Nokia C6 vs N97 Mini Features Comparison

Written By Drakor on Sunday, August 1, 2010 | 11:15 AM

The new Nokia C6 look like Nokia 97 mini. In fact C6 has almost exact same features as N97 mini. The biggest differences is on the price label, where Nokia C6 is targeted for mid range segment. But, is it what made Nokia N97 goes to premium class is because it has the "yesterday" high-end features? And now the high-end feature counted as present midrange? Lets compare them side by side.

Nokia C6

Nokia N97 Mini



Nokia C6 Nokia N97 Mini
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
Announced 2010, April 2009, September
Status Available. Released 2010, July Available. Released 2009, November
Dimensions 113 x 53 x 16.8 mm, 80 cc 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm, 75 cc
Weight 150 g 138 g
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
- QWERTY keyboard - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Full QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition
Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack - 3.5 mm audio jack
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 240 MB 8 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 16GB
GPRS Class 32 Class 32
EDGE Class 32 Class 32
3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, 
Dual LED flash, video light
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps
Secondary Yes, QVGA Yes, VGA@15fps
OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU ARM 11 434 MHz processor ARM 11 434 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes, DJ Club Tour + downloadable
Colors White, Black Gold, Cherry Black, Garnet, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 Yes, MIDP 2.1
- YM, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger - Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player - WMV/RealVideo/MP4 video player
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - TV-out
- Flash Lite v3.1 - Voice command/dial
- Voice command/dial - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video and photo editor
- Flash Lite 3
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4J) Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (2G) / Up to 384 h (3G) Up to 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h Up to 32 h
SAR US 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.21 W/kg (body)     0.90 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (head)    

Nokia C6 disadvantages
  • Display performs poorly under direct sunlight
  • The S60 touch UI is clunky
  • Doesn�t charge off USB
  • Average loudspeaker performance
  • No DivX or XviD video support out-of-the-box
  • No office document editing (without a paid upgrade)
  • No camera lens protection 
Nokia N97 disadvantages
  • The S60 touch UI is still inconsistent
  • Outdated camera interface and features
  • No DivX or XviD video support out-of-the-box
  • No smart dialing
  • No office document editing (without a paid upgrade)
  • No camera lens protection
  • No FM transmitter (though that may be stretching it too far)  
Still can't decide? Hope below comparison video could help


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