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Nokia E55 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia active

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia E55

Nokia E55

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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.

  • WeightE55: 12.8 g lighterE55: 98 g · Xperia active: 110.8 g
  • WidthE55: 6 mm narrowerE55: 49 mm · Xperia active: 55 mm
  • Screen diagonalE55: 0.6 in smaller diagonalE55: 2.4 in · Xperia active: 3 in
  • DepthE55: 6.6 mm thinnerE55: 9.9 mm · Xperia active: 16.5 mm
  • HeightXperia active: 24 mm shorterXperia active: 92 mm · E55: 116 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2011E55: 2009 · 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
E55: 116 × 49 mm 1 Xperia active: 92 × 55 mm 2
Side
E55: 116 × 9.9 mm 1 Xperia active: 92 × 16.5 mm 2
  1. 1. E55
    Height
    116 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    98 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
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
  • 92 Х 55 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 110.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit LCD
Screen size
  • 2.4" 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.
  • 60 MB
  • 1 GB (320 MB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 26.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.4%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 192 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Rear camera, main
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • QVGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 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
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2011
  • June
Colors
  • Black Aluminium
  • White Aluminium
  • Red
  • 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 672 h (2G) / 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 18 h
  • 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
SpecificationE55Xperia active
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 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Up to 86 kbps
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
  • Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Touch sensitive controls
Other features
Other features
SpecificationE55Xperia active
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Voice memo
  • 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