Nokia 5500 Sport vs Nokia N97

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

    5500 Sport: 47 g lighter

    5500 Sport:
    103 g
    N97:
    150 g
  • Width

    5500 Sport: 10.3 mm narrower

    5500 Sport:
    45 mm
    N97:
    55.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5500 Sport: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    5500 Sport:
    1.7 in
    N97:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    N97: 2.1 mm thinner

    5500 Sport:
    18 mm
    N97:
    15.9 mm
  • Height

    5500 Sport: 10.2 mm shorter

    5500 Sport:
    107 mm
    N97:
    117.2 mm
  • Release year

    5500 Sport:
    2006
    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.

  1. 1. 5500 Sport

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    45 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +2.1 mm versus N97
  2. 2. N97

    Height:
    117.2 mm +10.2 mm versus 5500 Sport
    Width:
    55.3 mm +10.3 mm versus 5500 Sport
    Depth:
    15.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 5500 Sport

    103 g

  2. 2. N97

    150 g

    +47 g versus 5500 Sport

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. 5500 Sport

    Screen diagonal:
    1.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    9.3 cm²
  2. 2. N97

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²

N97 has approximately 262.2% more rectangular screen area than 5500 Sport.

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.

5500 Sport: Original memory entry

8 MB · 64 MB RAM

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. 5500 Sport

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. 5500 Sport

    860 mAh

  2. 2. N97

    1500 mAh

    +640 mAh versus 5500 Sport

Specifications

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1. 5500 Sport2. N97

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 45 Х 18 mm
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 1.7" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 208 x 208 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 860 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • Series 60 rel. 3.0
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 9.3 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 19.4%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 173 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
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
  • QCIF
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2008
  • November
Colors
  • Black and gray
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • 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 — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
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 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.50 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 — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others
  • Downloadable themes
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5500 Sport, N97.
Specification5500 SportN97
Dop
  • Infrared port - Sports tracking (stopwatch
  • steps calculator
  • calories burned) -Text-to-speech capabilities to read SMS messages out loud -Accelerometer sensor for tapping commands (music or voice feedback) -Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer - Dust and splash resistant -Flashlight
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass