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BLU Tango vs Nokia N97 mini

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Tango

BLU Tango

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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.

  • WeightTango: 44 g lighterTango: 94 g · N97 mini: 138 g
  • WidthN97 mini: 2.5 mm narrowerN97 mini: 52.5 mm · Tango: 55 mm
  • Screen diagonalTango: 0.4 in smaller diagonalTango: 2.8 in · N97 mini: 3.2 in
  • DepthTango: 1.2 mm thinnerTango: 13 mm · N97 mini: 14.2 mm
  • HeightTango: 14.3 mm shorterTango: 98.7 mm · N97 mini: 113 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2009Tango: 2010 · N97 mini: 2009

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
Tango: 98.7 × 55 mm 1 N97 mini: 113 × 52.5 mm 2
Side
Tango: 98.7 × 13 mm 1 N97 mini: 113 × 14.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Tango
    Height
    98.7 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    13 mm
    Weight
    94 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
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 98.7 Х 55 Х 13 mm
  • 113 Х 52.5 Х 14.2 mm
Weight
  • 94 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.7%
  • 47.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 320p@15fps
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Release date
  • 2010
  • September
  • 2009
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Cherry Black
  • Garnet
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • 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
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • 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
  • 2.1
  • 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
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationTangoN97 mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • 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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