Nokia N97 vs ZTE X990

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

    X990: 60 g lighter

    N97:
    150 g
    X990:
    90 g
  • Width

    N97: 5.7 mm narrower

    N97:
    55.3 mm
    X990:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    X990: 1 in smaller diagonal

    N97:
    3.5 in
    X990:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    X990: 3.9 mm thinner

    N97:
    15.9 mm
    X990:
    12 mm
  • Height

    X990: 10.2 mm shorter

    N97:
    117.2 mm
    X990:
    107 mm
  • Release year

    N97:
    2008
    X990:
    2010

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 +10.2 mm versus X990
    Width:
    55.3 mm
    Depth:
    15.9 mm +3.9 mm versus X990
  2. 2. X990

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    61 mm +5.7 mm versus N97
    Depth:
    12 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N97

    150 g

    +60 g versus X990

  2. 2. X990

    90 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. N97

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. X990

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

N97 has approximately 74.5% more rectangular screen area than X990.

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

X990: Original memory entry

5 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. N97

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

2. X990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. N972. X990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
  • 107 Х 61 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 90 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 5 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.1%
  • 29.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • video light
Unknown
Video
  • VGA@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Release date
  • 2008
  • November
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
Unknown
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 480 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for N97, X990.
SpecificationN97X990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Windows Live Messenger -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -MS Office -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Messenger by SFR 251 Edition