Nokia N900 vs O2 XDA Atom

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

    XDA Atom: 41 g lighter

    N900:
    181 g
    XDA Atom:
    140 g
  • Width

    XDA Atom: 1.8 mm narrower

    N900:
    59.8 mm
    XDA Atom:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Atom: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    XDA Atom:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    N900: 0.5 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    XDA Atom:
    18.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom: 8.9 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    XDA Atom:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    N900:
    2009
    XDA Atom:
    2005

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. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm +8.9 mm versus XDA Atom
    Width:
    59.8 mm +1.8 mm versus XDA Atom
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18.5 mm +0.5 mm versus N900

Weight

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

  1. 1. N900

    181 g

    +41 g versus XDA Atom

  2. 2. XDA Atom

    140 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. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Atom

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

N900 has approximately 54.4% more rectangular screen area than XDA Atom.

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.

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 MB RAM

XDA Atom: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. XDA Atom

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. N900

    1320 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Atom

    1530 mAh

    +210 mAh versus N900

Specifications

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1. N9002. XDA Atom

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 102 Х 58 Х 18.5 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 800 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 38.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2005
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationN900XDA Atom
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Produced by Quanta Computer. Functionally identical to HP iPAQ rw6815