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Nokia N900 vs ZTE E N72

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

    E N72: 51 g lighter

    N900:
    181 g
    E N72:
    130 g
  • Width

    N900: 6.2 mm narrower

    N900:
    59.8 mm
    E N72:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E N72: 1 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    E N72:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    E N72: 6.1 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    E N72:
    11.9 mm
  • Height

    N900: 3.1 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    E N72:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    N900:
    2009
    E N72:
    2010

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 +6.1 mm versus E N72
  2. 2. E N72

    Height:
    114 mm +3.1 mm versus N900
    Width:
    66 mm +6.2 mm versus N900
    Depth:
    11.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N900

    181 g

    +51 g versus E N72

  2. 2. E N72

    130 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. E N72

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

N900 has approximately 80.1% more rectangular screen area than E N72.

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

E N72: Original memory entry

100 MB

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. E N72

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (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

    +20 mAh versus E N72

  2. 2. E N72

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. N9002. E N72

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 114 Х 66 Х 11.9 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 800 x 480 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile Professional
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 25.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
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, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • 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 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • No
Edge
  • Class 32
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
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, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, E N72.
SpecificationN900E N72
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
  • MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input