Nokia N97 vs Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

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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.

  • Width

    N97: 16 mm narrower

    N97:
    55.3 mm
    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active:
    71.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N97: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    N97:
    3.5 in
    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active:
    5 in
  • Depth

    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active: 6.8 mm thinner

    N97:
    15.9 mm
    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    N97: 22.5 mm shorter

    N97:
    117.2 mm
    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active:
    139.7 mm
  • Release year

    N97:
    2008
    I9295 Galaxy S4 Active:
    2013

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. N97

    Height:
    117.2 mm
    Width:
    55.3 mm
    Depth:
    15.9 mm +6.8 mm versus I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  2. 2. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

    Height:
    139.7 mm +22.5 mm versus N97
    Width:
    71.3 mm +16 mm versus N97
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N97

    150 g

  2. 2. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

    153 g

    +3 g versus N97

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. N97

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

I9295 Galaxy S4 Active has approximately 104.1% more rectangular screen area than N97.

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.

N97: Original memory entry

32 GB · 128 MB RAM

I9295 Galaxy S4 Active: Original memory entry

16 GB (11.2 GB user available) · 2 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. N97

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

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. N97

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

    2600 mAh

    +1100 mAh versus N97

Specifications

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1. N972. I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
  • 139.7 Х 71.3 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 153 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.1%
  • 69.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • video light
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • VGA@15fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 320
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 32520
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1347
General specs
General specs — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Release date
  • 2008
  • November
  • 2013
  • June
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Urban Grey
  • Dive Blue
  • Orange Flare
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 310 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 312 h Talking time- Up to 17 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - I9295 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - I537
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for N97, I9295 Galaxy S4 Active.
SpecificationN97I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • gesture
  • Infrared port - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also available as Samsung I537 for AT&T