Nokia N97 delights with a smaller size and smaller price!
Most of our regular readers, as well as those at Nokia Conversations, weren’t too sure as to whether to believe the 2 sets of leaks of pictures and details of the Nokia N97 Mini but a live preview of the phone, which is available online, put all these to rest, along with the official announcement by Nokia at Nokia World ’09. The Mini is a slightly downgraded version of the Nokia N97, which is the flagship of Nokia. Nokia N97 Mini Reviews haven’t been too bad, so let’s have a look at it.
As a pared – down version of the original Nokia N97, the phone will come with about 8 GB of inbuilt memory, rather than the 32 GB of its big brother. The D-pad is absent in the phone and the size of the keypad has been reduced, which makes it a tad uncomfortable for people with bigger fingers to use it. Though the camera module has remained the same, the Mini doesn’t have a cover for the camera, thereby exposing it to fingerprints, dust and scratches.
However, if you look at the positive side of things, the Mini has a nice metal battery cover rather than the plastic one used in its big brother. The phone also has a more solid feel to it. Kinetic scrolling is also present in the phone, just like in the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, thereby enabling you to go through the menu with ease.
However, some reviews have a problem with the pricing, saying that the fact that it is only 100 euro less isn’t enough. However, we can’t agree with this. Admittedly, the Nokia N97 is a bit more expensive than we would have liked, but we just can’t help but feel that the price difference isn’t so bad. The original handset is nearly 400 euro, so it would be quite daft to expect its younger sibling to retail at less than 300 euro, in our opinion.
Expect it to be released in October, so make sure you have your cash ready! At that time there will be plenty of great Nokia N97 deals on offer.
