So you are wondering which Nokia Smart phone to purchase. These two Smart phones look the same, but what do they really do. Having a salesperson tell you their differences doesn't appeal to you at all. In fact, you would rather not enter a retail store, unless you absolutely have to. These days, the best place to find any information, especially on electronics, is by going online. Since Smart phones are an electronic product, learning more about and doing comparison's online, just sounds easier to do. Below are the comparisons between these two smart phones. After reading this article, you can decide which model you like best:

If you are looking for a smart phone with a big screen, the Nokia N96 has a 2.8 TFT QVGA screen with (320x240 px) .8 mega pixels. This model also has something called a second camera. The Nokia N97 has a (640x360) 3.5 sliding tilt TFT LCD display and has 16.7 million colors.

The first model slides upwards and downwards. It has a typical 10-keyboard with D-Pad, 4 Multi-Media Keys and Navi-wheel. This means, it does not have a full QWERTY keyboard. The other model, on the other hand does have a full, or QWERTY keyboard. In fact, if you look at the two models side by side, the difference is clear. One looks like a phone and the other a mini computer.

Both of these phones have Symbian OS software. One has v93, S60 3rd edition, Feature Pack 2 Edition, and the other has a 9.4 with Fifth Edition UI. It is a good idea to ask about these differences before making such a purchase.

If you are looking for camera capability in a Nokia Smart phone, the Nokia N96 and Nokia N97 have a camera. The Nokia N96 camera has 5 mega pixels, duel LED, Auto focus, flash video light and a 20x zoom. The Nokia N97 camera has Front 0.3 Megapixel, 2x digital zoom & Rear 5 MP, 2584x1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video (VGA@30fps), flash, f/2.8, 5.4 mm focal length.

If the memory card size is important to you, the first model has a MicroSDSH 16-GB (with a 32GB Max MicroSDCH). This model also has an internal memory card of 16-GB. The other model has a MicroSD 16GB (with a 32GB Max MicroSDSH). This model also has an internal memory card of 32-GB on board.

Also, if having video capability is something you want, the second model has it. This video model as has MPEG-4, 640x480 @30fps, nHD,16:9 video recording, MPEG-4 SP 640x352 @30fps.

The first model also comes with Quad Band GSM frequencies 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA frequencies of 900/1200. There is also instant upload with Flickr, Vox,Yahoo! and Google. The second model comes with GSM frequencies of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA frequencies of 900/1900/2100 MHz. Unlike the first model, the second also comes with access to social networking sites. The home screen can also be personalized with whichever icons or widgets the user wants.

The connectivity of the first model has WLAN 802.11b/g, Micro USB, DVB-H (Class C), Bluetooth 2.0, GPS w/A-GPS and a battery BL-5F (950 mAh). While the connectivity of the second model has WLAN 802.11b/g w UPnP, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 TV out and a battery BP-4L (1500 mAh).

If anything media is important to you, the first model has audio playback MP3/AAC/HE-AAC/WMA, video playback MPEG-4 PS/H.264/RealVideo/WMV9/Flash. The second model has audio playback MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA and video playback MPEG 4-SP, H.264, RealVideo, WMV9 and flash video.

Wow, it looks like there are some similarities between the two of these products. If video capability, with a camera and social networking is important to you, the second model is what you are after. If all the bells and whistles are not up your alley, the first model will do just fine too.