Nokia N81 vs Sony Ericsson M600

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

    M600: 28 g lighter

    N81:
    140 g
    M600:
    112 g
  • Width

    N81: 4 mm narrower

    N81:
    50 mm
    M600:
    54 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N81: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    N81:
    2.4 in
    M600:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    M600: 2.9 mm thinner

    N81:
    17.9 mm
    M600:
    15 mm
  • Height

    N81: 3 mm shorter

    N81:
    102 mm
    M600:
    105 mm
  • Release year

    N81:
    2007
    M600:
    2006

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. N81

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    17.9 mm +2.9 mm versus M600
  2. 2. M600

    Height:
    105 mm +3 mm versus N81
    Width:
    54 mm +4 mm versus N81
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N81

    140 g

    +28 g versus M600

  2. 2. M600

    112 g

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. N81

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. M600

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

M600 has approximately 17.4% more rectangular screen area than N81.

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.

N81: Original memory entry

12 MB · 96 MB RAM

M600: Original memory entry

80 MB

Practical features

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

1. N81

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. M600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Micro (M2) · up to 4 GB · 64 MB included

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. N81

    1050 mAh

    +150 mAh versus M600

  2. 2. M600

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. N812. M600

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 50 Х 17.9 mm
  • 105 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 12 MB
  • 96 MB RAM
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
  • up to 4 GB
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 35.0%
  • 36.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 320p@15fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Release date
  • 2007
  • August
  • 2006
  • February
Colors
  • Cobalt blue
  • Graphite Grey
  • Granite Black
  • Crystal White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 410 h Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / 3 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with UPnP
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.73 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.16 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
  • Handwriting recognition (English and Chinese)
Other features
Other features — specifications for N81, M600.
SpecificationN81M600
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo -Organizer
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/H.263 player -Sync ML -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Voice memo - M600i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe M600c UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHz for Mainland China