A comparison of the N97, N97 Mini, and the N900.
Considering buying an N900? How about an N97 mini? Yeah, Nokia’s bringing two more touch-screen devices to the table, both suspiciously similar to the original N97 on the surface. But what about underneath?
Let’s see how they stack up. (“winning” features in green)
 |  |  | |
| Nokia N97 | Nokia N97 Mini | Nokia N900 | |
| Operating System | S60 5th Edition | S60 5th Edition | Maemo 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | ARM 11 434mhz | ARM 11 434mhz | ARM Cortex-A8 600mhz |
| Memory | 32GB onboard, 16GB microSD expandable, 128MB RAM | 8GB onboard, 16GB microSD expandable, 128MB RAM | 32GB onboard, 16GB microSD expandable, 256MB RAM, 768MB virtual memory |
| Talk Time | 6.66 hours GSM, 5.33 hours WCDMA | 7.2 hours GSM, 4 hours WCDMA | 9 hours GSM, 5 hours WCDMA |
| Battery | BP-4L, 1500 mAh | BL-4D, 1200 mAh | BL-5J, 1320 mAh |
| Dimensions | 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 150 g | 113.0 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm, 138 g | 110.9 x 59.8 x 18.0 mm, 181 g |
| Screen Size | 3.5&Prime widescreen TFT resistive touch-screen, 640×360 pixels | 3.2&Prime widescreen TFT resistive touch-screen, 640×360 pixels | 3.5&Prime widescreen resistive touch-screen, 800×480 pixels |
| Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1900/2100 or 850/1900/2100 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1900/2100 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/2100 |
| Camera | 5 megapixel, Carl Zeiss, 30 VGA fps video, dual LED flash | 5 megapixel, Carl Zeiss, 30 VGA fps video, dual LED flash | 5 megapixel, Carl Zeiss, WVGA 25 fps video, dual LED flash |
| Bluetooth | 2.0, with EDR and A2DP | 2.0, with EDR and A2DP | 2.1, A2DP |
| Price | 550 Euro, $750 USD | 450 Euro, ~$656 USD | 500 Euro, ~$729 USD |
| Release Date | Released Q2 2009 | Q4 2009 | Q4 2009 |
| X-Factor | The original that started it all. | Smaller, lighter, and cheaper N97. | Runs Maemo and has a Mozilla browser. And a fast processor. |
| Biggest Weakness | Buggy; subpar interface | Still runs S60 Fifth Edition | No WCDMA 850mhz band, aka no 3G on AT&T |
So what’s the bottom line? Is it that the N900 is just a superior phone over the others? Yes and no. Yes, the N900 is the newest and technologically most advanced phone of the three, so yeah – for the most part it’s better overall. But that’s not the point.
The point is that, with these two new phones, you now have choices as to how you like your fairly high-end touch-screen Nokia phone. You can go budget (N97 Mini), go original S60 5th Edition (N97), or go for broke with Maemo (N900).
Personally, I’d love to pick up an N900 and see how Nokia’s improved the Maemo interface and geared the device towards regular users. S60 5th Edition has been a disappointment, and I’m starting to find myself looking in a new direction.
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