Nokia 600 vs Sony Ericsson P990

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

    600: 50 g lighter

    600:
    100 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    600: 4 mm narrower

    600:
    53 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P990: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    600:
    3.2 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    600: 13 mm thinner

    600:
    13 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    600: 3 mm shorter

    600:
    111 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    600:
    2011
    P990:
    2005

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. 600

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm +3 mm versus 600
    Width:
    57 mm +4 mm versus 600
    Depth:
    26 mm +13 mm versus 600

Weight

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

  1. 1. 600

    100 g

  2. 2. P990

    150 g

    +50 g versus 600

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. 600

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 cm²
  2. 2. P990

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

600 has approximately 25% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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.

600: Original memory entry

2 GB

P990: Original memory entry

64 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. 600

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 6002. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 53 Х 13 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Symbian Belle OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.0%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Release date
  • 2011
  • August
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Pink and Lime
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 540 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 33
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for 600, P990.
Specification600P990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - SNS integration -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland