Nokia N900 vs O2 XDA Orbit

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 Orbit: 52 g lighter

    N900:
    181 g
    XDA Orbit:
    129 g
  • Width

    XDA Orbit: 1.8 mm narrower

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

    XDA Orbit: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    XDA Orbit:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
    XDA Orbit:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    XDA Orbit: 1.2 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    XDA Orbit:
    16.8 mm
  • Height

    XDA Orbit: 2.9 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    XDA Orbit:
    108 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 +2.9 mm versus XDA Orbit
    Width:
    59.8 mm +1.8 mm versus XDA Orbit
    Depth:
    18 mm +1.2 mm versus XDA Orbit
  2. 2. XDA Orbit

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    16.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N900

    181 g

    +52 g versus XDA Orbit

  2. 2. XDA Orbit

    129 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 Orbit

    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 Orbit.

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 Orbit: 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 Orbit

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. N9002. XDA Orbit

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 16.8 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 129 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
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%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
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 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
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/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • Yes
  • CoPilot Live Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
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 Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationN900XDA Orbit
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
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player HTC Artemis platform