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Nokia 6290 vs Nokia N950

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.

  • Screen diagonal

    6290: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    6290:
    2.2 in
    N950:
    4 in
  • Release year

    6290:
    2006
    N950:
    2011

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. 6290

    Height:
    94 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    20.8 mm
    Weight:
    115 g
  2. 2. N950

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown
    Weight:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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. 6290

    Screen diagonal:
    2.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    15 cm²
  2. 2. N950

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

N950 has approximately 194.3% more rectangular screen area than 6290.

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.

6290: Original memory entry

45 MB · 64 MB RAM

N950: Original memory entry

8.5 GB user available · 1 GB 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. 6290

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
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. 6290

    950 mAh

  2. 2. N950

    1320 mAh

    +370 mAh versus 6290

Specifications

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1. 62902. N950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 94 Х 50 Х 20.8 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LCD
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 45 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 8.5 GB user available
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • S60 rel. 3.1
  • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 3630
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 15.0 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.9%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 182 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 12 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX530
General specs
General specs — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Release date
  • 2006
  • November
  • 2011
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Light Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 264 h (2G) / 288 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min (2G) / 2 h 30 min (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Second external TFT display
  • 256K colors (128 x 160 pixels) -Downloadable screensavers
  • wallpapers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 6290, N950.
Specification6290N950
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to Talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial/memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
  • not available commercially