Phone Comparison - Nokia N9 vs Apple iPhone 4

Nokia N9
nokia n9
Apple iPhone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple
Announced June 2011 June 2010
Status Available - September 2011 Available - June 2010
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 2.99 cc )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz Cortex A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.9 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (251 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.88% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galax Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch-focus Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 33 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)