Nokia N97 Mini User Reviews

I had quite some trouble initially with the phone, as I found the touch screen very slow and inaccurate. However after a month or so a software upgrade improved that quite dramatically, and the screen is pretty responsive now. The front screen can be nicely customised, and widgets contain content, not just icons - so eg. details of meetings, news headlines, email sender and subject, Facebook comments. The applications are good quality. In particular I used the Nokia maps a lot, which is free, and has both good mapping as well as direction giving capabilities. Email could be improved, there are lots of applications, but it doesn't have an easy feel for navigation or previews.

I've had this phone for a month now and infact I am posting this add from my Nokia N97 Mini.

Its a great little phone especially for the younger generation who are all into multi tasking and into online socialising eg. Facebook and twiter.

Since I have had this phone there has been a lot of ups and only a few downs. The phone is by far one of the best phones I have had. One of the downs are because of the qwerty keyboard, the phone becomes unstable and when the keyboard is closed and you tap round the edge, the screen is a bit wobbly and shakes a little which can really get annoying at times.

Another downside is in the application area when you scroll down (not using the scroller) it jams a bit which slows down the process and it takes approximate of 7 seconds to view the last line of apps. Also when you download the facebook app from the ovi store you cannot log out which is unsecure.

Other than these minor miss understanding's by Nokia they have developed a great little user friendly smartphone device which I and a lot of other happy Nokia N97 mini owners love.

The Nokia N97 mini is a versatile, attractive smartphone, featuring superb functionality and a range of attractive features.

Ideal for those who cannot justify purchasing the much more expensive iPhone, the N97 mini is a very nice little package. The touchscreen is easy and responsive to use.

Nokia maps with GPS lets you know exactly where you are at all times, and has proved essential to myself on many a long journey. The Wi-Fi feature allows full internet browsing at all times. Highly recommended if you are looking for the full smartphone experience, with a surprisingly durable battery life.

I've got one of these puppies and hardware wise the N97 mini is good and bad. It has a great range of features, for sure.

I love that slide keyboard and the screen has good rez. My gripe is that the GPS takes forever to lock, even in the open. Actually, battery time is also bad, unless you don't use your phone and switch everything off.

Sound quality is unusually bad (when not using external earphones), it's behind every phone I've ever owned (5 of them). It's like listening down a long pipe and it also has very limited frequency range. Probably using an original Edison earpiece design.

The user interface is especially poor. It's too inconsistent and unnecessarily limiting at times, not to mention some of the bizantine menus. I also get software errors on the phone.

Overall, yes, it's a usable phone but not an especially good one. Considering all the features, sadly, it's a missed opportunity for Nokia.

Alas my 3 months of contentment with the phone, wasn't to last. The fault began one night when I tried to charge it after the battery went flat.

It would not charge at all and and would not switch off. The screen went white, displaying the Nokia logo! I took the handset to my local Vodafone shop to report the fault.
The phone was checked by the staff and consequently sent to the repair centre the next day.

I bought the Samsung Genio Touch and used this for the week that my Nokia was at the repair centre. So I had to part with £60, so that I would have a mobile because I didn't have a spare.

The Nokia came back a week later with the report that it was a software problem and the phone had been re loaded.
I am still not happy since the phone has come back.
Now the phone has lost some contacts on the sim and the envelope icon is constantly flashing in the top of the screen!

I have checked that my text messages and email boxes are empty and yet, this damn envelope still flashes. This icon indicates that the 'sim memory is full' But I only have 48 contacts on a sim that holds 250!!

I wanted the N97 mini from the moment I saw it advertised and I am now so disappointed with it. I certainly would not have another.