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Nokia N900 vs O2 XDA Guide

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 Guide: 79 g lighter

    N900:
    181 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 6.3 mm narrower

    N900:
    59.8 mm
    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Guide: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
    XDA Guide:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    XDA Guide: 3.5 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 8.9 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm

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 Guide
    Width:
    59.8 mm +6.3 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    18 mm +3.5 mm versus XDA Guide
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N900

    181 g

    +79 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 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 Guide

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

N900 has approximately 43.6% more rectangular screen area than XDA Guide.

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 Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 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 Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB 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. N900

    1320 mAh

    +210 mAh versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    1110 mAh

Specifications

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1. N9002. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
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 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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 Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, XDA Guide.
SpecificationN900XDA Guide
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
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input