Nokia N97 Mini Hitting Store Shelves

The Nokia N97 Mini was announced in September as a smaller version of the flagship N97 device. It has now begun showing in stores in various markets in Europe, and is also for sale though some the carriers.

This smartphone uses  the same general "slide-and-tilt QWERTY" design as the N97, but it excludes the directional pad and offers a smaller touchscreen.

The N97 Mini is available for £430 from the U.K. Nokia store. Orange (UK) is also offering it for free with some contracts.

There has been no information about a North American 3G variant of this Symbian S60 cell phone.

An Overview of the Nokia N97 Mini
Despite its name, the N97 Mini is only slightly smaller than its big brother. It does have a smaller touchscreen, but at the same resolution: 640 x 360 pixels.

It also features less internal memory (8 GB vs. 32 GB), but still includes a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 16 GB cards. And the camera uses the 5 megapixel, Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, auto-focus and flash also found in the N97.

Built in support for Nokia Messaging, Ovi Contacts, Ovi Maps, and the Ovi Store tie the N97 Mini to Nokia's service offerings while also enabling other 3rd party software to be easily downloaded and installed.

Source: Nokia