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Nokia N96 vs Philips W930

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia N96

Nokia N96

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Philips W930

Philips W930

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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.

  • WeightN96: 125 g lighterN96: 125 g · W930: 250 g
  • WidthN96: 2.8 mm narrowerN96: 55 mm · W930: 57.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalN96: 0.4 in smaller diagonalN96: 2.8 in · W930: 3.2 in
  • DepthN96: 4 mm thinnerN96: 18 mm · W930: 22 mm
  • HeightN96: 7 mm shorterN96: 103 mm · W930: 110 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2012N96: 2008 · W930: 2012

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.

Front
N96: 103 × 55 mm 1 W930: 110 × 57.8 mm 2
Side
N96: 103 × 18 mm 1 W930: 110 × 22 mm 2
  1. 1. N96
    Height
    103 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    125 g
  2. 2. W930
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    57.8 mm
    Depth
    22 mm
    Weight
    250 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationN96W930
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
  • 110 Х 57.8 Х 22 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 250 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Dual TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationN96W930
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.9%
  • 48.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationN96W930
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationN96W930
Processor CPU
  • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
  • 800 MHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs
SpecificationN96W930
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2012
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Quartz
  • Black/Gold
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 14 h
  • Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationN96W930
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • 107 / 64.2 kbps
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationN96W930
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationN96W930
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer DVB-H TV broadcast receiver -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo - Dual slide design -Built-in kickstand
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.263 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input