Nokia N93 vs Sony Ericsson P990

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

    P990: 30 g lighter

    N93:
    180 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    N93: 1.5 mm narrower

    N93:
    55.5 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N93: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    N93:
    2.4 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    P990: 2.2 mm thinner

    N93:
    28.2 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    P990: 4 mm shorter

    N93:
    118 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    N93:
    2006
    P990:
    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. N93

    Height:
    118 mm +4 mm versus P990
    Width:
    55.5 mm
    Depth:
    28.2 mm +2.2 mm versus P990
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    57 mm +1.5 mm versus N93
    Depth:
    26 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N93

    180 g

    +30 g versus P990

  2. 2. P990

    150 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. N93

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. P990

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

P990 has approximately 26.6% more rectangular screen area than N93.

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.

N93: Original memory entry

50 MB · 64 MB RAM

P990: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. N93

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD · 128 MB included

2. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

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. N932. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 55.5 Х 28.2 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 180 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • 128 MB included
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.2%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3x optical zoom
  • AF
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Processor CPU
  • 332 MHz Dual ARM 11
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • 3D Graphics HW Accelerator
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Release date
  • 2006
  • April
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 440 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h (2G) / 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (2G) / 3 h 42 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • 107.2/64.2 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 236.8 kbps
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.54 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Second 65K colors display (128 x 36 pixels) -Twist and rotating screen -Downloadable themes
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for N93, P990.
SpecificationN93P990
Dop
  • Infrared port - Video download -UPnP technology -Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -TV-out -Voice command/memo -Organizer -Printing -Photo/video editor
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland