”

To justify his point, Nokia made a phone quad GSM / GPRS / EDGE and Dual-band UMTS / HSDPA, wireless connectivity with WiFi and Bluetooth (with A2DP profile), A-GPS chip (with electronic compass), but 32 GB internal memory expandable by a further microSD port (or potentially 48 GB)

That is what you do change your mind: this phone is expected to integrate a 20 GB hard drive (!), Speakers with 3D effect, a photo sensor with five megapixels optical zoom 2.4 x.

The smartphone also has a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and video in DVD quality, coupled with a dual LED flash and torch mode. Its 1500 mAh battery gives it more than 5 hours of conversation in 3G, more than 6 hours in conversation GSM and approximately 400 hours of standby time.

Multimedia terminal requires the autonomy of video playback is 4:30 and reading music … 37 hours, with support for MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC + and WMA, and the presence of a 3.5 mm headphone jack. FM radio and FM transmitter are also present.

It will be compatible with Nokia service offerings, whether access to Nokia Music Store, sharing Share on Ovi or downloading mobile games Nokia N-Gage.

After the success of the N95 8GB, Nokia launched in mid-October the marketing of long-awaited Nokia N96, the computer multimedia flagship mobile Nokia Nseries range.

It has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus Carl Zeiss lens, an internal memory of 16 GB expandable to 24 GB through an optional microSD card, a high-quality audio and a screen 2,8 inch of unparalleled quality. It also incorporates the best services with mobile navigation solutions featuring the voice guidance pedestrian and car, and gaming platform N-Gage.

The Nokia N96 offers the ultimate entertainment mobile. It is the flagship product of our N series range. True icon of convergence, it combines telephone and multimedia options to double slide design unique Nokia Nseries which facilitates discovery and sharing. Taking and playing DVD-quality videos, taking photos of high quality and geo download or online through a broadband Internet connection … All these functions give a new dimension to entertainment and mobile communication Lagreou says Olivier, group product manager at Nokia France.

To test the superb quality of the screen 2.8 inch brilliant colors and integrated 3D stereo speakers, Nokia offers the film Transformers in its entirety. Sit down, dive in the heart of the plot and enjoy the effects Special hands-free, almost anywhere, thanks to the ingenious “crutch” of the back cover.

The Nokia N96 can store up to 40 hours of video content transferred from a PC using a USB 2.0 high speed or available online through the support of WLAN and 3G +. The Nokia N96 supports video formats as the most common MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video.

Make quality video at 30 frames per second and sharp pictures and accurate through the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash.

The voice navigation Turn-by-Turn for pedestrians or motorists and new tourist guides offer a great way to discover unknown locations. It is even possible to download and share online your personalized travel, your favorite places and your discoveries.

The Nokia N96 incorporates a musical way and may contain a music library, which attracted even more fans. Users can create playlists personal downloading music tracks on 3G +, or synchronize their PC and mobile music libraries using the high-speed USB connection. They can also listen to the radio or RDS a wide selection of stations via the Internet.

The most:

The display 16.7 million colors

The impressive storage capacity of 16 GB

The digital camera equipped with a sensor 5 Megapixels

The least:

The high price, but justified by the equipment

The weight above the symbolic 100 grams

The screen that we would have liked a little larger (2.8 inches) to enjoy video

After the success of the N95 and N95 8 GB, the Nokia N96 offers! A breakthrough multimedia all-in-one integrated GPS, a 5 megapixel camera and support for high-speed mobile networks.

The Nokia N96 supports common video formats, such as MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video, so you can watch your favorite videos. The transfer and access to videos is also faster with USB 2.0 high speed and care for WLAN networks and HSDPA (3G +). The receiver integrated DVB-H broadcasts live TV and automatically updates the programme guide. The significant memory capacity can store up to 40 hours of video content. The storage capacity of the Nokia N96 can be extended thanks to the optional microSD cards, such as the new map Nokia microSDHC 8 GB MU-43 which allows gives the Nokia N96 a total memory of 24 GB

For a unique musical experience, the Nokia N96 is equipped with dedicated multimedia keys, a headphone jack and 3.5 mm stereo speakers 3D. The Nokia Maps offers maps rich with details and urban views satellite and includes options to upgrade as tourist guides, a pedestrian Turn-by-Turn (announces change in direction) and a road navigation to voice guidance.

The Nokia N96 includes a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss, and flash lamp video. It allows you to record DVD-quality video at 30 frames per second. And with the A-GPS, users can now “georeferencing” their photos with geographic data and share them with their online communities.

The Nokia 6210 Navigator is the first mobile with GPS function fitted with a compass to guide pedestrians. It comes with Nokia Maps 2.0, and includes a free service of visual guidance and precise vocal function with Turn-by-Turn (announcement of changes of direction).

Combined with an “accelerometer” which calculates the changes in direction and guidance, integrated compass allows you to track the card while travelling. When you turn the device, the card automatically keeps its direction. The Nokia Maps 2.0 integrated for you calculate the fastest route to the destination and the desired track on the map. Thanks to its 3.5G broadband connectivity, you can also access with a single click of detailed information on each point of interest, as his telephone number or address of its website.

The Nokia 6210 supports Navigator service Assisted GPS (A-GPS), which activates the connection between the GPS receiver and satellites within seconds. The camera is ready to use, even without SIM card. The local cards are precharged on the memory card 1 GB Nokia 6210 Navigator and updates Cartographic included in the sale price. Users can purchase optional tour guides great multimedia content providers using the Nokia Maps and download other cards via Nokia Map Loader at maps.nokia.com.

Surfing the Internet and the use of instant messaging, e-mail and widgets are fast through 3.5G HSDPA broadband Nokia 6210 Navigator. The latter is also equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, an MP3 player and a stereo FM radio. As for the software S60, which allows users to download and use thousands of applications in addition to those already installed on the aircraft.

The Nokia N78 is a mobile phone that combines music, navigation, photography and mobility. It counts on the new suite of services Nokia, which includes Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi, a new online service that allows users to share their personal multimedia content.

The Nokia N78 includes a powerful array of technologies: A-service integrated GPS using Nokia Maps free, WLAN, 3G HSPDA connectivity +, 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss, care of microSD memory cards up 8 Go to store music and multimedia content. Among the innovations Nokia N78 are the geo photos and integrated FM transmitter that lets you listen to your music on any FM radio, in the car or at home.

With its A-GPS functionality integrated with its 3.2 megapixel camera, the Nokia N78 introduce the practice increasingly popular “geo” on a Nokia. It automatically reference the photos with metadata to visualize the location of the shot on a map or on the device itself or online. Thanks to its high-speed Internet connectivity via a network or WLAN 3G +, you can download your photos and videos to online communities as Share on Ovi, Flickr YouTube or from the keypad of your phone.