Nokia N79 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia active

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

  N79: 13.8 g lighter

  N79:

  97 g

  Xperia active:

  110.8 g

• Width

  N79: 6 mm narrower

  N79:

  49 mm

  Xperia active:

  55 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N79: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  N79:

  2.4 in

  Xperia active:

  3 in

• Depth

  N79: 1.5 mm thinner

  N79:

  15 mm

  Xperia active:

  16.5 mm

• Height

  Xperia active: 18 mm shorter

  N79:

  110 mm

  Xperia active:

  92 mm

• Release year

  N79:

  2008

  Xperia active:

  2011

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. N79

   Height:

   110 mm +18 mm versus Xperia active

   Width:

   49 mm

   Depth:

   15 mm

2. 2. Xperia active

   Height:

   92 mm

   Width:

   55 mm +6 mm versus N79

   Depth:

   16.5 mm +1.5 mm versus N79

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. N79

   Screen diagonal:

   2.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   17.8 cm²

2. 2. Xperia active

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   26.8 cm²

Xperia active has approximately 50.2% more rectangular screen area than N79.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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