Most touch screen handsets they tend to suffer when it comes to battery life, but while the battery isn’t too bad in the N97, you may find that it’s not quite lasting as long as you’d like. To get around this there are a number of options available that will let you use your phone for longer.
The obvious solution is to get an extended battery for your phone & there are currently 2 to choose from.
This is the most powerful battery you can get for your Nokia N97. It’s a 3600 mAh battery – that’s nearly 2.5 times more power than the standard battery that came with your phone. All that extra power should mean that you’ll get about a week’s worth of use before you’ll need to recharge it. In order to fit the extra capacity into the battery, Mugen have had to increase the size of the battery, so using this will make your phone slightly bigger. It comes with both black and white replacement back covers which have a built in stylus. Overall the Mugen Battery & back cover will add an extra centimetre to the depth of your phone, and increase its weight by around 30g, a fair compromise considering how much extra power this will add to your phone. The Mugen Battery has been reviewed by our friends over at AllAboutSymbian.com.
- Mugen Extended Battery for the Nokia N97
If you want more power, but don’t want to increase the size or weight of your phone, then this is a good alternative to the Mugen. It’s a 1900 mAh Lithium Ion battery that will give you around 25% more power than the standard Nokia Battery. It’s exactly the same size as the standard one though, so you can use this with your existing back cover.
Nokia N97 Extended Battery
Sometimes the best way to avoid battery problems is to carry a spare battery around with you. The Nokia BP-4L is the same battery as the one that’s in your phone already and can be charged separately to your phone using a desktop battery charger.
Nokia N97 BP 4L Battery
The other option you have is to use a portable charger. These come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, but the most reliable and easiest to use with Nokia handsets is the DC-11 Extra Power Portable Charger.
The DC-11 has a Micro USB and 2mm Nokia charger connections and can charge 2 phones at the same time. It’s the same sort of size as the N97, but can provide up to two full charges of your N97 Battery.
Nokia DC-11 Extra Power
There are a number of other things you can do to help improve your battery life too, take a look at my post on extending your battery life for a few ideas.