Nokia N900 vs Samsung i780

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

    i780: 61 g lighter

    N900:
    181 g
    i780:
    120 g
  • Width

    N900: 1.5 mm narrower

    N900:
    59.8 mm
    i780:
    61.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i780: 0.95 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    i780:
    2.55 in
  • Depth

    i780: 5.1 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    i780:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    N900: 5 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    i780:
    115.9 mm
  • Release year

    N900:
    2009
    i780:
    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. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +5.1 mm versus i780
  2. 2. i780

    Height:
    115.9 mm +5 mm versus N900
    Width:
    61.3 mm +1.5 mm versus N900
    Depth:
    12.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N900

    181 g

    +61 g versus i780

  2. 2. i780

    120 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. i780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.55 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    21 cm²

N900 has approximately 66.2% more rectangular screen area than i780.

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

i780: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 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. i780

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. N900

    1320 mAh

  2. 2. i780

    1480 mAh

    +160 mAh versus N900

Specifications

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1. N9002. i780

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 115.9 Х 61.3 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.55" inch
Screen resolution
  • 800 x 480 px
  • 320 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 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
  • 1480 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 21.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 29.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 177 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
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
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 32-bit Marvell PXA310 624 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2007
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 150 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 400 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
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)
  • SAR - 0.48 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.51 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, i780.
SpecificationN900i780
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 -Callia Player
  • Callia Reader -Photo Slides -SmartConverter -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Optical trackpad