Nokia N9 vs Sony Xperia SL

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

  N9:

  OLED

  Xperia SL:

  LCD

• Weight

  N9: 9 g lighter

  N9:

  135 g

  Xperia SL:

  144 g

• Width

  N9: 2.8 mm narrower

  N9:

  61.2 mm

  Xperia SL:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N9: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  N9:

  3.9 in

  Xperia SL:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

  Xperia SL:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• Depth

  Xperia SL: 1.5 mm thinner

  N9:

  12.1 mm

  Xperia SL:

  10.6 mm

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. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +1.5 mm versus Xperia SL

2. 2. Xperia SL

   Height:

   128 mm +11.5 mm versus N9

   Width:

   64 mm +2.8 mm versus N9

   Depth:

   10.6 mm

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. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia SL

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Xperia SL has approximately 21.6% more rectangular screen area than N9.

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.

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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