Nokia 5500 Sport vs Sony Ericsson W950

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: 9 g lighter

    5500 Sport:
    103 g
    W950:
    112 g
  • Width

    5500 Sport: 9 mm narrower

    5500 Sport:
    45 mm
    W950:
    54 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5500 Sport: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    5500 Sport:
    1.7 in
    W950:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    W950: 3 mm thinner

    5500 Sport:
    18 mm
    W950:
    15 mm

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 +3 mm versus W950
  2. 2. W950

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    54 mm +9 mm versus 5500 Sport
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 5500 Sport

    103 g

  2. 2. W950

    112 g

    +9 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. W950

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

W950 has approximately 124.6% 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

W950: Original memory entry

4 GB

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. W950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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. W950

    900 mAh

    +40 mAh versus 5500 Sport

Specifications

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1. 5500 Sport2. W950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 45 Х 18 mm
  • 106 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 1.7" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 208 x 208 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 860 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • Series 60 rel. 3.0
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 9.3 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 19.4%
  • 36.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 173 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Video
  • QCIF
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2006
  • February
Colors
  • Black and gray
  • Mystic Purple
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • W958c only
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • 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 - 1.02 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.35 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Downloadable themes
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5500 Sport, W950.
Specification5500 SportW950
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
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo - W950i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHzW958c 900/1800/1900 MHz with EDGE for ChinaMainland