Complete Nokia N97 Mini Review

The Nokia N97 Mini scales down the size of the N97 without loosing out on any of the power.The Nokia N97 Mini features an impressive 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen capable of displaying up to 16M colours. The N97 Mini also supports auto screen rotation thanks to a built in accelerometer, handwriting recognition and a proximity sensor which automatically puts the screen on standby when you are on a call.

The Nokia N97 Mini runs on the Symbian operating sytem allowing you to customise your phone. You can download and install applications from the Nokia Ovi store, create shortcuts and new folders and keep all your favourite sites one touch away by adding live web feeds as interactive widgets on the home screen. It also has a QWERTY keyboard, perfect for messaging, emailing and browsing the web!

With a built in Web Browser you can access internet sites directly from your mobile phone. Check the latest scores, look up train times and check for delays, get a weather report, or many other things. HSDPA on the N97 Mini means that you can enjoy speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps, similar home broadband (not sure about that claim) - so browsing and downloads are pretty fast.There is also Wi-Fi on the Nokia N97 Mini, you can use your phone to connect to a local wireless network (W-LAN) to connect to the internet.

The N97 Mini has a 5.0 megapixel camera, auto focus and a Carl Zeiss lens, the Nokia N97 Mini takes quality pictures. You can store them on your phone, email them to friends or upload them to your blog. This little phone has 8GB of memory built-in making it the ultimate phone for storing music and movies as well as all your photos and videos taken with the on board camera. This is expandable up to 16GB taking the total to a potential 24GB!

With GPS built into the Nokia N97 mini, you can use the phone to locate your position, plan your journey, check for problems, and as a general Sat Nav device, when used in conjunction with compatible mapping software. A-GPS is a network service that can locate your position to within 100 metres by using a clever technique called triangulation. By sending a signal to three cell masts, A-GPS will work out your location by the location of the cells and your distance from them. When combined with a GPS enabled phone, the addition of A-GPS enables a faster GPS satellite lock.

There is also a host of other standard features, including the ability to play music files and video play back facilities, along with bluetooth functionality. Overall. this is a pretty good phone, that should appeal to those who like a smaller model. Similar to the Tocco Lite, but with more power and cooler features.