| Whether you loved or hated the Nokia 97, the Nokia | | | | flawless sound also makes it good for business related |
| 97 Mini certainly has a lot to offer. It's a lot more than | | | | tasks, such as conference calls. |
| just a smaller, prettier version of its predecessor. With | | | | Camera: |
| its 5 megapixel camera, fairly responsive touchscreen, | | | | The N97 Mini's camera is definitely one of its stronger |
| and speedy connection, it provides a user experience | | | | points. It won't replace your digital camera, and there |
| that seems more polished and thought out. Combine | | | | are certainly phones with better quality, but when you |
| this with a significantly lowered price, and you have a | | | | consider its size and price, it's certainly impressive. At 5 |
| phone that's definitely worth having. | | | | megapixels, with a dual LED flash, 14x digital zoom, |
| Appearance: | | | | dedicated camera key, picture and video geo tagging, |
| One of the biggest downsides to the N97 was its | | | | and Carl Zeiss optics, this is definitely a camera that |
| enormous, clunky design. Fortunately, the N97 Mini is | | | | packs a punch. It also contains a separate camera for |
| considerably smaller, lighter, and more attractive, at a | | | | making movies as well, with video streaming and light |
| mere 138g. The screen is slightly smaller at 3.2 inches, | | | | options as well as a wealth of settings to play with. |
| but with 16.7 million colours, it's still incredibly vivid, if not | | | | Internet Connectivity: |
| a bit dim. The screen responds reasonably well to | | | | The N97 Mini is fairly speedy and consistent when it |
| touch, though a few users have complained that they | | | | comes to keeping connected. Along with having 3G |
| have to press their nail against the screen rather than | | | | HSDPA, Bluetooth, EDGE, TV Out, and WLAN Wi-Fi |
| their fingertip to get any response. This isn't an issue | | | | with UpnP support, there's also an micro USB option as |
| for most, but if you want to take advantage of the | | | | well. Texers will enjoy its SMS, MMS, and instant |
| array of touchscreen games, for example, it may be | | | | messaging capabilities. Its push email and email web |
| something of an annoyance. | | | | widgets are also a nice touch, though some users |
| Its exterior is fairly sturdy, and fans of the N97 will see | | | | have complained of it being somewhat confusing. |
| that they've improved on the QWERTY keyboard as | | | | Finally, its Quad Band and WCDMA technology will |
| well. It slides out smoothly and shuts firmly. Each key is | | | | ensure you always stay connected no matter where |
| individually raised, which is great for fast, easy typing. | | | | you roam. |
| Its only downside is that the spacebar is located on the | | | | Memory and Talk Time: |
| right side of the keyboard rather than simply at the | | | | Along with shrinking the touch screen, Nokia has |
| bottom, which has proved problematic. | | | | significantly lowered the memory as well. However, 8 |
| Another big complaint about the previous phone would | | | | gigabytes is enough for most to be able to enjoy their |
| have to be the operating system. Full of random | | | | music, pictures, and emails, and there is an additional 16 |
| restarts and glitches, its Symbian OS was prone to all | | | | gigabytes available on microSD cards should you need |
| sorts of unpredictable antics. The N97 Mini, however, | | | | more. As for talk time, with seven hours of GSM talk |
| seems to run a lot smoother. | | | | time and 320 hours of GSM standby, it might be a |
| Sound: | | | | good idea to charge often. However, when you |
| When it comes to sound, the N97 Mini performs fairly | | | | consider the size of the phone and the amount of |
| well, with crisp, clear sound quality as well as dedicated | | | | goodies inside of it, it's not surprising that this should be |
| volume control and a handy FM radio RDS and 3.5 | | | | necessary. |
| mm headphone jack. It can play a variety of music | | | | Conclusion: The N97 Mini is a definite improvement |
| formats, including MP3s, MWA, AAC, eAAC, and | | | | over the N97. Its polished OS, awesome camera, |
| eAAC+. Its playlist capabilities also help in keeping | | | | speedy internet, and sleek, attractive new appearance |
| everything organised. That aside, the sound system is | | | | makes it worth consideration. |
| fairly basic, with nothing sparkly or new. However, its | | | | |