Nokia N96 vs Sony Ericsson M600

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

    M600: 13 g lighter

    N96:
    125 g
    M600:
    112 g
  • Width

    M600: 1 mm narrower

    N96:
    55 mm
    M600:
    54 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    M600: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    N96:
    2.8 in
    M600:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    M600: 3 mm thinner

    N96:
    18 mm
    M600:
    15 mm
  • Height

    N96: 2 mm shorter

    N96:
    103 mm
    M600:
    105 mm
  • Release year

    N96:
    2008
    M600:
    2006

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. N96

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    55 mm +1 mm versus M600
    Depth:
    18 mm +3 mm versus M600
  2. 2. M600

    Height:
    105 mm +2 mm versus N96
    Width:
    54 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N96

    125 g

    +13 g versus M600

  2. 2. M600

    112 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. N96

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. M600

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

N96 has approximately 16% more rectangular screen area than M600.

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.

N96: Original memory entry

16 GB · 128 MB RAM

M600: Original memory entry

80 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. N96

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. M600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Micro (M2) · up to 4 GB · 64 MB included

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. N96

    950 mAh

    +50 mAh versus M600

  2. 2. M600

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. N962. M600

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
  • 105 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.6" 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
  • up to 4 GB
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.9%
  • 36.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Processor CPU
  • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2006
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Quartz
  • Granite Black
  • Crystal White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 130 EUR
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • 107 / 64.2 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.16 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition (English and Chinese)
Other features
Other features — specifications for N96, M600.
SpecificationN96M600
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
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/H.263 player -Sync ML -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Voice memo - M600i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe M600c UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHz for Mainland China