That was the question emailed to The Really Mobile Project, and we have a video whereby they try to answer the question of should you purchase a Nokia N97 smartphone.
Apparently the answer to that question is no you shouldn’t and they go on to give reasonable reasons as to why you shouldn’t buy a Nokia N97 citing a terrible screen, half the buttons aren’t recognised, and the D-pad on the keyboard is in totally the wrong place, and no Nokia Messaging.
However the video then goes on to give the opposite view with it being a beautiful phone. I guess the only way to find out it to view the video below and make up your own mind.