Nokia N97 Mini Release Date Set for October 23

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Nokia’s London store has announced that the Nokia N97 Mini smartphone, the younger brother of the N97 will be available for purchase, starting from October 23. While the nomenclature makes it clear that the N97 Mini will play second fiddle to its bigger brother, the handset which packs a smaller display in a more compact body, is no lightweight either.

The smartphone comes with a 3.2-inch tilting resistive touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and Nokia’s latest version of the touch friendly S60. On top of these all, there’s also 8GB of built-in memory — which is  a massive drop compared to the 32 GB on the N97, and there’s also a microSD card slot to expand that.

Nokia N97 Mini comes with a widget based homescreen display, and its compactness may be a fair deal for someone looking for a slightly different taste of the N97 smartphone. The new N97 Mini will sell at €450 (some $639 at today’s rate), but keep in mind that it’s a pre-subsidies price so users going for a contract may get it cheaper.