Phone Comparison - Nokia N9 vs Sony Xperia J

Nokia N9
nokia n9
Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2011 August 2012
Status Available - September 2011 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white Black, White, Gold, Pink
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 )
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.9 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (251 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.88% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galax Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch-focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 237 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, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)