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Nokia N96 vs Sony Xperia E5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia N96

Nokia N96

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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: 22 g lighterN96: 125 g · Xperia E5: 147 g
  • WidthN96: 14 mm narrowerN96: 55 mm · Xperia E5: 69 mm
  • Screen diagonalN96: 2.2 in smaller diagonalN96: 2.8 in · Xperia E5: 5 in
  • DepthXperia E5: 9.8 mm thinnerXperia E5: 8.2 mm · N96: 18 mm
  • HeightN96: 41 mm shorterN96: 103 mm · Xperia E5: 144 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2016N96: 2008 · Xperia E5: 2016

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 Xperia E5: 144 × 69 mm 2
Side
N96: 103 × 18 mm 1 Xperia E5: 144 × 8.2 mm 2
  1. 1. N96
    Height
    103 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    18 mm+9.8 mm versus Xperia E5
    Weight
    125 g
  2. 2. Xperia E5
    Height
    144 mm+41 mm versus N96
    Width
    69 mm+14 mm versus N96
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    147 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. N96125 g
  2. 2. Xperia E5147 g

    +22 g versus N96

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.

Screen size
N96: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Xperia E5: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. N96 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Xperia E5 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

Xperia E5 has approximately 183.9% more rectangular screen area than N96.

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

Xperia E5: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1.5 GB 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. N96

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

2. Xperia E5

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. N96950 mAh
  2. 2. Xperia E52300 mAh

    +1350 mAh versus N96

Specifications

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1. N962. Xperia E5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
  • 144 Х 69 Х 8.2 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 147 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.9%
  • 69.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.0
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
Performance
Performance
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Processor CPU
  • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 32175
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 555
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1476
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 961
General specs
General specs
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Release date
  • 2008
  • February
  • 2016
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Quartz
  • Graphite black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 150 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 511 h (2G) / Up to 518 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - F3311 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F3313 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - F3311 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700) - F3313
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • 107 / 64.2 kbps
  • Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationN96Xperia E5
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
  • compass