Motorola A780 vs Nokia N900

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

    A780: 40 g lighter

    A780:
    141 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Width

    A780: 6.8 mm narrower

    A780:
    53 mm
    N900:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A780: 1 in smaller diagonal

    A780:
    2.5 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    N900: 6 mm thinner

    A780:
    24 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Height

    A780: 4.9 mm shorter

    A780:
    106 mm
    N900:
    110.9 mm
  • Release year

    A780:
    2004
    N900:
    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.

  1. 1. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +6 mm versus N900
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm +4.9 mm versus A780
    Width:
    59.8 mm +6.8 mm versus A780
    Depth:
    18 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A780

    141 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +40 g versus A780

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. A780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²
  2. 2. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

N900 has approximately 80.1% more rectangular screen area than A780.

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.

A780: Original memory entry

48 MB

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. A780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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. A780

    780 mAh

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

    +540 mAh versus A780

Specifications

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1. A7802. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 141 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 800 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 48 MB
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 780 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Maemo 5
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 3430
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 34.5%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Processor CPU
  • 312 MHz
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX530
General specs
General specs — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q3
  • 2009
  • August
Colors Unknown
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.1
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for A780, N900.
SpecificationA780N900
Dop
  • MP3 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor