subject: Nokia n97 mini: A smaller, cheaper and equally performing edition of N97 [print this page] Nokia n97 mini: A smaller, cheaper and equally performing edition of N97
The original Nokia N97 has barely obtainable any innovative features, on the contrary, it's packed with goodies and it's the Nokia's first touchscreen version of Symbian S60 is unintuitive, the keyboard unresponsive and performance sluggish rather have all the good all-round presentation. Any how the high-end S60 touchscreen handset left enough room for another similar phone in the collection and Nokia feel that its downsized report is enough to fill the gap. Nokia among the crowd of touchscreen and smartphones gets larger by the hour and the Nokia N97 mini is surely one of the most interesting new workforces.
Some of the advantages of the nokia n97 mini are:
It has a good build quality, sharp, high resolution display, full QWERTY keypad, connectivity options, audio quality, high quality supplied earphones, 8GB built-in memory, good pre-installed apps and widgets.
Some of the disadvantages of the nokia n97 mini are:
Nokia n97 mini with S60 touch UI is still inconsistent, Outdated camera interface and features, No DivX or XviD video support out-of-the-box, No smart dialing, No office document editing (without a paid upgrade), No camera lens protection, No FM transmitter (though that may be stretching it too far). Poor display visibility under sunlight, unimpressive camera performance, resistive touchscreen response not up to the mark, interface design not intuitive, slow scrolling in web browser.
Some of the difference between Nokia n97 and n97 mini are:
Nokia n97 mini is more compact 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm, 75 cc than nokia n97 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc.
Nokia n97 mini lighter in weight 138g than nokia n97 150g
Nokia n97 mini display is smaller that is 3.2" than nokia n97 3.5"
Nokia n97 mini has less internal memory 8GB than nokia n97 has 32GB
Nokia n97 mini has smaller battery i.e 1200 mAh than nokia n97 1500 mAh
There is no lens cover, no FM transmitter; Arrow keys vs D-padStill the reduced display is a welcome change for many users, who used to find the Nokia N97 intolerably bulky. We positively hope it's got a few tricks up its sleeves so it can put up the original N97 a good fight and differentiate enough beyond size and pricing. Well, we're about to check that and much more in one of our trademark reviews, starting with the unboxing on the next page. The N97 mini has quite a task on its hands, constantly being compared to the higher ranking Nokia N97 even though it comes later to the market. As usually happens in such cases, the n97 mobile phone price difference that would have been present if both handsets were launched simultaneously is reduced and the balance of powers has shifted.
