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The Nokia N97 Mini is a tilt/slider style cell phone offered by Nokia based on the larger Nokia N97. It features a 3.2" touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard which is exposed using a similar tilt display as seen in the N97. It features updated homescreen widegets and several other usability improvements such as a customizable homescreen and the ability to update your Facebook status directly from the homescreen. It works seamlessly with the Ovi Store giving users the ability to add new applications, widgets, ringtones and other content. There is also an integrated A-GPS with Ovi Maps and over 155,000 POIs through Lonely Planet guides and restaurants through Michelin Guides. It has high speed 3G or Wi-Fi connectivity with the ability to browse your favorite web content on the 16:9 screen directly from your homscreen. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack and uses the PC compatible Nokia Music Manager for easy file management. You can store up to 1700 tracks using the internal 8 GB of internam memory. The built in 5-megapixel camera has a Carl Zeiss optical lens and dual LED flash, and is capable of recording 8 hours of high-quality video to internam memory or up to 30 hours on an external microSD card.
MSRP $700.00
Release date September, 2009
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Specifications
- Dimensions: 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm
- Weight: 138 g
- Display: 3.2 inch TFT nHD 16:9 widescreen (640 x 360 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
- Camera: 5 megapixels with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens; autofocus and flash
- Video capture: MPEG-4 VGA (640x 480 px) at up to 30 fps
- Video playback: supports RealVideo and Flash Lite 3.0 with PAL/NTSC video-out
- Music playback: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
- Built-in GPS with A-GPS support
- 3.5mm AV connector for stereo headphone jack
- Memory: 8Gb internal memory with MicroSD expansion slot up to an additional 16 Gb
- Connectivity: High speed MicroUSB 2.0
- Data connectivity: WCDMA, GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA
- Talk time: Up to 7.1 hrs
- Standby time: Up to 320 hrs
- Music playback time: Up to 28 hrs
- Video playback time: Up to 3.5 hrs
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MSRP $299.00
Released November, 2009
Pros
- open Android 2.0 OS
- WiFi
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- annoying $100 mail in rebate to get to $199 price point
- camera is slow to take photos, properly focusing is hit or miss
- no multi-touch as in the GSM version for Europe (and though Android 2.0 would support it)
Nokia N97 Mini
0%
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Motorola Droid (Sholes)
100%
MSRP $689.50
Released November, 2009
Pros
- WiFi
- open Android 2.0 OS
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- no Google Maps Navigation
- flash memory isn't integrated into the device, the only option is microSDHC (not as fast)
- all plastic enclosure
Nokia N97 Mini
0%
vs.
Motorola MILESTONE
100%
MSRP $199.99
Released June, 2009
Pros
- full 3.5mm headphone jack
- removable battery
- backlit QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- no higher capacity models
- exclusive to Sprint for the first half of 2009
- no expandable memory
Nokia N97 Mini
0%
vs.
Palm Pre
100%
MSRP $199.00
Released June, 2009
Pros
- much faster processing
- video recording
- larger storage
capacities
Cons
- no background running apps
- not a revolutionary upgrade
- AT&T is not supporting many of the new updates quite yet - 7.2Mbps HSDPA in 2011, no tethering information/pricing, no MMS until later this summer
Nokia N97 Mini
50%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3GS
50%
MSRP $199.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- GPS Support
- High speed 3G
- Good selection of free apps available
Cons
- Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare"
- Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)
- Battery life is disappointing
when using 3G
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
Apple iPhone 3G
MSRP $179.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
HTC Dream
MSRP --
Released October, 2009
Pros
- 3.5mm Headphone Jack.
- Expandable memory (Up to 16GB) via microSD slot.
- Support for (even fullscreen) Flash.
Cons
- need a better processor
- The "Chin"
- Uses an older generation ARM 11 CPU, considerably slower than that used by Pre and iPhone
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
HTC Hero
MSRP $350.00
Released August, 2008
Pros
- 3G network connectivity
- Built-in GPS
- Tactile keyboard is faster typing than iPhone touchscreen
Cons
- Immature app-store
- Browser isn't as good as the iPhone's
- locking the phone does not disable volume/track control button on side
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Bold
MSRP $199.99
Released April, 2009
Pros
- built in
WiFi
- runs Android
-
GPS functionality
Cons
- no 3.5mm headphone jack
- no hard keyboard
- custom modified firmware for Rogers; disables many of the goodies of the US Android phones
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
HTC Magic
MSRP $699.00
Released August, 2009
Pros
- full QWERTY keyboard
- WiFi
- 5MP camera with auto-focus
Cons
- software is still buggy - can lead to freezeups
- enhanced BLUR widgets (eg/ "Happenings") cannot be resized, relocated or removed altogether
- no internal storage
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
Motorola Cliq
MSRP $299.00
Released December, 2008
Pros
- features Android
- $299AU without contract
- best of both worlds - keypad with tactile response and touchscreen
Cons
- not a well known manufacturer
- cannot be serviced or replaced very easily in NA
- no camera, GPS or WiFi connection
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
Kogan Agora
MSRP --
Released September, 2009
Pros
- high quality, high resolution 8.1MP camera
- large 3.2" WVGA touchscreen (480 x 800px)
- microSD/microSDHC card reader for external storage
Cons
- lacks internal storage
- runs Windows Mobile 6.5
- heavy and large
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2
MSRP $399.99
Released November, 2008
The HTC Touch Pro2 has a nice big QWERTY keyboard that is fantastic for e-mails on the go. This feature is combined with a functional touch screen, and a Straigh Talk speakerphone that is designed to deliver high quality sound good enough for a business conference. Adding onto the speakerphone feature is the conference...
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
HTC Touch Pro2
MSRP $200.00
Released July, 2009
Pros
- standard (solid) BlackBerry build quality
- standardized battery - same that can be found on the Storm or Curve 8900
- 256MB of RAM
Cons
- no WiFi
- operating system has not been updated
- annoying black border around the display
Nokia N97 Mini
vs.
BlackBerry Tour 9630
Reviews
October 12, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- 8GB of internal storage
- 5MP camera w/ auto focusing Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash
- expandable external storage through microSD card slot
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- GPS
- screen is tilted when keyboard is opened
- customizable widget interface
- cheaper than the N97 by a significant margin
- superior build quality to the original N97
Cons
- not much smaller than the N97
- no lens cover
- keyboard is worse than that on the original
- smaller internal storage (8GB vs 32GB)
- Symbian OS is generally considered to be non-ideal for a touch-screen phone.
- interface isn't as flashy as other phones
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October 12, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- 8GB of internal storage
- 5MP camera w/ auto focusing Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash
- expandable external storage through microSD card slot
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- GPS
- cheaper than the N97 by a significant margin
Cons
- not much smaller than the N97
- no lens cover
- keyboard is worse than that on the original
- Symbian OS is generally considered to be non-ideal for a touch-screen phone.
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September 29, 2009
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reviewer
Pros
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- 8GB of internal storage
- 5MP camera w/ auto focusing Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash
- expandable external storage through microSD card slot
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- GPS
- screen is tilted when keyboard is opened
- customizable widget interface
Cons
- not much smaller than the N97
- no lens cover
- smaller internal storage (8GB vs 32GB)
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