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Nokia C5 vs Nokia N97

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia C5

Nokia C5

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Nokia N97

Nokia N97

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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.

  • WeightC5: 60.7 g lighterC5: 89.3 g · N97: 150 g
  • WidthC5: 9.3 mm narrowerC5: 46 mm · N97: 55.3 mm
  • Screen diagonalC5: 1.3 in smaller diagonalC5: 2.2 in · N97: 3.5 in
  • DepthC5: 3.6 mm thinnerC5: 12.3 mm · N97: 15.9 mm
  • HeightC5: 5.2 mm shorterC5: 112 mm · N97: 117.2 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2008C5: 2010 · N97: 2008

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.

Front
C5: 112 × 46 mm 1 N97: 117.2 × 55.3 mm 2
Side
C5: 112 × 12.3 mm 1 N97: 117.2 × 15.9 mm 2
  1. 1. C5
    Height
    112 mm
    Width
    46 mm
    Depth
    12.3 mm
    Weight
    89.3 g
  2. 2. N97
    Height
    117.2 mm
    Width
    55.3 mm
    Depth
    15.9 mm
    Weight
    150 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationC5N97
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 46 Х 12.3 mm
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
Weight
  • 89.3 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationC5N97
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 15.0 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 29.1%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 182 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationC5N97
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationC5N97
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 35320
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationC5N97
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2008
  • November
Colors
  • White
  • Warm Grey
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 140 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 432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationC5N97
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationC5N97
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationC5N97
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
  • compass