Few weeks ago Engadget posted an article showing the Nokia 97 Mini side by side with it’s bigger brother N97. This is the second time the phone was heard after previously leaked incidentally on the Vodafone Ireland Forum. At that time the news was still unclear and not sure yet whether it’s true or just a fake. But this time, the news is no longer a rumor. The Nokia N97 Mini is real and will be announced at Nokia World 09, in Stuttgart on September 2-3.
So far the phone name will be called Nokia N97 Mini. It has a smaller body size and smaller screen compared to the current N97 model where the navigation button has been eliminated. Technically the Nokia N97 Mini specifications more or less is the same with the existing N97. One of the difference is the internal memory storage which has been reduced from 16GB to 8GB, depending on the model. The display specs are very close to the Nokia 5530 XM with 2.9″ size, 16M colors, 640×360 resolution and automatic brightness control.
So the point is, the Nokia N97 Mini is intended for people who wants to have the N97 but doesn’t want to carry that big device in their pocket like what Nokia did with it’s communicator series before. Besides, this N97 Mini also will have a better price which is 100 EUR cheaper than the current model. There’s no detail info about the countries that will offer this model, so we’ll wait until the Press release is out.
[via: unwiredview]
August 22, 2009 at 5:58 am
i got my Nokia N97 from my boyfriend as a birthday gift. i like most of its features and from the aesthetic point of view.
October 20, 2010 at 4:18 am
there maybe new phones these days but the Nokia N97 is still one of the best phones;;:
November 8, 2010 at 10:11 pm
even though the Nokia N97 is an out dated model, it is still one of the best phones in the market “