considering...
330mhz on e90
369mhz on 5800

434mhz sounds pretty good. N97 should be 25% faster than the others. This will also help it compete with battery life.

Also keep in mind, s60 OS runs much different than android or the iphone's OS X. OS X requires a strong processor, the OS is very similar to the OS that runs on their desktop.

android and iphone's os are made to be mini-computers first, adding telephone functionality later.
s60 is phone centered, adding computer functionality on top of that.

s60 is harder to program for because of the lower level programing.. however, it's also more efficient.

thats my take anyway.

non-glossy screen? 6-cell battery? hope so

it'd be cool if the NAM version has multi-band 3g, working with both AT&T and T-Mobile

The iphone is a dumbphone with a great interface (missing: flash, gps navigation, multi-tasking, a2dp, tethering, video conferencing, copy/paste, video recorder, tied to itunes for syncing)

The n97 is a smartphone with a decent interface and includes all the iphone doesn't have.

and before someone yells "app store"... the app store is just a gimmick to take your money and offer apps that do the same thing as a web page.

ip08 has touch.. it's the next touch release mr. (end of 08)

Holy crap no. Symbian (which is 47% owned by Nokia) is finally maturing into a great mobile OS. On my e90, I've hardly ever had a crash, I can have 10 programs opened at once, the menu system is great. WM on the other hand is as evil as vista, the browser sucks, the system crashes every other day. The OS literally has half the functionality of any s60 device. When I think of Nokia, I think of very smart Finish people making phones.. when I think of Microsoft I think of very business minded people making phones.

The future is bright for these companies post iPhone. The key will be ease of use with no compromise on stability.