Nokia C6 Vs N97 Mini – Spec Comparison

Since the launch of Nokia’s new Messaging devices , I’d been hearing a lot about c6 being a replacement of N97 Mini , so here’s is specification comparison followed by our thoughts and for both

The pictures above show the C6 and my snaps of N97 with N97 Mini and Nokia 5800 for comparison

Operating System

C6 : S60 V5 with Standby Widgets

N97 Mini : S60 v5 with Standby Widgets

Winner : None , same OS and same feature set

Screen:

C6 : 360 x 640 – 16 million color Resistive Touch Screen

N97 Mini : 360 x 640 – 16 million color Resistive Touch Screen

Winner : Both has the same Specs

Size and Weight

C6 : 113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm – 150g

N97 Mini : 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm – 138 g

Winner : N97 Mini as it’s marginally small , thin and light

Connectivity

C6 : GSM – 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 – WCDMA 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 – A-GPS

N97 Mini : GSM – 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 – WCDMA 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 , A-GPS

Winner : None both are the same

Data Bearer

C6: EDGE / GPRS / HSCSD / HSDPA / WCDMA / WLAN 802.11 b/g

N97 Mini : EDGE / GPRS / HSCSD / HSDPA / WCDMA / WLAN 802.11 b/g

Winner : Same Specs

CPU :

C6 : Single Processor ARM 11 – 434 MhZ

N97 Mini : Single Processor ARM 11 – 434 MhZ

Winner : both are losers as none got the new 600 Mhz processors

Internal Memory

C6 : No onboard flash – 240 MB user available Memory

N97 Mini : 8 GB onboard flash : 256 MB user available memory

Winner : N97 Mni with 8 GB onboard flash

Camera :

C6 : 5 MP back – 30 FPS Video recording at 640 x 480 – Front Cam 320 x 240 – Single LED Flash

N97 Mini : 5 MP back – 30 FPS Video recording at 640 x 480 – Front Cam – 320 x 240 – Dual LED Flash

Winner : None but N97Mini has Carl Zeiss Lens and Dual LED Flash

Battery :

C6: Bl-4J  – 1200 MAH

N97 Mini : Bl-4D 3.7 v 1200 MAH

Winner : None Same Capacity

Talk Time :

C6 : GSM – 7 hrs , WCDMA – 5 hrs , Standby 17 days , Video Playback 4.1 hrs , Music playback 30 hrs

N97 Mini : GSM – 7.1 hrs , WCDMA – 4 hrs , Standby 13 days , Video Playback 3.5 hrs , Music playback 28 hrs

Winner : C6 , although it has the same capacity battery , better power management makes it last longer

Conclusion :

In all aspects , C6 stands equal to N97 Mni , even the onscreen widgets are the same . What matters is the form factor . C6 when closed looks more like the classic Nokia 5800 Xpress Music while N97 Mini copies it’s looks from it’s elder bro N97 . C6 has a plastic body , while N97 Mini has ample use of metal . The Keyboard slide in C6 is straight as in N900 , while in N97 Mini it’s angular making it easy to keep it and view it on a flast surface and also gives it a laptop look and feel.

No matter how we biased we feel towards N97 Mini – it’s the price which matters . N97 Mini when launched was commanding almost double the launch price of C6 and till now in Pakistan the new N97 Mini is sold for Euro 280 while c6 ‘s starting price is Euro 220 which will surely fall with time and soon will be available for 150 – 170 Euros in Pakistan , brining it In many people’s reach

For those using N97 Mini , we don’t recommend upgrading to c6 as it offers no extra value but for those thinking about N97 Mini , we recommend to wait for C6 , as it’s going to offer the same functionality as N97 Mini but at a lower price .