The name says only about size, the all new Nokia N97 mini is big on performance. This is the smaller version of popular high end mobile N97, and a trendsetting arrival to the touch screen portfolio of the Finnish company. This Smartphone runs on symbian OS v9.4 with S60 5th edition user interface.

The phones dimensions are 4.45 x 2.07 x .56 [inches] with a Side slide with tilting screen and 138 g weight. The slide out keyboard will give a better online experience and the fully customizable home screen is to mould the screen for each customer.

With the WLAN [IEEE 802.11b/g, maximum speed up to 11Mbps/54MBps] and TCP/IP support, this 3G phone is nothing behind in any competition. Support for MS Outlook synchronization of contacts, calendar and notes makes it a better friend at work.GPS with AGPS is also to be mentioned.

The connectivity features include Bluetooth version 2, TV out, high speed USB 2 and 3.5 mm AV connector.

The 5.0 Megapixel camera will never let you down on the clarity of those images you capture for personal or business purposes; no doubt, the same Carl Zeiss technology.

To talk about power management, music playback time of up to 32 hours [offline] and talk time up to 7 hours which is enough to keep anyone “alive” throughout the day.

The internal memory of 8 GB is more than enough to store necessary data and can be extended by adding external memory stick up to 16 GB if you want to store the whole music store or to have a back up of your notebook.

Lots and loads of preloaded applications are there with the phone to make you sizzled.

If the price $549 is affordable to you, giving it a try would never be a waste, after all every gadget is to improve the efficiency and lifestyle of people.