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A1 Alpha vs Nokia N97 mini

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

A1 Alpha

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightN97 mini: 12 g lighterN97 mini: 138 g · Alpha: 150 g
  • WidthN97 mini: 23.3 mm narrowerN97 mini: 52.5 mm · Alpha: 75.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalN97 mini: 3.06 in smaller diagonalN97 mini: 3.2 in · Alpha: 6.26 in
  • Rear camera layoutDual / SingleAlpha: Dual · N97 mini: Single
  • DepthAlpha: 6.1 mm thinnerAlpha: 8.1 mm · N97 mini: 14.2 mm
  • HeightN97 mini: 38.7 mm shorterN97 mini: 113 mm · Alpha: 151.7 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Alpha: 151.7 × 75.8 mm 1 N97 mini: 113 × 52.5 mm 2
Side
Alpha: 151.7 × 8.1 mm 1 N97 mini: 113 × 14.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Alpha
    Height
    151.7 mm
    Width
    75.8 mm
    Depth
    8.1 mm
    Weight
    150 g
  2. 2. N97 mini
    Height
    113 mm
    Width
    52.5 mm
    Depth
    14.2 mm
    Weight
    138 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151.7 Х 75.8 Х 8.1 mm
  • 113 Х 52.5 Х 14.2 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.26" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1520 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
  • 64GB 3GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Unisoc SC9863A (28nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (64/3GB model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 97.8 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 19:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 82.1%
  • 47.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 269 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • AF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • IMG8322
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Release date
  • 2019
  • August
  • 2009
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Green
  • Gold
  • Cherry Black
  • Garnet
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 32 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationAlphaN97 mini
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4 player -TV-out -Voice command/dial -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video and photo editor -Predictive text input - Also available as Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition with 18K gold-plated body

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