The Nokia N97 has been touted as a 'mobile computer' and the Sony Ericsson Idou signifies turn (Idou in Japanese). These two suited movable phones prove to be equally powerful.
Touch Screen
Both the Nokia N97 and the Sony Ericsson Idou have a 3.5 inch display with a screen resolution of 360X640 pixels. Their touch screens are very tactile responsive too. Nokia N97 has a physical Qwerty keyboard whereas the Sony Idou is fully touch operated. The Idou touch screen is imbued with an extra touch focus feature which allows the user to touch an area of the screen to focus it with the phone's camera. Both phones are endowed with accelerometers to facilitate auto rotation of the phone. In increasing the Nokia N97 has a useful proximity sensor for automated turn off.
Camera
The feature of the new Sony Ericsson phone is its 12.1 Mega pixel camera which has a commendable resolution of 4000X 3000 pixels. The N97's 5 Mega pixel Carl Zeiss optic lens camera with a resolution of 2584X 1938 pixels pales into imperceptibleness in front of the Sony Ericsson Idou camera. While the Sony Idou's camera has a xenon flash and Led Flash, Nokia N97's camera possesses only Led flash. These are not blips to faff about because the N97 is meant to be an all rounder than an exclusive camera phone to cater to the photography maniacs.
Both phones have video recording abilities and a secondary video call camera. It is possible to play videos in both handsets. Nokia N97 can play all flash based videos along with You Tube videos.
Some Other primary Features
The Sony Ericsson Idou has a stereo Fm radio with Rds and so does the Nokia N97. The Nokia N97 also possesses an Fm transmitter. Both phones have Bluetooth connectivity for enabling a wireless listening caress to the user.
However the movable internet prowess of the Nokia N97 is indubitably first-rate to those of the Sony Ericsson Idou. The new Nokia phone uses the same browser that computers use. So it allows you to view any type of web page normally viewed on the computer. Downloads are faster too. The Sony Idou manages a decent internet execution with its normal smart phone browser. Both phones have Hsdpa connectivity. Both are enabled with Wi Fi technology to allow you to connect to high speed internet at home or at hot spots.
Gprs is enabled in both smart phones. But while the N97 uses Nokia maps for navigation Sony Ericsson Idou uses Google maps for the same purpose. The Nokia phone presents its users with an added bonus feature- a digital compass to sustain them good in looking their way to new locations.
Since Nokia N97 is a 'mobile computer' it comes with a Pocket Office comprising of useful applications like Word, Excel, Power Point and Pdf Viewer. This attribute is absent in the Sony Ericsson Idou.
The Nokia N97 and the Sony Ericsson Idou are both tamp with suited attributes and hold on their own in the movable market.
The 2009 selection - Sony Ericsson Idou Or Nokia N97