O2 Cosmo vs Sony Ericsson P990

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

    Cosmo: 20 g lighter

    Cosmo:
    130 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    P990: 5 mm narrower

    Cosmo:
    62 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Cosmo: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Cosmo:
    2.4 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Cosmo: 13 mm thinner

    Cosmo:
    13 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    Cosmo: 3 mm shorter

    Cosmo:
    111 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Cosmo:
    2006
    P990:
    2005

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. Cosmo

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    62 mm +5 mm versus P990
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm +3 mm versus Cosmo
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    26 mm +13 mm versus Cosmo

Weight

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

  1. 1. Cosmo

    130 g

  2. 2. P990

    150 g

    +20 g versus Cosmo

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. Cosmo

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. P990

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

P990 has approximately 26.6% more rectangular screen area than Cosmo.

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.

Cosmo: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

P990: Original memory entry

64 MB 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. Cosmo

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

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. Cosmo2. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 62 Х 13 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.7" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.9%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors Unknown
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Cosmo, P990.
SpecificationCosmoP990
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer - HTC Excalibur platform
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland