Gizmodo: n97 mini

Leaked Shots Show N97 Mini Officially a Bad Idea, N900 Looks Pretty Good

matt buchanan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:19:00 EDT

"Hey guys, let's take the N97, not improve or actually shrink it in any way, and call it the N97 Mini." At least, that's what these leaked official shots of the N97 Mini show. The N900 though, still looks decent.

Like, I could see actually wanting this Maemo-powered slab of Finnish tablet. [BeGeek, BeGeek, Thanks Benjamin!]

Fearless Retailer Leaks Pics of Unreleased Nokia Phones

Jack Loftus — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:15:00 EDT

An unidentified retailer has leaked a series of photos that reveal a number of unreleased Nokia phones, including the N97 Mini, N5800 with chrome edging (possibly the 5900), E72, E55, and two unknown sliders that may be an N86.

Like we said in the lead we don't know where the retailer is based, how they got the phones, or how they were able to arrange them neatly on a desk and snap their picture without anyone finding out.

The Nokia Blog isn't saying, although they did hint the retailer explained these phones were all due to be sold in their store "soon." [The Nokia Blog - Thanks, Mark]

Update: Photo removed at request of original flickr owner.

Apparent Nokia N97 Mini Shrinks by Shedding Useless D-Pad

matt buchanan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:00 EDT

Shrinking the N97 won't exactly fix what was wrong with it, but this supposed N97 Mini makes the economical choice of ditching the borderline-useless D-Pad. Weenie-sizing the price would help more, though. [GadgetReview]

Will Nokia Be Releasing A N97 Mini or N97 Lite? Vodafone Thinks So

Simon Crisp — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:06:39 EDT

Vodafone seems to have let slip that Nokia are planning a "Mini" or "Lite" version of the recently released N97 smartphone.

A moderator on the Vodafone forums said the carrier would not be getting the touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard wielding N97, but would instead be launching the "N97 Mini" later this year, due to its "competitive pricing". No additional info was revealed about the handset and the comment has since been edited, along with users replies. [VodafoneForums via UnwiredView]