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HTC 8XT vs Nokia N96

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

HTC 8XT

HTC 8XT

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Nokia N96

Nokia N96

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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.

  • Weight8XT: 5 g lighter8XT: 120 g · N96: 125 g
  • WidthN96: 11 mm narrowerN96: 55 mm · 8XT: 66 mm
  • Screen diagonalN96: 1.5 in smaller diagonalN96: 2.8 in · 8XT: 4.3 in
  • Depth8XT: 8.1 mm thinner8XT: 9.9 mm · N96: 18 mm
  • HeightN96: 29.1 mm shorterN96: 103 mm · 8XT: 132.1 mm
  • Release year2013 / 20088XT: 2013 · 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.

Front
8XT: 132.1 × 66 mm 1 N96: 103 × 55 mm 2
Side
8XT: 132.1 × 9.9 mm 1 N96: 103 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. 8XT
    Height
    132.1 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. N96
    Height
    103 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    125 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification8XTN96
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132.1 Х 66 Х 9.9 mm
  • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 125 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded 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 (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification8XTN96
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.4%
  • 42.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification8XTN96
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.6 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
Specification8XTN96
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 200
  • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
Unknown
General specs
General specs
Specification8XTN96
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Violet
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Quartz
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 14 h
  • 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
Specification8XTN96
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 25(1900)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • LTE
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • No
  • Class 32
  • 107 / 64.2 kbps
Edge
  • No
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • 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
  • 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
Specification8XTN96
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification8XTN96
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For Sprint
  • 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