Nokia N90 vs Sony Ericsson W960

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

    W960: 54 g lighter

    N90:
    173 g
    W960:
    119 g
  • Width

    N90: 4 mm narrower

    N90:
    51 mm
    W960:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N90: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    N90:
    2.1 in
    W960:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    W960: 8 mm thinner

    N90:
    24 mm
    W960:
    16 mm
  • Height

    W960: 3 mm shorter

    N90:
    112 mm
    W960:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    N90:
    2005
    W960:
    2007

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. N90

    Height:
    112 mm +3 mm versus W960
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +8 mm versus W960
  2. 2. W960

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    55 mm +4 mm versus N90
    Depth:
    16 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N90

    173 g

    +54 g versus W960

  2. 2. W960

    119 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. N90

    N90: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. W960

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

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.

N90: Original memory entry

31 MB

W960: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 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. N90

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details RS-DV-MMC · 64 MB included

2. W960

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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. N90

    760 mAh

  2. 2. W960

    900 mAh

    +140 mAh versus N90

Specifications

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1. N902. W960

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 51 Х 24 mm
  • 109 Х 55 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 173 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 352 x 416 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 31 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • RS-DV-MMC
  • 64 MB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 8.1a
  • Series 60 UI
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 1710
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 14.0 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.6%
  • 34.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Processor CPU
  • 220 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Release date
  • 2005
  • Q2
  • 2007
  • June
Colors Unknown
  • Vinyl Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 290 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 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
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Pop-Port
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.22 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Second external TFT
  • 65K colors display (128 x 128 pixels) -90 deg rotating screen -5-way navigation key -Side joystick
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features — specifications for N90, W960.
SpecificationN90W960
Dop
  • Push to talk -Video download -MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer -Printing
  • Walkman Touch player -TrackID music recognition -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo