Nokia's N97 unboxed on video -- somehow, someway

We always heard that where there is a will, there is a way. Said mantra has never been more exemplified than in the video past the break, as someone halfway across this great planet has seemingly procured what could be the very first shipping N97. Still, we'd like to point out a few things here: first, Nokia has yet to officially ship these things, so there's at least a sliver of a chance that by mashing play, you'll actually be watching a KIRF unboxing, and in turn, supporting terrorism. Also, we can't understand a word the unboxer says, so again, he could be explaining just how elaborate of a fake it is, and we'd never know. Needless to say, you should definitely proceed at your own risk.

Update: Seems another fellow got one, and he's got pictures to prove it.

[carcomptoy Posted May 31st 2009 12:32PM]

It looks legit, but again I don't understand French. Also, it's very suspicious that he barely even shows the phone and doesn't focus on it at all...

[Gobelet Posted May 31st 2009 11:10PM]

He just describes what's in the box, but in a bored and sloppy way. It's almost painful to listen to him.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2009 1:04PM]

video with much better quality here - http://vimeo.com/4898966
much longer too - it's over 70 minutes (!)

[ALBGunner04 Posted May 31st 2009 8:11PM]

Holy crap! 70 minutes!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2009 2:42PM]

Found this while doing a search for the N97: http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2009/05/31/nokia-n97-unboxed-and-compared-with-the-e71.html

[Omagus Posted May 31st 2009 6:03PM]

Awesome, thanks for sharing this link. I have an E71 currently but I've pre-ordered an N97 so that's exactly what I needed to see. I didn't realize that the N97 would actually be shorter than the E71. That's impressive to see.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 1st 2009 7:47AM]

you know, the N97 is supposed to be 3mm taller. Kinda makes you wonder if this is a KIRF.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2009 2:54PM]

Hi , this is the guy with pics to prove it ;) , I got the phone courtesy Nokia Pakistan for review and play with , the box and accessories I've shown are the standard which will be featured in Pakistan bound package and may also be the same in UK , now I'm working on a detailed review of the phone and do pack a few surprises . Thanks Engadget for featuring the site
Farhan
www.senseapplied.com

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2009 3:15PM]

It's just another review prototype, Nokia packages all their retail phones in much more colorful boxes with all the information about it decorated on every side.

[(Unverified) Posted May 31st 2009 7:24PM]

i second Malkmus. These are all protype boxes. these guys are just wanted attention by posting old videos now. I can not beleive that a flagship device will have that boring looking box.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 8th 2009 6:42AM]

Yeah, looks legit.

But un-boxing is so yesterday. Check out our "in-boxing" video that shows the N97 being assembled and boxed and shipped from the factory floor.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/06/02/video-nokia-n97-is-shipping-and-we-have-proof/

And a related article:
http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/06/02/nokia-n97-to-start-selling-worldwide-this-month/