Nokia 6290 vs O2 XDA Atom Life

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

    6290: 30 g lighter

    6290:
    115 g
    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    6290: 8 mm narrower

    6290:
    50 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    6290: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    6290:
    2.2 in
    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    XDA Atom Life: 2.8 mm thinner

    6290:
    20.8 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    6290: 12 mm shorter

    6290:
    94 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    6290:
    2006
    XDA Atom Life:
    2007

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 +2.8 mm versus XDA Atom Life
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm +12 mm versus 6290
    Width:
    58 mm +8 mm versus 6290
    Depth:
    18 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 6290

    115 g

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +30 g versus 6290

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. XDA Atom Life

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

XDA Atom Life has approximately 50.6% 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

XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

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. XDA Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +580 mAh versus 6290

Specifications

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1. 62902. XDA Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 94 Х 50 Х 20.8 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 45 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • S60 rel. 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 15.0 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.9%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 182 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Release date
  • 2006
  • November
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Light Blue
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
  • 250 EUR
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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
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
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Second external TFT display
  • 256K colors (128 x 160 pixels) -Downloadable screensavers
  • wallpapers
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for 6290, XDA Atom Life.
Specification6290XDA Atom Life
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
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player