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Nokia C5 vs Nokia N900

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

    C5: 91.7 g lighter

    C5:
    89.3 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Width

    C5: 13.8 mm narrower

    C5:
    46 mm
    N900:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    C5: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    C5:
    2.2 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    C5: 5.7 mm thinner

    C5:
    12.3 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Release year

    C5:
    2010
    N900:
    2009

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. C5

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    12.3 mm
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm +13.8 mm versus C5
    Depth:
    18 mm +5.7 mm versus C5

Weight

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

  1. 1. C5

    89.3 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +91.7 g versus C5

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. C5

    Screen diagonal:
    2.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    15 cm²
  2. 2. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

N900 has approximately 132.6% more rectangular screen area than C5.

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.

C5: Original memory entry

50 MB · 128 MB RAM

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 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. C5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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. C5

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

    +270 mAh versus C5

Specifications

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1. C52. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 46 Х 12.3 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 89.3 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 800 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
  • Maemo 5
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 3430
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 15.0 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 29.1%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 182 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX530
Antutu 7 score *
  • 35320
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • White
  • Warm Grey
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 670 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 34 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
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
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Other features
Other features — specifications for C5, N900.
SpecificationC5N900
Dop
  • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video/Photo editor -Organizer -Facebook
  • YouTube
  • hi5
  • Friendster
  • MySpace apps -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor