Nokia N85 vs Xolo A550S IPS

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    N85:
    OLED
    A550S IPS:
    LCD
  • Width

    N85: 13.9 mm narrower

    N85:
    50 mm
    A550S IPS:
    63.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N85: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    N85:
    2.6 in
    A550S IPS:
    4 in
  • Depth

    A550S IPS: 6.9 mm thinner

    N85:
    16 mm
    A550S IPS:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    N85: 22 mm shorter

    N85:
    103 mm
    A550S IPS:
    125 mm
  • Release year

    N85:
    2008
    A550S IPS:
    2014

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. N85

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm +6.9 mm versus A550S IPS
    Weight:
    128 g
  2. 2. A550S IPS

    Height:
    125 mm +22 mm versus N85
    Width:
    63.9 mm +13.9 mm versus N85
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. N85

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²
  2. 2. A550S IPS

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

A550S IPS has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than N85.

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.

N85: Original memory entry

74 MB

A550S IPS: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. N85

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

2. A550S IPS

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. N85

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. A550S IPS

    1400 mAh

    +200 mAh versus N85

Specifications

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1. N852. A550S IPS

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103 Х 50 Х 16 mm
  • 125 Х 63.9 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 74 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 20.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 40.6%
  • 57.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 154 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2014
  • July
Colors
  • copper
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 363 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 570 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 2.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • FM radio
Others
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for N85, A550S IPS.
SpecificationN85A550S IPS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice dial/memo -Push to talk -TV-out -Predictive text input - Dual slide design
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India