Nokia N97 Pre-Order, Php40K Price Tag?

The Nokia N97 is coming out this June and you have the chance to pre-order this smartphone today and get it on launch day.

What’s conspicuously missing in the pre-order page here is the suggested retail price.

nokia n97 philippines

If we follow the earlier announced price in Europe of â‚¬550, it may end up somewhere in the Php40k range after tariffs and VAT.

Considering that the Nokia N96 had an SRP of Php37,850USD 645INR 54,678EUR 614CNY 4,697 (on its first release in the Philippines) and the Nokia E90 costs about Php35,500USD 605INR 51,283EUR 576CNY 4,406, that figure isn’t far off.

Any takers?

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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45 Comments

eithan says:

16 years ago

Bad-ass phone..:D… but after 3 or 4 months they have another model…
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Doc Harry says:

16 years ago

Oh well, I think I’ll wait for Nokia to get their accelerometer implementation sorted out first. I’m happy with my E75 for now.
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rjca says:

16 years ago

lol 40k! no thanks I think I’ll stick with my 5800 for now. wonder what the next flagship model will be like . . . ooh and for those who have Philippine 5800s you can already update to V 2.1 through NSU :D
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techme says:

16 years ago

n97 is very slow…. and symbian is very much outdated the interface sucks! until they replace or improve symbian i’m not getting another nokia phone!
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whaâ„¢ says:

16 years ago

laptop na lang or netbook. mahal naman ata.. :(
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Unknown Soldier says:

16 years ago

hmmmmm… let me think?

netbook + digital camera + game console = N97

i’ll pass muna… :P
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loadex says:

16 years ago

what?… sobra naman ang bilib ni Nokia sa pricing nila. Though may bibili niyan for sure.
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Jhay says:

16 years ago

I’d get a Nikon D90 instead. :D
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william says:

16 years ago

40k maybe? ouch. i can get so much other gadgets with that amount
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Jam. says:

16 years ago

When I saw the hands-on at engadget few months ago. Nokia n97 is so slow.
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