Still with Nokia, the company have also announced the Nokia N93i, which is, unsurprisingly, an update of its existing Nokia N93 videophone. The N93i features a few updates, but its chief claim to fame is its smaller size - it's now just 103mm x 58mm x 25mm in size (as opposed to the original N93's 118mm x 56mm x 28mm). This was one of the problems with the existing N93, as although its feature-set was fantastic, it created a bulge in your pocket bigger than the proverbial canoe.

It also features a different, RAZR-esque keypad, which some users have complained about, preferring the original N93's keypad as it was easier to use (can't please all the people, eh?!), but the new keypad goes some way in reducing the thickness of the N93i.

Nokia N93i

Nokia have also bolted on a 1.1" OLED display onto the front of the N93i (see pic, left), so you can see who's calling without opening the phone up, while the main screen on the inside has had its colour quotient upped from 262k to 16 million colours.

Other than that, though, nothing else has changed from the hardware side. On the software front, though, Nokia have added tighter integration with some Internet applications, including Six Apart's Vox video- and photo-blogging service (see pic, below). With this, you can shoot your video or take a photo using the N93i's 3.2 megapxiel Carl Zeiss lens-equipped camera, and upload them straight to Vox for true moblogging potential.

All in all, although the Nokia N93i is only a minor update, it's a worthwhile one, so if you're in the market for an N93, best to wait until the N93i comes out.

The Nokia N93i's release date is Quarter 1 2007 (so you don't have too long to wait), priced 600 Euros.