Nokia 9500 vs Samsung D720

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

    D720: 115 g lighter

    9500:
    230 g
    D720:
    115 g
  • Width

    D720: 10 mm narrower

    9500:
    57 mm
    D720:
    47 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    D720: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    9500:
    4.5 in
    D720:
    1.8 in
  • Depth

    D720: 1 mm thinner

    9500:
    24 mm
    D720:
    23 mm
  • Height

    D720: 49 mm shorter

    9500:
    148 mm
    D720:
    99 mm
  • Release year

    9500:
    2004
    D720:
    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. 9500

    Height:
    148 mm +49 mm versus D720
    Width:
    57 mm +10 mm versus D720
    Depth:
    24 mm +1 mm versus D720
  2. 2. D720

    Height:
    99 mm
    Width:
    47 mm
    Depth:
    23 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 9500

    230 g

    +115 g versus D720

  2. 2. D720

    115 g

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. 9500

    9500: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. D720

    D720: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

9500: Original memory entry

80 MB

D720: Original memory entry

18 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 9500

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

2. D720

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC-micro

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. 9500

    1300 mAh

    +400 mAh versus D720

  2. 2. D720

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. 95002. D720

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 148 Х 57 Х 24 mm
  • 99 Х 47 Х 23 mm
Weight
  • 230 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 1.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 200 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 80 MB
  • 18 MB
Memory card support
  • MMC
  • MMC-micro
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 7.0s
  • Series 80 v2.0 UI
  • Symbian OS 7.0
  • Series 60 UI
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 1510
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 37.2 cm2
  • 10.2 cm2
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.1%
  • 21.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Processor CPU
  • 150 MHz ARM925T
  • TI 192 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q1
  • 2005
  • Q1
Colors
  • Tin Grey
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 430 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 170 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 6
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Pop-Port
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 1.1
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Second LCD (128 x 128 -pixels) with 65K color
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 9500, D720.
Specification9500D720
Dop
  • Infrared port - Music player MP3
  • MP4(AAC)
  • RA
  • MIDI -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Xpress-on covers
  • MP3/AAC/WAV/MP4 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -SyncML -Predictive text input -Voice memo -Voice command -Organizer