HTC Desire V vs Nokia N90

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

    Desire V: 59 g lighter

    Desire V:
    114 g
    N90:
    173 g
  • Width

    N90: 11.3 mm narrower

    Desire V:
    62.3 mm
    N90:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N90: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Desire V:
    4 in
    N90:
    2.1 in
  • Chipset

    Desire V:
    Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
    N90:
    TI OMAP 1710
  • Depth

    Desire V: 14.7 mm thinner

    Desire V:
    9.3 mm
    N90:
    24 mm
  • Height

    N90: 6.5 mm shorter

    Desire V:
    118.5 mm
    N90:
    112 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.

  1. 1. Desire V

    Height:
    118.5 mm +6.5 mm versus N90
    Width:
    62.3 mm +11.3 mm versus N90
    Depth:
    9.3 mm
  2. 2. N90

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +14.7 mm versus Desire V

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire V

    114 g

  2. 2. N90

    173 g

    +59 g versus Desire V

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Desire V

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. N90

    N90: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Desire V: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

N90: Original memory entry

31 MB

Practical features

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

1. Desire V

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

2. N90

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details RS-DV-MMC · 64 MB included

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. Desire V

    1650 mAh

    +890 mAh versus N90

  2. 2. N90

    760 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire V2. N90

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 112 Х 51 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 173 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 352 x 416 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 31 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • RS-DV-MMC
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 4
  • Symbian OS 8.1a
  • Series 60 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 1710
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 24.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • w480p@21fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 220 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 258
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Release date
  • 2012
  • June
  • 2005
  • Q2
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 290 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes (SIM 1 only)
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 0.43 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.22 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Second external TFT
  • 65K colors display (128 x 128 pixels) -90 deg rotating screen -5-way navigation key -Side joystick
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire V, N90.
SpecificationDesire VN90
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Push to talk -Video download -MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer -Printing