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.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 12:19PM]

garbage....round 2, but I'm sure asian and european idiots will buy it.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:41PM]

I happen to have an N97 and love it.
And I'm american.
What's with all the nokia hate? Go back to your iPhone POS

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 1:13AM]

It's good hardware with outdated and out of place software. Series 60 5th is really crappy and the vast majority of Engadget commenters agree, but since you dissed iPhone you got a high rank. Congratulations! You've exploited the Engadget reader bias.

[Wesley Posted Sep 3rd 2009 5:48AM]

So Nokia are selling their smartphones like this:

N97 Mini = £429
N97 = £499
N900 =£499

The pricing seems very off balance. I wouldn't buy either N97 if I can get N900 for the same amount or £70 more.