I recently had the chance to have my hands on the Nokia N97 Mini, a device that I didn’t gear much attention towards during Nokia World 2009. The Mini is, like its name calls, a smaller version of the Nokia N97 in terms of size, weight, screen, and mass memory features. The difference might not be very obvious when you put the two siblings next to each other, but try holding the Mini in your hand and you’ll “feel” the difference. Many are saying that the Mini is geared towards a more feminine market with its design and size, and as one of representatives of the female gender, I must say that I fell for its charm.
Below, you will find a short video of me fiddling with the N97 Mini. The video goes quickly through several aspects of the device, showing:
- An overall preview of the hardware.
- Music player UI: kinetic scrolling, as well as scroll by first letter and search by letter.
- Keyboard functions: pressing and holding a key inserts the corresponding symbol, unlike the N97 on its current firmware.
- The amount of free internal memory : here’s a shocker for you, 285 Mb of free internal memory!
- A side by side comparison of the 2 colors, in black and bronze (for lack of better color description).
- A side by side comparison with the N97 and the Sony Ericsson Satio.
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The amount of internal memory really blew me away. It was one of the main things that made the N97 a power-user fiasco in my experience, and a big letdown for a device this powerful. I’m glad to see it fixed in the N97 Mini, though I would have loved if it wasn’t broken in the first place.
What do you think of the N97 Mini? Were you put off by some of the N97′s issues, like its size & weight, or its lagging software, or its tiny internal memory? If so, are you starting to consider the Mini as your potential next phone? I have to admit that I’m personally tempted, very tempted.
