All those planning to buy Nokia's recently-launched high-end smartphone N97, now have an option.

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia has launched a smaller version of N97 called N97 mini in India. Touted as a smaller mobile computer, the phone has a few changes vis-a-vis its predecessor N97.

Here's looking into how the new Nokia N97 mini looks, features and pricing.

Looks

Nokia's smaller version of N97 features a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard built into its 14.2mm thin frame. It measures 113 x 52.5 x 14.2mm.

Nokia N97 also sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a QWERTY keyboard in a bigger frame measuring 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard is a full 3-row.

Features

Nokia N97 mini will be Nokia's first device to feature Lifecasting with Ovi -- a new partnership with the world’s most popular social network, Facebook. Lifecasting enables users to update their Facebook status directly from the phone's homescreen.

Memory

N97 mini packs 8GB of storage. The 8GB of on board memory can be expanded to 24GB with the addition of a 16GB microSD card. N97 offers a powerful 32GB memory with microSD for adding 16GB more (making it a staggering 48GB).

Camera & battery

N97 mini features a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video light. There is a 4 digital zoom. The camera packs Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. Mini's elder brother N97 too packs a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash.

N97 Mini supports up to 12 days standby time and up to 28 hours music playback. It supports video playback up to 210 minutes.

Price and availability

Available in three colours -- Cherry black, Garnet and White -- Nokia N97 mini will start shipping in the last week of November 2009 at Rs 30,939. Its predecessor N97 currently retails at approximately Rs 30,000.