Nokia has officially launched the latest N Series handset N97. N97 is a touch screen and full-QWERTY keyboard equipped slider phone. Nokia N97 will be the new flagship N-Series handset and packs with a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel (that’s a 16:9 aspect ratio).

Features of N97;

• HSDPA, WiFi, and Bluetooth radios
• A-GPS
• 3.5-mm headjack
• 32GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion (for up to 48GB total capacity),
• Battery capable of up to 1.5 days of continuous audio playback or 4.5-hours video
• 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss glass and “DVD quality” video capture at 30fps.
• S60 5th Edition OS

The N97 will launch with a retail price set at around €550 ($693) excluding subsidies and taxes, phone to ship in H1 2009.