BLU Energy Diamond vs Nokia N96

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    N96: 59 g lighter

    Energy Diamond:
    184 g
    N96:
    125 g
  • Width

    N96: 16.5 mm narrower

    Energy Diamond:
    71.5 mm
    N96:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N96: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Energy Diamond:
    5 in
    N96:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Energy Diamond: 5.3 mm thinner

    Energy Diamond:
    12.7 mm
    N96:
    18 mm
  • Height

    N96: 44.5 mm shorter

    Energy Diamond:
    147.5 mm
    N96:
    103 mm
  • Release year

    Energy Diamond:
    2016
    N96:
    2008

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.

  1. 1. Energy Diamond

    Height:
    147.5 mm +44.5 mm versus N96
    Width:
    71.5 mm +16.5 mm versus N96
    Depth:
    12.7 mm
  2. 2. N96

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +5.3 mm versus Energy Diamond

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Energy Diamond

    184 g

    +59 g versus N96

  2. 2. N96

    125 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Energy Diamond

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. N96

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Energy Diamond has approximately 183.9% more rectangular screen area than N96.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Energy Diamond, N96, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageEnergy DiamondN96
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N96: Original memory entry

16 GB · 128 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Energy Diamond

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. N96

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Energy Diamond

    4000 mAh

    +3050 mAh versus N96

  2. 2. N96

    950 mAh

Specifications

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1. Energy Diamond2. N96

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147.5 Х 71.5 Х 12.7 mm
  • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 184 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.3%
  • 42.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Release date
  • 2016
  • August
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Quartz
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 875 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 52 h (2G) / Up to 38 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
  • 107 / 64.2 kbps
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Energy Diamond, N96.
SpecificationEnergy DiamondN96
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer DVB-H TV broadcast receiver -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo - Dual slide design -Built-in kickstand