Phone Comparison - Nokia N97 vs Sony Xperia Z

Nokia N97
nokia n97
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced November 2008 January 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Released - February 2013
Colors White, Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
(4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in, 3.46 cc )
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visu Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 32 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
408 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)