HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia N9

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Windows Phone 8S:

  LCD

  N9:

  OLED

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8S: 22 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

  N9:

  135 g

• Width

  N9: 1.8 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

  N9:

  61.2 mm

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8S:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

• Depth

  Windows Phone 8S: 1.8 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8S:

  10.3 mm

  N9:

  12.1 mm

• Height

  N9: 4 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  120.5 mm

  N9:

  116.5 mm

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm +4 mm versus N9

   Width:

   63 mm +1.8 mm versus N9

   Depth:

   10.3 mm

2. 2. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +1.8 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

Windows Phone 8S has approximately 8.6% more rectangular screen area than N9.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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