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alaTest has collected and analyzed 580 reviews from magazines and websites. People appreciate the design. The keyboard also gets good ratings, but many are critical about the missing features.

Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 76/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Nokia N97 mini is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

The Nokia N97 Mini is a smartphone that delivers despite its ‘old' operating system. It may not be as good as its current rivals, but it still has a lot of features that can help you stay connected.

Design; Well-spaced keys; Various connectivity options; Productivity and multimedia software; Battery life

Some slowdowns when launching applications; Several icons on the phone were small; Screen gets dirty easily; Browser could have been better

Strong physical design, Excellent hardware/connectivity, First-rate battery life ;

Series 60 OS feels seriously out-dated, Business productivity tools need attention

The N97 mini is better than the original, but not so when compared with smartphones from other manufacturers. Its S60 OS helps the mini feel like an old phone even before it hits the stores.

Preferable to its bigger brother, the mini is a great all-rounder for those who like their smartphones to strike a balance between features and size

This isn't quite as severe as you might think. The touchscreen is still sizeable at 3.2in rather than 3.5in, the five-way joypad has been axed in favour of arrow keys and internal memory has been reduced from 32GB to 8GB (though you can boost this ...

Almost nine months after the launch of its highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing N97 smartphone, Nokia has seen fit to update its arsenal with a miniature version of its flagship consumer device: the Nokia N97 mini. Though the more compact ...

Smaller design is an improvement, solid keyboard, responsive UI, live widgets on home screen, Ovi Maps navigation

No innovative or groundbreaking improvements, no FM transmitter, poorly designed power button, resistive touch screen

The Nokia N97 mini has a smaller battery than the original N97, but the reduced screen size means you should get similar performance - Nokia quotes 240 minutes of talk time and 310 hours of standby time on a 3G network