Phone Comparison - Nokia N900 vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Nokia N900
nokia n900
Apple iPhone 3GS
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple
Announced August 2009 June 2009
Status Available - November 2009 Available - June 2009
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Side-Slider Candybar
Dimension 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc
(4.37 x 2.35 x 0.71 in, 4.45 cc)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Maemo 5 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB No

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 480 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.40% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio (via third par No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2576x1936 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB 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-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J)
Stand by Up to 278 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)