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With the N97 just now arriving at retail stores, it will be a bit difficult for buyers to get their hands on a White or Black N97, especially during the first two weeks. As strange as it may sound, getting a genuine Nokia Carrying Case CP-323 will prove to be a lot harder to find than the N97 itself. Nokia buyers are well aware of this: after securing their long awaited device, it sometime may take weeks and even months to get your hands on the matching Nokia case. This counts for other Nokia accessories as well. In some ways you can even say that Nokia accessories have achieved an almost “rare item” status. Unless of course you happen to live close to one of the Nokia flagship stores.
As the N97 doesn’t include a case or pouch, many new users will without any doubt be looking for one of these matching Carrying Case CP-323 , without much luck of finding one.
A quick check on the Net at popular places like Ebay or Expansys doesn’t show any sign of the CP-323, while other sites just show them as pre-order items. Previous experiences with these accessories has shown that despite the pre-order status they won’t be available for quite some time. This leave us without a case to protect the device or resorting to other less-than-ideal options.
Personally I think Nokia should have at least included a pouch, even the 5800XM included one! Other than that Nokia should make sure that matching accessories reach retailers at the same time as the devices themselves. What’s been your experience with Nokia genuine accessories?
Update: Owners of the NAM and some EURO versions of the N97 that didn’t include the pouch can now buy the same original version included with the APAC version. This black pouch, called the Nokia CP-382 can be purchased here from Mobilefun.
As for the other Nokia original case for the N97, specifically the CP-323, can now be purchased both in Black and Grey.
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Devin
We received the N97 today and compared the CP-323 with a few other cases.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2009/06/top-nokia-n97-cases/
We liked the CP-323 – so we’ve made sure we’ve got stock. But you’re right about how hard it can be to get original Nokia cases, my guess is they are more concerned about the phones themselves than the accessories.
I got my N97 yesterday and it came with a nice, textured-leather slip case. It’s much nicer and less bulky than all the alternatives I’ve seen so far. Maybe the best recourse for those whose N97s didn’t come with cases is to find a Nokia dealer and ask whether they can get the cases that are included with the Southeast Asian N97 packages.
Just in case anyone is interested, the CP-382 case is now in stock at Mobile Fun:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/nokia-n97-carry-case-cp-382-p20944.htm
This case is a good alternative to those considering the CP-323 – Genuine Nokia quality and a nice black textured finish.