LG GW990 vs Nokia N-Gage

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.

  • Width

    GW990: 5.8 mm narrower

    GW990:
    64.2 mm
    N-Gage:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N-Gage: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    GW990:
    4.8 in
    N-Gage:
    2.1 in
  • Depth

    GW990: 8 mm thinner

    GW990:
    12 mm
    N-Gage:
    20 mm
  • Height

    N-Gage: 12.8 mm shorter

    GW990:
    146.8 mm
    N-Gage:
    134 mm
  • Release year

    GW990:
    2010
    N-Gage:
    2003

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. GW990

    Height:
    146.8 mm +12.8 mm versus N-Gage
    Width:
    64.2 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. N-Gage

    Height:
    134 mm
    Width:
    70 mm +5.8 mm versus GW990
    Depth:
    20 mm +8 mm versus GW990
    Weight:
    137 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.

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

  1. 1. GW990

    GW990: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. N-Gage

    N-Gage: 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.

GW990: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM

N-Gage: Original memory entry

3.4 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. GW990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N-Gage

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC

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. GW990

    1850 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus N-Gage

  2. 2. N-Gage

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. GW9902. N-Gage

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.8 Х 64.2 Х 12 mm
  • 134 Х 70 Х 20 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 137 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.8" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 1024 px
  • 176 x 208 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 3.4 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • MeeGo OS
  • Symbian 6.1
  • Series 60 v1.0 UI
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors Unknown
  • 4096
Screen area
  • 57.1 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.6%
  • 15.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Processor CPU
  • Intel Atom (Pineview
  • 45nm)
  • 104 MHz ARM 920T
General specs
General specs — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Release date
  • 2010
  • January
  • 2003
  • Q4
Colors
  • Grey
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 6
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.24 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Radio Unknown
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Five-way directional controller
  • Stereo line-in
Other features
Other features — specifications for GW990, N-Gage.
SpecificationGW990N-Gage
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Predictive text input
  • MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Voice dial