First look at Nokia N97 Mini
Mobile-review have posted a preview of the new unannounced Nokia N97 mini. Here is their final impression.
Honestly speaking, I don’t feel particularly enthusiastic about Nokia N97 Mini – it’s not the most petite phone around, by any stretch of imagination. And at the same time it packs in a downgraded keyboard. If the price gap between the N97 and N97 mini was around 200 Euro, it would have become really sought-after. But at only 100 Euro it’s not all that interesting. But worry not, Nokia is preparing a bunch of other touchscreen-enabled phones, some of which don’t carry thumbboards, yet target the same segment as the Nokia N97 Mini. One of them will be previewed tomorrow, and I think you’ll understand why the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition and the Nokia N97 Mini have got a rival in the making and why Nokia will reveal only shortly before it lands on most markets. The answer to the latter question is exceedingly simple, though – the 5800 Navigation Edition and N97 mini need several months to generate some sales, and a simultaneous announcement would have created needless commotion and shown that the abovementioned devices wouldn’t last too long. I haven’t decided yet whether I want to release previews of all four models or give them to you bit by bit, as their announcement is still pretty far-off. I don’t know what else to write about the Nokia N97 mini – I’ll try to answer your questions via Twitter and our forum. But I believe the screenshots and images available in this preview have already said more than enough about this phone.
Honestly speaking, I don’t feel particularly enthusiastic about Nokia N97 Mini – it’s not the most petite phone around, by any stretch of imagination. And at the same time it packs in a downgraded keyboard. If the price gap between the N97 and N97 mini was around 200 Euro, it would have become really sought-after. But at only 100 Euro it’s not all that interesting. But worry not, Nokia is preparing a bunch of other touchscreen-enabled phones, some of which don’t carry thumbboards, yet target the same segment as the Nokia N97 Mini. One of them will be previewed tomorrow, and I think you’ll understand why the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition and the Nokia N97 Mini have got a rival in the making and why Nokia will reveal only shortly before it lands on most markets. The answer to the latter question is exceedingly simple, though – the 5800 Navigation Edition and N97 mini need several months to generate some sales, and a simultaneous announcement would have created needless commotion and shown that the abovementioned devices wouldn’t last too long. I haven’t decided yet whether I want to release previews of all four models or give them to you bit by bit, as their announcement is still pretty far-off. I don’t know what else to write about the Nokia N97 mini – I’ll try to answer your questions via Twitter and our forum. But I believe the screenshots and images available in this preview have already said more than enough about this phone.
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