A Nokia N97 'Mini' had been officially confirmed last month by Vodafone Ireland, and now, images leaked by Engadget provide a visual confirmation of this smaller version of Nokia's flagship.

Now to the facts about the mini that we know. Looking at the picture, the N97 Mini is slightly smaller and slimmer than the Nokia N97, but that about it as everything else seems to be in shape except on the back where the mini has lost the lens cover which it’s big brother has. Spec differences remain to be seen but this phone actually interests me quite a lot, but for this to earn a place in Nokia’s line up it will have to have a high spec and some changes, especially coming about so soon after the N97 launch.

Nokia haven’t said much except for just hmm and ahh at these pictures. These rumours were reportedly first uttered by a Vodafone employee on a forum earlier this week. If they are true, we’re in for one heck of a cool phone. But then, this could just be some cheap Chinese knock-off that looks like the N97.