Video: Nokia N97 vs Nokia N97 Mini

To the average consumer, the N97 and N97 mini are practically the same phone. (Heck, that’s understandable when some people I know can’t even differentiate between manufacturers). Appearance wise, they might as well be. But there are some minor visible differences.

• The N97 mini looks fractionally smaller than the N97 (for me, not enough to warrant the “mini” in the title)
• The N97 mini’s tilt is less than the N97
• The keyboard on the N97 mini may be better arranged, plus D-pad replaced by 4-arrow keys (Eldar didn’t like mini’s keyboard that much in his preview – I got used to my N97’s configuration and I think the N97 mini’s maybe superior for typing)
• The N97 mini’s 3.2″ screen is smaller than the N97’s 3.5″
• The N97 mini has a metal battery cover and the N97 is plastic
• The N97 mini has a less symmetrical call/end layout
• The N97 mini has no lens cover (with flash slightly further apart from lens)

Internally they’re pretty much the same except that notably,  the mini only has 8GB mass memory as opposed to the N97’s 32GB.

Here’s another N97 mini hands on with the N97 for comparison