Nokia finally comes clean with N97 mini: €450, ships in October

Nokia World 2009 just kicked off over in Stuttgart, and while the outfit's CEO didn't have much to say outside of a few nice teases, Mr. Anssi Vanjok did the honors of officially unveiling the N97 mini. Of course, we've already seen this not-so-minuscule handset previewed over in the wilds of Russia, but it's certainly nice to have Nokia's formal seal of approval on the device. Nokia's pushing the mobile's social networking capabilities, not to mention calling it the world's "slimmest travel companion" thanks to the built-in Lonely Planet guidebooks. As for price? Try €450 ($639), but Sir Anssi asserted that the phone should be available for free on contract in "many, many markets." As for specs, we're looking at a tilting 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, with the first shipments starting in October.

Nokia finally comes clean with N97 mini

[Satz Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:54AM]

wow super fast post

[aalaap Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:57AM]

wow super fast comment

[CaliLove310 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:09AM]

Wow, super fast reply to the super fast comment on the super fast post.

[retarded commenter Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:05AM]

Nokia World gets no liveblogging?

Stupid US bias.

[Pontro Posted Sep 2nd 2009 5:21AM]

All they care about is Steve Jobs and his Rock and Roll project..

[iLoveApple Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:18AM]

It's not exactly big news so far, is it...?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:05AM]

For those who are interested in listening to the announcement, here is the link to the recorded webcast:

http://webcast.nokia.com/CCUIv3/frameset.aspx?ticket=678-750-7790&target=en-default-&status=ondemand&browser=ns-0-0-0-10-0&stream=flash-video-500

[Ineed911 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 1:37PM]

aside from the N900, what is worth blogging about?

Stupid Nokia bias

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:06AM]

Nokia X6 looks good

[gundamboy Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:12AM]

why the high price, for a smaller unit? not saying that Nokia likes to overcompensate for something...

[Phil Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:13AM]

i don't see how anyone could want this phone (or the old/large/regular n97) right now with the n900 around the corner. unless you really, really want a s60 touch phone, which makes little sense to me with the current state of the software.

[Suomaa Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:15AM]

I think they gained it actually.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:33AM]

Will it suck like his big brother ? Nokia is losing it big time .... people are selling their N97 young here in Europe.

[YpoCaramel Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:53AM]

Honestly I hope they won't release this with all the N97's interface and memory problems. My N97 is really useful but it's hardly a smooth experience.

[Frostblade10 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 5:27AM]

I can't believe they ended up putting the space bar two miles to the right. Stupid design choice.

[matamou Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:52AM]

Wow, I didn't realize that until your comment.. Sucks how they put the keyboard together, indeed. That spacebar would be really hard to get to :(

[GGG Posted Sep 2nd 2009 10:17AM]

Not really if you are typing with your thumbs.

[MarkAnderson Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:02AM]

This is what the original N97 should have been - the original is too big and clunky. I'm sure it'll sell pretty well and expect the original N97 to be EOL soon.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:14AM]

This looks nice. And actually by shrinking the form factor, Nokia have made this more attractive to me.

But all the reservations I had about the original N97 remain a problem for the N97 mini. I logged them here:

http://theprodigalguide.com/2009/06/12/nokia-n97-now-shipping-but-has-nokia-done-enoughre/

And as someone else said above, why would you be interested in this when the N900 is 'round the corner? It's going to be a tough sell.

[Matt7 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 7:17AM]

Ouch... still not so cheaper than i thought.....

[dmax Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:09AM]

I had seriously set myself to get the N97 even before they came out. But then i realized it's the
same price as most Laptops, so i thought it would be better to get a small Laptop with 320gb
hardisk and a mid-range business phone like the E-series which by the way i already have and
wait instead for the N900. The i phone? It's what many people already have so it boring to me now.

[newone Posted Sep 2nd 2009 11:14AM]

...and you'll end up paying a lot more than this for a iphone.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:27AM]

honestly.. the n97 has grown on me..i love the design and look of the device. I am also well used to symbian so 5th edition was easy for me to get used to.

Glad to see the new facebook app is coming (to old n97 as well). Ill stick with the original. I like the screen size and storage.

[Bash23 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:32AM]

N900 is going to kick major ass. I hope it comes to Canada (Which I don't think is going to happen though :'( ).

[ounkeo Posted Sep 3rd 2009 12:59AM]

Actually what isn't mentioned on this article is specifically who Nokia are targetting with this device. It was made to appeal to a very specific segment within a specific market. They stated it very clearly in Nokia World and reiterated it 2 or 3 times. But we wouldn't know that since Nokia World isn't really getting much coverage here.

[Ryan Smith Posted Sep 3rd 2009 1:32AM]

What is wrong with Nokia?N97 mini lacks so many featurespresent in original N97 and still it is priced higher than the original one.Are you going to buy it just because of its looks and size.When N900 is just €50 costlier, who is going to buy N97 mini.Check out its comparison with N97

http://5530xpressmusic.com/nokia-n97-mini-officially-announced-mini-in-size-as-well-as-features/