Nokia N97 Mini Now Shipping Stateside Nokia N97 Mini Released in US

The Nokia N97 Mini, a downsizedย versionย of the Nokia N97, is now
shipping in the United States from some retailers. The Nokia N97 Mini
had been released earlier Europe (around October) but is
nowย availableย here in the US from online stores Amazon and Dell.
According to a statement from a Nokia Vice President, they had sold 2
million units of the regular Nokia N97 by September 2009,
whichย apparentlyย was some sort ofย impetuousย for them pursuing the
Mini. The N97 Mini features a 'pocket-friendly' design and form factor
and is only around an inch-thick, although CNET's reviewer reports that
the mini isn't all that much smaller than the N97.

The Mini will come with aย controversialย QWERTY keyboard (the placement
of the space bar is almostย universallyย unpopular), 5-megapixel camera,
8GB of flash memory, a microSD slot, WiFi and Bluetooth. As with the
Europeanย version, the Mini carries the 'Livecasting with Ovi' software
where you can geolocationally post your status updates. Ovi Maps is also
included, and the Mini of course comes loaded with Nokia's S60 5th UI
software.
You'll be happy to know that these Minis will also come with the
software updates in the Europeanย versions. The Nokia N97 Mini will set
you back $480 and is being sold at Amazon and Dell.