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The New Nokia N97 Mini follows on from the popular N97 by combining the best proven Nokia hardware, software and Internet services, blended with a new flavour of design, ergonomics and usability. 

The N97 is smaller and 12% lighter than the previous N97 model.

The most physically immediate stand-out feature of the N97 Mini is its slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, hidden behind a 3.2-inch widescreen 16:9 touch display that tilts smartly above the keys. Both control methods neatly coexist and are tailored to ensure every experience, be it messaging, social, entertainment-focussed or otherwise, are manageable via the most instinctive physical toolset available. The touchscreen promises to be exploited to full effect, even when inactive, courtesy of a new homescreen that automatically sucks in live information via custom widgets sat on a S60 5th Edition backbone.

The N97 Mini includes 8GB of on-board storage and can take up to another 16GB via microSD, enabling it to become a portable multi-media computer with 48GB in your pocket. You can fill this space with music, movies, photos and N-Gage games and the N97 Mini's battery is up to the job - it promises to provide up to 37 hours of music and 4.5 hours of video.

Embracing location based services and the concept of context awareness, the N97 Mini is location-savvy, automatically sensing where it is at any given time via A-GPS. The benefit being that you'll be able to tap into local services with ease and share your social location with friends minus any extra fiddling or fuss.

Other key talents include a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash, GPS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, stereo Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headphone jack