Comparison of Nokia N96 and Nokia N97 smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia N96

Nokia N97

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Nokia

Phone model

N96

N97

Year of release

2008

2008

Appearance

Case type

Slider

Slider

Body length

103 mm

117 mm

Body width

55 mm

55 mm

Body thickness

18 mm

15.9 mm

Weight

125 g

150 g

Volume

101.97 cm³

103.05 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• White
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM 9

• ARM 11

CPU clock speed

264 MHz

434 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

128 MB

128 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.3

Symbian OS 9.4

Battery

Battery capacity

950

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery charging time

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

3 h

9 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

230 h

430 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

2 h

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

200 h

400 h

Duration of listening to music

14 h

40 h

Video watching duration

5 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.8 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

640 x 360 pixels

Pixel density

143 ppi

210 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Resistive

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2584 x 1938 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

20 X

4 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

4 X

4 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Shooting mode
• White balance
• Color shades

• Shooting mode setting
• White balance
• Color shades

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Sound indication of talk time

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Bluetooth print support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• BIP
• DUN
• FTP
• GAP
• GAVDP
• GOEP
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

87.5 - 108 МГц,76 - 90 МГц

RDS support

DRM support

Built-in FM transmitter

TV

Built-in TV receiver

TV receiver range

470 - 750 МГц

TV recording

DVB-H support

Sensors and gauges

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• EXIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

PictBridge support

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• H.264

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• SP-MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Stereo Widening support

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Standard keypad

QWERTY keyboard

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Bluetooth print support

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Guitar Rock Tour

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

EMS support

MMS support

Security

Installed firewall

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Push-To-Talk function

SAR level

SAR level

0.66 W/kg