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Nokia 5250 vs Nokia N97

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5250

Nokia 5250

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Nokia N97

Nokia N97

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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.

  • Weight5250: 43 g lighter5250: 107 g · N97: 150 g
  • Width5250: 6.3 mm narrower5250: 49 mm · N97: 55.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal5250: 0.7 in smaller diagonal5250: 2.8 in · N97: 3.5 in
  • Depth5250: 1.9 mm thinner5250: 14 mm · N97: 15.9 mm
  • Height5250: 13.2 mm shorter5250: 104 mm · N97: 117.2 mm
  • Release year2010 / 20085250: 2010 · N97: 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
5250: 104 × 49 mm 1 N97: 117.2 × 55.3 mm 2
Side
5250: 104 × 14 mm 1 N97: 117.2 × 15.9 mm 2
  1. 1. 5250
    Height
    104 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    14 mm
    Weight
    107 g
  2. 2. N97
    Height
    117.2 mm+13.2 mm versus 5250
    Width
    55.3 mm+6.3 mm versus 5250
    Depth
    15.9 mm+1.9 mm versus 5250
    Weight
    150 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. 5250107 g
  2. 2. N97150 g

    +43 g versus 5250

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.

Screen size
5250: 2.8 in, 16:9, About 21.6 cm² rectangular area 1 N97: 3.5 in, 16:9, About 33.8 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. 5250 2.8 in · 16:9 About 21.6 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. N97 3.5 in · 16:9 About 33.8 cm² rectangular area

N97 has approximately 56.3% more rectangular screen area than 5250.

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.

5250: Original memory entry

51 MB

N97: Original memory entry

32 GB · 128 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. 5250

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

2. N97

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. 52501000 mAh
  2. 2. N971500 mAh

    +500 mAh versus 5250

Specifications

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1. 52502. N97

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5250N97
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 51 MB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5250N97
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 21.6 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.4%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 262 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5250N97
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
Specification5250N97
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs
Specification5250N97
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2008
  • November
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Purple
  • White
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min Music play - Up to 24h
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5250N97
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification5250N97
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
Specification5250N97
Dop
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass