Nokia E65 vs Nokia N97 mini

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E65 compared with N97 mini

	NokiaE65	NokiaN97 mini
Overview
Released
Released	February 2007	October 2009
Display
Screen size
Screen size	–	3.2″
Resolution
Resolution	320 × 240	640 × 360 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	–	229 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Display type
Display type	QVGA 320 × 240 LCD with up to 16 million colours in both production reviews; portrait screen, with resolution stored long side first. PhoneArena gives a 2.24-inch diagonal; a maker physical diagonal was not recovered, so no headline inches inferred.	3.2-inch TFT LCD, 640 × 360, up to 16 million colours; resistive touchscreen. No maker refresh-rate or brightness figure published.
Performance
Chip
Chip	ARM9 220 MHz (PhoneArena)	ARM11 434 MHz (GSMArena)
Memory
Memory	–	128 MB
Storage
Storage	50 MB	8 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	220 MHz ARM9 processor identified by PhoneArena's exact-model production review; not transferred from another Nokia model	–
Memory
Memory	50 MB internal user storage in the GSMArena/MobilMania production review. PhoneArena's approximately 24 MB wording describes available RAM, not installed physical RAM; no installed-RAM figure inferred.	8 GB on-board mass storage from maker sheet. 128 MB installed RAM and 434 MHz ARM11 processor from GSMArena’s full production review. All About Symbian distinguishes the larger C: system flash partition from RAM and mass storage; its reported extra 256 MB of system flash is not additional RAM.
Storage type
Storage type	microSD slot under the rear cover; exact owner guide supports FAT16/FAT32 and card removal without switching off or removing the battery. No maximum card capacity inferred from a sibling.	microSD expansion up to 16 GB from maker sheet. Up-to-24 GB marketing capacity includes an optional memory card, not 24 GB built-in storage. Slot behind removable rear cover.
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	2 MP	5 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Main camera
Main camera	2 MP rear camera; up to 1600 × 1200 pixels in the GSMArena/MobilMania production test. PhoneArena confirms no flash.	5 MP autofocus Carl Zeiss Tessar, F2.8, physical focal length 5.4 mm, dual LED flash/video light; no sliding lens cover. Maker launch sheet gives 2584 × 1938 still matrix, while exact issue 1.0 owner guide and GSMArena specify 2592 × 1944; source difference retained.
Front camera
Front camera	No front video-call camera in the production reviews	Front video-call camera confirmed by exact owner guide and production review; no megapixel value inferred.
Video recording
Video recording	CIF 352 × 288 MPEG-4 recording in both production tests; no frame rate inferred	Maker sheet: MPEG-4 VGA 640 × 480 at up to 30 fps. GSMArena also tests nHD 640 × 360 at 30 fps. All About Symbian distinguishes its widescreen default from full VGA; no HD recording claimed.
Camera features
Camera features	Night mode, image sequence, self-timer, white balance and colour effects in the GSMArena/MobilMania test	Two-stage capture key, autofocus, geotagging, scene settings, white balance, ISO and exposure compensation. No optical zoom or transferred N86 mechanical-shutter/variable-aperture claim.
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	–	1,200 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 3.5 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable BL-5F in both production tests, described as 1000 mAh. An exact maker capacity specification was not recovered, so no headline capacity set. PhoneArena measures 4 hours 15 minutes of talk in its conditions; GSMArena/MobilMania reports four to five days on GSM. These are different workloads, not playback or universal endurance claims.	Removable BL-4D, 1200 mAh. Maker sheet and exact guide specify up to 240 minutes WCDMA or 430 minutes GSM talk; up to 310 hours WCDMA or 320 hours GSM standby. Up to 210 minutes nHD 30 fps offline video or 28 hours offline music. GSMArena’s 6-hour UMTS talk claim differs from maker’s 240 minutes; headline/details retain maker figures.
Wired charging
Wired charging	Separate charger connector. Exact issue 2 guide lists AC-3, AC-4 and AC-5, plus specified older chargers through CA-44. The GSMArena/MobilMania test confirms no charging through the computer data port; no wattage published in the maker guide.	Micro-USB charging and simultaneous data transfer confirmed by issue 1.0 guide. No maker charging wattage published.
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	115 g (better)	138 g
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm	14.2 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	105 × 49 mm	113 × 52.5 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	115 g and 105 × 49 × 15.5 mm from PhoneArena's production review; GSMArena/MobilMania rounds thickness to 16 mm. Exact maker dimensions were not recovered and review precision is explicitly attributed.	Maker body dimensions 113 × 52.5 × 14.2 mm; camera area reaches 16.4 mm. Headline thickness retains main body value. 138 g maker weight.
Materials
Materials	Mechanical numeric-keypad slider; textured plastic rear cover resembling leather in the GSMArena/MobilMania test. This is not a folding or flexible-display phone.	–
Colours
Colours	Brown and Red in the original production reviews; later regional finishes not inferred	–
Buttons
Buttons	Numeric keypad, navigation key, conference key, configurable shortcut, Contacts key and microphone mute; side voice-record, edit and volume keys. Exact owner guide identifies the Pop-Port and separate charging connector.	Three-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard with four directional arrow keys rather than original N97’s D-pad. Physical menu, capture, volume and power keys, touch call/end controls and lock slider. No stylus included in GSMArena’s tested retail package.
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; no stereo Bluetooth capability inferred from generic Bluetooth support	Built-in stereo speakers and FM receiver with RDS; compatible wired headset acts as the radio aerial. No FM transmitter, confirmed by both full reviews.
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Symbian	Symbian
Software at launch
Software at launch	Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition in both production reviews; not Feature Pack 1 from the later E66	–
Software features
Software features	Team Suite, conference calling, internet calling, email, phone-content search, PDF reader and ZIP manager. Quickoffice document viewing; editing required a purchased upgrade in both production reviews. Original alarm has one non-repeating alarm in the tests. Historical online services may no longer operate.	Symbian OS 9.4/S60 5th Edition with homescreen widgets, kinetic scrolling and original Ovi services. Supplied Quickoffice is a viewer; editing/upgrades and original PDF trial conditions vary by software package. No current availability of original app-store/services assumed.
Release detail
Release detail	Nokia's 12 February 2007 announcement confirms already available in selected markets, with broader first-quarter availability. Month precision retained; the statement does not establish a worldwide first-sale day. No unsupported predecessor relation.	Announced 2 September 2009 as a smaller companion to N97, with October shipping planned. Maker 28 October article says it reaches worldwide shelves that week and directs readers to shops; October retained without inventing an exact worldwide day. No explicit maker predecessor wording, so no direct replaces link.
In the box
In the box	GSMArena/MobilMania's tested package includes AC-4 charger, battery, software CD, owner guide, CA-53 USB cable, HS-5 mono headset and CP-18 pouch; no memory card or stereo headset. Regional contents may differ.	–
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE and UMTS in the exact owner guide. PhoneArena's tested model supports quad-band GSM and UMTS 2100 MHz; no HSDPA or American UMTS support inferred.	Maker sheet: WCDMA 900/1900/2100 with HSDPA, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900. European RM-555 identified by exact owner guide. GSMArena’s connectivity paragraph incorrectly calls 3G quad-band; its opening table and maker sheet list three WCDMA bands.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11b/g in PhoneArena's exact production test; maker guide describes WLAN and internet calling	IEEE 802.11b/g without UPnP support, explicitly stated by maker launch sheet. GSMArena’s connectivity paragraph claims UPnP, so that conflicting secondary claim is not transferred to the headline.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 1.2 without multimedia stereo profiles in PhoneArena's exact-model review; not copied from the E66's Bluetooth 2.0/A2DP specification	Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR; exact guide confirms A2DP, AVRCP, GAVDP, hands-free/headset, dial-up networking, object push, file transfer, imaging, remote SIM, phonebook access and device identification profiles.
USB
USB	Nokia Pop-Port data/accessory connector with CA-53 USB cable; PC Suite and memory-card mass-storage modes. Infrared and separate charger connector. No standard 2.5/3.5 mm headset socket or micro-USB port in the production tests.	Micro-USB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 data/charging and 3.5 mm stereo Nokia AV socket with PAL/NTSC TV-out support.
Positioning
Positioning	No built-in GPS receiver; software supports a compatible external Bluetooth GPS module in the GSMArena/MobilMania review. Historical services are not promised available today.	GPS, assisted GPS and electronic compass; original Ovi Maps supports walking/driving navigation. Launch services and licences may require purchase or upgrade; GSMArena’s test has a region-dependent ten-day voice-navigation trial. Historical services are not promised usable today.