Sony Ericsson P990 vs ZTE Blade III

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

    Blade III: 20 g lighter

    P990:
    150 g
    Blade III:
    130 g
  • Width

    P990: 6.5 mm narrower

    P990:
    57 mm
    Blade III:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P990: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    P990:
    2.7 in
    Blade III:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Blade III: 16 mm thinner

    P990:
    26 mm
    Blade III:
    10 mm
  • Height

    P990: 9 mm shorter

    P990:
    114 mm
    Blade III:
    123 mm
  • Release year

    P990:
    2005
    Blade III:
    2012

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. P990

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    26 mm +16 mm versus Blade III
  2. 2. Blade III

    Height:
    123 mm +9 mm versus P990
    Width:
    63.5 mm +6.5 mm versus P990
    Depth:
    10 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. P990

    150 g

    +20 g versus Blade III

  2. 2. Blade III

    130 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. P990

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Blade III has approximately 101.7% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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.

P990: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM

Blade III: Original memory entry

4 GB (2.5 GB user available) · 512 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. P990

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

2. Blade III

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. P9902. Blade III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
  • 123 Х 63.5 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 34.7%
  • 58.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Release date
  • 2005
  • Q4
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Premium Silver
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 190 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for P990, Blade III.
SpecificationP990Blade III
Dop
  • 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
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input