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Nokia E50 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia active

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia E50

Nokia E50

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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.

  • WeightE50: 6.8 g lighterE50: 104 g · Xperia active: 110.8 g
  • WidthE50: 11.5 mm narrowerE50: 43.5 mm · Xperia active: 55 mm
  • Screen diagonalE50: 0.9 in smaller diagonalE50: 2.1 in · Xperia active: 3 in
  • DepthE50: 1 mm thinnerE50: 15.5 mm · Xperia active: 16.5 mm
  • HeightXperia active: 21 mm shorterXperia active: 92 mm · E50: 113 mm
  • Release year2006 / 2011E50: 2006 · Xperia active: 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.

Front
E50: 113 × 43.5 mm 1 Xperia active: 92 × 55 mm 2
Side
E50: 113 × 15.5 mm 1 Xperia active: 92 × 16.5 mm 2
  1. 1. E50
    Height
    113 mm
    Width
    43.5 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    104 g
  2. 2. Xperia active
    Height
    92 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    16.5 mm
    Weight
    110.8 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
  • 92 Х 55 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 110.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit LCD
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 1 GB (320 MB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 13.7 cm2
  • 26.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.8%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 190 PPI
  • 192 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • QCIF
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 205
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 5999
General specs
General specs
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2011
  • June
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Orange/Black
  • white/black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 351 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 53 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 31 min (3G) Music play - Up to 25 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationE50Xperia active
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 86 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
  • Touch sensitive controls
Other features
Other features
SpecificationE50Xperia active
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - ANT+ -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WAV player -TrackID music recognition -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Flashlight - Also known as Sony Ericsson ST17i
  • Sony Ericsson ST17a