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Nokia N97 mini vs Plum Compass

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.

  • WeightN97 mini: 30.7 g lighterN97 mini: 138 g · Compass: 168.7 g
  • WidthN97 mini: 20.1 mm narrowerN97 mini: 52.5 mm · Compass: 72.6 mm
  • Screen diagonalN97 mini: 1.8 in smaller diagonalN97 mini: 3.2 in · Compass: 5 in
  • DepthCompass: 4.4 mm thinnerCompass: 9.8 mm · N97 mini: 14.2 mm
  • HeightN97 mini: 33 mm shorterN97 mini: 113 mm · Compass: 146 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2016N97 mini: 2009 · Compass: 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
N97 mini: 113 × 52.5 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 72.6 mm 2
Side
N97 mini: 113 × 14.2 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 9.8 mm 2
  1. 1. N97 mini
    Height
    113 mm
    Width
    52.5 mm
    Depth
    14.2 mm
    Weight
    138 g
  2. 2. Compass
    Height
    146 mm
    Width
    72.6 mm
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    168.7 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 52.5 Х 14.2 mm
  • 146 Х 72.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 168.7 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Spreadtrum SC7731C
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.6%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • video light
  • LED flash
Video
  • VGA@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
General specs
General specs
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Release date
  • 2009
  • September
  • 2016
  • December
Colors
  • Gold
  • Cherry Black
  • Garnet
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 32 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 620 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-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
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationN97 miniCompass
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4 player -TV-out -Voice command/dial -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video and photo editor -Predictive text input - Also available as Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition with 18K gold-plated body
  • Sensors Accelerometer

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