Nokia N97 mini (Unlocked)

The Nokia N97 mini is an improvement over the original N97, and the free Ovi Maps GPS app rocks. But there's still not enough here to pull U.S. buyers away from other smart devices.

 

Open

The N97 mini's QWERTY keyboard is a pain to get out. But once you do so, you've got yourself a nifty little mini-laptop, thanks to the tilt mechanism. 

Back

The back panel features a 5-megapixel camera sensor with a Carl Zeiss lens, and a surprisingly powerful dual-LED flash. 

Front

The Nokia N97 mini is a small but solid improvement over the original N97, and now looks sleek enough to take on an Android phone. 

Side

The right side contains a camera shortcut button and a volume rocker switch. 

Colors

The N97 mini (which comes in three colors) runs Symbian Series 60 5th Edition; it's looking more and more dated, though that's mainly because Nokia is trying too hard to turn it into a touch screen OS. 

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Price Range $249.99

Spec Data

Service Provider AT&T, T-Mobile

Operating System Symbian OS

Screen Size 3.2 inches

Screen Details 360-by-640, 16M-color TFT LCD resistive touch screen

Camera Yes

Megapixels 5 MP

Camera Flash Yes

802.11x Yes

Bluetooth Yes

Web Browser Yes

Form Factor Slider

Network GSM, UMTS

Bands 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100

High-Speed Data GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Storage Capacity (as Tested) 8 GB

Processor Speed 434 MHz

Keyboard Yes

Continuous Talk Time 4 hours 37 minutes

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Front

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Back

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Angle

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Right

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Spec Data

Service Provider Verizon Wireless

Operating System Android OS

Screen Size 4.3 inches

Screen Details 480-by-800, 16.7m-color TFT LCD capacitive touch screen

Camera Yes

Megapixels 5 MP

Camera Flash Yes

802.11x Yes

Bluetooth Yes

Web Browser Yes

Form Factor Candy Bar

Network CDMA

Bands 850, 1900, 700

High-Speed Data 1xRTT, EVDO Rev A, LTE

Storage Capacity (as Tested) 13 GB

Processor Speed 1 GHz

Keyboard No

Continuous Talk Time 6 hours 48 minutes

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