The Nokia Mini N97, is a more compact version of the Nokia N97. The S60 OS interface on the Nokia Mini N97 feels out of date and lacks the ease of use found on other operating systems like Android, iPhone, or webOS.
The Nokia N97 Mini is only slightly smaller than Nokia Mini N97, measuring 4.5 by 2.1 by 0.5 inches (the original measured 4.6 by 2.1 by 0.6 inches). It is also a bit lighter, weighing 4.9 ounces, or 0.4 ounce less than the original.
The Nokia Mini N97 feels much more comfortable in the hand than the Nokia N97. Its high-quality plastic body feels durable. Two touch-sensitive buttons (Talk and End) lie below the display, as does a hardware shortcut key to the menu.
The Nokia Mini N97's call quality over T-Mobile's 3G network was impressive.The display felt more responsive than the original N97's. The Nokia Mini N97 also has haptic feedback (a slight vibration when you touch an app), which helps with the navigation.
Scrolling on the original N97 was a bit of a pain, and you really had to push down hard on the display to scroll through a Web page or an e-mail. Thankfully, Nokia took note and gave the Nokia Mini N97 "flick" scrolling. Like the iPhone's UI, you can literally flick the display to begin scrolling. The result isn't as silky as on the iPhone (you have to "flick" a little harder), but it is definitely a welcome improvement.
The Nokia Mini N97 's Web browser is okay for casual surfing, but it needs a bit of refinement. To zoom in to a page detail, you have to type on it twice or rely on the zoom bar. Either way, you still end up tapping the screen way more than necessary. One plus: The Nokia Mini N97 's browser supports both Flash and Java--something the other smartphone giants don't do yet.
The uninspired, but capable music player supports a wide variety of file types including MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+, MP4, and M4V formats. It has no visual effects or album art scrolling (as on the iPhone and the Pre). Nevertheless, it is quite easy to use with the display's large touch controls. Overall, music playback sounded very good. The video player is equally simple, but good nonetheless. However, you don't get DivX or XviD support out of the box.
The 5-megapixel camera has a Carl Zeiss lens (and a cover), a dual LED flash, and a few advanced features and settings. The image quality on indoor shots are disappointed . The photos looked grainy and either too dark or too blown-out from the flash. Snapshots taken outdoors fared better, however, with sharper details and better color balance. You can record VGA video at 30 frames per second.
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